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Item #17 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., CITY ENGINEER :* SUBJECT: APPROVE RESOLUTION AND NOTICE TO PUBLIC FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2004 BACKGROUND: In 1984, City Council first adopted the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as required by Federal Regulations. The program defines disadvantaged businesses and percentage goals for federally funded or assisted public works contracts to be awarded each year. The California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) has been entrusted with local agency oversight responsibility for DBE implementation since 1999, and as such, has the responsibility of overseeing Colton's DBE Program. New Federal Regulations (49 CFR Part 26) governing the DBE Program became effective March 4, 1999. Part 26 replaced Part 23, Title 49 of the California Federal Regulations (CFR), as the final rule binding on all recipients of Department of Transportation (DOT) funded or assisted contracts. In July 2000, CalTrans received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the local assistance procedures needed to implement the new regulations. Previous DBE requirements (49CFR23) are now superseded by the new regulations (49CFR26). Colton has several Federally funded or assisted CIP projects scheduled for 2004-2005, such as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects, Air Quality Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program projects, and a Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA -21) project. In order for the City to continue to receive Federal funding for said projects, the goals for the City's DBE Program must be reviewed and revised each Federal Fiscal Year (FFY). ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: The City of Colton routinely solicits public bids for CIP Projects throughout the year; a good percentage of these projects are federally funded, such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects. The City expects to publicly bid, perform design -engineering, construct or to have Preliminary Environmental Studies (PES) and/or design -engineering performed for these projects.