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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: May 18, 2009 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, Director Engineering and Transportatic BY: Tara Peterson, Administrati SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DES APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. Hollister City Manager Services Manag~ ON: RESOLUTION APPROVING A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) FOR THE RECEIl'T OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently revised its requirements for both itself and Iocal agencies receiving Federal Transportation Funds. Caltrans is returning to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program with a Race Conscious component. Each local agency is required to enter into a Caltrans DBE Implementation Agreement, agree to conform to the changes and amend its contract specifications to implement the new DBE program plan. Attached to this report is the Caltrans Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Implementation Agreement. It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the Caltrans DBE Implementation Agreement. BACKGROUND The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved the California Department of Transportation's 2009 DBE Annual Overall Goal FHWA's approval requires the immediate implementation of the new DBE Program that includes a Race Conscious component (RC DBE Program). A Race Conscious DBE Program requires that DBE goals be used in all advertised contracts for federally funded projects. The focus is to provide Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprises with a greater opportunity to participate in projects funded by the federal government. With this directive, Caltrans is requiring that all local agencies who receive Federal Highway Funds transition to the new RC DBE Program.