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Transportation Department recommending the following pertaining to the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual Submittal Form (AGMT 09-52705):
1) Adopt Resolution approving the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual Submittal Form for Federal Fiscal Year 2009/2010; and,
2) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual Submittal Form with the State of California Department of Transportation for Federal Fiscal Year 2009/2010.
Resolution 151-2009
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Fiscal Impact associated with this agenda item. There is no Net County Cost.
Background:
On March 5, 2009 the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) notified the Transportation Department (Department) that they had just received conditional approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to immediately implement Caltrans Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009/2010 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal and Methodology. This approval requires the immediate implementation of a new DBE Program which includes a Race Conscious component (RC DBE Program). Because of the potential opportunities for transportation funding from the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Caltrans and local agencies receiving federal-aid funds must begin transitioning to the new RC DBE Program.
The new RC DBE Program will reinstate contract goals and the Good Faith Effort; however, they will be limited to Underutilized DBEs (UDBEs). Four (4) statistically underutilized groups were revealed in the Caltrans Availability and Disparity Study. The four (4) groups are: African-American, Asian Pacific American, Native American, and Women. Use of UDBEs above the contract goal and/or use of DBEs owned and controlled by Hispanic Males or Subcontinent Asian Males will be reported and counted toward the Race Neutral portion of the local agency’s overall Annual Antic...
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