Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Housing Finance Division
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement (ILA) among Broward County, the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for the Broward Redevelopment Program (BRP) Northeast 4th Avenue Complete Street Project, to extend the ILA termination date by two years to December 31, 2024; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 4)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required to approve amendments to interlocal agreements for BRP activities with outside agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Approves the First Amendment to an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Fort Lauderdale (City), the Fort Lauderdale CRA and Broward County (County), extending the termination date two years to December 31, 2024.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING FINANCE DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's Value of offering sustainable, compatible, innovative housing options for all income-levels, including integrated supportive housing and rapid-rehousing, more specifically, Goal 3: Develop, through effective community collaboration, neighborhoods and communities incorporating intermodal connectivity, while integrating energy efficiency community resilience, and other livability standards and initiatives.
On March 5, 2019, the Board approved a motion (Item No. 7) authorizing the County to enter into an ILA with the City and the CRA for the construction of a Complete Streets Project on NE 4th Avenue, from Sunrise Boulevard to NE 13 Street, as part of the BRP. The current ILA expires on December 31, 2022. This First Amendment extends the expiration date of the ILA by two years to December 31, 2024 (Exhibit 1). The grant amount of $1,000,000 is not being changed.
Pursuant to correspondence dated June 27, 2022 from the Fort Lauderdale City Manager (Exhibit 2), the City Resolution (Exhibit 3) and the CRA Resolution (Exhibit 4) an extension to the ILA is being requested. The letter states: “The final design was submitted to the Florida Department of Transportation permit review process. The solicitation of a construction company to commence the work will commence upon permit approval.”
Since the request letter was received, the City stated that the extension will enable the completion of the project. It will also comply with the public purpose of removing blighting conditions in the Central City CRA area, as well as further the City’s Vision of becoming a connected and multimodal community.
The Project will continue to implement the BRP objectives of promoting economic development, job creation, and reducing blighting conditions.
Source of Additional Information
Ralph Stone, Director, Housing Finance Division, (954) 357-5320.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.