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R18-105 1 RESOLUTION NO. R18-105 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, 4 FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF PER 5 CAPITA MEMBER DUES TO THE PALM BEACH 6 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY 7 COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND EVERY 8 YEAR THEREAFTER, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE 9 DATE. 10 11 12 WHEREAS, the Interlocal Agreement creating the Palm Beach Metropolitan 13 Planning Organization (MPO) for the urbanized area of Palm Beach County requires that the 14 Palm Beach MPO, doing business as the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency 15 (TPA), be a forum for cooperative decision making by officials of the governmental entities 16 with voting membership on the TPA Governing Board; and 17 WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach is a governmental entity with voting 18 membership on the TPA Governing Board; and 19 WHEREAS, the TPA Governing Board adopted Resolution 2017-08 to formally 20 recognize the value of empowering all of its members to lead the selection of transportation 21 projects and programs to best serve our local communities, to take steps to avoid undue 22 influence by any member agencies, and to provide the TPA with maximum flexibility to 23 provide transportation planning services to the public; and 24 WHEREAS, certain activities such as advocacy and lobbying at the federal and state 25 levels, hosting peer exchanges or special events, purchasing promotional materials, and 26 providing non-federal monetary matching funds for TPA planning grants, are not permitted 27 under the current funding sources; and 28 WHEREAS, not being able to participate in these activities results in a competitive 29 disadvantage with other MPOs across the nation in advancing the priorities of the TPA 30 Governing Board; and 31 WHEREAS, financial participation for all governmental entities with voting 32 membership on the TPA Governing Board is equitable and will allow the TPA to engage in 33 critical activities to advance TPA transportation priorities. 34 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF 35 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 36 Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as 37 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption 38 hereof. 39 Section 2. The City Manager or designee is authorized to make annual 40 membership dues payments to the TPA pursuant to the following: 41 a. The annual dues shall be paid to the TPA no later than October 31 of 42 each year, with the first payment due no later than October 31, 2018; 43 b. The annual dues amount shall be established as ten (10) cents per 44 capita for the first five years. For October 1, 2023 and following, the 45 annual dues amount shall be as approved by the TPA Governing 46 Board; 47 c. The annual dues amount shall be calculated using the latest estimate of 48 municipal population less inmates as of October 1 of each year, as 49 published by the Bureau of Economic and Business research. 50 Section 3. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage. 51 52 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of August, 2018. 53 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 54 55 YES NO 56 57 Mayor— Steven B. Grant 58 59 Vice Mayor—Christina L. Romelus V 60 61 Commissioner—Mack McCray 62 63 Commissioner—Justin Katz 64 65 Commissioner—Joe Casello 66 67 68 VOTE S�o 69 70 ATTEST: 71 72 73 74 Judi A. Pyle, CMC 75°' Cit lerk D77 X78 /9. (Corporate Seal) $10