City Commission Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingFort Lauderdale, FL · October 17, 2023
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Action Summary
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
6:00 PM
Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview
Ballroom - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
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 October 17, 2023
PUBLIC APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION:
If any person wishes to address the City Commission, the person shall sign up in the
Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview Ballroom lobby. A
member of the City Clerk’s Office Staff will be there to assist. Speaker Cards are given
to the Mayor. After being recognized by the Mayor, the speaker should approach the
podium, identify the agenda item in question, indicate support, opposition, or neutrality
on the agenda item, and then proceed to succinctly state the speaker’s position or
present information.
If an attorney, or any other person appears before the Commission in a representative
capacity, the attorney, or other representative shall also sign up in the Broward Center
for the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview Ballroom lobby. A member of the City
Clerk’s Office Staff will be there to assist. After being recognized by the Mayor, the
speaker should approach the podium, identify the client(s) being represented, and
identify the agenda item in question. The speaker shall then indicate the client’s
support, opposition, or neutrality on the agenda item and then proceed to succinctly
state the client’s position or present information on behalf of the client(s).
Pursuant to Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the
Mayor shall maintain order at all meetings, and the Police Department, upon
instructions of the Mayor, shall expel any person from the meeting who refuses to obey
the order of the Mayor in relation to preserving order at the meetings. Any person who
interrupts or disturbs a City Commission meeting, or who willfully enters or remains in a
City Commission meeting having been warned by the Mayor to depart and who refuses
to do so, may be subject to arrest.
AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES: If you desire auxiliary aids or services or both to
assist in viewing or hearing the City Commission meetings or reading the agenda and
minutes for the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 954-828-5002 at a
minimum of two days prior to the meeting and arrangements will be made to provide
these services to you.
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 Pam Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Warren Sturman,
Commissioner John C. Herbst, Commissioner Steven Glassman and
Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
23-0996 Minutes for September 5, 2023, Commission Conference Meeting,
September 5, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting, and September
13, 2023, Second Budget Hearing - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
APPROVED AS AMENDED - Agenda Amended
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
PRESENTATIONS
PRES- 23-1003 Presentation from School Board Member Dr. Jeff Holness, District 5,
1 re: Update on Fort Lauderdale Schools
REMOVED FROM AGENDA
PRES- 23-1004 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation recognizing the 112th
2 National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the City of Fort
Lauderdale
REMOVED FROM AGENDA
PRES- 23-1006 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring
3 October 2023, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the City of Fort
Lauderdale
PRESENTED
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Approve the Consent Agenda
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
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CONSENT MOTION
CM-1 23-0980 Motion Approving an Event Agreement for the 22nd Annual Light Up
Downtown - (Commission District 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CM-2 23-0285 Motion Approving a Subrecipient Agreement with the Broward
Metropolitan Planning Organization for the North Expansion of the
Downtown Mobility Hub - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CM-3 23-0891 Motion Accepting a Donation of Two 1-Meter and Two 3-Meter
Springboards with an Estimated Total Value of $90,385 from the
Fort Lauderdale Diving Booster Club, Inc. - (Commission District 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 23-0928 Resolution Approving the Performing Arts Center Authority Budget
for Fiscal Year 2024 - (Commission District 2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-2 23-0939 Resolution (a) Approving an Application for a Dock Permit for Usage
of Public Property Abutting the Waterway adjacent to 817 Cordova
Road for a Proposed Boat Lift and (b) Authorizing Execution of a
Declaration of Restrictive Covenants - (Commission District 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
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CR-3 23-0940 Resolution Approving Broward County Traffic Engineering Division
to Post “NO THRU TRUCKS” Signage on NE 18th Street between
NE 15th Avenue and US-1 - (Commission District 1)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-4 23-0953 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024 Not for Profit Service
Agreement with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. - Monthly Go
Riverwalk Magazine - $50,400 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst, Commissioner
Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 1 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman
CR-5 23-0984 Resolution Declaring the City’s Official Intent to Reimburse Itself
from the Proceeds of the Water and Sewer System - Line of Credit
Agreement - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-6 23-0987 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to
Fiscal Year 2024 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and
4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-7 23-0989 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024 Not-For-Profit Contribution
Agreement with Central City Alliance, Inc., - $7,900 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-8 23-1001 Resolution Appointing Thomas J. Ansbro as City Attorney for the
City of Fort Lauderdale, effective October 30, 2023 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
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Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CR-9 23-0847 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of the Metro
Transportation Engineering & Construction Cooperative (MTECC)
Interlocal Agreement, between the Broward Metropolitan Planning
Organization Municipal Members, and the City of Fort Lauderdale,
for Municipal Membership Services to Administer Federal Aid
Projects and Transportation Projects Completed Without the Use of
Federal Funding - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 23-0720 Motion Approving a Third Addendum to Contract for the Purchase,
Delivery and Installation of Additional Equipment and Amenities for
Various Parks and Playgrounds via Clay County Contract - Musco
Sports Lighting, LLC - $165,000 - (Commission Districts 1 and 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CP-2 23-0861 Motion Approving Agreement for Swimming Pool Resurfacing
Services - Electro-Mechanic Industries, Inc. d/b/a Vermana -
$364,332.00 - (Commission District 3)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
CP-3 23-0900 Motion Approving a Revised Agreement for Grant Management
Software - Benevate, Inc., Total Amount Not to Exceed $174,500 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
MOTIONS
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M-1 23-0981 Motion Approving an Event Agreement and Request for Extended
Road Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island for the 2024
Fort Lauderdale Marathon / Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K -
(Commission Districts 1 and 2)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
M-2 23-0822 Motion Approving a Design-Build Agreement for the NE 25th
Avenue 24-Inch Force Main Replacement and the NE 38th Street
42-Inch Force Main/NE 19th Avenue 24-Inch Force Main
Replacement Projects - David Mancini and Sons, Inc. - $38,597,800
- (Commission District 1)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
M-3 23-0915 Motion Denying Protest submitted by Lanzo Construction Company
on the Recommendation to Award Request for Proposals No. 103,
Design Build Services for George T. Lohmeyer Wastewater
Treatment Plant Force Main Replacement Project to Ric-Man
Construction of Florida, Inc. - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
M-4 23-0823 Motion Approving a Design-Build Agreement for George T.
Lohmeyer Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Force Main
Replacement - Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. - $45,967,219 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 23-1007 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Yea: 4 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst and Mayor Trantalis
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Nay: 1 - Commissioner Glassman
ADOPTED
Yea: 3 - Commissioner Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 2 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman and Commissioner Sturman
R-2 23-0515 Resolution Levying the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Millage Rate of
0.6400 and Debt Service Millage Rate of 0.4065 of the Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) of the City of Fort Lauderdale -
(Commission Districts 2 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
R-3 23-0824 Resolution Accepting the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee’s
(AHAC) 2023 Affordable Housing Incentive Report and Authorizing
the submission to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
R-4 23-0937 Resolution Adopting Broward County Enhanced Local Mitigation
Strategy (ELMS) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
R-5 23-0985 Resolution Approving the Termination of the Interlocal Agreement
between the City of Fort Lauderdale and the City of Oakland Park
for Development Approval, Revenue Sharing, and Concurrent
Jurisdictional Authority for a Development Located Within Both
Jurisdictions (DRI) - (Commission District 1)
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
R-6 23-0730 City Manager Annual Performance Review - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
REMOVED FROM AGENDA
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R-7 23-1036 Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, Condemning the Brutal, Barbaric, Inhumane, and
Unprovoked Attack on the State of Israel by Hamas; Supporting the
State of Israel’s Right to Defend Itself; Urging the President and
Congress to Provide Emergency Assistance to the State of Israel;
and Providing for Severability and an Effective Date
ADOPTED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 23-0878 Public Hearing Amending the Amended Housing and Community
Development 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan for Community
Development Block Grant - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
APPROVED
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
PH-2 23-0938 Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial Resolution Approving a Waiver of
Limitations at 848 NE 20th Avenue for the Installation of one (1)
Finger Pier - (Commission District 2)
ADOPTED
Yea: 4 - Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner Herbst, Commissioner
Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
Nay: 1 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 23-0754 First Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Unified
Land Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-20.2, Parking
and Loading Zone Requirements and Section 47-20.5, General
Design of Parking Facilities to Clarify the Different Types of
Residential Uses and Alphabetize the Uses in “Table 1. Parking and
Loading Zone Requirements.” and to Add Regulations Regarding
Drive Aisles for the Different Types of Single-Family Dwellings,
Dwellings that Include Two Units and Clusters - Case No.
UDP-T23005 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PASSED FIRST READING
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
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ORDINANCE SECOND READING
OSR-1 23-0998 Second Reading - Ordinance to Amend City of Fort Lauderdale
Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-5.32
through 5.38, Table of Dimensional Requirements; Section 47-18.9
Single Family Dwelling, Attached: Cluster to Add Minimum Building
Separation Dimensional Requirements, Provide for Consistent
Regulations in Various Zoning Districts, and to Require Easements
Along the Property Line of Cluster Developments to be
Unobstructed - Case No. UDP-T23001 - (Commission Districts 1, 2,
3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
OSR-2 23-0999 Second Reading - Ordinance to Amend City of Fort Lauderdale
Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-18.33,
Single Family Dwelling, Attached: Townhouses to Require
Easements Along the Property Lines of Townhouse Developments
to be Unobstructed and to Add Language Restricting the Location of
Waste and Recycling Containers Used for Townhouse Dwelling
Units - Case No. UDP-T23004 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADOPTED ON SECOND READING
Yea: 5 - Vice Mayor Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sturman, Commissioner
Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda
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Agenda
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview
Ballroom - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
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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
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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
Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview Ballroom lobby. A
member of the City Clerk’s Office Staff will be there to assist. Speaker Cards are given to
the Mayor. After being recognized by the Mayor, the speaker should approach the podium,
identify the agenda item in question, indicate support, opposition, or neutrality on the
agenda item, and then proceed to succinctly state the speaker’s position or present
information.
If an attorney, or any other person appears before the Commission in a representative
capacity, the attorney, or other representative shall also sign up in the Broward Center for
the Performing Arts - Mary N Porter Riverview Ballroom lobby. A member of the City Clerk’s
Office Staff will be there to assist. After being recognized by the Mayor, the speaker should
approach the podium, identify the client(s) being represented, and identify the agenda item
in question. The speaker shall then indicate the client’s support, opposition, or neutrality on
the agenda item and then proceed to succinctly state the client’s position or present
information on behalf of the client(s).
Pursuant to Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Mayor
shall maintain order at all meetings, and the Police Department, upon instructions of the
Mayor, shall expel any person from the meeting who refuses to obey the order of the Mayor
in relation to preserving order at the meetings. Any person who interrupts or disturbs a City
Commission meeting, or who willfully enters or remains in a City Commission meeting
having been warned by the Mayor to depart and who refuses to do so, may be subject to
arrest.
AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES: If you desire auxiliary aids or services or both to assist
in viewing or hearing the City Commission meetings or reading the agenda and minutes for
the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 954-828-5002 at a minimum of two
days prior to the meeting and arrangements will be made to provide these services to you.
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
23-0996 Minutes for September 5, 2023, Commission Conference Meeting,
September 5, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting, and September 13,
2023, Second Budget Hearing - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: September 5, 2023, Commission Conference Meeting
September 5, 2023, Commission Regular Meeting
September 13, 2023, Second Budget Hearing
PRESENTATIONS
PRES-1 23-1003 Presentation from School Board Member Dr. Jeff Holness, District 5, re:
Update on Fort Lauderdale Schools
PRES-2 23-1004 Mayor Trantalis to present a Proclamation recognizing the 112th National
Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRES-3 23-1006 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring October
2023, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale
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 23-0980 Motion Approving an Event Agreement for the 22nd Annual Light Up
Downtown - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo - 23-0980
Exhibit 1 – 22nd Annual Light Up Downtown Application
Exhibit 1a – 22nd Annual Light Up Downtown Site Plan
Exhibit 1b – 22nd Annual Light Up Downtown Agreement
Exhibit 2 - November 2023 Special Event Calendar
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CM-2 23-0285 Motion Approving a Subrecipient Agreement with the Broward
Metropolitan Planning Organization for the North Expansion of the
Downtown Mobility Hub - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0285
Exhibit 1 – MPO Subrecipient Agreement/FTA Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Location Map
CM-3 23-0891 Motion Accepting a Donation of Two 1-Meter and Two 3-Meter
Springboards with an Estimated Total Value of $90,385 from the Fort
Lauderdale Diving Booster Club, Inc. - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0891
Exhibit 1 - Grant Award Letter
Exhibit 2 - Invoice
Exhibit 3 - Letter of Donation, Fort Lauderdale Diving Booster Club, Inc.
CONSENT RESOLUTION
CR-1 23-0928 Resolution Approving the Performing Arts Center Authority Budget for
Fiscal Year 2024 - (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0928
Exhibit 1 - PACA Budget Resolution FY2024
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
CR-2 23-0939 Resolution (a) Approving an Application for a Dock Permit for Usage of
Public Property Abutting the Waterway adjacent to 817 Cordova Road for
a Proposed Boat Lift and (b) Authorizing Execution of a Declaration of
Restrictive Covenants - (Commission District 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0939
Exhibit 1 – Application
Exhibit 2 – Code Sec. 8 – 144
Exhibit 3 – September 7, 2023 Draft Marine Advisory Board Minutes
Exhibit 4 – Declaration of Restrictive Covenants
Exhibit 5 - Approval Resolution
Exhibit 6 – Denial Resolution
CR-3 23-0940 Resolution Approving Broward County Traffic Engineering Division to Post
“NO THRU TRUCKS” Signage on NE 18th Street between NE 15th
Avenue and US-1 - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0940
Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 – Resolution
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CR-4 23-0953 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024 Not for Profit Service Agreement
with Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Inc. - Monthly Go Riverwalk Magazine -
$50,400 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0953
Exhibit 1 - Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
CR-5 23-0984 Resolution Declaring the City’s Official Intent to Reimburse Itself from the
Proceeds of the Water and Sewer System - Line of Credit Agreement -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0984
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CR-6 23-0987 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year
2024 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0987
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
CR-7 23-0989 Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024 Not-For-Profit Contribution
Agreement with Central City Alliance, Inc., - $7,900 - (Commission District
2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0989
Exhibit 1 - FY 2024 Not For Profit Contribution Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
CR-8 23-1001 Resolution Appointing Thomas J. Ansbro as City Attorney for the City of
Fort Lauderdale, effective October 30, 2023 - (Commission Districts 1, 2,
3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo # 23-1001
Exhibit 1 - Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Proposed Employment Contract
CR-9 23-0847 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of the Metro
Transportation Engineering & Construction Cooperative (MTECC)
Interlocal Agreement, between the Broward Metropolitan Planning
Organization Municipal Members, and the City of Fort Lauderdale, for
Municipal Membership Services to Administer Federal Aid Projects and
Transportation Projects Completed Without the Use of Federal Funding -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0847
Exhibit 1 – MTECC Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
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CONSENT PURCHASE
CP-1 23-0720 Motion Approving a Third Addendum to Contract for the Purchase, Delivery
and Installation of Additional Equipment and Amenities for Various Parks
and Playgrounds via Clay County Contract - Musco Sports Lighting, LLC -
$165,000 - (Commission Districts 1 and 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0720
Exhibit 1 - Clay County RFP No. 18/19-2 and Vendor Response with Pricing
Exhibit 2 - Clay County Board Meeting Minutes Re: Contract Award
Exhibit 3 - Clay County Contract Renewal
Exhibit 4 - City of Fort Lauderdale Quotes
Exhibit 5 - Third Addendum to Agreement
CP-2 23-0861 Motion Approving Agreement for Swimming Pool Resurfacing Services -
Electro-Mechanic Industries, Inc. d/b/a Vermana - $364,332.00 -
(Commission District 3)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0861
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Agreement
CP-3 23-0900 Motion Approving a Revised Agreement for Grant Management Software -
Benevate, Inc., Total Amount Not to Exceed $174,500 - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0900
Exhibit 1 - Commission Agenda Memo #23-0005
Exhibit 2 – Original Service Agreement with Benevate, Inc.
Exhibit 3 – Revised Service Agreement with Benevate, Inc.
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 23-0981 Motion Approving an Event Agreement and Request for Extended Road
Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island for the 2024 Fort
Lauderdale Marathon / Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K -
(Commission Districts 1 and 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0981
Exhibit 1 - Commission Memo 19-076
Exhibit 2 - 2024 Fort Lauderdale Marathon Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K Application
Exhibit 2a - 2024 Fort Lauderdale Marathon Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K Site Plan
Exhibit 2b - 2024 Fort Lauderdale Marathon -Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K Route
Exhibit 2c - 2024 Fort Lauderdale Marathon / Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K Agreement
Exhibit 3 - February 2024 Special Event Calendar
M-2 23-0822 Motion Approving a Design-Build Agreement for the NE 25th Avenue
24-Inch Force Main Replacement and the NE 38th Street 42-Inch Force
Main/NE 19th Avenue 24-Inch Force Main Replacement Projects - David
Mancini and Sons, Inc. - $38,597,800 - (Commission District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0822
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - David Mancini & Sons, Inc. Proposal
Exhibit 3 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 4 - Final Ranking
Exhibit 5 - Agreement
M-3 23-0915 Motion Denying Protest submitted by Lanzo Construction Company on the
Recommendation to Award Request for Proposals No. 103, Design Build
Services for George T. Lohmeyer Wastewater Treatment Plant Force Main
Replacement Project to Ric-Man Construction of Florida, Inc. -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0915
Exhibit 1 - Notice of Intent to Award
Exhibit 2 - Lanzo Construction Co., Florida Notice of Protest
Exhibit 3A - Chief Procurement Officer’s Response to Protest - Part 1
Exhibit 3B - Chief Procurement Officer’s Response to Protest - Part 2
Exhibit 4 - Lanzo Construction Co. Appeal to Denial of Protest
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M-4 23-0823 Motion Approving a Design-Build Agreement for George T. Lohmeyer
Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Force Main Replacement - Ric-Man
Construction Florida, Inc. - $45,967,219 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #23-0823
Exhibit 1 - Solicitation
Exhibit 2 - Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. Proposal
Exhibit 3 - Lanzo Construction Company Proposal
Exhibit 4 - Final Ranking
Exhibit 5 - Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. Agreement
RESOLUTIONS
R-1 23-1007 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts
1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 10.17.2023
R-2 23-0515 Resolution Levying the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Millage Rate of 0.6400
and Debt Service Millage Rate of 0.4065 of the Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 2
and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0515
Exhibit 1 – FY 2024 Millage and Budget Information
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
R-3 23-0824 Resolution Accepting the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee’s
(AHAC) 2023 Affordable Housing Incentive Report and Authorizing the
submission to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation - (Commission
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo-23-0824
Exhibit 1 – Public Meeting Notice for the 2023 Affordable Housing Incentive Report
Exhibit 2 – AHAC’s 2023 Affordable Housing Incentive Report
Exhibit 3 – Resolution
R-4 23-0937 Resolution Adopting Broward County Enhanced Local Mitigation Strategy
(ELMS) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0937
Exhibit 1 - Broward County Florida Acceptance Letter
Exhibit 2 - Broward County Emergency Management Enhanced Local Mitigation Strategy
Exhibit 3 - Resolution
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R-5 23-0985 Resolution Approving the Termination of the Interlocal Agreement between
the City of Fort Lauderdale and the City of Oakland Park for Development
Approval, Revenue Sharing, and Concurrent Jurisdictional Authority for a
Development Located Within Both Jurisdictions (DRI) - (Commission
District 1)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0985
Exhibit 1 – Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Interlocal Agreement
Exhibit 3 - First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement
Exhibit 4 - Ordinance No. C-21-04 - Ordinance Rescinding The Commons at Cypress Creek Dev
Exhibit 5 - Resolution
R-6 23-0730 City Manager Annual Performance Review - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3
and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0730
Exhibit 1 - City Commission Priorities and Accomplishments
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
R-7 23-1036 Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
Condemning the Brutal, Barbaric, Inhumane, and Unprovoked Attack on
the State of Israel by Hamas; Supporting the State of Israel’s Right to
Defend Itself; Urging the President and Congress to Provide Emergency
Assistance to the State of Israel; and Providing for Severability and an
Effective Date
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Resolution
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 23-0878 Public Hearing Amending the Amended Housing and Community
Development 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan for Community Development
Block Grant - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0878
Exhibit 1 – Public Notice
Exhibit 2 - 2nd Amendment 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan
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PH-2 23-0938 Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial Resolution Approving a Waiver of
Limitations at 848 NE 20th Avenue for the Installation of one (1) Finger Pier
- (Commission District 2)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0938
Exhibit 1 – Application
Exhibit 2 – Code Sec. 47-19.3
Exhibit 3 – September 7, 2023 Draft Marine Advisory Board Minutes
Exhibit 4- Approval Resolution
Exhibit 5 – Denial Resolution
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 23-0754 First Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land
Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-20.2, Parking and Loading
Zone Requirements and Section 47-20.5, General Design of Parking
Facilities to Clarify the Different Types of Residential Uses and
Alphabetize the Uses in “Table 1. Parking and Loading Zone
Requirements.” and to Add Regulations Regarding Drive Aisles for the
Different Types of Single-Family Dwellings, Dwellings that Include Two
Units and Clusters - Case No. UDP-T23005 - (Commission Districts 1, 2,
3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0754
Exhibit 1 – July 19, 2023, PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 2 – July 19, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
OSR-1 23-0998 Second Reading - Ordinance to Amend City of Fort Lauderdale Unified
Land Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-5.32 through 5.38,
Table of Dimensional Requirements; Section 47-18.9 Single Family
Dwelling, Attached: Cluster to Add Minimum Building Separation
Dimensional Requirements, Provide for Consistent Regulations in Various
Zoning Districts, and to Require Easements Along the Property Line of
Cluster Developments to be Unobstructed - Case No. UDP-T23001 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0998
Exhibit 1 – July 19, 2023, PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 2 – July 19, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
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OSR-2 23-0999 Second Reading - Ordinance to Amend City of Fort Lauderdale Unified
Land Development Regulations (ULDR); Section 47-18.33, Single Family
Dwelling, Attached: Townhouses to Require Easements Along the Property
Lines of Townhouse Developments to be Unobstructed and to Add
Language Restricting the Location of Waste and Recycling Containers
Used for Townhouse Dwelling Units - Case No. UDP-T23004 -
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 23-0999
Exhibit 1 – July 19, 2023, PZB Staff Report
Exhibit 2 – July 19, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
ADJOURNMENT
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