AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE HILLSBORO CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Coconut Creek was awarded Broward Redevelopment Program (BRP) Funding for Fiscal Year 2018 for the Hillsboro Corridor Redevelopment Area in the amount of $1,000,000, which consisted of both public improvements and land acquisition. The public improvements project was funded in the amount of Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($640,000).
Each project was subject to a separate Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Broward County and the City of Coconut Creek, establishing the scope, terms/obligations, and reporting requirements. The terms and obligations in the ILA included milestone dates for each project, which at this time, appear to be unachievable for a variety of reasons. As such, the City has requested a first amendment to each ILA to provide for more realistic and achievable milestone dates, and County staff is in agreement.
DISCUSSION:
The City has made considerable progress on the public improvements project, including the completion of full design plans for the public improvement, as well as conceptual permit approval from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), as the subject improvement is primarily located within their right-of-way. The improvement, which encroaches into County preserves, has been coordinated with appropriate County staff from Parks and Recreation. Unfortunately, the necessary agreements to effectuate this encroachment are still being negotiated and, at this point, involve legal staff from the City and both the County and the FDOT. Staff is confident that all issues will be resolved, but we are not certain of the timing. Currently, the ILA has a milestone date of three (3) years after the effective date of the ILA (May 19, 2023) to have the project completed and operational. Given the legal documents that need to be agreed upon and approved by all governing bodies involved, additional time is needed. In an abundance of caution, this amendment proposes to extend this milestone date out two and half (2.5) years, given the jurisdictional hurdles ahead and the uncertainty in the construction industry. Once this First Amendment is approved and executed by the City, the amended ILA will be forwarded to the County for approval and execution.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A