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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program:
1) Adopt Resolution 095-2012 adopting and approving the overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal and methodology used to calculate the goal for Federal Fiscal Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015 for Federal Aviation Administration funded projects.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no fiscal impact associated with this agenda item.
Background
In order to receive federal transportation funds, the County must establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (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 Aviation Administration (FAA) is an Operating Administration for USDOT funding of transportation projects.
On March 5, 2009 the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) notified the County of El Dorado (County) Department of Transportation (Department) that it had just received conditional approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to immediately implement Caltrans' Federal Fiscal Year (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 the Board approved the County’s adoption of Caltrans' new DBE program and authorized the Board Chairman to sign the new DBE Implementation Agreement (AGMT 09-52635). Caltrans provided its approval on May 8, 2009 on behalf of the FHWA. In accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26.21, this approval of the program counts for all of the County’s USDOT-assisted programs.
Reason for Recommendation
In February 2010 the USDOT issued a final rule changing 49 CFR Part 26 to require recipients of USDOT funding to submit the overall DBE goals every th...
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