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GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Resolution Authorizing The Executing Or Filing, As Appropriate, Of North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation/Section 18 Nonurbanized Area Public <br />Transportation Grant Agreements, Biennial Applications, Annual Budgets, And <br />Other Such Documents, As Appropriate, With The North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation Pursuant To Relevant Sections Of The Federal Transit Act, As <br />Amended. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation receives <br />grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation authorized by Section 18 <br />of the Federal Transit Act, as amended, to provide assistance for rural <br />public transportation projects; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of these transportation funds is to provide grant <br />monies to local agencies for the provision of rural public transportation <br />services; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General <br />Statutes and the Governor of North Carolina have designated the North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation as the agency responsible for <br />administering funds received through Section 18 of the Federal Transit Act~ <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain <br />obligations upon the COUNTY OF CABARRUS including the provision by it of the <br />local project costs; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation and <br />the North Carolina Department of Transportation in accord with the <br />provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection <br />with the filing of an application for assistance under the Federal Transit <br />Act, as amended~ the COUNTY OF CABARRUS as applicant, give an assurance that <br />it will comply with Ti~le VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other <br />pertinent directives and the U.S. Department Department of Transportation <br />and the ' ~ <br /> ~ar~,~ Carolina Department of Transportation requirements thereunder; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is the goal of the COUNTY OF CABARRUS , as applicant, that <br />Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) be ~tilized to the fullest extent <br />possible in connection with the project, and that definitive procedures <br />shall be established and administered by the COUNTY OF CABARRUS as applicant <br />to ensure DBEs shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for <br />contracts and purchase orders when procuring construction contracts, <br />supplies, equipment contracts, or consultant or other services. <br /> <br /> <br />