Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Glenn Wiltshire (Acting Director)
Department: Port Everglades Division: Director’s Office
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE Amendment No. 1 to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement (“PTGA”) between the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) and Broward County for the Environmental/Design/Construction phase of the Port Everglades’ Southport Upland Cargo Improvements (Phase 9A) Project (Financial Project No. 449838-1-94-01), increasing the estimated total cost of the Project by $600,000 and increasing FDOT’s maximum participation by $300,000, up to $4,000,000, but not more than 50% of the total eligible project cost, with the County agreeing to pay the remaining 50% and cover any cost overruns, effective upon execution by FDOT; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Amendment to the PTGA; authorize the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant; and authorize the County Administrator to approve any further amendments to the PTGA that do not increase the County’s local match percentage (50%), subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency.
ACTION: (T-10:44 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 8-0. Mayor Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Ryan was not present.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Port Everglades Capital Fund to recognize $300,000 in grant revenues for the Southport Upland Cargo Improvements project.
ACTION: (T-10:44 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2024-120.
VOTE: 8-0. Mayor Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Ryan was not present.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) approval is required for the execution of an amendment to a PTGA with FDOT and to recognize unanticipated grant revenues.
What Action Accomplishes
Budgets grant revenues to support a portion of the Port Everglades Southport Upland Cargo Improvements Project, and matching funds are budgeted in the Port’s five-year capital program.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
This action supports the Broward County Board of County Commissioners’ (“Board”) Value of “Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives,” and the Goal of “Ensuring economic opportunities and a sustainable economy, with an emphasis on Broward’s lower and middle class.”
On August 25, 2022 (Item No. 9), the Board approved a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (“PTGA”) between Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) for Financial Project No. 449838-1-94-01 for partial funding of the costs associated with the Port Everglades Southport Upland Cargo Improvements (Phase 9A) Project (“Project”). The PTGA approved a Project cost of up to $7,400,000 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and provided grant funding from FDOT to Broward County in the amount of the lesser of $3,700,000 or 50% of the Project cost. The County was required to provide the greater of $3,700,000 or 50% of the Project cost.
FDOT has approved for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 the disbursement of an additional $300,000 (total FDOT contribution not to exceed 50% of total eligible cost) under this PTGA Amendment No. 1, which requires matching funds from the County in the amount of $300,000 (50% of total eligible cost), bringing the total grant funding to $4,000,000 or 50% of the Project cost, with a total Project cost under this PTGA of $8,000,000.
The Port Everglades Southport Upland Cargo Improvements Project includes construction of an approximately 23-acre container yard (Phase 9A) in Southport. This project is one of the elements linked to the Southport Turning Notch Expansion (STNE) Project. This container yard is being constructed in the former location of the Port's Foreign Trade Zone No. 25, which has been relocated to the Port Everglades International Logistics Center (“PE-ILC”) located on the west side of McIntosh Road. Some additional land that was excavated as part of the STNE Project is included in the total container yard acreage.
Amendment No. 1 to the PTGA has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
J. David Anderton II, PPM, AICP, Assistant Director of Port Everglades, 954-468-0144, danderton@broward.org
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Port Everglades Southport Upland Cargo Improvements Project and matching funds are budgeted in the Port's five-year capital program.