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City Commission Regular Meeting

September 3, 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 — 66 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 Agenda
  9. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  10. 6 COMMISSION QUORUM ESTABLISHED
  11. PRES-1 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring September 2025, as Hunger Action Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0852 PRESENTED
  12. 7 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  13. PRES-2 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation declaring September 2025, as National Preparedness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0865 PRESENTED
  14. 9 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  15. 9 Motion Approving the September 3, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting Agenda as Amended 25-0915 APPROVED Pass
  16. 10 CONSENT AGENDA
  17. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  18. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Jack and Jill Children’s Center, Inc. for the 24th Annual Light Up Downtown event on December 2, 2025, at The Plaza on Las Olas - (Commission District 4) 25-0738 APPROVED Pass
  19. CM-2 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with National Marine Suppliers, Inc. for the Triton Expo at National Marine Suppliers on September 10, 2025 - (Commission District 4) 25-0809 APPROVED Pass
  20. CM-3 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Fishtales Bar & Grill, Inc. for the NOBE Sunday Block Party on the north side of NE 33 Street from State Road A1A to NE 33 Avenue every Sunday from September 21, 2025, through and including December 7, 2025 - (Commission District 1) 25-0810 APPROVED Pass
  21. CM-4 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Alexiam Events LLC for the Fort Lauderdale Margarita Festival on October 11, 2025, at Las Olas Oceanside Park - (Commission District 2) 25-0811 APPROVED Pass
  22. 15 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  23. CM-5 Motion Rejecting All Bids for Underground Utility Locating Services - Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 355-4 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0667 APPROVED Pass
  24. CM-6 Motion Approving the Termination for Convenience of the Agreement for the Holiday Park Parking Garage Design Criteria Package - Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, LLC - (Commission District 2) 25-0773 APPROVED Pass
  25. CM-7 Motion Authorizing the Acceptance of EMS Matching Grant Funds from the Florida Department of Health EMS Matching Grant - $17,396.27 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0769 APPROVED Pass
  26. CM-8 Motion Approving Florida Department of Transportation Grant - $97,618.08 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0771 APPROVED Pass
  27. CM-9 Motion Approving an Agreement Between the State of Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources and the City of Fort Lauderdale for a Small Matching Grant - State of Florida Grant Number 26.h.sm.200.007 - for Architectural Resource Surveys of the Edgewood and River Oaks Neighborhoods and Accepting Grant Funds in the Amount of $50,000 - (Commission District 4) 25-0774 APPROVED Pass
  28. CM-10 Motion Approving a Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Best Roofing Services, LLC for a Police Department Warehouse - 12-Month Total Rent of $278,800 - (Commission District 2) 25-0794 APPROVED Pass
  29. CM-11 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance - Safety National Casualty Corporation - $662,583 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0808 APPROVED Pass
  30. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  31. CR-1 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2025 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0565 ADOPTED Pass
  32. CR-2 Resolution to Impose a Special Assessment Lien for Board-Up Costs - (Commission District 2) 25-0612 ADOPTED Pass
  33. CR-3 Resolution Approving a City of Fort Lauderdale FY 2025 Not For Profit Grant Participation Agreement with Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Inc. - $100,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0759 ADOPTED Pass
  34. CR-4 Resolution Accepting Grant Funds from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative, State of Florida Division of Emergency Management through the City of Miami, FY 2024 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), for $403,278 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0761 ADOPTED Pass
  35. CR-5 Resolution Approving and Ratifying a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 765, Battalion Chiefs, Amending Distribution of Voluntary Employee’s Beneficiary Association Funds - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0781 ADOPTED Pass
  36. CR-6 Resolution Approving and Ratifying a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 765, Rank and File, amending distribution of Voluntary Employee’s Beneficiary Association Funds and the Promotional Process - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0788 ADOPTED Pass
  37. CR-7 Resolution Approving a Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement with FXE Parcel 15, LLC for Parcel 15 at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Lease Amendment - (Commission District 1) 25-0801 ADOPTED Pass
  38. CR-8 Resolution Authorizing and Directing the City to Participate in a Lawsuit Seeking, Among Other Things, to Declare that Senate Bill 180’s Imposition of a Blanket Statewide Prohibition on the Exercise of Home Rule Authority Over Land Use and Zoning Regulations, is Unconstitutional and Should be Enjoined, Retain Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. to Prosecute the Lawsuit at the Prescribed Flat Fee for Compensation, and Execute a Retainer Agreement - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0857 ADOPTED Pass
  39. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  40. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 494-3, Janitorial Services Citywide (Rebid) - Encompass Onsite, LLC - $492,196.64 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0718 APPROVED Pass
  41. NP NEIGHBOR PRESENTATIONS
  42. NP-1 Gary Oliver - Sunset Neighborhood Sewer Line Project 25-0726 RECEIVED
  43. NP-2 Tamara Heil - Separation of Water Meters and Trash 25-0744 RECEIVED
  44. M MOTIONS
  45. M-1 Motion Approving Agreements for Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 438, Purchase of Demolition Services - The BG Group, LLC and R2R Demolition Inc - $1,737,720 (aggregate) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0549 APPROVED Pass
  46. 38 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  47. R RESOLUTIONS
  48. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0840 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  49. R-2 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2025 (Public Safety and Municipal Improvements Projects) - Not to Exceed $115,000,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0453 ADOPTED Pass
  50. R-3 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution for Site Plan Level II Development Permit and Design Deviation Requests in Uptown Project Area - Cypress Development - 150 NW 68th Street - Case No. UDP-S24021 (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. 25-0791 ADOPTED Pass
  51. R-4 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution - Amendment to a Site Plan Level II Development Permit in the Downtown Regional Activity Center - Case No. UDP-A24036 - 221 SW 1 Avenue - (Commission District 4) - Deferred from August 19, 2025 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. 25-0846 ADOPTED Pass
  52. R-5 Resolution Approving and Ratifying a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Federation of Public Employees, Effective October 1, 2025 Through September 30, 2028 and Authorizing Execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0800 ADOPTED Pass
  53. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  54. PH-1 Public Hearing - 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 9th 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. 25-0411 DEFERRED Pass
  55. PH-2 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial - Resolution Approving the Rescission of Historic Landmark Site Designation of the Property Commonly Known as the “Robinson Cobb House,” Located at 1109 NE 16 Place, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, - Historic Preservation Board Case No. UDP-HPD25001 - (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. 25-0766 ADOPTED Pass
  56. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  57. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 19 of the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances, by Creating Section 19-8 Entitled “Exclusive Children Play Area” to Establish Regulations Designating Exclusive Children Play Areas Within City Parks - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0425 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  58. OFR-2 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 8-145(a) and repealing Section 8-145(b), (c), (d) and (e), “Regulation of Vessels Anchored in Public Waterways”, of the Code of Ordinances making it unlawful to anchor a vessel for more than thirty (30) days within a six (6)-month period within the City’s public waterways during certain time periods - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0764 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  59. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  60. OSR-1 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial - Ordinance Approving Vacation of a Right-of-Way, Utilities and Public Purpose Easement - 1512 NW 19 Street - Dajani Family Holding, LLC. - Case No. UDP-V25007 - (Commission District 3) 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. 25-0786 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  61. OSR-2 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial - Ordinance Rezoning from Residential Multifamily Low Rise/Medium Density (RM-15) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center - Mixed-Use West (NWRAC-MUw) District - 1325 NW 6 Street - New Hope Development Corporation - Case No. UDP-Z24006 - (Commission District 3) 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. 25-0789 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  62. OSR-3 Second Reading - Ordinance Repealing Chapter 2, Section 2-41 “Residence Requirement for Department Directors” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Remove the Requirement that Department Directors Reside in the City Limits - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0845 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  63. 55 ADJOURNMENT
  64. 61 WALK-ON RESOLUTIONS
  65. 62 WALK-ON - Resolution Approving an Airport Infrastructure Grant Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for the Design of Runway 27 Bypass Taxiway and Run-Up Area Relocation Project at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - $637,954 - (Commission District 1) 25-0883 ADOPTED Pass
  66. 63 WALK-ON - Resolution Amending Resolution No. 25-142 to expand the appointment of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole Bierman, P.L., to represent the City of Fort Lauderdale in a Florida Department of Transportation Traffic Control Device Non-Compliance Matter 25-0916 ADOPTED Pass