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City Commission Regular Meeting

April 7, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

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Agenda — 49 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 Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom 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 Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom 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 January 20, 2026, Commission Conference Meeting, January 20, 2026, Commission Regular Meeting, February 3, 2026, Commission Conference Meeting and February 3, 2026, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0334 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 Commission Quorum Established
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. 7 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  13. PRES-1 Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring April 2026 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0340 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-2 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring April 2026 as World Landscape Architecture Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0339 PRESENTED
  15. PRES-3 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring April 2026 as Water Conservation Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0361 PRESENTED
  16. PRES-4 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation declaring April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0341 PRESENTED
  17. 12 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  18. 13 CONSENT AGENDA
  19. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  20. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with K.J Marketing Solutions LLC for the Igloo Cooler Festival on April 19, 2026, at Mills Pond Park - (Commission District 3) 26-0244 APPROVED Pass
  21. CM-2 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Kids in Distress, Inc. for the 20th Annual Duck Fest Derby on April 18, 2026, at Esplanade Park - (Commission District 2) 26-0278 APPROVED Pass
  22. CM-3 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Inc. for the Move with MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K on April 26, 2026, at SE 1 Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard - (Commission District 4) 26-0282 APPROVED Pass
  23. 17 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  24. CM-4 Motion Approving a Temporary Beach License and Outdoor Event Agreement with Event Hospitality Solutions LLC for an IPW Event on May 18, 2026, at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 26-0291 APPROVED Pass
  25. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  26. CR-1 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0062 ADOPTED Pass
  27. CR-2 Resolution Imposing Special Assessment Liens for Lot Clearing - (Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4) 26-0264 ADOPTED Pass
  28. CR-3 Resolution Waiving the Competitive Solicitation and Selection Processes and Authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to Negotiate a Service Agreement with PlotBox, Inc., to Provide Cemetery Software Services - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0117 ADOPTED Pass
  29. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  30. CP-1 Motion Approving Award for the Proprietary Purchase of Annual Telephone Communication Services - AT&T Florida - $160,072 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0013 APPROVED Pass
  31. M MOTIONS
  32. M-1 Motion Approving the First Amendment to the Revocable License Agreement with Midtown PAL Flagler Village LLC for Temporary Right-of-Way Closure on NE 6 Street / Sistrunk Boulevard and NE 4 Avenue in Association with the “Advantis Station” Development to Extend the Term of the Agreement - 600 NE 3 Avenue - (Commission District 2) 26-0309 APPROVED Pass
  33. M-2 Motion Approving the Final Ranking of Firms, Negotiated Fee Schedules, and Agreements for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 454 - Public Works Asset Management Consulting Services - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Stantec Consulting Services Inc., and Woolpert Inc. - $10,000,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0253 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  34. R RESOLUTIONS
  35. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0297 ADOPTED Pass
  36. R-2 Resolution Providing Notice of Intent to Enter into a Comprehensive Agreement for a Qualifying Project for the Design, Installation, Financing, Operation, and Maintenance of a Citywide Interactive Digital Kiosk Program, Accepting Unsolicited Proposal from IKE Smart City, and Notice of Intent to Accept Other Proposals for the Same Project - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0350 ADOPTED Pass
  37. R-3 Quasi-Judicial Resolution to Vacate a 2.5 Feet-Wide by 130 Feet-Long Utility Easement - Sunrise and Bayview Partners, LLC. - 1100 Bayview Drive - Case No. UDP-EV25007 - (Commission District 1) 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. 26-0149 ADOPTED Pass
  38. R-4 Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Approving the Vacation of a 10 Feet-Wide by 125 Feet-Long Drainage Easement - Charles West - 80 Isla Bahia Drive - Case No. UDP-EV25001 - (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. 26-0208 ADOPTED Pass
  39. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  40. PH-1 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Application for a Waiver of Limitation under ULDR Sec. 47-19.3 (e) for 1409 SW 17 Street (“Property”) for Two (2) Finger Piers and Mooring Piles, (i) the Easternmost Finger Pier and Mooring Piles Extending Into the Adjacent Waterway 36.5' +/- From the Platted Upland Property Line and (ii) the Westernmost Finger Pier and Mooring Piles Extending Into the Adjacent Waterway 56.5' +/- feet from the Platted Upland Property Line in excess of the 30% limitation set forth in ULDR Sec. 47-19.3(e) - (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. 26-0312 ADOPTED Pass
  41. PH-2 Public Hearing - Resolution Approving the Re-Allocation of Funds from the Parks General Obligation Bond in the Amount of $774,146.88 from North Fork Elementary School Improvement Project, by Allocating and Transferring $474,146.88 to the Bass Park Improvement Project and Allocating and Transferring $300,000 to the Lauderdale Isles Landing Improvement Project - (Commission Districts 3 and 4) 26-0299 ADOPTED Pass
  42. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  43. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale's Unified Land Development Regulations, Article VII, Notice Procedures, Section 47-27.4, Notice Procedures for Site Plan Level I, II, III, and IV, Conditional Use, Plats, and Amendments to Site Plan Level III and IV; Section 47-27.5, Rezoning and Change in Uses, and Section 47-24.6, Vacation of Public Right-of-Ways - Case No. UDP-T26001 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0274 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  44. OFR-2 First Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving Vacation of Right-of-Way - of a 50-foot-wide by 102-foot-long Portion of Coconut Drive - David Ide - Case No. UDP-V21002 - (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. 26-0238 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  45. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  46. OSR-1 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 13-151 - Ambulance Transport User Fees, of the Code of Ordinances to Modify Emergency Medical Service ("EMS") Transport User Fees for Basic Life Support ("BLS"), Advanced Life Support Level 1 ("ALS1"), and Advanced Life Support Level 2 ("ALS2") - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0346 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  47. 41 RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
  48. R-5 Resolution Designating Vice-Mayor - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0285 ADOPTED Pass
  49. 43 ADJOURNMENT