Okaloosa County BOCC — June 17, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: June 17, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: FTA DBE Program Goal DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Department of Growth Management requests the Board to approve the revision Federal Transit Administration required Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Goals. BACKGROUND: The proposed DBE Goal revision has been approved for submission by FTA. The original DBE Program Goals was approved by The BCC on February 7, 2012. Changes were made upon FTA request. Change in staff has required a new DBE Liaison officer be named resulting in the need to re-sign the Objectives/Policy Statement. The overall transit goal of 1% for FTA funded projects proposed in the original submission have not changed, RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Growth Management recommends that the Board approve the submission of the revised DBE Program Goal and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Objectives/Policy Statement and all future Fiscal Years 2012-2014 DBE Program documents. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator