TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Samuel A. May, City Manager
DATE: February 20, 2019
Title
URGING THE BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO AMEND THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SURTAX INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMONG BROWARD COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES' ALLOCATED SHARE OF NO LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SURTAX WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MUNICIPALITIES PRO RATA BASED UPON POPULATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND: On November 6, 2018, the voters of Broward County approved the Transportation Surtax. Pursuant to the Transportation System Surtax Interlocal Agreement, between Broward County and Broward County municipalities, the County has committed for each applicable year during which Transportation Surtax Proceeds are received by the County, an amount equal to no less than ten percent (10%) of the Transportation Surtax Proceeds received by the County that year, less the amount directly paid from Transportation Surtax Proceeds for Community Bus Service, is to be used to fund Submitted Municipal Projects in the order of ranking by the MPO, with the highest-ranked project receiving the first funding.
The proposed resolution urges the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to amend the Transportation System Surtax Interlocal Agreement among Broward County and municipalities in Broward County, to provide that the municipalities’ allocated share of no less than ten percent of the proceeds of the Transportation Surtax will be distributed to the municipalities pro rata based upon population.
RECOMMENDATION: For approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: To be determined
CONTACT PERSON: Samuel A. May, City Manager