AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SURTAX INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMONG BROWARD COUNTY, THE BROWARD COUNTY CITY MANAGER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., AND THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 5, 2018, the Broward County Commission voted to place a proposed transportation surtax levy of one cent on the November 6, 2018 ballot for consideration by the countywide electorate, which was ultimately approved by the voters. The City of Coconut Creek City Commission approved and executed the original Transportation System Surtax Interlocal Agreement (ILA) on September 27, 2018, the First Amendment to the ILA on July 11, 2019, and the Second Amendment to the ILA on January 28, 2021 in order to be eligible to receive funds from the Transportation Surtax.
In 2021, the Broward County City Manager's Association (BCCMA) issued a letter to Broward County outlining collective concerns of the BCCMA membership related to the Surtax Program and Municipal Capital Projects (MCP) methodology. Subsequently, there have been more than a dozen meetings and workshops related to a potential Third Amendment to the ILA. During the discussions, the County was urged to consider the value of surtax funding already awarded to municipalities in the context of future funding approaches.
Upon further analysis and negotiations with the cities through the BCCMA, it became apparent that new funding programs and a new formula-based funding model, as defined in Section 4.3.1 of the Third Amendment to the ILA, for restoration and maintenance (R&M) and On-Demand Transportation would provide a more equitable distribution of surtax funds countywide.
It should be noted that the previously approved Surtax funded projects for Coconut Creek will remain unaffected by this Third Amendment. These projects are summarized in Exhibit D of the ILA and they include the following approved...
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