City Commission Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingFort Lauderdale, FL · May 2, 2023
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City of Fort Lauderdale
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Action Summary
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
6:00 PM
The Parker
707 Northeast 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
City Commission Regular Meeting
FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION
DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor
PAM BEASLEY-PITTMAN Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District III
JOHN C. HERBST Commissioner - District I
STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District II
WARREN STURMAN Commissioner - District IV
GREG CHAVARRIA, City Manager
DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk
D'WAYNE M. SPENCE, Interim City Attorney
PATRICK REILLY, City Auditor
City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary May 2, 2023
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.
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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Commissioner Steven Glassman, Vice Mayor Pam Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Warren Sturman, Commissioner John C. Herbst and
Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
23-0480 Minutes for April 4, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Approve the Consent Agenda
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT MOTION
CM-1 23-0392 Motion Approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Oakland
Park and the City of Wilton Manors to apply for the Middle River
Water Quality Improvement Project- Environmental Protection
Agency Community Grant Funding - $1,000 - (Commission District
2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CM-2 23-0396 Motion Accepting FY2019 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant -
$74,280.60 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
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CM-3 23-0429 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims in
the Matter of Hamoud Alsamawi v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Case No.
20-020841MJR, 20-020846MJR, and 20-020849MJR - $155,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CM-4 23-0435 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District
(BBID) Grant Participation Agreement with FlockFest Events Inc. -
$15,000 - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CM-5 23-0424 Motion Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with
CareerSource Broward for the Summer Youth Employment Program
- (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 23-0418 Resolution Supporting the Advancement of the SE/SW 17th Street
Complete Streets Project - (Commission District 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CR-2 23-0419 Resolution Supporting the Submission of a Grant Application to the
United States Department of Transportation for the Charging and
Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Opportunity (CFI) to Install
Electric Vehicle Charger and Construct the Necessary Infrastructure
for Installation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
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CR-3 23-0089 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal
Year 2023 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 23-0259 Motion Approving Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement
from Schaefer Systems International, Inc. to Schaefer Plastics North
America, LLC - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CP-2 23-0289 Motion Approving a Revenue-Based Service Agreement for
Auctioneer Services with Royal Auction Group Inc. - $3,000,000
(estimated three-year revenue total) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CP-3 23-0315 Motion Approving Second Amendment to State Road A1A
Streetscape Project Agreement Authorizing Post Design Services -
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. - $140,437 - (Commission District
2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
CP-4 23-0382 Motion Approving the Purchase of Uniforms - Omega Marketing
Group, Inc. - $479,072 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
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CP-5 23-0031 Motion Approving Negotiated Fee Schedule and Agreement for
Design and Construction Administration Services for Galt Ocean Mile
Project - Chen Moore & Associates, Inc - $398,762.53 -
(Commission District 1)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
MOTIONS
M-1 23-0287 Motion Approving Agreement for Plumbing Services and
Maintenance- Pipeline Plumbing Services of Broward, Inc. -
$1,300,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
M-2 23-0345 Motion Approving Agreement for the Bayview, Hortt & Riverside
Parks Improvements - Sagaris Corp. - $1,729,478 - (Commission
Districts 1 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 23-0459 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
R-2 23-0317 Resolution Declaring the City’s Official Intent to Reimburse Itself from
Proceeds from the Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2023C
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project - (Commission Districts 1,
2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
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R-3 23-0416 Resolution Authorizing Director, Deputy Director of Finance,
Controller, and Treasurer as Authorized Bank Signatories and
Prescribing Amount of Fidelity Bond - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
23-0491 WALK-ON Resolution Empowering the Mayor to Waive All City of
Fort Lauderdale Requirements for Public Meetings to be Held at City
Hall and to Waive all City of Fort Lauderdale Requirements
Designating City Hall as the Location for Notice Postings -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Commissioner Glassman, Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman,
Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda
City of Fort Lauderdale
City Commission Regular Meeting
Agenda
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 6:00 PM
The Parker
707 Northeast 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION
DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor
PAM BEASLEY-PITTMAN Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District III
JOHN C. HERBST Commissioner - District I
STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District II
WARREN STURMAN Commissioner - District IV
GREG CHAVARRIA, City Manager
DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk
D'WAYNE M. SPENCE, Interim City Attorney
PATRICK REILLY, City Auditor
City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda May 2, 2023
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.
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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
23-0480 Minutes for April 4, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: April 4, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting
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 23-0392 Motion Approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Oakland Park
and the City of Wilton Manors to apply for the Middle River Water Quality
Improvement Project- Environmental Protection Agency Community Grant
Funding - $1,000 - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0392
Exhibit 1 - Interlocal Agreement
CM-2 23-0396 Motion Accepting FY2019 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant -
$74,280.60 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0396
Exhibit 1 - FY19 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Agreement (Revised)
Exhibit 2 - 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Awards Original Allotment
Exhibit 3 - CAM #19-0828
CM-3 23-0429 Motion Authorizing Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims in the
Matter of Hamoud Alsamawi v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Case No.
20-020841MJR, 20-020846MJR, and 20-020849MJR - $155,000 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0429
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CM-4 23-0435 Motion Approving FY 2023 Beach Business Improvement District (BBID)
Grant Participation Agreement with FlockFest Events Inc. - $15,000 -
(Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0435
Exhibit 1 - April 10, 2023, BBID Meeting Draft Minutes
Exhibit 2 - Presentation and FY 2023 BBID Grant Application
Exhibit 3 - FY 2023 Grant Participation Agreement
CM-5 23-0424 Motion Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with CareerSource
Broward for the Summer Youth Employment Program - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0424
Exhibit 1 - 2023 to 2025 SYEP Agreement
Exhibit 2 - SYEP Cost Estimate Budget
Exhibit 3 - Interlocal Agreement
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 23-0418 Resolution Supporting the Advancement of the SE/SW 17th Street Complete
Streets Project - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0418
Exhibit 1 - Project Location Map
Exhibit 2 – Resolution
CR-2 23-0419 Resolution Supporting the Submission of a Grant Application to the United
States Department of Transportation for the Charging and Fueling
Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Opportunity (CFI) to Install Electric
Vehicle Charger and Construct the Necessary Infrastructure for Installation -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0419
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CR-3 23-0089 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year
2023 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0089
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CONSENT PURCHASE
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CP-1 23-0259 Motion Approving Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement
from Schaefer Systems International, Inc. to Schaefer Plastics North
America, LLC - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0259
Exhibit 1 - Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement
CP-2 23-0289 Motion Approving a Revenue-Based Service Agreement for Auctioneer
Services with Royal Auction Group Inc. - $3,000,000 (estimated three-year
revenue total) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0289
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - LSO Proposal
Exhibit 3 - RAG Proposal
Exhibit 4 - CoFL - RAG Auctioneer Services Agreement
CP-3 23-0315 Motion Approving Second Amendment to State Road A1A Streetscape
Project Agreement Authorizing Post Design Services - Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc. - $140,437 - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0315
Exhibit 1 – Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 – First Amendment to Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Second Amendment to Agreement
CP-4 23-0382 Motion Approving the Purchase of Uniforms - Omega Marketing Group,
Inc. - $479,072 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0382
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
CP-5 23-0031 Motion Approving Negotiated Fee Schedule and Agreement for Design
and Construction Administration Services for Galt Ocean Mile Project -
Chen Moore & Associates, Inc - $398,762.53 - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0031
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Final Ranking
Exhibit 3 - Agreement
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 23-0287 Motion Approving Agreement for Plumbing Services and Maintenance-
Pipeline Plumbing Services of Broward, Inc. - $1,300,000 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0287
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Pipeline Plumbing Services of Broward Inc. Agreement
M-2 23-0345 Motion Approving Agreement for the Bayview, Hortt & Riverside Parks
Improvements - Sagaris Corp. - $1,729,478 - (Commission Districts 1 and
4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0345
Exhibit 1A - Solicitation - Part 1
Exhibit 1B - Solicitation - Part 2
Exhibit 1C - Solicitation - Part 3
Exhibit 1D - Solicitation - Part 4
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Sagaris Corp. Response
Exhibit 4 - Agreement
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 23-0459 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 05.02.2023
R-2 23-0317 Resolution Declaring the City’s Official Intent to Reimburse Itself from
Proceeds from the Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2023C -
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0317
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
R-3 23-0416
Resolution Authorizing Director, Deputy Director of Finance, Controller,
and Treasurer as Authorized Bank Signatories and Prescribing Amount of
Fidelity Bond - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0416
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 20-04
ADJOURNMENT
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