Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Public Works and Environmental Services
Division: Natural Resources Division
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE “Application to Request for Innovative Readiness Training Civil-Military Partnership,” for the Memphis Reef Ball Relocation-Phase III (hereinafter “Application”) to be filed by Broward County with the United States Department of Defense (“DoD”); authorize the County Administrator or her designee to execute the Application and prepare, submit, and execute any subsequent annual applications for the project and its subsequent phases for up to two years that do not impose any additional material risk or financial obligation on the County, subject to review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the current Application or subsequent applications. (Commission District 6)
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Why Action is Necessary
Contracts and applications require approval by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code Section 20.31.
What Action Accomplishes
Motion will allow Application to be filed for US military divers to extract artificial reef modules from the ocean bottom that are subsiding into sand and relocate the modules to a nearby location that provides less sand subsidence and more stability.
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?County Commission
?Go Green
?MAP Broward
Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the County Commission’s Goal of a “Resilient Community to ensure accessible, seamlessly integrated investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices, manufacturing, resilient infrastructure, and environmental protection.”
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