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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 108-2018 the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual Submittal Form for Federal Fiscal Year 2018-19, and further to authorize the Community Development Services, Department of Transportation to submit said Form to the California Department of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board adopt a Resolution (Resolution) authorizing the Chair to sign the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Annual Submittal Form for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018-2019, and further to authorize Transportation to submit said Form to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In order to receive federal transportation funds, the County must follow 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 26.21, this approval of the Program counts f...
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