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City Commission Regular Meeting

February 3, 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 — 64 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. 5 Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
  8. 5 Commission Quorum Established
  9. 6 October 28, 2025, Galleria Mall Town Hall and November 6, 2025, Federal Courthouse Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0155 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 Employee Retirements
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. 7 Agenda Announcements
  13. PRES-1 Chief Education Officer to Recognize Fort Lauderdale Schools Teacher of the Year Recipients 26-0177 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-2 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring February 2026 as Black History Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 26-0183 PRESENTED
  15. 10 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  16. 11 CONSENT AGENDA
  17. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  18. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with The All-Star Classic, Inc. for the All-Star Classic, Inc. / Sistrunk 5K on Sistrunk Boulevard from NW 24 Avenue to NW 10 Terrace on February 28, 2026 - (Commission District 3) 26-0006 APPROVED Pass
  19. CM-2 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Sistrunk Historical Festival, Inc. for the Sistrunk Historical Parade / Festival on February 28, 2026, on Sistrunk Boulevard from NW 9 Avenue to NW 15 Avenue - (Commission District 3) 26-0007 APPROVED Pass
  20. CM-3 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with SWG FTL LLC for the Rhythm and Vine 10 Year Anniversary Celebration on February 28, 2026, at Rhythm and Vine (401 NE 5th Terrace) - (Commission District 2) 26-0015 APPROVED Pass
  21. CM-4 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Dolphins Cycling Challenge, Inc. for Dolphins Cancer Challenge XVI on February 28, 2026, to cycle throughout Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 26-0016 APPROVED Pass
  22. 16 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  23. CM-5 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Amplified Music Exemption with Performing Arts Center Authority D/B/A The Broward Center for the Performing Arts for the Broward Performing Arts Foundation Annual Benefit on March 7, 2026, on the Wendt Terraces at Broward Center for the Performing Arts - (Commission District 2) 26-0005 APPROVED Pass
  24. CM-6 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Amplified Music Exemption with Shuck N Dive, Inc. for Mardi Gras on February 17, 2026, at Shuck N Dive (650 North Federal Highway) - (Commission District 2) 26-0112 APPROVED Pass
  25. CM-7 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement, Request for Amplified Music Exemption, and Request for Road Closure with The Broward County Film Society, Inc. for the FLIFF 40 Miami Night Event on February 21, 2026, at Savor Cinema (503 SE 6 Street) - (Commission District 4) 26-0156 APPROVED Pass
  26. CM-8 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Las Olas Association, Inc. for the 38th Annual Las Olas Art Fair (Part II) on Las Olas Boulevard from February 28 - March 1, 2026 - (Commission District 4) 26-0115 APPROVED Pass
  27. CM-9 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Redline Media Group, LLC for March for Cancer on March 7, 2026, at Las Olas Oceanside Park - (Commission District 2) 26-0116 APPROVED Pass
  28. CM-10 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Museum of Discovery and Science, Inc. for the Visit Lauderdale Science Festival at Museum of Discovery and Science and Esplanade Park on March 7, 2026 - (Commission District 2) 26-0126 APPROVED Pass
  29. CM-11 Motion Approving a Sponsorship Agreement with Core Construction Services of Florida, LLC. to be the title sponsor for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026 - in the amount of $9,625 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0021 APPROVED Pass
  30. CM-12 Motion Approving a Sponsorship Agreement with Anchor Mechanical, Inc., for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival to be held on March 14, 2026 - $1,500 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0022 APPROVED Pass
  31. CM-13 Motion Approving Florida Department of Transportation Occupant Protection Program Funding - $78,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0019 APPROVED Pass
  32. CM-14 Motion Approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale to Allow Designated Housing Authority Vehicles to Obtain Fuel Using the City-Owned Fuel Islands - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0077 APPROVED Pass
  33. CM-15 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Auto Liability Claims of Lazaro Diaz Risco, Mayra Perdomo Fee, Jose Angel Argueta Hernandez, Layma Diaz Perdomo, et al. - $300,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0108 APPROVED Pass
  34. CM-16 Motion Approving the Not-for-Profit Grant Participation Agreement with Young Men’s Christian Association of South Florida, Inc., to Provide a Summer Workforce and College Readiness Workshop Series within the City of Fort Lauderdale - $51,200 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0158 APPROVED Pass
  35. CM-17 Motion Approving the Not-for-Profit Grant Participation Agreement with Experience Aviation, Inc., to provide a Pre-Apprenticeship and Workforce Development STEM Summer Youth Employment Program to youths aged 16 through 18, within the City of Fort Lauderdale - $150,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0159 APPROVED Pass
  36. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  37. CR-1 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0059 ADOPTED Pass
  38. CR-2 Resolution Approving Acceptance of Grant Funds in the Amount of $350,000 from the Florida Department of Education - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0157 ADOPTED Pass
  39. CR-3 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Underground Electric Utility Facilities Easement with Florida Power and Light Company - Prospect Lake Water Treatment Plant - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0105 ADOPTED Pass
  40. CR-4 Resolution Accepting Grant Funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program for $2,180,314 for Joseph C. Carter Park - (Commission District 3) 26-0096 ADOPTED Pass
  41. CR-5 Resolution Supporting the Submission of a Grant Application to the United States Department of Transportation for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program for the Las Olas Boulevard Mobility, Western Corridor from Andrews Avenue to SE 17 Avenue - (Commission District 4) 26-0120 ADOPTED Pass
  42. CR-6 Resolution Approving the Appointment of Special Bond Counsel and Special Disclosure Counsel for the Issuance of Stormwater Utility System Special Assessment Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, for Funding Improvements to Stormwater Utility System, and Seawalls, and Refunding the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Loan, and Prescribing Compensation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0150 ADOPTED Pass
  43. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  44. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 532 - Enabling Works for Prospect Lake Water Treatment Plant (Re-Bid) - Basile USA, LLC - $401,124.66 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0038 APPROVED Pass
  45. M MOTIONS
  46. M-1 Motion Approving Increase to the Annual Construction of General Stormwater Infrastructure Continuing Contract - Various Contractors - $10,420,219 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0010 APPROVED Pass
  47. M-2 Motion Approving Agreements for Request for Qualifications No. 423-2, Bridge Design and Miscellaneous Structural Engineering Services, Continuing Services Contract - Various Contractors - $2,438,000 (Three Year Aggregate) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0071 APPROVED Pass
  48. M-3 Motion Approving a First Amendment to the MicroTransit Pilot Services Agreement with Circuit Transit Inc. to add Service Areas and Transportation Services thereto - $1,157,165 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0011 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  49. M-4 Motion for Discussion - Appeal - After the Fact Certificate of Appropriateness for Major Alterations for the Installation of Artificial Turf within the Front Outdoor Seating Area of a Designated Historic Landmark Located at 101 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard - Case No. UDP-HP25021 - (Commission District 2) 26-0119 ADOPTED Pass
  50. 43 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  51. R RESOLUTIONS
  52. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0174 ADOPTED Pass
  53. R-2 Resolution Delegating the City Manager the Authority to Execute a Project Agreement (BR-FL-25-172) with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for a Grant of up to $1,032,636 for the Replacement and Construction of the Riverwalk North Seawall - (Commission District 4) 26-0029 ADOPTED Pass
  54. R-3 Resolution Approving the Conceptual Design for Downtown, Retail Shops (Without the Median), and Colee Hammock Segments and Directing the City Manager to Advance the Las Olas Mobility Western Corridor Design Concept from Andrews Avenue to SE 17 Avenue to Sixty Percent (60%) Design Plans - (Commission District 4) 26-0051 ADOPTED Pass
  55. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  56. PH-1 Public Hearing - Resolution Approving the Re-Allocation of Funds from the Parks and Recreation General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A Bonds, in the Amount of $235,000 from Lauderdale Manors Entrance to Chateau Park - (Commission District 3) 26-0123 ADOPTED Pass
  57. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  58. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Division 8 of Article VII, Chapter 2, to Establish an Infrastructure Advisory Board - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0161 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  59. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  60. OSR-1 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 - Business Tax Receipts and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article II - Local Business Tax, to Implement a Five Percent Fee Increase on Local Business Taxes and Restore Omitted Business Tax Categories - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0044 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  61. OSR-2 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 8-55.5 of the Code of Ordinances, Titled “High Impact Events on Beach Property” by renaming Section 8-55.5 to “High Impact Zones During High Impact Periods” to Authorize the City Manager to Designate High Impact Zones within the City and Impose Additional Immediate Temporary Measures During High Impact Periods - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 26-0171 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  62. OSR-3 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances - Chapter 5, Article II - Licensed Establishments and Article III - Special Entertainment Overlay District, to Prohibit Off-Premises Alcohol Consumption and the Outdoor Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Special Entertainment Overlay Districts - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 26-0154 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  63. 55 RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
  64. 56 ADJOURNMENT