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FORM 525-010-01 POLICY PLANNING OGC - 07/03 (f) Assisting the Department in performing its duties relating to access manag-ment, functional classification of roads, and data collection; and (g) Performing such other tasks presently or hereafter required by state or fede al law. Section 2 03. MPO decisions coordinated with FDOT and consistent with co Chapter 334, Florida Statutes, grants the broad authority for the Department's role in trans 334.044, Florida Statutes, shows the legislative intent that the Department shall be responsi the planning of a safe, viable and balanced state transportation system serving all regions o 339.155, Florida Statutes, requires the Department to develop a statewide transportation pl to the maximum extent feasible, strategic regional policy plans, MPO plans, and approved comprehensive plans. Section 339.175, Florida Statutes, specifies the authority and respon and the Department in the management of a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive tr process for the metropolitan area. prehensive plans. ortation. Section le for coordinating the State. Section which considers, cal government ibility of the MPO sportation planning In fulfillment of this purpose and in the exercise of the various powers granted by Chapters 334 and 339, Florida Statutes, the Department and all parties to this Agreement acknowledge that th provisions of the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, Sectio s 163 3161-3215, Florida Statutes, are applicable to this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement shall take .articular care that the planning processes and planning integrity of local governments as set forth in aforement oned law shall not be infringed upon. ARTICLE 3 MPO ORGANIZATION AND CREATION Section 3.01. Establishment of MPO. The MPO for the metropolitan area as d scribed in the membership apportionment plan approved by the Governor is hereby created and establishepursuant to the Agreement to carry out the purposes and functions set forth in Articles 2 and 5 The legal n. me of this Metropolitan Planning Organization shall be the Indian River County Metropolitan Plannin: Organization. Section 3.02. MPO to operate pursuant to law. In the event that any election, eferendum, approval, permit, notice, other proceeding or authorization is required under applicable law . undertake any power, duty, or responsibility hereunder, or to observe, assume, or carry out any of the provi . ions of this Agreement, the MPO will to the extent of its legal capacity, comply with all applicable laws and requirements. Section 3.03. Governing board to act as policy-making body of MPO. The go established pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Agreement shall be the policy-making body fo responsible for cooperative decision-making of actions taken by the MPO. The governing b making body that is the forum for cooperative decision-making and will be taking the requir as the MPO. erning board of the MPO and is the policy - d approval action Section 3.04. Submission of proceedings; Contracts and other documents Subject to the nght to claim an exemption from the Florida Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, the parties shall submit to each other such data, reports records, contracts and other documents relating to its perfo ance as a metropolitan planning organization as is requested. Charges are to be in accordance with Ch pter 119, Florida Statutes. Section 3.05. Rights of review. All parties to this Agreement, and the affected Federal funding agency (i.e., FHWA, FTA, and FAA) shall have the rights of technical review and comment f MPO projects.