Commission OKs 60-day extension for Horizon Oak Park purchase-and-sale while school mitigation issue is resolved

The commission approved a 60-day extension to the purchase'and'sale agreement for the Horizon Oak Park project to allow the city and the project team additional time to resolve outstanding mitigation fee matters with the Broward County School Board.

City Manager David Aber told the commission that a school board agenda item that might have clarified the mitigation fee question had been removed from the school board's docket, delaying resolution. Aber said staff remains confident a satisfactory resolution can be reached and recommended a 60'day extension of the agreement to avoid triggering contract default timelines.

Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the extension. The developer representative was unable to join via Zoom due to a family illness, Aber said; the item was brought as an add'on and approved by roll call.

The extension preserves existing contract obligations while staff continues to pursue a negotiated approach with the school board to address mitigation fees tied to the Horizon project.