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• DESCRIPTION AM) CONDITIONS: When the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was formed in 1993, an apportionment plan was developed to establisn the structure and representation of the MPO Policy Board. The MPOs 1993 (original) apportionment plan provided voting representation for the County, Vero Beach, Sebastian. Fellsmere, and Indian River Shores. In addition, the plan provided for the Indian River County School District (IRCSD), the Town of Orchid, and the Florida Department of Transportation, District Four. to he nonvoting MPO members. Recently, the City of Sebastian requested additional voting membership on the MPO Board to reflect the City's growth since 1993. After analysis of this request and consideration of applicable state and FDOT regulations, MPO staff prepared a 2000 apportionment plan which was approved by the MPO at its January 10. 2001 meeting. The 2000 plan (attached) differs from the 1993 plan by the addition of two additional voting members to the MPO Board. One of these is from the City of Sebastian. while the other is from the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners. Since the MPO's approval of the 2000 apportionment plan, the following activities have occurred: • • • • Consistent with state statutes. a copy of the adopted apportionment plan was sent to each of the MPO member jurisuictions with a request [hat each accept or reject the NIPO's proposed 2000 apportionment plan. Acceptance resolutions were adopted by the County, the Cities of Vero Beach. Sebastian and Fellsmere, and the Towns of Orchid and Indian River Shores. A copy of the MPO s 2000 apportionment plan and the acceptance resolutions were sent to the Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) and the Governor's office. In November, 2001, the Governor's office approved the MPO's 2000 apportionment plan. In February, 2002. FDOT approved a revised Interlocal Agreement - the document which must be executed by all local governments within [he MPO area in order for the Apportionment Plan changes to be put in effect. ANALYSIS: To finalize the process of adding an additional voting member from the City of Sebastian and an additional voting member from Indian River County each of the MPO member jurisdictions must now execute a revised INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CREATION OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. To implement the new apportionment plan and idd an additional voting member from the City of Sebastian and an additional voting member from Indian River County, the revised agreement must be approved in the same manner as the original agreement. A copy of the revised agreement is attached to this staff report. This agreement, between FOOT rnd each of the MPO member jurisdictions, is essentially the same document that formally established the MPO in 1993. The only substantive change from the 1993 agreement is the addition of the additional voting members to the MPO. In order to implement the 2000 MPO Apportionment Plan, staff recommends that the Board approve the attached Interlocal Agreemcnt. April 9, 2002 19 0!! Lk i J