City Commission Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingFort Lauderdale, FL · November 1, 2022
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City of Fort Lauderdale
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Action Summary
Tuesday, November 1, 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, City Auditor
City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary November 1, 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 - Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen, Commissioner Heather Moraitis,
Commissioner Steven Glassman, Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie
and Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
22-1051 Minutes for September 6, 2022, Commission Conference Meeting,
September 6, 2022, Special Meeting - First Budget Hearing and
September 6, 2022, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
PRESENTATIONS
PRES- 22-1077 Chief Patrick Lynn to recognize the Broward Sheriff's Advisory
6 Council
PRESENTED
PRES- 22-1071 Vice Mayor Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring November
1 2022 as Homeless Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRESENTED
PRES- 22-1072 Commissioner Moraitis to present a Proclamation declaring
2 November 2022, as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the City of
Fort Lauderdale
REMOVED FROM AGENDA
PRES- 22-1073 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation welcoming
3 Celebrity Cruise Lines newest ship, Beyond, to the City of Fort
Lauderdale
PRESENTED
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PRES- 22-1074 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring
4 November 4 - 13, 2022, as International Film Festival Week in the
City of Fort Lauderdale
PRESENTED
PRES- 22-1076 Commissioner McKinzie to present a District III Community
5 Appearance Board WOW Award
PRESENTED
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Approve the Consent Agenda
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT MOTION
CM-1 22-0953 Motion Accepting Florida Department of Transportation Grant -
$30,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-2 22-0968 Motion Accepting a Donation of a Multi Casualty Incident (MCI) bags,
Rapid Response Kit, and Sensory kits for Fort Lauderdale Fire
Rescue from the Broward County Health Care Coalition via Davie
Fire Rescue for $7,965.68 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-4 22-0972 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District
(BBID) Grant Participation Agreement with A&R Enterprises of So.
FL Inc. - $175,000 - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
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CM-5 22-0979 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District
(BBID) Grant Participation Agreement with Winterfest Inc. - $25,000
- (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-6 22-0975 Motion Approving a First Amendment to Strategic Alliance Agreement
Relating to Book Explorers Reading Mentors Program between The
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Inc., and the City of
Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-7 22-0985 Motion Approving an Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc.
for Calendar Year 2023 Events - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-8 22-0993 Motion Approving Twelfth Amendment to the Land Disposition,
Development and Management Agreement between Milton Jones
Development Corporation and the City of Fort Lauderdale -
(Commission District 2)
APPROVED AS AMENDED
Yea: 4 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
CM-9 22-0994 Motion Authorizing City Consent to the Renewal of the Lease
Agreement between MJDC AOA, LLC and Bank of America -
(Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
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CM-10 22-1043 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Reinsurance for Self-Funded
Medical Plan - Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company -
$2,038,374 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-11 22-1055 Motion Approving First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale
Agreement Between Green Mills Holdings, LLC and the City of Fort
Lauderdale - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-12 22-1099 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Contractual Claims in the Matter of
Hinterland Group, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Case No. CACE
22-004751 in the Total Amount of $678,811.82 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 22-0840 Resolution Approving a Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement to
Revise the Improvements Required for Parcel 8CE at Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport - (Commission District 1)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CR-2 22-0875 Resolution Imposing Special Assessment Liens for Lot Clearing -
(Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
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CR-3 22-0982 Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Public Transportation
Grant Agreement from the Florida Department of Transportation for
the Helistop Layout Plan and Obstruction Survey at the John Fuhrer
Downtown Helistop - $84,940 - (Commission District 1)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CR-4 22-0988 Resolution Approving a Second Amendment to the Public
Transportation Grant Agreement from the Florida Department of
Transportation for the Construction of Taxiway Golf Pavement
Rehabilitation Project at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - $612,352
- (Commission District 1)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CR-5 22-1088 City Attorney Annual Merit Adjustment - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CR-6 22-0894 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal
Year 2023 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 22-0893 Motion Approving an Agreement for Janitorial Services - Batallan
Enterprises Inc. dba Property Works - $348,001.16 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
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CP-2 22-1000 Motion Approving After the Fact Purchase Request - Weekley
Asphalt Paving, Inc. - $118,910 - (Commission District 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
MOTIONS
M-1 22-1010 Motion Approving an Event Agreements and Related Road Closure
for 2022 Fort Lauderdale Light the Night and Vegan Block
Party-Winter Festival - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
M-2 22-1012 Motion Approving an Event Agreement with request for Extended
Road Closure Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island for the Visit
Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
M-3 22-1052 Motion Approving an Event Agreement, Related Road Closures and
Request for Music Exemption for Food in Motion - (Commission
District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
M-4 22-1009 Motion Rescinding and Replacing a Non-Federal Reimbursable
Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to Provide Air
Traffic Control Services at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport-
(Commission District 1)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
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M-5 22-1089 Motion Denying Protest submitted by WGI, Inc. on the
Recommendation to Award Request for Qualifications No.
12665-1026, Water Consent Order Program Management and
Mapping Services to Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
M-6 22-1019 Motion Approving an Agreement for Water Consent Order and
Mapping Services - Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. -
$8,299,985 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Sorensen, Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner
Glassman, Commissioner McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
CM-3 22-0970 Motion Approving a Comprehensive Agreement with My Park
Initiative, LLC to Design, Construct, Operate, and Maintain a
Pickleball Facility on City-owned Property at Snyder Park, Pursuant
to Section 255.065, Florida Statutes - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
APPROVED AS AMENDED
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 1 - Commissioner McKinzie
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
22-1113 WALK-ON - Motion to Extend Commission Meeting until 10:30 pm
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 22-1062 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
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Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-2 22-0477 Resolution Levying the Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Millage Rate of
0.6250 and Debt Service Millage Rate of 0.4450 of the Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) of the City of Fort Lauderdale -
(Commission Districts 2 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-3 22-0966 Resolution Approving the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2022A (Parks and Recreation Projects) - $62,000,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-4 22-0967 Resolution Approving the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding
Bonds, Series 2022B (Series 2022B Bonds) - $15,000,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-5 22-0977 Resolution Approving An Affordable Housing Loan in the Amount of
Six Hundred Thousand ($600,000.00) to Related FATVillage, LLC for
the Gallery at FAT Village Project Located at 600 Andrews Avenue,
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Any and All Related
Instruments, and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Take
Certain Actions - (Commission District 2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman and Commissioner
McKinzie
Nay: 1 - Mayor Trantalis
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Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-6 22-1050 Resolution Declaring the City's Notice of Intent to Convey
City-Owned Property located at NW 8 Avenue in the
Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights Community Redevelopment
Area to the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency and
Setting a Public Hearing for December 6, 2022, Pursuant to Section
8.02 of the Charter of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission
District 3)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
R-7 22-1096 Resolution Opposing Conversion Therapy on Minors - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 2 - Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 1 - Commissioner Moraitis
Not Present: 2 - Vice Mayor Sorensen and Commissioner McKinzie
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 22-0866 Public Hearing - Resolution Approving Purchase and Sale Agreement
for Real Property Located at 800 NW 22 Road, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33311 for $955,000 - (Commission District 3)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 22-0822 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Non-Bargaining Unit
Classification Table of the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, by Creating One New Classification - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
PASSED FIRST READING
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Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
OFR-2 22-0882 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 26-91(a) of the Code of
Ordinances to Revise Schedule of Fines Related to Special Events at
the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Parking Garage -
(Commission District 2)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
OFR-3 22-1057 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Pay Plan of the City of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, by Amending the Non-Bargaining-Unit
Compensation Table and Schedule VI, Providing a Three Percent
General Wage Increase Effective October 2, 2022 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
22-1114 WALK-ON - Motion to Extend Commission Meeting
APPROVED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
OSR-1 22-1042 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Chapter 8, Public Beaches, by Repealing in its Entirety Section
8-55.4, Titled “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Service” and
Creating a New Code Section 8-55.4, Titled “Sale, Service, and
Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages”; and Amending
Section 8-85, Titled “Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited” to Allow an
Exception - (Commission District 2)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
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Yea: 4 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman, Commissioner
McKinzie and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
OSR-2 22-1044 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance for Vacation of
Right-of-Way 50-Foot Wide by 115-Foot-Long Portion of Valencia
Street - Las Olas Harbor Club, LLC. - Case No. UDP- V20003 -
(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 ON SECOND READING
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman and Commissioner
McKinzie
Abstain: 1 - Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 1 - Vice Mayor Sorensen
OSR-3 22-1065 Second Reading - Ordinance Repealing Article IX - “Prohibition of
Conversion Therapy on Minors” of Chapter 29 - Human Rights of the
City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Code Of Ordinances - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 2 - Vice Mayor Sorensen and Commissioner McKinzie
22-1078 WALK ON - Motion Accepting a Donation of Artwork from the James
Winder Laird Trust, for Exhibition at the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel Top
Park, and Authorizing the City Manager, in Consultation with the City
Attorney, to Negotiate and Enter into an Escrow Agreement for the
Commissioning, Purchase, Installation, and Future Maintenance, of
Public Art, on behalf of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission
District 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Moraitis, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Not Present: 2 - Vice Mayor Sorensen and Commissioner McKinzie
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Agenda
City of Fort Lauderdale
City Commission Regular Meeting
Agenda
Tuesday, November 1, 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, City Auditor
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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
22-1051 Minutes for September 6, 2022, Commission Conference Meeting,
September 6, 2022, Special Meeting - First Budget Hearing and
September 6, 2022, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: September 6, 2022 Commission Conference Meeting
September 6, 2022 Special Meeting - First Budget Hearing
September 6, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting
PRESENTATIONS
PRES-1 22-1071 Vice Mayor Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring November
2022 as Homeless Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRES-2 22-1072 Commissioner Moraitis to present a Proclamation declaring November
2022, as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRES-3 22-1073 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation welcoming Celebrity
Cruise Lines newest ship, Beyond, to the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRES-4 22-1074 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring November 4
- 13, 2022, as International Film Festival Week in the City of Fort
Lauderdale
PRES-5 22-1076 Commissioner McKinzie to present a District III Community Appearance
Board WOW Award
PRES-6 22-1077 Chief Patrick Lynn to recognize the Broward Sheriff's Advisory Council
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
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CM-1 22-0953 Motion Accepting Florida Department of Transportation Grant - $30,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0953
Exhibit 1 - FY23 Florida Department of Transportation Subgrant Agreement
CM-2 22-0968 Motion Accepting a Donation of a Multi Casualty Incident (MCI) bags,
Rapid Response Kit, and Sensory kits for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
from the Broward County Health Care Coalition via Davie Fire Rescue for
$7,965.68 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0968
CM-3 22-0970 Motion Approving a Comprehensive Agreement with My Park Initiative,
LLC to Design, Construct, Operate, and Maintain a Pickleball Facility on
City-owned Property at Snyder Park, Pursuant to Section 255.065, Florida
Statutes - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0970
Exhibit 2 - Comprehensive Agreement
CM-4 22-0972 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District (BBID)
Grant Participation Agreement with A&R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. -
$175,000 - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0972
Exhibit 1 - Schedule of Events and BBID Grant Application
Exhibit 2 - September 13, 2022 BBID Minutes
Exhibit 3 - FY 2023 Grant Participation Agreement
CM-5 22-0979 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District (BBID)
Grant Participation Agreement with Winterfest Inc. - $25,000 -
(Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0979
Exhibit 1 - October 10 2022 BBID Meeting Draft Minutes
Exhibit 2- 2021 Recap and 2022 BBID Grant Application
Exhibit 3 - FY 2023 Grant Participation Agreement
CM-6 22-0975 Motion Approving a First Amendment to Strategic Alliance Agreement
Relating to Book Explorers Reading Mentors Program between The
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Inc., and the City of Fort
Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0975
Exhibit 1 - Strategic Alliance Agreement Relating to Book Explorers Reading Mentors Program
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment to Strategic Alliance Agreement Relating to Book Explorers Reading
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CM-7 22-0985 Motion Approving an Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. for
Calendar Year 2023 Events - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0985
Exhibit 1 – 2023 Events
Exhibit 2 - Riverwalk District
Exhibit 3 – Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. for Calendar Year 2023 Events Agreement
CM-8 22-0993 Motion Approving Twelfth Amendment to the Land Disposition,
Development and Management Agreement between Milton Jones
Development Corporation and the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission
District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0993
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Request Letter
Exhibit 3 – Proposed Twelfth Amendment
CM-9 22-0994 Motion Authorizing City Consent to the Renewal of the Lease Agreement
between MJDC AOA, LLC and Bank of America - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0994
Exhibit 1 - MJDC AOA, LLC Request Letter
Exhibit 2 - Subordination, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreement
Exhibit 3 – Proposed Second Amendment
CM-10 22-1043 Motion Authorizing Purchase of Reinsurance for Self-Funded Medical Plan
- Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company - $2,038,374 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1043
Exhibit 1 – Consultant’s Summary and Recommendation
Exhibit 2 – Premium Analysis
Exhibit 3 – Terms and Conditions
Exhibit 4 – Reinsurance Policy
Exhibit 5 – Amendment to Reinsurance Policy
Exhibit 6 – Insurance Advisory Board Draft Meeting Minutes from 10.5.2022
CM-11 22-1055 Motion Approving First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement
Between Green Mills Holdings, LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale -
(Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1055
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Purchase and Sale Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Proposed First Amendment
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CM-12 22-1099 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Contractual Claims in the Matter of
Hinterland Group, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Case No. CACE
22-004751 in the Total Amount of $678,811.82 - (Commission Districts 1,
2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1099
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 22-0840 Resolution Approving a Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement to
Revise the Improvements Required for Parcel 8CE at Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0840
Exhibit 1 - Parcel Map
Exhibit 2 - Atlantic Aviation Background
Exhibit 3 - Proposed Site Plan
Exhibit 4 – Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement
Exhibit 5 - Resolution
CR-2 22-0875 Resolution Imposing Special Assessment Liens for Lot Clearing -
(Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0875
Exhibit 1 - Lot Clearing and Cleaning Report
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
CR-3 22-0982 Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant
Agreement from the Florida Department of Transportation for the Helistop
Layout Plan and Obstruction Survey at the John Fuhrer Downtown Helistop
- $84,940 - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0982
Exhibit 1 - Public Transportation Grant Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Amendment to Public Transportation Grant Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Resolution
CR-4 22-0988 Resolution Approving a Second Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant
Agreement from the Florida Department of Transportation for the Construction
of Taxiway Golf Pavement Rehabilitation Project at Fort Lauderdale Executive
Airport - $612,352 - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0988
Exhibit 1 – First Amendment to Public Transportation Grant Agreement
Exhibit 2 – Second Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Resolution
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CR-5 22-1088 City Attorney Annual Merit Adjustment - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and
4)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CR-6 22-0894 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year
2023 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0894
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 22-0893 Motion Approving an Agreement for Janitorial Services - Batallan
Enterprises Inc. dba Property Works - $348,001.16 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0893
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Batallan Enterprises Inc. dba Property Works Agreement
CP-2 22-1000 Motion Approving After the Fact Purchase Request - Weekley Asphalt
Paving, Inc. - $118,910 - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Action Memo 22-1000
Exhibit 1 - Weekley Asphalt Paving Inc. Invoice
Exhibit 2 - Utility Work Schedule
Exhibit 3 - Email of Cost Approval
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.
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M-1 22-1010 Motion Approving an Event Agreements and Related Road Closure for
2022 Fort Lauderdale Light the Night and Vegan Block Party-Winter
Festival - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1010
Exhibit 1 – 2022 Fort Lauderdale Light the Night Application
Exhibit 1a – 2022 Fort Lauderdale Light the Night Site Plan
Exhibit 1b – 2022 Fort Lauderdale Light the Night Agreement
Exhibit 2 – Vegan Block Party – Winter Festival – Application
Exhibit 2a – Vegan Block Party – Winter Festival – Site Plan
Exhibit 2b – Vegan Block Party – Winter Festival – Agreement
Exhibit 3 - November 2022 Special Event Calendar
Exhibit 4 - December 2022 Special Event Calendar
M-2 22-1012 Motion Approving an Event Agreement with request for Extended Road
Closure Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island for the Visit Lauderdale
Food & Wine Festival - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1012
Exhibit 1 – Commission Memo 19-076
Exhibit 2 – Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Application
Exhibit 2a – Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Site Plan
Exhibit 2b – Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Agreement
Exhibit 3 - January 2023 Special Event Calendar
M-3 22-1052 Motion Approving an Event Agreement, Related Road Closures and
Request for Music Exemption for Food in Motion - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1052
Exhibit 1 – Commission Memo 19-076
Exhibit 2 - Food in Motion Application
Exhibit 2a – Food in Motion Site Plan
Exhibit 2b – Food in Motion Agreement
Exhibit 3 – November 2022 Special Event Calendar
Exhibit 4 – December 2022 Special Event Calendar
Exhibit 5 – January 2023 Special Event Calendar
Exhibit 6 – February 2023 Special Event Calendar
Exhibit 7 – March 2023 Special Event Calendar
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M-4 22-1009 Motion Rescinding and Replacing a Non-Federal Reimbursable
Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to Provide Air Traffic
Control Services at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- (Commission
District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1009
Exhibit 1 - Non-Federal Reimbursable Agreement
M-5 22-1089 Motion Denying Protest submitted by WGI, Inc. on the Recommendation to
Award Request for Qualifications No. 12665-1026, Water Consent Order
Program Management and Mapping Services to Craven, Thompson &
Associates, Inc. - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-1089
Exhibit 1 - Notice of Intent to Award
Exhibit 2 - WGI, Inc. Notice of Protest
Exhibit 3 - Final Summary Scores
Exhibit 4 - Chief Procurement Officer Response to Protest
Exhibit 5A - WGI, Inc. Appeal to Denial of Protest - Part 1
Exhibit 5B - WGI, Inc. Appeal to Denial of Protest - Part 2
Exhibit 5C - WGI, Inc. Appeal to Denial of Protest - Part 3
M-6 22-1019 Motion Approving a Service Agreement for Water Consent Order and
Mapping Services - Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. - $8,299,985 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-1019
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Short List Summary Scores
Exhibit 3 - Final Summary Scores
Exhibit 4 - Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. Proposal
Exhibit 5 - Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. Service Agreement
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 22-1062 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 11.01.2022
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R-2 22-0477 Resolution Levying the Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Millage Rate of 0.6250
and Debt Service Millage Rate of 0.4450 of the Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 2
and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0477
Exhibit 1 – FY 2023 Millage and Budget Information
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
R-3 22-0966 Resolution Approving the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series
2022A (Parks and Recreation Projects) - $62,000,000 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0966
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
R-4 22-0967 Resolution Approving the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding
Bonds, Series 2022B (Series 2022B Bonds) - $15,000,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #22-0967
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Refunding Analysis
R-5 22-0977 Resolution Approving An Affordable Housing Loan in the Amount of Six
Hundred Thousand ($600,000.00) to Related FATVillage, LLC for the
Gallery at FAT Village Project Located at 600 Andrews Avenue,
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Any and All Related Instruments,
and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Take Certain Actions -
(Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo # 22-0977
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - CRA Application for Funding
Exhibit 3 - Project Plans & Illustrations
Exhibit 4 - Project Budget, Sources of Funding and Uses, and Proforma
Exhibit 5 – Resolution
Exhibit 6 – Housing Trust Fund Loan Agreement
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R-6 22-1050 Resolution Declaring the City's Notice of Intent to Convey City-Owned
Property located at NW 8 Avenue in the Northwest-Progresso-Flagler
Heights Community Redevelopment Area to the Fort Lauderdale
Community Redevelopment Agency and Setting a Public Hearing for
December 6, 2022, Pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Charter of the City of
Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 3)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1050
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Appraisal
Exhibit 3- Resolution
R-7 22-1096 Resolution Opposing Conversion Therapy on Minors - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1096
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 22-0866 Public Hearing - Resolution Approving Purchase and Sale Agreement for Real
Property Located at 800 NW 22 Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 for
$955,000 - (Commission District 3)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0866
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 – Appraisal
Exhibit 3 – Appraisal
Exhibit 4 - Purchase and Sale Agreement
Exhibit 5 - Resolution
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 22-0822 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Non-Bargaining Unit
Classification Table of the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
by Creating One New Classification - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0822
Exhibit 1 - Non-Bargaining Unit Classification Table
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance
OFR-2 22-0882 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 26-91(a) of the Code of
Ordinances to Revise Schedule of Fines Related to Special Events at the
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Parking Garage - (Commission
District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-0882
Exhibit 1 – Ordinance
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OFR-3 22-1057 First Reading - Ordinance Amending the Pay Plan of the City of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, by Amending the Non-Bargaining-Unit Compensation
Table and Schedule VI, Providing a Three Percent General Wage Increase
Effective October 2, 2022 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1057
Exhibit 1 – Current Non-Bargaining Compensation Table
Exhibit 2 – Proposed Non-Bargaining Compensation Table
Exhibit 3 – Current Pay Schedule VI
Exhibit 4 – Proposed Pay Schedule VI
Exhibit 5 - Ordinance
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
OSR-1 22-1042 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale
Chapter 8, Public Beaches, by Repealing in its Entirety Section 8-55.4,
Titled “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Service” and Creating a New
Code Section 8-55.4, Titled “Sale, Service, and Consumption of Food and
Alcoholic Beverages”; and Amending Section 8-85, Titled “Alcoholic
Beverages Prohibited” to Allow an Exception - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 22-1042
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
OSR-2 22-1044 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance for Vacation of Right-of-Way
50-Foot Wide by 115-Foot-Long Portion of Valencia Street - Las Olas
Harbor Club, LLC. - Case No. UDP- V20003 - (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 22-1044
Exhibit 1 - Location Map and Sketch and Legal Description
Exhibit 2 - Application, Narratives, and Utility Letters
Exhibit 3 – January 26, 2021 DRC Comments
Exhibit 4 - August 17, 2022 Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report
Exhibit 5 – August 17, 2022 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
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OSR-3 22-1065 Second Reading - Ordinance Repealing Article IX - “Prohibition of
Conversion Therapy on Minors” of Chapter 29 - Human Rights of the City of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Code Of Ordinances - (Commission Districts 1,
2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo # 22-1065
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance No. C-19-30
Exhibit 2 - US 11th Circuit Court of Appeal Mandate
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
ADJOURNMENT
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