THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
This action supports the Board's Value of "Ensuring opportunities for all people and businesses in Broward" and Goal to "Increase the economic strength and impact of revenue-generating County enterprises balancing economic, environmental, and community needs."
Chevron Products Company (Chevron) owns and operates a petroleum products storage and distribution terminal on private property within the Port Everglades Jurisdictional Area. This terminal, which distributes transportation fuels to the South Florida market, has operated over the past 50 years subject to a series of agreements with Port Everglades which provide a right of way for the installation, maintenance and operation of bulk petroleum pipelines on Port property. The current agreement was approved by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners on October 9, 2007 (Item No. 19). The Port generates revenues from dockage and other fees applicable to tank ships and oceangoing barges using Port berths as well as from wharfage fees paid by Chevron on all product moving through the pipelines as outlined in the Port Everglades Tariff. Similar arrangements are in place with the other petroleum terminal operators located within the Port.
Approval of the new, non-exclusive License Agreement would replace the agreement expiring on October 8, 2017, and would extend the relationship for another ten years, consistent with license agreements with other petroleum terminal operators to provide rights of way for pipelines between the berths and the petroleum distribution terminals.
The License Agreement has been reviewed by the Port Everglades Risk Manager and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney. The agreement is still being finalized by Chevron, and signature pages will be provided prior to the Commission meeting. |