Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Joseph Morris
Department: Port Everglades Division: Business Development
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO COMPETITIVE SELECTION, NEGOTIATION, AND AWARD OF MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 32.4 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE"); AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Resolutions to amend the Broward County Administrative Code require a public hearing before approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Board").
What Action Accomplishes
Allows for the Board's consideration of the Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code.
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Previous Action Taken
Request to Set Public Hearing was approved by the Board on May 26, 2026 (Item No. 18).
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
Section 32.4.h.1.(c) of the Broward County Administrative Code currently requires that the selection and negotiation of preferential assignments, user or management agreements, and marine terminal leases at Port Everglades be conducted in accordance with "Sunshine Law notification procedures," and contains an outdated cross-reference to a section of the Broward County Procurement Code. Section 315.18, Florida Statutes, provides that proposals, counterproposals, and financial records exchanged between a deepwater port and private entities for the sale, lease, or use of port land or facilities are confidential and exempt from public records requirements during active negotiations. Such materials cease to be exempt 30 days prior to Commission consideration for...
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