Commission Minutes 1 Jr/Lr/Lg/Dh/Rf/Pl 12/03/19 10

COMMISSION MINUTES

Action Agenda

The minutes are pending approval by the Board of County Commissioners.

MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2019

(Meeting convened at 10:13 a.m., recessed at 12:42 p.m., reconvened at 2:13 p.m., and adjourned at 4:21 p.m.)

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Commissioner Beam Furr, District 6.

CALL TO ORDER was led by Mayor Dale V.C. Holness, District 9.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

In memory of Mildred “Midge” Shailer, founder of Kids in Distress and Community Activist.

In memory of our past and present brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who served our country and continue to serve our country at home and abroad.

Present: Commissioner Mark D. Bogen Mayor Dale V.C. Holness Commissioner Beam Furr Vice-Mayor Steve Geller Commissioner Nan H. Rich Commissioner Tim Ryan Commissioner Barbara Sharief Commissioner Michael Udine Absent: Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher

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CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Sharief, seconded by Commissioner Bogen and unanimously carried, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Items 1 through 57. At the request of the Mayor, Regular Items 74, 75, 76, 79 and 84 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.

Public Hearing Items consist of Items 58 through 72.

The following Public Hearing Item was continued: 70.

The following Items were deferred: 44 and 85.

The following Items were pulled by the Board and considered separately: 5, 28, 49, 51 and 53.

The following Items were pulled by members of the public and considered separately: 30 and 55.

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

1. MOTION TO APPROVE Board Appointments

1A. MOTION TO APPOINT Chadwick Maxey to the Broward County Planning

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Council. (Commissioner Ryan)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

1B. MOTION TO APPOINT David Kurlander to the Health and Sanitary Control Board. (Commissioner Udine)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

AVIATION DEPARTMENT

1. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-532 approving Amendment No. One to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for Financial Project No. 443868-1-94-01; increasing the total cost for the Phase II - HWO Security Enhancements Access Control & CCTV project at North Perry Airport and each party’s share of such costs; authorizing the Mayor or Vice-Mayor to execute same; authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions; and providing for severability and an effective date. This Amendment provides additional grant funding up to the amount of $659,200 and requires the County to increase its match by approximately $164,800, which is budgeted in the Aviation Department's Capital Fund. A certified copy of the approved Resolution shall be inserted as Exhibit D to the Amendment before execution.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

2. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement of Lease between Broward County and Ladim Aviation, LLC., for an aircraft tie-down and storage facility at North Perry Airport, effective upon approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and terminating on the last day of the 30th lease year; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute. 3. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved. (Scrivener's Error - See County Administrator's Report: Exhibit 1 - Agreement Summary Box 15 for Convenience currently reads: WRITTEN NOTICE OF TERMINATION BY COUNTY. Should read: N/A.)

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

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING DIVISION

4. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-533 accepting a warranty deed executed by Alazhar School, Inc. for property located along the north side of West McNab Road between Brookwood Boulevard and NW 70th Avenue in the City of Tamarac, at a nominal cost of $10 to Broward County. (Commission District 3)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION

5. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute an Agreement between Broward County and The Salvation Army, a Georgia Corporation (“TSA”), subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, in the amount of $120,000, effective retroactively to October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, with two optional one-year renewal terms, to provide Florida Department of Children and Families Emergency Solutions Grant funded services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement. (Commissioner Geller pulled this item.)

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ACTION: (T-11:09 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

6. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Health (“DOH") and Broward County in the amount of $1,827,864, retroactive from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, to provide public health services to Broward County residents; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO APPROVE waivers of conflict under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, for the following Broward County advisory board members holding an employment or contractual relationship with an entity receiving funds for the performance of services under this agenda item: 1. Rodriguez, Joshua 2. Thaqi, Dr. Paula

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

7. A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute the Second Amendment to Agreement No. 18-CP-CSA-JRACH-01 between Broward County and Junior

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Achievement of South Florida, Inc. (“JA”), subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, increasing the Agreement by $200,000, from $300,000 to $500,000, retroactive from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, to increase financial literacy and business skills training provided to Broward County youth; and to take any necessary administrative or budgetary action to implement the Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute the First Amendment to Agreement No. 19-CP-CSA-8267-03 between Broward County and The School Board of Broward County, Florida (“SBBC-Gulfstream”) for the Gulfstream Early Learning Center, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, beginning January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, followed by two optional one-year renewal terms aligning with the County’s Fiscal Year; and to take any necessary administrative or budgetary action to implement the Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

C. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute the First Amendment to Agreement No. 18-CP-HCS-8372-01 between Broward County and First Call for Help of Broward, Inc. d/b/a 2-1-1 Broward (“2-1-1”), subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, to add two optional one-year renewal terms, the first of which begins on October 1, 2020; and to take any necessary administrative or budgetary action to implement the Agreement.

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ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

D. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute the First Amendment to Agreement No. 18-CP-HCS-PG-01 between Broward County and Barry University Inc. d/b/a Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”), subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, to add two adding two optional one-year renewal terms, the first of which begins on October 1, 2020; and to take any necessary administrative or budgetary action to implement the Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT DIVISION

8. MOTION TO APPROVE Amendment 4 to Contract 16TFGR27 between the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) and Broward County to update the tasks and deliverables related to the completion of a sexual assault services community needs assessment by the Nancy J. Cotterman Center (NJCC) effective upon execution through June 30, 2020; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Contract, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, that do not increase the annual funding amount; authorize the County Administrator to renew the Contract, subject to approval of the same by the Office of the County Attorney, under substantially the same terms and conditions; and authorize the County Administrator to take any necessary budgetary and administrative actions to implement the Contract.

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ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

9. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Grant Agreement between the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and Broward County in the total amount of $733,334 ($550,000 federal grant award and $183,334 County grant cash match) effective January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, to centralize the coordination of care and direct service delivery to victims of human trafficking (HT) through the Direct Services to Support Human Trafficking Victims Program at the Nancy J. Cotterman Center (NJCC); authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Grant Agreement, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, that do not increase the total funding amount above $806,668; authorize the County Administrator to renew the Grant Agreement under substantially the same terms and conditions, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator to take any necessary budgetary and administrative actions to implement the Grant Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-534 within the Crisis Intervention Fund to appropriate revenue in the amount of $733,334 ($550,000 federal grant award and $183,334 County grant cash match) for coordination of care and direct service delivery to victims of HT.

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ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-535 transferring $183,334 within the General Fund from the Reserve for Grant Match to provide funds for the coordination of care and direct service delivery to HT victims.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

D. MOTION TO APPROVE three new grant positions within the Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking Grant to centralize the coordination of care and direct service delivery to HT victims. These positions will expire at the conclusion of the grant.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

10. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, Inc. (FNCAC) and Broward County, for proceeds from the sale of the “Stop Child Abuse” License Plate and Voluntary Contribution programs, in the amount of $4,685, effective upon execution through June 30, 2020, to fund specialized training for staff providing child abuse prevention and intervention services at the Nancy J. Cotterman Center (NJCC); authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the grant agreement, subject to review for legal sufficiency by

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the Office of the County Attorney, that do not increase the total funding amount above $5,154; authorize the County Administrator to renew the Grant Agreement under substantially the same terms and conditions, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator to take any necessary budgetary and administrative actions to implement the Grant Agreement.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-536 within the Specialty License Plate Fund to appropriate revenue in the amount of $4,685 for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 with the FNCAC to provide specialized training for NJCC staff who deliver prevention and intervention services to child victims of sexual and physical abuse.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT

11 MOTION TO APPROVE ten-year License Agreement between Broward County and TPSI Terminals L.L.C. for Bulk Petroleum Product Pipelines at Port Everglades, effective upon execution; and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Signature Pages have

been received.)

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ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

TRANSIT DIVISION

12. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-537 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute and file a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the Florida Department of Transportation, District 4, in the amount of $9,848,842, which requires an equal match by Broward County to provide Block Grant funding to Broward County Transit for public transportation operating costs; authorizing the County Administrator to take necessary administrative and budgetary actions; and providing for an effective date. The term of this PTGA is from date of execution through December 31, 2024. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

13. MOTION TO APPROVE Broward County Transit Title VI Service Equity Analysis for new “75 Express Bus” fixed-route commuter express bus service which will operate along the I-75 and Palmetto Expressway managed high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes between the City of Sunrise BB&T Center Park and Ride, and the Miami Intermodal Center at the Miami International Airport, with a stop in the City

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of Miami Gardens at the newly constructed FDOT Park and Ride. This new BCT 75 Express bus service will begin January 13, 2020 and operate both directions weekdays during the morning and afternoon peak travel hours at 30-minute headways. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

14. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-538 transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund in the amount of $21,555 for the purpose of providing matching funds for a grant from the Florida Office of the Attorney General which will support a full-time Victim Advocate position for a one-year grant period. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

15. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grant award and authorize the County Administrator to execute all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to implement the grant.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-539 within the General Fund, for the Supervisor of Elections (SOE), to transfer funds in the amount of $23,646 from reserves to provide for the County’s grant match.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-540 within the HAVA Grant Match Fund, for the SOE, to appropriate revenue in the amount of $23,646 for the County’s grant match.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

16. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Broward County’s Broward and Beyond Business Conference (BBB) scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2020 at the Signature Grand as an annual County-sponsored event, and under the supervision of the Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) this action would allow OESBD to solicit co-sponsorships greater than $30,000 for BBB.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator, or designee, to execute all

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necessary documents approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

17. MOTION TO APPROVE Fashion Cleaners, Inc. and its principal, Covey Cantwell, for participation in the Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD) Economic Development Program as a Pilot/Demonstration project for façade improvements, at a total cost to the County in an amount not to exceed $200,000 and shall comprise no greater than 80% of the total project cost (County shall contribute - 80% of the total project cost while Covey Cantville/Fashion Cleaners, Inc. shall contribute 20% of the total project cost), and to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute all necessary documents approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney to effectuate participation in the Pilot/Demonstration Project. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINER AND TRAUMA SERVICES

18. A. MOTION TO ACCEPT report from the Broward County Regional Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) Council, EMS Grant Committee, that includes the projects recommended for funding under the County grant portion of State EMS trust fund monies for Fiscal Year 2020.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-541, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (“EMS”) GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $116,412 TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND EXPANDING PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN BROWARD COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION; PROVIDING CERTIFICATION RELATING TO THE USE OF EMS COUNTY GRANT FUNDS AND APPROVE BROWARD COUNTY’S EMS GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING DISTRIBUTION; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY ACTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SAME; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-542 within the EMS County Grant Fund for the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services in the amount of $116,412 for the purpose of improving and expanding pre-hospital emergency medical services in Broward County.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

19. MOTION TO APPROVE nomination for appointment of Deborah Mulligan to the Broward Regional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

20. A. MOTION TO ADOPT Agreement between Broward County and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in the amount of $100,000, from January 2020 through December 31, 2021 for the purpose of recruiting qualified candidates for specialized training in Forensic Pathology to increase the number of physicians entering the field. Requesting the Mayor to direct the County Administrator to accept and sign the grant and take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions related to the agreement and authorizing the County Administrator to execute all amendments that do not exceed the total agreement amount of $100,000. This agreement requires no county match. Match is not required but necessary for the completion of the project. Therefore, the non-federal share that has been incorporated in the approved budget is mandatory and subject to audit.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-543 within the Coverdell

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Grant Fund in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of recruiting qualified candidates for specialized training in Forensic Pathology.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

COUNTY ATTORNEY

21 . MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Office of the County Attorney to submit a Joint Motion for Agreed Final Order ("Joint Motion") providing for settlement of the administrative proceeding in Broward County v. Prince Contracting, LLC, NOV19-0002

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

REQUEST TO SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING

22. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-544 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (“ADMINISTRATIVE CODE”); ESTABLISHING A NORTH PERRY AIRPORT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND FOR MEETINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Commissioner Beam Furr) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

23. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-545 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS; AMENDING SECTION 22.106 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE") TO AMEND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION MATCH PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEWLY-CREATED POSITION OF GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE SURTAX- FUNDED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY ACTIONS AND EXECUTE ANY AGREEMENTS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR

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SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

HOUSING FINANCE AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

24. MOTION TO APPROVE Reinstatement and Second Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and SoFI Corporation for Inspection and Project Advisory Services for housing rehabilitation and new home construction activities under Housing Finance and Community Redevelopment Division various grant programs, providing for the reinstatement of the Agreement to October 14, 2019, extending the term for an additional two year period through October 14, 2021, and increasing the Agreement amount by $50,000, from $90,000 to $140,000, to cover costs associated with particular grant funded projects; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorizing the County Administrator to execute amendments to the agreement, subject to approval by the Office of the County Attorney. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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25. MOTION TO APPROVE Second Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and Center for Independent Living of Broward, Inc. for State Housing Initiatives Partnership (“SHIP”) Special Needs/Barrier Strategy Fiscal Year 2017 Funding in the Amount of $150,000 (“Second Amendment”) bringing the total contract award to $781,020 and authorizing the Mayor or Vice-Mayor to execute same.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved as amended with Yellow- Sheeted Additional Material, dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of the Office of the County Attorney.

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

26. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Joinder by Broward County, as Fourth Mortgagee, to Amended and Restated Easement and Agreement (Sailboat Bend I and II) between Sailboat Bend Apartments Ltd, Sailboat Bend II Ltd, and the Housing Authority of the City of Ft. Lauderdale, and authorize the County Administrator to execute same, subject to the approval of the Office of the County Attorney. (Commission District 7)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION

27 . MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of an extension of plat deadlines for

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Tuscan Isles (031-MP-18). (Commission District 8)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION

28. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Second Amendment to the Agreement between Broward County and South Florida Community Care Network, LLC, D/B/A Community Care Plan (CCP), for the Administrative Management Services, for Self-Insured Group Health and Pharmacy Insurance Coverage and Benefits for Broward County employees, retirees, COBRA participants, survivors and their eligible dependents.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Signature Pages have been received.)

(Commissioner Sharief pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:08 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

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B. MOTION TO APPROVE First Amendment to the Agreement between Broward County and United Healthcare Services, Inc., for the Administrative Management Services, for Self-Insured Group Health Insurance Coverage and Benefits, for Broward County employees, retirees, COBRA participants, survivors and their eligible dependents.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Signature Pages have been received.)

(Commissioner Sharief pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:07 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

C. MOTION TO APPROVE First Amendment to the Agreement between Broward County and OptumRx PBM of Illinois, Inc., for the Administrative Management Services for Self-Insured Group Pharmacy Insurance Coverage and Benefits, for Broward County employees, retirees, COBRA participants, survivors and their eligible dependents.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Signature Pages have been received.)

(Commissioner Sharief pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:07 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

discussion.) VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not

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present.

PURCHASING DIVISION

For County Administration - Parks and Recreation Division

29. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, Gardening Angel Nursery, Inc., for Groups 1-4 and Group 6, for Plant and Landscaping Contract, Bid No. BLD2117381B1, for the Parks and Recreation Division in the estimated initial term amount of $1,590,345 including $7,500 for allowances and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two one-year periods, for a three-year potential estimated amount of $4,820,003. The initial contract period will begin upon date of award and terminate on December 31, 2020. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

For Finance And Administrative Services Department

30. MOTION TO ESTABLISH Qualified Vendors List for Human Resources Training and authorize the Director of Purchasing to add vendors from the advertised solicitation or delete vendors that may have been debarred or suspended by the County. The Qualified Vendors List will expire five years after commencement. (A member of the public pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:33 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

31. MOTION TO APPROVE threshold increase for open-end contract with W.W. Grainger Inc., under the State of Florida Alternate Contract Source Agreement No. 3116000-18-ACS, Industrial & Commercial Supplies and Equipment; State of New York Contract No. 3900022918, for the procurement of industrial and commercial supplies and equipment for various Broward County agencies, in the estimated amount of $2,000,000 for the remainder of the current term March 21, 2018 through September 30, 2020, for a one-year period for a potential total amount of $3,200,000. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

For Public Works Department

32. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to single bidder, AGC Electric, Inc., for FEMA Compliant: Emergency Type 1 Signal Repair, Bid No. OPN2118779B1, for the Traffic Engineering Division, in the estimated amount of $1,714,685 for the initial three-year term, which includes an allowance in the amount of $135,000, and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two optional one-year periods, for a five-year potential estimated amount of $2,857,808. The initial contract period shall begin on date of award and will terminate three years from that date. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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33. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, Mills Electric Service, Inc., for FEMA Compliant Electrical Maintenance and Repair, Bid No. OPN2118679B1, for Water and Wastewater Services, in the initial one-year estimated amount of $449,125, which includes allowances in the amount of $76,500, and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for four one-year periods, for a potential five-year estimated amount of $2,245,625. The initial contract period shall begin on the date of award and will terminate one year from that date. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

34. A. MOTION TO MODIFY County Business Enterprise Goal for Bid No. PNC2118233B1, Bascule Bridge Maintenance & Repair, in accordance with Section 1-81.3, Broward County Business Opportunity Act of 2012.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to the single bidder, North American Construction Company LLC, for Bascule Bridge Maintenance & Repair, Bid No. PNC2118233B1, for the Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division, in the amount of

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$4,434,497 which includes items in the allowance amount of $280,000, and authorizes the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two additional one-year periods, for a three-year estimated amount of $13,303,491. The initial contract period begins on the day of award and terminates one year from that date, contingent upon the receipt and approval of performance and payment guaranty. (Commission District 7)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

35. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, Smartech Security, Corp, for Closed Circuit Television Repair and Installation, Solicitation No. BLD2118413B1, for Facilities Management Division, in the annual estimated amount of $1,310,822, which includes allowances in the amount of $115,000, and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two one-year periods, for a three-year potential estimated amount of $4,234,678. The initial contract period shall begin on the date of award and will terminate one year from that date. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

36. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, Prestige Property Maintenance Inc, for Group 1: Grounds Maintenance Services, Bid No. BLD2117968B1, for the Facilities Management Division, in the estimated initial term amount of $868,321 including $6,000 for allowances and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two one-year periods, for a

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three-year potential estimated amount of $2,698,611. The initial contract period will begin upon date of award and terminate on December 31, 2020. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

37. MOTION TO AWARD fixed contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, Primus Construction Services, Inc., for Restroom and Locker Room Renovation at Copans Transit Maintenance Facility, Bid No. PNC2118662C1, for the Transportation Department/Transit Division, in the amount of $1,063,000, which includes an allowance in the amount of $25,000, to be substantially completed within 180 calendar days from the Project Initiation Date listed in the Second Notice to Proceed for construction, contingent upon the receipt and approval of the performance and payment guaranty and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 4) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

38. A. MOTION TO APPROVE sole source, sole brand designation to PSI Technologies Inc, for Vogelsang brand pumps, grinders, and repair parts, for Water and Wastewater Services.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Director of Purchasing to award and renew resultant open-end contract to sole source, PSI Technologies Inc, for sole brand Vogelsang pumps, grinders, and repair parts, for Water and Wastewater

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Services. The County will seek an initial one-year contract with the option to renew for two one-year terms. The estimated amount of the contract will be consistent with the estimated budget referenced in the Fiscal Impact. The initial contract period shall begin on the date of award and terminate one year from that date.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

39. MOTION TO APPROVE Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative Group, Contract No. T-36-19, for Carbon Dioxide, Liquid, Bulk Delivery, awarded as an open-end contract to low bidder, Airgas USA, LLC, for Water and Wastewater Services, in the estimated initial remaining ten-month term amount of $168,375, and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for two one-year periods, for a two-year ten-month potential estimated amount of $572,475. The initial contract period shall begin on the date of award and terminate on October 6, 2020. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. 40. A. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contract to low responsive, responsible bidder, ALJ Services, LLC for Groups 1-4 for Janitorial Services for Contract, Bid No. BLD2117216B1, for the Water and Wastewater Services in the estimated initial one-year term amount of $625,867 and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contract for three one-year periods, for a four-year potential estimated amount of $2,350,987. The initial contract period will begin 30 calendar days after date of award and terminate on December 31, 2020,

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contingent upon the receipt and approval of the certificate of insurance, performance and payment bonds.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD Director of Purchasing execution of Second Amendment between Broward County and Chi-Ada Corporation, Second Interim Contract No. R1214808X5_01, for Janitorial Services for Various County Facilities (Contract 5 - Large Facilities - Group 4), extending the second interim contract from September 30, 2019 to March 29, 2020, on a month-to-month basis, for a period not-to-exceed six months, and increasing the contract threshold in the amount of $180,000.

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

For Transportation Department

41. MOTION TO AWARD open-end contracts to low, responsive, responsible bidders, Trekker Tractor, LLC dba Trekker Group, LLC, for Group 3; Pat’s Pump & Blower, L.L.C., for Group 17; Pompano Automotive Associates, LLC dba Joey Accardi Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, for Group 21; and TP Investment Group, LLC dba Kenworth of South Florida, for Group 32, for Original Equipment Manufacturer Parts and Maintenance and Repair Services, Bid No. TRN2114439B1, for Fleet Services Division and various other County agencies, in the annual estimated amount of $440,000; and authorize the Director of Purchasing to renew the contracts for three one-year periods, for a five-year

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potential estimated amount of $2,200,000. The initial contract period begins on the date of award and terminates two years from that date. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

RECORDS, TAXES, AND TREASURY DIVISION

42. MOTION TO APPROVE minutes of the 10:00 a.m. Broward County Board of County Commissioners meetings of April 9, April 16, May 7, May 21, June 4, June 11, and June 18, 2019. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION

43. MOTION TO APPROVE settlement of Claim 111716 and to authorize County Administration and the Office of the County Attorney to execute applicable settlement documents. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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QUASI-JUDICIAL CONSENT HEARING

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION

44. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a non-vehicular access line amendment on the DeBuys Plat (002-MP-12). (Commission District 3)

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, this item was deferred to the December 10, 2019, Commission Meeting to allow time for the applicant to address access issues.)

45. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a plat note amendment to Northeast Focal Point Campus Plat (062-MP-90). (Commission District 4)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved per staff's recommendations.

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

46. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of New Findings of Adequacy for a plat entitled Alderman Parcels (Parcel B Only) (006-UP-00). (Commission District 5)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved the plat subject to staff's recommendations as outlined in the Development Review Report.

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

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47. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a modification to conditions of plat approval for New River Center (028-MP-90). (Commission District 7)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved per staff's recommendations.

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

48. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL of a plat note amendment to A.SAPP Plat (040-MP-95). (Commission District 5)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved per staff's recommendations.

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

END OF QUASI-JUDICIAL CONSENT HEARING

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

49. A. MOTION TO APPROVE creation of a new job classification, Transportation Surtax Administrator, to provide administration of the transportation surtax program, and salary range reallocations to other classifications to recognize adjustments to functions and responsibilities as a result of the transportation surtax program.

(Commissioner Furr pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:10 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

discussion.) VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not

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present.

B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the changes in Motion A.

(Commissioner Furr pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:10 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS/BOARDS SECTION

50. A. MOTION TO ACCEPT external recommendation of Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Inc. & Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc., to appoint Brittany Bucknor to their shared Board of Directors in the category of "Eligible client".

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO APPOINT Brittany Bucknor to Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Inc. & Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc., to their shared Board of Directors in the category of "Eligible client".

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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COUNTY AUDITOR

51. MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FILE Office of the County Auditor’s Audit of Convention and Visitors Bureau Florida Sports Foundation Account - Report No. 20-06. (Commissioners Bogen, Furr and Udine pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-11:12 AM) Approved. County Administration will bring an item back to the Board relative to a debarment process. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

52. MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FILE Office of the County Auditor’s Audit of the E911 Fund - Report No. 20-07. ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

53. MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FILE Office of the County Auditor’s Audit of County-Owned Real Estate - Report No. 20-05. (Commissioner Udine pulled this item.)

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ACTION: (T-11:32 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

COUNTY COMMISSION

54. A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE reallocation of $29,325 from the 2000 Broward County Safe Parks and Land Preservation Program (“Park Bond”) to fund playground equipment and improvements at the Swim Central Annex in the City of Tamarac (“City”).

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between Broward County and the City of Tamarac for Grant Funds to Finance Park Improvements at Swim Central Annex, and authorize the Mayor or Vice-Mayor to execute same. (Commissioner Udine)

ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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55. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Office of the County Attorney to join, on behalf of Broward County, an amicus curiae brief to be filed by the City of Miami Beach in the matter of Yanes v. OC Food & Beverage, LLC (Fifth District Court of Appeal Case Number 5D19-1853). (Commissioner Rich) (A member of the public pulled this item.)

ACTION: (T-2:09 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of County Administration.)

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

56. MOTION TO APPROVE designation of the Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County, Inc., as Broward County’s agent for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and expending grants from the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, and authorize Mayor Dale V.C. Holness to execute and submit a letter to the Florida Attorney General in substantially the form of Exhibit 1. (Commissioner Sharief) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

57. MOTION TO APPROVE use of District 9 staff and resources to raise funds for the United Negro College Fund for the remainder of 2019 and all of 2020. (Mayor Holness)

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ACTION: (T-11:06 AM) Approved.

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

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PUBLIC HEARING

58. MOTION TO APPROVE implementation of new Express transit service on I-75 with an effective date of January 13, 2020. ACTION: (T-2:11 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

59. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-546 to vacate a 15-foot waterline easement lying within Parcel C of Somerset Plaza, as recorded in Plat Book 111, Page 19 of the Public Records of Broward County, generally located at the southwest corner of Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 31 Avenue in the City of Lauderdale Lakes; Petitioners: Lauderdale Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency; Agent: Leigh R. Kerr, Leigh Robinson Kerr & Associates, Inc.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2018-V-05. (Commission District 9)

ACTION: (T-2:15 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

discussion.) VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not

present.

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60. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-547 transmitting proposed text amendments to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan to the designated state review agencies, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, TRANSMITTING TO DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT RELATED TO THE BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT; AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT RELATED TO THE BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT LAND USE AND COMMUNITY PLANNING ELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE

DATE. ACTION: (T-2:15 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for

full discussion.) VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not

present.

61. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-548 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Florida Stevedoring Inc. for a ten-year term to provide cargo handler services at Port Everglades, from December 19, 2019, through December 18, 2029; providing for franchise terms and conditions; and providing for severability and an effective date.

ACTION: (T-2:16 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

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discussion.)

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

62. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-549 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Universal Protection Service, LLC, d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services, LLC, for a five-year term to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades, from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2024; providing for franchise terms and conditions; and providing for severability and an effective date. ACTION: (T-2:16 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

discussion.)

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

63. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-550 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to V.O.K. Protective Services, Inc., for a five-year term to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades, from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2024; providing for franchise terms and conditions; and providing for severability and an effective date.

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ACTION: (T-2:17 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

64. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-551 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to American Guard Services, Inc., for a five-year term to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades, from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2024; providing for franchise terms and conditions; and providing for severability and an effective date.

ACTION: (T-2:18 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

65. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-552 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Florida Stevedoring Inc. for a ten-year term to provide stevedore services at Port Everglades, from December 19, 2019, through December 18, 2029; providing for franchise terms and conditions; and providing for severability and an effective date. ACTION: (T-2:18 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full

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discussion.)

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

66. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance adopting Broward County Land Use Plan text amendment PCT 19-7, regarding the Miramar Activity Center I, as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended (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 TEXT REGARDING THE MIRAMAR ACTIVITY CENTER I; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION: (T-2:19 PM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Purple-Sheeted Additional Material, dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of Broward County Planning Council.)

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

67. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance adopting Broward County Land Use Plan map amendment PC 19-5, in the City of Parkland, as an amendment to the Broward

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County Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended (Commission District 3), 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 WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

68. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-553 Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ("CVB"); REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 13.32 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE") TO MODIFY THE PROCESS TO PERMIT THE CVB TO ENTER INTO INCENTIVE AND SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN BROWARD COUNTY; CREATING SECTION 13.33 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO PERMIT THE CVB TO OBTAIN CERTAIN SPECIALIZED GOODS AND SERVICES IN

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CONNECTION WITH ITS ROLE IN MARKETING BROWARD COUNTY AS A TOURIST DESTINATION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION: (T-2:20 PM) Approved.

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

69. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO MOTOR CARRIERS; AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 22½ OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OFORDINANCES ("CODE"); PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION OF VEHICLES PERMITTED UNDER CHAPTER 22½; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY OPERATING PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUPER BOWL; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners) ACTION: (T-2:21 PM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

70. A. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CHARTER COUNTY AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SALES SURTAX; AMENDING SECTION 31½-75 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE") TO CONFORM IT TO VARIOUS SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS AND PROCESSES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO LATER-DEVELOPED AGREEMENTS WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND MUNICIPALITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS, SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, the Office of the County Attorney is requesting that this item be opened and then continued to January 7, 2020, so as to address certain proposed amendments.) (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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

B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE CHARTER COUNTY AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SALES SURTAX; CREATING CHAPTER 34, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SURTAX, PART I, THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SURTAX APPOINTING AUTHORITY ("APPOINTING AUTHORITY"), SECTIONS 34.1 THROUGH 34.10, AND PART II, THE INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION SURTAX OVERSIGHT BOARD, SECTIONS 34.11 THROUGH 34.20, OF THE BROWARD COUNTY

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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE"); ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND THE OVERSIGHT BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

71.A. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; REPLACING CHAPTER 3½ OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE") IN ITS ENTIRETY; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGULATORY AND LICENSING PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS WHEN OPERATING AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE; AMENDING CHAPTER 8½ OF THE CODE TO PROVIDE AMOUNTS FOR VIOLATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)

ACTION: (T-2:24 PM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

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VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-554 Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, REPEALING SECTIONS 33.08 THROUGH 33.18 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE") PERTAINING TO MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ACTION: (T-2:24 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

72. MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES; CREATING SECTION 15-13 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES (“CODE”) TO AUTHORIZE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STERILE NEEDLE AND SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM (“SAFE SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM” OR “PROGRAM”) IN BROWARD COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE STATE’S INFECTIOUS DISEASE ELIMINATION ACT; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ESTABLISHING THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM OPERATOR; PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF SITES AND EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING FOR OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM;

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PROVIDING FOR DATA AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR LAWFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROHIBITING STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL FUNDING; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Senator Nan H. Rich) ACTION: (T-2:25 PM) Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law. The Board requested that this item be sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners with the exception of Commissioners Furr and Fisher as they were not present during the vote. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

END PUBLIC HEARING

REGULAR AGENDA

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

TRANSIT DIVISION

OIC - SFL PRESENTATION

73. A. MOTION TO APPROVE Transit Transitional Employment (TTE) Program,

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which will provide supplemental transit bus cleaning services for the Broward County Transit (BCT) bus fleet and employment opportunities for Broward County adults that are age 18 and older residing in targeted areas of low income, high unemployment, persons with disabilities or persons participating in a state or local re-entry program.

ACTION: (T-2:27 PM) Approved as amended conditioned upon the Living Wage being brought up to the current Living Wage rate. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

B. MOTION TO APPROVE most reasonable source designation for Opportunities Industrialization Center of South Florida (OIC-SFL), a non-profit firm, for the Transit Transitional Employment Program to provide supplemental transit bus cleaning services for Broward County Transit (BCT).

ACTION: (T-2:27 PM) Approved as amended conditioned upon the Living Wage being brought up to the current Living Wage rate. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

C. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with Opportunities Industrialization Center of South Florida (OIC-SFL) for the Transit Transitional Employment Program to provide supplemental transit bus cleaning services for the Broward County Transit (BCT) bus fleet at BCT Depots and Transfer Sites, in accordance with the established scope of services, for a three-year term agreement with the option to renew for an

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additional two one-year terms at an estimated three-year total cost of $4,922,952. The initial contract period shall begin on the date of award and terminate three years from that date.

ACTION: (T-2:27 PM) Approved as amended conditioned upon the Living Wage being brought up to the current Living Wage rate. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote.

BRIEF PRESENTATION - PORT EVERGLADES UPDATE ON MASTER PLAN

REQUEST TO SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING

74. A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-555 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 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 Rehoboth Terminal LLC for a nonexclusive restricted franchise for a one-year term to provide cargo handler services at Port Everglades restricted to lift on/lift off and roll on/roll off ocean-going ships operated by Accordia Shipping LLC, or its affiliates, for loading and/or discharging of automobiles, SUVs, trucks, vans, tractors, buses, trailers, and chassis at Port Everglades.

(Transferred to the Consent

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Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

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

B. MOTION TO WAIVE new business requirement for this first-time cargo handler franchise applicant pursuant to Section 32.16.b.10. of the Broward County Administrative Code.

(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

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

A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-556 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 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 Rehoboth Terminal LLC for a nonexclusive restricted franchise for a one-year term to provide stevedore services at Port Everglades restricted to lift on/lift off and roll on/roll off ocean-going ships operated by Accordia Shipping LLC, or its affiliates, for loading and/or discharging of automobiles, SUVs, trucks, vans, tractors, buses, trailers, and chassis at Port Everglades.

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(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

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

C. MOTION TO WAIVE new business requirement for this first-time stevedore franchise applicant pursuant to Section 32.16.b.10. of the Broward County Administrative Code.

(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

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

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

PURCHASING DIVISION

For Aviation Department

76. MOTION TO APPROVE Request for Proposal (RFP) No. PNC2119437P1, Environmental Planning and Acoustical Consulting Services, for the Aviation Department.

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(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present

For Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau

77. MOTION TO APPROVE final ranking of the qualified firms for Request for Proposals (RFP) No. GEN2116476P1, Advertising Agency Services; the ranked firms are 1 - Aqua Marketing & Communications, Inc.; 2 - Fuseideas LLC dba Fuseideas; 3 - Fry/Hammond/Barr Inc. dba Barr; 4 - Paradise Advertising and Marketing, Inc.; 5 - Relevant Brands Inc. dba Relebrand; 6 - Nobox Marketing LLC dba NoBox; 7 - Pace Communications Group, Inc. dba Pace Branding and Marketing.

ACTION: (T-3:03 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was out of the room during the vote.

For Public Works Department

78 MOTION TO APPROVE Request for Proposals (RFP) No. PNC2119973P1, Consultant Services for Port Everglades By-Pass Road, for the Public Works Department and the Highway Construction and Engineering Division.

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ACTION: (T-3:53 PM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was out of the room during the vote.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

79. MOTION TO DIRECT County Administrator to evaluate, with the assistance of County staff, and in accordance with Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, the unsolicited proposal submitted on November 14, 2019, by Spectrum Investors, LLC (“Spectrum”), related to the sale, design, and construction of a Supervisor of Elections campus (“Unsolicited Proposal”).

(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present

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COUNTY COMMISSION

80. MOTION TO DISCUSS extending the current agreement between Broward County and G.F.C. Crane Consultants, Inc. ("G.F.C."), for Rail Mounted Container Gantry Crane Maintenance and Repair. (Commissioner Ryan)

ACTION: (T-3:56 PM) Following discussion, the Board approved as amended a MOTION TO DIRECT staff to draft an amended Agreement between Broward County and G.F.C. Crane Consultants, Inc., to extend the Maintenance Contract, taking into consideration changes to scope of services to include maintenance of three new cranes expected to arrive in Port Everglades in the coming months. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was out of the room during the vote.

81. MOTION TO DISCUSS Broward County Board of County Commissioners’ “Parking Garage”. (Commissioner Bogen) ACTION: (T-3:58 PM) The Board discussed topics on the "Parking Garage," specifically "Judge Tuter Request for Courtroom," as well as "Memorial for MSD." (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of Commissioner Bogen.)

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82. MOTION TO DIRECT County Administration to develop fair and objective criteria for the application of the 5% local business preference for competitive solicitations, and to direct the Office of the County Attorney to draft any necessary amendments to the Broward County Code of Ordinances or the Broward County Procurement Code to codify same. (Commissioner Sharief) ACTION: (T-4:00 PM) Approved. Commissioner Bogen and Mayor Holness requested being cosponsors to this item. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of Commissioner Sharief.)

VOTE: 5-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioners Furr, Ryan and Sharief were not present during the vote.

83. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute an agreement with the City of West Park, subject to review as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, to provide funding for the West Park Infill Lot Affordable Housing Pilot Program; and to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the agreement. (Commissioner Sharief) ACTION: (T-3:03 PM) Approved with the Board's suggestions, with a future item coming back to the Board. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was out of the room during the vote.

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84. MOTION TO APPOINT Scott Ehrlich to the Housing Finance Authority. (Vice- Mayor Geller)

(Transferred to the Consent

Agenda.) ACTION: (T-11:06 AM)

Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Fisher was not present

85. MOTION TO APPROVE funding the Latin American & Caribbean Presidential/Prime Minister Library Museum at the Broward County Convention Center in the amount of $800,000; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary action utilizing unexpended rollover funds from the previous Fiscal Year 2019 County budget. (Mayor Holness) ACTION: (T-11:35 PM) Following discussion, the Board deferred this item indefinitely. The Board requested finding funds in the Capital Budget to build a "shell" at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center for future use, and bring an item back to the Board. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, 85 and 85(2) dated December 3, 2019, submitted at the request of Mayor Holness.)

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VOTE: 5-3. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioners Geller, Udine and Mayor Holness voted no.

86. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. SEWER UTILITY REVENUE BONDS

ACTION: (T-4:19 PM) Mayor Holness reported that he recently signed Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds that will lower interest rates and benefit growth and development in the County. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

B. SMALL BUSINESS

ACTION: (T-4:20 PM) Mayor Holness encouraged small business to attend a Small Business Event on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Midtown Commerce Center, 1033 Sistrunk Boulevard, so as to discuss opportunities relative to a $1 billion project. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

87. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

(No report given.)

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MEETING/WORKSHOP NOTICES

JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WORKSHOP

Tuesday, December 3rd, in Room 430 at 12:30 p.m. or immediately following Commission Meeting

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SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

COUNTY COMMISSION

88. MOTION TO SCHEDULE County Commission workshop for January 7, 2020, to discuss placement of a proposed Broward County Charter amendment on the November 2020 General Election ballot to provide for an elected countywide Mayor; and authorize and direct the County Administrator to take any necessary administrative action to modify the County Commission meeting calendar accordingly. (Commissioner Sharief) ACTION: (T-3:47 PM) Approved as amended with a Board Workshop to be scheduled some time in January of 2020 at Mayor Holness's discretion. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 6-1. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote. Commissioner Sharief voted no.

ACTION: (T-3:48 PM) Approved as amended. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 6-1. Commissioner Fisher was not present. Commissioner Furr was not present during the vote. Commissioner Sharief voted no.

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THE BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2019 10:00 A.M.

A meeting of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Broward County, Florida, was held in Room 422 of the Government Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

COMMISSIONER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE

Mark Bogen 2 Present Beam Furr 6 Present Steve Geller 5 Present Dale V.C. Holness 9 Present Lamar P. Fisher 4 Absent Nan H. Rich 1 Present Timothy Ryan 7 Present Barbara Sharief 8 Present Michael Udine 3 Present

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Dale Holness called the meeting to order.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay, colleagues. Can we --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- settle down to get started?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Good luck.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Strikes gavel.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: Morning.

MAYOR HOLNESS: This is the Broward County Board of County Commissioners meeting of Tuesday, December 3rd.

Could we all stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. And will Commissioner Furr lead us?

(THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY COMMISSIONER BEAM FURR, BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 6.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Would you remain standing?

It is customary that we observe a moment of silence in honor of notable persons from our community who have recently passed away.

Colleagues, is there -- Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Thank you, Mayor.

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Yes, I had gotten an e-mail last week from my dear friend Ann Platt, who advised me that a very special woman had passed away, Midge Shailer. She was an activist in this community -- that’s an understatement -- for children, founder of Kids in Distress. She was instrumental in many improvements in protective services for children.

Her life of service to children and families in Broward County is certainly worth recognition.

She was a leader in the community-wide effort of non-profits to restructure systems to meet the needs of the least of us. And she flew the banner of children’s needs and their unrecognized abuse very early.

She raised the alarm and began to find solutions. She was definitely a pioneer for the little ones.

I ask you to please keep her in your thoughts and prayers, and her family as well.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Anyone else?

Let us also honor all the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces, both here and abroad, and thank them for their service.

(Moment of silence.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you. You may take your seats.

Welcome to the December 3rd Commission meeting, and thank you for being here.

Item 85, which relates to the funding of Latin American and Caribbean Presidential/Prime Minister Library Museum at the Broward Convention Center is time certain for 11:30.

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Today’s music was selected by Commissioner Udine, and it’s a great selection.

Members from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Detention band perform and will come back up and perform again.

If I could get Lieutenant Colonel Angela Neely and saxophonist Jeremy @Givens to come back up and --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: They’re going to do one more song.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and do another selection.

And, Colonel Neely, I didn’t realize you had such a great voice.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEELY: Well, thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And all this time, you’ve been hiding it. You know, usually, a police officer is pretty stern, right? But this great, melodious voice is what we’ve been blessed with this morning.

Thanks for being here.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEELY: Thank you. We’re actually going to -- I’m going to have Deputy Givens perform this final song. It’s a holiday song, so (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Musical performance.)

(Applause and standing ovation.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Wow, what a great way to start my first meeting.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Can we adjourn?

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MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so, colleagues, hopefully, with this good music, you’ll be easy on me since it’s the first meeting, right?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: No.

GOOD AND WELFARE

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, I -- I’ll go ahead and read the Tuesday morning memo.

No, before that, we’ll go down and do some Proclamation. We have a couple that we’ll do, and -- and presentation.

The first one will be winners of the employee @Fun Day for the United Way. So, if Director Dan West of our Parks and Recreation Department and the Chair of the United Way Campaign (Inaudible) this year will join me. Ms. Kathleen Cannon, at the podium, while we recognize those who participated at the Fun Day, Central Broward Park and Stadium on Thursday, October 17.

And there were friendly competition between agencies and their directors, and today we’re going to go ahead and announce the winner for -- for those places.

I’ll come down and be with you down there?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: I participated. I’ll tell you how bad I did.

(Laughter.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We have pictures to show it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: So, I actually went over and tried to do the Hula Hoop, but my waist wasn’t so flexible, eh? And then I think it all -- it last all about -- about two seconds.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, the first place winner goes to Lorenzo Fernandez, Environmental Engineering and Permitting.

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Congratulations.

MR. FERNANDEZ: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And second place goes to Brett Bayag, Communications Technology.

(Applause.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: I didn’t see you do the Hula Hoop, Brett.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I did. It wasn’t good.

MAYOR HOLNESS: It wasn’t good?

(Laughter.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And third place goes to Wayne Fletcher from Risk Management.

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: The agency winners are first place, the County Attorney’s Office.

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(Applause.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: May I ask who at the County Attorney’s Office?

MAYOR HOLNESS: But, please, bring them down. I guess you have some folks who can --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Hula Hoop and limbo and all those things, eh?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: The County Attorney approved their (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And second place goes to the Office of Management and Budget.

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And third place goes to Elder -- Elderly and Veterans Services.

(Applause.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Now, I mentioned the Hula Hoop before. And I did poorly. But there’s one young man out there that he -- he -- he kept it up for -- for a very long time. So we would be remiss without recognizing two people who went above and beyond the time three minute marker for the Hula Hoop. And that’s Jeremy @Camarosa, County Administrator -- administration.

(Applause.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: And Katherine Ferguson from Parks and Recreation.

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Picture taken.)

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: It was certainly a lot of fun out there.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And -- and -- and I -- I hope next year that we can have a competition amongst the Commissioners.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. Well -- we’ll, we’ll -- we’ll -- we’ll leave that for another time, huh?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: We have a couple of Proclamation. The first one is one for AIDS Awareness Month.

So, if I can get the following agency, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Broward County and Family Health Center, Broward House, Broward Regional Health Planning Council, @Care Resource, Florida Department of Health in Broward, HIV Health Services Planning Council, Latinos (Inaudible), Legal Aid, North Broward Hospital District, Broward Health, Nova Southeastern University,

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(Inaudible), South Broward Health District, Memorial Healthcare System, @Sun Serve. Would you just come all around, please, join -- join us in -- (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: For -- for each agency, we’ll hand one of these out.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Mayor?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Are we recognizing the World AIDS Museum? Because that’s the board I sit on.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Oh.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: And then you get to go (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Great. We --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I don’t know.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- we should.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I see my people. I just want to make sure.

MAYOR HOLNESS: So – so, you’re certainly welcome to join us.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Can we? Okay. Wonderful.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah, come on down.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thanks.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And I -- I sat on the HIV Planning Council for a number of years, and this is probably going to be the first year that I won’t be there.

There’s great work being done in Broward County. And thanks to all these great agencies and these fine people who participate in helping us to confront this crisis that exists within our community.

So, there’s a Proclamation requested by myself, Dale Holness, Mayor.

It reads Whereas World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world on December 1st each year to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commerate [sic] -- commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: And whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.9 million people are living with HIV in the United States, and of those, 15 percent do not that they are infected.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Whereas according to the 2018 Florida Department of Health Surveillance Report, 119,661 Florida residents are living with HIV/AIDS, and 21,048 are Broward County residents; and --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Whereas for more than 20 years, Broward County has established and maintained a continuum of high-quality medical and support services; and --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Whereas the Broward County Board of County Commissioners recognize the Ryan White Part A Program and its community partners who

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collaborate to provide critical life-saving health and support services to more than 8,500 patients annually in the battle against HIV;

Now, therefore --

MAYOR HOLNESS AND COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, that the Board hereby designates December 2019 as AIDS Awareness Month in Broward County, Florida, and remains committed to implementing innovative and integrated prevention care and treatment services to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: There you go.

(Applause.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Again, thank you for your great work.

And -- and Commissioner Sharief is going to be serving on the HIV Planning Council?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: If -- if -- well, if it doesn’t conflict with what I’m doing, yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. Good.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I’m on the World AIDS Museum board, but, yes, I’ll do it if you ask me.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Uh-huh.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Thank you very much. Thank you.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I want to thank all the Commissioners, the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and community partners. Without our collaboration and partnership, we would not be doing the incredible work we are doing in this -- in this County.

And so I urge all Commissioners, the Vice Mayor, Mayor to continue the work we’re doing, not only here, but in your own individual communities and in families.

So, thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Picture taken.)

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Could Commissioner Nan Rich come on down, please?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’ll have presentation on Broward Culture of Health Day. And Commissioner Rich is going to present to Dr. Paula Thaqi, Administrator for Florida Department of Health in Broward County, Rene Padolsky, Community Health Director.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. I was hoping maybe some of the people that just received the award for AIDS Day, the honor, would stay, because we’re going to show a video briefly, a three-minute video first, before I do the Proclamation.

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This video was created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation site team who came down and did videos of the five honoree cities, of which we were one.

So, if you would just take a -- we’ll take a moment to see that, and then I’ll do the presentation.

(Video plays.)

(COMMISSIONER UDINE LEFT THE ROOM.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Broward County is one of the largest and most diverse counties in Florida. It’s a Mecca for tourism. But residents struggle with disparities in income and education, and with a legacy of racial inequities.

Today, leaders are banding together to work towards a lasting change that will foster opportunities and build a culture of health that leaves no one behind.

MS. CAMPBELL: Broward County is Collaboration County.

MR. HAILE: When we identify a challenge, we don’t try to tackle it alone. We recognize that we are going to be greater together.

(COMMISSIONER UDINE RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

DR. THAQI: One of the major ways that organizations in Broward County collaborate is through the Coordinating Council of Broward, a coalition of health and social service agencies.

COMMISSIONER RICH: We’re trying to determine what is the most important issue, the most critical issue with which we needed to deal, and it came out to be affordable housing.

MR. BROWN: I was (inaudible) homeless. The job I had basically wasn’t going to help me pay for any place (inaudible).

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MR. WALLACE: To have (inaudible) initiative is getting the people off the street. We’re helping them with paying the rent, and while you’re helping them with the rent, you’re actually giving them those other resources they -- they so badly need.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: You pushing me and talking to me and -- and having me to do the right thing, you know, and appreciate that.

MR. STRAWBRIDGE: Step Up is an apprenticeship program that employees high school dropouts with criminal backgrounds to get a certificate in building maintenance repair.

MS. WHITE: When I got the opportunity, I shined. That’s all I needed.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: There are no systems that are not affected by racism.

MS. CAMPBELL: We need to address race equity as a way to improve our health outcomes, our educational outcomes, our economic outcomes.

MR. WATKINS: The work that we do in Broward County is to give voice to our most vulnerable students.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Let’s look at exactly what the status quo is telling us.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: As many kids as possible should be a part of our debate initiative. It’s improving their self-esteem, it’s giving them confidence, but helping them with life skills.

MS. ARENBERG SELTZER: We have been data-driven from the beginning, both in identifying the needs and checking back to make sure that what we’re doing makes a difference.

DR. THAQI: We have the second highest rate of new HIV/AIDS diagnosis actually in the United States.

MS. CAMPBELL: And so, we’ve done a significant amount of work in community

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outreach.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: You take it once a day, every day. It’s monitored by a physician. (Inaudible) from contracting the virus.

DR. THAQI: We had an 11 percent decrease in the number of new HIV infections diagnosed here in Broward County.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I am extremely proud of the work that is happening here.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Broward does it because of the people in this community.

MS. CAMPBELL: This community comes together to help our residents in a meaningful way. We show up for our community.

(Video ends.)

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. So, there’s a -- a much -- there’s a much longer version for those of you who would like to see it. It is incredible. About, you know, what Broward County is about and how we are truly a collaboration county.

We were chosen from nearly 200 applicants, communities across the country, to receive this 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Cultural -- Culture of Health prize.

And it -- the prize actually elevates communities by working -- who are working at the forefront of advance -- of advancing health opportunity and equity for their communities.

And you can see just briefly by that video that that’s what we are doing in Broward County.

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I have -- six of us traveled to New Jersey -- I’m glad it wasn’t this weekend that we -- this week that we traveled to New Jersey -- to accept this award.

And I just want to mention Kimm Campbell, who is our Acting Administrator.

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: She still has the portfolio of Human Services, as you can tell by the video.

Scott Strawbridge, who’s not here. He is Director of Facilities and Development for Fort Lauderdale Housing Authority. He was with us.

David Watkins, Director of Broward County Public Schools was with us.

Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, CEO -- President and CEO of our Children’s Services Council.

And one of the reasons why we won this award, I believe, is we were able to show that this community is committed to long-term system changes. And by that, I mean that we’re willing to step up and pay for them. Voters are willing to pay for them.

And a prime example was the Children’s Services Council in 2000. And now, today, this year, over a hundred million dollars will be spend on children’s services because of that.

And people were very impressed when we talked about these kinds of initiatives in our community.

Rene Padolsky is with our Broward County Health Department, Community Health Director. And I have to say I can’t say enough about her and Paula Thaqi, who is our Director of Broward County Department of Health. They spent -- I -- I don’t even know how many hours, interminable hours, preparing the application, setting up the site visits, and showing off Broward County to its

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very, very best. And they are the reason that we were able to put this all together and be one of the five prize winners.

So, I just want to congratulate all of them and thank them.

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: I’m going to read the Proclamation, and then I’ll -- I’ll -- I have one for each of them, but we’ll let Paula kind of respond.

Whereas the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute Culture of Health Prize is a national annual competition that rewards communities working together to transform neighborhoods, schools, and businesses to ensure sustainable, equitable health opportunities for all; and

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN LEFT THE ROOM.)

COMMISIONER RICH: Whereas Broward County was chosen from over 200 applicants as one of the five winners of the 2019 Culture of Health Prize, thereby joining a distinguished network of prize-winning communities that have achieved inspiring accomplishments; and

Whereas this national recognition validates the long history and continued success Broward County has in collaborative planning to improve health outcomes; and

Whereas Broward County is known for its extensive and continuous collaborative efforts to create a culture of health that includes partnerships across all sectors of the County and fosters a community that is implementing long-term changes through public policy initiatives; and

Whereas Broward County’s award-winning efforts include collaboration through the Coordinating Council of Broward, successful ballot initiatives by the voters to pass a transportation surtax and affordable housing trust fund, bringing the

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dismantling racism initiative to the community, and implementing other health and economic programs addressing the social determinants of health to enable residents to live their healthiest lives;

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida that the Board hereby designates Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 as Broward County Cultural of Health Prize Day in Broward County, Florida.

Congratulations.

(Applause.)

DR. THAQI: Thank you very much, Commissioner Rich and the Commission and the County Administrator, because it’s your leadership and your vision, and the work of all of our community partners that contributed to the many initiatives that were recognized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and why Broward County achieved the Culture of Health Prize.

Because, really, we’re all working together to make sure that everybody in Broward County has a fair and just opportunity to reach their optimum health status.

We know that we’re just at the beginning of this work toward health equity, and we really look forward to what the future is going to bring.

And now we’re part of a national network where we can share what we’ve learned, and we can learn from others in our journey.

So, thank you very much.

(Applause.)

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

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(COMMISSIONER RYAN

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Picture taken.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Rich will make another presentation to Mayor Lynn Stoner, City of Plantation, the City of Plantation Living Wage Day.

(COMMISSIONER RYAN LEFT THE ROOM.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: Mayor, would you join me, please? And I would also, if it’s all right with you, I’d like to ask your two colleagues from the city –

MAYOR STONER: Absolutely.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- Dawn Mehler, who’s the Assistant City Administrator, and Jason Nunemaker, Chief Administrative Officer have joined today as well.

(COMMISSIONER UDINE LEFT THE ROOM.)

COMMISIONER RICH: So, you know, we focused a lot on living wage here for over a year ourselves, and it’s always a pleasure to see that municipalities out there are thinking along those same lines.

And I’m very proud that this just happens to be one of my cities, as well as Vice Mayor Geller’s cities, City of Plantation.

So, I really want to congratulate Mayor Stoner, and we want to present this Proclamation in honor and recognition of what they have done in their city.

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Whereas the City of Plantation became an incorporated city on April 30th, 1953, and has expanded into a growing, vibrant municipality with a residential population exceeding 90,000, and multi-million dollar budget; and

Whereas the 2020 City of Plantation budget was adopted and became effective on October 1st, 2019, implementing living wage increase for full-time and part- time employees; and

Whereas the City of Plantation increased its hourly wage to $14 for full-time employees and 13 for part-time employees respectively; and

Whereas after receiving a three percent merit increase, 11 full-time employees’ and 20 part-time employees’ salaries were raised to meet the living wage; and

Whereas the City of Plantation will continue to address the living wage during every budget review to ensure that no one working at the city lives below the living wage standard;

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida that the Board hereby designates Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019, as the City of Plantation Living Wage Day in Broward County, Florida.

Congratulations.

(Applause.)

(COMMISSIONER UDINE RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MAYOR STONER: Thank you so much, Commissioner.

I don’t have to tell you that Commissioner Rich delivers a continual message as to affordable housing and the living wage.

And as I became Mayor and reviewed the city’s payroll, I was a little shocked at

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what I considered to be not a living wage. And as part of my initial and first budget, we made these incremental increases, and we’ll continue to do that on a yearly basis.

I think as leaders of the community, and business leaders, it’s our obligation to look at our payrolls. Not just how we solve the overall housing solution that everybody wants, but a living wage that people can really live on and not have to work three or four or five jobs.

So, it was -- we were thrilled to do it, and I thank you so much for this acknowledgment.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Thank you.

(Applause.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Picture taken.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Bogen will make a presentation --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Yes, I will.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Joey Bergsma Retinoblastoma Awareness Month. And he’ll be presenting to Pam Bergsma, Joey --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Bergsma’s grandmother.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Pam, you want to come down?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MS. BERGSMA: Thank you, Commissioner Bogen.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: No, no, my pleasure. This is something I’m learning. It’s called --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: That’s long enough, Commissioner Bogen.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- retinoblastoma.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Thank you.

(Laughter.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Commissioner Ryan, there’s something I’m going to teach you here today, okay? Get this word.

Whereas retinoblastoma is a rare disease that affects children, causing the growth of malignant tumors in the retinal cell layer of the eye; and

Whereas it is the most common eye tumor in children, affecting one in every 12,000 children born here in the United States; and

Whereas if left untreated, retinoblastoma is almost always fatal.

Whereas the key to saving lives and preserving visual function is the early diagnosis and treatment of this disease; and

Whereas eye dilation examinations performed on infants at birth, during the six to eight-week well baby exam, and during the six to nine-month well baby exam are vital to saving the vision and lives of children; and

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Whereas Broward County supports eye pathology screening at birth and all well baby exams to ensure that everything is being done to detect ocular diseases in newborns, infants, and toddlers;

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners, Broward County, Florida that the Board hereby designates December 2019 as Joey Bergsma Retinoblastoma Awareness Month in Broward County, Florida, presented to Pam Bergsma.

Thank you so much.

MS. BERGSMA: Thank you.

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: You want to say something?

MS. BERGSMA: Yes, I do. Thank you so very much.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Please.

MS. BERGSMA: Thank you, Commissioner Bogen, honorable Mayor and Commissioners of Broward County.

On behalf of Joey and all the children of the County, I appreciate the fact that you continue to support the awareness and the vital importance of early detection of these diseases in order to preserve sight, eyes, and lives.

And I’d just like to go over quickly what I learned the hardest way possible through the needless death of -- of Joey.

First, I’d like to remind everyone about the photographs. Even though this isn’t how we detect, it’s one of the most important clues in between exams.

The back of our eye, our retinas, are round and reddish-orange in color. They

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look like the planet Mars, basically. And in dim lighting, when that flash goes off, our pupils dilate, and the back of our eye is reflecting the light of the flash of the camera. So, voila, that’s where the lousy red reflection comes from. You just took a picture of the back of the eye.

So, in that nanosecond, because we take so many pictures of our little ones, and they’re repeated, we have this 60 percent window where we might photograph a cataract, glaucoma, a refractive disorder, Coats disease, a retinoblastoma tumor.

And, yes, I did take a picture of Joey’s tumor. I only had a couple of pictures. They were taken well before the diagnosis. They would have saved his eye and his sight, and he would be 22 years old.

I took this picture on this poster on Thanksgiving weekend. This is the time of the year when we’re snapping pictures of our children. You know, during the holidays, the flash goes off more than any other time of the year.

And he’s sitting on Santa’s knee. And that glow in his right eye, blocking the red reflection -- and that day, I probably took several hundred pictures, and this is the only one where I got that odd glow.

So, we want to pay attention. When the flash goes off, if the eyes don’t reflect red, or they don’t look normal -- with very dark-eyed children, there will be no red reflection, but you might get an odd glow in one or both eyes.

You want to be alert to that. You could save your child’s sight. You might save their life, depending on what is presenting. So, please go to an eye doctor immediately.

But that is not how we detect. Excuse me. We detect with the direct opthalmoscope -- whoops -- in a dark room. And Joey didn’t receive his standard of care. If his pediatrician would have made that room dark at his 18- month exam and spent the good 15 seconds -- that’s what it takes to look at the back of these eyes, not two seconds.

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Once the room is dark, we want to take the time to look. This is truly the stethoscope for our eyes from birth to a hundred. It can save our sight. And many times, the things developing on the back of the eye will take more than sight at any age.

It can save lives, but it needs to be used, and it needs to be used correctly at every well checkup. And, tragically, it did not happen for Joey.

Now, through his death experience, I learned about the newborns. And their pupils are so small in diameter, we need to use a simple little eye dilation drop. The nurse will drop it in after she weighs the baby, and then at the end of the well-baby checkup, the pediatrician will make the room dark, and now we’ve given him the opportunity to see number one thing developing in the newborn eyes, cataracts.

One in every 677 live births is presenting with an eye disease or anomaly that will take their sight or worse.

So, the powers to be suggested that we do this at birth, at six to eight weeks, and at six to nine months. And those three eye dilation exams will get the vast majority of our infants to the doctors who can diagnose and treat and give them the sight that should be their birthright. And if it’s retinoblastoma, we’re saving their lives.

So, one in ten toddlers is presenting with a problem, and one in four school-age children has a visual problem.

Do we need to look? Absolutely.

Are we looking for retinoblastoma? No. But this is the cancer we can fix, because they’ll see it first. The leukorrhea of this cancer glows brighter than anything else.

So, detect in order to refer and prevent.

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And I just want to show real quickly, this is what we are preventing. We continue to remove the eyes of these little ones due to the late detection of retinoblastoma and Coats disease. And they should all have 20/20 vision. With early detection, we can give it to them.

So, we need to look. And when we don’t see this cancer, understand, we don’t see anything. So, we all need to be alarmed, because we want these babies to have their right to sight.

And we have the gift of having a bill. The 2020 session, this bill has come back, and what a miracle, because this is what we want for all of our little ones. We want them to have the best sight possible.

We haven’t had a chance to do this since 2007. Representative Kristin Jacobs has filed House Bill 67. Senator Gary Farmer has filed Senate Bill 46. And Senator Book was the first one to file it. So we need to thank these legislators, and we need to help them get this done for the 2020 session. It’ll be 20 years since Joey died, and it’s time that we now give our children their right to sight.

So, thank you so much for your kind attention. I know we can make this happen. And, again, thank you.

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Take a picture with you?

MS. BERGSMA: Yes, please.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: You want to get a picture with the Commission?

MS. BERGSMA: Yes, wonderful.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Sure.

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MS. BERGSMA: Let’s put Joey in it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(Picture taken.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you for that education.

We’ll now have a --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- presentation, economic engine performance report. Our speaker will be Mr. David Canbid -- Candib, Vice President of Carnival Corporation.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I’m sorry, who’s this?

MAYOR HOLNESS: David Candib, Carnival, Vice President of Carnival Corporation.

(COMMISSIONER RYAN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MR. CANDIB: Good morning, Mayor Holness and honorable Commissioners. I’m David Candib, Vice President of Carnival Corporation and a board member of Port Everglades Association, which more than -- which for more than 40 years has served as a leading group of businesses related to Port Everglades.

It seems just like yesterday I was here standing before you as the new Chairman of the Economic Engine Performance Report luncheon.

And now it is my pleasure and great privilege to be back here, gearing up for my second year as chairman of the annual signature event of the Port

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Everglades Association.

I know most of you are very familiar with this luncheon which, over the past decade, has become one of the most anticipated trade and tourism functions in all of south Florida.

This coming April 17th, we will be presenting the 12th edition of this Economic Engine Performance Report, once again bringing together hundreds of business leaders throughout the variety of Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Business -- Visitors Bureau.

I am pleased to report with great advance appreciation that our very own Mayor Holness has committed to provide introductory remarks at this coming April’s luncheon, and that Broward County’s Administrator Bertha Henry has confirmed to providing overview remarks on the synergistic interconnectivity of the County’s seaport, aviation, convention, and visitors departments.

Let me add a note that while renovations advance at the traditional venue of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center, the event is being relocated to the elegant Signature Grand in Davie.

We look forward to returning to a beautifully expanded Convention Center once all the work there is completed.

Of course, this Economic Engine Performance Report event would simply not be possible without support of all the Commissioners here, for which we are most grateful, as well as the support of our dedicated sponsors.

Joining me here this morning, to my right is Rich Vogel, a senior executive at VEC Energy, who’s president of the Port Everglades Association.

It is our honor to present to you our premium and significant sponsors who are here this morning, and they include Carnival Corporation, being represented by myself, Emirate Airlines, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, Sheltair

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Aviation, Orion Marine Construction, the City of Hollywood and the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency, Dania Point; WSP USA Engineering Consultants, Margaritaville, Hollywood Beach Report -- sorry, Resort, Moss and Associates General Contractors, Total Marine Solutions, Seabulk Towing, (Inaudible) and Partners, and Keith Team.

The continued participation of these sponsors is yet another indicator of one of the most uniquely significant aspects of Broward County, the collaborative operations of seaport, airport, convention, and tourism interests.

Speaking for Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company, we have more cruise ships home ported at Port Everglades than any other port in the world.

Along with several other leading cruise lines that are members of the Port Everglades Association board, our passengers and crew require a huge volumes of area hotel room nights, and well as seats on flights in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

So, I can tell you we are fully committed, and we fully understand the vital importance of Broward’s three major economic engines, which are completely dependent -- and we are completely dependent on them.

The exceptional synergy of Broward’s three leading economic drivers helps in supporting thousands of well-paying jobs, and not only links us with our County, but moreover connects Broward County with the rest of the world.

Again, we greatly appreciate the sustained supportive roles of the Broward County Commission and each of our sponsors, most of them being represented here, in the Economic Engine Performance Report.

And we hope that everyone will mark your calendars for Friday, April 17th, 2020, to be with us at the Signature Grand for the 12th Annual Economic Engine Performance Report luncheon.

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In closing, I wish each of you and your families a most blessed holiday season.

Thank you.

(Applause.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much. Thank you for your presentation. Thank you for your support of our economic engines in Broward County, and for your volunteering, all of you, to help build a stronger economy for Broward County’s residents.

CONSENT AGENDA

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay, colleagues, I’ll do the Tuesday morning memo.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Consent items are 1 through 57.

Public Hearing items are 58 through 72.

Regular items are 73 through 88.

I request the following withdrawals -- withdrawals, scrivener’s errors, and inclusion of additional information.

Withdrawals, deferral, and substitutions.

Item Number 44, deferred to the December 10th, 2019 Commission meeting to allow time for applicant to address access issues.

Scrivener -- scrivener’s errors.

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Item Number 3, Exhibit 1, agreement summary box -- box 15 for convenience currently reads written notice of termination by County. Should read N/A.

Additional information.

Item Number 11, signature pages have been received.

Item 28, signature pages have been received.

Item 70, to address certain proposed amendments, the County -- the Office of the County Attorney is requesting that Public Hearing be -- on Item 70 be opened and then continued to January 7, 2020.

On Item 82, Mayor Holness requests to be a co-sponsor.

Item 85, time certain at 11:30.

And I request Items 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, and 84 be moved to Consent.

Additional materials.

Item Number 25, substitute page 2 of Exhibit 1 submitted by Office of the County Attorney.

Item Number 55, memo to the Board from County administration.

Item Number 81, parking garage submitted by Commissioner Bogen.

Item Number 85, amended motion submitted by Mayor Holness.

Item Number 85 (2), replacement Exhibit 2 submitted by Mayor Holness.

Additional material for Public Hearing.

Item Number 66, Exhibit B submitted by Broward County Planning Council.

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Item Number 67, Exhibit B submitted by Broward County Planning Council.

I’ll start with Commissioner Sharief, are there any pulls?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes, just one pull. 28 for abstention, please, on Part A.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Commissioner Udine?

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Items 51 and 53.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 52, 53.

Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Item 5 for brief comments only.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Bogen?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Item 51.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Ryan?

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Item 78.

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Administrator -- oh, I’m sorry, Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: None.

MAYOR HOLNESS: None?

COMMISSIONER FURR: 40- --

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Administrator -- oh, Commissioner Furr.

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COMMISSIONER FURR: -- 49 and 51.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 49 and 51? I need to read this.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Attorney?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Stop it.

MR. MEYERS: None, Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Administrator?

MAYOR HOLNESS: None.

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Auditor?

MR. MELTON: None.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And the public has?

MS. CEPERO: Items 30 and 55, sir.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 30 and 55. Okay. Thank you.

So the --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Mayor?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Would you like a motion for the Consent --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Please.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- Agenda? I’ll make a motion for the Consent Agenda minus Items 51, 53, 49, 78, and 28, and 30 and 55.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: I think there was also 5 that was pulled (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: 5, correct. Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: 5?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Opposed?

Okay. It’s unanimous.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

MR. MEYERS: And, Mayor, just to confirm for the record, that added the items that you added by consent except for the one that the audience pulled, which was 78.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Who pulled 5?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Commissioner Geller.

AGENDA ITEM 28

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, there are speaker cards to my right at the end.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Mayor?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Since my item was on Consent and I pulled it just for the abstention, should I -- can we go ahead and get that so that they can leave?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, we’ll go ahead and take up Item 28.

Commissioner Sharief.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes, Mayor. Item 28 is on the Consent Agenda, and Part A of the item involves South Florida Community Care Network, d/b/a Community Care Plan.

Given that my company has a contract with the Community Care Plan, I must abstain from voting on Part A of Item 28.

I can move Parts B and C of Item 28, but I would like to abstain from voting --

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voting on Part A, so I would bifurcate them.

So, I can leave the dais --

MAYOR HOLNESS: A motion to bifurcate.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Mr. Mayor, I --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- second her motion on Parts B and C.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: Inclusive of the motion to bifurcate.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: All right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Those who are in favor, vote by saying aye. Opposed?

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: And then the --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I’ll move -- I’ll move Item A.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Well, just -- I think --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Are you going to leave?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Do you want me to read another part?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Part A of Item 28 seeks approval of an amendment to a contract with Community Care Plan. My company, South Florida Pediatric Home Care, Inc. has a contract with Community Care Plan.

Approval of the contract amendment in Part A would benefit Community Care Plan, and, although my field is highly specialized and narrow, it could result in additional customers using the services of my company.

I will abstain from voting on Part A and I will leave the dais until Part A is resolved.

I ask that the minutes please reflect that I have abstained from voting on Part A of Item 28.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Can I get a motion to approve?

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF LEFT THE ROOM.)

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COMMISSIONER UDINE: I’ll move the item.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Okay. It’s unanimous.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) zero.

MAYOR HOLNESS: It -- it passes two, four, six, seven to -- seven with one abstention.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER SHARIEF ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

AGENDA ITEM 5

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Item Number 5.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

I just wanted to briefly comment, because we’d had some concerns that in --

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we’ve heard that in other parts of the country, the Salvation Army has been limiting services to people that have the same religious orientation that they do. And since we’re talking about public funds here, I wanted to check on that.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: There have been zero complaints or problems with this in Broward County or, actually, we haven’t found any anyplace in the State of Florida.

I did just want to comment that, you know, I’m pleased to see that’s not going on, and there’s not even any allegations in Florida.

But I -- I did check this, and I’m now satisfied.

So, Mr. Mayor, I’ll now move Item Number 5.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Do I have a second?

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It’s unanimous.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 49

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item Number 49, Commissioner Furr.

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COMMISSIONER FURR: Thank you.

This had to do with the surtax --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Sorry, which one?

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- and --

MAYOR HOLNESS: 49.

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- positions with that.

I wanted to just ask the County Administrator; I know -- I -- I’m totally in support of this. And I think Gretchen (inaudible) with this.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER FURR: What I want -- what I want to know is how -- there -- there’s going to be times where we’re going to be asking County staff to do things with -- relevant to the surtax. Engineers, those kind of things. And I know that we’re doing some things, permanent positions.

But how about those places where we only need somebody for ten percent of their position? Are we able to mix surtax money with Broward County money and be able to find a way so we don’t have to hire just dedicated staff to that? Are we able to do that?

MS. HENRY: Yes, we are. And --

COMMISSIONER FURR: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- as a matter of fact, I’ve -- I -- there have been significantly more requests for positions that have been brought for your authorization, because right now, we don’t need them at a hundred percent of the time.

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COMMISSIONER FURR: Exactly.

MS. HENRY: And until such as time as we have that much work, I -- I won’t be bringing them. If it’s a -- if it’s -- you know, if it’s a -- if it’s an amount that we can keep track of, because we -- we do have a -- a responsibility to account for it, we’ll be able to do that.

But -- and until there’s really a full-time job, I won’t be bringing those to you.

COMMISSIONER FURR: I’m -- I’m glad to hear -- hear that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- because I -- just like you mentioned, I -- I know we have to ramp up --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- but you don’t want to start up -- start it --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Absolutely not.

COMMISSIONER FURR: Okay. That’s all I needed to know.

Motion to approve.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It’s unanimous.

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Those opposed? None? Okay.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 51

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 51 pulled by Commissioner Udine -- Udine and Furr and Bogen.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Udine.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Thank you, Mayor.

I just had a couple questions on this, and they’re -- they’re mostly directed to the Auditor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, as I was going through the audit, I mean, it’s clear that there was a sub account in the past that was set up through the Florida Foundation that wasn’t under the County purview.

My question to the Auditor, and I guess to management, have they -- have they checked with other departments within the County to make sure that this setup is not anywhere else within Broward County?

MS. HENRY: I -- yes, we have.

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COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. So, they made an investigation of all the different County -- County administrative departments, and there is no other County department which deals with grant funding or anything out -- I’m going to call it outside the County balance sheet, for lack of a better (inaudible).

MS. HENRY: So, one of the major projects that we have been, as you well know, we’ve been in engaged in has really been with the ERP. And for quite some time, we had a number of -- of programs that we used to -- to kind of move funding along. And we use spreadsheets, we use other accounts.

We -- we began shutting those down during the -- the period of time that we were putting -- making sure everything ran through the financial system. We were aware that most of them were there. In this case, we were not aware how that particular one was being used. The other ones, we were.

But we’ve shut them down and -- and incorporated them into the financial system.

And I’ll let Mr. -- our Auditor respond.

MR. MELTON: Yeah. Just -- just -- yes, just to be clear, this was an account that was held at the -- a vendor, SMG, the vendor that operates the Convention Center at the direction of CVB. It had been there since at least 2004. For many years.

And so, the transactions were just being disbursed by the vendor upon the direction of the CVB.

And in a previous audit, we’d found another such account with Star Mark, which was another vendor of the CVB.

Near as we can tell, with the CVB there are no more such accounts that exist.

We have not made any investigation to other departments as of now, but it is something we’ll be looking for.

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Of course, you know, they’re hard to detect unless the -- the County department actually discloses those to you, because they’re being held at a -- by a vendor, not by the County.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I understand, but County management has made the check of the different County’s departments, and they would have affirmatively or negatively responded.

I mean, I’m assuming we’ve checked all these departments.

MS. HENRY: Yes, that’s -- again, obviously, when you’re -- when you’re building your -- your financial system -- and, as the Auditor indicated, some of these date back a long, long time -- we are making sure that all of our transactions go through the financial system.

And this was one that was just completely outside of it, and we were not.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. So, the – so, just following on, so you tested the sample size. I think it was like 85 percent sample size.

I’m just curious from an audit point of view. The account had $2,000,000 in it. Why didn’t you just test a hundred percent? I -- I mean, it showed what it showed anyway, but just from an audit perspective.

MR. MELTON: Typically in auditing, you -- you do testing. You don’t look at a hundred percent of transactions. We’d still be doing the audit if we did that. We -- we do sampling, some random and some judgmental.

In the case of expenditures to related companies, we looked at a hundred percent. So, any transaction that appeared to be suspicious or questionable, we reviewed it.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, in that department, there were three employees? So one of them left, and then there were two other employees?

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MS. HENRY: Ms. Ritter, if you could come to the podium, please.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: I -- I didn’t hear the -- okay.

MS. RITTER: Morning.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Three --

MS. RITTER: Yes, Commissioner, there were three.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. Are the -- the two that are still there, have they -- were they looked at by the Auditor as far as an investigative as to their involvement in any of this?

MR. MELTON: Yes. Yes, we did. They -- one newer employee had no knowledge. The other employee had knowledge, in fact, that this was the other employee’s company. However, she had -- she was of the understanding that Ms. Ritter was aware of the situation and had approved it. She never heard Ms. Ritter say that, however.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

MR. MELTON: That assurance came from the employee that had the company.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, what necessitated, from the Auditor’s point of view, the June 9th filing of the outside employment form? Is that -- that just seems so random, that June 9th of 2019, after five years, the form was filed.

MR. MELTON: And the Administrator may have more information on this. But my understanding is during our audit of the port, we found a lot of outside employment, and there was a rampant problem with those forms not being filled out and completed.

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And so there was an initiative countywide, I believe as a result of that, where everybody had to fill out those forms, and so that form was filled out at that time.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Oak.

MS. HENRY: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: All right. So, that was -- that went countywide, people were formed on to fill those forms out.

MS. HENRY: Correct.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. On page 18 of the audit, you mention this company, Scientific Games. Did we -- are we making a claim back through the County Attorney’s Office, or potentially, asking them to refund those dollars?

And I say that because their Director of Marketing at Scientific Games had a relationship with the employee and set up the one-member limited liability companies where some of these things were not shipped to the CVB and were shipped outside of that.

So, is a -- is a claim going to be -- are we even -- are we going to ask the -- that company for their dollars back -- those dollars back?

MR. MEYERS: We’re -- we are going to be pursuing all dollars that we think we can recover, and that’s something that we are looking into currently.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, that company, though, are they -- do we -- are we doing business with them still, or no?

MS. HENRY: No.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: And do we -- do we have to do a process to bar the County

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from doing business with them? Is -- does that require us to do a motion so that we would bar the County from doing business with this company unless they made some kind of restitution?

Because I’m not saying that they -- they may not have done anything completely where you could go into a court of law and -- and -- and prove up something. But they did enough where one of their marketing employees had an issue.

And I think that company should be prohibited from doing business with Broward County.

MS. HENRY: So, we would have Purchasing, our Purchasing Director, go through a process. There is a process for debarment, so we would go through the process to determine that they should be debarred.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Do we need to --

MS. HENRY: And then we’ll bring that recommendation back to you.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. So, you’ll -- you’re going to start that process now?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Okay. The -- I’ll -- I know some other people pulled this, so I’ll -- I’ll -- I’ll --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Bogen.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: First, I want to commend Bob Melton for a job well done.

MR. MELTON: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: My next question is a pretty easy question. I’m going to start with -- I don’t know if it’s to the County Administrator or to the Director of

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the CVB.

Why are we allowing a person who committed fraud to resign rather than be fired? Because I believe next job opportunity, it goes into a file. I’m not -- you know, I -- I was told that she was allowed to resign. Is that true?

MS. HENRY: So, when -- before the -- the investigation was completed, she submitted her resignation, is my understanding. So, if she felt that there may be some issues and she wanted to resign before we could conclude what we were doing, then she could do that. But --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- we have -- we have documented all the issues subsequent to her resignation.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay. In the executive summary -- I’m going to talk to our - - our Auditor -- it says a couple things. You found a lack of internal controls, you found that the practice that was conducted circumvented normal County disbursement processes, you found that there was no evidence of documenting receipt of products, the Koozies. You also found many invoices were not itemized.

Are you able to set protocols in place so this doesn’t happen again?

MR. MELTON: Well, we are -- we’re able to help County departments establish internal controls and processes. That’s their responsibility.

We can’t -- we’re prohibited from setting them up. However, we immediately recommended to the CVB that they have a person that’s responsible for making sure these processes and so forth are in place, and we’re happy to review them for adequacy.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: And who is that person? Do you know?

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MR. MELTON: I don’t know.

MS. HENRY: Ms. Ritter, if you can come to the podium.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Good morning.

MS. RITTER: A couple points, Commissioner.

We started the process of changing the policies and procedures before Mr. Melton’s audit was presented to us. We had already -- in April of ‘18, these practices had -- had been stopped. And for the past year, we’ve been putting policies and procedures in place to ensure that we have appropriate documentation for all of our expenditures.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I’m sorry. What dates did this occur with this individual?

MS. RITTER: Well, it started -- it was before -- I mean, it certainly started before I got there --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Right.

MS. RITTER: -- and it ended in April of ‘18. Okay?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: So, you’re saying by the time it ended, you then put those protocols in place?

MS. RITTER: Prior -- by the time -- we -- we were in the process of putting protocols in place, because we recognized that there was an issue.

The person who’s in charge of drafting those protocols is the Vice President of Administration at the CVB.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay. So, if -- if I work for you and I want to go and buy product for some promotion or for some way to promote Broward County, and the cost of what I want to do is -- let’s say it’s under 250,000, do I go through

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you or do I go through -- depending -- let’s say I’m a senior person under you. Do I go through you or do I go -- how do I do that?

MS. RITTER: We have a contract that was publicly procured. A company called Sharp Marketing does all of our collateral -- all of our (inaudible) all the things --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Right.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- we give away. And we only purchase through that contract.

In the event you need something that is not available through Sharp Marketing, then Sharp Marketing finds a vendor which can procure that product under its contract legally, and then the billing happens through Sharp -- through the Sharp Marketing contract.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Great. Thank you.

MR. MELTON: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: And thank you again, Bob.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Furr.

COMMISSIONER FURR: Both Commissioners covered my concerns. Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you.

First a question for the Auditor. Actually, maybe a couple. The -- my understanding of what occurred here is that initially, the woman whose name I don’t recall that’s in the report here, entered into a contract with someone with a different name but who was, in fact, her boyfriend or domestic partner, and

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then, after he passed, that she ended up taking over the company.

My question is how -- I’m not sure if there is a way, or if there is, how would you n normally be able to find out if there’s -- if she’s Ms. Smith and they’re doing company -- business with a company named Jones, Inc., how would an auditor normally find out that there is a personal relationship between Smith and Jones, or is there any way, other than finding out almost accidentally here?

MR. MELTON: Well, in this case, it would have been very easy, because the business address was actually her home address. So, they were one and the same.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Wasn’t that after the --

MR. MELTON: That was before.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MR. MELTON: They were domestic partners, so, they lived together at the same residence.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MR. MELTON: So, from the beginning, it was showing her home address.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Would an auditor normally -- I’m trying to figure out how we keep this from happening in the future in any of our different entities.

Would it be customary for an auditor or for the head of an agency to go and check the addresses of each -- each vendor? It would not seem to me like that is customary. And if so, they could get around that by just setting up a PO box.

So, I’m just trying to figure out, because it is a real problem. It happened. Is there a way of preventing that, or is this one of the things that is almost impossible to prevent?

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MR. MELTON: Well, in this case, one of the things that would have stopped it would have been the outside employment form --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right.

MR. MELTON: -- which she did not fill out until June of this year.

The -- that’s the main line of defense.

And then also, people in the CVB were aware that she had a company, but they didn’t investigate that further, apparently.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: What I was saying is assuming she didn’t have separate employment, but she was sending everything to her domestic partner of a different last name, and they’d used a PO box --

MR. MELTON: Yeah.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- would we ever have found out? And is there any way that we can ever deal with those? Because I can’t think of a way.

MR. MELTON: The -- the best way, in my opinion, is to have adequate internal controls, procedures, segregation of duties, require competition is the -- is a big way to prevent that type thing from happening.

Management can do all of that.

During the audit process, we check things such as Sunbiz to look for affiliated people in organizations. Management could always do that if they suspected something.

But in this case, you know, there was no competition, there was no documentation itemizing what was purchased necessarily. So, there were a lot of non-existent internal controls that might have helped catch some of this stuff.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Do we do -- with other agencies of the County, would we currently, if -- I won’t even pick one. If there was another County agency, again, not where there was dual employment but where they were simply sending business to, you know, the -- their domestic partner, do we have in our other County agencies ways of preventing this?

MS. HENRY: The only thing that I can say, Commissioner, at this point, is that, as the Auditor indicated, you put in some internal controls. But at the end of the day, if there are people that want to collude to do something, they’re going to do it until they’re caught. And --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: That’s kind of what I thought.

MS. HENRY: -- and ultimately, as we know, we’ve had other situations where employees have been caught. And hopefully, these -- the prosecution that’s -- that, in some instances, have resulted from that will be a deterrent, that -- that we do intend to go after you, we do intend to make you pay it back in whatever ways that we can, and you do face jail time.

So, we -- we’ll -- we’ll continue to work on the internal controls. Again, in this instance, because this was an account that was sort of not part of the system --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I understand.

MS. HENRY: -- it would have been very hard to -- to --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Two other brief things. Number one, my understanding is that the -- the number that I’ve seen seized on is the 588,000. My understanding is that 588,000 includes everything that didn’t have the itemized numbers, and there were some questions on that, and in some cases, they couldn’t determine whether or not they had been -- the items had been received or not.

I just wanted to make sure that there’s clarification --

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(COMMISSIONER RICH LEFT THE ROOM.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: – that we’re not saying that all 588,000 was stolen or misdirected, we’re saying that there’s 588,000 that we don’t have adequate document --

MS. HENRY: That --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- some of which --

MS. HENRY: -- that --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- may have been misdirected, some of which may not have been. Is that accurate?

MR. MELTON: It is true, it did not have adequate documentation in these instances, but, you know, that documentation is not just a paperwork problem. When you have expenditures like you’re sending clients or people to a Super Bowl in New York, there needs not to just be documentation of the expenditures, but there needs to be an analysis and justification as to why this is a reasonable and necessary expenditure of public funds.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I agree with you completely.

MR. MELTON: All of that was missing. And so, it’s not just a documentation problem, it’s a justification and analysis --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right.

MR. MELTON: -- problem.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: That was -- the Super Bowl part, which I agree with you on, was like 90 of 588. I’m just -- I -- I’m concerned that there’s a perception out there that all 588 was stolen, which may -- is probably -- or I -- we have no way of knowing that. We know that a substantial amount of it didn’t have the correct

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documentation and we need to fix it. But I don’t want the public --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- thinking that all 588,000 was stolen or -- or misdirected.

MR. MELTON: No, actually, we’re not alleging any of the 588 was stolen. It’s just whether or not it was a proper expenditure of public --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MR. MELTON: -- funds.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Last question. My understanding is that this had been going on since 2000- --

MR. MELTON: 2004.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- 4, and -- and started under the prior CVB director.

My understanding is when the current CVB director came in, she’d asked for a full audit. Is this something that – so, if she’d asked for a full audit, is this the kind of thing that would normally slip by in an audit?

MR. MELTON: That -- the audit that was done that you’re speaking of was actually released right as I was starting employment here, so I didn’t do that.

But this type of thing is very difficult to detect, because, you know, you pull the accounting and financial reports. This account was not in there.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right.

MR. MELTON: It was hidden over with a vendor, as was Star Mark. So, unless somehow we stumbled upon it or someone mentioned it to us, we would not know. It’s an off the books’ situation.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: Got you. Thank you, Mr. Melton. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

Can I have a motion?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I’ll move it.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 51.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Okay. It’s passed 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 53

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. We’re -- we’re – hopefully, we can run through two quick items before we get to our time certain.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I just have one question on 53 (inaudible).

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Go ahead.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: The only question I have --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 53.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- on -- 53 was the -- the audit of the real property. The only question that I had on this, is this the process in here where, when we had spoken before about somebody monitoring when there’s the private property next to the County property, when there’s that tax situation, so that we don’t run across that issue again?

That’s -- that -- that was the only thing that I -- remember in the -- the issue in the park with the --

MS. HENRY: Yeah, I -- I do. I know what -- what the issue is. I don’t believe that that’s what this audit was attempt -- attempting to --

MR. MELTON: No.

MS. HENRY: -- to get at.

MR. MELTON: I don’t believe so. This was --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MELTON: -- purely basically a systems issue, and having -- making sure there’s a purpose as to why we’re maintaining parcels.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Correct.

MS. HENRY: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: But somebody within the County is monitoring all those tax certificates that we need to have monitored?

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MS. HENRY: Yes. If you recall, one of -- this was one that just -- because it was so old -- I mean, it goes -- that it just kind of got past the system and the -- and the process we had in place to -- to capture, which we capture --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: All of it.

MS. HENRY: -- usually all of them. This was one that was just really quirky.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: As long as we have a process in place in place --

MS. HENRY: We -- we do.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- now to capture them.

Okay. I’ll move to accept the audit --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- for Number 53.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 30

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MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item we’re going to do quickly, we have someone in the audience, Item 30

Ms. Gail Birks.

And then we’ll move to Item 85, time certain at 11:30.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay.

MS. BIRKS: Good morning, Mr. Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Good morning. You have three minutes.

MS. BIRKS: Thank you.

I’m here this morning to truly thank you, Commissioner Sharief and the distinguished Board of County Commissioners, for taking a stance on an item I had presented to you May 21st, Item 58, about the training and leadership development and the transparency that was absent from the process.

And my humble appreciation to each and every one of you today for instructing staff to make that happen, to make it a reality, and to know that it was not just me standing here from CMA Enterprise, a 29-year-old firm in Broward County, but I was standing here with the voices of individuals and other small and boutique firms who were also being denied the opportunity to share our value propositions with you.

I am truly grateful for the advocacy of Sandy Michael McDonald, who was relentless in helping us to get to this point.

But I am most appreciative for each and every one of you for hearing me on that day and -- and -- and understanding that my humble appreciation will forever be part of the years and the days and the hours that I move forward to bring our value proposition to business and industry here in Broward County and across the United States.

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Thank you so much for your time.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

Can we get a motion on the item?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

REGULAR AGENDA

AGENDA ITEM 85

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’re going to move on to Item 85.

And we have some speakers on that item.

But we -- before we go there, let me open it up. There is an amended motion, motion to approve funding the Latin American and Caribbean Presidential Library Museum at the Broward County Convention Center in the amount of $800,000, reallocating of 1.2 million in funds from the Hispanic Library Project to the museum, and authorizes the County Administrator to take all necessary

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administrative and budgetary action utilizing unexpended roll-over funds from the previous fiscal year 2019 County budget, and funds that were previously approved by the Hispanic Library Project.

So, colleagues, I -- I know that we have talked a little bit about this, and this project I believe will be transformative to us in Broward County. It is situated right by our port, and I have some items here that I’d love for you to take a look at in terms of the benefits that we get from Port Everglades and the ties we have to Latin America and the Caribbean through Port Everglades.

In fact, the top 20 countries that trade with us through Port Everglades are -- only three of them are not from Latin America and the Caribbean at this point in time.

In fact, Dominican Republic is over $2,000,000,000. Honduras, above 2,000,000,000. Brazil, 1.59 billion. And the list goes on.

It is our connections to Latin America and the Caribbean that really helps to fuel the economy when it comes to trade with Broward County and with south Florida, and our port being an economic -- very important economic engine.

When you look at the travel from our airport, you’ll find that majority of our passengers that goes international goes through the Caribbean first, then Latin America.

It is, in my mind, essential that we build those linkages, strengthen them to where we can better utilize the economic engines that we have, our location, and our connection to Latin America and the Caribbean to build.

This is an item that would definitely do that. We have 20 former presidents who’ve already committed to being a part of this. It -- it -- in my mind, it’s something that we have snatched from elsewhere. Not -- not a country in Latin America or the Caribbean, not Miami, not somewhere else, but here in Broward County.

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It will further position us as the destination for trade, for business, for tourism for people from Latin America and the Caribbean.

I humbly ask that you consider this an investment that will help to build Broward County.

Now, we’ve had conversation with Broward College, and President Haile called me this morning from Brazil, where he is building a relationship with a higher learning institution there to get students here. He benefits tremendously at Broward College from students coming from Latin America and the Caribbean, the number one place that they come from that pays a full ride that can help to subsidize many of our local students here in Broward County.

Now, the -- I attempted, actually, to raise some funds from the state, but we were -- we are a little bit premature, because we are not well enough along the way. I was about to seek a million dollars from them, maybe 500,000 would -- would result.

So, there are other avenues also that we’ll look to. As -- as you know, if you look through the backup, you’ll see that we have support from four of our members of Congress on this item.

And let me acknowledge in the audience with us is Mr. Daniel Mulieri from Congressman Alcee Hasting’s office, Mulieri. He is the outreach representative for Congressman Hasting’s office.

We have other speakers that will be here also speaking on the issue.

So, I believe that this seed fund will help us to get along the way to where we can actually find more funding.

I’ve spoken to the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale. He’ll -- is looking to help us with finding funding from there, also. And -- and many private individual have gave me their support. I just met with Mr. Greenberg yesterday, a very close friend of Vinnie Viola from the Panthers, and he’s very supportive and would look

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forward to that.

So, there -- there -- there -- there are several people and businesses that will be supportive, but we need to get to where we are moving this item.

This amount is not designated for any particular thing at this time. It is money that’s been rolled over that usually goes into capital funding, and this would be a capital project.

We will own the facility. It’s not that we’re building it and giving it to someone else. We’ll determine how it’s run and managed through agreements that we’ll make with these entities.

I’ll go ahead and, since I might need to make a motion, ask our chair -- our -- our Vice Mayor to continue the chairing of the meeting. I’ll just go ahead and call the folks that are here about to come up.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Wait. Who’s running this? (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: You don’t have to turn the gavel over until you want to make a motion.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Give me this.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: You don’t have to turn the gavel over.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: It’s your show.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: Don’t -- don’t (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so let -- let -- let -- let me call up --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: You almost (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Mr. Thomas Field.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Followed by Mr. Marcos Regalado.

Set it three minutes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Three minutes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. FIELD: Yeah, good morning, Vice Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor Dale Holness and all the Commissioners. I’ve been here several times before, always accompanied by former presidents of Latin America. Over -- almost since the beginning of FITCE we’ve been bringing former presidents to participate every year.

So, of the key ones are not able to come. They wanted to be here today, actually, but former president Luis Alberto Lacalle was here just a few -- a few weeks ago, met with some of you, and --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. FIELD: -- his son just won the election, so he’s going to be the next president of

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Uruguay. And so President Lacalle was not able to come.

Also Carlos Mesa has been here several times at FITCE and with us, and has been -- has spoken here to you. And he’s leading the -- the issue in Bolivia right now, where they’re having new elections and there’ll be a new president, which might -- very likely might be him himself.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. FIELD: Also Vinicio Cerezo, former president of Guatemala, who’s been here several times and has also addressed the Commissioners is not able to come because he’s now the Secretary General of SECA, the Systems for Integration of --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. FIELD: -- Central America, and they’re having their largest forum ever of all -- for the integration of Latin America starting tomorrow -- for Central America, I’m sorry.

A year and a half ago, we signed an MOU with the County after an approval by everyone here to explore the possibility of making a Latin America and Caribbean presidential library center.

And since that time, as Mayor Holness just explained, we’ve had a lot of -- a lot of support. 20 former presidents have signed the support. As he mentioned, the Congressman and -- and many others.

So, there’s a lot of enthusiasm. And when the Presidential Mission, which I represent as the Executive Director, when we launched officially in 2012, we did it from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Later on, we visited the Bush Library and the Kennedy Library with different events that we’ve done. And we always lamented that in Latin America and the Caribbean they don’t have that tradition. And we see how these presidential libraries are such a -- such an attraction in their cities, in their -- in their areas, and bring a lot of benefit.

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And so, then we decided that wouldn’t -- wouldn’t it be great that we could do one with all of the presidents together at least. And they wanted to do first in Latin America. They thought in Mexico, in Brazil, in Santiago, in Panama, but none of those places really represent all of Latin America.

And finally they basically decided south Florida is the gateway between north and south and central, and it is really the most diverse area. So, we thought to do that, and we went to Miami. We’ve been to talk to many people. Lot of enthusiasm. But Miami is really saturated.

And when we came to Broward County, we were -- the presidents had such a great experience. I think all of them have received the -- the key to the city. They’ve been very impressed when they saw the expansion of the port, the expansion of the airport, the FITCE itself. And they really came to see that this is a great place, that we need to put on the -- really, really emphasize for Latin America.

So, we believe that this project can be really beneficial, can bring a lot of trade and commerce and culture exchange, can benefit the universities nearby, Broward College and Nova and the other ones by bringing students and so on. So --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Sir, would you close?

MR. FIELD: -- so, we really hope that, anyway, you’ll -- you’ll consider this seriously.

And we will also be raising a lot of funds privately for the operations and the activities to be carried out.

Thank you very much.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much, Thomas.

Marcos Regalado, followed by Mario Cartaya --

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MR. REGALADO: Good morning --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and Michael Garcia.

MR. REGALADO: -- Mr. Mayor and Commissioners.

(VICE MAYOR GELLER LEFT THE ROOM.)

MR. REGALADO: I have really not much to add from what Mr. Field added, but I would just add that this -- this particular project has a lot of potential, especially bringing commerce to Broward County.

These individuals, these former presidents, as you know, they continue in public life in their home countries, and they can help Broward in -- in bringing investments from Latin America and stimulate more commerce than you already have.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Mario Cartaya.

MR. CARTAYA: Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Good morning.

MR. CARTAYA: Mayor Holness, Commissioners, Broward County Commissioners, the last time I addressed the Board of County Commissioners was a few years ago in support of a local business preference agenda items.

If you remember, at the time, Broward County, as well as the rest of the nation, suffered from the economic downtown -- downturn caused by the Great Recession.

I stated then how economic recovery should start at home, and expressed my

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hope you would demonstrate to the nation how a County would rally in support of its business community.

You did. We sent a message to the nation, and we all benefit from your stand.

Today I ask you to again show leadership in the national stage by voting in support of the Latin American/Caribbean Presidential Library Museum. Broward County can today send the message to the world that our community supports international business, celebrates the diversity of America’s population, and welcomes global cooperation and global education.

Please join me in supporting this item.

Thank you for allowing me to speak, and have a great holidays.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you, Mario.

Michael Garcia (inaudible).

MR. GARCIA: Good morning, Commissioner -- I mean good morning, Mayor, good morning Commissioners. My name is Michael Garcia. I am -- as some of you know, I am the chair of the Hispanic Vote here in Broward County.

And I’m here to support the item. I believe it’s -- it’s a -- a very important item for the financially, for the -- for the County, and I think it sends a good message to the Hispanics here in the County that, as you guys know, continue to grow.

So, I’m really here to support that item, and I hope that all the Commissioners consider it and -- and support the item as well.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

Mayor Hazelle Rogers, followed by Ms. Lori Baer.

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MAYOR ROGERS: Good morning, Mayor Dale V.C. Holness, Vice Mayor -- where did my Vice Mayor turn? Okay. Commissioners. City -- County Manager, County Attorney. It is good to be here.

And I’m not representing my city. I’m representing myself as a proud Caribbean person and the fact that Broward County is now a very diverse and international marketplace.

We are investing so heavily in the dredging of our port. I remember fighting for those dollars. And what we were telling the world is that we wanted to make sure everyone stops here in Broward County before you traverse to any other part of the State of Florida or the United States.

So, it is timely that we are considering this item and it’s on the table where we can cast our votes.

And I heard from the private sector that they’re willing to do their part also. So, public/private partnerships is always the best way to go.

So, I stand here in support of this line item and this transfer of funds. And as I heard from our Mayor and presenter, there’s nothing that will be used without the support and consent of this body.

So, looking forward to hearing a yea in support.

And I also want to share with you, if you have never gone to Florida House in Washington --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

MAYOR ROGERS: -- please do so. It makes you feel welcome when you go to Washington, D.C., that you have a home. Can you just imagine what the world would feel like when Latin America and the Caribbean prime ministers talk about what Broward County has done and wanting to come to our County and

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further do business?

We are sending an awesome message across the State of Florida and the United States.

(VICE MAYOR GELLER RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MAYOR ROGERS: I thank you, and looking forward and asking for your support.

Vice Mayor, you heard me. I think it’s always good to see you.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Always a pleasure, ma’am.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Ms. Lori Baer, followed by Vice Mayor Brian Johnson.

MS. BAER: Hello. I’m Lori Baer with the Port Everglades Association.

And the members of Port Everglades Association certainly appreciate and understand the commerce that flows from Broward County to our backyard, the Caribbean, and to Central and South America.

And I would be filled with pride to see a beautiful new attraction that will offer educational opportunities and that will certainly stimulate business.

Personally, I’d like to see a member of Port Everglades Association do the architecture and do the design and engineering. I’d like to see a Port Everglades Association member do the construction.

And a beautiful library will further cement Broward County as one of the capitals of the Americas.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much.

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Vice Mayor Johnson, followed by Ms. Anthea Pennant.

VICE MAYOR JOHNSON: Good morning, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners.

I’m actually in my capacity as the CEO of the Minority Builders Coalition and a founding trustee and board member of Black Chamber of Commerce, here to support this particular item.

You all should know that those of us who are a part of your what is considered minority business community are having some internal conversations about how we can be helpful in expanding the economy of Broward County so that our people can benefit from it.

And we are specifically interested in cultural tourism, expanding the number of places where the cultures that are represented here in Broward County can be highlighted for those of us who live here, but can also attract other people to come and enjoy and remember Broward County.

And we believe this facility would do that.

Certainly, as the prior speaker said, Minority Builders will be more than happy to participate in the construction, but more than anything else, we need a museum like this in Broward County to showcase the cultural diversity of our County and to create additional destinations to sell that diversity to expand our economy.

Hopefully you all will approve this. Know that you have our support.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much.

Ms. Pennant.

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MS. PENNANT: Good morning, Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission. Good morning.

My name is Anthea Pennant. I am an immigrant from Jamaica, and have been a resident, a proud resident, of Broward County for 37 years.

Today, I’m just representing myself. I’m not here on behalf of Broward College. But I have to tell you, having worked on the FITCE event over the last few years, I’ve seen the benefits of cultural engagement and economic development merging.

And the idea of this presidential library celebrates that. The fact that we could have this place where we can consider an intellectual destination for people all over the world to come and learn about our neighbors is something to celebrate.

I implore you to vote to support this library. I think it will be a huge economic engine for our community, and certainly will help to strengthen the education of people living here in Broward County. Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

Mr. Milledge, John Milledge.

MR. MILLEDGE: Thank you, Mayor. John Milledge, attorney here in Fort Lauderdale.

I think I’ve mentioned to the Commission in the past, I was a history major in college, and I look at everything with a historical lens. So, obviously, when I look at this, you know, I understand how important historic resources are, and especially in a diverse community that we have that’s evolving even more diverse, you know, as -- as the days go on.

We -- I’ve also talked about the fact that we also need more destinations in this County. You know, we’ve got a lot of places to eat and drink here, but we still

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need more places for people to go, destinations to go to, learn things, do things, especially families.

So, you know, I’ll just ask you as you look at your priorities, which, you know, you have many, but this is an opportunity that should be closely considered.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much.

And with that, I come back to the Commission.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Dale --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- will you --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Oh, after --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Commissioner Bogen.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. And then followed by Vice Mayor Geller.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: You want me to go first?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah, he said you go.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Go ahead.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay. So, we’re asking – so, we’ve been asked whether we’re going to delegate, assign, give 800,000 to $2,000,000 for this library.

And while I -- I think it’s a great idea, Dale, I -- I think 98 percent of the things that you’re with, small business, I’m always there with you and supporting you. I -- I like the idea of the library. I think it would be great. I agree with everybody that spoke here today.

The only thing I don’t agree with is spending taxpayer dollars on something like this. I think we could do it for free. I think it can go into a room at our Convention Center. We can make space for it. Because you could try it on a trial basis, start small and build it. But -- and I think we could do it with little or no money to put up, because there will be space.

But to dedicate something is wonderful. The idea is wonderful. But every library that was talked about, the Jimmy Carter Library, the Bush Library, the Reagan Library, it’s all private funds. Everything is private.

And if Vinnie Viola supports this, I love Vinnie, great, maybe he’ll put up the money.

If the 20 former presidents want to do this, great.

I just think we just -- it’s all about money. It’s not about the idea. The idea’s good. I -- I just can’t see spending taxpayer dollars. I don’t think the Broward -- I think the people of this County need money, especially from people that -- in your district, Mayor, to my district, people need money for -- whether it be for homelessness or housing or whatever it might be, I’m prioritizing.

And so, I unfortunately can’t support using public money, but I certainly can support any other way we can be creative to make this happen without using taxpayer dollars.

Thank you.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

I’m currently undecided on this. I have historically not been supportive, but you are Mayor and I’m trying to be supportive of you. So, I’m currently undecided on this.

I have a couple of questions. First, I want to pin down the amount. We’re talking now -- although the original motion here says in the amount of 800,000, are we talking about 800,000, 2,000,000, or a number in between the two?

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, we already have had previous to us being here 1.2 million set aside when Commissioner Wasserman-Rubin was here for a Latin America library or Hispanic library. That’s the 1.2 that’s been sitting in the budget for a very long time.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: And is that still in the budget, is that somewhere?

MS. HENRY: Yes. Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: This is an additional 800,000.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: So, you’re asking for redirection of the 1.2 plus an additional 800 --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- for a total of 2,000,000.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct. Correct.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: All right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: At this point.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second question is my understanding, because I was quite concerned about using CVB space because I know that we’ve had an awful lot of discussion on needing larger space and stuff like that, that -- oh, excuse me, I’m sorry, Convention Center, that this will not actually be at the Convention Center itself, but rather at the CVB building. Is that accurate?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes. Correct. The -- the space that’s there, that’s already planned and -- and is being built is for -- for the Convention Center space wouldn’t be taken (inaudible). It would be an additional floor added onto the Convention and Visitors Bureau building.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Not the Convention Center itself.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Not the Convention Center --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: The CVB.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- itself, because, as you -- as you rightly said, the space for conferences and convention is there.

However --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Uh-huh.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- the -- this would also help to generate activities for the Convention Center, because when one of these presidents retire and they launch a book--

(COMMISSIONER RYAN LEFT THE ROOM.)

MAYOR BOGEN: – this would be a place that they wouldn’t normally come to sign.

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And they would have conferences here, also, which would then benefit us by utilization of the hotel rooms and the conference center, the Convention Center, which, Commissioner Bogen, is directly impactful to the people in my district, because what they needs -- what they need are jobs. They need to work. They need to earn a living.

And when we grow the economy, when we create more jobs, as this will do, and when we educate and train these folks as we are contemplating with Broward College partnership to -- to use this as a space to help with training folks in the hospitality industry, because of its unique location with the 800- room hotel there and the conference center, it will be very beneficial. And also on international trade and business.

So, we’re not taking any space from --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: That’s what my concern was. I didn’t want --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- to take any space from --

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’re not.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- the Convention Center itself.

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’re not. We’re not.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: You’re saying we’re not.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Third question. Do we have any idea of what the budget would be to operate this once it’s set up and what the source of funds would be for operating?

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MAYOR HOLNESS: So, the operational funds would come from the Presidential Mission. That’s what they’re gearing up to do right now. And in partnership with Broward College, what they can bring to the table --

(COMMISSIONER RYAN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MAYOR BOGEN: – in terms of helping with the facility being -- being there.

So, that’s not something that we would be funding. It would be fund -- funded from -- from that.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: What happens if they don’t raise enough to run it?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Well, it’s a challenge that we’ll face and -- and -- and deal with, but I believe that there’s enough people in the community that -- that’s shown support for this that we -- I’m certain we’ll be able to make this a -- a success.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Mr. Mayor, respectfully, I would point out that, as someone who’s been the chairman of the board of a museum, I know it’s much easier to raise the capital funds than it is to raise the continuing operating --

MAYOR HOLNESS: I understand.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- funds. Do you have some sort of commitment from Broward College?

MAYOR HOLNESS: We -- we have a -- a letter from the president of the -- of the college that he would work with us to do this. There’s a letter of support in -- in -- in -- in the backup as -- as you will see.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. And last question is do we have any commitments on matching funds? And the reason I’m asking is, again, as -- out of deference to you, I would consider supporting this if there -- if it was conditioned on obtaining matching funds.

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If there’s not a condition on obtaining matching funds, I would have a -- a much bigger problem. I would have a concern anyhow, but I would have a much bigger problem supporting it if there’s no commitment on matching funds.

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, I don’t have hard commitment at this point in time. I have folks who have indicated that they will be supportive of it. In fact, Mario Cartaya has volunteer his service to help design and build the space. So that’s a commitment that we already have in hand. That would be costs that would -- would be incurred that wouldn’t be incurred.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: I think Commissioner Udine.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Thank you, Mayor.

I think that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- while I’m generally supportive of the concept of having this located in Broward County, I think it’s a big win for Broward County to get this facility here, I think that we need to make sure that we have a complete plan of what it’s going to cost to operate and to build this, and to see where these partners are going to come in with their financial commitments.

I have no problem at the end of the day if Broward has to make a contribution to this in actual hard tax dollars, but they shouldn’t be the only one that has to -- that’s going to be paying for that. There’s got to be some kind of plan that shows us where these other dollars are going to come from.

I think that we need to explore the financial commitments of the State of Florida, if there’s any grant money there.

We need to explore the financial commitments of the Caribbean nations that

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want to have this --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Uh-huh.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- in -- in Broward County. I think there should be a commitment, you know, from them, which I think is all doable and is all -- we have the ability to do that.

I would support moving the 1.2 million dollars and -- and holding that segregated as -- as we have already segregated that for quasi this purpose to begin with, but we did it so long ago that it’s losing buying power after all these years.

So, I -- I have a -- I would be okay showing that as our commitment, to -- to using those dollars eventually if a plan can be formulated.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: That’s what I was thinking.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Sharief.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, I’m not going to repeat what my colleagues have said, because I do -- I do agree that this is a worthy project, but I -- I haven’t yet found where we’re going to have the funding for operation.

Additionally, in speaking with President Haile, he was saying that they --

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN LEFT THE ROOM.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: – they support it, but they have no money and no space to provide. And so what they would be interested in doing is possibly if someone were to provide funding for employees, that Broward College could possibly help hire those employees and help to manage them.

But there was nothing concrete in terms of --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Fund.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- financial commitment.

I just -- and then I heard the numbers of 800,000 first, and now I’ve got the 1.2 million. I do know where that’s from. But that’s 2,000,000, but I’m hearing also that this may be more than a $2,000,000 project, that ultimately it’s supposed to be four and a half --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- 4.6. And so I guess I’m struggling with approving something without the -- the -- the full commitments financially of what’s going to be necessary to not just build it, but also to operate it into the future.

I know that we kind of -- when I sat on the Urban League of Broward County’s board and we started working on the African-American Research Museum and Library, and trying to put that together, we struggled with capital commitments, as well. And even now, you know, some of the things that they wanted to do to expand it are -- they’re not happening at the pace that they want it to happen, because we are lacking the financial commitments.

So, my concern is not that it’s not a great idea. I think it’s a wonderful idea. But I do think that we need some other commitments, some dollars put toward this up front so that we can solidly vote to build it, and then we’re also going to need those dollars and commitments for after the fact to operate it.

And so, I just -- I think it might need to come back maybe, with some more information. I don’t want to sit here today and vote no against it, because I think it’s such a great idea, but I just don’t feel comfortable that it’s financially secured in -- in moving forward at this time.

So those are my comments, Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Ryan.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: In my review of the staff analysis, it looked like it was a little fuzzy with regard to some of the items on the total budget and with respect to any type of analysis on the -- the impact on tourism.

To the County Attorney, do we have somebody here that can speak to what the budget would be to build out the presidential library?

MR. MEYERS: I -- mean, from my side and I think Mr. Kerr would be the best person, or Ms. Henry may have someone also.

MS. HENRY: So, it’s my understanding that the total cost of the project is 4.6 million. The 2,000,000 would build the shell.

The -- as the Mayor’s indicated, the first floor of a building is being built for the Convention and Visitors Bureau operations (inaudible) staff. And so, what they -- what was contemplated was putting a second floor on top of that building. And you would need to do that at the time you’re designing and building that out.

So, it’s my understanding the shell is 2,000,000, and to completely build it out with everything you would want in it is around another two and a half million, 2.6 million.

I’m sure you can --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: It -- it seems like it -- it would be prudent to -- to build the shell, because you can have a variety of -- of uses.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: And seeing the expansion that we’re going to have, everything that’s happening with the airport, the seaport, and the Convention Center’s kind of like a epicenter of the connection between those two large economic engines.

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(COMMISSIONER BOGEN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: I had heard that the -- the total price was between 4.6 million on the low side and as high as 5.2 million, but within that range.

My next issue would be whenever we -- we talk about the benefit to our community through tourism, we deal with some type of -- of an analysis. We have a process and a protocol we follow to provide some objective analysis of estimated tourism, additional tourism, and those tourists that would stay overnight, so, obviously, we would have additional tourist development tax when we’re speaking about paying for this from the tourist development tax. That’s not the discussion I heard here.

But I think a study would be in order to -- to have, you know, some perspective on the cultural tourism impact that has been well spoken of by the members in the audience. And I -- I do want to commend those public speakers, because I thought you did a very good job.

So, those would be my concerns. I think we’re premature right now. And, hopefully, with this input, Mayor, you can go back and address these issues and bring it forward for a later discussion.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. In -- in terms of the timing, as -- as you mentioned, the shell can be built. It’s our building. It’s not going anywhere. If -- we choose to utilize it for something different, we can always do that.

The issue is this. At this point in time, if we don’t move on this, then it’s going to be difficult for us to then add that second floor.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: And -- and, Mayor, I -- I agree with you, but, you know, part of what this current motion is is a commitment on funding that had previously been --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Designated.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- authorized for a Hispanic heritage library. So, if we could find a funding source that doesn’t eliminate that money, if there’s some other kind of capital budget -- perhaps to the County Administrator, some other capital budget that we can access to build the shell.

I just don’t want to forestall any -- any discussion, both on a Caribbean presidential library and the previous discussions that we had had on a Hispanic heritage library.

I think that, although there’s nobody here that’s advocating for the Hispanic heritage library this morning, I know when I go out in my community there is a lot of interest in the -- the cultural diversity, including our very large Hispanic community in Broward County.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Most of what I am going to say will probably be redundant, but I -- I feel that I need to weigh in on this, because I think, Mayor, you said that the project would be transformative. And I don’t disagree with that.

But my problem is where the money is coming from, who else could benefit from it, and what our mission is as -- as a County Commission.

And I -- I just cannot support something that would be totally -- would be taxpayer funded when I really believe, as has been mentioned, that this should be actually privately funded. We -- we did have that conversation.

Nobody who has spoken -- and I appreciate all the people that came to speak, and I -- you had very good points.

But the bottom line for us are resources in this community and in our budget.

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And, as was mentioned before, Broward College wants to support it, they have no resources.

Most of the people who want to support it are supporting it without coming to the table with resources.

I -- I believe that we give contributions very often to cultural organizations. We have a whole advisory setup there in which to do that. And I think -- and it’s appropriate for this project to go, after they are started, and ask for support, just like many of our -- of our other organizations do.

But I don’t think that we can, in good conscience -- or, at least, I can’t in good conscience now agree to vote for something where we would be the entire resource as far as I can see right now, with no money anywhere that I can see that would be there to cover the operating costs.

You know, I -- at the -- at the risk of sounding redundant, I -- I look at the needs in our community. Yesterday, I went to a ribbon cutting for, you know, a single affordable home in -- in Fort Lauderdale. I mean, we have so many needs and so many people.

And you want to talk about transformative. To me, it would be transformative if we could provide affordable housing for the people who need it in our community, for the -- the -- the people who need healthcare and childcare and - - and -- and jobs. And I think we do a good job with that -- with that area.

But for -- for us to -- to go out now and to say to the taxpayers that instead of doing all of those things, we’re going to be doing this with the money, I -- I just - - I just, you know, cannot support that at this time.

If I went out and asked my taxpaying constituents right now where they wanted the money spent, I can assure you they would not be saying to spend it on this.

And, as I said, I think down the road, if they want to come, if we get started, and they come to the Cultural Council and -- and apply to -- for funding, that’s

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perfectly legitimate. But not for us to be the -- the funding source for this entire presidential library.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Furr.

COMMISSIONER FURR: Thank you.

It’s a very ambitious plan. And I would love to see, as I think my colleagues, the cooperation amongst the 30 countries that would be involved in this. I’m -- I’m assuming you’re -- I think you are trying to include all the democracies in both --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct.

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- Central and South America.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah, and the Caribbean.

COMMISSIONER FURR: That’s 30 countries.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Uh-huh.

COMMISSIONER FURR: And when I -- when I -- and I tried to imagine what this would look like, because I tried to think of the -- how many square feet. And I tried to think about how many -- you know, if every country’s going to get how many feet to display stuff. It’s not a lot.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER FURR: Because when you have that many countries, it’s kind of a -- everybody’d maybe get a -- might get a hundred feet, hundred square feet. Maybe.

But I have another issue with this. And I’ll -- and here’s what it is, really. And you speak to an investment in Broward County for this.

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My -- my bigger concern on this has to do with the -- the genesis of this goes back to a former Commissioner, Wasserman Rubin, who wanted to make sure that there were -- there -- there was a Hispanic library.

And I very much believe in that. 30 percent of the people in this County are -- have those -- have Hispanic origins.

Right now, we have 40 percent of the kids in this County at third grade are not reading at grade level. 40 percent. That is close to 75,000 kids. If I’m going to invest in money for libraries, it needs -- in my mind, it needs to be going toward staffing for special collections and for dedicated staff in four libraries that would be doing collection development, that would be for -- that would address those segments of our population.

That is needed. That is incredibly needed, because we’re trying -- those -- those years between zero to five, zero to six are so important of trying to get kids to the libraries.

Now, there are many special collections where I think there’s a way to blend this. And -- and FIU has an incredible special collection for Latin and Caribbean studies. So does Yale, University of Massachusetts, USF, University of Florida. Those collections take time. And it would make sense for us to consider doing a special election of Latin and Caribbean nations and start to build that.

That becomes part of your reading -- you know, your reading collection. In addition, we’re -- we’re doing two things at once. We can do two things at once. But it requires dedicated staff to be able to do that.

It doesn’t mean -- mean building out a -- a room. It doesn’t mean doing a lot of things like that. But what you have is you have reading rooms all over the place. In airports throughout the world, and -- and the Library of Congress has a Hispanic reading room. And it doesn’t require -- and -- and you can bring tie in all these -- all these other schools, all these other studies, and pull their

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special collections together.

That would be pretty amazing, because nobody’s done that yet. Nobody -- no one has pulled together all the different special collections.

I think that would -- if I’m going to invest -- like I said, if I’m going to invest in -- in something that I think is going to have a bigger bang for the buck in the -- in the future, when I talk about those 70 to 80,000 kids that are not at grade level, 76 percent of those kids do not graduate high school. And it is -- you can do the math.

And if you want to think in terms of what it really takes to invest in this County, having dedicated people that would be doing special collection and collection development for Hispanic studies, for Hispanic book collections, would go a long ways.

Let me just give you one statistic. In the children’s books by and about people of color and first native nations received by the -- by the Cooperative Children’s Books Center had -- only two percent of the books that were received had a Latino main character, even though 30 percent of the nation is Hispanic.

That is a -- that shows there is not any -- any dedication toward collection development. That needs to be there.

We can do this. This is in our wheelhouse. Trying to do this outside of that and trying to build a special library is not in our wheelhouse.

And if we build a special collection that would pull together the -- the manuscripts, the political papers, all those kind of things from those countries, that becomes a very powerful special collection.

And our -- our library’s capable of doing that. So, I would -- I would suggest that we look and see what that would -- what that would take. That 1.2 million dollars that was there can be used for extra staff, for dedicated staff toward that that also builds collection development for our own libraries and for our own

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reading rooms.

So, that is where I would think -- that’s where I would prefer to see this go.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Just before I -- I acknowledge you, let me just say this, that in terms of an attraction to bring kids, having this tied to the presidential library would be a huge impact for those children, those parents to bring their kids.

There will be a collection of books there, certainly, by presidents that would then help to elevate the dialog, but also to uplift Hispanic, Latino, Caribbean children to see the possibilities that they can achieve.

In terms of affordable housing, affordable housing has two factors. One, is there enough income being earned or is the cost. And as we grow the economy and create more jobs and -- and if you look at the jobs tied to our port, those are some of the highest paying jobs, even in the blue collar sector, that would help to ensure that people can afford housing in -- in Broward County.

I -- I believe that what we have here is an opportunity that unfortunately we may miss. I hope we don’t miss this opportunity. I hope it doesn’t go away from us.

I -- I hear your -- your -- your comments, but I think that we’re big enough to be able to manage this.

We have a 5.8 billion dollar budget. These funding are funds that weren’t spent in the last fiscal year that is rolling forward. There’s nothing designated for them at this point in time, and there’s more than this that will be there. This is not the total amount that will be rolled forward. There’ll be much more funds than this rolled forward. And -- and on a regular basis, we -- we roll -- County Administrator, estimate how much money do we roll from one budget year to the next? It’s in -- it’s in the millions. Several millions. Ten, 20,000,000.

So, it’s not that we’re -- we’re taking from something at this point in time that’s

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already being allocated, except we’re rolling this into an economic development tool to grow the economy, create jobs, to educate our children, to create a workspace where many of those kids who might not graduate high school, who might just barely graduate high school, can get into the hospitality industry, which we have a 800-room hotel there, a Convention Center space that we’ll need to train people for.

This is, I think, a -- an opportunity for us to utilize that.

Vice Mayor Geller and I think Udine indicated that moving that 1.2 million into this project, if that’s what we -- we -- we -- we need to do, then I guess we -- at least we move forward. And -- and I’ll continue relentlessly to pursue funding from elsewhere.

Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you.

I have two quick questions for the County Administrator, followed by a motion.

County Administrator, first, is the Hispanic library now dead that -- I mean, there’s no current plans for a Hispanic library; is that correct?

MS. HENRY: Correct. When the original project was conceived, the Commissioner had at that time, they -- basically, they were trying to replicate what was done with the African-American Research Library, where we had to replace the library and the community wanted to expand it to bring in that culture, and so the community raised some money.

We were not building any new libraries to say Hispanic Library, so the goal was to find a way to build a collection in -- or some display, if you will, in one of the existing libraries, which we --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: But the specific –

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MS. HENRY: -- (inaudible).

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- question that I was going to ask is that it’s unlikely that that 1.2 million that is currently earmarked there is going to be spent. Is that a fair statement?

MS. HENRY: Correct, and not what was for -- what was originally envisioned. It would -- you would have to add more money to it. It’s been many years.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you.

And, secondly, just a question. I don’t know if this is to you or someone -- could we build -- if we don’t build the second floor or the additional floor now on the CVV, can that be designed so that we could add an additional floor onto it? Because we should, regardless. I mean, I know we’re always going to be needing space in that area, whether it’s for this or something else.

I’d like to know if we can at least build it so that a additional floor could be added.

MS. HENRY: I --

MR. MEYERS: It’s -- he’s -- he’s a lawyer, but if his answer would be acceptable, I think Mr. Kerr --

MS. HENRY: -- I have not been -- I have not been addressing --

(Laughter.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Mr. Cohen. Alan -- Alan can --

MS. HENRY: -- the issue with -- with --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Alan can answer.

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MS. HENRY: -- with the contractor.

(Laughter.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. I see Mr. Cohen heading up to the podium.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. KERR: Well, yes, technically you could do that. The problem with doing that, you could build the lower structure to handle the structure above. The problem with that is it’s going to be more expensive when the lower floor is occupied with cranes and et cetera. You have to come in after the fact, so it would be more expensive.

But it can be done.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Thank you.

Mr. Cohen, did you have anything you wanted to add to that? Okay.

Well, Mr. Mayor, with all respect, I can count. And what I would like to do is a motion that would first authorize the transfer of the earmark, the 1.2 million earmark from the Hispanic library to the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Latin America.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- president -- Hispanic -- or --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Latin America.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- Latin American Presidential Library --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Museum.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- Museum --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Uh-huh.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- subject to -- but subject to raising enough other funds to build this.

I want to be clear we’re not authorizing this now, but we’re -- this would be an expression of the County that we are willing to put up 1.2 million dollars, providing that it will have to come back to -- to this Commission, that, first, to show matching funds, and then the Commission would have to reach a decision on operating.

But my -- my motion then would be to, number one, earmark the 1.2 million from --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- from Hispanic to your program, and, secondly, to instruct that any additional expenditure of money beyond that would have to come back to this Commission for authorization to show that there is sufficient matching funds to build it and that the Commission could then decide if we’re willing to pay operating.

So, that’s my motion, Mr. Mayor.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I’ll second that.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. I have a motion and a second --

COMMISSIONER FURR: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER FURR: I am -- I would -- I don’t think I can support that. And here’s why. Most libraries now, modern-day libraries, don’t have walls. They don’t have walls anymore. Most of the people that visit --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Don’t the books get wet when it rains?

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- most of the people that visit the presidential libraries never set foot in those libraries. They all -- it’s mainly online.

We are capable of building a very, very good special collection that people can -- can access from anywhere and everywhere.

And when -- and, Mayor, when you talk about our kids in this County coming to visit that library, we are lucky if they get to their own neighborhood library, let alone travel in a bus down to try to figure out -- we want them to go to what’s the closest to them, right next to them, to go get the books that they need that make a big difference with them.

I strongly support trying to keep that money separate from this and figure out a way to use that money to enhance what we have, build a -- you know, build a special collection, and have a dedicated person on staff that does collection development, that can bring those kind of books that are necessary in this County.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I -- I’d just like to make a quick --

MOTION TO EXTEND THE MEETING

MAYOR HOLNESS: We need a motion to extend.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- motion to extend the meeting.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I’ll second that.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Just through this item.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah, just (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Fine. Those in favor?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 85 CONT’D.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I -- I agree with Commissioner Furr. I -- I think we should hold this money. I think it’s premature to do anything with it. We don’t know what we’re going to do with it.

There are so many ways that we can help children and -- and -- and deal with increasing and expanding Hispanic heritage in our libraries and in our community.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

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COMMISSIONER RICH: As was mentioned, we have such a large percentage of Hispanics in the community, and we do need to focus on -- on making sure that our libraries are responsive to their needs and their culture.

So it’s -- I think it’s important to just have this money. Maybe do a -- a little bit of a study or a task force or something that takes a look at what would be the options, how we could best use this money to make sure that it is focused on the children in our community, not only Hispanic children, all children who need to know about Hispanic heritage and culture.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Ryan.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: You know, we’re fortunate to have among our County Commissioners Commissioner Furr who used to be called a librarian but now he’s called a media specialist. But he makes good points.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: The only -- did you know that he was the only elected librarian in the country?

COMMISSIONER UDINE: No, he was not. I found one.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: They have like six people in the whole city, and the guy was a librarian (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: He just ruined your day. He just ruined your day.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Let’s just say that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- let’s just say that Commissioner Furr is the most prominent librarian to hold elected office.

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(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: And --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Most qualified.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- just -- it’s just not ready, I believe, for a vote now, even though it’s a nice effort by the Vice Mayor.

I’d like to go ahead and defer so that we can kind of recalibrate where we’re going to go with this project.

But at the same time, based upon what we just heard from -- from Attorney Mike Kerr, who some people were giving him a hard time, it seems prudent for us to find some funds in our capital budget that, when we’re doing all of this build-out over at the Convention Center, that we go ahead and build the shell for some future use now.

I think it’s somewheres around -- is it 2,000,000 total.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: And if we could bring that back as a later item, because I don’t want that to pass and -- and lose that opportunity.

Now, still puts you in play for the presidential library, but, most importantly, we’re going to utilize that space for some use in all of the --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- you know, multitude of activities that we’re going to have at the Convention Center.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, is -- is --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, can I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- I’m sorry.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- can I just add, just we’re going to bring this back. So Diana Wasserman Rubin was District 8, and that was the south portion of the County. And at the time when this item came up, it -- the impetus of -- of the Hispanic library had to do with the population in south County of Hispanics growing, and that it was one of the most heavily populated districts for Hispanics in Broward County.

And so I believe, just like we cited the (inaudible) at the -- the African-American Research Museum and Library up this way, I believe that the intent was to get something down in the southern part of the County that would -- people could also visit as well.

That being said, I know that this 1.2 million dollars has been sitting there untouched. I wouldn’t be opposed to having this money utilized for a Hispanic slash presidential library, but I also think that you need to think about location and the siting of this library, because we want people locally to be able to use it and to learn from it, not just tourists.

And so I agree with Commissioner Furr with his assumption of bring it in to where the people are.

You know, I know that right now still in south County and in District 8, we have a large population of Hispanics.

So, I would just like to see that when the due diligence is done --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- on this item and it comes back, okay, that you could at

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least consider where you’re siting it.

I wouldn’t have a problem putting more money with it to site it in the right place, if that makes sense for you.

So, I mean, you know, you’re saying 2,000,000. I’m saying put it in the right place so it can be properly utilized. So --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Excuse me? Did you say something?

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Yeah, I -- I was telling Commissioner Bogen to go talk to the manager.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: He’s lost it.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Oh, have we not fed him enough?

(Laughter.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So -- yeah.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: If you will finish, we have a luncheon that we’re all waiting to go to.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Exactly. That -- that’s my point. He wants to eat.

(Laughter.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: He always wants to eat.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Do you understand what I’m saying, Mayor --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- Holness?

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- so – so, I -- I do understand. And -- and, if I may, part of what’s envision, Commissioner Furr, is that, yes, this would be a space without walls also --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- because a lot of collections are -- are done that way.

And -- and to your point, having something sited in -- in a heavily Hispanic area, I mean, it probably range from Weston --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- all the way down --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: It was Weston --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- in -- in the southwest --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- West Pembroke Pines.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- southwest area is heavily, but --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible) Miramar.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- it is also being -- Hispanic folks are moving all over also. In -- in Commissioner Udine district, he has a substantial amount when I look at the voting, the -- the numbers of folks --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: We do.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- where they live.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: The -- what the point was is --

MAYOR HOLNESS: I understand.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- balancing it out.

MAYOR HOLNESS: I understand -- I understand the point.

The concept that Commissioner Ryan has, I guess is one that we can look to for the future, but, again, the -- the construction and the design is underway, so we will need to -- to act now.

We have a motion on the floor --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: To defer.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- moved and seconded.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: What’s the motion, please?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Vice Mayor Geller, can you repeat your motion?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Yes, the motion was to reallocate the 1.2 existing budget item from the Hispanic library, which the County Administrator says is not going to be built, to the -- to the Latin America Presidential Library, with the proviso -- for the purpose of trying to obtain matching funds, with the understanding that the actual expenditure of any funds would have to come back to the Commission so that we can judge that there are adequate funds to -- for the construction,

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and, further, that we’re satisfied that we either would fund the operations or that there’s other funding source.

So it’s showing the 1.2 million dollars set aside simply so that he can try and get -- the Mayor can try and find matching funds, showing that there’s 1.2 million set aside.

That’s the motion.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. And it’s been second.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Yeah, I mean, all you’re just doing there is changing the title of the budgeted funds.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: It can be for the Spanish -- Hispanic library or the Latin American --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Let’s vote.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- Presidential Library.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: We’ve got a motion and a second. Let’s vote.

MR. MEYERS: Yeah, you --

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Attorney.

MR. MEYERS: -- you can. You also had two --

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- yeah, you had two substitute motions, neither one of which was second, one from -- was seconded. One from --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: I -- I -- I had a motion to defer and --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- to take the input so --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible) they weren’t seconded.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I seconded.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I seconded.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: All right. So, there’s a motion and a second on the substitute motion to Vice Mayor --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Excuse me, Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) motion to defer (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- to -- a motion to defer, I guess, take precedence --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Uh-huh.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- correct?

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So, we -- we’ll have to vote on that.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: All that for a (inaudible). Okay.

MR. MEYERS: And is it to a date certain or is it indefinite, the motion?

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Indefinite.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. And -- and you also suggest -- is that suggesting in that motion to come back with --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: And -- and I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- the 2,000,000 --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- with the instructions to the County Administrator to discuss where we could --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Fine tune it.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- access 2,000,000 in -- in capital funds for the shell above the CVB.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s -- that’s his motion.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: This is the motion to defer.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: No, that’s -- the other part is --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s the total part of his motion.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Asking -- yeah, asking the County Administrator to bring it back --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- and then we’ll discuss.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. But that -- the -- that wasn’t -- I thought that the motion was going to also include looking at other opportunities of how to use that money --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: No.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: This is -- this is --

COMMISSIONER RICH: She’s shaking her head, too.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Well, yeah, the motion to defer and to just --

COMMISSIONER RICH: To look at it globally.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- kind of it take and kind of synthesize all of the input --

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COMMISSIONER RICH: All the input.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- that we’ve heard here --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- this morning into this --

COMMISSIONER RICH: All right.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- afternoon.

COMMISSIONER RICH: As long as it’s not directed at one --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: It’s a motion to defer.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- specific thing.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Right.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Otherwise, I’m taking my motion -- my second (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Are we clear?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Motion to defer.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Let’s go.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: Motion to defer.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Every -- would those in favor vote by saying aye.

Those opposed.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Nay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Nay.

So, it -- it -- it passes --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 6-2.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 5 to 3.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Oh, three.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 5 to 3, deferred.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: For deferral, yes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

VOTE PASSES 5 TO 3 WITH MAYOR HOLNESS, COMMISSIONERS GELLER AND UDINE VOTING NO.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: We --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- I --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- we recess this meeting for our workshop.

MR. MEYERS: Mayor, is there a projected time to return from the workshop? 2:00 o’clock?

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’ll return at 2:00 o’clock.

MR. MEYERS: Thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

(THE MEETING RECESSED AT 12:42 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 2:13 P.M.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- the meeting.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Let’s go.

MAYOR HOLNESS: There are five of us here.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Let’s go.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Six.

MAYOR HOLNESS: There are six. Okay.

CONSENT AGENDA

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AGENDA ITEM 55

MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item is Item 55.

Michael Rajner, Chair of Broward County’s Human Rights Board, Item 55.

MR. RAJNER: Good afternoon, Mayor and Commissioners.

Just quickly on this one, I -- I know this could have probably passed on Consent this morning, but given the importance of it, I thought it was something that should have been pulled and briefly discussed or mentioned.

My name is Michael Rajner. I’m Chair of the Broward County Human Rights Board.

On this matter, the Human Rights Board met on November 18th and we voted unanimously to support this item.

The amicus brief that you would be signing on to, we feel is important. This particular case, which was in Orange County, has so far -- would preempt local human rights ordinances throughout the state, which would be really an overstretch on Home Rule authority.

We know the Legislature has continually chipped away at Home Rule authority, and human rights ordinances each year are under the threat of being preempted by the Legislature.

This is the first time, actually, that, in some time, I believe, that we’ve seen a possible preemption done through -- by the courts.

And Broward County -- and it goes far beyond the Florida Civil Rights Act. And, you know, we go on for race, gender, and other protected classes. We start at five and go to 14, and then the Florida Civil Rights Act or the EEOC or other provisions would take place for -- as a matter of where people can seek

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recourse.

On this one, you know, we’ve also gone before in Broward County and we do source of income.

We protect sexual orientation, gender identity.

In January, this Board will review additional changes that are coming before you to actually add potential victims of human trafficking as a protected class.

And if this were -- case were to prevail in the appellate court --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. RAJNER: -- it would be very concerning, because Broward County wouldn’t continue to be able to be as progressive as they are in these matters.

And I just wanted to flag that for you.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Can I get a motion, please?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Move it.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So moved -- second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

It passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

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PUBLIC HEARING

AGENDA ITEM 48

MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item that we’ll go to is Item 58.

And we have one speaker, Ms. Pamela Brooks-Thomas.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Don’t you got to open the hearing first?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah, I’m --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Public Hearing.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- yeah, it’s a Public Hearing item, so.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: You got a script?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yup. So, our Public Hearing items are 58 through 72.

The Public Hearing on Item 58 is now open.

And 58 is a motion to approve implementation of new express transit service on I-75 with an effective date of January 13, 2020.

Ms. -- Ms. Brooks, would you come on down, please?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I thought she was coming down.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: Mayor?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MR. MEYERS: (Inaudible) reset the clock.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

MS. BROOKS-THOMAS: Good afternoon, Vice -- Mayor Holness and Vice Mayor Geller, other Commissioners. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, but some you I’ve met with individually, some of you I have not. And not anything negative, it’s just health concerns. I couldn’t get around.

But now I’m here today because of Item 56. I’m actually in support of -- excuse me -- Item 58. I’m in support of Item 58 because I do also catch the Miami- Dade commuter bus that goes from Broward Boulevard to downtown.

Very nice experience every time I use it to go down to the office there, and I enjoy it.

I’m -- but I’m still focused on the day-to-day transit services within Broward County, getting people around from, say, downtown Fort Lauderdale to Coral Springs or Miramar in timely fashions.

I would like to at one time for us to have like a Public Hearing meetings to talk to the transit riders themselves, hopefully in the afternoon when people are not working so that you could hear more concerns from your various districts about how to improve that even more.

Mr. Walton, I’ve seen his plan. He is doing a great job of getting things going, but I still see the need for a lot of other things to happen. And I know they’re going to happen, it’s just the matter of when they will happen.

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But at the same time, I do support more transit between the counties because I also, as I said, use the transit Broward -- the Dade transit to get me through Broward and Dade County, and it does work, and it’s very effective.

The only thing about it is when I get down to Dade County, I’m kind of stuck until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon. There’s no services in between the non- busy hours. So I hope they would take that into consideration. Maybe a 30 minute or a one hour bus or something in case you need to get back to Broward County before 4:00 o’clock.

But, again, I am meeting with each one of you. I’ll start that again. And I am going to City Commission meetings. I met with Commissioner Rogers’ city during the summer, and I also met with City of Lauderhill Commission during the summer.

So, I’m committed to this, and I will continue.

Again, thank you all.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much.

Is there anyone else from the public?

Seeing none, we’re back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER FURR: Move --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Colleagues?

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- Item Number --

MAYOR HOLNESS: I have a motion.

COMMISSIONER FURR: -- 58.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Do I have a second?

COMMISSIONER RICH: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and a second.

Those who are in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Okay. It’s 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 59

MAYOR HOLNESS: Next item on the Public Hearing is Item 59. It’s a motion to adopt resolution to vacate a 15-foot waterline easement lying within Parcel C of Somerset Plaza as recorded in Plat Book 111, page 19 of the Public Records of Broward County.

Is there speak -- any -- anyone from the public wishing to speak?

Seeing none, back to the dais.

Do we have a motion?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move it.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. Those opposed?

8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 60

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item Number 60 is a motion to adopt resolution transmitting to designated state review agencies proposed text amendments to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan related to the Broward Municipal Service District which would amend specified plan elements.

Anyone from the public wishing to speak?

Seeing none, back to the dais.

Can I have a motion --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Motion --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- or discussion?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- to approve.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. Those opposed?

It’s 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 61

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 61 is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Florida Stevedoring, Inc. for a ten-year term to provide cargo handler service at Port Everglades.

Anyone from the public? Open to the public. No one?

Back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

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VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 62

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 62 is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Universal Protection Service, LLC, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, LLC, for a five-year term to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades.

Anyone from the public wishing to speak?

Seeing none, back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Those who are in -- motion and a second.

Those in favor, aye. Those opposed?

Okay.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

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AGENDA ITEM 63

MAYOR HOLNESS: Next item is Item 63 is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of a non-exclusive franchise to V.O.K. Protective Services, Inc. for a five-year term to provide -- to provide marine terminal security service at Port Everglades.

Open to the public.

Seeing none from the public, back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

8-zero it passes.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 64

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 63 --

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Four.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 64 is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to American Guard Services, Inc. for a five-year term to provide marine terminal security services at Port Everglades.

Open to the public.

Seeing none, back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

8-zero it passes.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 65

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 65 is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 65.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 65. Is a motion to adopt resolution granting renewal of a nonexclusive franchise to Florida Stevedoring, Inc. for a ten-year term to provide stevedore services at Port Everglades.

We’re open to the public.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: No one from the public.

Back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and -- and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

8-zero it passes.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 66

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Item Number 66 is a motion to enact ordinance adopting Broward County Land Use Plan Text Amendment PCT 19-7 regarding the Miramar Activity Center One, as -- as amended -- as an -- as an amendment to the County Comprehensive Plan.

Open to the public.

No one from the public.

Back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Do I have a second?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: A motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 67

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 67 is a motion to enact ordinance adopting Broward County Land Use Plan Map Amendment PC 19-5 in the City of Parkland as an amendment to the County Comprehensive Plan.

We’re open to the public.

No one from the public.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

MS. CEPERO: Mr. Mayor --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Back to the dais.

MS. CEPERO: -- you did have a speaker’s card for that item.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Oh. Only for question, Mr. Mele.

MS. CEPERO: Number 67.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 67 was only for question. 67, for questions only also.

MS. CEPERO: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval on 67.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

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Those opposed?

It’s -- it passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 68

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 68 is a motion to adopt resolution pertaining to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau and amending the County Administrative Code to repeal and replace Section 13.32, which addresses certain incentive and sponsorship agreements for the promotion of tourism in Broward County, and creating Section 13.33, which establish various new marketing relating processes.

Open to the public.

No one from the public.

We’re back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

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8-zero it passes.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 69

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 69 is a motion to enact an ordinance pertaining to motor carriers and amending various sections of Chapter 22 ½ of the County Code of Ordinance, providing for inspections by the Environmental and Consumer Protection Divisions of vehicles permitted under Chapter 22 ½, and providing additional temporary operating permits in connection with the 2020 Super Bowl. Open to the public.

No comments from the public.

Back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Do I have a second?

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

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Those opposed?

8-zero it passes.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 70

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 70 is a two-part item, and the Board will be considering both parts at the same time.

Part A is a motion to enact ordinance relating to the Charter County and regional transportation system sales surtax and amending Section 31 1/2-75 of the County Code of Ordinances to conform it to various substantive provisions and processes established pursuant to later develop agreements.

Part B is a motion to adopt resolution pertaining to the same -- same sales surtax and creating Chapter 34 Section -- Sections 34.1 through 34.2.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Section 34 --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- point two-zero.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) point ten.

MR. MEYERS: Yes, sir.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah. Of the County Administrative Code, establishing certain procedures for the Independent Oversight Board and the Appointing Authority.

We are open to the public.

MR. MEYERS: Mayor, just as a -- a reminder, if there are folks from the public who would like to comment today, that certainly would be within your prerogative to permit that, but we have asked that the Board consider --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Oh, yes.

MR. MEYERS: -- a motion to continue this --

MAYOR HOLNESS: To continue.

MR. MEYERS: -- until January, the Public Hearing on January 7th --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Right.

MR. MEYERS: -- 2020.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Right. So, I need a motion for continuance to --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: So moved.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So moved.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Second? Can I get a second?

COMMISSIONER FURR: Second.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

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Those opposed?

Passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONER FISHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

MR. MEYERS: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thanks.

AGENDA ITEM 71

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 71 is also a two-part item, and the Board will be considering both parts at the same time.

Part A is a motion to enact ordinance pertaining to emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation services, replacing Chapter 3 ½ of the County Code of Ordinances in its entirety, and amending Chapter 8 ½ of the Code to provide amounts for violations.

Part B is a motion to adopt resolution repealing Section --

(COMMISSIONER FURR LEFT AND DID NOT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Sections 3.08 through Section 33.18 -- and that’s Section 33.08 through Section 33.18 -- of the County Administrative Codes pertaining to medical transportation rules and regulations.

We’re open to the public.

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No one from the public.

Back to the dais.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move approval.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Can I get a second?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Passes 8-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 72

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item 72 is the final Public Hearing item. It is a motion to enact ordinance pertaining to infectious diseases, creating Section 15-13 of the County Code of -- Code of Ordinances to authorize establishment of a sterile needle and syringe exchange program in Broward County pursuant to the state’s Infectious Disease Elimination Act, and providing for, among other things, conditions precedent to establishing the program, criteria for the program operator, the security of sites and equipment, operation of the

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program, and certain funding --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- prohibitions.

Senator Rich has sponsored this item.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And we’re open to the public.

Hearing none -- no one from the public, Senator Rich, you’re recognized.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I just want to mention this is the bill that -- the ordinance that Commissioner Shevrin Jones was -- Commissioner -- Representative Shevrin Jones was -- was mentioning.

It -- it’s based on the expansion of the pilot program that was so successful in Dade County, and we’d be implementing it in Broward.

MAYOR HOLNESS: I’d also like to be shown as a co-sponsor of this item.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Mr. Mayor, I’d like to be shown as a co-sponsor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And -- and so does Vice Mayor Geller.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Everybody.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I would.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and --

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I thought we all did this before in a different format. Bogen --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Sharief.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- (inaudible) co-sponsoring?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Sharief. Anyone --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- else? Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah, Ryan.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Yes.

(Laughter.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Okay. Everyone that’s here.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I want it shown --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Except --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- (inaudible) co-sponsors, more than my fellow Commissioners.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: I want to be a co-sponsor (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Commissioner Furr is not on the dais. So everyone except him --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- at this point in time. I can’t speak for him.

But any other comments?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: No.

MAYOR HOLNESS: No? Okay. I really do believe this is a great thing for us to do in our community. It is forward-thinking --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and it is -- it -- it will bring, I believe, a tremendous of amount of result in a positive way for the people of Broward County.

Thank you, Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Move the ordinance, Number 71.

MAYOR HOLNESS: A motion by Senator Rich. Do we have a second?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Second by Commissioner Sharief.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

It passes 7-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

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REGULAR AGENDA

OIC-SFL PRESENTATION

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. We’re back to Regular Agenda.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: O --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: OIC.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- OIC is our next item. And Mr. Newton Sanon has a presentation for us from OIC.

Mr. Sanon.

MR. SANON: Good afternoon, Mayor, Vice Mayor, members of the Commission and -- and County Administrator.

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF LEFT THE ROOM.)

MR. SANON: My name is Newton Sanon, President and CEO of OIC of South Florida, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with many of you. But those who I’ve not had the pleasure to work with just yet, I’d offer some quick context of our organization, so you get a handle on why we’re doing this work.

So OIC, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, was established in 1964 by the late Reverend Leon Sullivan with the sole intent of alleviating poverty, particularly in distressed communities, by offering people opportunities to earn a skill in exchange for a wage.

We recognize (inaudible) people in distressed communities not only need

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access to training and jobs, but have a myriad of other areas that can include transportation, childcare, et cetera, so our work is also coupled with comprehensive case management and associated services to help people come out of poverty.

Recognizing that today the OIC of South Florida’s brought no less than $70,000,000 of federal, state, and local funds to community, namely from the U.S. Department of Labor, and also recognizing there was an opportunity, when there needed to be more cleanliness with the buses, we came into the partnership between OIC of South Florida and the County Commission for a program we now know as the Transit Transitional Employment Program.

This opportunity gives what I call a true -- the epitome of a public/private partnership. Our organization put up no less than a half a million dollars for training opportunities for these folks in the program to have a job that will be transitional.

The part that I love about this program the most is after nine months of successful employment -- thank you, Bertha Henry -- these individuals have an opportunity to have gone from no job, most of the time returning citizens in great despair and hopelessness, to a chance to work for the County, a chance which they’ve earned by earning a credential and earning a wage.

This, I’ve got to tell you folks, in my 19 years of running this great organization, may be my most proudest, proudest accomplishment to work with you all on this.

To me, this is more than just about a program. It’s about the conscience and the sentiment of a community, giving people who are homeless in some instances, a child -- child neglect issues, substance abuse issues, to give them a chance to earn a credential and have a chance to have a job while also providing a great service to the community in cleaning buses.

Many of your constituents I’m sure you’ve heard of to date have given you remarks, as I understand, of cleaner buses.

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But enough from me. We have some of those folks who work for the -- our organization now on behalf of this program, but also some who’ve worked on the program and have transitioned and are employees of Broward County.

What is so noteworthy about that, these folks, again, went from incarceration to a job now working for the County having earned that skill, earned that wage, have a job. Now they have a pension, retirement, healthcare, et cetera.

So without further ado, I want to call just a few of the members up. A few of those folks had to go home from earlier (inaudible) today, go back to work, but I want to call up a few of our folks to share a little bit about their experience with this opportunity.

First up, let me have Sabrina @Okane.

MS. OKANE: Good afternoon. My name is Sabrina Okane. Well, I suffer from a disease, a disease known as addiction. Without accepting ongoing treatment, relapses occur.

Back in 2017, I was in and out of jail multiple times. The last time I went to jail, I was placed into the SAT Program. While I was in the SAT Program, a lady named Karen Perry from OIC came and seen me. And she explained what OIC did, and they had the re-entry program for felons.

And when I got out of treatment, which I attended BARC, I remembered Karen Perry came into the SAT Program and told us about OIC.

Well, I was then -- after treatment, I was placed at the Salvation Army for the -- the homeless shelter. I had nothing. I started from the very bottom, because I lost everything.

And OIC helped me with bus passes, with gift cards to get food when I had nothing. They even gave me clothes. I had nothing to wear. And I -- they -- they gave me classes, the pre-employment classes, helped me with my

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resume, because I didn’t know where to start.

And I filled out an application for the bus project. Started off as a bus cleaner. Shortly after that, I was promoted as a site supervisor at Ravenswood.

I am -- now I am very self-sufficient. I’m able to provide a roof over my -- my head, food to eat. And I recently bought a car.

I have a vision for my future, and I’m in a program of recovery, which I work every single day, and with the help of OIC and Mr. Rodney and Mr. Sanon and Ms. Sandra and my support system. I wouldn’t know where I would be today.

And I want to just thank you guys for this opportunity.

Thank you.

(Applause.)

MR. SANON: Next up, if I could have @Shayla Phillips come on up. Shay?

MS. PHILLIPS: Good afternoon. My name is Shayla Phillips.

I remember when I first started with OIC, I came in, I was without a job within like two months. And I first walked in at OIC, I had on a tank top and some tights. I met Mr. Rodney. The first thing he said was, is that your car? And I said, yes.

And then I did application. He went over everything with me. He gave me a job on the spot. And I’m very thankful, Mr. Rodney, for helping me out, because at that time, I really didn’t have nothing, and I was on the -- like the last bit of money that I had.

So, with his help with giving me this job, it helped me. Also with working, cleaning the buses. I also learned how to operate a bus. I started working on getting my CDL, and now I’m currently as a -- I’m a Broward County employee

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right now.

So, working with OIC, I’m very thankful, because they actually helped me, and it kept me focused and I realized what I wanted in life. And with OIC, I got better.

So, thank you.

(Applause.)

MR. SANON: Okay. I hope you heard that she belongs to us but we’re -- she’s on loan with you as a Broward County employee now.

Next up, if I could have @Lori Cochran up, please.

MS. COCHRAN: Hello, good afternoon. I’m Lori Cochran.

I would like to thank God for being here another day, and I would like to thank you all (inaudible) the OIC for being here, too, as well.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Take a deep breath. Come on (inaudible).

MS. COCHRAN: I would like to thank OIC and you for being here. And I’d like to thank (inaudible) gave me another opportunity at life and a chance at getting a job, because I have been in and out of jobs. I have never stayed on a job more than three or four months.

And when I -- before (inaudible), I was selling drugs. I got incarcerated. I got asked I have any kids. I have six kids now. And all of them have been taken away from me. I got evicted, and I’ve been moving -- I’ve been living here and there with family member and also I’ve been in the shelter.

And I was referred to this counselor, which he told me about OIC. I came in and I went in (inaudible), and Mr. Rodney called me in for orientation. I went in for the orientation. I did the orientation, and now I have been working with OIC

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bus cleaning project for a year and -- as a bus cleaner. And how I’m (inaudible) now. And this is the longer I ever have been on a job, it’s almost three years now.

And I have a stable place, and I’m working on getting my kids and transportation.

And I’d like to thank OIC and you for giving people like me a opportunity and another chance to do better.

Thank you.

(Applause.)

MR. SANON: Again, I’ve got to tell you, you know, in my 19 years that the Board has given me the opportunity to lead our organization, I mean it sincerely when I tell you this is one of the proudest programs that I have been associated with, because it has all the right tenets.

It has our investment; it has your investment. There was an opportunity to clean buses. It had vision, it had support by you guys.

And you should know this. You have some great staff. I suspect you know this. But I want to thank you to @Keisha Davis, Chris Walton, and, of course, Bertha Henry for the vision to support for this effort.

Again, guys, I think the communities have representatives like yourselves who advocate, develop policy, and et cetera, and I know you have a tough job. But you should be proud, because the net effect of being able to come by and see our folks who had great levels of despair and no hope to now have a job, particularly those who’ve gone on to work for the County, they have pensions, they have healthcare. I said to my board, I don’t even have a pension, so you should feel good.

I say that jokingly, because I am proud to be associated with this.

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So, thank you, guys, for the partnership. We will always put skin in the game. We will never come to you and ask for anything without putting some money up, resources as -- as we can do that.

And remain faithful and loyal to that commitment.

So, thank you guys for the partnership.

And last but not least, want to recognize our program manager, Rodney Bartlett, who works tirelessly to lead this effort for us.

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MR. SANON: We just want to say thank you, guys, for the opportunity.

(Applause.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: His last name is?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Sanon. Mr. Sanon, one moment.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: No, I just wanted just to add --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Bogen.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- I think what you do is incredible.

MR. SANON: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: And as an elected official, I support what you do and always encourage, if there’s anything I can do to help you, what you do for the community is great, and -- and I hope that you utilize us as a resource as much as possible.

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MR. SANON: Thank you. We will.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Sure.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Mr. Sanon, I know you get other grants other than ours, and you pull federal grants in to help support this.

How much do you get from federal grants that you’re able to bring to table?

MR. SANON: $10,000,000 a year is our annual budget to (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: 10,000,000. And that’s to serve south Florida?

MR. SANON: I’m sorry?

MAYOR HOLNESS: That is -- that is to serve south Florida?

MR. SANON: That is correct. We serve 7,000 young people a year, helping them to answer that proverbial question we’ve always been asked, what do you want to be when you grow up. Working on teen pregnancy we know is a great deterrent, the vicious cycle of poverty.

And we serve another 3700 adults, giving them vocational training to get where they become -- earn a skill in exchange for a good wage.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And you’re also part of the Broward Alliance -- the Fort Lauderdale Alliance. I always want to call it the Broward Alliance, by the way. But the Fort Lauderdale Alliance and its program to help people in -- in those ZIP Codes that --

MR. SANON: That is correct. Myself --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- (inaudible) prosperity.

MR. SANON: -- President Greg Haile, and Mickey @Flores of JP Morgan Chase, we’re

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the three co-chairs for Broward County’s prosperity -- Prosperity Broward initiative, which seeks to specifically target those impoverished communities, go in there, really target our resources of federal, state, and local grants and whatnot, to provide training and support for these folks in these communities.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. Thank you very much.

MR. SANON: Good. Let me last -- you know, I -- I want to make sure to acknowledge one more person, and that’s Kimm Campbell, and continues to be a champion for us and work with our organization in all kinds of ways.

So, again, this is -- you know, we talk about the spirit of giving in this holiday season. (Inaudible) great pride to be associated with you guys.

So, I wish you and all your families a great holiday season.

Take care. Bye-bye.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thanks.

(Applause.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

And I don’t know if Mr. Walton is here, but I understand we were able to obtain a transit -- a grant of 17 point -- 17.3 million dollars.

Mr. Walton, would you like to speak to that infrastructure grant that will be matched with our surtax?

MR. WALTON: Oh, yeah, I did a great job with that.

(Laughter.)

MR. WALTON: No.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: You did. Fantastic, yes.

MR. WALTON: Actually --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: The humility.

(Laughter.)

MR. WALTON: No, actually, I would like to -- I appreciate the opportunity to speak about it.

First want to recognize that the staff at Transit that did an outstanding job of putting together the application.

Interesting to note that there were $423,000,000 available, nationally available, for bus and bus facility rehabilitation.

Last year, the largest grant that was awarded was $11,000,000. We were awarded 17 --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Three.

MR. WALTON: -- 17 -- yeah, 17.3 million. And I think that just shows the power and the commitment for the Penny for Transportation effort. Because as -- as Newton talked about, you know, when you come to the table with skin in the game, it makes a difference.

Historically, we would not have been able to compete for those dollars because there’s others in the region -- Miami -- who have, you know, taxed themselves years ago and could always offer a match or an overmatch.

We went to the table this time with matching funds and got the largest -- well, there were five of us in the country, but we got the largest grant in the United States.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Congratulations. 17.3 million of $23,000,000?

MR. WALTON: No, 17 -- no, 423,000,000 --

MAYOR HOLNESS: The total --

MR. WALTON: -- nationally.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 423.

MR. WALTON: And there were -- there were five awardees that got 17.3 million.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Well, congratulations to you and the staff for the great work that you’re doing --

MR. WALTON: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and -- and for the way the staff has supported the program with OIC. It’s tremendous. We -- we’re actually saving Broward County a lot of taxpayers’ dollars, because had we not helped these folks become productive, we’d be paying for them in some way or the other.

So, again, thank you.

MR. WALTON: Well, not -- not only that. I mean, it’s a win for everybody.

MAYOR HOLNESS: It is. It is.

MR. WALTON: You know, it’s something that, you know, we’re doing, I -- I think a lot of great things at Transit, but there are none that we do that are greater than the program you just heard about, because, I mean, the impact that we have, not only on our transit system in terms of keeping buses clean, but the impact that we have on -- on the individuals that you heard speak.

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And that’s just really -- you got a very small sample of -- of -- of what we see when, you know, we go out and we speak to them. They’re very, very appreciative.

And you should all be very proud of the program that you’ve allowed us to put in place at Transit.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you very much.

AGENDA ITEM 73

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, we’re on to Item 73. It’s a three-part motion.

Part A is a motion to approve Transit Transitional Employment, TTE, Program, which will provide supplemental transit -- transit bus cleaning service for the Broward County Transit, BCC -- BCT, bus fleet, and employment opportunities for Broward County adults that are age 18 and older residing in targeted areas of low income, high employment [sic], persons with disabilities, or person -- persons participating in state or local re-entry program.

Part B is a motion to approve most reasonable source designation for Opportunities Industrialization Centers of South Florida, OIC-SFL, a non-profit firm, for the -- for the Transit Transitional Employment Program to provide supplemental transit bus cleaning services for Broward -- for Broward County Transit.

Part C is a motion to authorize Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with Opportunities Industrialization Centers of South Florida for the Transit Transitional Employment Program to -- to provide supplemental transit bus cleaning services for the Broward County Transit bus fleet at BCT depots and transfer sites in accordance with the established scope of services for a three-year term agreement with the option of renewal for an additional two one- year terms, at an estimated three-year total cost of $4,922,952.

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Can we have a motion --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible) --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- or discussion?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- make a motion to move Item 73 A, B, and C.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I just have a question.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. So, in here, it talks about living wage with the new hourly rate standards of $12.38 an hour. That was our former living wage, so what is the living wage that is going along with this contract?

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Administrator?

MS. HENRY: If we’re -- if we’re designating it as living wage, it should be the living wage that -- that the Board has approved, the amount that’s (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: So, let me just verify what I’m saying off the top of my head.

MR. MEYERS: Do -- do you want to approve it conditioned up on us conforming the --

COMMISSIONER RICH: I --

MR. MEYERS: -- agreement --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- I do.

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MR. MEYERS: -- if necessary to ensure --

COMMISSIONER RICH: To -- to --

MR. MEYERS: -- that the living wage is the applicable one?

MS. CEPERO: 13.27.

MS. HENRY: Thirteen -- $13.27.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. So, then this is not correct --

MAYOR HOLNESS: So there’s an error.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- in the body. It’s an error. So, can we approve it with the current living wage? I’d make an amendment to do it --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I accept that amendment --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- at the living -- yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- to the motion on Item 73 A, B, and C with the condition that the living wage be brought up to what (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER RICH: To standard, right. Okay.

MS. HENRY: I -- I would just like to say --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- we may be bringing you back a slight modification to the total value --

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COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- of the contract.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. Right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MS. HENRY: If we -- if we have not accounted for that.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Sure.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Can --

MS. HENRY: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- can we include that in the motion, County Attorney?

COMMISSIONER RICH: We did.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Can we include the adjustment in terms of the actual cost? Yes?

MS. HENRY: I just don’t know what that number is at the moment.

MAYOR HOLNESS: I understand. Do we have to have an exact cost or?

MR. MEYERS: Yes, we can.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: It’s the -- the approval would -- would also adjust the price to reflect the current living wage.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All right.

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COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. Thank you.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, we’ve got a motion.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible) --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Second.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- seconded?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. With that, we have a motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: It is passed --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 7 to zero.

MS. HENRY: (Inaudible) have to go into that contract and (inaudible).

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VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERENOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

PORT EVERGLADES UPDATE ON MASTER PLAN

MAYOR HOLNESS: We will go on to our next item, but before we get to Item 77, we have our Acting Director at Port Everglades, Mr. Jen -- Glenn Wiltshire will come and make a presentation to us.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. WILTSHIRE: Good afternoon, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commissioners.

On behalf of the entire team at Port Everglades, I’m pleased to be here today to give you a short presentation and update on our master vision plan.

We’ve been working on that since you approved the contracting consulting team on March of 2018.

So, I just want to give you a very brief update of where we are and where we’re headed over the next two months.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MR. WILTSHIRE: So, the guiding principles as we approach this project is looking at opportunities for efficiency. Right now, we have activities scattered throughout the port that are common use, which requires longer drays for -- for vessels to

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offload cargo into terminals, things like that.

Also looking at opportunities to connect, the automated people mover being just one example.

And, finally, to maintain flexibility. We’ve had a- - a team of our prime consultant, (Inaudible), and eight of their sub-consultants represented by Michael @Van Der Meek in the back there today, and also from outside, led by Dr. @Natasha Usensai, the Project Manager, and David Anderton, Acting Deputy Director.

So -- so, those are the principles that we approached as we -- as we looked at this project.

We start all of our updates with market assessments. So, as you can see from the slide, liquid bulk or petroleum, pretty flat over the next 20 years. However, a shift from gasoline as the primary cargo coming into the port to jet fuel.

So, that told us, from an infrastructure standpoint, the things we already have in our plan would be sufficient to handle the volumes.

Containerized cargo and cruise, a lot of potential to go up in over the next 20 years. We look at a number of different, from low to high alternatives, and then come at the (inaudible), and that’s what we use as our basis of looking at that infrastructure needs over the next 20 years.

So, we’ll get right to that. So, in the first five years, there’s projects that you’ve seen before. The Turning Notch extension is underway. Three container -- container Gantry cranes with three more that we hope to order within the next year. The deepening and widening project, the parking garage under construction up by the Convention Center now, as well as a cruise terminal development -- redevelopment, Terminal 21.

We’ve been working with Carnival Corporation to develop concepts for that. We hope to be bringing that to -- to you probably before the summer recess.

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New projects that are on there is two you’ve already given us the okay to proceed with negotiations with the Florida East Coast Railway, the auto terminal west, and the Dynegy property develop into a cold storage facility.

We’re still in the -- the pre-negotiation phase with them, and we should be entering negotiations with them after the first of the year.

Two key transportation projects. One is the port access road that connects the Spangler Boulevard US-1 to 17th Street. And then a new project which we see as primarily a DOT-lead project of a flyover that connects the entrance of 595 to our South Port container area, takes the trucks that currently have to come and idle at the intersection and create additional traffic and brings a direct flyover so they can go right into South Port.

The final project is a Ro-Ro Yard, and that’s existing use where last year the Board approved a -- an agreement with a -- Horizon Terminals for new automobiles to be imported and export. That’s actually being used today, but that aligns the master plan with the current use.

In the five- to ten-year window, two key transportation elements. One, connection of the airport to the seaport and the Convention Center with the people mover.

The second one being realignment of the -- the road in South Port with a connection through the south end to connect to the Griffin Road Extension, as well as an improvement to 7th Avenue to provide a loop opportunity for trucks to move in and out of the port.

Also opens up the possibility of a connection to the Shaw property for use for port development.

Inside the port, additional container terminal reconfiguration, development of two cruise terminals.

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Terminal 26 is a new project. Carnival Corporation has a preferential on that now. And that’s intended to expand that terminal to accommodate the larger ships that are coming today and in the future.

Terminal 29, and a fill in of the Tracor Basin, that’s in the existing plan, and we’ve already started conversations with Royal Caribbean about that.

That is tied, however, to the deepening and widening project, because the temporary location of the Coast Guard station is actually in that Tracor Basin. So, we can’t move forward with the -- the filling in of that basin and that terminal redevelopment until that’s done.

Moving into the 10- to 20-year window, focus on cruise.

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MR. WILTSHIRE: We have a new cruise project. We always are asked about can we get more berths for cruise. And the only way to do it that we’ve identified is the addition of a finger pier where an existing berth is at Terminal 19.

And that would be a finger pier which would add an additional berth, an expansion of the existing cruise terminal to accommodate a second vessel, as well as a parking garage connected to that as well.

In addition to that, there would be other infrastructure improvements.

The container terminal, a final expansion of container terminal, which would be a relocation, in essence, where the existing port administration building and the adjacent privately owned building on port property, we would look to develop a new commercial center just to the west of that on existing private property, which is not port owned. We’ve tried a number of times to buy it, and we would continue it.

But that allows fulls use of the container terminal facilities.

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And -- and that’s pretty much it for the ten- to 20-year plan.

This is what the port looks like today, and this is what it would look like 20 years from now.

As you can see, it’s that consolidation. Most of the container activity is in South Port, most of the cruise activity is in -- in Mid Port, and the petroleum activity remains in -- in North Port.

Now, this is not inexpensive. All of these things don’t come for free. So we did a financial model as part of our plan this time. And this shows the -- the allocation of funding needs over the 20-year period.

A total of $3,000,000,000, of which we project the port would be responsible for 2,000,000,000.

For comparison purposes, our existing plan is 1.7 billion.

You can see from the color coding; the first five years is primarily cargo. And most of that has been funded, between the Turning Notch extension, funding for the deepening and widening project, the container cranes, the garage in North port. So -- so a significant amount of those projects have already been funded by the Commission through our -- our previous capital budgets.

Overall, over the 20 years, you can see the mix. 29 percent cruise, 29 percent containers, 12 percent liquid bulk, and the rest is for -- for different related projects around the port.

One of the other -- it says other -- is our bulkheads. Our bulkheads are old. We’ve studied them many times over the years. So in the first five years, we’ll actually be starting to work on redeveloping and replacing the bulkheads, some of which have been in place since the ‘50s and ‘60s.

So -- so, that’s where the -- where the money goes.

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Our next steps is we have a number of meetings that we’ll hold with port users, with stakeholders, with the public to finalize the plan elements that I showed you here today.

That will be followed by in February, we anticipate we’ll bring the final plan to the Board for approval.

And then following that approval, we’ll go with the MPO and integrating it into the comprehensive plan.

So, that was a real fast overview of -- of where we are and where we’re going.

So, are there any questions?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller, you wanted to make a comment?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: No, sir. I have a comment on 77, the next item.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Let -- Director -- Acting Director Wiltshire, can you give us an update on the logistics center, the hub that we’re building?

MR. WILTSHIRE: Yeah, the -- the logistics center, which is a public/private partnership with --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MR. WILTSHIRE: -- Center Point --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MR. WILTSHIRE: -- that is the -- Building Number 1 is actually well under construction.

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It’s a tilt-wall construction. The walls are all up, the roof is on, and they’re starting to work on the interior of the building.

Building Number 2, which is the building to the north, they’ve just started the foundation work.

Building Number 1 will be done in June of next year, and Building Number 2 will be done -- projected to be September of next year.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And -- and that’s within the timeline that we had anticipated?

MR. WILTSHIRE: That’s -- that’s within the -- it’s in -- in the timeline that we negotiated with them.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. WILTSHIRE: Yes, Mayor.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And in terms of land that is available for us to utilize, how -- how are we with that? Is there any opportunities for us to get anything to the north, to the west, other port to incorporate within the port -- port’s operation?

MR. WILTSHIRE: As far as land available within the port, that ten-acre site that I showed in the ten- to 20-year for the -- the administrative/commercial development.

There is also another small parcel of land in the North Port section of the port that is privately owned that we identified. I actually missed it on the slide. A potential location for a liquified natural gas storage facility out in the ten to 20 years, because the ships that are starting to come here, the cruise ships, we project in 2023, we’ll have our first cruise ship that is powered primarily by liquified natural gas. And it’ll be a source for that.

Other than that, to the -- to the immediate west of the port, we’re constrained because that is park land. So, there’s no additional land to the west.

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And pretty much the rest of the port is -- is fully developed. With -- with the exception of a couple of acres here and there, we really don’t have any additional (inaudible) land.

So, that’s why we look at, through this plan, looking at bringing like activities together to -- to make more efficient use of the land we have available.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Well, let me thank you and you -- I’m sorry.

Commissioner Udine.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I -- I know that we had -- and we spoke about this before -- we had stakeholders from the cruise industry come here and speak before us in the past.

What type of stakeholder participation did you get from the different industries as you went through this master plan?

MR. WILTSHIRE: Commissioner, we had -- we probably had a -- a couple dozen meetings, at least. For -- for the industry segments, what we actually had was - - we call them charettes. So, we had a charette that was specifically dedicated to the cruise industry, and then a separate one for cargo, and then petroleum, and then we bring them together. So each of them individually looks at what their needs are and then we integrate them together, so.

But both Royal Caribbean and Carnival Corporation, who -- who are the main players in the port with our two primary agreements, they were both involved in those efforts.

Terminal 29, for example, Royal Caribbean would actually like that to occur faster. We had conversations with them subsequent to Ms. Lisa @Lutof- Perloff’s visit here. And that was their ask, is there any way they -- we could accelerate Terminal 29, because they envision bringing more big ships into the port.

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We have Odyssey of the Seas --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Right.

MR. WILTSHIRE: -- which is their newest ship, currently under construction. Will start here in November of 2021. It’s one size smaller than the Oasis of the Seas, but there’s no other terminal that could accommodate it.

So, they’ve had to make a scheduling change to free up Terminal 18 to be able to put that there.

So, that’s -- we’ve had those conversations, as I say.

Terminal 21, with Carnival Corporation, we’re having ongoing discussions. Actually, David Candib, who was here this morning, the Vice President, he’s got the lead for their terminal development. And we’re working on another iteration of some concept plans that we can then move forward and move towards an agreement, which the Board actually, when we negotiated their amendment back in 2016, that amendment actually provided for the framework for negotiating a -- an amendment that would address Terminal 21 redevelopment.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: And you work with the stakeholders as they move forward. If they wanted to move certain things around here, it’s just a question of financing and working with the port to see ---

MR. WILTSHIRE: Yes, Commissioner. Terminal 29, as I said earlier, we’re constrained because that’s where the temporary Coast Guard station will be, so, until we can fill in that Tracor Basis, we can -- we can spend money on Terminal 29. It’s our last terminal. We haven’t done any redevelopment on that other than, you know, cleaning it up on the inside.

But the right way to do it is a larger terminal for a larger ship.

So -- so, we’re hopeful. As you know, we’re pushing through, try to get that

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new start from the administration this fall. And if that gets in place, the Corps of Engineers tells us they could potentially start the Coast Guard station by this time next year. So, that would allow us to accelerate that -- that project by at least two years.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Thank you. Thank you for your work.

MR. WILTSHIRE: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Let me thank you and the team and the staff for helping us to build this economic engine as we go forward.

And let me commend you that I see a little diversity in your staff. And -- and I say that because this past week, I was talking to someone affiliated with the port, and they said, you know, there’s two sides to the port. The black side and the white side. Meaning that those who provide the labor were mostly blacks, and those who are in administration is white.

I hope we can extend that inclusion and diversity on our administrative side a bit more, County Administrator and Director. Thank you.

MR. WILTSHIRE: Understand that, Mayor.

And thank you for the support of yourself and the entire Commission as we move forward on this project.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Thank you.

MR. WILTSHIRE: Thank you.

AGENDA ITEM 77

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MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. We’re now on to --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 77.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Item 77.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. Mayor --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Is a motion to approve final ranking of the qualified firms for Request for Proposal, RFP Number GEN2116476P1, advertising agency services.

The ranked firms are, Number 1, Aqua Marketing and Communications --

MR. MEYERS: Mayor, it’s -- it’s sufficient if you just introduce it with the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- RFP number (inaudible).

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Mr. Mayor?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

MR. MEYERS: It’s up to the Mayor. It’s his prerogative, but I wanted --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s sufficiently done?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: It is.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Thank you -- thank you, Mr. Mayor.

As I think everybody knows, I closely look at all of the rankings on the -- all of the scoring.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Do you have an ownership interest in that company?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I do not. I have --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- I am okay with the final ranking, but I have to point something out here.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: The reason that I’m okay with the final ranking is the first place -- or one of the rankers gave a 14 point spread to the Number 1 company, and the second place got a 14 -- 13 point spread the other way by one individual.

So the rankings here were wildly disparate, although they ended up, if you ended up tossing out the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: High and low.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- top -- you ended up okay.

One of these, I was concerned with. I’ve never before seen anybody receive 42 points that was --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Out of a hundred.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- that was deemed responsible. One of the -- one of the rankers gave somebody 42 points. If you took out the 42, the average of the other four rankers was 70.

So, I’m okay -- I’m okay with where we ended up on this, but, again, I continue to be troubled by such broad disparities.

And where, you know, one gave, you know, a 14 point lead to the first place while someone else gave the same to the second place, I’m just concerned.

I will tell you one of the things that this is showing me is I think we’re better off when we go with a five-person selection committee as opposed to a three, because then, when I mentally toss out the top and the bottom, I -- I find that I’m generally okay with where the remaining three came out.

It’s normally, when you have a three-person selection committee and there’s one that I find way off, that’s what normally gives me heartburn.

When you do five-person selection, I have much less heartburn, because I can throw out the top and the bottom.

So, I don’t know how you determine whether it’s three or five, but I’m finding I prefer five. I’m just saying -- I know the Mayor has raised the same issue -- that I am concerned about just broad, broad disparities.

I know you’re going to say they represent different specialties. I just don’t accept --

MS. HENRY: That -- that --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- that that’s enough.

MS. HENRY: -- thank you for saying what I was about to say.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: We’ve had this discussion many times.

MS. HENRY: Yes, we have.

And just two things. That the threshold is really determined by the size of the -- of the -- the -- the service. So, if it’s going to be in excess of a certain dollar threshold, we have five members.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: If it’s a smaller one, we -- because they’re -- they are --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- very labor intensive --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: This one?

MS. HENRY: -- we use a three-person.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: And -- and, again --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- I invite anytime --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- a Commissioner would like to have someone who they feel would -- evaluated somebody low --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

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MS. HENRY: -- that we’re -- we’re happy to talk to you about it --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I have had --

MS. HENRY: -- any time.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- we’ve had discussions, I’ve met with people. But I --

MS. HENRY: Okay.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- still have concerns. I don’t know a better way of doing it, other than --

MS. HENRY: Okay.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- perhaps making it five.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: But I just want to point this out as another example of just broad, broad disparity, except, again, if you toss out the high and low, it cancels out.

So, at this point in time, I’d like to move approval for Item -- Agenda Item 77.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Can I get a second?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All those -- we have a motion and a second.

All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

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Okay. So we have that pass 7-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 83

MAYOR HOLNESS: Our colleague Commissioner Sharief would like to move a couple of items up.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Oh, no. You’re trying to sneak ahead of the line. Just like all the -- that’s really bad.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item -- since she has a child she has to get, and -- and being a parent myself, I understand.

Item 83 is the next item that we’ll take up.

Commissioner Sharief.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, Mayor, on Item 83, I think this is going to be pretty straightforward. This is the item I -- I brought up during our affordable housing workshop, and I was told that I needed to make an item and put it on the agenda separately, because, I mean, Commissioner Geller’s item -- Senator Commish Geller’s item came first, and I didn’t have it prepared.

So, basically, it is an item that I’m asking for funding for the West Park Infill Lot Affordable Housing Pilot Program. And you’ve seen in your backup, I mean,

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what -- what it is.

And so, I’m -- I’m just asking for approval, asking if we can do this in the most expeditious way possible and --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- what -- the legal way.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. And that motion is to authorize County Administrator to negotiate and execute an agreement with the City of West Park subject to --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Move it.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- review --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So -- so --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- so --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Discussion?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah.

MR. MEYERS: Sorry, Mayor. You had a couple of folks, and they may be addressing something. And, if not, I just want to clarify one point, if I may.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah, go ahead.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) clarify first.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Clarify.

MR. MEYERS: Yes, just, as Commissioner Sharief mentioned, we just want to make sure that if the Board were inclined to approve this, that whatever funding source is used is permissible under applicable law, including our Charter.

So, we -- there is a -- a principle called dual taxation that is periodically a concern, and we just want to make sure that the appropriate funding source is used.

So, whatever motion is ultimately considered, we would like for it to be conditioned upon that as well. Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. We have -- may I go to the audience first? We have Vice Mayor Brian Johnson from the City of West Park that would like to speak.

VICE MAYOR JOHNSON: So, as I said before, in my marketing class we’ve learned that the hardest thing some people to do is accept a yes for an answer. And it sounds like we may be on our way, so I’ll be very, very brief.

I’m here because I happen to be a practitioner of affordable housing here in Broward County as the CEO of the Minority Builders Coalition. And as such, I participated in the pilot program that you all developed for non-profits in the BMSD.

And -- and I knew then that it was a great idea to allow for non-profits to

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develop affordable housing in a way that the proceeds fund our services for seniors’ minor home repair.

But when we did our housewarming service -- our housewarming celebration and we saw the single mother, and the two young couples, and the older couple who had experienced recent financial ruin all receive houses through your pilot program that was well generating, it was so moving that I reached out to my County Commission, Dr. Sharief, and asked if we could do the same thing in a area like West Park, which many of you all know could certainly use something like this.

So, thank you, Dr. Sharief, for championing this cause for the City of West Park, and thank you all for approving it on her behalf.

Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. We’re back to the dais.

We have Vice Mayor Geller and I think Senator Rich -- Commissioner Rich. Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Senacanish.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Our County attorney addressed the issue --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- I was asking about.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you -- thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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My understanding of this, and I could be wrong. I’m ready to be corrected, is that this money will come out from some source, but that would be money that would otherwise be available for other affordable housing.

If that is the case -- I love Dr. Sharief. I find her to be a tireless fighter for her community, constantly pushing to bring things to her district. Also this means that this is not the first occasion where they -- where you try and bring things to your district that I think should really be going through a competitive process.

I -- I used to represent West Park. It’s a wonderful area. I think that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- they can certainly use this. I just don’t know that they need it more than Mayor Holness’s district or Commissioner Ryan’s district or Commissioner Udine’s district, so -- which is why I generally, when I see a request to earmark the general money for one specific Commission district, I generally raise a question about process.

I am absolutely serious when I say that I admire how much you fight for your district.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Uh-huh.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I really do. I just think that, as a Board of Commissioners, we need to be making sure that these are competitively --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mayor?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- go through a competitive process, not go to whoever -- whichever Commissioner requests it first. Because if that’s the case, then I think all nine of us are going to start requesting projects.

So, I have a real concern about this --

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- as I’ve expressed.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- I’ve heard that before on other items, but this is an affordable housing issue. We’ve got one of the lowest income areas in Broward County represented by West Park. In addition to that, Northwest Hallandale.

So, I’m not going to get into a competitive process about who needs affordable housing more, because I think it’s -- during our discussion in our workshop, it was everybody in Broward County needs affordable housing.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Exactly.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Right.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I brought this forward, but I can’t sit around and wait for you to think about something for your district, Steve. I mean Commissioner -- Senator Commish Geller. I can’t sit and wait for that.

And so at this point --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Senacanish.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- this item is before you. I’d be more than happy to approve other items that come after it, because I believe affordable housing is something that’s important to all of us.

But I’m going to ask -- I’m going to make a motion now and ask for approval of this item, because I -- I -- I respect your objection, but I want this item to move forward.

I’ve already taken into consideration where this funding’s going to come from, and I think it’s there. It’s a hundred thousand dollars in the grand scheme of

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things.

And, to be quite honest, if we can vote for millions of dollars for other things, why can’t we vote for a hundred thousand dollars for people who -- who need affordable housing?

And so, I’m going to ask to move my item. If there’s a second, I’d love to get a vote.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Seeing none, did you --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Well, I have a -- I want to make a comment --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- want to discuss --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- about --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- about what -- what the issue is, I think. Because what I’m concerned about is that this needs to -- money needs to come out of the allocation for -- from -- that you would receive. In other words, it -- not the County’s. Because if it does from the County, then it does exclude everybody else, because it will empty the -- the fund, is what I’m understanding.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: No, I don’t -- I would defer to the County Administrator in terms of -- of the fund. But --

COMMISSIONER RICH: We can’t -- I thought the -- the thing was that we cannot take this from General Fund money.

MR. MEYERS: -- the -- the -- the concern is basically under the County Charter, there’s a provision that we would need to -- to analyze when we see the funding source

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to make sure that there is a -- a real and substantial benefit -- interestingly, the way the Charter is -- is drafted -- for the unincorporated area.

There would need to be -- it’s -- it’s something that I can explain to you a little bit more in briefing.

Under the State Constitution, there -- there’s a one-way dual taxation issue restriction where essentially you’re not allowed to spend money only from an unincorporated area that benefits -- that benefits municipalities.

Our Charter has a dual provision. It goes both ways. It’s -- it’s very technical, but the concern is that it -- it might be difficult to substantiate this under -- if general revenue funds were used.

If other funding sources are available through affordable housing --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- or I think some funds have been identified or referenced in the item, the existing Purchase Assistance Program, that’s not a legal issue. That’s something that if the funds are available, that’s something that you can do.

And if you wanted to take it out of general revenue, there are ways of doing that as well, by creating some sort of a countywide program, but it -- it couldn’t be just for this item.

COMMISSIONER RICH: It couldn’t be just for (inaudible).

MR. MEYERS: That’s our concern.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: What is the funding source?

MAYOR HOLNESS: General Fund.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: When -- when I’d asked for this item, I asked for it under

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the affordable housing funding source, what -- the money we were allocating from the side.

Yesterday, Mr. Meyers said, oh, well, I think there might be an issue with just doing it under the affordable housing side because it was General Fund revenue or something?

MR. MEYERS: No, Commissioner. I -- if it’s under the affordable housing side, we need to -- to look at it to see what the underlying source is. And -- and it might be permissible.

If it’s general revenue that’s paying for it, that would be the problem.

But, for example -- and I have Ms. --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, I asked for it under affordable housing --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- so I’m not really sure why this is an issue right now. But if it is, what I’m asking for is for the item to be approved --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- pending whichever fund --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- that the attorneys feel like it’s okay to come out of. Because when I brought this up, it was during the affordable housing workshop, talking about the set aside, the dollars we set aside for affordable housing. There was no competition there. It was Broward County.

So, which is it? Because it sounds like --

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- we’re having discussions and --

MAYOR HOLNESS: 400,000. She said a hundred thousand (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- confusing the issue.

COMMISSIONER RICH: A hundred thousand.

MR. MEYERS: If -- if the Board --

COMMISSIONER RICH: The question is if it’s --

MR. MEYERS: -- wants to consider the item, the Board obviously can do that. We would just want to make sure that any approval, as I mentioned before, would be conditioned --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- upon the appropriate funding source being used.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: That’s all. Just to make sure we don’t get into a Charter issue.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Four hundred total.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay. Can we --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Senator Rich. I’m sorry, Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- well, I would just -- since we don’t really have the answer

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here right now, I mean, we don’t -- is Ralph --

MS. HENRY: Mr. Stone is here.

COMMISSIONER RICH: He’s here? Maybe he could come up and clarify this just before we -- unless we have to -- I would just suggest otherwise to -- to defer it until next week and then understand what the source is that’s legal for us to be able to --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible) --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- to do this.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- yesterday.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I had this item already.

COMMISSIONER RICH: All right. Well, I don’t know about that.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I just -- I would like for my item to be approved today.

MS. HENRY: So, Mr. Stone, if you might. So, the -- this conversation is really around the funding source for this item.

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN LEFT THE ROOM.)

MS. HENRY: We, for the affordable housing program, generally speaking, where we provide support for down payment assistance and things like that, we use grant funds to do that. CDBG, HOME --

MR. STONE: SHIP.

MS. HENRY: -- and -- and SHIP funding.

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The amount of money that we get from those sources, I don’t know what the total amount is in my head, but there’s a -- an amount that we have. We allocate those monies among different strategies.

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

MS. HENRY: And the -- it’s generally speaking been on a -- you get on a list and if you qualify, you’re able to -- to get that down payment assistance.

And -- and I’m not aware that it was limited to the unincorporated area. To my knowledge, it hasn’t been. It’s just that’s where our focus has been to try to get people --

MR. STONE: Okay. Just real quickly --

MS. HENRY: -- to get those homes.

MR. STONE: -- when -- when we did the program in the unincorporated area for the 40 lots, the bulk of it was Block Grant money, but it was a one-time source because it was a program income from the old @Wellman DRI fund. So, we had a couple of million dollars there, and that was a one-time only bucket of funds that we used for purchase assistance there.

So, kind of fast forwarding to an option, a solution for this, if -- we get about 2.7 million dollars a year total in Block Grant funding.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay.

MR. STONE: One -- 1.7 million of that goes to the small cities that we allocate money on a formula basis. So, West Park gets this year around a million bucks. I’m sorry, around --

MAYOR HOLNESS: A hundred thousand.

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MR. STONE: -- a hundred -- a hundred thousand bucks.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: A hundred thousand.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. STONE: They get a little let than a hundred thousand. So --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. STONE: -- they could take on the -- the 20,000 per lot pre-development expense out of one year’s allocation.

They’re under contract this year for a project that HUD insists that they work on, so it would be next year’s allocation, which would be probably late summer, early fall next year.

The money that we have available for -- for purchase assistance among the unincorporated area and all the small cities is what is left over from our annual allocation.

So, if we get 2.7, we give a million-five to the small cities, we take 20 percent admin, we have about a half a million dollars to allocate to home repair and purchase assistance.

So, we can do about three to five deals of home repair and three to five deals of purchase assistance for all of the small cities and the unincorporated area.

So, we do it on a first come, first qualified, first served basis. So, we don’t earmark it for anyone. That’s how we handle it.

So, an option might be for the -- for the City of West Park to allocate next year’s hundred thousand dollar allocation for their pre-development expenses. They can go ahead and get going on the five lots. And then, as they have buyers get under contract and get a first mortgage lender for their home loan, they would

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come and get qualified and it -- they would then get in the queue for first qualified, first served.

But if the Board wanted to -- to earmark money for those five lots in addition to the hundred thousand, you’re talking about probably another $300,000 for purchase assistance.

By the way, we -- we don’t have that money. It would -- it would have to be from a source that’s a future source. Program income, future SHIP money, next year’s Block Grant money, or General Fund dollars.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: But did -- didn’t you just say we couldn’t use General Fund dollars? Because I was asking for this out of the affordable housing money that we were talking about during our workshop, the 12.5 million.

MR. MEYERS: There would -- we would have to analyze it, and there would -- we would have to basically make a factual determination.

And I know this doesn’t sound very intuitive, but it’s -- under our Charter, we can’t spend General Fund dollars unless those expenditures would also provide a real and substantial benefit to the unincorporated area.

There -- there’s a way of analyzing it. It’s -- it’s a --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I heard you on that. But so --

MR. MEYERS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- what I’m asking is, so we won’t be able to spend any of the money that we’re setting aside for our affordable housing dollars --

MR. MEYERS: I -- I --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- at all --

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MR. MEYERS: -- I --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- unless it’s benefitting the unincorporated area?

MR. MEYERS: -- I -- I think there’s -- there’s a way of doing --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: That’s General Fund (inaudible).

MR. MEYERS: -- I think -- I think there is a way of doing it that would basically have a program that is opened up to everyone --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- that -- and it could be the first one in line gets it. I mean, it can be handled any way that -- that you want to handle it, but the program would also have to be available for residents of the unincorporated area, or there would otherwise have to be a -- a benefit to the unincorporated area.

MR. STONE: And I -- I should --

COMMISSIONER RICH: But I think you need --

MR. STONE: -- let the Board know that --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- to clarify the 12.5 million.

MR. STONE: -- yeah, the -- I think it was the --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah.

MR. STONE: -- November 5th meeting, if I’m not -- recall the date right, the -- the Board allocated the full allocation this year --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes. It’s all gone.

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MR. STONE: -- for project at that time. So, we don’t -- and those projects may not eventually be able to get their other equity and close, and that would free up the money.

But right now, the entire gap financing is allocated to projects.

COMMISSIONER RICH: So -- so – so, can I just make a suggestion that we could go ahead and do what he said and -- and just commit the next -- next year’s money now to this, that --

MAYOR HOLNESS: What? The hundred thousand dollars?

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- the hundred thousand --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- that they would be getting in -- in Block Grant money next year, that you would --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, the reason -- I -- I wouldn’t have had a problem doing that except for the fact that I’d like to know how the 12.5 million that we talked about during the affordable housing workshop is going to be used.

MAYOR HOLNESS: It’s gone.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah, we did. We voted on it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Excuse me? I’m -- I’m speaking.

So, even if -- we said we wanted that to be reoccurring and continue with that money, with the affordable housing trust that we are creating ourselves in Broward County.

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So, if this project wouldn’t qualify for us to spend money for affordable housing in an area that’s -- that’s much needed in, then where would we spend the rest of the money and how would we spend the General Fund dollars for the future money that we’re putting aside for affordable housing?

Because I -- I -- I don’t understand how this project wouldn’t qualify for that.

MR. MEYERS: It -- it would be --

COMMISSIONER RICH: It’s not that they don’t qualify.

MR. MEYERS: -- it would qualify under a -- a countywide program where everybody basically would be eligible to participate in the program.

The -- the problem is --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Earmarking (inaudible).

MR. MEYERS: Yeah, the problem here in particular, again, just for general revenue dollars, not for these other pools of funds that -- that are available, that’s -- that’s a business decision and a policy decision for the Board as to how to allocate that.

I’m saying just legally, if you -- if you have a program as part of the affordable housing program and you want to have -- and, by the way, there’s -- right now, there is one for the unincorporated area, correct, essentially? The infill program. So, if -- if there were one created countywide, then there’s -- there’s no problem spending the money in any particular area of the County.

The problem is that --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- that tax revenues from the unincorporated area are mixed in into the general revenue and, under our Charter, there are certain restrictions in --

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So --

MR. MEYERS: -- in terms of how you can spend that.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- so, then why not create the program.

MR. MEYERS: We -- we -- we can. And I -- I think there’s a way of doing it. There -- there are --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- legally, there are ways of doing it. I just want to make sure that whatever motion is considered and passed by the Board today is subject to ensuring that --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Then --

MR. MEYERS: -- the source of funds is --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- then what I would have to ask is to stop spending money. Stop spending the money until you create the program so everybody can --

COMMISSIONER RICH: No.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- compete --

COMMISSIONER RICH: No.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- for the same -- for the dollars, if that’s the case. Because, you know, we sit up here and --

COMMISSIONER RICH: This is (inaudible).

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- we’re approving other items under the affordable housing money that we’re setting aside, and then you’re telling me that for this particular one, we needed a special -- a special program created.

I’m saying go ahead and create all the programs we need to create, and let people compete for the dollars, and put the dollars to use all over Broward County, not just spending in particular in one place.

Do you understand what I’m saying? Like this is -- this is not fair --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- if you keep spending that money while you’re saying that I can’t spend money in this district because of the unincorporated district not being privy to the opportunity. Make the opportunity open and stop spending the money before we make the opportunity open.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Senator -- Commissioner Rich, you still have the floor.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah. I -- I just want to mention that -- that we all did agree on this because we had no money previously. Until we passed the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, we had no money to put into gap financing to finance large projects.

Nobody was coming to Ralph Stone to say, you know, I’d like to build something, you know, but I need $5,000,000 in gap financing in order to be able to do it.

So, the idea was that, you know, we would make this money available. And we all discussed this. And we have three cities that we approved that had put match money in themselves, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, and Pompano. And that took that money. And that’s where that money went.

Now, you know, we have other funds, the Block Grant funds, to fund some of these other kinds of programs.

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If we want to do another kind of an infill program, then I think, you know, we can decide to do that.

But I think what we did with the original money was legitimate. I mean, and we -- we talked about it --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible) I wasn’t talking about the legitimacy of it.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah, but that’s -- but --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: My problem is is that if that’s okay to spend money on, then this should be --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- okay to spend money on. And if we have stipulations that we -- we need to address, then Mr. Stone and Mr. Meyers need to get together and address them so that when we bring these items forward, they can be approved with ease. Because this makes no sense --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- for one of the highest, most impoverished areas in Broward County to be sitting here talking about doing an affordable housing program in a year where we wait for funds to be available.

That wasn’t the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- point. That wasn’t what we said we set out to do.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So that’s --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Senator --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- my problem.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Senator Rich, you’re finished?

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Commissioner Udine, then Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: The question that I have, since the city owns the lots, wouldn’t they be qualifying as putting dollars in by putting city-owned lots into this program? How does that -- because we said -- we -- we talked about three or four municipalities that had put money in that were able to draw down from the affordable housing fund.

If the city’s putting these lots in, isn’t that -- I mean, they’re -- they’re not putting it in cash --

MAYOR HOLNESS: The --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- they’re just putting it in (inaudible) property.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- the problem is this, Commissioner Udine. That money’s already allocated. It’s gone. That 12.5 --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: That’s gone.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- million is gone.

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Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. I -- I think the issue here -- and if I can ask Mr. Stone to come up again.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Mr. Stone, my understanding of what you said is that the funding is on a first come -- that we do have money in the budget every year for owners’ assistance -- for buyers’ assistance --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- and that that is done on a first come, first served basis; is that correct?

MR. STONE: We -- yes, sir, two things.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MR. STONE: All of the small cities have their own allocation of Block Grant funds.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right.

MR. STONE: They choose the strategy. We don’t. So if West Park wants to use it for purchase assistance or pre-development money, they can do that.

Then the money that we -- is remaining, which is about 500,000 that we allocate to all the small cities in the unincorporated area, is on a competitive basis, yes, sir.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. So, there is currently a program for the buyers’ assistance, and the County funds that with half a million dollars. And that’s on a first come, first served basis.

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MR. STONE: Yes, sir.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. So, the question now, because Commissioner Sharief is asking for -- how much is she asking --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- 300,000?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: No, a hundred thousand dollars.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: No, I don’t -- it says plus 40 to 60,000 per eligible homeowner.

So, do you know, Mr. Stone, how much money is actually being requested here?

MAYOR HOLNESS: It’s 300 plus (inaudible).

MR. STONE: It would be a hundred thousand for pre-development, and then an average of 50,000 for the five for purchase assistance. So figure 350.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: 350 out of the 500.

MR. STONE: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: All right. If it’s on a first come, first served basis normally, is -- could one argue -- because I’m not objecting to West Park. I’m -- I’m -- a process issue. Can these be -- are these -- are there -- is there anybody else already in line? And if not, can these be the first five in line? Because as long as there’s -- we’re following our existing process, I’m okay with that.

I’m just trying to find out are there any others that are already ahead of this program for the 500,000, or does this -- this three hundred and -- these five homes, which would take 350 of the 500, are they the first five in? If so, I don’t have a problem with it.

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MR. STONE: Well, unfortunately, the small cities’ staffs and their local realtors and their bankers are really attuned to when we have a tranche of money comes open. And we usually end up closing it after we have four times as many applicants as we can serve. And that usually takes about a week.

So, it’s very, very competitive.

Now, I will say, and I don’t want to complicate things, all of the Block Grant money that comes to the County is the Board’s discretion to use how they want in the small cities and the unincorporated area.

You’ve elected to spread it out to all the small cities on a -- on a formula basis so it’s fair.

If the Board wanted to take that full 1.5 million and earmark it for a strategy in a city, I’m assuming that we can --

MAYOR HOLNESS: The cities are going to kick your ass.

MR. STONE: -- do that. But what you’re going to get is push back from the other cities, obviously.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: They’re going to kick (inaudible).

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I see the County Attorney --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- wants to say something.

MR. MEYERS: Yes, I just -- sorry. I was just discussing it with Ms. Ashton. If -- if you don’t mind, Mayor, Anika Ashton, could (inaudible) --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes, please. Go ahead.

MR. MEYERS: -- one second?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Just -- and -- and then we’ll have -- if Commissioner -- Vice Mayor Geller is finished, Ryan and then myself.

MS. ASHTON: Just talking to the County Attorney. The concept, as -- as Mr. Stone said, right now, our CDBG funds are limited. But that program is an example of a -- a program that’s countywide that could --you know, and if we wanted to, we could use that model that we have for the existing affordable housing program and put general revenue funds in that could possibly expand that and maybe address Commissioner Geller -- Vice Mayor Geller’s suggestion for how we could make the West Park project the next set in line for maybe those expanded funds that might be available on a -- on a countywide basis.

MR. MEYERS: So -- so, I mean, that’s a policy decision by the Board, but if the Board wanted to increase the funding sources into the program, there is a general countywide program that exists. But right now it’s only funded with CDBG --

MS. ASHTON: With the Block Grant funds. So Ralph may -- may be able to tell you more about how much demand there is and -- and what that result might be, but that could be a way of creating a process.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: But -- but I understand Mr. Stone to say basically that program is for small cities that are not entitlement cities, and it wouldn’t be countywide as you’re suggesting, but it would be limited to those small cities. Am I correct, sir?

MR. STONE: Yes.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: And the Municipal Services District.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And the Municipal Service --

MR. STONE: And the unincorporated area, right?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Is that solving the problem, though, if you make it small cities and the Municipal Service District --

MR. MEYERS: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and the other cities are not included?

MR. MEYERS: Yes, because --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- there -- there would be a -- a real and substantial benefit --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- to the unincorporated area.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. Good.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so, as it is right now, the CBG dollars, that is already spent for this year, but the next allocation is what he would be looking at, plus adding some General Fund money in.

Commissioner Ryan.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: The funding source has almost been tied up or -- or tied together. So, as long as West Park would make a commitment for their Community Development Block Grant funding for not this year but the following year, that hundred thousand, then that will be the 20,000 per lot for the development cost.

West Park owns these lots. They probably got them from the County for property that the -- the property taxes --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Escheated.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- weren’t paid, and so it escheated to the County and then it went to -- after a number of years, to the city. That’s how they gather these lots.

And -- and then the idea that you take some general revenue and supplement the fund that -- where we put the Community Development Block Grant -- Block Grant funding for the cities with a population under $50,000 [sic].

And in my view, small cities, there are some small cities that have much greater affordable housing needs, especially for very low income housing, than -- than other cities. And that would be the discretionary thought process, I think, of this Board.

And I don’t want to pick out which cities (inaudible), but if you can look at the -- the median income in various cities and see which ones have the greatest need, you can look at like West Park has some of the lowest median prices for single-family homes of any of the 31 cities in the County. This is the criteria we could look at for funding it.

But I think step one would be for West Park to make that commitment of their Community Development Block Grant money for next year. Then we have that

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-- that funding in place. We’re giving our commitment that we’ll try to prioritize to pay for the purchase assistance for 40 to 60,000 of the five lots.

That’s my suggestion.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Okay. One last time, you said. Okay.

COMMISSIONER RICH: So I think that this is a good idea, and I think we should go back to the study, the needs assessment that we did, and look at the breakdown of the cities, because it has exactly that information. West Park falls right in there, as well as some others.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: And we could use that as the criteria for additional.

And then next year, when we talk about adding additional money to the general -- from the General Fund for affordable housing, maybe we can have some more support to raise it up there a little bit more.

Because these single-family homes are great, but it’s not addressing the problem of multi-family, over 100,000 multi-family units that we need in Broward County.

So, we have to have a balance. We have to have money for both things. So, this would certainly aid us in the small purchase assistance and single-family.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

I’ll go along with this one, since we’re talking about putting money in or the future something, but I won’t do it again, because if there’s additional money that’s going in or -- however, I firmly believe that these need to be done on a competitive basis, not whichever County Commissioner asks for money for their

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district first.

This will lead us into a horrible battle which I think is just a really, really bad idea.

I will add, Commissioner Rich, I think we -- we’re already funding seven and a half million out of GR for affordable housing; is that correct?

MS. HENRY: We’re --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- we’re funding 5,000,000.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I thought we had increased that.

MS. HENRY: Well, we --

MAYOR HOLNESS: 250,000 --

MS. HENRY: -- there are some --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- for the land.

MS. HENRY: -- there are some other funds that came available, but, in general, we’re at --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- five.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: And no other county in the state is doing that?

COMMISSIONER RICH: That’s not right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: One. But not as much.

COMMISSIONER RICH: (Inaudible) County is putting in ten --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Ten mil.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- 10,000,000.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. All right. I --

MR. STONE: Excuse me. In -- in the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MR. STONE: -- the previous two fiscal years, we had five and five. This year, we had ten.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. This year we had ten.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I’m just -- you know, I am -- continue to be concerned. I think we have to have a process, and we need to come up with a -- and not just say we’re going to add more money and more money.

There has to be a process and not on a case-by-case basis.

I’ll vote for it this time.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I won’t again.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Mr. -- Mr. Stone, if you --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- if you would.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: And I agree with that.

MAYOR HOLNESS: The -- the City of Lauderhill approach you for some funding similar to this, and what was the solution that you offered them?

MR. STONE: They actually made the identical request a couple months ago for 20 lots, and we -- we told them they should use their Block Grant funds.

And their concern was also the construction loans to build the homes.

The HFA currently is doing a deal with the Regional Planning Council to grant them a million dollars for revolving loan fund for the -- for the construction loans for each one of the houses.

So, we linked up the City of Lauderhill with the Regional Planning Council, and that’s going to be their source for their construction lending.

So, they’re going to do their -- they have their own lots. They’re going to do their pre-development and their own purchase assistance, and then they’ll get the construction lending through the Regional Planning Council.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And -- and -- and there goes the rub for me. There’s -- it -- the City of Lauderhill has tremendous need also with affordable housing. And for me to vote pretty much against them is what I would be doing, because they came and we told them no, they need to find their own source of funding.

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So -- and then the other part of it that Mr. Stone mentioned, and I think we can probably solve that, is that these funds are usually -- for down payment assistance usually generated on a first come, first serve basis. I mean, certainly, the down payment assistance could be blocked for certain areas; is that correct, Mr. Stone?

MR. STONE: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Could we -- so that 50,000 per unit could be blocked out.

But it -- it -- again, one of the cities I represent came and we told them no. So how am I going to say yes to someone else when we said no to that city that has as tremendous a need in terms of affordable housing and -- for low income people.

And if you look at the income range for that city, you’ll find that there’s a tremendous area of need that exist there.

So, it’s the dilemma that I face here.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, Mayor, can I close my item then? Because I’ve got -- I -- I -- MAYOR HOLNESS: I understand you’ve got to go, so --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- yes, you may.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- I would like to close on --

MAYOR HOLNESS: No -- no one else is --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- my item --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- and say that, you know, I was okay with what the suggestion was by Commissioner Ryan and by Senator Rich in terms of West Park allocating their $100,000 toward the lots, and then us coming back and trying to increase the -- the -- funding, the development funds in the program that already exists and expand that.

Additionally to that, I was accepting of Senator Geller’s proposal that we approve it this time and then come back and revamp that program so that next time, it is a competitive process.

See, I -- I wasn’t aware about Lauderhill, so, I don’t consider this me voting against anybody. I bring an item forward because it’s in my district, right? And that’s my job.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: That is my job. So, I can’t sit here -- you can’t penalize my city because an item wasn’t brought forth for Lauderhill.

So, I’m asking for the approval with the stipulations that this Board have put forth, because this is a first time. This is something that I’ve done for the first time. We are in uncharted territory.

And I would be in agreeance [sic] with coming back --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- and increasing the allocation under the program that Mr. Stone has.

And so, my motion is going to be to approve this item with those suggestions, and we come back with another item to bring forth that program.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: But let’s be clear what that is, because I’m not sure that I am fully understanding of -- are you saying --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, I guess --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- that the hundred thousand that they get goes towards the --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: The lots.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- the lots and then that the --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: We increase --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- down payment assistance will be prioritized for next year when we roll the money in?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- we’re going to increase by 300 --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- try to increase the down payment assistance program --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- so, that once they’ve made their investment, we can make --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- an investment for the -- the construction -- I mean, the -- the financing.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Is -- are we all clear on that motion?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Isn’t that what --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Senator Rich, I see you shake --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- isn’t that what he just said?

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- I see you shaking your head. I want to make sure we’re clear on what we’re voting on.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I -- because that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- that then --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, what are we doing? Isn’t that what you --

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- if we --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Hold on.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- add --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Hold on.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- if we -- wait a minute. If we -- if we -- if we expand --

MAYOR HOLNESS: One at a time.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- and fix the new -- make a new program, then that would take $350,000 off the top --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: That’s what I’m saying.

MAYOR HOLNESS: So --

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COMMISSIONER RICH: -- that’s what I’m understanding, of that program, specifically for that -- for that. And --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- that’s what I -- we’re saying we’re not comfortable doing. We’re comfortable with them using their Block Grant money, their hundred thousand that they get, and then take the hundred thousand from next year and -- and use it for this.

MR. STONE: If I might make a --

COMMISSIONER RICH: I’m not --

MR. STONE: -- suggestion.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Yeah.

MR. STONE: I think, yes, allocate their hundred thousand for the five lots at 20,000 per lot.

COMMISSIONER RICH: Right.

MR. STONE: And we’re looking at -- for 350 for purchase assistance.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Uh-huh.

MR. STONE: Direct the administration to --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Three hundred for purchase assistance.

MR. STONE: -- look -- in fact, look for 350,000 for -- for purchase --

MAYOR HOLNESS: But it’s 300 --

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MR. STONE: -- assistance --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- it’s --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: It would be between --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 300 --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: -- 200 and 300, yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes. It’s not 350.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Two-fifty to 300, yes.

MR. STONE: Okay. It’s going to --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Three hundred will be the max --

MR. STONE: -- normally, it averages out --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- because we give 60,000 --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: But he just gave you --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and it’s five lots.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Three hundred thousand. That’s --

MR. STONE: Three hundred thousand for the purchase --

COMMISSIONER RICH: Three hundred max.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s the max.

MR. STONE: Right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MR. STONE: Let us -- direct us to look for that money this year. We may have program income that comes in. We may be able to do it before the beginning of the next fiscal year.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Right.

MR. STONE: And if not, we’ll blend that in, County administration’s direction, next year’s budget consideration.

But we may be able to get there this year.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

MR. STONE: We never know. Sometimes we -- we get sales on properties and we have program income that we don’t expect.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, the hundred thousand -- to -- to be clear, the hundred thousand would be from their CBG money --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and then we would try to find up to 300,000 for the down payment assistance to the -- to the purchasers as they come in.

MR. STONE: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s the motion. Do I hear a second?

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Move it.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Okay. It’s --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: One time.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- 7 to --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I know.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- zero.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

AGENDA ITEM 88

MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Thank you.

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So, my next item, Mayor --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Wait a minute. You have more?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Wait. Well, I --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- no. Well, I didn’t expect for that to go forever, but --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay. 88 is a motion to just schedule the workshop on the elected Mayor discussion.

We said we were going to schedule this. I’ve been getting e-mails to my office. We haven’t scheduled it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: E-mails?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I asked if it was a --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- if it was a possibility that we can just choose the January 7th date, because we have only a Commission meeting that day, if we could just have a workshop discussion that day so that we could have input on this.

That’s what this item is.

MAYOR HOLNESS: For -- for me, it seems as if the first day back we’re probably going to have a lot of stuff that we’re carrying over.

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I -- I don’t know what the will of the rest of the Board is.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Mayor, the concern is the longer we go, the -- the quicker the -- the proponents of a countywide elected Mayor are going to begin their own campaign, so, whether we want to have input.

I don’t know whether we’re going to say we’re favorable to it or not. We need a super majority. There’s a lot of issues as to what the powers would be of -- of the Mayor.

But let’s have the discussion. Let’s -- let’s get this out in the open.

A lot of the public would like to -- to hear on this issue. I think it is something that’s relevant.

And so I’m going to second the proposal by Commissioner Sharief.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mayor (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. I have Commissioner Bogen and then Vice Mayor Geller.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Obviously, we -- we voted to -- to do some type of -- of meeting on this, you know, but I -- I don’t know what the rush is.

And I really want to say anytime you say, well, if we don’t hurry up, they’re going to move, you know, that doesn’t -- I don’t -- I don’t think -- you know, let them move. They lost once already. They put this on the ballot once in Broward. They lost. And it’s not such an easy thing to go on the ballot and do it.

So, I -- I think we’re going to do it, but I wouldn’t -- I don’t know what the rush is,

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and I’m not in a rush for it.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Mr. Mayor?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I’d like to move to amend the motion, based on y our concern about the first meeting back, to say that it will be scheduled sometime in January at the Mayor’s discretion. If not -- maybe not the first meeting. Maybe it’s the second meeting.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Well --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, there’s only two.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- well, I’m -- I’m just suggesting to let the Mayor decide. To say --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- that it has to be in January --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- but to give the Mayor the discretion which January meeting it is.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- I’m -- I -- well, as a County Commissioner, I don’t really need the Mayor’s discretion to set -- ask for a workshop. We -- I -- I brought an item. We agreed to have a workshop. It has not been done. People from the public are asking about it.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I asked for a date. So, all we needed to know is --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible) put a workshop (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- if we’re going to be able to have this discussion, because --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- it’s a time sensitive discussion that we need to have.

So, if they’re going to go out and do it on their own, that’s fine. My purpose in putting this on wasn’t to try to rush it. I wanted to have as much input as possible for them so that they would hear what we had to say.

Now, if -- if you feel like that’s not important, if you feel like, okay, well, we can just take our time with this, how are you going to get it -- have enough time to craft something to put it on the ballot if you don’t have something early enough in the year for them to start advertising it?

And so, that was my point in this. I’m not worried about anybody rushing me. I don’t care if you agree or disagree. Say what it is you disagree about during the workshop, but let’s have the discussion.

Or I can put it on as an item. I don’t need permission to make another item. I just wanted to save on time. So, we could either have a one-hour discussion on January the 7th, or not, but we’ve already agreed to have a workshop.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I -- I agree with Vice Mayor’s --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: His name’s Geller.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah. Okay. So, seeing no other discussion, there is a motion.

Again, the -- the 7th, we’re coming back --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Which I moved to amend.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I’ll -- I’ll --

MAYOR HOLNESS: So --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- second his amendment.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, there’s an amendment to --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- to that motion. And that takes precedence over the previous motion, correct, County Attorney?

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

MR. MEYERS: You would -- you would consider the amendment (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, we’re going to vote on the amendment.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, the amendment is just to be scheduled sometime in January.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: But there’s only one other time to do that.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All right. So, we have a motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Nay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, it’s 6 to 1.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: That it’s going to be (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: Sometime in January.

VOTE PASSES 6 TO 1 WITH COMMISSIONER SHARIEF VOTING NO.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

MR. MEYERS: Well --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- well, now -- that was just on the amendment, so now as amended.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: Now we do it as amended, vote on (inaudible).

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MR. MEYERS: So, now --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Now vote on (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so -- so -- so --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: There’s --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- I need a motion for the item as amended.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: That’s right.

MR. MEYERS: Yes. Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes, I need a motion for the item as --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I’ll move it as amended.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. For the motion as amended, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed, nay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Nay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. It’s, again, 6-1. Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

VOTE PASSES 6 TO 1 WITH COMMISSIONER SHARIEF VOTING NO.

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(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

REGULAR AGENDA

AGENDA ITEM 78

MAYOR HOLNESS: We’ll now go to Item 78 I think is the next item we have. No, 77?

COMMISSIONER RYAN: 78.

MS. HENRY: 78.

MAYOR HOLNESS: 77 -- 78, yes.

MS. HENRY: 78.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And there’s a motion --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Mayor -- Mayor, I pulled that item, 78.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes. Yes, go ahead.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: All right. So --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion -- it’s a motion to approve --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- yeah, it’s a motion --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Request for Proposal --

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- to approve a Request for Proposal with regard to the consultant services.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- at Port Everglades.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: This RFP is for the design of a two-lane --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- Port Everglades bypass road.

In our discussions over several years between Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale, as a condition to the construction of a headquarters hotel and the expansion of the Convention Center, there were certain DRI restrictions on the property, and the City of Fort Lauderdale made a condition of their approval that we construct a bypass road.

The road was originally going to be along Southeast 20th Street. I met, along with elected official Ben Sorensen from the City of Fort Lauderdale, with a number of residents in Fort Lauderdale. We had representatives from the Broward County Highway Construction and Engineering Department.

We came up with several alternatives, and, actually, the reason I pulled this is to give my recognition to the Public Works Director, Tom Hutka. I’m glad you stayed here all afternoon through this exciting debate so that you can be recognized. And for his team, and also for Richard Tornese, who assisted so much in the kind of redesign of the bypass road, which is a two-lane road that will be directly from State Road 84 and US-1 going east, and then on to Eisenhower going north to 17th Street Causeway, where you will exit from there to the --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- to the east or the west just on the west side of the --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible) going to be next.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: -- Clay Shaw Bridge.

And with that, I do, you know, move for approval.

It’s going to take about 20 months, I guess, to -- to do the design. They’re going to do the plans, the specifications, more public input. They’re going to get all the regulatory permits.

And we’re moving along. It’s part of a much bigger picture on the development of the headquarters hotel and expansion of the Convention Center.

So, I move the item.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Can I get a second?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: May I have a second?

Motion and second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Those opposed?

Okay. It’s unanimous, 7 to zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 80

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MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item is Item 80.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: This an item that I have sponsored and --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Discuss extending the current agreement between Broward County and G.F.C. Crane Consultants.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: All right. So, it’s a -- it’s a motion to discuss an extension of the agreement. G.F.C. Crane has been doing the maintenance and repair of the nine cranes at Port Everglades since 2007.

It’s -- their contract is up in September of 2020.

And with the new cranes that are coming in, the -- the three additional post- Panamax cranes, with the amount of containerized cargo that we move, we have more than 1,000,000 TCUs that move through the port annually. When you saw the presentation by Mr. Wiltshire, that’s estimated over the next 20 years to be more than double. It’s important that we -- we have very high quality maintenance.

The -- the up time of operations with G.F.C. Crane is 99.8 percent. It’s the best record of any port in the United States.

I’m concerned about changing the maintenance group that is doing the work now as we bring these new cranes in.

So, rather than do this as a motion to discuss, I would like to actually revise that to change it to a motion to direct the staff to draft an amendment to the agreement between Broward County and G.F.C. Crane to extend the maintenance contract and to take into account a -- the change in the scope of services to include the maintenance of the three new cranes that are expected to arrive in the coming months at Port Everglades.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I’ll second the amendment.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. So, there’s a second to the motion.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Motion to direct.

MAYOR HOLNESS: The motion to direct. Any other discussion? Okay.

Motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It is passed 7 to zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

(COMMISSIONERS FISHER AND FURR WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

AGENDA ITEM 81

MAYOR HOLNESS: The next item is Item 81.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Item 81 -- Item 81 --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Motion to discuss Broward County Board of County Commission’s parking garage.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Motion to abolish the parking garage (inaudible).

(Laughter.)

COMMISSIONER RYAN: We don’t need you anymore, ex-Mayor.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: The parking garage will remain --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- with many storeys.

MAYOR HOLNESS: So – so, would you --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Real quickly.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: What I want to do is ask the County Administrator, under the Judge Tuter request for the courtroom, which we’ve already allocated the money, why until -- why is it we’re going to wait until June 2020 to start? Why can’t we start this now?

MS. HENRY: It’s started. I think what you -- if you mean construction? Because it’s been in design for --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Oh.

MS. HENRY: -- quite a while.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay. Okay. Second, with respect to the memorial for MSD, Commissioner Udine, do you -- are you aware of anything going on with that? I know there’s -- it says there’s a meeting December 9th.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: The --

MS. HENRY: I think -- I think the meeting that’s -- that item’s referring to, the County has its own task force. If you recall, we created a task force to look at the broader issues of preparedness for any -- I mean for a situation like that. That task force has rescheduled its meeting, so that’s what that’s referring to. It’s not the -- the big --

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay. Anything else on that?

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Yeah, I mean, that’s -- I’m -- I’m -- there’s a lot of people with a lot of different input that’s coming from a lot of different sides on this issue, so it’s -- it’s organically moving forward --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Okay.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- every --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Got it. I’m done with this.

COMMISSIONER RYAN: Yay.

AGENDA ITEM 82

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Now we have Item 82, motion to direct County administration to develop fair and objective criteria for application of a five percent local business preference.

I would also be -- like to be added as a co-sponsor of this item.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Me, too.

MS. HENRY: Which item?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Item Number 82.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Item Number 81.

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 82.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: 82. Add --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 82.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- the Mayor, add Commissioner Bogen --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- as co-sponsors.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So that means that this is going to go quickly, right?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: It is.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, I can get my kid?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Let’s move it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Let’s just move it.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Just move it? Okay. Well, so, Geller, you’re going to make it short?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Yes.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay. All right. I’ll let you go first then.

(Laughter.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Mr. Mayor, I actually --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- I am very --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Get used to it.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- pleased that --

MAYOR HOLNESS: I am.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- Commissioner Sharief has brought this up. I felt this has been a problem for a while --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Uh-huh.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- just clarifying what is the local --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Right.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- preference.

I would just like to suggest that when you’re drafting it, that you put something in that they can’t claim that their home base, their nerve center is in more than one county. Because we’ve seen this with homestead when people, you know, claim more than one homestead, which is fraud.

I don’t want them to be able to claim, oh, yeah, our nerve center’s in Miami- Dade when they’re applying for something in Dade and something here. So, I -

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Well, see, that’s why I brought --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- would just --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- this up. Let me tell you why I think that’s a problem.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Because --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- everybody keeps requiring that these people do that when they apply for something, say I’m headquartered here.

What -- what my -- what my item is trying to do is to give a -- a qualification and a quantification, instead of leaving it to somebody’s subjective opinion, saying this is what the criteria is. It doesn’t -- headquarter need to be taken out of this, period. Because, for example, my company. I have 650 employees, right? But the state requires me to have an established business practice in each geographic service location, and they consider them separate entities. So, I’m Dade and Broward. So technically, if you want to use headquarter, I’ve got two.

So, I’m saying take that out of the equation, give it some other quantification to determine local establishment and local preference. And that’s what I’m asking for. Stop saying headquarter.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: And also, Steve, if I could --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- just add, there’s an elevator company that’s based in New York. They want to come move down here. Now they’ve got business here. They’ve got a ton of business in New York. So, they’re going to say, well, we’re now headquartered in Florida. We now have a Florida headquarter here.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: And you could argue, well, no, our headquarter’s really in New York. But, no, they’re opening an office here and they’re starting business here.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: There’s 200 employees at --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- this business.

MAYOR HOLNESS: If -- if I -- if I may --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- before we go further, let me call Mr. Blake Guillory from CES Consultants, as is our practice to let the public speak first.

MR. GUILLORY: Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Blake Guillory. I’m the president of CES Consultants.

CES is a hundred percent minority-owned civil engineering service company with our primary office in Broward County, and is solely owned by full-time Davie resident Rudy Ortiz.

CES is a true Broward County success story. Ortiz located -- relocated from New York to Broward in 1994, founded CES in Hollywood in 2001.

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The firm recently graduated from the small business program to achieve success as a small to mid-size engineering firm that it is today.

That said, CES continues to run its business out of its nerve center in Pembroke Pines, which currently employs approximately 30 employees.

Much of the engineering design work that CES wins outside of Broward is performed in our Pembroke Pines office and generates jobs and economic impact for Broward County.

Further, our marketing department, our accounting department, our HR department, our PMCM department, our engineering department are located in the Pembroke Pines office.

As president, I travel to and from all of our offices, but I spend time in Pembroke Pines each week, because our owner and our corporate functions are located there.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. GUILLORY: All this being said, CES is not receiving local preference treatment in Broward County procurements --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. GUILLORY: -- despite the fact that the firm’s local office meets the definition of local business and locally headquartered business --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. GUILLORY: -- pursuant to Section 1-74 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.

In addition, consistent with the ordinance requirements, CES Broward County’s

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office is the nerve center of the overall direction, control, and coordination of the activities of our business.

We support the -- the written intent of the ordinance, and believe it to be a small matter of interpretation.

We respectfully request recognition of CES and other like local companies to be given local preference under Section 1-75 on all future procurements, so long as CES maintains -- CES and other local firms --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. GUILLORY: -- maintain their nerve center in Broward County.

Thank you.

I’d be glad to answer any questions.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Thanks, sir.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: We continue on the dais. Vice Mayor Geller.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Oh, wait a minute. I’m sorry. County Administrator.

MS. HENRY: Yes, I do need to make sure. This is an item that was hotly debated by a previous Board --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MS. HENRY: -- because --

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- yeah, I know. It did. It happened a while ago. So, you -- and -- and it’s rightfully time for you to look at it and if you want to change it.

But I want to make sure that you -- that you also understand that on our end, on the staff -- and we’re going to implement what it is that you want to see happen, but we also need to have some means of verification.

So, if somebody tells me their nerve center is in -- in City A but I go to Sunbiz, because the previous Board just says, well, just go to Sunbiz and see where they’re -- where they’re -- so when you go there and it says something different, I just -- again, I just don’t want the staff to be in the middle of trying to debate what is a nerve center, because we could never -- the Board -- previous Board really couldn’t get to the -- the -- the bottom line of what that -- what that meant.

And whatever it is that you all come up with, it has to be verifiable, because otherwise it’s going to put us in the middle of trying to figure that out.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: But, Bertha, a lot of businesses will incorporate in Delaware, will incorporate in other states. If -- Sunbiz can’t be a -- a -- a definition of where a nerve center is.

MS. HENRY: Well, I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Geller was in line first, so.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Sorry.

MS. HENRY: -- again, I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller.

MS. HENRY: -- I -- I -- what I’m suggesting at the moment is that --

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: Turn off his mic.

MS. HENRY: -- not quite sure you can resolve this today, because you really do need to think about the unintended consequences of whatever it is that you come up with, because --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

MS. HENRY: -- we then have to implement it. And this was -- this was very difficult the last time we made that switch, and a lot of people -- it -- it went back and forth, back and forth.

So, I want you --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) deferred.

MS. HENRY: -- to really think this through so that we are clear about what it is you want -- how you want to define this --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- so, we’re -- we’re all good.

We have to have some objective means of doing that, because somebody always challenges someone else that gets it.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, what I --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- since --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller had the -- the floor.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: We actually --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: (Inaudible) question.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- cut him off --

VICE MAYOR GELLER: I had a question --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- before.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- for the speaker.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yeah. He was before.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. I had a --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. All right. Thanks.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- I had a question for the speaker.

Sir, so, you’re saying that your nerve center -- and there is legal definitions of that, and Drew will tell you diversity jurisdiction is the Hertz case, and that’s also defined as a nerve center in federal law.

So, you’re saying that your nerve center is in Broward and that’s why you believe that you should be entitled to the local preference.

Why do you not get the local preference?

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MR. GUILLORY: Because in -- in Sunbiz, we’re located in Miami.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Right. And -- but you --

MAYOR HOLNESS: No, it --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- shows (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. But you --

MAYOR HOLNESS: That’s where they registered.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. So -- but you say that your nerve center as defined by - - in federal case law, would be in -- in Broward. That’s where your decision makers are, were you regularly have your board meetings. There’s a long list of criteria.

MR. GUILLORY: Clearly. Clearly.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Okay. Then I -- and the point is I’m exactly agreeing with you, which I think if you -- Mr. Mayor, although I’m okay with deferring this, I think that if a company has their nerve center, which is easily determined, they should be getting local preference.

If they don’t have their nerve center, I think they shouldn’t. I don’t think that you should give people local preferences in ten different jurisdictions. I think we

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want to give preference to someplace whose headquarters, their nerve center is here.

If you want --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: -- to defer it, I’m fine with that.

MAYOR HOLNESS: County Attorney and then Commissioner Rich -- I’m sorry, Commissioner Sharief.

County Attorney.

MR. MEYERS: No, it’s -- you can --

MAYOR HOLNESS: To clarify.

MR. MEYERS: -- discuss it and provide as much direction as you’d like to.

We certainly understand the direction --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MR. MEYERS: -- which is that the decision ought to be --

(COMMISSIONER RYAN LEFT THE ROOM.)

MR. MEYERS: – or it sounds like the discussion is that the decision ought to be made on some substantive basis for their actual business operations that are going on --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- and just not having it -- not --

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MAYOR HOLNESS: On Sunbiz.

MR. MEYERS: -- their Sunbiz address not be in Broward County not to disqualify them. But there are to be some --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Right.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- substantive -- and -- and what I was going to suggest, although, obviously, we’ll - we’ll take whatever direction you want to give, we can draft this now and we can come up with a few different permutations, bring it back, and if anyone wanted to amend it, we could do that.

But we understand you want it based upon substance.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes.

MR. MEYERS: The only question is --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. MEYERS: -- with -- with Senator Geller, substantively, can you have a -- a headquarters or a nerve center in two different --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Two different place.

MR. MEYERS: -- places. And so -- so we’ll look at it and we’ll -- we’ll come up with a couple of different drafts of it.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Okay. As the maker --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Sharief.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- of the motion and the item, and what I’m asking is that that definition of headquarter, I don’t think that should be used. I think you should have a set of criteria that determine local -- the business is going to receive these local preference points, because you can establish yourself in multiple jurisdictions and be a very large corporation, and have hundreds of jobs in each location.

I don’t think that we need to pin people down to saying headquarter. That’s all.

I think that you can establish the terms of what you consider that to be without using that word, because I think that’s the problem right now, is that word headquarter.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Commissioner Rich.

COMMISSIONER RICH: I’m just trying to ascertain. So, is it -- with you, with your corporation, is it just simply because you’re listed under Sunbiz as Miami? Is -- that’s the reason that you say that you’re not qualifying? Okay. So I think that that’s totally wrong --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- and we have to change that. That’s --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER RICH: -- so.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Bogen.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Sir, I don’t understand. If it’s been a problem, why don’t you just amend your annual report on Sunbiz and -- and list the Pembroke Pines address?

MR. GUILLORY: We can consider that. Many years ago when -- when -- when business was really bad in Broward, our owner moved to Miami and moved the business to Miami. But he moved back many years ago and -- and --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: I mean --

MR. GUILLORY: -- just left the -- left the --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- I mean --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- just so you -- I mean, that takes -- that takes, you know, like five minutes. I mean, the form is a -- unless you’re -- unless there’s other strategic reasons you’re doing that, which you may talk to -- but I’m just saying if it doesn’t matter, it’s less than five minutes to fill out a little form, and it’s an amendment that you submit to the state, and I’ll change. Just --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: But can’t they --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- I mean -- God, Commissioner Bogen now.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Former Mayor Bogen.

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COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Yes.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Legally, and I’m -- I think I’m listed -- I have both of my companies on my Sunbiz. Can’t they just put both on Sunbiz? Can’t they put both --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Each corporation --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- each -- each corporation has an address of where --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- it’s listed as --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- its principal place of business and where a registered agent gets service.

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: So, you have two different addresses. Registered agent, which doesn’t --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Right.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- matter in this case, and the second address is where your principal place -- place of business is.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: But if you have two locations, can’t he list those two locations on the same --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: No.

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COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: No?

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: No, because it doesn’t ask where your locations are.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Uh-huh.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: It just asks where your principal place of business is --

MAYOR HOLNESS: And where your registered --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- and where your registered agent -- who’s your registered agent.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: So, he would then have to make two different --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: LLCs or (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- LLCs or corporations in order for him to do what --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: You could have CES Number 1 in Miami and --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: And CES Number 2 –

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- CES Number 2 in Broward. And Broward -- Number 2 could be Pembroke Pines, and you’ll solve the problem. And -- and you just need to --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I’m just -- I --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- talk to a -- you need to go talk to an --

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: -- when you brought that up --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: -- attorney.

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VICE MAYOR GELLER: (Inaudible) the numbers together.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: It’s very simple.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: This is simple.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: I’m just asking --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Udine.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Oh, okay.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I just think that this --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- this is a motion to direct the County Attorney.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Yes.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I think that the County Attorney can draft up -- I think what’s happening here is that simply by having a Sunbiz address outside of Broward County is disqualifying people.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yes.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: That shouldn’t be the case. The same as I personally don’t think that you’re a Miami-based business, based on what you’re telling me, but

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you may qualify there because they may use the same requirements that we use here.

MS. HENRY: They do.

COMMISSIONER SHARIEF: Yeah.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: So, they may say you’re a -- you may be getting the Miami preference.

I don’t -- I don’t know the answer to that question --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- nor do I really even care at this point. I’m -- I’m just saying that Drew can -- it can be drafted, but it sounds to me like you should be qualifying for our Broward ordinances.

MR. GUILLORY: They -- they just --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MR. GUILLORY: -- require an office.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible) Drew -- why not have Drew --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah, let him draft it.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: If -- if I may, I wait until everyone else speaks before I do.

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I -- I saw (Inaudible) Cleaning Services in Broward County suffer from this a few years ago, where -- where they had -- where they had his registered address was his house in Miami. Now, that’s not where he’s doing -- he’s not going -- he’s -- he lives there. The place that he actually operated from was on Oakland Park Boulevard in -- in the City of Oakland Park. And he lost the points that were necessary for that.

There’s another issue, however, that underlines this, why we’re having the issue, I believe --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- is that --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I did, but (inaudible).

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Miami requires pretty much what we require.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And -- and the companies has to make a choice between Broward and Miami.

I think a bigger discussion that we probably won’t even get into today, because the hour’s well spent is --

(COMMISSIONER SHARIEF LEFT AND DID NOT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- do we have a full reciprocity agreement between --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: No.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Miami and -- and Broward County. And -- and in my opinion, that’s something that we ought to look to do.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: If Miami willing to provide that --

MS. HENRY: They’re not.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- and -- and in a fair way, because they weren’t doing it fairly. That’s the reason why we did what we did here in Broward County. And some of you weren’t here for that discussion. But that was precisely the reason, because some of the companies that really have been Broward-based fully felt they were not getting the reciprocity in Miami-Dade County as equals.

So, that’s an -- a bigger issue that I think we need to address in terms of the south Florida region.

And -- and -- and -- and -- and for me, here’s -- here’s one of the reasons why. It is the fact that more than 40,000 -- I think about 50-something thousand residents from Broward County actually drive into Miami-Dade County to work. So, if a company in Miami’s doing well, they’re hiring people from Broward County.

How do we find that balance? How do we work with that Commission? And -- and maybe we need to have that joint meeting, publicly noticed, as we did with Palm Beach recently to -- to discuss and work through -- this would be a big issue for us to talk -- talk through at -- at that meeting.

County Administrator, you had something to say?

MS. HENRY: I was answering your question. We -- we had reciprocity. The reciprocity ended because Miami-Dade discontinued it.

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MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MS. HENRY: And so since they -- it couldn’t be one-sided, so it -- it ended.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Correct.

MS. HENRY: Okay?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MS. HENRY: And -- and – and, so, what I would also -- again, as the County Attorney’s Office draft some language, it has to be implementable.

I don’t want to have to be in a position of trying to track down all -- I mean, because this -- this is just one company, and -- and your company lists on your website that you’re headquartered in Miami.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Right.

MS. HENRY: What else are we supposed to do but assume that it’s Miami?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Understood. We -- we --

MS. HENRY: So --

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- we are about to lose our quorum.

MS. HENRY: Okay.

MAYOR HOLNESS: If --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- Commissioner --

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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I’ve got to go.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MS. HENRY: Okay.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: Can I just add, do we have that --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER UDINE: -- agreement with Palm Beach County?

MS. HENRY: We -- it was always difficult with -- no, we’ve never really had all --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

MS. HENRY: -- all three counties together, no.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. So, that’s -- that’s something we should consider.

If there’s a motion to move this forward --

COMMISSIONER UDINE: I’ll move it.

VICE MAYOR GELLER: Second.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Second.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. For the County -- so we have a motion and a second.

Those in favor, vote by saying aye.

Okay. It passes 5-zero.

VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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(COMMISSIONERS FISHER, FURR, RYAN AND SHARIEF WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: And I -- I guess we -- is Ryan still --

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: They’re gone.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

COMMISSIONER BOGEN: Sharief, Ryan.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. It -- it appears as if the meeting’s over.

MR. MEYERS: You have five. You still (inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: So, long as he’s here. So, if we can -- if we can have some quick comments.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

AGENDA ITEM 87

MAYOR HOLNESS: And I -- and I see Monica -- our County Administrator want to say something quickly.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay.

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COMMISSIONER RYAN: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What are we doing?

MS. HENRY: No, just while that’s doing, the only thing that I wanted to point out -- and - - and we apologize, but there are several staff people headed down to the Keys as part of the -- for the four county compact.

(COMMISSIONER RYAN RETURNED TO THE ROOM.)

(COMMISSIONER BOGEN LEFT AND DID NOT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Right.

MS. HENRY: And, unfortunately, I’m going to have to bring an item --

MAYOR HOLNESS: (Inaudible.)

MS. HENRY: -- back to you next week to retroactively approve more than five. We have more than five --

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. That –

MS. HENRY: -- in total.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- shouldn’t be a --

MS. HENRY: Thank you.

MAYOR HOLNESS: -- problem.

NON-AGENDA

MAYOR HOLNESS: Okay. Any quick comments from Commissioner Udine?

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COMMISSIONER UDINE: No, I’ll -- I’ll waive my comments.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Vice Mayor Geller?

VICE MAYOR GELLER: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Rich?

COMMISSIONER RICH: No.

MAYOR HOLNESS: Commissioner Ryan?

COMMISSIONER RYAN: I know you bypassed me like that roadway.

I just want to say that, Mayor, you’ve passed your audition. You are now officially the Mayor of Broward County.

MAYOR HOLNESS: All right. Well, thank you.

REGULAR AGENDA

MAYOR’S REPORT

AGENDA ITEM 86

MAYOR HOLNESS: And I’ll be very brief. Record time this morning. This morning -- today --

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Inaudible.)

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MAYOR HOLNESS: -- today.

(Laughter.)

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: So -- so, my comments are -- are very limited.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS: (Inaudible.)

MAYOR HOLNESS: Let -- let me just say to you they were able to -- I was able to sign some sewer utility revenue bonds that will lower some interest rate and benefit the growth and development of the County. And I was really delighted to see the diversity of the team, County Administrator, that was present in that room where we’re having help our small business. Bond counsel, Neighbors, Giblin, Nickerson -- and Nickerson, with co-bond counsel Manuel Alfonso @Pouch, disclosure counsel (Inaudible) and Associates from Sunrise, one of our small businesses.

And with that, I thank -- oh, one last item that I -- I -- that I can’t leave out, because my small business folks would be upset if I did.

This Thursday, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Broward County’s Convention Center will hold an important outreach event -- our small business, actually, under -- in conjunction with the Convention Center -- about the Broward County Convention Center project at the Midtown Commerce Suites, 1033 Sistrunk Boulevard, Suite 206 in Fort Lauderdale.

This is to discuss opportunities on the $1,000,000,000 project that we have where we have 30 percent CBE, small business, participation.

I’m inviting all our small firms to be out there to see what opportunities exist for you to participate in this grand economic development that’s occurring.

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NON-AGENDA

MAYOR HOLNESS: And with that, I -- County Attorney?

MR. MEYERS: Yes, sir?

MAYOR HOLNESS: Any comments?

MR. MEYERS: No, sir.

MAYOR HOLNESS: And County Administrator, you -- you didn’t have any additional comments.

And County Auditor? No?

Okay. With that, our meeting’s adjourned.

Thank you so much.

(THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:22 P.M.)

(THIS IS NOT A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION OF THE MEETING.)

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