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City Commission Regular Meeting

October 7, 2025 ·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 — 71 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 August 19, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting, August 19, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting, and August 27, 2025, Commission Special Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0962 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 COMMISSION QUORUM ESTABLISHED
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. 7 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  13. PRES-1 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation recognizing the 114th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0986 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-2 YMCA Appreciation Award Presented to Commissioner Beasley-Pittman 25-0990 PRESENTED
  15. PRES-3 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring October 7, 2025, as Lilly Gonzalez Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0989 PRESENTED
  16. PRES-4 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring September 15, 2025 through October 15, 2025, as National Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0988 PRESENTED
  17. PRES-5 Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring October 5-11, 2025, as Fire Prevention Week in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0987 PRESENTED
  18. 13 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  19. 14 CONSENT AGENDA
  20. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  21. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Harmonywaves Inc. for the No Day but Today – World AIDS Event on November 30, 2025, at Las Olas Oceanside Park - (Commission District 2) 25-0874 APPROVED Pass
  22. CM-2 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Winterfest, Inc. for Winterfest Family Fun Day on November 23, 2025 - (Commission District 2) 25-0877 APPROVED Pass
  23. CM-3 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement, Request for Road Closure, and Request for Music Exemption with 3-J Hospitality, LLC for the Day of the Dead Celebration at Backyard FTL (100 SW 3 Avenue) on November 1, 2025 - (Commission District 2) 25-0902 APPROVED Pass
  24. 18 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  25. CM-4 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Amplified Music Exemption with Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale, Inc. for Celebrating 36 Years of Jewish Life in Fort Lauderdale - Chabad Lubavitch Gala on January 13, 2026, at 3515 Galt Ocean Drive - (Commission District 1) 25-0976 APPROVED Pass
  26. CM-5 Motion Approving a Five (5) -Year Outdoor Event Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Bonnet House, Inc. for the Scheduling of Events - (Commission Districts 2) 25-0797 APPROVED Pass
  27. CM-6 Motion Approving an Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. for Calendar Year 2026 Events - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 25-0818 APPROVED Pass
  28. CM-7 Motion Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Beach Business Improvement District (BBID) Grant Participation Agreement with A&R Enterprises of So. FL. Inc. - $175,000 - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 25-0835 APPROVED Pass
  29. CM-8 Motion Approving the First Amendment to the Construction Agreement for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Implementation to Authorize the Issuance of Change Orders as May Be Deemed Necessary and Approve Change Order No. 1 to Provide Enhanced Community Outreach and Increase Contract Amount - Core & Main LP - $264,723.25 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0888 APPROVED Pass
  30. CM-9 Motion Rejecting All Proposals for the P25 Radio Communication System Refresh-Replacement - Request for Proposals No. 358-6 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0889 APPROVED Pass
  31. CM-10 Motion Approving Agreement with the Broward County Tax Collector for Uniform Collection of Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-1018 APPROVED Pass
  32. CM-11 Motion Approving Payment of Invoice for Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. in Connection with Work Performed in a Florida Department of Transportation Matter Alleging Traffic Control Device Non-Compliance - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0903 APPROVED Pass
  33. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  34. CR-1 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement and Subsequent Renewals with Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Street Lighting in the Melrose Park Neighborhood - $865,887.87 for construction and $35,939.43 in monthly costs - (Commission District 3) 25-0516 DEFERRED Pass
  35. CR-2 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Purchase and Operation of a Sewage Pumpout Vessel - $152,191.65 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0863 ADOPTED Pass
  36. CR-3 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Not for Profit Service Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. - $309,100 - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 25-0819 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  37. CR-4 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Not for Profit Service Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. Monthly Go Riverwalk Magazine - $50,400 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0901 ADOPTED Pass
  38. CR-5 Resolution Appointing the Law Firm of Bilzin Sumberg, as Special Counsel, to Represent the City of Fort Lauderdale in Connection with the Construction of City Hall and Prescribing Hourly Rates – (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0897 ADOPTED Pass
  39. CR-6 Resolution Appointing Hudson Gill, Esq. of the Law Firm of Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke, Piper & Hochman, P.A., as Special Counsel, to Represent the City of Fort Lauderdale in Connection with River Carlton Taylor, LLC v. State of Florida, a Political Subdivision, et al., River Landings Phase One Homeowners Association, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Case No.: CACE 24-016473(09), and Prescribing Hourly Rates - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0924 ADOPTED Pass
  40. CR-7 Resolution Adopting an Amendment to the Citizens Participation Plan to Include the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0955 ADOPTED Pass
  41. CR-8 Resolution Calling for an Election to be held for the Lauderdale Isles Water Management District Governing Board – (Commission District 4) 25-0536 ADOPTED Pass
  42. CR-9 Resolution Approving the Performing Arts Center Authority Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 - (Commission District 2) 25-0978 ADOPTED Pass
  43. CR-10 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0723 ADOPTED Pass
  44. NP NEIGHBOR PRESENTATIONS
  45. 38 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  46. NP-1 Adam Fass - Utility Bill 25-0935 NOT PRESENT
  47. M MOTIONS
  48. M-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Request for Proposals No. 418-4, Mobile Parking Payment Service - PayByPhone US, Inc. - Estimated $30,000,000 (Revenue) and $7,200 (Cost/Subscription Fees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0651 APPROVED Pass
  49. M-2 Motion Approving the Final Ranking of Firms, Negotiated Fee Schedule, and Agreement for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Event No. 346-3 - Triplex Pump Station Rehabilitation Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services - Arcadis U.S., Inc. - $6,000,000 - (Commission Districts 1 and 2) 25-0671 APPROVED Pass
  50. M-3 Motion Approving Agreements for Invitation to Bid No. 468-1, Annual Construction of General Stormwater Infrastructure - Various Contractors - $14,000,000 (Two-Year Aggregate Amount) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0821 APPROVED Pass
  51. M-4 Motion Approving Proprietary Purchases for Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities (estimated $6,408,541) and Stormwater System Infrastructures (estimated $2,688,000) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0866 APPROVED Pass
  52. M-5 Motion Terminating Comprehensive Agreement and Rejecting Counteroffer - One Stop Shop - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0944 APPROVED Pass
  53. R RESOLUTIONS
  54. 46 WALK-ON Motion to Extend the Meeting to 11:00pm 25-1041 APPROVED Pass
  55. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0946 ADOPTED Pass
  56. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  57. PH-1 Public Hearing to Approve the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0917 ADOPTED Pass
  58. PH-2 Public Hearing - Resolution Approving the re- allocation and transfer of funds from interest earnings generated from the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A and 2022A, in a combined total amount of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000) to assist with financing the planning and design Phase For Seven (7) Parks Bonds Improvement Projects: Cliff Lake Park, Gore Betz Park, Marshall Point Park, Poinciana Park, Smoker Park, Snyder Park, and Stranahan Park - (Commission District 4) 25-0494 ADOPTED Pass
  59. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  60. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-27.7 to Update Notice Requirements for Historic Designation Applications Submitted by an Eligible Non-Profit Corporation - Case No. UDP-T25007 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0861 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  61. OFR-2 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-13.20 - Downtown RAC Review Process and Special Regulations, Section 47-13.30 - Table of Dimensional Requirements for the SRAC Districts, Article XII, Section 47-36.1 - Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), and Section 47-37B.5 - Tables of Dimensional Requirements for the Uptown Urban Village Zoning Districts to Update the TDR Ordinance and Allow Additional Density for Receiving Sites Utilizing the TDR Program; Extending the Expiration Date for Certificates of Eligibility; Providing a Calculation for Available Dwelling Units at Sending Sites; and Incorporating Ability to Retransfer TDR Units or Floor Area - Case No. UDP-T24009 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0862 DEFERRED Pass
  62. OFR-3 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-24.1, Generally, Section 47-24.12, Variances, Special Exceptions and Interpretation of Unified Land Development Regulations, Section 47-26B.1, Procedure, Section 47-29.3, Zoning Administrator, and Section 47-33, Board of Adjustment, to Update Board of Adjustment Procedures and Allow for Administrative Review of De Minimis Variances - Case No. UDP-T25008 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Two or more members of the Board of Adjustment may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. 25-0873 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  63. OFR-4 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-24.1, Section 47-24.12 and Section 47-33.7 to Revise the Board of Adjustment Voting Requirements - Case No. UDP-T25008 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Two or more members of the Board of Adjustment may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. 25-0881 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  64. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  65. OSR-1 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Residential Multifamily Mid Rise/Medium High Density (RMM-25) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center-Mixed Use East (NWRAC-MUe) District - Case No. UDP-Z24004 - Generally Located Between NW 2 Avenue and NW 3 Avenue, North of NW 8 Street, South of NW 9 Street - (Commission District 2) 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. 25-0871 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  66. OSR-2 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 20, Sections 20-107 “Definitions” and 20-110 “Retirement Benefits” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Establish a Five (5)-year Deferred Retirement Option Program for members of the General Employees’ Retirement System - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0930 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  67. OSR-3 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by Replacing the Non-Bargaining-Unit Compensation Table With a Consolidated Revised Non-Bargaining-Unit Compensation Table, Replacing Schedule VI - Special Employees With a Revised Schedule VI - Special Employees, Providing a Three Percent (3%) General Wage Increase to All Non-Bargaining-Unit Employees and All Schedule VI Special Employees Effective October 12, 2025, Increasing the Maximum of One (1) Pay Range, Changing the Titles of Two (2) Job Classifications, and Creating and Adding One (1) New Job Classification - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0964 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  68. 60 ADJOURNMENT
  69. 69 WALK-ON MOTION
  70. 70 WALK-ON - Motion Approving the City Staff Recommendation to Advance Four Proposers for the City Hall Redevelopment Project - Balfour Beatty, Fort Lauderdale Civic Partners, FTL Beacon Collaborative, and FTL City Hall Partners - (Commission District 1, 2, 3, and 4) 25-1039 APPROVED Pass
  71. 71 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT