Approval of $20 Million for Broward Commuter Rail-North Planning

Original title: A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida approving the designation of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to certain proposed elements of the Broward Commuter Rail-North Public Transit Project (BCR-North) located on the Florida East Coast Railway Corridor; confirming independent utility and logical termini of the project, authorizing a maximum amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) activities costs; and authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions, including the procurement of vendor(s) to perform the required PD&E study. (Per the Tuesday Agenda Memorandum, the Board's consideration of Item 61 is based upon the item with the corrections shown on the attached page of scrivener's errors.) (Transferred to the Consent Agenda.) ACTION: (T-10:39 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2025-082. (Scrivener’s Error - See County Administrator’s Memorandum: Currently Reads: A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida approving the designation of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to certain proposed elements of the Broward Commuter Rail-North Public Transit Project (BCR-North) located on the Florida East Coast Railway Corridor; confirming independent utility and logical termini of the project, authorizing a maximum amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) activities costs; and authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions, including the procurement of vendor(s) to perform the required PD&E study.) Should Read: A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida approving the designation of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to certain proposed elements of the Broward Commuter Rail-North Public Transit Project (BCR-North) located on the Florida East Coast Railway Corridor; confirming independent utility and logical termini of the project, authorizing a maximum amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) activities costs; and authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions, including the procurement (subject to Board approval of the contract or other agreement) of vendor(s) to perform the required PD&E study.) (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 61 and 61(2), dated April 22, 2025, submitted at the request of Transportation Department.) VOTE: 8-0. Vice-Mayor Bogen was not present. B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Transportation Surtax Fund to transfer $20,000,000 to the Broward Commuter Rail-North project for the purposes of engineering, design, project development, and environmental study tasks consistent with state and federal funding requirements. (Transferred to the Consent Agenda.) ACTION: (T-10:39 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2025-083. (See Regular Meeting Additional Material 61 and 61(2), dated April 22, 2025, submitted at the request of Transportation Department.) VOTE: 8-0. Vice-Mayor Bogen was not present.