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AI-28877

34.

Meeting Date:	04/16/2019
Director's Name:	Lamar P. Fisher
Department:	County Commission

Information

Requested Action

MOTION TO APPROVE waiver of bus fares for military personnel riding on Broward County Transit buses during Broward Navy Days Fleet Week 2019 (April 29th - May 6th, 2019) and providing for an effective date. (Commissioner Fisher)

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION: (T-11:36 AM) Approved.

VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.

Why Action is Necessary

Pursuant to Section 41.01 of the Broward County Administrative Code, waivers of fixed-route, directly-operated bus fares must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners (Board).

What Action Accomplishes

This action will allow the Transit Division to provide free bus service for visiting military personnel during Fleet Week 2019.

Is this Action Goal Related

Previous Action Taken

Summary Explanation/Background

In a letter to Commissioner Lamar Fisher dated March 29, 2019, Ms. Mary Anne Gray, Executive Director, Broward Navy Days Inc., has requested the Board’s waiver of bus fares for military personnel during Fleet Week Port Everglades 2019 (April 29th to May 6th, 2019). Historically, the Board has approved this request.

As an extension of Broward County government’s appreciation to military personnel that visit Broward County during Fleet Week, this action provides a waiver of bus fares on Broward County’s fixed-route buses for military personnel wearing a uniform or producing proper identification during this time period.

Source of Additional Information

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary:

Staff estimates minimal loss of revenue (less than $1,000) to provide the proposed free bus service for the military from April 29th to May 6th, 2019.

Attachments
Exhibit 1 - Letter from Broward Navy Days, Inc.