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City Commission Regular Meeting

April 2, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final

NSU Art Museum - Horvitz Auditorium 1 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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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 NSU Art Museum - Horvitz Auditorium. 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 NSU Art Museum - Horvitz Auditorium. 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 January 19, 2024, Commission Prioritization Workshop and January 23, 2024, Commission Conference Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0273 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. 6 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  11. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  12. PRES-1 Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring April 2024, as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 24-0318 PRESENTED
  13. PRES-2 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation declaring April 2024, as Water Conservation Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale 24-0357 PRESENTED
  14. 10 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  15. 11 CONSENT AGENDA
  16. CM CONSENT MOTION
  17. CM-1 Motion Approving the Regional Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Fire, Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, and Special Operations Response through Automatic Aid and Closest Unit Response - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0310 APPROVED Pass
  18. CR CONSENT RESOLUTION
  19. 14 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  20. CR-1 Resolution Authorizing a State Historical Marker at the Las Olas Beach Promenade Entrance to Honor Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad - (Commission District 2) 24-0242 ADOPTED Pass
  21. CR-2 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2024 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  22. CR-3 Resolution Accepting a $59,000 Grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Citywide Vulnerability Assessment Project and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Grant Agreement - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4) 24-0281 ADOPTED Pass
  23. CR-4 Resolution Delegating the Authority to the City Manager to Execute a Project Agreement Accepting a Grant for up to $5,644 from the Florida Inland Navigation District - Small Scale Derelict Vessel Removal Program to Remove a Derelict Vessel from the Cooley’s Landing Marina - (Commission District 2) 24-0292 ADOPTED Pass
  24. CR-5 Resolution Appointing NS PR Law Services LLC D/B/A Napoli Shkolnik PLLC and Ventura Law as Special Counsel, to Represent the City of Fort Lauderdale in Connection with Litigation Related to the Prosecution of any Legal Claim Against Manufacturers of Generic Pharmaceuticals and/or their Executives Based Upon their Actions Fixing Price or other Wrongdoing with Respect to Insulin and other Diabetic Medication and Generic Prescription Medications - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0358 ADOPTED Pass
  25. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  26. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for Oceanside Park and Greenspace Maintenance - J-MAC Cleaning Services Inc. - $188,740 - (Commission District 2) 24-0245 APPROVED Pass
  27. CP-2 Motion Approving an Agreement for Lot Clearing Services - Monroe Lawn Care Service LLC - $211,200 (estimated three-year total) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0249 APPROVED Pass
  28. CP-3 Motion Approving the Purchases of a Generator and an Automatic Transfer Switch for the Public Works Administration Building - Pantropic Power, Inc - $418,990 - (Commission District 1) 24-0290 APPROVED Pass
  29. M MOTIONS
  30. 24 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  31. M-1 Motion Approving an Event Agreement and Request for Music Exemption for Fiesta Fabuloso Cinco De Mayo Celebration - (Commission District 4) 24-0335 APPROVED Pass
  32. M-2 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Dorsey Riverbend Stormwater Improvements Project - Man-Con, Incorporated - $33,841,618.20 - (Commission District 3) 24-0282 APPROVED Pass
  33. M-3 Motion Designating the Ten Most Populous City Seat to Florida League of Cities Board of Directors - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0364 APPROVED Pass
  34. M-4 Motion Approving City of Fort Lauderdale Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) for National League of Cities 2024 City Summit and Annual Business Meeting - November 13-16, 2024 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0365 APPROVED Pass
  35. R RESOLUTIONS
  36. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0356 ADOPTED Pass
  37. R-2 Resolution Appointing Director, Alternate and Second Alternate to Broward League of Cities Board of Directors - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0362 ADOPTED Pass
  38. R-3 Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving “Bal Harbour Village Plat” - Case No. UDP-P23001 - 2201 NE 19th Street - (Commission District 1) - Deferred from March 19th Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0354 ADOPTED Pass
  39. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  40. PH-1 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-5.60.D.a, Residential Office (RO) District - UDP-T23003 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  41. PH-2 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning from Residential Single Family/Cluster Dwellings/Low Medium Density District (RC-15) and Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center - Mixed Use West (NWRAC-MUw) District - City of Fort Lauderdale - 1409 W. Sistrunk Boulevard - Case No. UDP-Z23009 - (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. 24-0123 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  42. OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
  43. OFR-1 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Non-Bargaining-Unit Classification Table of the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by Adding Two New Job Classifications and Changing the Pay Grades of Two Job Classifications - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0355 PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  44. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  45. OSR-1 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - South of Ponce De Leon Drive, East of SE 9th Avenue, West of SE 11th Street and North of SE 11th Street - City of Fort Lauderdale - Case No. UDP-Z23012 - (Commission District 4) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0338 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  46. OSR-2 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Residential Multifamily Low Rise/Medium High Density (RML-25) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - South of SE 4th Street, East of SW 11th Avenue, North of Waverly Road and West of SW 10th Avenue - City of Fort Lauderdale - Case No. UDP-Z23013 - (Commission District 2) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0339 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  47. OSR-3 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - South of SE 10th Street, East of SE 9th Avenue, and North of Rio Vista Boulevard - City of Fort Lauderdale - Case No. UDP-Z23014 - (Commission District 4) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0340 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  48. OSR-4 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial (B-3) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 2600 and 2450 S. Federal Highway - City of Fort Lauderdale - Case No. UDP-Z23015 - (Commission District 4) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0341 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  49. OSR-5 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Residential Single Family and Duplex/Medium Density (RD-15) District, Residential Mid Rise Multifamily/Medium High Density (RMM-25) District and General Business (B-2) District to Community Business (CB) District - 1714 W. State Road 84 - Barbill Ventures Corporation - Case No. UDP-Z22029 - (Commission District 4) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. 24-0342 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  50. OSR-6 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 28-56 Maintenance by Property Owner, Amending Section 28-58 Making Connections to Sewers, and Amending Section 28-59 Connections to Existing Building Sewers - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0361 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  51. 45 RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
  52. R-4 Resolution Designating Vice-Mayor - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) 24-0187 ADOPTED Pass
  53. 47 ADJOURNMENT
  54. 51 WALK ON - Motion Approving an Event Agreement for Baptist Health Ice Plex Grand Opening Celebration - (Commission District 2) 24-0386 APPROVED Pass
  55. 52 CITY MANAGER ANNOUCEMENT