Commissioner Don Lee

Charlotte County Airport

(MPOAC Representative)

Commissioner Thomas G. Moore

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners

Commissioner Thomas D'Aprile

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners

Secretary Stanley M. Cann

FDOT District One Secretary

Non Voting Member

PURPOSE OF THE MPO BOARD

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY-PUNTA GORDA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF THE MPO. THE BOARD CONSISTS OF SIX MEMBERS, WITH ONE NON-VOTING MEMBER. THE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY (THREE MEMBERS), THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA (ONE MEMBER) THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY (ONE MEMBER) AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NON-VOTING MEMBER). THE MPO BOARD MEETS AT LEAST QUARTERLY (SEE "MEETINGS" PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE). ALL OF THEIR MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT IS THE POLICY OF THE MPO BOARD TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.

THE MPO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN THE PUNTA GORDA/PORT CHARLOTTE URBANIZED AREA AND THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY PORTION OF THE ENGLEWOOD URBANIZED AREA. THE MPO, IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IS THE FORUM FOR COOPERATIVE DECISION-MAKING RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, BY PRINCIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS OF GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THEIR FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. TO ASSURE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PUNTA GORDA/PORT CHARLOTTE URBANIZED AREA FOR RECEIPT OF

FEDERAL CAPITAL AND OPERATING ASSISTANCE;

2. TO PROMOTE THE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING IN ACCORDANCE WITH

TITLE 23, U.S. CODE; SECTION 339.175, FLORIDA STATUTES; SECTIONS 163.3161-163.3211, FLORIDA STATUTES

(LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT) AND SECTION 163.01, FLORIDA STATUTES;

3. TO ADOPT TRANSPORTATION WORK PROGRAMS; AND

4. TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT A TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS A PRODUCT OF AND SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION

BY THE CONTINUOUS, COMPREHENSIVE AND COOPERATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROGRAM.