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Commission approves amendment to Broward transportation surtax interlocal agreement
Summary
The Miramar Commission approved the third amendment to the county’s transportation surtax interlocal agreement, shifting priority toward rehabilitation and maintenance projects, adding an on-demand transit funding model, and allowing municipal collaboration on community shuttles.
The City of Miramar on Sept. 3 approved the proposed third amendment to the Broward County transportation surtax interlocal agreement, giving municipalities more structured access to surtax funds and reprioritizing spending toward rehabilitation and maintenance work. Assistant city engineering staff presented the amendment as a response to municipal requests to better address routine roadway and transit upkeep.
Assistant City Engineer said the change will move rehab and maintenance projects into a formula-based funding model and add on-demand transportation as an allowable use. “This amendment also reprioritizes the current distribution of surtax funding to municipalities between community shuttle, municipal capital projects, and rehabilitation and maintenance projects, and this gives more priority to the rehab and maintenance projects due to city requests,” the presenter said. The amendment also permits municipal collaboration and joint management of a community shuttle program and gives the county the ability to terminate projects that are not under a funding agreement.
Commissioners asked whether the new priority for rehab and maintenance would preclude community shuttle proposals. The assistant engineer clarified that shuttle funding and rehab/maintenance funding are separate “buckets” and that Miramar already operates a municipal shuttle program. Public Works Director Shauna Combs told the commission the city is running a public survey on microtransit and will use results to decide whether to add microtransit to the existing shuttle system.
The commission recorded a roll-call vote and approved the amendment without dissent. The vote was recorded as Yes from Commissioners Chambers, Shahrazad, Vice Mayor Ivette Coburn and Commissioner Edwards. City staff recommended the change on the basis that smaller municipalities had fewer large capital projects and had urged more funding for day-to-day rehabilitation needs.
Next steps: Broward County will proceed with the amended ILA process and Miramar staff will continue public engagement on microtransit options.
