Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Public Works and Environmental Services
Division: Solid Waste & Recycling
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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 public comments received, that the unsolicited public-private partnership proposal submitted by Filthy Organics, LLC (“Filthy Organics”), as supplemented by its August 17, 2026, addendum, to lease, construct, and operate a composting facility on approximately eight acres of County-owned property located at 7101 SW 205th Avenue, Unincorporated Broward County, 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 any 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 Filthy Organics, 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 1)
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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 public entities and members of the public are provided an opportunity to comment and, at a second duly noticed public meeting, at which the responsible public entity considers the statutory factors and determines wh...
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