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The process for establishing the Vero Beach MPO has already - <br />started. It began with the Census Bureau's urbanized area <br />designation for Vero Beach and its surrounding area. The next step <br />will be official notification by the governor. This notification <br />will inform local officials of MPO designation and establish a 120 <br />day timeframe to prepare several types of boundary maps. <br />During that 120 day timeframe, the local governments within the <br />urbanized area must organize and work with FDOT to prepare the <br />necessary boundary maps. In addition, the local governments will <br />need to establish bylaws and adopt interlocal agreements. Once <br />these activities are completed and FDOT and the Federal Highway <br />Administration (FHWA) approve the maps and procedures, the MPO will <br />be officially designated. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />There are no alternatives to MPO designation. Since the Vero Beach <br />area has met urbanized area criteria, state and federal rules <br />mandate establishment of the MPO. There are, however, several <br />organizational alternatives. These involve boundary delineation <br />options for several maps that must be prepared, MPO composition <br />alternatives, staffing options, and others. <br />Overall, the Vero Beach MPO designation will be beneficial for all <br />local governments in the urbanized area, in that there will be more <br />local control over state and federal transportation spending in the <br />area. One of the few drawbacks is that the MPO will not include <br />all local governments in the County. Since Sebastian and Fellsmere <br />will most probably not be within the MPO boundary, the County will <br />need to retain its Transportation Planning Committee to effect <br />countywide transportation planning and to provide coordination <br />among all local governments in the County with respect to <br />transportation planning. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize <br />staff to coordinate with FDOT and the other local governments <br />within the Vero Beach urbanized area to initiate MPO establishment <br />activities. <br />Community Development Director Robert Keating advised that <br />primarily this is an informational item for the Board's benefit, <br />but staff is asking for the Board's authorization to proceed with <br />the MPO. He explained that the proposed FY 1992/1993 MPO planning <br />funds description formula allocates $185,544 for the Vero Beach <br />MPO. According to the allocation plan, that $185,544 does need to <br />be matched. It is a 20% match and the match can be in-kind <br />W <br />{ <br />RR 31992 ncK „'.,C.70- <br />