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City Commission Regular Meeting

January 9, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final

The Parker 707 Northeast 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

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Agenda — 62 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 Parker 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 Parker 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 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
  9. 6 Minutes for November 7, 2023, Commission Conference Meeting, November 7, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting, November 21, 2023, Commission Conference Meeting, and November 21, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  10. PRES PRESENTATIONS
  11. PRES-1 Commissioner Sturman to present a Proclamation recognizing the Emergency Volunteer Project and Fire-Rescue Personnel for their Selfless Dedication to Service PRESENTED
  12. PRES-2 Parks and Recreation Recognition of the 14U Fort Lauderdale Falcons, Pop Warner Tackle Football Team and 14U Cheerleading Squad PRESENTED
  13. PRES-3 Parks and Recreation Recognition of Fort Lauderdale Youth Track Club PRESENTED
  14. 11 CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
  15. 12 CONSENT AGENDA
  16. CM CONSENT MOTION
  17. CM-1 Motion Approving an Event Agreement for Dolphins Challenge Cancer XIV - (Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  18. 14 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  19. CM-2 Motion Authorizing Execution of a Grant Agreement of up to $600,000 from the Broward Boating Improvement Program (BBIP) for Cooley’s Landing Marina Replacement - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Pass
  20. CM-3 Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Hold Harmless Agreement for the New Surface Parking Lot and the Site Improvements Associated with the Relocation of Temporary Fire Station No. 13 - Waypoint Contracting, Inc., in Substantially the Form Attached - (Commission District 2) 24-0110 APPROVED Pass
  21. CR CONSENT RESOLUTION
  22. CR-1 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2024 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass
  23. CR-2 Resolution Approving a Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the Construction of Runway 9-27 Pavement Rehabilitation Project at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - $440,771 - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED Pass
  24. CR-3 Resolution Approving a Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the Design of Runway 9 Parallel Taxiway Extension Project at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- $320,000 - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED Pass
  25. CR-4 Resolution Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Interlocal Agreement to Adopt, Administer, and Enforce Airport Zoning Regulations - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED Pass
  26. CR-5 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024 Not for Profit Grant Participation Agreement with Junior Achievement of South Florida, Inc., - $33,900 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  27. CR-6 Resolution Approving City of Fort Lauderdale FY 2024 Not For Profit Grant Participation Agreement with The Stranahan House, Inc., and a Third Addendum to Escrow Agreement with The Stranahan House, Inc., and Rogers, Morris & Ziegler LLP - $100,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  28. CR-7 Resolution Approving and Adopting Press Play Fort Lauderdale 2029: Our City, Our Strategic Plan - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  29. CR-8 Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Execute a Grant Funding Assistance Interlocal Agreement with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for $6,998 to Conduct a Bathymetric Survey of the New River - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  30. CR-9 Resolution Delegating the Authority to the City Manager to Execute a Project Agreement Accepting a Grant for up to $4,275 from the Florida Inland Navigation District - Small Scale Derelict Vessel Removal Program to Remove a Derelict Vessel from the Cox’s Landing Boat Ramp - (Commission District 4) ADOPTED Pass
  31. CR-10 Resolution Increasing the Compensation to be Paid to Special Counsel, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP, for Legal Services - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  32. CR-11 Resolution Appointing the Law Firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L., as Special Counsel, to Represent the City of Fort Lauderdale in Connection with the Unsolicited Proposal and Project Submitted by Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale, LLC to Construct, Operate, and Maintain a Water Taxi Terminal, or if Necessary any Subsequent-Ranked Proposers, for the Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Water Taxi Terminal on City-owned property located at 1001 Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - (Commission District 2) ADOPTED Pass
  33. CP CONSENT PURCHASE
  34. CP-1 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Purchase of Criminal Defense Attorney Services - Law Offices of Steven A. Schaet LLC - $192,500 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  35. CP-2 Motion Approving an Agreement for Fire Sprinkler System Services and Maintenance - Sentinel Fire Protection and Service Company, Inc. - $136,800 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  36. CP-3 Motion Approving an Agreement for Special Events Clean-Up Services - JWC Industries, LLC - $137,090 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  37. M MOTIONS
  38. M-1 Motion Approving Event Agreements and Related Road Closures for NOBE Sunday Block Party, Great American Bash 2024, Walk for the Animals, All Star Classic, Inc./Sistrunk 5K and Sistrunk Parade and Festival - (Commission Districts 1, 2 and 3) APPROVED Pass
  39. M-2 Motion Approving Event Agreements and Request for Music Exemption for Saint Demetrios Greek Festival and Mardi Gras - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Pass
  40. M-3 Motion Approving an Agreement for the Tarpon River A-11 Sewer Basin Rehabilitation Project - LMK Pipe Renewal, LLC - $2,860,731.25 - (Commission District 4) APPROVED Pass
  41. M-4 Motion Approving Agreements for Annual Sewer Repairs and Replacement - David Mancini & Sons Inc. and Southern Underground Industries, Inc. - $3,000,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  42. M-5 Motion Approving a Comprehensive Agreement with David Mancini and Sons, Inc. for the Design and Construction of a 48-inch Water Transmission Main from Prospect Lake Clean Water Center to the Fiveash Water Treatment Plant - $48,590,889 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Pass
  43. M-6 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Property Insurance - Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, et al. - $3,950,765 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  44. M-7 Motion for Discussion - City Commission Request for Review - Site Plan Level III for Conditional Use Permit for Increased Building Height Exceeding 120 Feet East of the Intracoastal, Waterway Use, and Yard Modifications for the Ocean Harbor Residences - 3013 and 3019 Harbor Drive - Case No. UDP-S23002 - (Commission District 4) 24-0113 MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND
  45. NP NEIGHBOR PRESENTATIONS
  46. NP-1 Maggie Hunt - Certified Local Government Compliance RECEIVED
  47. NP-2 Michaela M. Conca - HPB Knowledge and Professional Background of Board Members RECEIVED
  48. NP-3 Michael D. Ray - Lead Emissions at and near FXE Airport REMOVED FROM AGENDA
  49. R RESOLUTIONS
  50. R-1 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Pass
  51. R-2 City Manager Annual Performance Review - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) DEFEATED Fail
  52. R-3 Resolution Waiving the Competitive Solicitation and Selection Processes Contained in the City of Fort Lauderdale Procurement Ordinance and Approving a Development Agreement for Seawall Improvements Associated with Las Olas Marina Project with Las Olas SMI, LLC - $2,872,583 - (Commission District 2) ADOPTED Pass
  53. R-4 Resolution Approving Conveyance of the City’s Interest in Air Rights Above a Portion of the Property Located at 801 Seabreeze Boulevard and Approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Bahia Mar Community Development District, in Substantially the Form Provided, pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Charter of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 2) ADOPTED Pass
  54. PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
  55. 50 WALK-ON - Motion to Extend Commission Meeting until 11pm 24-0140 APPROVED Pass
  56. PH-1 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Section 47-11.10, List of Permitted and Conditional Uses, Commercial Recreation (CR) District - UDP- T23006 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) PASSED FIRST READING Pass
  57. OSR ORDINANCE SECOND READING
  58. OSR-1 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending Various Provisions of Chapter 20, Article IV, Division 3 of the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Pass
  59. 54 ADJOURNMENT
  60. 54 WALK-ON - Motion to Extend Commission Meeting until 11:30pm 24-0141 APPROVED Pass
  61. 55 WALK-ON - Motion to Extend Commission Meeting until 11:45pm 24-0142 APPROVED Pass
  62. 59 COMMISSION DISCUSSION