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Community Development Services, Transportation Department, recommending the Board adopt and approve Resolution 093-2017 authorizing the Chair to sign the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual Submittal Form for Federal Fiscal Year 2017/18, and further to authorize the Transportation Department to submit said Form to the California Department of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Transportation Department (Transportation), recommending the Board adopt and approve Resolution 093-2017 authorizing the Chair to sign the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Annual Submittal Form for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017-2018, and further to authorize the Transportation Department to submit said Form to the California Department of Transportation.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In order to receive Federal transportation funds, the County must follow the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) DBE Program for implementation into projects funded with United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) funds. The DBE Program does not apply to projects without USDOT funding. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is the Operating Administrator for USDOT funding of transportation projects.
On March 5, 2009, Caltrans notified the County that it had just received conditional approval from FHWA to immediately implement the Caltrans FFY 2009-2010 DBE goal and methodology. That approval required the immediate implementation of a new DBE Program, which included a Race Conscious component.
On May 5, 2009 (Item 27), the Board adopted Resolution 088-2009 approving the new Caltrans DBE Program and authorized the Board Chair to sign the Caltrans DBE Program Implementation Agreement for Local Agencies 09-52635 (DBE Implementation Agreement) (Attachment E). Caltrans provided its approval on May 8, 2009, on behalf of the FHWA. In accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2...
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