Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Jonathan Daniels
Department: Port Everglades Division: Operations
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE License Agreement between Broward County and WFn Holdings, Inc., providing for WFn Holdings, Inc.'s continued access to certain Port property to operate and maintain its weather stations installed pursuant to a prior agreement, and, in lieu of payment, providing 12 access codes to County for the web-based application that provides access to the weather data generated from the weather stations, for a term of five years retroactive to April 22, 2022, with an option to extend for one additional three-year period; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same.
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Why Action is Necessary
License Agreements must be approved by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Board").
What Action Accomplishes
Approves the License Agreement between Broward County and WFn Holdings, Inc., providing for WFn Holdings, Inc.'s continued access to certain Port property to operate and maintain its weather stations installed pursuant to a prior agreement, and, in lieu of payment, providing 12 access codes to County for the web-based application that provides access to the weather data generated from the weather stations.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
WeatherFlow, Inc. (now known as WFn Holding, Inc.) has operated weather stations at Port Everglades since 2007 through a series of License Agreements. The most recent License Agreement, approved by the Board on April 22, 2014 (Item No. 39), provided for the installation of a weather station atop the Harbormaster Tower and a second hurricane hardened station on a concrete pole in the Southport area at Port Everglades for the recording and dissemination of weather data ("Prior Agreement"). The Prior Agreement was for an...
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