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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MOTION TO DETERMINE, after consideration of the factors required by Section 255.065(3)(c), Florida Statutes, including the public comments received, that the unsolicited public-private partnership proposal submitted by Dependable Equities, LLC (“Dependable Equities”), as amended by its August 12, 2026, addendum, for demolition of an existing County-owned structure and site clearing of County-owned property located at 400 NE 4th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (“400 Property”), and for the temporary use of the cleared 400 Property and the additional County-owned property located at 408 NE 4th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, for construction logistics and support activities, is in the public's interest; to approve the findings supporting the public interest determination set forth in the Staff Report to be distributed as Exhibit 3, to include the public comments received at the September 10, 2026, duly noticed public meeting; to direct the County Administrator to publish the report required by Section 255.065(3)(d), Florida Statutes, in the Florida Administrative Register for at least seven days; and to direct the County Administrator to proceed with further evaluation and negotiation of a comprehensive agreement with Dependable Equities, subject to satisfaction of the remaining requirements of Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, and to return any proposed comprehensive agreement to the Board for approval. (Commission District 4)
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 255.065(3)(c), Florida Statutes, establishes the process by which a responsible public entity may proceed with an unsolicited proposal without engaging in a public bidding process. The statute requires the proposal to be presented at a duly noticed public meeting at which affected publ...
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