Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Joseph Morris
Department: Port Everglades Division: Director's Office
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE State-Funded Grant Agreement ("SFGA") between the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") and Broward County for the completion of a pilot project to install and test radiation detection sensors on a container gantry crane at Port Everglades at an estimated project cost not to exceed $1,000,000, with FDOT funding 100% of the project costs, with the County being responsible for paying any cost overruns; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; and authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant.
ACTION: (T-11:15 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Davis was inaudible during the vote.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Port's Capital Fund for Fiscal Year 25 in the amount of $1,000,000 to recognize grant funding and create a new capital project for radiation detection sensors for container gantry crane.
ACTION: (T-11:15 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2025-203.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Davis was inaudible during the vote.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners' approval is required to accept funding under an SFGA with FDOT and to create a new capital project and budget grant revenue not anticipated in the adopted budget.
What Action Accomplishes
Creates a new capital project and provides FDOT funding for a pilot project to test a new radiation detection technology attached to a container gantry crane.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
The Port Everglades Department was advised in July 2023 that an earmark of $1,000,000 had been included in the Florida Department of Transportation's ("FDOT") ...
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