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City Commission Regular Meeting

September 2, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Fort Lauderdale Police Department - Community Room #1004 - 1300 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

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Agenda — 62 items

  1. 1 PUBLIC APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION: If any person wishes to address the City Commission, the person shall sign up in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department lobby. A member of the City Clerk’s Office Staff will be there to assist. Speaker Cards are given to the Mayor. After being recognized by the Mayor, the speaker should approach the podium, identify the agenda item in question, indicate support, opposition, or neutrality on the agenda item, and then proceed to succinctly state the speaker’s position or present information. If an attorney, or any other person appears before the Commission in a representative capacity, the attorney, or other representative shall also sign up in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department lobby. A member of the City Clerk’s Office Staff will be there to assist. After being recognized by the Mayor, the speaker should approach the podium, identify the client(s) being represented, and identify the agenda item in question. The speaker shall then indicate the client’s support, opposition, or neutrality on the agenda item and then proceed to succinctly state the client’s position or present information on behalf of the client(s). Pursuant to Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Mayor shall maintain order at all meetings, and the Police Department, upon instructions of the Mayor, shall expel any person from the meeting who refuses to obey the order of the Mayor in relation to preserving order at the meetings. Any person who interrupts or disturbs a City Commission meeting, or who willfully enters or remains in a City Commission meeting having been warned by the Mayor to depart and who refuses to do so, may be subject to arrest. AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES: If you desire auxiliary aids or services or both to assist in viewing or hearing the City Commission meetings or reading the agenda and minutes for the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 954-828-5002 at a minimum of two days prior to the meeting and arrangements will be made to provide these services to you.
  2. 1 CALL TO ORDER
  3. 2 PAGE BREAK
  4. 3 Pledge of Allegiance
  5. 3 Moment of Silence
  6. 4 ROLL CALL
  7. 4 Employee Retirements
  8. 5 Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
  9. 6 Minutes for June 16, 2026, Commission Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board, June 16, 2026, Commission Conference Meeting, and June 16, 2026, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0838 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 COMMISSION QUORUM ESTABLISHED
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. 7 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  13. PRES-1 State Representative Chip LaMarca to present a Check to the City of Fort Lauderdale for Funding Toward Galt Mile Street Safety Improvements and Fire Rescue Fireboat Replacement in the amount of $1,893,078 26-0863 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-2 Vice Mayor Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring September 2026 as Hunger Action Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0851 PRESENTED
  15. PRES-3 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring September 2026 as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 26-0852 PRESENTED
  16. PRES-4 Fire Chief Stephen Gollan to recognize winners of the 2026 USLA National Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Championships 26-0853 PRESENTED
  17. 12 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  18. 13 CONSENT AGENDA
  19. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  20. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure and to Authorize the City Manager to Approve Additional Event Elements with Winterfest, Inc. for Winterfest Family Fun Day on November 22, 2026, at Esplanade Park - (Commission District 2) 26-0717 APPROVED Pass
  21. CM-2 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Panthers 100 Club, Inc. for the Dillard High School Homecoming 2026 Event on September 26, 2026, at Dillard High School - (Commission District 3) 26-0718 APPROVED Pass
  22. CM-3 Motion Approving Florida Department of Transportation Grant for a Public Awareness and Enforcement Campaign Related to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety - $67,873.82 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0752 APPROVED Pass
  23. 17 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  24. CM-4 Motion Approving Change Order No. 36 for Construction Management at Risk Services Phase II for the New Police Headquarters - Moss & Associates, LLC - $125,812.33 - (Commission District 2) 26-0794 APPROVED Pass
  25. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  26. CR-1 Resolution Supporting the Florida Legislature’s Honorary Designation of State Road 5 between Northeast 38 Street and East Commercial Boulevard as “Phil Smith Memorial Highway” - (Commission District 1) 26-0841 ADOPTED Pass
  27. CR-2 Resolution Supporting the Florida Legislature’s Honorary Designation of State Road 842 between South Andrews Avenue and Southeast 6 Avenue as “Terry Stiles Memorial Boulevard” - (Commission District 4) 26-0842 ADOPTED Pass
  28. CR-3 Resolution to Impose Special Assessment Liens for Board-Up Costs - (Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4) 26-0648 ADOPTED Pass
  29. CR-4 Resolution Establishing a Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Code Enforcement Lien Amnesty Program - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0715 ADOPTED Pass
  30. CR-5 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0764 ADOPTED Pass
  31. CR-6 Resolution Approving Appointment of Kerry Greenwald, Esquire as Code Enforcement Special Magistrate - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0831 ADOPTED Pass
  32. CR-7 Resolution Rescheduling the Conference and Regular Meetings of the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to Friday, November 6, 2026, and from Tuesday, December 1, 2026, to Wednesday, December 2, 2026 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0834 ADOPTED Pass
  33. CR-8 Resolution Amending Resolution No. 23-104, which Designates Alternative Locations for Public Meetings of the City Commission and Advisory Boards and Committees and for the Designation of Alternative Locations for Posting of Notices, by Deleting and Replacing Exhibits “A” and “B” - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0839 ADOPTED Pass
  34. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  35. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 569-4, Turnkey Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System Installation at the Fleet Maintenance Building - Alternative Energy Services, Inc.- $151,615.00 (not to exceed) - (Commission District 2) 26-0790 APPROVED Pass
  36. M MOTIONS
  37. M-1 Motion Authorizing the Purchase of Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance - Safety National Casualty Corporation - $499,093 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0802 APPROVED Pass
  38. 31 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  39. M-2 Motion Approving a Service Agreement with Cortada Foundation, Inc. Related to the Execution of a Sculpture in Esplanade Park in the amount of $75,000 - (Commission District 2) 26-0840 APPROVED Pass
  40. R RESOLUTIONS
  41. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0832 ADOPTED Pass
  42. R-2 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of a Water and Sewer Revenue Subordinate Bond, in the Principal Amount of $121,250,000 and a Water and Sewer Revenue Subordinate Note, in the Principal Amount of $1,179,649,650 for the Prospect Lake Water Treatment Plant Project - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0441 ADOPTED Pass
  43. R-3 Quasi-Judicial Appeal of Final Order of the Board of Adjustment Regarding Case # PLN-BOA-26020001 - 1017 SW 19 Street - (Commission District 4) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. The Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 26-0590 ADOPTED Pass
  44. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  45. PH-1 Public Hearing - Second Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-6.10 and Section 47-6.11 to amend the List of Permitted and Conditional Uses of the Community Business (CB) and Boulevard Business (B-1) Zoning Districts to add Fortune Tellers, Psychic Readers as Accessory Uses to Retail Sales - Case No. UDP-T25006 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0740 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  46. PH-2 Public Hearing - Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-2.2, Measurements and Section 47-19.5, Fences, Walls and Hedges to Revise the Method for Measuring Height of Fences and Walls - Case No. UDP-T26007 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0743 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  47. PH-3 Public Hearing - Second Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-16, “Historic Preservation District”, Including an Update to the List of Permitted Uses and Limitations on Permitted Uses - Case No. UDP-T26002 - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 26-0793 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  48. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  49. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances to Increase Water Fixed-Cost Recovery, Establish Multifamily Fixed Charges Based on Dwelling Units Behind the Meter, Revise Irrigation Volumetric Tiers, Update Water Capital Expansion and Miscellaneous Fees, and Revise Leak and Unusual Consumption Credit Provisions - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0773 PASSED FIRST READING AS AMENDED Pass
  50. OFR-2 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Non-Bargaining-Unit Compensation Table and Schedule VI of the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Providing a Three and One-half Percent (3.5%) General Wage Increase Effective October 11, 2026 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0837 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  51. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  52. OSR-1 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Article X, Vacation Rentals, to Clarify Enforcement Authority; Revise Certificate of Compliance, Suspension, and Penalty Provisions; Establish Inspection Access Requirements; Preserve Enforcement Following Ownership or Entity Changes; and Enhance Compliance Requirements - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) - Requesting Deferment to September 15, 2026 26-0763 DEFERRED Pass
  53. OSR-2 Second Reading - Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. C-84-88 to Facilitate the Renaming of Southwest 1st Avenue and Northwest 1st Avenue from West Las Olas Boulevard West to Sistrunk Boulevard to "Mary Brickell Avenue" - (Commission District 2) 26-0727 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  54. OSR-3 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances - Chapter 9, Buildings and Construction including Article II, Permits and Inspections, to Revise Private Provider Permit Fees and Fee Reductions in Compliance with State Legislation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0744 DEFERRED Pass
  55. OSR-4 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. C-95-41, which Established a Defined Contribution Money Purchase Plan for Certain City Employees, by Changing the Plan Administrator to One Designated by Resolution - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0844 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  56. OSR-5 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. C-80-67, which Established Deferred Compensation Plans for City Employees, by Changing the Plan Administrator to One Designated by Resolution, and Changing the Public Official Designated to Make Certain Determinations - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0847 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  57. 50 RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
  58. R-4 Resolution Designating International City Management Association Retirement Corporation, now d/b/a MissionSquare Retirement, the Plan Administrator of the City’s Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a), Defined Contribution Money Purchase Plan and Providing for an Effective Date - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0778 ADOPTED Pass
  59. R-5 Resolution Designating International City Management Association Retirement Corporation and Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc., as Plan Administrators of the City’s Deferred Compensation Plan, and Providing for an Effective Date - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0779 ADOPTED Pass
  60. 53 ADJOURNMENT
  61. 58 WALK-ON MOTION
  62. 59 WALK-ON - Motion Accepting Grant Funds from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Procurement of Vehicle Movement Area Transponders at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - $54,596 - (Commission District 1) 26-0881 APPROVED Pass

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