Broward County  
Action Agenda  
Tuesday, November 16, 2021  
10:00 AM  
Broward County Governmental Center  
Room 422 (Commission Chambers)  
County Commission  
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16, 2021  
(Meeting convened at 10:04 a.m., recessed at 11:04 a.m., reconvened at 11:41 a.m. and  
adjourned at 12:18 p.m.)  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Vice-Mayor Michael Udine, District 3.  
CALL TO ORDER was led by Mayor Steve Geller, District 5.  
MOMENT OF SILENCE  
In memory of our past and present brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces,  
who have served our country and continue to serve our country at home and abroad.  
In memory of our First Responders in appreciation for their service.  
Present:  
Commissioner Mark D. Bogen  
Vice-Mayor Lamar P. Fisher  
Commissioner Beam Furr  
Commissioner Steve Geller  
Commissioner Nan H. Rich  
Commissioner Tim Ryan  
Mayor Michael Udine  
STATE OF THE COUNTY MESSAGE  
ACTION: (T-10:09 AM) Mayor Steve Geller delivered the State of the County Message.  
(Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
COMMISSION ELECTION OF MAYOR  
ACTION: (T-10:35 AM) Vice-Mayor Michael Udine was nominated and elected Mayor of  
Broward County for a one-year term. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COMMISSION ELECTION OF VICE-MAYOR  
ACTION: (T-11:52 AM) Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher was nominated and elected  
Vice-Mayor of Broward County for a one-year term. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
VOTE: 5-4. Commissioners Furr, Holness, Rich and Mayor Udine voted no.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
A motion was made by Commissioner Geller, seconded by Commissioner Sharief and  
unanimously carried, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Items 1 and 2. At the request  
of the Mayor, Supplemental Item 5 was 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.  
BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
MOTION TO APPROVE Board Appointments  
1.  
2.  
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT  
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Office of Economic and Small Business Development  
(OESBD) to solicit co-sponsorships greater than $30,000 for the “Broward and Beyond  
Business Conference,” scheduled for May 6, 2022 (“BBBC”); and authorizing the County  
Administrator, or her designee, to execute BBBC co-sponsorship and related  
agreements, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney,  
and to take all other administrative and budgetary actions associated therewith.  
ACTION: (T-11:44 AM) Approved.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
REGULAR AGENDA  
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MAYOR'S REPORT  
3.  
A. BOARD APPOINTMENTS  
ACTION:  
(T-12:16 PM)  
Mayor  
Udine  
requested  
the  
Board  
provide  
Intergovernmental Affairs Boards Section Manager Marty Cassini information with  
respect to board nominations and appointments, noting an inclination to keep  
appointments as previously assigned. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See  
Regular Meeting Non-Agenda Additional Material, dated November 16, 2021,  
submitted at the request of Intergovernmental Affairs Boards Section.)  
B. COVID-19 STATISTICS  
ACTION: (T-12:17 PM) Mayor Udine reported  
a
positive trend in COVID-19  
positivity and vaccination rates and advised of his request for County  
Administration to relax facial covering requirements in correlation to the positive  
trend in cases. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
C. FORT LAUDERDALE PRIDE PARADE  
ACTION: (T-12:18 PM) Mayor Udine announced that he will be marching with  
Mayor Trantalis in the City of Fort Lauderdale Pride Parade, on November 20,  
2021. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
D. BROWARD COUNTY NIGHT AT PANTHER ARENA  
ACTION: (T-12:18 PM) Mayor Udine relayed that he will be dropping the puck at  
6:55 p.m. tonight for Broward County Night at Panther Arenda. (Refer to minutes  
for full discussion.)  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT  
COURTROOM DEDICATION  
4.  
ACTION:  
(T-12:16 PM)  
County  
Administrator  
Bertha  
Henry  
announced  
the  
courtroom dedication on the 17th floor of the courthouse complex, on November  
19, 2021. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
In response to Country Administrator Bertha Henry, Mayor Udine thanked  
Commissioner Bogen for agreeing to emcee the event. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA  
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-521 of the Board of County Commissioners of  
Broward County, Florida authorizing issuance of Broward County, Florida Tourist  
Development Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 (Convention Center Expansion Project),  
in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $575,000,000, for the principal  
purposes of prepaying the Broward County, Florida Bond Anticipation Note, Series  
2020A (Convention Center Expansion Project), and paying the costs of design,  
development, construction and equipping of the Convention Center Expansion;  
determining the form and certain details of the Series 2021 Bonds; delegating to the  
County Administrator the determination of certain matters and details concerning said  
Bonds, including whether the Series 2021 Bonds shall be secured by the reserve account;  
authorizing the negotiated sale of the Series 2021 Bonds and the execution and delivery  
of a purchase contract; authorizing the distribution and use of a Preliminary Official  
Statement, and authorizing the execution and delivery of an Official Statement; approving  
uncertificated, book-entry only registration of the Series 2021 Bonds with the Depository  
Trust Company; delegating to the County Administrator authority to negotiate and obtain a  
credit facility to insure all or a portion of the Series 2021 Bonds and to execute and deliver  
any related agreements; delegating to the County Administrator authority to negotiate and  
obtain a reserve account credit facility and to execute and deliver any related agreements;  
authorizing the execution and delivery of a Disclosure Dissemination Agent Agreement;  
providing for the application of bond proceeds; appointing a registrar and paying agent, a  
dissemination agent and, if necessary, an escrow agent; providing for the appointment of  
a financial printer for the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement;  
authorizing proper officials to do all things deemed necessary in connection with the  
issuance, sale and delivery of the Series 2021 Bonds and the prepayment of the note;  
providing for the issuance of additional bonds and refunding bonds; providing for credit  
facilities, reserve account credit facilities and hedge agreements with respect to the  
Bonds as determined by the County; authorizing all necessary administrative and  
budgetary actions related to the Bonds; providing for severability and an effective date.  
5.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of the  
resolution, attached as Exhibit 1, includes the exhibits to the resolution distributed  
as Additional Material.)  
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)  
ACTION: (T-11:44 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material, dated November 16, 2021, submitted at the request of Finance and  
Administrative Services Department.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve and execute GMP Contract  
Amendment No. 4 to the Master Development Agreement (MDA) between Broward  
6.  
County and Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc., (MSW) for the Convention Center  
Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (Project) in substantially the form provided to  
the Board (to be distributed Monday), in an amount not to exceed $329.8 million for the  
Guaranteed Maximum Price 4 (GMP 4), for the vertical construction costs of the Eastern  
Expansion of the Convention Center, the CVB Building and the Public Plaza and other  
aspects of the project (Exhibit 1-GMP Proposal), to include a CBE goal reduction from  
30% to 25%, 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 this item is  
based on the updates to Exhibits 1 and 2 and draft contract amendments  
distributed by Additional Material Item 6, and on the revised Summary of Terms to  
the Third Amendment and GMP Amendment No. 4, which deletes a paragraph  
inadvertently included in that amendment, distributed as Additional Material Item  
6(2). FGMP Contract Amendment No. 5 is unchanged.)  
ACTION: (T-11:45 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material 6 and 6(2), dated November 16, 2021, submitted at the request of County  
Administration.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve and execute GMP Contract  
Amendment No. 5 to the MDA Between Broward County and MSW for the Project in  
substantially the form provided to the Board (to be distributed Monday), in an amount not  
to exceed $571 million for the Guaranteed Maximum Price 5 (GMP 5), for the vertical  
construction costs of the Headquarters Hotel and other aspects of the Project (Exhibit  
2-GMP Proposal), to include a CBE goal reduction from 30% to 25%, provided it has  
been reviewed and approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney;  
and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary budgetary and administrative  
actions needed to effectuate and implement GMP 5.  
(Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board’s consideration of this item is  
based on the updates to Exhibits 1 and 2 and draft contract amendments  
distributed by Additional Material Item 6, and on the revised Summary of Terms to  
the Third Amendment and GMP Amendment No. 4, which deletes a paragraph  
inadvertently included in that amendment, distributed as Additional Material Item  
6(2). FGMP Contract Amendment No. 5 is unchanged.)  
ACTION: (T-11:45 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material 6 and 6(2), dated November 16, 2021, submitted at the request of County  
Administration.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
C. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve a Third Amendment to the  
MDA Between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc., (MSW) for the  
Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (Project) to address  
requirements of the bond indenture, consistent with the summary of terms provided to the  
Board (to be distributed November 15, 2021), 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 this item is  
based on the updates to Exhibits 1 and 2 and draft contract amendments  
distributed by Additional Material Item 6, and on the revised Summary of Terms to  
the Third Amendment and GMP Amendment No. 4, which deletes a paragraph  
inadvertently included in that amendment, distributed as Additional Material Item  
6(2). FGMP Contract Amendment No. 5 is unchanged.)  
ACTION: (T-11:45 AM) Approved as amended with Regular Meeting Additional  
Material 6 and 6(2), dated November 16, 2021, submitted at the request of County  
Administration.  
VOTE: 9-0.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION  
NON-AGENDA  
HOLIDAY WISHES - THE BOARD  
7.  
8.  
ACTION: (T-12:04 PM) The Board wished everyone happy holidays. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP - COMMISSIONER FURR  
ACTION: (T-12:04 PM) Commissioner Furr noted his participation in Prosperity  
Partnership with Broward Alliance and thanked AV Program Manager Michael  
Jorgensen for video production assistance. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
CONGRATULATIONS - THE BOARD  
9.  
ACTION: (T-12:05 PM) The Board congratulated Michael Udine and Lamar P.  
Fisher in being elected as the new Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Broward County.  
(Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
NEW RIVER CROSSING WORKSHOP - VICE-MAYOR FISHER  
10.  
ACTION: (T-12:06 PM) Vice-Mayor Fisher announced that the Broward Commuter  
Rail New River Crossing Workshop will be held on November 18, 2021, at 6:00  
p.m., and directed anyone with an interest in the stakeholder’s meeting to visit:  
<https://www.browardcommuterrailstudy.com> for more information. (Refer to  
minutes for full discussion.)  
LABOR WORKING GROUP MEETING - COMMISSIONER GELLER  
11.  
12.  
ACTION: (T-12:06 PM) Commissioner Geller announced that the Labor Working  
Group meeting has been Sunshined and scheduled for November 18, 2021, at 9:00  
a.m., at the Levan Center at Nova Southeastern University, and invited everyone  
to attend. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  
WORLD CUP CRICKET - COMMISSIONER HOLNESS  
ACTION: (T-12:09 PM) Commissioner Holness informed that the Central Broward  
Regional Park Stadium has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council  
as a professional cricket pitch for World Cup cricket in North America and thanked  
staff for their work in partnership with Worldwide Sports. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)  
FITCE - COMMISSIONER HOLNESS  
13.  
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Holness announced that the Florida  
International Trade & Cultural Expo (FITCE) will be held November 17~18, 2021, at  
the Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort  
Lauderdale. 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.)  
BOARD INVITATIONS - COUNTY ATTORNEY  
14.  
ACTION: (T-12:15 PM) County Attorney Andrew J. Meyers requested the Board  
inform the County Attorney’s Office as to event or meeting invitations received to  
ensure proper vetting in order to avoid Sunshine issues. (Refer to minutes for full  
discussion.)