Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the County, subject to approval as to legal sufficiency by the County Attorney's Office, an agreement to resolve the County's pending disputes with the City of Hollywood regarding certain affordable housing funding and the placement of an emergency communications tower in West Lake Park; and to take any necessary budgetary and administrative actions to effectuate same.
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Why Action is Necessary
Necessary to authorize entry into the referenced agreement.
What Action Accomplishes
Delegates authority to enter into the referenced agreement.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
On May 4, 2021, based upon the City of Hollywood's expressed willingness to accept a 16th emergency communications tower site at West Lake Park, the Board directed the County Attorney's Office to draft a proposed settlement agreement that would (1) settle a dispute regarding certain CRA-related affordable housing funding, with the County retaining $500,000 and paying $3,021,636 of the disputed funds to the City to be expended on specified uses; and (2) provide the City with a setoff of $500,000 from any claim asserted by the County for additional costs incurred in connection with the installation of the tower at West Lake Park, which additional costs result from delays the County asserts were caused by the City. As directed, the County Attorney's Office prepared and shared with the City Attorney the document attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.
The City appears unwilling to enter into an agreement that could subject the City to significant liability for the additional installation costs apart from the referenced $500,000 setoff. The County Attorney and the City Attorney have discussed the City's potential wi...
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