Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator, or authorized designee, to take any and all necessary or advisable actions to acquire or lease property for the P-25 radio system, including but not limited to: leases, extension letters, terminations of legal documents; submitting offers, counteroffers, bids and proposals; executing letters of intent, memorandums of understanding and purchase agreements; and conducting required due diligence, with final documents subject to the review and approval of the Office of the County Attorney.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-12:16 PM)  Approved.  Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum:  Currently reads: “MOTION TO AUTHORIZE ...   “with final documents subject to the review and approval of the Office of the County Attorney.” Should read: “MOTION TO AUTHORIZE with final documents subject to the review and approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, and subject to receipt of a certification from the County’s Chief Financial Officer that the purchase price or lease payments, as applicable, will not be greater than ten percent above either the appraised value of the proposed fee or the fair market value of the proposed leasehold interest.”  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  6-0.  Commissioners Holness and Rich were out of the room during the vote.   Commissioner Sharief was not present.
 

Board of County Commissioners' approval is required to delegate authority to the County Administrator.

Authorizes the County Administrator to take any and all necessary or advisable actions to acquire property rights in support of the P-25 radio system.

None.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION/REAL PROPERTY SECTION AND OFFICE OF REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.

As the real estate market is improving and development is increasing, parcels of land in our target locations are scarce and thus do not stay on the market for a long time. To acquire such parcels, if and when they become available in this competitive market, staff need the flexibility to be able to act quickly. Staff is requesting the County Administrator be given the authority to take any and all necessary or advisable actions to acquire or lease property when Board of County Commissioner approval would put the County at a disadvantage due to timing issues. Any documents executed by the County Administrator would be subject to approval of the Office of the County Attorney.

Purvi A. Bhogaita, Director, Real Property Section, (954) 357-7333
Brett Bayag, Acting Director, Office of Regional Communications and Technology, (954) 357-8565
Thomas J. Hutka, P.E., Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6410