Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2014 — Action Item Printout — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 4, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Extension of FDOT Contract AQH66-Corridor DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Department of Growth Management requests that the Board grant after-the-fact authorization to extend the expiration of Grant AQH66 until 1/30/2015. BACKGROUND: As provided in Chapter 341 of the Florida Statutes, Okaloosa County receives funds from the Florida Department of Transportation to provide public transit service along the US 98 corridor. The current contract through which these funds are provided expired on September 30, 2014. However, under FDOT’s process, extensions are granted administratively with electronic amendment of the grant file with no hard copies of any documents being exchanged or provided. Therefore, prior to expiration, staff requested and received from the FDOT an extension of this grant. However, because the term of the original grant was approved by the Board of County Commissioners, it is necessary that the Board authorize the extension as well, and also must authorize the execution of the revised task orders needed to provide the services to be provided through the grant funding. The remainder of staff signatures on the task order and task order approval form will be obtained upon Board approval of the extension. Except for the extension of the expiration date, the requested action does not otherwise alter the grant. RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Growth Management requests that the Board of County Commissioners grant after-the-fact authorization for the extension of FY 14 Corridor Grant AQH66 (new expiration of 1/30/2015) and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Task Order No. 47.3,Revised to be retroactive to October 1, 2014. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, Interim County Administrator