Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Jonathan Daniels
Department: Port Everglades Division: Director’s Office
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Public Transportation Grant Agreement (“PTGA”) between the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) and Broward County for Financial Project No. 452146-1-94-01, with FDOT agreeing to grant up to $3,280,000 to Broward County for Port Everglades’ Upland Facility Improvements Initiative Project (“Project”), but no more than 50% of the total eligible cost of the Project, and County agreeing to match FDOT’s grant and cover any cost overruns, and Addendum thereto modifying the indemnification language of the PTGA; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the PTGA and Addendum; authorize the County Administrator or designee to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions resulting from approval of the PTGA; and authorize the County Administrator to approve any amendments to the PTGA that do not increase the County’s financial obligation, subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners approval is required for the execution of the PTGA and Addendum
What Action Accomplishes
Execution of the PTGA and Addendum provides grant funding from FDOT for the Environmental/Design/Construction phase of Port Everglades’ Upland Facility Improvements Initiative Project. The County Administrator is delegated authority to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the PTGA, and to approve any future nonmonetary amendments to the PTGA.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
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.”
The Port Everglades Upland Facility Improvements Initiative Project consists of the design and construction of a consolidated maintenance facility within the port, with the goal of centralizing facilities maintenance functions that support the Port's core revenue-producing lines of business (i.e., cruise, cargo, and energy). Port Everglades is a ‘landlord port’, by which lands and buildings are rented and leased to port and maritime-related businesses and companies. This project will consolidate functional and administrative facilities maintenance operations that are currently located in multiple buildings throughout the Port. With the execution of this PTGA, total Project costs covered by the FDOT grant are estimated at $6,560,000, with the County responsible for providing the 50% match of $3,280,000. Port staff are in the process of identifying the optimal location for the consolidated maintenance facility and developing cost estimates.
A requirement for this funding is to execute this PTGA between FDOT and Broward County prior to disbursement of any funding. This PTGA is written in the standard FDOT format and includes an Addendum modifying the standard FDOT PTGA indemnification paragraph to remove the word “defend” in accordance with Sections 725.06 and 725.08, Florida Statutes, to reference Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, and to state that nothing in the paragraph constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity. FDOT will execute the PTGA and Addendum after Board approval. The PTGA and Addendum have 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 Initiative Project and matching funds are budgeted in the Port's five-year capital program.