Okaloosa County BOCC — June 21, 2016 — OW-TPO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT April 2016

RESOLUTION O-W 16-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE OKALOOSA- WALTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION APPROVING TASK ORDER 2016-01 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OKALOOSA COUNTY FOR TRANSIT MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES WHEREAS, the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is the organization designated by the governor of Florida, together with the state of Florida, for carrying out the provisions 23 U.S.C. 134, as amended by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Century (MAP-21) and the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Acts; and WHEREAS, the TPO has in the past provided technical support for the transportation planning process for the Fort Walton Beach-Navarre-Wright Urbanized Area; and WHEREAS, the parties to this Interlocal Agreement desire to participate cooperatively to provide transit marketing support services within Okaloosa County with the goal of increasing transit ridership, increasing support for transit services and increasing the awareness of transit; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE OKALOOSA-WALTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION THAT: The Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization authorizes the Chairman to sign Task Order 2016-01 Interlocal Agreement between the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization and Okaloosa County for transit marketing support services and authorizes the Transportation Planning Manager to issue a Notice to Proceed once all parties have signed the interlocal agreement. ‘ Passed and duly adopted by the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization on this 21% day _-of April 2016. OKALOOSA-WALTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION Dick Rynearson, Vice Chairman ...... TASK ORDER NO. 2016-01 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OKALOOSA-WALTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TPO) AND OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA 1. BACKGROUND Under the umbrella of the Interlocal Agreement for creation of the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), the TPO is intended to be a forum for cooperative decision making by officials of the governmental entities which are parties to the Interlocal Agreement in the development of transportation-related plans and programs, including but not limited to: the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The UPWP is the biennial program developed in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transpartation and public transportation providers, that identifies the planning priorities and activities to be carried out within a metropolitan planning area to be undertaken during a 2-year period, together with a complete description thereof and an estimated budget, all as required by 23 CFR §450.308, and Section 339.175(9), F.S. In the current (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2016) Okaloosa-Walton TPO UPWP, under Task C.6 Public Transportation Planning, it identifies Transit Education and Public Relations as work proposed to be performed. The task includes managing a contract and assisting with education/public relations ongoing campaign for public transportation services in the region including local jurisdictions in the Fort Walton Beach, FL urbanized area. In the proposed (July 1, 2016 — June 30, 2018) Okaloosa-Walton TPO UPWP, under Task C.6 Public Transportation Planning, it identifies the purpose of this task: “to complete public transportation planning activities that address long-term and short-term public transportation needs in the urbanized area.” The required activities are to provide technical assistance and staff support to transit related issues/tasks. Page 1 Under Task C.6 Public Transportation Planning of the Okaloosa-Walton TPO UPWP, Okaloosa County is looking to continue its marketing momentum following a stream of positive publicity in the local community and recent industry-wide recognition at the statewide Florida Public Transportation Association {FPTA) conference. Okaloosa County is requesting transit marketing support with the goal of increasing transit ridership, increasing