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City Commission Regular Meeting

April 15, 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 — 55 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 New River Middle School Eco-Sharks in Action "Magical Mangroves" Presentation 25-0441 PRESENTED
  12. 7 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  13. PRES-2 Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring April 15, 2025, as Stranahan High School Boys Basketball Team Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0443 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-3 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring April 2025 as National Minority Health Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0445 PRESENTED
  15. 9 Motion Approving the April 15, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 25-0490 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  16. PRES-4 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale 25-0442 PRESENTED
  17. PRES-5 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation declaring April 27, 2025, as Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale in support of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 25-0444 PRESENTED
  18. 12 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  19. 13 CONSENT AGENDA
  20. CM CONSENT MOTIONS
  21. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Road Closure Request with Fishtales Bar & Grill, Inc. for NOBE Sunday Block Party on April 20, 2025 and April 27, 2025 - (Commission District 1) 25-0182 APPROVED Pass
  22. CM-2 Motion Approving a Temporary Beach License and Outdoor Event Agreement with South East Florida Apartment Association, Inc. for SEFAA’s 28th Annual Volleyball Tournament on May 16, 2025 - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) 25-0294 APPROVED Pass
  23. CM-3 Motion Approving a Sponsorship Agreement with Bank of America Corporation, for the 2025 Starlight Musical series held at Holiday Park from June 6, 2025, through August 8, 2025 - $20,000 - (Commission District 2) 25-0269 APPROVED Pass
  24. CM-4 Motion Approving Fourth Amendment to Master Services Agreement for Website Development Services - Granicus, LLC - $161,277.29 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0394 APPROVED Pass
  25. 18 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  26. CM-5 Motion Terminating Agreement for Employee Financial Loan Program with BMG Money, Inc. - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0389 APPROVED Pass
  27. CM-6 Motion Authorizing the City Attorney’s Office to File a Small Claims Action City of Fort Lauderdale v. Terron Alonzo Manley in the amount of $6,184.38 in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida - $370 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0401 APPROVED Pass
  28. CM-7 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Auto Liability Claim of Dante Lee Amos, Claim No. VA GL 25-084 - $200,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0403 APPROVED Pass
  29. CM-8 Motion Authorizing Settlement of General Liability Claim in 625 Fusion, LLC d/b/a Red Door Asian Bistro, et al. v. City of Fort Lauderdale and Robert Gonzalez, Case No. CACE 19-cv-61308-RKA - $150,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0404 APPROVED Pass
  30. CM-9 Motion Approving Change Order No. 6 to Task Order No. 6 for Construction Administration Services for the New Police Headquarters - AECOM Technical Services, Inc. - $63,696 - (Commission District 2) 25-0341 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  31. CM-10 Motion Approving a Lease Agreement Between MI-3 Property, LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the Community Court Program at 18 NW 1 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 - Total 60-Month Rent: $624,258 - (Commission District 2) 25-0357 APPROVED Pass
  32. CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
  33. CR-1 Resolution Approving a Twenty-first Amendment to the Landscape Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement for State Road A1A with the Florida Department of Transportation for Landscape Improvements within the Right-of-Way of State Road A1A and Assumption of Liability and Hold Harmless Agreement with P66 Commons, LLC - (Commission District 4) 25-0077 ADOPTED Pass
  34. CR-2 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) 25-0398 ADOPTED Pass
  35. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  36. CP-1 Motion Approving Agreement for lnfor CloudSuite Managed Services and Professional Services with Arisma Group, LLC d/b/a Cendien - $535,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0377 APPROVED Pass
  37. M MOTIONS
  38. M-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Aviation Equipment & Service Facility Expansion - Vercetti Enterprises, LLC - $2,308,862 - (Commission District 1) 25-0378 APPROVED Pass
  39. R RESOLUTIONS
  40. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0422 DEFEATED Fail
  41. R-2 Resolution Reaffirming Resolution No. 24-280 and the Construction of a Tunnel as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Commuter Rail Train Crossing the New River in the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Acknowledging City Efforts to Advance the Tunnel Concept, and the Rescission of Any Other Conflicting Resolution Provisions, and an Effective Date - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0384 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  42. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  43. PH-1 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving a Waiver of Limitations at 500/501 Hendricks Isle for one (1) Marginal Dock - (Commission District 2) - Requesting Deferment to May 6, 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. 25-0361 DEFERRED Pass
  44. PH-2 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving a Waiver of Limitations at 155 Isle of Venice Drive #501 for one (1) Boat Lift - (Commission District 2) - Requesting Deferment to May 6, 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. 25-0362 DEFERRED Pass
  45. PH-3 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving a Waiver of Limitations at 629 Idlewyld Drive for Five (5) Dock Piles and Two (2) Triple Mooring Pile Clusters - (Commission District 2) - Requesting Deferment to May 6, 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. 25-0363 DEFERRED Pass
  46. PH-4 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning from Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center-Mixed-Use West (NWRAC-MUw) District - 539 NW 13th Avenue - Applicant: Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency - Case No. UDP-Z24011 - (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. 25-0080 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  47. 39 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0422 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  48. PH-5 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance - Approving the Vacation of Right-of-Way for a 40-foot Wide by 525-foot Long Portion of NE 6th Terrace Right-of-Way - YMCA/Broward Health - Case No. UDP-V24001 - (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. 25-0297 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  49. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  50. OSR-1 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances Section 8-146.1, to Address Water Taxi Stops on Right-of-Ways and Other City Property Fronting a Waterway, Along with Delegation of Staff Authority to Declare Water Taxi Stops - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0248 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  51. OSR-2 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City’s Unified Land Development Regulations, Section 47-24, Table 1. Development Permits and Procedures; Section 47-37B, Uptown Urban Village Zoning Districts; and Section 47-20.3, Parking Reductions and Exemptions - Case No. UDP-T25001 - (Commission District 1) 25-0423 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  52. OSR-3 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations Section 47-39, Development Regulations for Annexed Areas to Update Height, Measurement and Definition Requirements - Case No. UDP-T24002 - (Commission Districts 3 and 4) 25-0424 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  53. 45 ADJOURNMENT
  54. 51 WALK-ON MOTIONS
  55. 52 WALK ON - Motion Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Approve, in Her Sole Discretion, a Co-Sponsorship of the Florida Panthers 2025 Playoffs Baptist Health IcePlex Events and Permitting the Use of City-Owned Utility Poles for the Display and Placement of Event Banners for a Period Longer than 30 Days - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 25-0486 APPROVED Pass