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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.
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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Approval of MINUTES and Agenda
26-0436 Minutes for March 3, 2026, Commission Conference Meeting and March 3, 2026, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PRES PRESENTATIONS
PRES-1 26-0401 Vice-Mayor Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring May 2026, as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale
PRES-2 26-0427 Commissioner Glassman to present a Proclamation declaring May 3-9, 2026, as National Small Business Week in the City of Fort Lauderdale
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
CM CONSENT MOTIONS
CM-1 26-0395 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with Gold Crest Dist Corp for the Boozy Crawfish Festival on May 16, 2026, at Las Olas Oceanside Park - (Commission District 2)
CM-2 26-0398 Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement, Request for Amplified Music Exemption, and Request for Road Closure with The Janho Group, Inc. for the Posh Backyard Jam on May 24, 2026, at Posh Lounge located at 110 North Federal Highway - (Commission District 2)
CM-3 26-0363 Motion Approving a Temporary Beach License and Outdoor Event Agreement with Florida Girls Giving Back, Inc. for the Florida Girls Giving Back Air Show Viewing Experience on May 9, 2026, at the Bonnet House Beach Area - (Commission District 2)
CM-4 26-0357 Motion Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Beach Business Improvement District Grant Participation Agreement with Lauderdale Air Show, LLC for the Air Dot Show on May 9-10, 2026 - $75,000 - (Commission District 2)
CM-5 26-0364 Motion Approving a Sponsorship Agreement with Bahia Mar Holdings, LLC, to be a Sponsor for the 2026 4th of July Spectacular to be held on July 4, 2026, at Las Olas Oceanside Park and Fort Lauderdale Beach - in the amount of $10,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CM-6 26-0381 Motion Approving a Second Amendment to the Recreation License Agreement between the School Board of Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the Shared Use and Recreation Improvements to School Sites Owned by the School Board of Broward County to 1) Acknowledge $1,700,000 from the School Board of Broward County to Enhance Planned Parks Bond Improvements and 2) Remove the Existing City Parks Bond Funding Allocation in the Amount of $775,000 Associated with the Closure of North Fork Elementary School - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CM-7 26-0429 Motion Approving a Third Amendment to a Lease Agreement Between Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale for Lake Lauderdale, Joint Park Site, also known as Mills Pond Park - (Commission District 3)
CM-8 26-0379 Motion Approving Execution of a Subgrant Agreement with the Broward County State Attorney's Office for Work Performed Under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Program - $150,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CM-9 26-0433 Motion Approving Change Order No. 34 for Construction Management at Risk Services Phase II for the New Police Headquarters - Moss & Associates, LLC - $533,750 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CR CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
CR-1 26-0063 Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CR-2 26-0370 Resolution Establishing a Living Seawall Permit Fee Assistance Program - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CR-3 26-0393 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Fifty (50)-Year Use and Occupancy Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation of the D-34 Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Located in the Right-of-Way of State Road A1A and SE 17 Street - (Commission District 4)
CR-4 26-0397 Resolution Approving and Ratifying a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Federation of Public Employees to Amend Article 34, Section 1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Related to Health Insurance Contributions - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
M MOTIONS
M-1 26-0148 Motion Approving a Service Agreement with Pepe Gaka Related to the Installation of a Mural in Peter Feldman Park - (Commission District 2)
M-2 26-0386 Motion Approving Agreement Pursuant to a Multi-Step Procurement Process, Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 522-2, Pre-Qualification for Design-Build Services (Step 1); and Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 558-3 for Design-Build Services (Step 2) for Fire Station No. 13 and Emergency Medical Sub-Station No. 88 - CORE Construction Services of Florida, LLC - $22,745,045 (no alternates) - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
R RESOLUTIONS
R-1 26-0437 Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
R-2 26-0405 Resolution Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County for a $3,000,000 Surtax Grant Match Program Award for the Breakers Avenue Resiliency and Traffic Improvements Project - (Commission District 2)
R-3 26-0404 Resolution Approving a Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for a $1,000,000 State Appropriation for Las Olas Boulevard Safety Improvements and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Upgrades, Western Corridor from Andrews Avenue to SE 17 Avenue - (Commission District 4)
R-4 26-0407 Resolution Approving a Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Construction of the Breakers Avenue Resiliency and Traffic Improvements Project in the amount of $850,000 - (Commission District 2)
R-5 26-0483 City Manager Annual Performance Review - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
R-6 26-0279 Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving a Site Plan Level II Central Beach Development Permit for a Thirteen (13) Story, Fifty-four (54) Unit Multifamily Development Requesting a Maximum Building Height of 144 Feet in the Intracoastal Overlook Area (IOA) Zoning District - Case No. UDP-S25037 - 623 Bayshore Dr, LLC. and 701 Bayshore Dr. LLC. - Opus at 701 - (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.
R-7 26-0369 Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving Amendment to a Site Plan Level IV Development Permit for "Sereno" (formerly "Ocean Park Residences") to Increase the Number of Multifamily Residential Units from Seventy-Six (76) to Eighty-Eight (88), Adding 113 Hotel Rooms and 1,800 Square Feet of Commercial Use, with a Parking Reduction Request, in the Central Beach Regional Activity Center - Case No. UDP-S25049 - 2851 - 2901 NE 9 Court - Sunrise FTL Ventures, LLLP - (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.
PH PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 26-0186 Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending the City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Low Medium Residential and Medium Residential to Commercial Land Use Designation - 1680 NW 31 Avenue - RPL Land LLC - Case No. UDP-L24003 - (Commission District 3)
OFR ORDINANCE FIRST READING
OFR-1 26-0194 First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 28, Article II of the Code of Ordinances to Clarify Ownership, Maintenance, Repair, Installation, and Cost Responsibility for Sewer Laterals and Related Sewer Infrastructure - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
OFR-2 26-0294 First Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving the Vacation of a 127-Foot-Long and Forty (40)-Foot-Wide Portion of NE 8 Street and NE 15 Avenue - GO-3 Development, Inc. - Case No. UDP-V25001 - (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.
OFR-3 26-0295 First Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance Approving the Vacation of a 719 Square Foot Right-of-Way and Road Easement within a Ten (10)-Foot-wide by Sixty-Five (65)-Foot-long Portion of NE 15 Avenue - GO-3 Development, Inc. - Case No. UDP-V25002 - (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.
ADJOURNMENT