Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO APPROVE First Amendment to Public Safety Answering Point Lease Agreement between City of Coconut Creek, Landlord, and Broward County, Tenant, exchanging two rooms in the leased premises, reducing the County’s footprint and rental rate, and providing the County with a better configuration for its equipment and staff for this City-owned 911 Emergency Dispatch Center located at 4900 West Copans Road, Coconut Creek; for a rent reduction of $369.53 per month in the first year, beginning with the first month after the execution of this agreement; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 2)

ACTION:  (T-10:23 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 9-0.

Board of County Commissioners' approval is required to approve an amendment to a lease pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 125.38 and Broward County Administrative Code, Section 6.23.

Provides Broward County a better configuration for the operation of the 911 Emergency Dispatch Center a/k/a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), while reducing the monthly rent.

None.

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

On November 12, 2013, Item 39 the Board of County Commissioners approved the execution of the three Public Safety Answering Point's (PSAP) lease agreements completed by the County Administrator in an effort to efficiently implement the Consolidated Regional E-911 Communications System.

Since that time the Office of Communications Technology found that there would be efficiency of operations if the County vacated Room 245, consisting of 445 square feet in the Coconut Creek PSAP and replaced it with Room 201 consisting of 220 square feet. Coconut Creek agreed to the exchange, as it would be beneficial to their operation as well. The County would reduce their footprint in the building from 6,620 square feet to 6,400 square feet, a reduction of 220 square feet and a reduction in monthly rent of $369.53.

Coconut Creek passed Ordinance Number 2014-008 to execute the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement, with a first reading on April 10, 2014 and a second reading on May 8, 2014. On May 20, 2014 the city mayor, Lisa Aronson, executed the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement.

Sources of additional information: Purvi A. Bhogaita, Director, Real Property Section, (954) 357-7333; Scott Campbell, Director, Facilities Management Division, (954) 357-5590; Thomas J. Hutka, P.E., Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6410; Rick Carpani, Director, Office of Communications Technology, (954) 357-8570.