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City Commission Regular Meeting

November 19, 2024 ·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 — 59 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. NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, the person will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
  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 Minutes for October 1, 2024, Commission Conference Meeting, October 1, 2024, Commission Regular Meeting and October 15, 2024, Commission Conference Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1105 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. PRES-1 Dillard Innovation Zone Student Recognition 24-1116 PRESENTED
  13. PRES-2 Introduction of Ms. Parker Jacobson-Bertanzetti, Nominee for Youth Chair to the Sustainability Advisory Board 24-1117 PRESENTED
  14. PRES-3 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation declaring November 2024, as Epilepsy Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 24-1118 PRESENTED
  15. 11 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  16. 12 CONSENT AGENDA
  17. CM CONSENT MOTION
  18. 13 WALK-ON Presentation Recognizing Commissioner Warren Sturman's Service to the City 24-1150 PRESENTED
  19. CM-1 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Jack and Jill Children’s Center, Inc. - (Commission District 4) 24-1074 APPROVED Pass
  20. CM-2 Motion Approving Change Order No. 3 for The New River Watermain Crossings Project - Comtech Engineering Inc. - $341,691.98 - (Commission District 4) 24-0992 APPROVED Pass
  21. CM-3 Motion Authorizing Execution of 1) A Revocable License Agreement between Regatta New River Property, LLC, Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the Installation and Maintenance of Improvements on South Andrews Avenue in Association with the “Regatta” (f/k/a “New River Yacht Club III”) Project Located at 416 SW 1st Avenue (f/k/a 417-441 South Andrews Avenue); and 2) An Agreement Ancillary to Revocable License Agreement, Between Regatta New River Property, LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 4) 24-1006 APPROVED Pass
  22. 16 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  23. CM-4 Motion Authorizing Execution of a Dock Lease Agreement with Rubber Duck Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Yachtsalesinternational.com, from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025 - (Commission District 4) 24-1049 APPROVED Pass
  24. CM-5 Motion Authorizing Acceptance of Partial Payment from the City’s Property Insurance Carriers for Flood Damages to Multiple Locations - $350,730.51 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1050 APPROVED Pass
  25. CM-6 Motion Approving Voluntary Benefits Administration - FBMC Benefits Management, Inc. (FBMC) Third Amendment - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1055 APPROVED Pass
  26. CM-7 Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment to the Lease Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for Right-of-Way Land Above the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel - (Commission District 4) 24-1107 APPROVED Pass
  27. CR CONSENT RESOLUTION
  28. CR-1 Resolution Pursuant to Code Sec. 8-144 (a) Resolution Approving an Application for a Dock Permit for Usage of Public Property by JFB Assets Management, a Foreign Limited Partnership adjacent to 601 Cordova Road for an Existing Marginal Dock and (b) Authorizing Execution of a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants - (Commission District 4) 24-0919 ADOPTED Pass
  29. CR-2 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Broward County under their Broward Boating Improvement Program for Grant Funding of $50,000 for Future Derelict Vessel Removal - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0843 ADOPTED Pass
  30. CR-3 Resolution Approving the Final Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2024 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0982 ADOPTED Pass
  31. CR-4 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Instrument Granting and Conveying a Public Drainage Easement - City of Fort Lauderdale - DC Alexander Park - (Commission District 2) 24-1046 ADOPTED Pass
  32. CR-5 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Underground Electric Utility Facilities Easement with Florida Power and Light (FPL) at 500 Seabreeze Boulevard - DC Alexander Park - (Commission District 2) 24-1047 ADOPTED Pass
  33. CR-6 Resolution Accepting a State-Funded Grant from Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Stormstation 1 and Stormstation 2 Fixed Emergency Generators Projects - $175,000 - (Commission District 2) 24-1096 ADOPTED Pass
  34. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  35. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Annie Beck Park Improvements - PRM Engineering & Contracting, Inc. - $534,731.07 - (Commission District 2) 24-1023 APPROVED Pass
  36. CP-2 Motion Approving an Increase to the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Runway 9-27 Pavement Rehabilitation Consultant Services Agreement - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. - $707,584 - (Commission District 1) 24-1030 APPROVED Pass
  37. M MOTIONS
  38. M-1 Motion for Discussion - Waiver of Conflict of Interest for the law firm Greenberg Traurig regarding the New River Trading Post Lease Negotiations - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1079 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  39. M-2 Motion Rejecting Single Bid for Barrier Island Parking Wayfinding Signage - Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 309 - (Commission District 2) 24-0922 APPROVED Pass
  40. M-3 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Purchase and Installation of Boat Motors - Trustworthy Marine Services, LLC - $133,352.62 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1019 APPROVED Pass
  41. 34 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  42. M-4 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Stormstation 1 and Stormstation 2 Fixed Emergency Generators - Horsepower Electric Inc. - $2,942,250 - (Commission District 4) 24-1029 APPROVED Pass
  43. M-5 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Reinsurance for Self-Funded Medical Plan - Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company - $1,541,826 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1043 APPROVED Pass
  44. M-6 Motion Rescinding Award to Solares Electrical Services, Inc. and Rejecting All Other Bids for the George T. Lohmeyer Wastewater Treatment Plant Generators Phase 1 Project - $3,698,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1099 APPROVED Pass
  45. M-7 Motion Approving an Agreement for a Proprietary Purchase for the Existing and Expansion of Gunshot Detection, Location, and Forensic Analysis Service - SoundThinking, Inc. - $1,453,350 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1109 APPROVED Pass
  46. R RESOLUTIONS
  47. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1112 ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  48. R-2 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Florida Power & Light Easement Agreement for an Underground Easement Located at 1300-1350 W. Broward Boulevard - City of Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters - (Commission District 2) 24-1098 ADOPTED Pass
  49. R-3 Resolution Approving an Affordable/Workforce Housing Tax Reimbursement Incentive and Ad Valorem Tax Reimbursement Agreement Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Execute Such Agreement Together with Any and All Ancillary or Subsequent Documents Necessary and Incidental to the Administration of the Incentive Agreement - The Cove at 1055 N Federal HWY - (Commission District 2) 24-1101 ADOPTED Pass
  50. R-4 Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Approving an Amendment to a Site Plan Level IV Development Permit for “Ocean Park Residences”, a 76-Unit Multifamily Residential Development with a Five-Story Parking Garage including a Request for Yard Modifications, Building Height Exceeding 120 Feet, and Modifications for Tower Stepback and Tower Separation, in Central Beach Regional Activity Center - Sunrise FTL Ventures LLLP - Case No. UDP-S24024 - (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. 24-1058 ADOPTED Pass
  51. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  52. PH-1 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning of 0.62 Acres from Residential Multifamily Mid Rise - Medium High Density (RMM-25) District to Community Business (CB) District, with allocation of 0.62 Acres of Nonresidential Flex Acreage and Approval of an Associated Development Permit for a Five-Story Parking Garage with 302 parking spaces, 6,000 square feet of Restaurant use, 11,036 square feet of Retail use and an 8,570 square-foot Fire/EMS Station - City of Fort Lauderdale - 216 SE 8th Avenue - Case No. UDP-SR23001 - (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. 24-0995 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  53. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  54. OFR-1 First Reading - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 - Noise Control of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1039 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  55. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  56. OSR-1 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning from Residential Multifamily Mid Rise - Medium High Density (RMM-25) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center-Mixed-Use Northeast (NWRAC-MUne) District Located at 900 NW 1st Avenue - KP Storage, LLC. - Case No. UDP-Z24003 - (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. 24-1125 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  57. 50 ADJOURNMENT
  58. 55 WALK-ON RESOLUTION
  59. 56 WALK-ON Resolution Declaring Results of the 2024 Regular Municipal Election - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-1139 ADOPTED Pass