Brigitte Messina, 605 Suwannee Street MS 28B, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 or by email: brigitte.messina@mpoac.org. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 2 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The MPOAC Executive Director provides legislative and lobbying services for the MPOAC members paid for from the contribution of non-federal local funds provided to the MPOAC from the individual MPOs. Lobbying Tools will provide the MPOAC a vital tool that will enable the MPOAC to perform its legislative and lobbying functions in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The service will provide on-going tracking of individual bills; access to the latest information including bill summaries, sponsors, updated bill text, amendments, staff analysis and statute citations; and create custom reporting formats that will assist the MPOAC and the individual MPOs to provide our members and the general public with timely and up-to-date information on the latest activities of the Florida Legislature. With the ever expanding role of MPOs in the fields of transportation, growth management, highway safety and security, environmental protection, and community affairs it has become essential for the MPOAC to secure and use the most cost-effective and efficient legislative reporting tools that are available. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued. For more information, you may contact: Brigitte Messina, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 28B, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 or by email: brigitte.messina@mpoac.org.