CONSENT AGENDA
 

A motion was made by Commissioner Udine, seconded by Commissioner Holness and unanimously carried, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Items 1 through 35.  At the request of the Mayor, Regular Items 51, 52, 55 and Supplemental Item 60 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.

The following items were withdrawn/deferred:  5, 56 and 59.

The following item was pulled by the Board and considered separately:  8.

Public Hearing Items consist of Items 36 through 45.

Public Hearing Item 44 was continued until Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
 

MOTION TO APPROVE Board Appointments

MOTION TO APPOINT Terrence Davis to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. (Commissioner Geller)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved with the Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated April 24, 2018, submitted at the request of Commissioner Geller.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPOINT Tiana Blount to the Broward Regional Health Planning Council.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved with the Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated April 24, 2018, submitted at the request of Vice-Mayor Bogen.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-195 approving a Public Transportation Joint Participation Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for Financial Project No. 437970-1-94-01 to fund the rehabilitation North Runway 10L-28R-Taxiway Pavement for Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the amount of $4,500,000; authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions and approve any nonmonetary amendments; and providing for an effective date. This Public Transportation Joint Participation Agreement requires the County to match a minimum of $4,500,000, which is budgeted in the Aviation Department's FLL Capital Fund.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-197 accepting a warranty deed executed by Ashley Delfyette for right-of-way located along the south side of NW 19th Street east of NW 26th Terrace in the City of Fort Lauderdale, at a nominal cost of $10 to Broward County. (Commission District 9)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPROVE Increase in Reimbursement to TransMontaigne Terminals L.L.C. for the costs to relocate underground fuel pipelines in the vicinity of Cruise Terminal 25 at Port Everglades, increasing the amount by $110,000, for a revised total not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2018-198 transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) in the amount of $718,568 for the purpose of providing funds for various organizations' crime prevention, safe neighborhood, and drug abuse education and prevention programs.

(Commissioner LaMarca pulled this item.)

ACTION:  (T-10:49 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  6-0.  Commissioners LaMarca and Rich abstained from voting.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to execute the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and to designate the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services Chief Medical Examiner to serve as the County Administrator's designee in executing these and any other documents associated with accepting the Fiscal Year 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Formula Grant Program, subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney.

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved, as amended, with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated April 24, 2018, submitted at the request of the Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services.  (Scrivener’s Error – See County Administrator’s Report:  Motion  A currently reads:  County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to execute the  Florida Department of Law Enforcement…Should read:  County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement…)

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

B. MOTION TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE Subrecipient Agreement through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for the Fiscal Year 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Act Formula Grant Program (CFDA No 16.742 Federal grant award number 2017-CD-BX-0010) from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 in the amount of $2,577 for the purpose of supplies and training for the staff of the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services.

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved, as amended, with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated April 24, 2018, submitted at the request of the Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services. 

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

C. MOTION TO ADOPT unanticipated revenue Resolution No. 2018-199 within the FDLE Coverdell Grant Fund in the amount of $2,577 for the purpose of supplies and training for the staff of the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services.

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved, as amended, with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated April 24, 2018, submitted at the request of the Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services. 

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Office of the County Attorney to file a civil action based on the Broward County Human Rights Section’s determination that reasonable cause exists to believe the complainants have been subjected to housing discrimination in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act and the Broward County Human Rights Act.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-201 directing the County Administrator to publish a Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room (Room 422), Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to consider the application of Homeland Patrol Corporation for a nonexclusive franchise to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades for a one-year term, commencing on May 8, 2018, and ending on May 7, 2019.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-203 directing the County Administrator to publish a Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room (Room 422), Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to consider the application of Host Agency, LLC, for a nonexclusive franchise  to provide steamship agent services at Port Everglades for a one-year term, commencing on May 8, 2018, and ending on May 7, 2019.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO FILE following Financial Statements and Audit Reports:

A. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Broward County, Florida, Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

B. Broward County, Florida, Reports in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida, Year Ended September 30, 2017.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

C. Broward County Aviation Department, a Major Fund of Broward County, Florida, Financial Statements, For the Years Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

D. Annual Financial Report for the Port Everglades Department of Broward County, Florida, a Major Enterprise Fund of Broward County, Florida, For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

E. Broward County, Florida, Water and Wastewater Fund, a Major Fund of Broward County, Florida, Financial Statements, For the Years Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPROVE three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, and the Federation of Public Employees (AFL-CIO), Non-Supervisory Unit, representing the County’s Port Everglades Non-Supervisory Unit employees, for Fiscal Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, and 2019/2020; and to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPROVE three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between Broward County and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Local 2200, representing the County’s Port Everglades Department maintenance employees, for Fiscal Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, and 2019/2020; and to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, the Three-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement was successfully ratified by the Union on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, (Items 19, 20 & 21 were previously ratified by their respective Unions.)
 
ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.  

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low bidder, Florida Transcor, Inc., for Pavement Marking Materials, Bid No. OPN2115556B1, for the Traffic Engineering Division, in the estimated annual amount of $736,981 and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two one-year periods, for a three-year potential estimated amount of $2,210,943. The initial contract period begins on the date of award and terminates one year from that date.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a plat entitled 7-Eleven No. 34942 (013-MP-17). (Commission District 9)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved the plat subject to staff’s recommendations as outlined in the Development Review Report.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a non-vehicular access line amendment on the East Ridge Office Building (020-MP-79). (Commission District 2)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved per staff's recommendations. 

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a non-vehicular access line amendment on the Sector 5 Boundary Plat (037-UP-86). (Commission District 1)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved per staff's recommendations. 

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPROVE threshold increase for open-end awarded contracts with various vendors listed in Exhibit 1, for Bus Parts - New, Rebuilt, Original Equipment Manufacturer, Aftermarket, Bid No. V1267602B1, in the estimated amount of $1,200,000, from the current total contract threshold of $15,400,000 to $16,600,000.

ACTION:  (T-10:47 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO CONSIDER issuance of a new license to provide Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services (NEMTS) to Ready To Transport, Inc, contingent upon completion of requirements identified in the Broward County Code of Ordinances.

ACTION:  (T-10:55 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  7-0.  Commissioner Geller abstained from voting and was out of the room during the vote.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance to adopt a proposed amendment to the Capital Improvements Element of the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TABLES OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-10:57 AM)  Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

A. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance amending the Broward County Comprehensive Plan to adopt Broward County Land Use Plan  map amendment PC 18-3, expanding the existing "Activity Center" in the City of West Park (Commission District 8), the substance of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AMENDING THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN REGARDING THE CITY OF WEST PARK ACTIVITY CENTER; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-10:57 AM)  Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

B. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance amending the Broward County Comprehensive Plan to adopt Broward County Land Use Plan text amendment PCT 18-2, expanding the existing "Activity Center" in the City of West Park (Commission District 8), the substance of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN TEXT REGARDING THE CITY OF WEST PARK ACTIVITY CENTER; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-10:57 AM)  Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-207 to transmit a proposed amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan map (PC 18-6), in the City of Sunrise, 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 1), 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 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF SUNRISE TO DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-10:58 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO CONSIDER enactment of an Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO TREE MAINTENANCE AND LOCATION; AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 8½, 27, AND 39 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"), ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE OF TREES NEAR POWER LINES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

(Sponsored by Commissioner Barbara Sharief)
 

DELEGATION: Elijah Manley

ACTION:  (T-12:20 PM)  Elijah Manley was not present at the time of the Delegation.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE budgetary action in an amount not-to-exceed $15,000,000 for the purpose of exercising the County's option, granted within the Third Amendment to the Wave Project Agreement, to fund the difference ("delta") between the amount the winning bidder quotes to develop a "base bid" Vehicle Maintenance Storage Facility (VMSF) limited to the initial Wave phase (2.8-mile circulator) versus a VMSF that accommodates future phases ("full build out"), including additional vehicles, office space, infrastructure, equipment, technology, and a non-revenue track loop around the facility. Should conditions exist at the time of the bid opening (expected April 26, 2018) permitting the County Administrator to exercise the option, the delta would be transferred to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as the Project Sponsor within 14 days of bid opening, to be reimbursed by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and City of Fort Lauderdale (City), as outlined in the Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement (ILA), Section 6 (February 2, 2018, Item No. 46). (Deferred from April 10, 2018 - Item No. 68)

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, at the request of the Office of the County Attorney, the following language should be added at the end of the motion statement: “The authorization provided to the County Administrator is conditioned upon the County Administrator, after bid opening, determining whether the City of Fort Lauderdale, a partner in the WAVE project, wishes for the enhanced VMSF to be included within the project and, if the City does not wish for that to be included, the County Administrator shall provide notice thereof to the Board sufficiently in advance of the Board’s May 8, 2018, meeting to permit the Board to make a final decision as to whether to include the enhanced facility in the WAVE project.”)

ACTION:  (T-2:11 PM)  Following public comments and Board discussion, the motion failed.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)  (Scrivener’s Error – See County Administrator’s Report: In the last line of the motion statement, the reference to Item #46 on February 2, 2018, should be February 6, 2018.)

VOTE:  3-5.  Commissioners Holness, LaMarca, Rich, Udine, and Vice-Mayor Bogen voted no.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MOTION TO APPOINT Mayor Dean J. Trantalis to the Tourist Development Council. 

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-10:47 PM)  Approved.

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

MAYOR'S REPORT
 

A.  FISH AND WILDLIFE CONFERENCE

ACTION:  (T-4:02 PM)  Mayor Furr noted that he will be in attendance at the Fish and Wildlife Conference on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

B.  METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

ACTION:  (T-4:03 PM)  Mayor Furr recounted to the Board his attendance at the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Mayors’/Elected Officials’ Transportation Roundtable.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

C.  RETIREMENT

ACTION:  (T-4:05 PM)  Mayor Furr noted the retirement of Andrea Perry from the Supervisor of Elections Office.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

D.  COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN

ACTION:  (T-4:05 PM)  Mayor Furr noted his attendance at the Countdown to Kindergarten Event on Saturday, April 21, 2018.    (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

E.  LEGACY SOUTH FLORIDA

ACTION:  (T-4:05 PM)  Mayor Furr shared with the Board an article in the Legacy South Florida publication highlighting County Administrator Bertha Henry.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

MOTION TO DIRECT Office of the County Attorney to draft an Ordinance requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities operating in Broward County to maintain a minimum of $1,000,000 in general and professional liability insurance. (Vice-Mayor Bogen)

ACTION:  (T-11:16 AM)  Following discussion the Board deferred this item indefinitely.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

COMMUNICATION - COMMISSIONER RICH

ACTION:  (T-4:06 PM)  Commissioner Rich reiterated to the Board the importance of communicating with other municipalities.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

REALTORS ASSOCIATION LETTER - COMMISSIONER GELLER

ACTION:  (T-4:08 PM)  Commissioner Geller mentioned the receipt of a letter from a Realtors Association.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

LATE AGENDA ITEMS - COMMISSIONER GELLER

ACTION:  (T-4:10 PM)  Commissioner Geller expressed his concern surrounding the late inclusion of Agenda Items (Supplemental Items) that were not time sensitive.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

REALTOR ASSOCIATION - COMMISSIONER HOLNESS

ACTION:  (T-4:12 PM)  Commissioner Holness noted that he had met with representatives from a Realtor Association pertaining to a recently enacted housing discrimination Ordinance.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

PROM DRESS GIVEAWAY - COMMISSIONER HOLNESS

ACTION:  (T-4:15 PM)  Commissioner Holness invited the community to attend a Prom Dress Giveaway on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Franklin Park, 2501 Franklin Park Drive, Fort Lauderdale 33311.  For more information call: Mrs. Jay at (954) 594-1481 or Val Wolberg at (954) 357-8700.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)