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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Interlocal Agreement With Broward County For Cost-Sharing Support Of The United States Geological Survey Salinity Distribution Study In The Amount Of $87,436.00 In Accordance With Section 38.41(C)(9). (Best Interest)
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilites
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City is partnering with Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach to financially support a cooperative study being conducted by the United States Geological Survey (“USGS”), which will evaluate projected changes to the spatial distribution of salinity within the surficial aquifer of the urbanized areas of Broward County. The study will reveal important water quality information related to future water supply, including predicted saltwater intrusion into Broward County.
The project is dependent upon community-wide participation via a division of program costs among all participating municipalities. In order to share the benefits of the study results, each of these municipalities, including the City, is required to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Broward County. The overall cost-sharing of the total study amount of $ 1,049,232.00 breaks down as follows: 50% funded by USGS; 25% funded by Broward County; 8.33% each funded by the cities of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach, in the total amount of $87,436.00 each over a four-year period, in an annual amount not to exceed $29,661.50, as more specifically set forth in the Exhibit “A" of the Interlocal Agreement.
Section 38.41(C)(9) of the City Code of Ordinances exempts from the competitive bid and competitive proposal requirements purchases of, and contracts for, supplies or contractual services when the City Commission declares by a 5/7th vote that competitive bidding and competitive proposals are not in the best interest of the City.
This agenda item seeks the City Commission’s approval and authorization to execute the attached Interlocal Agreement for the cost-sharing support of the cooperative USGS salinity study in the amount of $87,436.00.
Fiscal Impact:
A portion of the funding for this agreement is available in the FY 2023 Operating Budget in account number 442.400401.53600.531170.000000.000.000, and will be budgeted in subsequent fiscal years’ operating budgets subject to approval and adoption by the City Commission.
Department of Public Utilities staff will manage this project. No additional staff are needed as a result of this project.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Feng (“Jeff”) Jiang, Assistant Director, Department of Public Utilities
Vincent Morello, Director, Department of Public Utilities
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development
Attachments:
Resolution - Broward County ILA USGS Study
ILA - Broward County ILA USGS Study