City Commission Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingFort Lauderdale, FL · September 22, 2022
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City of Fort Lauderdale
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Action Summary
Thursday, September 22, 2022
6:00 PM
City Hall - City Commission Chambers
100 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
City Commission Regular Meeting
FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION
DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor
BEN SORENSEN Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District IV
HEATHER MORAITIS Commissioner - District I
STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District II
ROBERT L. McKINZIE Commissioner - District III
GREG CHAVARRIA, City Manager
DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk
ALAIN E. BOILEAU, City Attorney
PATRICK REILLY, Interim City Auditor
City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary September 22, 2022
PUBLIC APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION:
If any person wishes to address the City Commission, the person shall sign up in the City
Hall 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 City Hall 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.
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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Commissioner Steven Glassman, Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie,
Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen, Commissioner Heather Moraitis and Mayor
Dean J. Trantalis
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
22-0915 Minutes for June 7, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting and June 21,
2022 Commission Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED AS AMENDED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
PRESENTATIONS
PRES- 22-0901 Presentation from Marc A. Buoniconti of The Miami Project to Cure
1 Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund
PRESENTED
PRES- 22-0902 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring
2 September 22, 2022, as Fort Lauderdale Little League Day in the
City of Fort Lauderdale - State Champions
PRESENTED
PRES- 22-0904 Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr will recognize Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue
3 Lifeguards as the 2022 USLA Lifeguard National Champions
PRESENTED
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Approve the Consent Agenda
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CONSENT MOTION
CM-1 22-0887 Motion Approving an Event Agreement for Oysterfest - (Commission
District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CM-2 22-0791 Motion Approving a Dockage Lease Agreement with Rubber Duck
Holdings, Inc. d/b/a/ Yachtsalesinternational.com from October 1,
2022 to September 30, 2023 - (Commission District 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CM-3 22-0849 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Excess Workers’ Compensation
Insurance - Safety National Casualty Corporation - $483,180 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CM-4 22-0854 Motion Approving Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the
Florida Department of Health under the Overdose Data to Action
Surveillance and Prevention Implementation Project - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
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CM-5 22-0876 Motion Approving the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Fire Rescue
Department’s Participation in the Supplemental Payment Program for
Medicaid Managed Care Patients with the State of Florida’s Agency
for Health Care Administration - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 22-0740 Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of Grant Applications to the
Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Complete Streets and
other Local Initiatives Program Grant - (Commission Districts 1 and
2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CR-2 22-0864 Resolution Approving an Agreement allowing for the Issuance of
Building Permits Prior to Plat Recordation Between Broward County
and the City of Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Police
Headquarters - UDP-P22003 - (Commission District 2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CR-3 22-0881 Resolution Supporting and Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant
Application to the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary
Grant Program of the United States Department of Transportation in
Partnership with the Cities of Wilton Manors and Oakland Park -
(Commission Districts 1, 2 and 3)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
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CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 22-0667 Motion Approving Agreement for Acoustic Consultant Services and
Noise Analysis with Siebein Associates, Inc - $128,013 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CP-2 22-0775 Motion Approving Consent of Assignment of Agreement from
Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc. to Alfred Benesch & Company -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CP-3 22-0809 Motion Approving the Purchase of Boat Motors - Canamer Inc. -
$168,887.60 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CP-4 22-0827 Motion Approving Agreement for the Himmarshee Canal Dredging -
Arbor Tree and Land, Inc. - $710,250 - (Commission District 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CP-5 22-0542 Motion Approving Agreements for Water Leak Detection and
Monitoring System - FlowNetworx, Inc. d/b/a 540 Technologies and
Echologics, LLC., a Subsidiary of Mueller Water Systems - $119,527
- (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
MOTIONS
M-1 22-0886 Motion Approving Event Agreements and Related Road Closures for
Craftoberfest and Victoria Park Civic Association Halloween Block
Party - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner
Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
M-2 22-0787 Motion Approving Comprehensive Agreement with Fort Lauderdale
Studio Initiative LLC to Develop, Construct, Operate, and Maintain a
Full-Service Movie Studio Complex at 1400 NW 31st Avenue,
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Sec. 255.065(7) - (Commission District
3)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 22-0900 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
R-2 22-0788 Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance and Execution of Amendment
Number One of Joint Participation Agreement Financial Management
(FM) Number 424027-2-58-01 with Florida Department of
Transportation for State Road A1A Pedestrian Light Installation -
(Commission District 2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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R-3 22-0762 Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Amendment to a Site Plan Level IV Beach
Development Permit - Birch Road, LLC. And Cheston MM, LLC. -
530 North Birch Road - Case No. UDP-A22036 - (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.
ADOPTED - Approving
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 22-0778 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Boulevard Business (B-1) District to Parks, Recreation and
Open Space (P) District - 2750 NW 19th Street and 2770 NW 19th
Street - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22005 -
(Commission District 3)
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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PH-2 22-0779 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Parks, Recreation and
Open Space (P) District- 1621 SW 24th Street - City of Fort
Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22006 - (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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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PH-3 22-0780 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Airport Industrial Park (AIP) District to Parks, Recreation and
Open Space (P) District - 6200 NW 21st Avenue - City of Fort
Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22007- (Commission District 1)
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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PH-4 22-0781 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Regional Activity Center - City Center (RAC-CC) District to
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 25 SW 9th Street
and 701 S. Andrews Avenue - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No.
UDP-Z22008 - (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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PH-5 22-0782 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 2401 NE 8th Street
- City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22010 - (Commission
District 1)
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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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PH-6 22-0783 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from One-Family Detached Dwelling - County (RS-4) District to
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 4600 Twin Lakes
Boulevard - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22011 -
(Commission District 1)
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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PH-7 22-0784 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning
from Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 2 North Victoria
Park Road - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22012 -
(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.
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
PH-8 22-0888 Public Hearing and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Parks,
Recreation and Beaches Advisory Board’s Recommendation to
Allocate Additional Funds in the Amount of $1,087,500 to Finance
Eight (8) Approved Parks Improvement Projects through the Parks
and Recreation General Bonds’ Land Acquisition Funds Assigned to
District 4 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
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OFR-1 22-0844 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Code of Ordinances Section 8-91, Mooring Structures and Section
8-149, Maintenance of Boats- Case No. UDP-T22009 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
REMOVED FROM AGENDA
OFR-2 22-0883 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Code of Ordinances Section 8-55.2, titled “Franchises”, to Allow One
(1) Option to Extend Concession Franchises for an Additional Term
Not to Exceed Five (5) Years - (Commission District 2)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
OFR-3 22-0890 First Reading - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Deleting Chapter 3, Article I, Section 3-1
Entitled “Advertising Vehicles or Watercraft Prohibited” of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
OFR-4 22-0922 First Reading - Creating an Ordinance in the City of Fort Lauderdale
Code of Ordinances, Section 19-7, Smoking or Vaping in Public
Parks or on Public Beach is Prohibited - (Commission Districts 1, 2
and 4)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
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OSR-1 22-0828 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) to Revise Section
47-13.30, Table of Dimensional Requirements for the SRAC Districts,
Section 47-13.31, NWRAC-MU Table of Dimensional Requirements,
Section 47-13.51, SRAC-SA Special Regulations, Section 47-13.52,
NWRAC-MU Special Regulations, Section 47-20.3, Reductions and
Exceptions, Section 47-24.1, Generally - Table 1. Development
Permits and Procedures, Section 47-37B.3, Applicability and
General Regulations and Create New Section 47-23.16, Affordable
Housing Regulations. Case No. UDP-T21010 - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AS AMENDED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
OSR-2 22-0852 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Code of Ordinances Section 25, Streets and Sidewalks, to Update
Sidewalk Installation Requirements - Case No. UDP-T22008 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
OSR-3 22-0885 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Code of Ordinances Chapter Nine Building and Construction, Article
Two Permits and Inspections, Division Two Fees to Adjust Building
Fees for Services Related to Land Development and Permitting -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
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OSR-4 22-0850 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning 0.87 Acres
from Broward County Commercial Warehouse District (C-1) to
Community Business (CB) District - SCC Property Holdings and
Management, LLC. - 2525 NW 19th Street - Case No. UDP-Z22002 -
(Commission District 3)
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.
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie, Vice Mayor
Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis and Mayor Trantalis
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda
City of Fort Lauderdale
City Commission Regular Meeting
Agenda
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 6:00 PM
City Hall - City Commission Chambers
100 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION
DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor
BEN SORENSEN Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District IV
HEATHER MORAITIS Commissioner - District I
STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District II
ROBERT L. McKINZIE Commissioner - District III
GREG CHAVARRIA, City Manager
DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk
ALAIN E. BOILEAU, City Attorney
PATRICK REILLY, Interim City Auditor
City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
PUBLIC APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION:
If any person wishes to address the City Commission, the person shall sign up in the City
Hall 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 City Hall 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.
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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
22-0915 Minutes for June 7, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting and June 21, 2022
Commission Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: June 7, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting
June 21, 2022 Commission Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board
PRESENTATIONS
PRES-1 22-0901 Presentation from Marc A. Buoniconti of The Miami Project to Cure
Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund
PRES-2 22-0902 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring September
22, 2022, as Fort Lauderdale Little League Day in the City of Fort
Lauderdale - State Champions
PRES-3 22-0904 Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr will recognize Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue
Lifeguards as the 2022 USLA Lifeguard National Champions
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
Those matters included under the Consent Agenda are self-explanatory and are not
expected to require review or discussion. Items will be enacted by one motion on which
members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to speak prior to its approval. An
item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately if discussion
is desired by any City Commissioner or charter officer.
CONSENT MOTION
CM-1 22-0887 Motion Approving an Event Agreement for Oysterfest - (Commission
District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0887
Exhibit 1 – Oysterfest Application
Exhibit 1a – Oysterfest Site Plan
Exhibit 1b – Oysterfest Agreement
Exhibit 2 – October 2022 Special Events Calendar
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CM-2 22-0791 Motion Approving a Dockage Lease Agreement with Rubber Duck
Holdings, Inc. d/b/a/ Yachtsalesinternational.com from October 1, 2022 to
September 30, 2023 - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0791
Exhibit 1 – Dock Use Agreement
CM-3 22-0849 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- Safety National Casualty Corporation - $483,180 - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0849
Exhibit 1 – Expiring Policy Declarations Page
Exhibit 2 - Current Insurance Policy Quote
Exhibit 3 - Insurance Advisory Board Minutes
CM-4 22-0854 Motion Approving Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the
Florida Department of Health under the Overdose Data to Action
Surveillance and Prevention Implementation Project - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0854
Exhibit 1 - Florida Department of Health Memorandum of Agreement
CM-5 22-0876 Motion Approving the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Fire Rescue Department’s
Participation in the Supplemental Payment Program for Medicaid
Managed Care Patients with the State of Florida’s Agency for Health Care
Administration - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0876
Exhibit 1 - Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement
Exhibit 2 - FL PEMT MCO IGT Participant List
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 22-0740 Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of Grant Applications to the Broward
Metropolitan Planning Organization Complete Streets and other Local
Initiatives Program Grant - (Commission Districts 1 and 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0740
Exhibit 1 - NE 15th Avenue Complete Streets Project
Exhibit 2 - NE 26th Street Complete Streets Project
Exhibit 3 – Resolution
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CR-2 22-0864 Resolution Approving an Agreement allowing for the Issuance of Building
Permits Prior to Plat Recordation Between Broward County and the City of
Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters - UDP-P22003 -
(Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0864
Exhibit 1 - Agreement for the Issuance of Building Permits Prior to Plat Recordation for Essential
Exhibit 2 – Resolution
CR-3 22-0881 Resolution Supporting and Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant Application
to the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program of the
United States Department of Transportation in Partnership with the Cities
of Wilton Manors and Oakland Park - (Commission Districts 1, 2 and 3)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0881
Exhibit 1 - Project Area Map
Exhibit 2 – Resolution
CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 22-0667 Motion Approving Agreement for Acoustic Consultant Services and Noise
Analysis with Siebein Associates, Inc - $128,013 - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0667
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Vendor Response
Exhibit 3 - Final proposal after negotiations
Exhibit 4 - Agreement
CP-2 22-0775 Motion Approving Consent of Assignment of Agreement from
Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc. to Alfred Benesch & Company -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0775
Exhibit 1 - Assignment of Contract
Exhibit 2 - Stock purchase agreement
Exhibit 3 - Articles of Merger
CP-3 22-0809 Motion Approving the Purchase of Boat Motors - Canamer Inc. -
$168,887.60 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0809
Exhibit 1 – Solicitation
Exhibit 2 – Bid Tabulation
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
CP-4 22-0827 Motion Approving Agreement for the Himmarshee Canal Dredging - Arbor
Tree and Land, Inc. - $710,250 - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0827
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Agreement
CP-5 22-0542 Motion Approving Agreements for Water Leak Detection and Monitoring
System - FlowNetworx, Inc. d/b/a 540 Technologies and Echologics, LLC.,
a Subsidiary of Mueller Water Systems - $119,527 - (Commission Districts
2 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0542
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - FlowNetworx, Inc. dba 540 Technologies Proposal
Exhibit 3 - Echologics, LLC., a subsidiary of Mueller Water Systems Proposal
Exhibit 4 - Tabulation
Exhibit 5 - Agreement FlowNetworx, Inc. dba 540 Technologies
Exhibit 6 - Agreement Echologics, LLC., a subsidiary of Mueller Water Systems
MOTIONS
Those matters included under the Motions category differ from the Consent Agenda in
that items will be voted on individually. In addition, presentations will be made on each
motion item if so desired.
M-1 22-0886 Motion Approving Event Agreements and Related Road Closures for
Craftoberfest and Victoria Park Civic Association Halloween Block Party -
(Commission Districts 2 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0886
Exhibit 1 – Craftoberfest Application
Exhibit 1a – Craftoberfest Site Plan
Exhibit 1b – Craftoberfest Agreement
Exhibit 2 – Victoria Park Civic Association Halloween Block Party Application
Exhibit 2a – Victoria Park Civic Association Halloween Block Party) Site Plan
Exhibit 2b – Victoria Park Civic Association Halloween Block Party Agreement
Exhibit 4 – October 2022 Special Events Calendar
Exhibit 5 – November 2022 Special Event Calendar
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
M-2 22-0787 Motion Approving Comprehensive Agreement with Fort Lauderdale Studio
Initiative LLC to Develop, Construct, Operate, and Maintain a Full-Service
Movie Studio Complex at 1400 NW 31st Avenue, Pursuant to Florida
Statutes Sec. 255.065(7) - (Commission District 3)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0787
Exhibit 1 - Comprehensive Agreement
Exhibit 2 – Fort Lauderdale Studio Initiative Financial Analysis
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 22-0900 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 09.22.2022
R-2 22-0788 Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance and Execution of Amendment
Number One of Joint Participation Agreement Financial Management (FM)
Number 424027-2-58-01 with Florida Department of Transportation for
State Road A1A Pedestrian Light Installation - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0788
Exhibit 1 - Amendment Number One of Joint Participation Agreement
Exhibit 2 - FDOT Joint Participation Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Resolution
R-3 22-0762 Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Amendment to a Site Plan Level IV Beach
Development Permit - Birch Road, LLC. And Cheston MM, LLC. - 530
North Birch Road - Case No. UDP-A22036 - (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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0762
Exhibit 1 – Location Map
Exhibit 2 – Application and Applicant’s Narratives, Site Plan and Project Renderings
Exhibit 3 – Resolution No. 19-31 and Approved Project Elevation Plans and Renderings
Exhibit 4 - July 2022, Traffic Generation Statement
Exhibit 5 - Water and Sewer Capacity Letter
Exhibit 6 - Resolution Approving
Exhibit 7 - Resolution Denying
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
PH-1 22-0778 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Boulevard Business (B-1) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space
(P) District - 2750 NW 19th Street and 2770 NW 19th Street - City of Fort
Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22005 - (Commission District 3)
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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0778
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
PH-2 22-0779 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Parks, Recreation and Open Space
(P) District- 1621 SW 24th Street - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No.
UDP-Z22006 - (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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0779
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022, PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022, PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
PH-3 22-0780 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Airport Industrial Park (AIP) District to Parks, Recreation and Open Space
(P) District - 6200 NW 21st Avenue - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No.
UDP-Z22007- (Commission District 1)
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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0780
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
PH-4 22-0781 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Regional Activity Center - City Center (RAC-CC) District to Parks,
Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 25 SW 9th Street and 701 S.
Andrews Avenue - City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22008 -
(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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0781
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
PH-5 22-0782 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to Parks,
Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 2401 NE 8th Street - City of Fort
Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22010 - (Commission District 1)
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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0782
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
PH-6 22-0783 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
One-Family Detached Dwelling - County (RS-4) District to Parks,
Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 4600 Twin Lakes Boulevard -
City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22011 - (Commission District 1)
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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0783
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
PH-7 22-0784 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from
Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density (RS-8) District to Parks,
Recreation and Open Space (P) District - 2 North Victoria Park Road -
City of Fort Lauderdale- Case No. UDP-Z22012 - (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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0784
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 5 - PZB Public Sign Notice and Affidavit
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
PH-8 22-0888 Public Hearing and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Parks,
Recreation and Beaches Advisory Board’s Recommendation to Allocate
Additional Funds in the Amount of $1,087,500 to Finance Eight (8)
Approved Parks Improvement Projects through the Parks and Recreation
General Bonds’ Land Acquisition Funds Assigned to District 4 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0888
Exhibit 1 - Resolution No. 18-261
Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 20-08
Exhibit 3 - January 26, 2022 Parks, Recreation and Beaches Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - August 24, 2022 Parks, Recreation and Beaches Advisory Board Meeting Draft Minute
Exhibit 5 – Additional Funds Allocation Spreadsheet
Exhibit 6 - Resolution
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 22-0844 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of
Ordinances Section 8-91, Mooring Structures and Section 8-149,
Maintenance of Boats- Case No. UDP-T22009 - (Commission Districts 1,
2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0844
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
OFR-2 22-0883 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of
Ordinances Section 8-55.2, titled “Franchises”, to Allow One (1) Option to
Extend Concession Franchises for an Additional Term Not to Exceed Five
(5) Years - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0883
Exhibit 1 – Ordinance
OFR-3 22-0890 First Reading - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, Deleting Chapter 3, Article I, Section 3-1 Entitled
“Advertising Vehicles or Watercraft Prohibited” of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and
4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo # 22-0890
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
OFR-4 22-0922 First Reading - Creating an Ordinance in the City of Fort Lauderdale Code
of Ordinances, Section 19-7, Smoking or Vaping in Public Parks or on
Public Beach is Prohibited - (Commission Districts 1, 2 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0922
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
OSR-1 22-0828 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) to Revise Section
47-13.30, Table of Dimensional Requirements for the SRAC Districts,
Section 47-13.31, NWRAC-MU Table of Dimensional Requirements,
Section 47-13.51, SRAC-SA Special Regulations, Section 47-13.52,
NWRAC-MU Special Regulations, Section 47-20.3, Reductions and
Exceptions, Section 47-24.1, Generally - Table 1. Development Permits
and Procedures, Section 47-37B.3, Applicability and General Regulations
and Create New Section 47-23.16, Affordable Housing Regulations. Case
No. UDP-T21010 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0828
Exhibit 1 - Proposed ULDR Amendments
Exhibit 2 - Policy Boundary Maps
Exhibit 3 - November 17, 2021, Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 4 - February 16, 2022, Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 5 - March 16, 2022, Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 6 - Staff Presentation
Exhibit 7 - Ordinance
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City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 22, 2022
OSR-2 22-0852 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code
of Ordinances Section 25, Streets and Sidewalks, to Update Sidewalk
Installation Requirements - Case No. UDP-T22008 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0852
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
OSR-3 22-0885 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code
of Ordinances Chapter Nine Building and Construction, Article Two
Permits and Inspections, Division Two Fees to Adjust Building Fees for
Services Related to Land Development and Permitting - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0885
Exhibit 1 - FY2022 Building Special Revenue Fund Financial Sustainability Analysis Report
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance
OSR-4 22-0850 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning 0.87 Acres from
Broward County Commercial Warehouse District (C-1) to Community
Business (CB) District - SCC Property Holdings and Management, LLC. -
2525 NW 19th Street - Case No. UDP-Z22002 - (Commission District 3)
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.
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0850
Exhibit 1 - Application and Applicant’s Narrative Responses to Criteria
Exhibit 2 - Location Map and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 3 - July 20, 2022 PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 4 - July 20, 2022 PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 5 - Ordinance
ADJOURNMENT
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