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Boa 104 PAGE 69 <br />disadvantaged business requirements in the JPA. While no formal plan is required of the County, <br />the County is to ensure that disadvantaged persons and businesses are afforded the maximum' <br />opportunity to participate in employment or contracting. As the transit service provider, the Council <br />on Aging prepared plans to meet the equal employment and disadvantaged business requirements, <br />and these plans were approved by the Federal Transit Administration. <br />The attached resolution (Attachment 1) authorizes the Chairman to sign the Joint Participation <br />Agreement with FDOT. A complete copy of the JPA is available for review in the offices of the <br />Board of County Commissioners. Upon the Board's approval of the JPA and adoption of the <br />resolution. County staff will transmit the JPA to FDOT. <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Public <br />Transportation Joint Participation Agreement and adopt the attached resolution authorizing the <br />Chairman to sign the agreement. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board <br />unanimously adopted Resolution 98-005 authorizing <br />the signing of a Public Transportation Joint <br />Participation Agreement with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation, as recommended by <br />staff. <br />AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />RESOLUTION NO. 98-05 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF A PUBLIC <br />TRANSPORTATION JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE <br />FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. <br />9 WHEREAS; funding under the Florida Public Transit Block Grant program may be used <br />as a portion of the required funding match for grants under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 and 49 <br />USC 1614; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has submitted an application for funding assistance under <br />49 USC Section 5307, with the required matching funds to come from local funds and a Florida <br />Public Transit Block Grant; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County is eligible to receive grant funding under Section <br />341.052(1), Florida Statutes, and under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 and 49 USC 1614; and <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation will provide a Public Transit Block <br />Grant to Indian River County to assist in the continuance and expansion of local public <br />transportation. <br />JANUARY 13, 1998 <br />-12- <br />40 0 <br />