Okaloosa County BOCC — May 20, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: May 20, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Dino J. Villani SUBJECT: School Bus Transportation Lease Renewal DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval of the lease renewal between the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Okaloosa County, which establishes procedures for utilizing school buses for emergency transportation. These buses are to be provided to the Board of County Commissioners before and after a hurricane or other disaster. Per Purchasing guidelines, lease renewals must be approved by the Board. BACKGROUND: Disaster response operations require the county to possibly provide transportation to individuals to and from county shelters. Currently, the county provides transportation to special needs residents without transportation to the special needs shelter. This transportation is provided by Okaloosa Coordinated Transportation (OCT). OCT is limited to the number of people they can transport due to the size of the OCT buses. The agreement with the School Board will provide larger buses to the county, which will allow the county if needed to transport larger numbers of individuals to county shelters. The renewal of a written agreement with the School Board will also allow for possible reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove. RECOMMENDATIONS: Authorize the Chairman to sign the school bus lease renewal. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator