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RESOLUTION NO. 2017- n1 a <br />RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO DELEGATE SPECIFIC SIGNATURE AUTHORITY TO THE <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR THE COUNTY ENGINEER FOR THE <br />REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF ANY LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENTS (LAPS), JOINT <br />PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS (JPAS), AND LOCALLY FUNDED AGREEMENTS (LFAS), <br />TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM AGREEMENTS (TRIPS), COUNTY INCENTIVE <br />GRANT PROGRAM AGREEMENTS (CIGPS), SMALL COUNTY OUTREACH PROGRAM AGREEMENTS <br />(SCOPS), AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AGREEMENTS (EDTFS) <br />WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County is currently undertaking several major road improvement <br />projects throughout the County, and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County enters into various agreements relating to roadway <br />improvement projects with the FDOT, such as LAPS, JPAs, LFAs, TRIPs, CIGPs, SCOPs, and EDTFs ; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the FDOT has requested that all time extensions for these agreements must be <br />approved by the Board of County Commissioners and signed by its Chairman; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County and the FDOT wish to avoid having an active <br />LAP/JPA/LFA/ TRIP/CIGP/ SCOP/EDTF inadvertently expiring while awaiting a Commission <br />meeting; and <br />WHEREAS, once a contract expires, FDOT does not have a mechanism to reimburse an <br />agency for any work completed after the expiration date; and <br />WHEREAS, requests for time extensions for the Agreements often happen very close to the <br />expiration date and Indian River County and the FDOT wish to ensure continuity of the <br />Agreements. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: <br />1. The Board hereby delegates to the Public Works Director or the County Engineer its authority <br />to execute time extensions for Local Agency Program Agreements (LAPS), Joint Participation <br />Agreements (JPAs), and Locally Funded Agreements (LFAs),Transportation Regional Incentive <br />Program Agreements (TRIPs), County Incentive Grant Program Agreements (CIGPs), Small County <br />Outreach Program Agreements (SCOPs), and Economic Development Transportation Funds <br />Agreements (EDTFs) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). <br />2. The Chairman is authorized to execute this resolution providing specific signature authority. <br />1 <br />F:\Public Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\Resolution Signature Authority Time Extension FDOT.doc <br />