Broward County  
Action Agenda - Published  
Tuesday, October 5, 2021  
10:00 AM  
Broward County Governmental Center  
Room 422 (Commission Chambers)  
County Commission  
MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 2021  
(Meeting convened at 10:10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:37 p.m.)  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Commissioner Mark D. Bogen, District 2.  
CALL TO ORDER was led by Mayor Steve Geller, District 5.  
MOMENT OF SILENCE  
In memory of Al Nunez, Aviation Department Maintenance Superintendent.  
In memory of Deputy Joshua Moyers, Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.  
In memory of our past and present brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces  
who served our country and continue to serve our country at home and abroad.  
In memory of first responders, who risk their lives on a regular basis.  
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS  
Thoughts and prayers for law enforcement personnel.  
Present:  
Commissioner Mark D. Bogen  
Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher  
Commissioner Beam Furr  
Mayor Steve Geller  
Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness  
Commissioner Nan H. Rich  
Commissioner Tim Ryan  
Commissioner Barbara Sharief  
Vice-Mayor Michael Udine  
Commissioner Holness participated telephonically for a portion of the Consent Agenda.  
Commissioner Sharief participated telephonically for a portion of the Regular Agenda.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
A
motion was made by Commissioner Bogen, seconded by Commissioner Fisher and  
unanimously carried, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Items 1 through 27. At the  
request of the Mayor, Regular Items 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45 and Supplemental Items 51, 52, 53, 54  
and 55 were transferred to the Consent Agenda.  
Each item voted on the Consent Agenda was passed by unanimous vote of the Commission  
unless otherwise indicated by record vote.  
Public Hearing Items consist of Items 28 through 34.  
The following Item was deferred: 46.  
The following Item was pulled by a member of the public and considered separately: 14.  
BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
MOTION TO APPROVE Board Appointments  
1.  
MOTION TO APPOINT Elaine Blattner to the Commission on the Status of Women.  
(Commissioner Ryan)  
1A.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Ryan.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO REAPPOINT Ramola Motwani to the Tourist Development Council.  
(Commissioner Bogen)  
1B.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Bogen.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPOINT Kerri-Ann Nesbeth to the Racial Equity Task Force.  
(Commissioner Sharief)  
1C.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Sharief.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO REAPPOINT Darran Blake to the Broward Cultural Council. (Commissioner  
Ryan)  
1D.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Ryan.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO REAPPOINT Deborah Kerr to the Broward Cultural Council. (Commissioner  
Ryan)  
1E.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Ryan.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
AVIATION DEPARTMENT  
MOTION TO APPROVE Terminal Building Lease Agreement between Broward County  
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the lease and use of 315 square feet of office  
space on the ramp level in Terminal 3, at Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood  
International Airport without charge; commencing December 6, 2021, and terminating  
December 5, 2026; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute.  
2.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET  
MOTION TO APPROVE Fiscal Year 2022 Position Cap of 6,343 pursuant to Section 20.8  
of the Administrative Code.  
3.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-467 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) in the amount of  
$52,439 for the City of Margate to install license plate readers along the SR-7 corridor.  
4.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-468 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward’s Sheriff Office in the amount of $511,200 to fund  
operational and administrative costs of the Organized Crime Activities Sections Task  
Force.  
5.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-469 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward’s Sheriff Office in the amount of $50,058 to fund  
operational and administrative costs of the Broward County Drug Task Force.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-470 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward’s Sheriff Office in the amount of $143,492 for the  
Narcotics Detection Dog Program.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
D. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-471 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward’s Sheriff Office in the amount of $173,420 to fund  
the operational and administrative costs of the Money Laundering Task Force.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
E. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-472 transferring funds within the Law  
Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward’s Sheriff Office in the amount of $200,755 to fund  
operational and administrative costs of the Narcotics Interdiction Task Force.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-473 within the Law Enforcement  
Trust Fund for the Broward Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $1,214,545 for the purpose of  
supporting the Forfeiture Unit for Fiscal Year 2022.  
6.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-474 within the Law Enforcement  
Trust Fund for the Broward Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $391,561 for the purpose of  
supporting the Juvenile Firesetter Prevention and Intervention Program for Fiscal Year  
2022.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-475 within the Law Enforcement  
Trust Fund for the Broward Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $57,775 to provide matching  
funds for a Domestic Violence Program grant from the Florida Department of Children and  
Families.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AND COMMUNICATIONS  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
A. MOTION TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE agreement between Broward County and  
the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $8,760 to  
update hazardous material facility site plan data; the Agreement to be effective from July  
1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement; and  
authorize the County Administrator to execute addenda and amendments to the  
Agreement, subject to review as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney,  
and to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions for the implementation of  
the grant award.  
7.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board’s consideration of Item 7 is  
based on the amended Motion A under scrivener’s errors.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved. (Scrivener’s Error - See County Administrator’s  
Memorandum:  
Currently reads:  
A.  
MOTION  
TO  
RETROACTIVELY  
APPROVE…  
and  
authorize  
the  
County  
Administrator to execute addenda and amendments to the Agreement…  
Should read:  
A.  
MOTION  
TO  
RETROACTIVELY  
APPROVE…  
and  
authorize  
the  
County  
Administrator to execute addenda and amendments to the Agreement that do not  
impose any additional financial obligation on the County,… )  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-476 in the amount of $8,760 within  
the hazardous materials grant fund for the Emergency Management Division for the  
purpose of updating hazardous material site facility plan data.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board’s consideration of Item 7 is  
based on the amended Motion A under scrivener’s errors.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
MOTION TO APPROVE settlement agreement in the matter of Broward County v. Illinois  
Union Insurance Company, 17th Judicial Circuit, Court Case No. CACE20-008893(08);  
and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same.  
8.  
(Transferred from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:41 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
REQUEST TO SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-477 directing the County Administrator to  
publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.,  
in Room 422 of the Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale,  
Florida, to consider the application of Hirsch Stevedoring, LLC, for the granting of a  
renewal of a nonexclusive franchise for a ten-year term to provide cargo handler services  
at Port Everglades.  
9.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-478 directing the County Administrator to  
publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.,  
10.  
in Room 422 of the Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale,  
Florida, to consider the application of Hirsch Stevedoring, LLC, for the granting of a  
renewal of a nonexclusive franchise for a ten-year term to provide stevedore services at  
Port Everglades.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-479 directing the County Administrator to  
publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on October 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Room  
422 of the Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida to  
vacate a portion of that certain 50 foot Right-of-Way for S.E. 2nd Ave. (25 feet of  
Right-of-Way for S.E. 2nd Ave., "Amended Plat of Enger Park", according to the Plat  
thereof as recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 44, of the Official Records of Broward County,  
Florida, and 25 feet of Right-of-Way for Dania Road, "Hallandale Park No. 2" according to  
the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 8, of the Official Records of Broward  
County, Florida), all included in the Official Records of Broward County and is generally  
located at 118 Southeast 7th Street in the City of Hallandale Beach; Petitioners: Solaris  
Apartments Ltd.; Agent: Pulice Land Surveyors, Inc.; Application for Vacation and  
Abandonment: 2021-V-03. (Commission District 6)  
11.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT  
DEPARTMENT  
HOUSING FINANCE AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION  
A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute all agreements, subject to  
approval as to form and legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, related to  
additional gap financing in the amount of $800,000, for a total gap financing amount of  
$4,250,000 to be provided to Solaris Apartments Limited or an affiliate of Solaris  
Apartments Limited, for new construction of 78 affordable (low and very low area median  
income) multifamily residential units in the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida; and  
12.  
authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary  
actions related to the gap financing. (Commission Districts 6 and 8)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2021-480 within the Affordable Housing  
Trust Fund in the amount of $800,000 for the purpose of providing additional funding for  
the new construction of the Solaris Apartments Project.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
PURCHASING DIVISION  
For Human Services Department  
A. MOTION TO APPROVE most reasonable source designation and the expansion of the  
Transitional Employment Program with Opportunities Industrialization Center of South  
Florida (OIC-SFL), for Hospital Grade Cleaning Services, for the Broward Addiction  
Recovery Division.  
13.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between OIC of South Florida, Inc., for  
Hospital-Grade Cleaning Services, for the Broward Addiction Recovery Division, in the  
annual estimated amount of $300,000 and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew  
the contract for two one-year periods, for a three-year potential estimated amount of  
$900,000; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. The contract shall begin  
on the date of award and terminate on September 30, 2022.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT  
MOTION TO APPROVE Shoppes at Dillard, Inc. for participation in the Broward Municipal  
Services District (BMSD) Economic Development Program (“Program”) for the  
commercial property located at 2711 W. Sunrise Boulevard, and authorize the County  
Administrator, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, subject to review for legal  
sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, to effectuate participation in the Program  
provided the total County financial commitment does not exceed $200,000.  
14.  
(This item was pulled by a member of the public.)  
ACTION: (T-10:56 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
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QUASI-JUDICIAL CONSENT HEARING  
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT  
DEPARTMENT  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION  
MOTION TO APPROVE plat note amendment to Sunset Lakes (093-MP-95).  
15.  
(Commission District 8)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved the plat note amendment subject to staff’s  
recommendations as outlined in the Development Review Report for a Plat Note  
Amendment.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE non-vehicular access line amendment on Sunset Lakes  
16.  
(093-MP-95). (Commission District 8)  
ACTION:  
(T-10:25 AM)  
Approved  
the  
non-vehicular  
access  
line  
amendment  
subject to staff’s recommendations as outlined in the Development Review Report  
for a Platted Non-Vehicular Access Line Amendment.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE non-vehicular access line amendment on 621 NE 1 Avenue  
17.  
Development (004-MP-19). (Commission District 2)  
ACTION:  
(T-10:25 AM)  
Approved  
the  
non-vehicular  
access  
line  
amendment  
subject to staff’s recommendations as outlined in the Development Review Report  
for a Platted Non-Vehicular Access Line Amendment.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
END OF QUASI-JUDICIAL CONSENT HEARING  
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS/BOARDS SECTION  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Marcia Barry-Smith to the Racial Equity Task  
Force in the category of “Urban League of Broward County.”  
18.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Tiffany Csonka to the Racial Equity Task Force in  
the category of “Broward County residents who are engaged in racial equity work in one of  
the County's systems of care for child welfare, housing, and homelessness, or health care  
services, each nominated by the Director of the Human Services Department, or  
designee.”  
19.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Carnell Staples to the Racial Equity Task Force in  
the category of “Broward County residents who are engaged in racial equity work in one of  
the County's systems of care for child welfare, housing, and homelessness, or health care  
services, each nominated by the Director of the Human Services Department, or  
designee.”  
20.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Dolores H. Crawford to the Racial Equity Task  
Force in the category of “Broward County residents who are engaged in racial equity work  
21.  
in one of the County's systems of care for child welfare, housing, and homelessness, or  
health care services, each nominated by the Director of the Human Services Department,  
or designee.”  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Anthony A. Sanders to the Racial Equity Task  
Force in the category of “Broward County residents who are engaged in racial equity work  
in one of the County's systems of care for child welfare, housing, and homelessness, or  
health care services, each nominated by the Director of the Human Services Department,  
or designee.”  
22.  
23.  
24.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE appointment of Christina Romero to the Racial Equity Task Force  
in the category of “Broward County residents who are engaged in racial equity work in one  
of the County's systems of care for child welfare, housing, and homelessness, or health  
care services, each nominated by the Director of the Human Services Department, or  
designee.”  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO APPOINT Kathleen Cannon to the Racial Equity Task Force in the  
category of “United Way of Broward County.”  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE waiver of conflict under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida  
Statutes for Kathleen Cannon who holds an employment or contractual relationship with an  
entity who receives funds from Broward County.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO APPOINT Lorenzo C. Robertson to the Racial Equity Task Force in the  
category of “one member nominated by the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Greater  
Fort Lauderdale, Inc., better known as the Pride Center at Equality Park.”  
25.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE waiver of conflict under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida  
Statutes for Lorenzo C. Robertson who holds an employment or contractual relationship  
with an entity who receives funds from Broward County.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO APPOINT Tatiana Williams to the Police and Criminal Justice Review  
Board in the category of “one member nominated by the Gay & Lesbian Community  
Center of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc., better known as the Pride Center at Equality  
Park.”  
26.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE waiver of conflict under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida  
Statutes for Tatiana Williams who holds an employment or contractual relationship with an  
entity who receives funds from Broward County.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
REAL PROPERTY SECTION  
MOTION TO APPROVE Easement granting Florida Power & Light Company a perpetual,  
non-exclusive underground and overhead utility easement on a portion of County-owned  
property located at 3403 McIntosh Road, Hollywood, FL 33316; authorize the Mayor and  
Clerk to execute the easement; and authorize recordation of same. (Commission  
District 7)  
27.  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
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PUBLIC HEARING  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-481 to vacate a five-foot utility easement lying  
within Lot 1, a three-foot utility easement lying within Lots 2 and 3, and a three-foot utility  
easement lying within Lot 15, all lying within Block 1 of Sunnyside Estates, as recorded in  
Plat Book 19, Page 35 of the Official Records of Broward County, Florida, located at the  
southwest corner of Washington Street and South Dixie Highway in the City of Hollywood;  
Petitioner: Bert John Anderson; Agent: Schwebke-Shiskin and Associates; Application for  
Vacation and Abandonment: 2021-V-04. (Commission District 6)  
28.  
ACTION: (T-11:18 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-482 to vacate a ten-foot utility easement and  
12-foot roadway easement lying with Parcel A of Wyndham Lakes Plaza (Plat Book 163,  
Page 21), a 12-foot utility easement and 12-foot roadway easement lying within Parcel A  
of Windsor Square (Plat Book 158, Page 26), and abandon a variable width roadway  
easement (Official Records Book 26654, Page 424), a portion of Wiles Road right-of-way  
(Official Records Book 3330, Page 162), and a portion of Wiles Road right-of-way  
(Official Records Book 14536, Page 965) all included in the Official Records of Broward  
County, Florida, and generally located on the north side of Wiles Road, between Coral  
Ridge Drive and Sawgrass Expressway, in the City of Coral Springs; Petitioner: Coral  
Springs Development, LLC; Agent: Cynthia Pasch, Greenspoon Marder, LLP; Vacation  
Petition No. 2020-V-15. (Commission District 3)  
29.  
ACTION: (T-11:19 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance adopting a Small Scale amendment to the Broward  
County Land Use Plan map (PC 21-8), located in the City of Sunrise (Commission  
District 1), as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, the substance  
of which is as follows:  
30.  
AN ORDINANCE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE  
AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AMENDING  
THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF SUNRISE; AND  
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
ACTION: (T-11:20 AM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to  
become effective as provided by law. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Ryan was out of the room during the vote.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance adopting a Small Scale amendment to the Broward  
County Land Use Plan map (PC 21-10), located in the City of Pompano Beach  
(Commission District 4), as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan,  
the substance of which is as follows:  
31.  
AN ORDINANCE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE  
AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AMENDING  
THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH;  
AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Items 31 and  
32 is based on the replacement pages distributed as Additional Material.)  
ACTION: (T-11:21 AM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to  
become effective as provided by law. Public Hearing Additional Material 31 and 32,  
dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Planning Council will travel with  
the Ordinance. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance adopting a Small Scale amendment to the Broward  
County Land Use Plan map (PC 21-11), located in the City of Pompano Beach  
(Commission District 4), as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan,  
the substance of which is as follows:  
32.  
AN ORDINANCE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE  
AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AMENDING  
THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH;  
AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Items 31 and  
32 is based on the replacement pages distributed as Additional Material.)  
ACTION: (T-11:21 AM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to  
become effective as provided by law. Public Hearing Additional Material 31 and 32,  
dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Planning Council will travel with  
the Ordinance. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Furr was out of the room during the vote.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-11:26 PM) Through Mayor Geller, Commissioner Furr requested being  
shown voting in the affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-483 to transmit a proposed amendment to  
the Broward County Land Use Plan map (PC 21-9), in the City of Hollywood, as an  
amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, to designated State review  
agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended (Commission  
District 7), the substance of which is as follows:  
33.  
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY,  
BROWARD  
FLORIDA,  
COUNTY  
TRANSMITTING  
LAND USE  
A
PROPOSED  
AMENDMENT  
BROWARD  
TO  
COUNTY  
THE  
PLAN OF THE  
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD TO DESIGNATED  
STATE AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
ACTION: (T-11:25 AM) Without objection, the Board voted to amend the item, as  
stated by County Attorney Andrew J. Meyers, with the DRC revised to provide 10  
percent instead of 7.5 percent. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Ryan abstained from voting. Commissioner Sharief was  
not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
ACTION: (T-11:25 AM) Approved as amended. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Ryan abstained from voting. Commissioner Sharief was  
not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-484 to transmit a proposed amendment to  
the Broward County Land Use Plan text (PCT 21-5), establishing the Oakwood Activity  
Center, in the City of Hollywood, as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive  
Plan, to designated State review agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida  
Statutes, as amended (Commission District 7), the substance of which is as follows:  
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY,  
FLORIDA,  
TRANSMITTING  
A
PROPOSED  
AMENDMENT  
TO  
THE  
BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN TEXT OF THE BROWARD COUNTY  
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGARDING THE HOLLYWOOD OAKWOOD ACTIVITY  
CENTER TO DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN  
EFFECTIVE DATE.  
ACTION: (T-11:25 AM) Without objection, the Board voted to amend the item, as  
stated by County Attorney Andrew J. Meyers, with the DRC revised to provide 10  
percent instead of 7.5 percent. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Ryan abstained from voting. Commissioner Sharief was  
not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
ACTION: (T-11:25 AM) Approved as amended. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Ryan abstained from voting. Commissioner Sharief was  
not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 8-0.  
A. MOTION TO WAIVE Section 18.5(e)(1) of the Broward County Administrative Code,  
34.  
which requires that the Board first direct the Office of the County Attorney to draft a  
proposed Ordinance.  
ACTION: (T-11:32 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ELECTED  
OFFICIALS AND ALLOWING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SERVE AS VOTING  
MEMBERS OF AUDITOR SELECTION COMMITTEES; AMENDING SECTION 1-19(c)(6)  
OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"); AND PROVIDING  
FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
(Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)  
ACTION: (T-11:33 AM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to  
become effective as provided by law. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
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COUNTY AUDITOR  
A. MOTION TO APPOINT AND APPROVE following Board of County Commissioner  
members to the auditor selection committee (“Committee”): Mayor Steve Geller, Vice  
Mayor Michael Udine, Commissioner Nan H. Rich, Commissioner Mark D. Bogen,  
Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher, Commissioner Beam Furr, and Commissioner Tim Ryan.  
35.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Item 35 is  
based on the proposed amended Motion C distributed as Additional Material.)  
ACTION: (T-11:09 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE following constitutional officer appointments to the Committee:  
Clerk of Courts Brenda D. Forman, Property Appraiser Marty Kiar, Sheriff Gregory Tony,  
and Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Item 35 is  
based on the proposed amended Motion C distributed as Additional Material.)  
ACTION: (T-11:09 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
C. MOTION TO APPOINT AND APPROVE County Auditor Bob Melton as financial  
advisor to the Committee.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Item 35 is  
based on the proposed amended Motion C distributed as Additional Material.)  
ACTION: (T-11:09 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material, dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Fisher.  
(Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
AVIATION DEPARTMENT  
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute amendments to agreements to  
36.  
waive certain fees owed by rental car companies operating at Broward County’s Fort  
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; the form of all amendments being subject to  
review by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency; and provided the County  
Administrator notifies the Board of each such waiver.  
ACTION: (T-11:34 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
PURCHASING DIVISION  
For Aviation Department  
MOTION TO APPROVE Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. PNC2123313R1,  
37.  
Construction of Airport Terminal Connectors, as Step One of a Two-Step (RFQ/Bid)  
procurement process, for the Aviation Department.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE final ranking of the qualified firms for Request for Proposals  
(RFP) No. PNC2120437P1, Professional Consultant Services for Broward County Fort  
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and North Perry Airport, Building Projects, for  
the Aviation Department. The ranked firms are: 1 - Cartaya and Associates Architects PA  
dba Cartaya and Associates Architects; 2 - ACAI Associates, Inc.; 3 - Saltz Michelson  
Architects, Inc. dba Saltz Michelson Architects; 4 - Burns & McDonnell Engineering  
Company, Inc.; 5 - Exp U.S. Services Inc.; and 6 - Zyscovich, Inc.  
38.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
For Public Works Department  
MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between Broward County and R.J. Behar  
&
39.  
Company, Inc., for Request for Proposals (RFP) No. PNC2120376P1, Consulting  
Services for Pine Island Road from Griffin Road to Nova Drive, in the maximum  
not-to-exceed amount of $2,338,086, which includes reimbursables in the amount of  
$77,245 and optional services in the amount of $111,337 and authorize the Mayor and  
Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 5)  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
For Transportation Department  
MOTION TO APPROVE Request for Proposals (RFP) No. TRN2122974P1, Transit  
Advertising Program, for the Broward County Transportation Department.  
40.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION  
A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Contract Administrator to reallocate $1,299,720 of previously  
approved funds for an exterior stair tower project, based on the Amended Master  
Development Agreement Between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest,  
41.  
Inc., for the Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (RFP No.  
N1337414R3), to the Owner’s Contingency Account, and to use approximately  
$1,293,556 of these reallocated funds for the reconfiguration of site utilities and related  
earthwork to support GMP 2 site civil infrastructure work that was originally carried in GMP  
4 but was delayed due to the project suspension.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Contract Administrator to reallocate $3,408,475 of previously  
approved funds for temporary landscaping, based on the Amended Master Development  
Agreement Between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc., for the  
Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (RFP No. N1337414R3),  
to the Owner’s Contingency Account, and to use approximately $2,674,395 of these  
reallocated funds to reposition an existing FPL duct bank which is in direct conflict with the  
Convention Center East Expansion piles.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS/BOARDS SECTION  
A. MOTION TO APPROVE reassignment of the category “one citizen who is actively  
engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable  
housing” from an at-large position to a categorical appointment filled by Commission  
District 2 on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.  
42.  
ACTION: (T-11:35 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO APPROVE reassignment of current appointee in the category of “One  
citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection  
with affordable housing” from an at-large position to a categorical appointment filled by  
Commission District 2 on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.  
ACTION: (T-11:35 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
C. MOTION TO DISCUSS appointment of one County Commissioner to the Affordable  
Housing Advisory Committee.  
ACTION: (T-11:37 AM) Following discussion, the Board approved appointment of  
Commissioner Rich to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY COMMISSION  
MOTION TO DISCUSS Broward County Board of County Commissioners’ “Parking  
Garage”. (Commissioner Bogen)  
43.  
ACTION: (T-11:38 AM) With respect to the Solid Waste Working Group,  
Commissioner Furr reported that the ILA between all the cities is now in the hands  
of the lawyers for wordsmithing and thanked Assistant County Administrator  
Kevin Kelleher for his assistance. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See  
Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the  
request of Commissioner Bogen.)  
ACTION: (T-11:39 AM) Commissioner Rich inquired as to the status of the HUD  
Improvement Plan. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Rich, County Administrator Bertha Henry assured  
its continued inclusion within the “Parking Garage.” (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.) (See Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated October 5, 2021,  
submitted at the request of Commissioner Bogen.)  
ACTION: (T-11:39 AM) In relation to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program  
(ERAP), Commissioner Rich inquired as to the percentage of monies spent. (Refer  
to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Rich, County Administrator Bertha Henry advised  
that percentages of monies and programs will be provided. (Refer to minutes for  
full discussion.)  
In response to County Administrator Bertha Henry, Commissioner Rich vocalized  
concern as to release of ERAP funding. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Ryan relayed concern in regard  
to renters and landlords experiencing difficulty in navigating through the ERAP  
application process and suggested coordination of proactive assistance and  
counseling. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Ryan, County Administrator Bertha Henry reported  
intercession at multiple points, including on-site application assistance as well as  
numerous modifications and exploration of alternative programs. (Refer to minutes  
for full discussion.) (See Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated October 5,  
2021, submitted at the request of Commissioner Bogen.)  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-485 urging airlines that fly into Fort  
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) from countries with high prevalence of  
new variants of the COVID-19 virus to cease flights to FLL from those countries until  
medical experts confirm the current COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the  
variants spreading in those countries. (Commissioner Bogen)  
44.  
ACTION: (T-10:27 AM) Without objection, the Board approved the item as  
amended, as stated by County Attorney Andrew J. Meyers, deleting Section 1 and  
the introductory clause of Section 2 in relation to suspension of flights. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-486, the title of which is as follows:  
(Commissioner Bogen)  
45.  
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY, FLORIDA, NAMING  
A
COURTROOM IN THE BROWARD COUNTY  
COURTHOUSE (“COURTROOM”) IN HONOR OF CHIEF JUDGE JACK B. TUTER, JR.;  
DIRECTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY  
TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE COURTROOM; AND PROVIDING FOR  
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the design for the naming of the  
Courtroom is still being determined, and the estimated fiscal impact is less than  
$10,000, dependent upon the final design.)  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved. (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 45 and  
45(2), dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Environmental Protection  
and Growth Management Department and Regular Meeting Additional Material  
45(3), dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Office of the County  
Attorney.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to establish a program for taxicab and  
jitney drivers who are registered chauffeurs under Chapter 22½ of the Broward County  
Code of Ordinances to provide grants of up to $5,000 per chauffeur to mitigate  
documented financial losses arising from the COVID-19 public health emergency, utilizing  
funding provided to Broward County under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to the  
extent legally permissible, with total program funding of up to $5,000,000; and to authorize  
the County Administrator to take any administrative and budgetary actions and execute  
any necessary agreements to effectuate the proposed program, subject to review by the  
Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency. (Commissioner Sharief)  
46.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness would  
like to be added as a cosponsor.)  
ACTION: (T-12:47 PM) Following discussion, the Board voted to defer this item  
until the October 19, 2021 Commission Meeting to allow amendments to be drafted  
consistent with the Board's comments. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-1. Commissioner Holness voted against deferring this item.  
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute a funding  
agreement, subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency, with  
Choices Children’s Academy to provide up to $104,780 in funding for designated  
expenses, including facility improvements and technology for advanced educational  
47.  
instruction. (Commissioner Sharief)  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness would  
like to be added as a cosponsor.)  
ACTION: (T-12:23 PM) The vote failed. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 4-5. Commissioners Furr, Rich, Ryan, Vice-Mayor Udine and Mayor Geller  
voted no.  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-487, the title of which is as follows: (Mayor  
Geller)  
48.  
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., TO GRANT  
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS EXTENSIONS TO VENEZUELAN NATIONALS  
AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT  
AND  
STREAMLINED  
PATHWAY  
TO  
CITIZENSHIP;  
AND  
PROVIDING  
FOR  
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, Commissioners Dale V.C. Holness and  
Nan Rich would like to be added as cosponsors.)  
ACTION: (T-10:35 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MAYOR'S REPORT  
49.  
A. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS DIRECTIVE  
ACTION: (T-1:32 PM) Without objection, Mayor Geller directed the County  
Attorney’s Office to draft amended rules for the Board’s future consideration, to the  
extent legally permissible, which would prohibit supplemental agenda items from  
being distributed to Board members after the Wednesday prior to the Commission  
meeting, with the proviso that the Wednesday deadline may be waived by the  
Mayor in the event of  
a
time-sensitive emergency. Commissioner Sharief  
requested being added as a cosponsor to the item. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
B. BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENT  
ACTION: (T-1:34 PM) Mayor Geller announced that Thursday is the birthday of  
Bina Fink, Mayoral Aide. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
C. FIU REAPPORTIONMENT  
ACTION: (T-1:34 PM) Mayor Geller confirmed attending all reapportionment  
meetings to date and relayed being impressed with FIU staff and the job they have  
been doing. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
D. BROWARD LEADERS WATER AND CLIMATE ACADEMY  
ACTION: (T-1:35 PM) Mayor Geller reported giving opening remarks at the Broward  
Leaders Water and Climate Academy as Mayor and also Chair of the Broward  
Water Advisory Board. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
E. SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL  
ACTION: (T-1:35 PM) Mayor Geller noted attending  
a
South Florida Regional  
Planning Council meeting with the Secretary of the Department of Business and  
Professional Regulation in which condominium safety was discussed. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
F. COVID-19 UPDATE  
ACTION: (T-1:35 PM) Mayor Geller provided an update on current Florida  
COVID-19 numbers as a reminder to everyone that the COVID-19 epidemic is not  
over. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT  
50.  
(No report given.)  
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA  
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION  
MOTION TO APPROVE Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board  
of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Federation of Public  
Employees (AFL-CIO), representing the County’s Blue Collar Unit employees, for Fiscal  
Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022; to amend wages for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and to add a  
third year (Fiscal Year 2022/2023) to the current agreement; delegate authority to the  
Director of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if  
necessary, and authorize the Mayor to execute the Addendum to the Agreement.  
51.  
52.  
53.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board  
of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Amalgamated Transit Unit,  
Local 1591, representing the County’s White Collar Unit employees, for Fiscal Years  
2020/2021 and 2021/2022; to amend wages for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and to add a third  
year (Fiscal Year 2022/2023) to the current agreement; delegate authority to the Director  
of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if necessary, and  
authorize the Mayor to execute the Addendum to the Agreement.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board  
of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Government Supervisors  
Association of Florida, representing the County’s Professional Unit employees, for Fiscal  
Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022; to amend wages for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and to add  
a third year (Fiscal Year 2022/2023) to the current agreement; delegate authority to the  
Director of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if  
necessary, and authorize the Mayor to execute the Addendum to the Agreement.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO APPROVE Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement between Board  
of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida and the Government Supervisors  
Association of Florida, representing the County’s Supervisory Unit employees, for Fiscal  
Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022; to amend wages for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and to add a  
third year (Fiscal Year 2022/2023) to the current agreement; delegate authority to the  
Director of the Human Resources Division to execute Letters of Understanding, if  
necessary, and authorize the Mayor to execute the Addendum to the Agreement.  
54.  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION  
MOTION TO APPROVE Second Amendment to the Broward County Convention Center  
55.  
Expansion  
and  
Headquarters  
Hotel  
Master  
Development  
Agreement  
("Master  
Development Agreement") between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest,  
Inc. ("MSW") (RFP No. N1337414R3) for the Convention Center Expansion and  
Headquarters Hotel Project (Project), in substantially the form of Exhibit 1, and authorizing  
the Mayor to execute the contract amendment on behalf of Broward County provided it has  
been reviewed and approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Item 55 is  
based on the amended Motion distributed as Additional Material.)  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material 55, dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of County  
Administration. (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 55(2), dated October 5,  
2021, submitted at the request of Office of the County Auditor.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  
Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY COMMISSION  
MOTION TO DIRECT Office of the County Attorney to draft a Resolution amending Section  
18.61 of the Broward County Administrative Code to eliminate the requirement that the  
County’s independent auditor be changed after five years. (Commissioner Fisher)  
56.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's action under this item  
includes direction to the County Attorney's Office to draft three versions of the  
proposed code amendment for the Board's later consideration, with one version  
based on the original motion statement and two versions based on the proposed  
amended motion statements distributed by the County Auditor as Additional  
Material.)  
ACTION: (T-10:42 AM) Approved with Regular Meeting Additional Material 56(2),  
dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Office of the County Auditor.  
Commissioner Bogen requested being added as a cosponsor to this item. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.) (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 56, dated  
October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Office of the County Auditor.)  
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the  
affirmative and being added as a cosponsor to this item.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
MOTION TO DIRECT Office of the County Attorney to draft an Ordinance amending  
Chapter 22½ of the Broward County Code of Ordinances (“Code”) to allow wheelchair  
accessible taxicabs operating under certificates issued pursuant to Section 22½(a)(3) of  
the Code to pick up passengers at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport  
and at Port Everglades. (Commissioner Holness)  
57.  
ACTION:  
(T-11:47 AM)  
Approved.  
Commissioner  
Furr  
requested  
County  
Administration provide additional data as to numbers of wheelchair accessible  
taxicabs currently providing services under programs consistent with Board  
discussion. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Regular Meeting Additional  
Material 57 and 58, dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of  
Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.)  
VOTE: 7-3. Commissioners Bogen, Fisher and Sharief voted no.  
ACTION: (T-12:19 PM) Without objection, the Board reconsidered this item. (Refer  
to minutes for full discussion.)  
ACTION: (T-12:20 PM) Approved. The Board directed the County Attorney’s Office  
to coordinate with staff to explore development of potential alternatives. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.) (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 57 and 58,  
dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the request of Environmental Protection and  
Growth Management Department.)  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-488, the title of which is as follows:  
58.  
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD  
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO MOTOR CARRIERS; WAIVING PERMIT FEES  
AND ABANDONMENT OF CERTIFICATES UNDER CHAPTER 22½ OF THE  
BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; MODIFYING THE TERM OF  
CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN  
EFFECTIVE DATE.  
ACTION: (T-1:04 PM) Approved. Commissioner Sharief requested being added as  
a cosponsor to this item. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Regular  
Meeting Additional Material 57 and 58, dated October 5, 2021, submitted at the  
request of Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.)  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO CONSIDER RESCISSION of the action taken by the Board of County  
Commissioners (“Board”) in adopting Resolution No. 2021-466, Item 58 on the  
September 21, 2021, agenda of the Board, pertaining to waiver of the fees for motor  
carriers and modification of the term of certificates and permits for driver-owned taxicabs  
issued pursuant to Chapter 22½ of the Broward County Code of Ordinances (this is an  
alternate motion to be considered only if Motion A is not approved). (Commissioner  
Bogen)  
(No Board action taken.)  
NON-AGENDA  
FIU REDISTRICTING MEETING - COMMISSIONER FISHER  
59.  
ACTION: (T-1:16 PM) Commissioner Fisher thanked Mayor Geller and County  
Attorney Andrew J. Meyers for attending the redistricting meeting in Pompano  
Beach in which the immediate community was afforded an opportunity to speak.  
(Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
CENTER FOR ACTIVE AGING CEREMONY - COMMISSIONER FISHER  
60.  
61.  
ACTION:  
(T-1:16 PM)  
Commissioner  
Fisher  
announced  
the  
Groundbreaking  
Ceremony for the Center for Active Aging, which he will attend tomorrow in  
Deerfield Beach. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
CONGRATULATIONS - COMMISSIONER FISHER  
ACTION: (T-1:17 PM) Commissioner Fisher congratulated and thanked Oakland  
Park Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Monica Maldonado in being named Emergency  
Medical Service Educator of the year by the Florida Department of Health. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
KING TIDES - COMMISSIONER FISHER  
62.  
63.  
ACTION: (T-1:17 PM) Commissioner Fisher drew attention to the king tides  
occurring at Hillsboro Beach as well as other communities October 5 ~11 and  
October 20 ~ 21. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
THANK YOU - COMMISSIONER BOGEN  
ACTION: (T-1:17 PM) Commissioner Bogen thanked everyone for their time and  
attention with respect to the health care services presentation given by medical  
doctors during the September 21, 2021 Commission Meeting. (Refer to minutes for  
full discussion.)  
FITCE - COMMISSIONER HOLNESS  
64.  
ACTION: (T-1:18 PM) Commissioner Holness announced that the Florida  
International Trade & Cultural Expo (FITCE) will be held on November 17~18,  
2021, at the Broward County Convention Center. In addition, Commissioner  
Holness noted speaking at the World Strategic Forum earlier this morning. For  
more information, visit <http://fitcexpo.com> or contact the Office of Economic and  
Small Business Development: 954-357-6400. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
AWORI TRIBE PROCLAMATION - VICE-MAYOR UDINE  
65.  
66.  
ACTION: (T-1:19 PM) Vice-Mayor Udine relayed presenting the King of the Awori  
Tribe from Nigeria and Laos with a proclamation from Broward County. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT - VICE-MAYOR UDINE  
ACTION: (T-1:20 PM) Vice-Mayor Udine informed that he will be present this Friday  
at 7:00 a.m. to recognize National Guard Troops on behalf of Broward County with  
respect to their deployment for a year of active duty. Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
BROWARD CULTURAL COMMISSION NFT EVENT - VICE-MAYOR UDINE  
67.  
ACTION: (T-1:21 PM) Vice-Mayor Udine announced that the Broward Cultural  
Commission is hosting an NFT instructional event October 21, 2021, 5:30 p.m., at  
the Broward Cultural Center. Vice-Mayor Udine also encouraged viewing  
Instagram Live at 12:00 p.m. through the Broward Arts page to learn more from  
counsel. In addition, Vice-Mayor Udine thanked County Attorney Andrew J.  
Meyers for sending out a memo providing information on cryptocurrency and  
NFTs. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
CONGRATULATIONS - COMMISSIONER SHARIEF  
68.  
69.  
70.  
ACTION: (T-1:22 PM) Commissioner Sharief congratulated Office of Economic and  
Small Business Development Director Sandy-Michael McDonald and team in  
receiving two awards of excellence. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
BIRTHDAY WISHES - COMMISSIONER SHARIEF  
ACTION: (T-1:22 PM) Commissioner Sharief wished Deputy County Administrator  
Monica Cepero and Office of Economic and Small Business Development Director  
Sandy-Michael McDonald happy birthdays. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
PORT EVERGLADES LUNCHEON - COMMISSIONER SHARIEF  
ACTION:  
(T-1:22 PM)  
Commissioner  
Sharief  
discussed  
attending  
the  
Port  
Everglades October luncheon presentation entitled “Getting the ‘Green’ Light:  
Environmental Progress Propelling Port Everglades’ Biggest Endeavor” and  
encouraged everyone not in attendance to read the presentation. (Refer to minutes  
for full discussion.)  
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH - COMMISSIONER SHARIEF  
71.  
72.  
ACTION:  
(T-1:24 PM)  
Commissioner  
Sharief  
reported  
visiting  
the  
Miramar  
amphitheater in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ROUNDTABLE - COMMISSIONER FURR  
ACTION: (T-1:25 PM) Commissioner Furr detailed cohosting the Environmental  
Planning and Community Resilience Roundtable with Commissioner Rich wherein  
a resilience overview was provided by Dr. Jennifer Jurado and staff. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Furr, Commissioner Rich noted large attendance  
and a great exchange of ideas and sharing of initiatives that cities are implementing  
with respect to progressive planning. Commissioner Rich mentioned questioning  
Colonel Booth, the new head of the US Army Corps, in relation to funding of the  
flood resilience study. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Sharief advised of presenting  
the funding issue to the 16 County Coalition Water Resource Board a few months  
ago. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In addition, Commissioner Rich discussed presenting the cities with a call to action  
as to a net-zero emissions goal by 2050, which was well received in light of the  
recent IPCC Assessment Report. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
CHILDREN’S SERVICES COUNCIL - COMMISSIONER FURR  
73.  
74.  
ACTION: (T-1:26 PM) Commissioner Furr noted release of the 2021-2022 Family  
Resource Guide by the Children’s Services Council in four languages, which  
contains information on childcare, aftercare, schools, nutrition and tutors as well  
as additional resources. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COALITION - COMMISSIONER RICH  
ACTION: (T-1:29 PM) Commissioner Rich relayed hosting a tour for Department of  
Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris and State Representative  
Christine Hunschofsky, highlighting the network of Broward Behavioral Health  
Coalition providers and vendors working collaboratively, including South Florida  
Wellness  
Network,  
Memorial  
Health  
System’s  
maternal  
addiction  
treatment  
program and WestCare Village South Pembroke Pines, which also features  
Pembroke Pines Children’s Academy. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)