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Fort Lauderdale, FL · March 4, 2025

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City of Fort Lauderdale 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 Action Summary Tuesday, March 4, 2025 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 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 Action Summary March 4, 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. City of Fort Lauderdale Page 1 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Commissioner Ben Sorensen, Commissioner John C. Herbst, Vice Mayor Steven Glassman, Commissioner Pam Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Dean J. Trantalis Approval of MINUTES and Agenda 25-0263 Minutes for January 22, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting and January 22, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis PRESENTATIONS PRES- 25-0282 Broward County Animal Care Presentation on "Tags for Life" 1 Initiative PRESENTED PRES- 25-0274 Smart Growth Partnership Award Presentation for Uptown Urban 2 Village PRESENTED PRES- 25-0273 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring 3 March 3-7, 2025, as Florida Flood Awareness Week in the City of Fort Lauderdale PRESENTED PRES- 25-0272 Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring March 4 2025, as National Procurement Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale PRESENTED CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA City of Fort Lauderdale Page 2 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 Approval of the Consent Agenda Approve the Consent Agenda Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CONSENT MOTION CM-1 25-0181 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Inc. for the 2025 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K - (Commission District 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-2 25-0183 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Team Footworks Educational and Fitness Corporation for the Lexus Corporate Run - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-3 25-0232 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Twinsplace LLC for Friday Dining in the Streets - (Commission District 1) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-4 25-0186 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Evan Berman Productions, LLC for the Fort Lauderdale Beer, Wine and Spirits Fest - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 3 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 CM-5 25-0255 Motion Approving a Temporary Beach License, Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Extended Road Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island with Integrity Multisport Inc. for the Las Olas Triathlon - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-6 25-0069 Motion Approving a License Application and an Agreement for the Sale, Service, and Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages on the Public Beach - CWI-GG RCFL Property Owner, LLC for The Ritz Carlton, Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-7 25-0128 Motion Approving a License Application and an Agreement for the Sale, Service, and Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages on the Public Beach for the Q Club Hotel, LLC d/b/a Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-8 25-0230 Motion to Terminate for Convenience Agreement #12344-805-C19 for Cemetery Management Software System with Site Industries LLC, a/k/a CemSites - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-9 25-0020 Motion Approving First Amendment to Increase the Amount to the HVAC Installation, Maintenance and/or Repair Services Agreement - S&R Engineering Group LLC d/b/a Air Changes Mechanical - $820,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 4 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 CM-10 25-0063 Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Revocable License with 501 Aviva Owner, LLC, for the Installation of a Temporary Construction Fence at Smoker Park - (Commission District 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-11 25-0073 Motion Approving Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Agreement from Electric Supply of Tampa, LLC to World Electric Supply, LLC - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-12 25-0191 Motion Approving an Additional $35,000 to the Purchase Order Amount for Safety Shoes and Boots - Global Trading, Inc., Safety Shoe Distributors L.L.P., and Sole Brothers, Inc. dba Red Wing Shoes - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-13 25-0214 Motion Approving Recommendation from the Walk of Fame Committee for 2025 Walk of Fame Inductees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-14 25-0246 Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Extension and Any Remaining Extensions to the Lease Agreement with Broward County for Parking Lot I at South New River Drive East and Southeast First Avenue - (Commission District 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 5 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 CM-15 25-0286 Motion Approving a Not-for-Profit Service Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Fellowship Recovery Community Organization, Inc. for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Housing Program - $125,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CM-16 25-0287 Motion Approving a Not-for-Profit Service Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and HomesUnited Ministries, Inc. for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Housing Program - $125,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CONSENT RESOLUTION CR-1 25-0092 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2025 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CR-2 25-0143 Resolution Approving a Consent to Assignment of Lease Agreement - FL LLC JPTMR Holdings, LLC to 2001 NW 64, LLC for Lots 18 and 19 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CR-3 25-0192 Resolution Supporting the City’s Participation in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA Certification and in the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayor’s Monarch Pledge - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 6 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 CR-4 25-0213 Resolution Approving the Scholarship Fund Agreement with the Broward Education Foundation for Funding of Twelve Student Scholarships to be Divided between Six Fort Lauderdale Public High Schools - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis CONSENT PURCHASE CP-1 25-0161 Motion Approving Agreement for an Open Spaces Coordinator - A & R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. d/b/a rAv Communications - $115,000 - (Commission Districts 1 and 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis MOTIONS M-1 25-0198 Motion Approving an Agreement for Bass Park Improvements - H.A. Contracting Corp. - $6,410,000 - (Commission District 3) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis M-2 25-0256 Motion Approving the Fiscal Year 2026 City Commission Priorities - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis M-3 25-0305 Motion Approving Change Order No. 22 for Construction Management at Risk Services for New Police Headquarters - Moss & Associates, LLC - $1,123,206.46 - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 3 - Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor Glassman and Mayor Trantalis Nay: 2 - Commissioner Herbst and Commissioner Beasley-Pittman City of Fort Lauderdale Page 7 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 M-4 25-0078 Motion Approving a First Amendment to the Comprehensive Agreement with My Park Initiative, LLC - (Commission District 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis M-5 25-0276 Motion Selecting Façade Design for an Approved Site Plan Level II Development Permit Application - 201 N Federal Highway, LLC - 201 North Federal Highway - Case No. UDP-S22081 - (Commission District 2) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis RESOLUTIONS R-1 25-0258 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED AS AMENDED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis R-2 25-0087 Resolution Appointing Rickelle Williams as City Manager of the City of Fort Lauderdale, effective April 2, 2025 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Yea: 4 - Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis Nay: 1 - Commissioner Herbst R-3 25-0158 Resolution Accepting An Appropriation of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funds in the Amount of $88,051,000 and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Agreements, Subject to Compliance with the City’s Procurement Policies, Rules and Procedures and Subject to City Commission Approval of the CDBG-DR Action Plan and Processes and Procedures for Administering and Governing the Plan - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED City of Fort Lauderdale Page 8 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis R-4 25-0277 Resolution Amending Resolution No. 23-123, as Amended, Providing an Extension for the Homeless Advisory Committee (HAC) through June 20, 2026 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis R-5 25-0169 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution Vacating a One-Foot-Wide by 110-Foot-Long Portion of a Drainage Easement - Case No. UDP-EV24007 - 3201 NE 58th Street - (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. ADOPTED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis R-6 25-0125 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution Approving Plat Known as “Taco Bell - Fort Lauderdale” - Located at 945 W. Sunrise Boulevard - Harvest Square Partners, LP - Case No. UDP-P24001 - (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. ADOPTED - Approving Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1 25-0038 Public Hearing Approving the Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for MJA 800 GROUP CORP to Operate One Luxury Transport Vehicle within the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) APPROVED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 9 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 PH-2 25-0127 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element - Transit Oriented Development Designation Floor Area Ratio - Case No. UDP-L23002 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis PH-3 25-0129 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Establishing the Uptown Urban Village Transit Oriented Development Designation - Case No. UDP-L23002 - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis PH-4 25-0130 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designation from “Employment Center”, “Industrial”, Commercial”, and “Office” to “Uptown Urban Village Transit Oriented Development” Designation for Land Generally Bound by I-95 on the East, McNab Road and C-14 Canal to the North, Powerline Road on the West, and NW 57th Street on the South - Case No. UDP-L23005 - (Commission District 1) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis ORDINANCE FIRST READING OFR-1 25-0017 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 - Buildings and Construction, Article II. - Permits and Inspections, Division 2. Fees of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale to Establish Scanning Fees and Reduce Private Provider Discounts on Master Permit Fees for Services Related to Land Development and Permitting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) PASSED FIRST READING Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis City of Fort Lauderdale Page 10 Printed on 3/5/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Action Summary March 4, 2025 ORDINANCE SECOND READING OSR-1 25-0253 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances Section 5-28, Location of Establishments Permitting Partial Nudity, and Nudity and Section 5-28.1, Nudity Sexual Conduct Prohibited, to Update Requirements for Alcohol Consumption for Hotel Use - Case No. UDP-T25003 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AS AMENDED Yea: 4 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman and Mayor Trantalis Not Present: 1 - Commissioner Beasley-Pittman OSR-2 25-0254 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances Section 25, Streets and Sidewalks, to Update Sidewalk Installation Requirements - Case No. UDP-T25004 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AS AMENDED Yea: 5 - Commissioner Sorensen, Commissioner Herbst, Vice Mayor Glassman, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman and Mayor Trantalis ADJOURNMENT City of Fort Lauderdale Page 11 Printed on 3/5/2025

Agenda

City of Fort Lauderdale City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, March 4, 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 March 4, 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. City of Fort Lauderdale Page 2 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL Approval of MINUTES and Agenda 25-0263 Minutes for January 22, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting and January 22, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: January 22, 2025 Commission Conference Meeting January 22, 2025 Commission Regular Meeting PRESENTATIONS PRES-1 25-0282 Broward County Animal Care Presentation on "Tags for Life" Initiative PRES-2 25-0274 Smart Growth Partnership Award Presentation for Uptown Urban Village PRES-3 25-0273 Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring March 3-7, 2025, as Florida Flood Awareness Week in the City of Fort Lauderdale PRES-4 25-0272 Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring March 2025, as National Procurement 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 25-0181 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Inc. for the 2025 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0181 Exhibit 1 – 2025 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K Event Agreement City of Fort Lauderdale Page 3 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 CM-2 25-0183 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Team Footworks Educational and Fitness Corporation for the Lexus Corporate Run - (Commission Districts 2 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0183 Exhibit 1 – Lexus Corporate Run Event Agreement CM-3 25-0232 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closures with Twinsplace LLC for Friday Dining in the Streets - (Commission District 1) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0232 Exhibit 1 – Friday Dining in the Streets Event Agreement CM-4 25-0186 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Evan Berman Productions, LLC for the Fort Lauderdale Beer, Wine and Spirits Fest - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0186 Exhibit 1 – For Lauderdale Beer, Wine and Spirits Fest Event Agreement CM-5 25-0255 Motion Approving a Temporary Beach License, Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Extended Road Closures Beyond 10:00am on the Barrier Island with Integrity Multisport Inc. for the Las Olas Triathlon - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0255 Exhibit 1 – Las Olas Triathlon Festival Event Agreement CM-6 25-0069 Motion Approving a License Application and an Agreement for the Sale, Service, and Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages on the Public Beach - CWI-GG RCFL Property Owner, LLC for The Ritz Carlton, Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0069 Exhibit 1 - Application Package Exhibit 2 - License Agreement CM-7 25-0128 Motion Approving a License Application and an Agreement for the Sale, Service, and Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages on the Public Beach for the Q Club Hotel, LLC d/b/a Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0128 Exhibit 1 – Application Package Exhibit 2 - License Agreement City of Fort Lauderdale Page 4 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 CM-8 25-0230 Motion to Terminate for Convenience Agreement #12344-805-C19 for Cemetery Management Software System with Site Industries LLC, a/k/a CemSites - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0230 Exhibit 1 - First Amendment to Cemetery Management Software System Agreement Exhibit 2 – Notice of Contract Termination CM-9 25-0020 Motion Approving First Amendment to Increase the Amount to the HVAC Installation, Maintenance and/or Repair Services Agreement - S&R Engineering Group LLC d/b/a Air Changes Mechanical - $820,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0020 Exhibit 1 - Solicitation Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation Exhibit 3 - Commission Agenda Memo #23-0390 Exhibit 4 - S&R Engineering Group LLC d/b/a Air Changes Mechanical Agreement Exhibit 5 - First Amendment to Service Agreement CM-10 25-0063 Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Revocable License with 501 Aviva Owner, LLC, for the Installation of a Temporary Construction Fence at Smoker Park - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0063 Exhibit 1 – Revocable License Agreement CM-11 25-0073 Motion Approving Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Agreement from Electric Supply of Tampa, LLC to World Electric Supply, LLC - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0073 Exhibit 1 - CAM #23-1135 Exhibit 2 - Event 111-4 Agreement Exhibit 3 - Assignment of Assets Exhibit 4 - Assignment and Assumption Agreement CM-12 25-0191 Motion Approving an Additional $35,000 to the Purchase Order Amount for Safety Shoes and Boots - Global Trading, Inc., Safety Shoe Distributors L.L.P., and Sole Brothers, Inc. dba Red Wing Shoes - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0191 Exhibit 1 - Solicitation Exhibit 2 - CAM #21-1053 City of Fort Lauderdale Page 5 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 CM-13 25-0214 Motion Approving Recommendation from the Walk of Fame Committee for 2025 Walk of Fame Inductees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0214 Exhibit 1 – Walk of Fame Nominee Applications Exhibit 2 – Walk of Fame Committee Draft Minutes – January 29, 2025 Exhibit 3 – Walk of Fame Committee Approved Minutes – February 16, 2024 CM-14 25-0246 Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Extension and Any Remaining Extensions to the Lease Agreement with Broward County for Parking Lot I at South New River Drive East and Southeast First Avenue - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0246 Exhibit 1 - Lease Agreement Exhibit 2 - Extension Letter Exhibit 3 - Location Map CM-15 25-0286 Motion Approving a Not-for-Profit Service Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Fellowship Recovery Community Organization, Inc. for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Housing Program - $125,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0286 Exhibit 1 - Fellowship Agreement CM-16 25-0287 Motion Approving a Not-for-Profit Service Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and HomesUnited Ministries, Inc. for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Housing Program - $125,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0287 Exhibit 1 - HomesUnited Agreement CONSENT RESOLUTION CR-1 25-0092 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2025 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0092 Exhibit 1 - Resolution City of Fort Lauderdale Page 6 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 CR-2 25-0143 Resolution Approving a Consent to Assignment of Lease Agreement - FL LLC JPTMR Holdings, LLC to 2001 NW 64, LLC for Lots 18 and 19 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - (Commission District 1) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0143 Exhibit 1 - Map of Lots 18 and 19 Exhibit 2 - FL LLC JPTMR Holdings, LLC Memorandum Exhibit 3 – Consent to Assignment of Lease Agreement Exhibit 4 - Resolution CR-3 25-0192 Resolution Supporting the City’s Participation in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA Certification and in the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayor’s Monarch Pledge - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0192 Exhibit 1 - Resolution Exhibit 2 - Tree City USA Application Form Exhibit 3 - Mayors Monarch Pledge CR-4 25-0213 Resolution Approving the Scholarship Fund Agreement with the Broward Education Foundation for Funding of Twelve Student Scholarships to be Divided between Six Fort Lauderdale Public High Schools - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0213 Exhibit 1 - Broward Education Foundation Scholarship Fund Agreement Exhibit 2 - January 16, 2025 Education Advisory Board Draft Minutes Exhibit 3 - Resolution CONSENT PURCHASE CP-1 25-0161 Motion Approving Agreement for an Open Spaces Coordinator - A & R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. d/b/a rAv Communications - $115,000 - (Commission Districts 1 and 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo #25-0161 Exhibit 1 - Solicitation Exhibit 2 - Evaluation Committee Tabulation Exhibit 3 - A & R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. d/b/a rAv Communications Proposal Exhibit 4 - A & R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. dba rAv Communications 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. City of Fort Lauderdale Page 7 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 M-1 25-0198 Motion Approving an Agreement for Bass Park Improvements - H.A. Contracting Corp. - $6,410,000 - (Commission District 3) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0198 Exhibit 1A - Solicitation Exhibit 1B - Solicitation Exhibit 1C - Solicitation Exhibit 1D - Solicitation Exhibit 1E - Solicitation Exhibit 1F - Solicitation Exhibit 1G - Solicitation Exhibit 1H - Solicitation Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation Exhibit 3 - Agreement M-2 25-0256 Motion Approving the Fiscal Year 2026 City Commission Priorities - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0256 Exhibit 1 FY 2026 City Commission Priorities and Themes M-3 25-0305 Motion Approving Change Order No. 22 for Construction Management at Risk Services for New Police Headquarters - Moss & Associates, LLC - $1,123,206.46 - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0305 Exhibit 1 – Change Order No. 22 Exhibit 2 - Change Orders No. 1-21 M-4 25-0078 Motion Approving a First Amendment to the Comprehensive Agreement with My Park Initiative, LLC - (Commission District 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0078 Exhibit 1 - Comprehensive Agreement Exhibit 2 - First Amendment to Comprehensive Agreement City of Fort Lauderdale Page 8 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 M-5 25-0276 Motion Selecting Façade Design for an Approved Site Plan Level II Development Permit Application - 201 N Federal Highway, LLC - 201 North Federal Highway - Case No. UDP-S22081 - (Commission District 2) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0276 Exhibit 1 - Resolution No 23-285 Exhibit 2 – Condition Response Summary Exhibit 3 – December 05, 2023, Commission Agenda Memo (CAM 23-1095) Exhibit 4 – December 05, 2023, City Commission Meeting Minutes RESOLUTIONS R-1 25-0258 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Resolution for Appointment 03.04.2025 R-2 25-0087 Resolution Appointing Rickelle Williams as City Manager of the City of Fort Lauderdale, effective April 2, 2025 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0087 Exhibit 1 - Resolution Exhibit 2 - Employment Contract R-3 25-0158 Resolution Accepting An Appropriation of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funds in the Amount of $88,051,000 and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Agreements, Subject to Compliance with the City’s Procurement Policies, Rules and Procedures and Subject to City Commission Approval of the CDBG-DR Action Plan and Processes and Procedures for Administering and Governing the Plan - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0158 Exhibit 1 – HUD Allocation Announcement Notice Exhibit 2 - Resolution R-4 25-0277 Resolution Amending Resolution No. 23-123, as Amended, Providing an Extension for the Homeless Advisory Committee (HAC) through June 20, 2026 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0277 Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 23-123 Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 23-130 Exhibit 3 - Resolution City of Fort Lauderdale Page 9 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 R-5 25-0169 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution Vacating a One-Foot-Wide by 110-Foot-Long Portion of a Drainage Easement - Case No. UDP-EV24007 - 3201 NE 58th Street - (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 25-0169 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Application, Narrative Responses to Criteria and No Objection Letter from the City’s P Exhibit 3 - November 26, 2024 DRC Comment Report and Applicant’s Response to Comments Exhibit 4 - Sketch and Legal Description Exhibit 5 - Resolution R-6 25-0125 Quasi-Judicial - Resolution Approving Plat Known as “Taco Bell - Fort Lauderdale” - Located at 945 W. Sunrise Boulevard - Harvest Square Partners, LP - Case No. UDP-P24001 - (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 25-0125 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Application and Plat Exhibit 3 - Applicant's Narrative Responses to Criteria Exhibit 4 - Applicant's Responses to DRC Comments Exhibit 5 - December 18, 2024, PZB Staff Report Exhibit 6 - December 18, 2024, PZB Meeting Minutes Exhibit 7 - Resolution Approving Exhibit 8 - Resolution Denying PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1 25-0038 Public Hearing Approving the Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for MJA 800 GROUP CORP to Operate One Luxury Transport Vehicle within the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0038 Exhibit 1 - Vehicle for Hire Application City of Fort Lauderdale Page 10 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 PH-2 25-0127 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element - Transit Oriented Development Designation Floor Area Ratio - Case No. UDP-L23002 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0127 Exhibit 1 - October 18, 2023, PZB Staff Report Exhibit 2 - October 18, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes Exhibit 3 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 4 - Ordinance PH-3 25-0129 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Establishing the Uptown Urban Village Transit Oriented Development Designation - Case No. UDP-L23002 - (Commission District 1) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0129 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Uptown LUPA Application Exhibit 3 - December 20, 2023, PZB Staff Report Exhibit 4 - December 20, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes Exhibit 5 - Agency Review Comments with City Responses Exhibit 6 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 7 - Ordinance PH-4 25-0130 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designation from “Employment Center”, “Industrial”, Commercial”, and “Office” to “Uptown Urban Village Transit Oriented Development” Designation for Land Generally Bound by I-95 on the East, McNab Road and C-14 Canal to the North, Powerline Road on the West, and NW 57th Street on the South - Case No. UDP-L23005 - (Commission District 1) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0130 Exhibit 1 - Location Map Exhibit 2 - Sketch and Legal Description Exhibit 3 - December 20, 2023, PZB Staff Report Exhibit 4 - December 20, 2023, PZB Meeting Minutes Exhibit 5 - Business Impact Estimate Exhibit 6 - Ordinance ORDINANCE FIRST READING City of Fort Lauderdale Page 11 Printed on 2/28/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 4, 2025 OFR-1 25-0017 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 - Buildings and Construction, Article II. - Permits and Inspections, Division 2. Fees of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale to Establish Scanning Fees and Reduce Private Provider Discounts on Master Permit Fees for Services Related to Land Development and Permitting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0017 Exhibit 1 - Ordinance Exhibit 2 - Business Impact Estimate ORDINANCE SECOND READING OSR-1 25-0253 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances Section 5-28, Location of Establishments Permitting Partial Nudity, and Nudity and Section 5-28.1, Nudity Sexual Conduct Prohibited, to Update Requirements for Alcohol Consumption for Hotel Use - Case No. UDP-T25003 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0253 Exhibit 1 - Ordinance Exhibit 2 - Business Impact Estimate OSR-2 25-0254 Second Reading - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances Section 25, Streets and Sidewalks, to Update Sidewalk Installation Requirements - Case No. UDP-T25004 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Attachments: Commission Agenda Memo 25-0254 Exhibit 1 - Ordinance Exhibit 2 - Business Impact Estimate ADJOURNMENT City of Fort Lauderdale Page 12 Printed on 2/28/2025

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