Public Notice
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Proposed Goal
October 3, 2024
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is dedicated to serving our community, including those businesses contracting with SBCAG on Federally funded transit projects. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is designed to remedy ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally assisted transportation contracting opportunities. SBCAG is proposing a three-year DBE goal of zero percent DBE firms because there are no DBE firms that are ready, willing or able to compete for the single transit contract proposed to be awarded during the triennial period -The Clean Air Express Bus Operations and Maintenance project.
Public Information Session
A public online meeting on the goal and methodology will be held:
Date: October 22, 2024
Time: 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Hearing via Zoom Webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82807151300?pwd=5Gl8rcnzilY84U6PSmoQMZL3LCVp8T.1
Meeting ID: 828 0715 1300
Passcode: 387861
Dial In:
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
SBCAG is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for these meetings. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodation requests should be made 48 hours in advance of public meetings to SBCAG at (805) 961-8900 or info@sbcag.org.
Request for Public Comment on Proposed DBE Goal
View the proposed DBE goal and methodology
If you would like to have a hard copy of the report mailed to you, please contact Aaron Bonfilio at (805) 961-8920 or abonfilio@sbcag.org. SBCAG staff is also available to meet through an online meeting or phone call to respond to inquiries and receive comments on the proposed DBE goal and methodology. Written inquiries and comments may also be sent to:
Aaron Bonfilio, Director of Multimodal Programs
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
SBCAG will consider all comments received by November 4, 2024, before submitting the proposed draft goal to the Federal Transit Administration. SBCAG will continue to receive comments up to the SBCAG Board of Directors consideration of adoption of the goal on November 21, 2024.
This notice is in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (49 C.F.R Part 26).
