Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Public Works and Environmental Services
Division: Administration
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE Third Amendment to Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) Agreement No. 22BO3 for cost sharing of the monitoring for the Segment II of the Broward County Shore Protection Project, providing for $748,919 from additional 2026/2027 legislative appropriations and a 12-month extension of the grant agreement term; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the same; authorizing the County Administrator, after review and approval for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, to execute future amendments to the Agreement that do not impose additional costs or material risk to the County; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Third Amendment.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution in the amount of $748,919 within the Beach Erosion Capital Outlay Fund for the purpose of recognizing Fiscal Year 2026/2027 grant funds from the FDEP. (Commission District 4)
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Why Action is Necessary
Motion A. Section 161.101(4), Florida Statutes, authorizes local governments and the FDEP to enter into cooperative agreements for the purpose of improving, furthering, and expediting the state’s beach management program. Board action is necessary to approve the amended grant agreement.
Motion B. Board approval is necessary to receive and appropriate unanticipated grant revenues.
What Action Accomplishes
Motion A. Approves an additional $748,919 in grant funds and a twelve-month extension of the grant agreement with the FDEP for the Segment II Shore Protection Project.
Motion B. Recognizes and appropriates unanticipated grant funds.
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Previous Action Taken
The Second Amendment was approved by the Board on November 13, 2025 (Agenda Item No. 52).
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the County Commission’s Goal of Resilient Community of “ensuring accessible, seamlessly integrated investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices, manufacturing, resilient infrastructure, and environmental protection.”
The Segment II Shore Protection Project (“Project”) is located along the central portion of the Broward County shoreline, between Hillsboro Inlet and Port Everglades. The Project supports tourism and the local economy and provides critical habitat to marine life. It is 4.9 miles in length and fronts the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and the cities of Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale Beach. The Project was constructed in 2016 and placed approximately 750,000 cubic yards of sand in addition to creating over 1.5 miles of additional dune habitat. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) placed an additional 400,000 cubic yards of sand in the Project area in 2020 as a Flood Control Coastal Emergencies project.
These projects are typically cost-shared between the Corps and the non-federal agency(ies). The State of Florida and County share responsibility for the non-federal portion of the Project costs. Through Agreement number 22BO3 (“Agreement”) (Exhibit 1), the FDEP awarded the County $74,208, representing the State’s share of the non-federal Project costs for monitoring. The First Amendment (Exhibit 2) provided an additional $259,691 in State funds for post-construction monitoring and a 12-month extension of the Agreement term. The Second Amendment (Exhibit 3) provided for an additional $229,822 in State Funds for post-construction monitoring and a 24-month retroactive extension of the Agreement term. This Third Amendment to the Agreement (Exhibit 4) provides for an additional $748,919 in State Funds as the FDEP share of non-federal costs for post-construction monitoring and a 12-month extension to the Agreement term.
Receipt of the grant funds requires the use of the FDEP’s form amendment, which does not contain Broward County’s standard contract terms. The County’s cost share portion is estimated at $1,476,824 in addition to the funding provided by the state through the Agreement and various amendments.
Source of Additional Information
Dr. Jennifer Jurado, Chief Resilience Officer and Deputy Director, Public Works and Environmental Services Department, (954) 519-1464.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This item recognizes the additional appropriation from the State for $748,919 within the beach capital fund. Per the Agreement, FDEP will reimburse the County up to $1,312,639 for eligible project tasks.