City Commission Conference Meeting

City of Fort Lauderdale City Commission Conference Meeting Agenda Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 1:30 PM Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 https://fortlauderdale.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx www.fortlauderdale.gov/fltv www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale Cable Television - Comcast Channel 78 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor JOHN C. HERBST Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District I STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District II PAM BEASLEY-PITTMAN Commissioner - District III BEN SORENSEN Commissioner - District IV RICKELLE WILLIAMS, City Manager DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk D'WAYNE M. SPENCE, Interim City Attorney PATRICK REILLY, City Auditor City Commission Conference Agenda May 6, 2025 Meeting 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. City of Fort Lauderdale Page 2 of 4 Printed on 5/2/2025 City Commission Conference Agenda May 6, 2025 Meeting COMMUNICATIONS TO CITY COMMISSION 25-0325 Communications to the City Commission - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - 04.07.2025 ITFAC NEIGHBOR PRESENTATIONS NP-1 25-0479 Tousina Martin - Traffic, Building, Flooding and Emergency Responses Attachments: Tousina Martin - Neighbor Presentation Application NP-2 25-0487 Barry Solomon - Request to change Policy regarding Adjustments to High Water Bills caused by Leaks Attachments: Barry Solomon - Neighbor Presentation Application NP-3 25-0497 Linda Patrick - Borrow Pit Reclamation Project and Rock Pit Lake Rezoning Attachments: Linda Patrick - Neighbor Presentation Application CONFERENCE REPORTS The following items are primarily status reports and, where appropriate, include a proposed course of action, that will be pursued unless the City Commission desires additional information or otherwise CF-1 25-0503 City Attorney Recruitment Update - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Two or more members of the City Attorney Search Committee may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0503 Exhibit 1 - Aleksandr Boksner Exhibit 2 - James Saunders Exhibit 3 - D'Wayne Spence OLD/NEW BUSINESS BUS-1 25-0465 2025 Storm Season Preparedness - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0465 Exhibit 1 - Presentation City of Fort Lauderdale Page 3 of 4 Printed on 5/2/2025 City Commission Conference Agenda May 6, 2025 Meeting BUS-2 25-0177 Presentation on Amendments to the Board of Adjustment Process - Administrative Variance, Vote Threshold, and Appeal Process - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Two or more members of the Board of Adjustment may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0177 Exhibit 1 - Presentation BUS-3 25-0513 One Stop Shop Discussion - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0513 Exhibit 1 - Presentation BUS-4 25-0300 Discussion - Draft Ordinance Regulating Lobbyist Appointments to Boards and Committees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo # 25-0300 Exhibit 1 - Draft Ordinance Exhibit 2 - Sec. 26-70, Broward County Code of Ordinances Exhibit 3 - Memorandum No. 24-014 Exhibit 4 - Memorandum No. 25-009 Additional Information Sec._1_19.___Code_of_ethics_for_elected_officials CITY COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS The City Commissioners may bring up items of interest or concern. MAYOR'S REPORT The Mayor may bring up items of interest or concern. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT The City Manager may bring up items of interest or concern. MGR-1 25-0458 City Commission Follow up Action Items - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Action Items 2025 - 05-06-2025 City of Fort Lauderdale Page 4 of 4 Printed on 5/2/2025