Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Monica Cepero
Department: County Administration Division: Intergovernmental Affairs/Board Section
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD between June 18, 2024, and August 22, 2024, the County Administrator executed five grant agreements/amendments and six Budget Resolutions.
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Why Action is Necessary
The County Administrator must provide notice to the Board of all grant agreements signed during a scheduled Board recess or period when the Board does not formally meet, at the Board’s first formal meeting after such absence.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides notice of all grant agreements/amendments executed during the 2024 summer recess in accordance with Section 20.31.b.3, Broward Administrative Code.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
Section 20.31.b.3, Broward County Administrative Code, authorizes the County Administrator to execute all grant agreements/amendments on behalf of the Board “during any scheduled Board recess and during any period of time when the Board does not formally meet and non-action by the County would jeopardize receipt of the grant.” The County Administrator must provide notice of all grant agreements executed during the Board’s absence in a report at the first formal meeting after the Board returns.
Since the Board’s last scheduled meeting on June 18, 2024, the County Administrator executed the following grant agreements/amendments after the County Attorney’s Office review and approval for the following agreements/amendments:
Human Services Department, Broward Addiction Recovery Division, with the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Inc.; Agreement Number DCFFAD202425-07 (Exhibit 1), in the total amount of $130,000 (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 2). Funds support the provision of screening, medical assessment, and administration of extended-release injectable naltrexone to treat adults 18 years of age or older who are eligible for publicly funded behavioral health services.
Human Services Department, Broward Addiction Recovery Division, with the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Inc.; Agreement Number OSCAFAD202425-10 (Exhibit 3), in the total amount of $351,000 (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 4). Funds support the provision of screening/education, medical assessment, and administration of Food and Drug Administration approved medication to treat substance use disorders.
Human Services Department, Elderly and Veterans Services Division, with the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc.; Agreement Number JZ024-15-2025 (Exhibit 5), in the amount of $1,777,811 and an estimated $70,000 in program income (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 6). Funds support the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative Program for the provision of services to persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.
Human Services Department, Elderly and Veterans Services Division, with the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc.; Agreement Number JC024-15-2025 (Exhibit 7), in the amount of $7,526,715, cash match from the General Fund in the amount of &836,302, and an estimated program income from client co-payment revenue in the amount of $220,000 (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 8). Funds support the Community Care for the Elderly Program to assist functionally impaired elderly persons in living dignified and reasonably independent lives in their own homes or in the homes of relatives or caregivers through the development, expansion, reorganization, and the coordination of various community-based services.
Human Services Department, Elderly and Veterans Services Division, with the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc.; Agreement Number JH024-15-2025 (Exhibit 9), in the amount of $296,143 (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 10). Funds support the Home Care for the Elderly Program to assist caregivers of three or fewer elders, living in private homes, through the provision of a basic subsidy for maintenance and supervision, as well as other necessary specialized services.
Resilient Environment Department, Natural Resources Division, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Award Number 06OHBIO00013 (Exhibit 11), in the amount of $402,074 with $317,037 in new funding and $85,037 in carryover funding (Budget Resolution; Exhibit 12) for the purposes of field sampling and collection under the Biowatch Program.
Source of Additional Information
C. Marty Cassini, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs/Boards Section, mcassini@broward.org, 954-357-6440
Andrea Knowles, Assistant Director, Intergovernmental Affairs/Boards Section, aknowles@broward.org, 954-357-7347
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The County received $10,398,706 in grant funding during the summer recess period.
Budget resolutions are attached as Exhibits 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.
Program income/revenue from operations is included on the following grants:
1. EVSD - Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative $70,000 (Exhibit 6)
2. EVSD - Community Care for the Elderly $220,000 (Exhibit 8)
Matching Funds are included on the following grants:
1. EVSD - Community Care for the Elderly $836,302 (Exhibit 8)