Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
Information
Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute an agreement with The School Board of Broward County (“SBBC”), subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney as to legal sufficiency, in an amount not to exceed $161,943.29 to fund transportation services to Special Olympics athletes; and authorize the County Administrator to take any budgetary and administrative actions required to effectuate the terms of such agreement.
ACTION: (T-10:35 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute an amendment to the agreement with Cabconnect, Inc. (“Cabconnect”), subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney as to legal sufficiency, to limit the reimbursement for transportation associated with Special Olympics events and training sessions to the $38,056.71 already paid to Cabconnect.
ACTION: (T-10:35 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is necessary for the County Administrator to execute the referenced agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County Administrator to negotiate and execute the referenced agreements.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
In response to a delegation request at the Board’s August 22, 2017, meeting, the Board directed staff to propose a method of providing transportation for athletes participating in training and competition events organized by the Special Olympics of Florida, Inc. (the “Special Olympics”).
Thereafter, on December 12, 2017, the Board allocated Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) in the Transportation Department’s budget to fund transportation expenses for Special Olympics athletes. The mechanism developed to provide transportation for these athletes was a special charge card that would be accepted by the County’s vendor, Cabconnect. However, due to certain liability concerns of the Special Olympics, only $38,056.71 worth of transportation services have been provided through the Cabconnect charge card program.
The Special Olympics has determined that The School Board of Broward County (“SBBC”) can provide the needed transportation services to these athletes, and has requested the County provide the remainder of the funding ($161,943.29) to SBBC to offset those expenses.
If approved, this item will authorize the County Administrator to enter into an agreement to transfer the remaining funds ($161,943.29) to SBBC for the sole purpose of providing transportation services to these athletes, and to amend the agreement with Cabconnect to limit the County’s reimbursement for charges incurred through the special charge card program to the $38,056.71 already paid to Cabconnect.
Source of Additional Information
Nathaniel A. Klitsberg, Senior Assistant County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
None.