Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Monica Cepero
Department: County Administration
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve and execute a Third Amendment to Settlement Agreement in City of Sunrise, et al. v. Broward County, 17th Judicial Circuit Court Case No. CACE-013-015660 ("Resource Recovery Board Asset Litigation") on behalf of the County, for the sole purpose of extending the deadline to sell the "Alpha 250" property for a period of at least one year, provided that the Third Amendment does not impose any financial obligations on the County other than those related to ongoing maintenance of the property, and subject to review of the Third Amendment for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required to authorize the County Administrator to engage in the referenced actions.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County Administrator to approve and execute a Third Amendment to Settlement Agreement in the Resource Recovery Board Asset Litigation, extending the deadline to sell the "Alpha 250" property.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
In June 2015, the County and various Broward County municipalities entered into a Settlement Agreement (Exhibit 1) that resolved Resource Recovery Board Asset Litigation related to the 1986 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Disposal Services ("ILA"). The Settlement Agreement included a process for the sale of "Alpha 250," a vacant parcel of land not being used for any current solid waste disposal purposes, with the net proceeds from that sale to be distributed, pro rata, to the municipalities that were parties to the ILA.
In a 2016 First Amendment to the Settlement Agreement (Exhibit 2), the parties to the Settlement Agreement agreed to extend the deadline to sell the "Alpha 250" property for one year to enable a stud...
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