Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Environmental Planning & Comm. Resilience
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-302 in the amount of $17,794 within the Environmental Planning and Community Resilience contract fund for the purpose of recognizing revenues for laboratory services provided under contract with the University of Miami in support of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Florida Keys Reasonable Assurance Document Plan (FKRAD) for the period from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
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Why Action is Necessary
County Commission approval is necessary to appropriate unanticipated revenue.
What Action Accomplishes
Recognizes revenues from the University of Miami for nutrient analyses provided by the Broward County Environmental Monitoring Laboratory in support of the Florida Keys Reasonable Assurance Plan (FKRAD).
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DIVISION RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
Approval of this item supports the Commission's Value of "Encouraging investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices and environmental protection" Goal 4: Educate the public about the fragile South Florida ecosystems, impacts of severe weather, sea level rise, and climate change, with special emphasis on the coral reef ecosystem and Goal 5: Support and seek local, state, and federal funds for coastal management of coral reefs through collaboration with other governmental jurisdictions.
Approval of this item recognizes revenues received by the County's Environmental Monitoring Laboratory (EML) from the University of Miami Research Center for analytical services performed in support of the Florida K...
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