City Commission Regular Meeting

City of Fort Lauderdale City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 https://fortlauderdale.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx www.fortlauderdale.gov/fltv www.youtube.com/cityoffortlauderdale Cable Television - Comcast Channel 78 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor STEVEN GLASSMAN Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District II JOHN C. HERBST Commissioner - District I PAM BEASLEY-PITTMAN Commissioner - District III BEN SORENSEN Commissioner - District IV SUSAN GRANT, Acting City Manager DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk D'WAYNE M. SPENCE, Interim City Attorney PATRICK REILLY, City Auditor City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 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. City of Fort Lauderdale Page 2 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL Approval of MINUTES and Agenda 25-0116 Minutes for December 17, 2024, Commission Conference Meeting and December 17, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: December 17, 2024 Commission Conference Meeting December 17, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting PRESENTATIONS PRES-1 25-0004 Vice Mayor Glassman to Present a Proclamation declaring January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale PRES-2 25-0002 Fire-Rescue will present a Good Samaritan Award - Lauderdale Marina Fire PRES-3 25-0001 Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue Employee Recognition 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 25-0050 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Sistrunk Historical Festival, Inc. for the Sistrunk Parade and Festival - (Commission District 3) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0050 Exhibit 1 - Sistrunk Parade and Festival Event Agreement CM-2 25-0051 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with The All-Star Classic, Inc. for the All-Star Classic, Inc. / Sistrunk 5k - (Commission District 3) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0051 Exhibit 1 - The All-Star Classic, Inc. - Sistrunk 5K Event Agreement City of Fort Lauderdale Page 3 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 CM-3 25-0052 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with The Gyerard Reid Foundation Inc. for The G Classic - (Commission District 1) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0052 Exhibit 1 - The G Classic Event Agreement CM-4 25-0053 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Extended Road Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island with Exclusive Sports Marketing, Inc. of Florida for Fort Lauderdale Marathon / Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K - (Commission Districts 1, 2 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0053 Exhibit 1 – Fort Lauderdale Marathon / Half Marathon & Fort Lauderdale 5K Event Agreement CM-5 25-0054 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Requests for Road Closures and Music Exemption with Las Olas Association, Inc. for the American Lung Association’s 28th Annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0054 Exhibit 1 – American Lung Association’s 28th Annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival Event Ag CM-6 25-0117 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with The Humane Society of Broward County, Inc. for the VCA Walk for the Animals - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0117 Exhibit 1 - VCA Walk for the Animals Event Agreement CM-7 25-0110 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Extended Road Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island with Helping Advance and Nurture the Development of Youth, Inc. for the Handy Moonrise Presented by Moss Foundation - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0110 Exhibit 1 - Handy Moonrise Presented by Moss Foundation Agreement CM-8 25-0034 Motion Approving the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement between Property Geek Investors, LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale for Riverwalk Center Shops No. 108 & 112 - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0034 Exhibit 1 - Third Amendment Exhibit 2 - Location Map City of Fort Lauderdale Page 4 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 CM-9 25-0057 Motion Approving a Ten (10) Year Facility Use Agreement with United States Tennis Association (USTA) Incorporated for Use of the Jimmy Evert Tennis Center located at 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0057 Exhibit 1 - Facility Use Agreement CM-10 25-0079 Motion Approving a Revised Memorandum of Understanding to Allow “Boulevard Tenants” Access to the Existing Trash Facility and the New Trash Facility Located at the Southeast Corner of SE 2nd Court and SE 8th Avenue - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0079 Exhibit 1 – Memorandum of Understanding Exhibit 2 - Location Map CM-11 25-0086 Motion Granting a Temporary Access Agreement to Broward County for Access, Staging, and Storing to Conduct Beach Tilling and Escarpment Removal within the Shore Protection Project, Segment II - (Commission Districts 1 and 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0086 Exhibit 1 - Photographs of Equipment Types Used Exhibit 2 - Site Plan Exhibit 3 - Temporary Access Agreement CONSENT RESOLUTION CR-1 25-0085 Resolution Amending Resolution No. 17-46, as Amended, Providing for the Extension of the Term of the Infrastructure Task Force through February 18, 2026 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0085 Exhibit 1 - Resolution City of Fort Lauderdale Page 5 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 CR-2 25-0098 Resolution Waiving the Formal Bid Requirements of City Code Section 2-181, Waiving the Requirement to Restrict the use of SHIP Funds Under the Rental Development Strategy for “Gap” Financing, and Waiving the Requirement for a Minimum Contribution From the Participant Under the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP), and Approving an Award of $278,600 to Fort Lauderdale Community Development Corporation Under State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program - (Commission District 3) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0098 Exhibit 1 - FLCDC Solicitation Letter Exhibit 2 - SHIP Program Rental Rehabilitation Loan Agreement Exhibit 3 - 2022-2025 SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan Exhibit 4 - Resolution CONSENT PURCHASE CP-1 25-0019 Motion Approving Agreement for the Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of EV Charging Stations - Rebid - G & H Electric, Inc. d/b/a Florida Supercharge - $650,967.06 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0019 Exhibit 1 - Solicitation Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation Exhibit 3 - CoFL – FS – 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. M-1 25-0084 Motion Approving the Pay Range Reallocation of 8 Classifications Within the Teamsters Local Union No. 769 Collective Bargaining Unit - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0084 Exhibit 1 - Range Reallocation RESOLUTIONS R-1 25-0114 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 01.22.2025 City of Fort Lauderdale Page 6 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 R-2 25-0064 Resolution Approving and Adopting the 2025 State Legislative Program for the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0064 Exhibit 1 - 2025 State Legislative Program Exhibit 2 - Resolution PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1 25-0016 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element; Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Designation to Allow Community Facilities and Utility Uses as a Permitted Use, with a Restriction on Maximum Acreage - Case No. UDP-L24001 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0016 Exhibit 1 - Application Exhibit 2 - Proposed Amendment to Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Exhibit 3 - DRC Comments, May 28, 2024 Exhibit 4 - Map of Parcels with the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Land Use Designation Exhibit 5 - PZB Staff Report, November 20, 2024 Exhibit 6 - PZB Meeting Minutes, November 20, 2024 Exhibit 7 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 8 - Ordinance PH-2 25-0009 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving the Historic Designation of the Exterior of the Building Commonly Known as “War Memorial Auditorium,” Located at 1000 E. Sunrise Boulevard (and Also Identified at the Following Location: 800 NE 8th Street), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a Historic Landmark - Historic Preservation Board Case No. UDP-HPD24002 - (Commission District 2) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. The Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0009 Exhibit 1 – December 2, 2024, HPB Minutes Exhibit 2 - HPB Staff Report Exhibit 3 - Historic Designation Application Exhibit 4 - Historic Designation Report Exhibit 5 - Lease Agreement with First and Second Amendments Exhibit 6 - Resolution Landmark Designation - Approving Exhibit 7 - Resolution Landmark Designation - Denying City of Fort Lauderdale Page 7 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 PH-3 25-0011 Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving a Rezoning from Intense Manufacturing and Industrial (M-3, Broward County) District to Uptown Urban Village Southeast (UUV-SE) District - City of Fort Lauderdale - 200 W Cypress Creek Road - 200 W Cypress Creek Holdings - Case No. UDP-Z24012 - (Commission District 1) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. The Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0011 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Property Owner Consent Form Exhibit 3 - Application, Criteria Response, and Sketch and Legal Description Exhibit 4 - November 20, 2024 PZB, Meeting Minutes Exhibit 5 - November 20, 2024, PZB Staff Report Exhibit 6 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 7 - Ordinance ORDINANCE FIRST READING OFR-1 25-0065 First Reading - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 28 - Water, Wastewater, And Stormwater, Sections 28-203, 28-223, 28-231; Creating a New Section 28-251 - Cease and Desist Order and Re-Codifying Sections 25-252 through 28-254 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0065 Exhibit 1 - FDEP November 6, 2024, Letter Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Business Impact Estimate OFR-2 25-0083 First Reading - An Ordinance Amending the Classification Table of the Pay Plan of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as Amended, by Changing the Pay Grade of One Classification and Creating One New Classification - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0083 Exhibit 1 - Range Reallocation Exhibit 2 – New Classification Exhibit 3 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 4 - Ordinance ORDINANCE SECOND READING City of Fort Lauderdale Page 8 Printed on 1/15/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 OSR-1 25-0107 Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Rezoning from Residential Multifamily Mid Rise Medium High Density (RMM-25) District to Northwest Regional Activity Center- Mixed Use West (NWRAC-MUw) District - 500 - 538 NW 9th Avenue and 537 NW 8th Avenue - Applicant: 6th on Powerline, LLC. - Case No. UDP-Z24010 - (Commission District 3) Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in. The Commission will announce any site visits, communications or expert opinions received and make them part of the record. Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0107 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Sketch and Legal Description Exhibit 3 - Application and Applicant’s Narrative Response to Review Criteria Exhibit 4 – November 20, 2024, Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report Exhibit 5 – November 20, 2024, Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes Exhibit 6 - Public Meeting Summary, Sign Notice, Mail Notice and Affidavits Exhibit 7 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 8 - Ordinance ADJOURNMENT City of Fort Lauderdale Page 9 Printed on 1/15/2025