Department Engineering Division] Procurement Division)
A motion was made by Commissioner Moore, seconded by Commissioner Bonilla, to appoint
CPH Consulting, LLC., 490 points, as the selected firm; further, appoint Barnes, Ferland, and
Associates Inc., 480 points, as the selected ranked alternate; further, authorize the Procurement
Division to negotiate and execute a contract within a not-to-exceed budget of $3,250,000; and
further, authorize the Procurement Division to formally terminate negotiations with the top ranked
firm, if we are unable to come to a favorable negotiated agreement, and commence negotiations
with the next ranked alternate, until a successful negotiation is reached. The motion carried by the
following vote:
7 -
Aye:
Mayor Demings, Commissioner Wilson, Commissioner Moore, Commissioner
Uribe, Commissioner Gomez Cordero, Commissioner Bonilla, and Commissioner
Scott
B. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
1.
recommendations for Arts and Cultural Affairs Grants for Cultural Tourism for
FY 2025 and Blockbuster and Special Events Grants for FY 2025 (Arts and
Cultural Affairs Office)
A motion was made by Commissioner Gomez Cordero, seconded by Commissioner Bonilla, to
approve the Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Council's funding recommendations for Arts and
Cultural Affairs Grants for Cultural Tourism for FY25 (40 grant awards, totaling $4,614,618); and
further, approve the Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Council's funding recommendation for
Blockbuster and Special Events ($1,000,000 for IMMERSE 2025; $1,000,000 for IMMERSE
2026; $1,250,000 for IMMERSE 2027*; $1,500,000 for IMMERSE 2028*; $2,000,000 for
IMMERSE 2029*) *Contingent on event performance, reporting, compliance, and sufficient fund
balances in the Blockbuster and Special Events fund. The motion carried by the following vote:
7 -
Aye:
Mayor Demings, Commissioner Wilson, Commissioner Moore, Commissioner
Uribe, Commissioner Gomez Cordero, Commissioner Bonilla, and Commissioner
Scott
2.
Committee grant for each of the applicants listed in Attachment A, in the
amounts, fiscal years, and for the projects listed therein, subject to:
•
the execution of a Funding Agreement, including a provision for the TDT
ARC funds to revert back to the County if the project is not completed within
the period of time specified in the Funding Agreement, as well as any other
terms, conditions, or restrictions that may be included therein,
•
each applicant shall enter into such Funding Agreement within the first
fiscal year within which they are allocated funding; for those applicants
awarded funding in fiscal year 2024, a Funding Agreement shall be
executed by the end of fiscal year 2025, and
•
with the exception of those funds being used only to repair an existing
facility, prior to receiving any TDT funds, applicants must demonstrate to the