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It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Indian <br />River County Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of August 24, 1999. <br />For the past several years, the Board of County Commissioners has applied for and received grant <br />funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fiord the Community Coach fixed route bus <br />system operated by the Indian River County Council on Aging (COA). FTA requires the County, <br />as the designated grant recipient, to have an FTA -approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise <br />(DBE) plan. The County's current DBE plan has received FTA approval through September 30, <br />1999. A new DBE plan incorporating recent federal chi in the program is due to FTA by <br />September 1, 1999. - - <br />Because of the role of the COA in managing the County's fiadu9ialiy fiunded transit program, the COA <br />prepared the County's existing DBE plan and manages the DBE program. Recently, COA staff <br />coordinated with County staff to prepare the new DBE plan which is attached to this staff report <br />(Attachment 1). The new DBE plan addresses changes to the program at the federal level while <br />preserving the overall characteristics of the County's existing DBE program. <br />In order to continue rwmvmg federal transit grants, the Board of County Commissioners must adopt <br />the attached DBE plan and authorize the County Administrator to execute the policy statement <br />contained m the plan. Subsequently, the COA Board of Directors must also adopt the DBE plan. <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached Disadvantaged <br />Business Enterprise Plan, authorize the County Administrator to execute the plan's policy statement, <br />and authorize staff to transmit the executed plan to FTA <br />Community Development Director Keating asked the Board to adopt the Plan with <br />some very minor, nonsubstantive changes. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Stanbridge, the Board <br />unanimously adopted the Disadvantaged Business <br />Enterprise Plan, withminor, nonsubstantive changes; <br />authorized the County Administrator to execute the <br />Plan's Policy Statement; and authorized staff to <br />transmit the executed Plan to the Federal Transit <br />Administration (FTA); as recommended by staff. <br />COPY OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS <br />ENTERPRISE PLAN AND POLICY STATEMENT <br />ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br />TO THE BOARD WITH BACKUP FOR THIS MEETING <br />AUGUST 24, 1999 <br />-81- norl 10 <br />