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 Agenda
PRESENTATIONS
Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring December 3, 2025, as the 60th Anniversary of Alpha Rho Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity in the City of Fort Lauderdale
Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring December 16, 2025, as Rick Case Bike for Kids Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale
Presentation of the Small Project of the Year Award to the Public Works Department by the American Society of Civil Engineers Broward County Branch
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT MOTIONS
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement Spotlight Sports, LLC for Battle 7 South Florida from January 17-18, 2026, at Mills Pond Park - (Commission District 3)
Motion Rejecting the Single Bid for the Sistrunk Boulevard Midblock Crosswalks Project - Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 407-5 - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
Motion Approving Change Order No. 3 for Construction Audit Services (New Police Headquarters) - Fort Hill Associates, LLC - $35,100 - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Selina Metlow and Gary Miller, in Case No. 25-62013-CIV-DAMIAN/Valle, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
Resolution Authorizing Retention of Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, as Special Counsel to the City of Fort Lauderdale General Employees’ Retirement Plan to Pursue Litigation against Baxter International, Inc., et al. - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
MOTIONS
Motion Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health to Implement a Whole Blood Exchange Program - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
RESOLUTIONS
Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Accepting the 2025 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies Report, as Prepared and Approved by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) and Authorizing its Submission to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Approving and Ratifying a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Teamsters Local Union 769 adding a provision to Section 12, Article 44 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Providing Additional Compensation for Employees Assigned to Operate a Personal Rescue Watercraft - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Supporting the Preferred Conceptual Designs for the Downtown, Retail Shops, and Colee Hammock Character Areas and Directing the City Manager to Advance the Las Olas Mobility Western Corridor Design Concept from Andrews Avenue to SE 17 Avenue to Sixty Percent (60%) Design Plans - (Commission District 4)
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Proceed with Site Plan Alternative 1A for the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park Project, an Approved Parks Bond Improvement Project - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
Resolution Providing Notice of the Decision to Proceed with the Unsolicited Proposal Submitted by (_________________________) for the Design, Development, Financing, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Multi-Use Structure with Public Parking, a Surface Level Public Parking Lot, and a Fire-Rescue/EMS Substation Located within Holiday Park at NE 8 Street and NE 10 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Authorizing Negotiations of a Proposed Interim and/or Comprehensive Agreement in Accordance with Section 255.065, Florida Statutes - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Amendment to a Site Plan Level II Development Alternative Design Request - Dependable Equities, LLC - Ombelle - 300 NE 3 Avenue - Case No. UDP-A25038 - (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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Second Public Hearing - Resolution Finalizing the Designation of Real Property Located at 3100 NE 32 Avenue as a Brownfield Area for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Pursuant to Florida's Brownfields Redevelopment Act (Section 376.80, F.S.) - (Commission District 2)
Public Hearing - Request to Defer to January 6, 2026 - Resolution Approving an Amended and Restated Ground Lease, New Ground Lease, and Letter Agreement between New River Trading Post Development Ltd and the City of Fort Lauderdale for City-Owned Property Located at 330 SW 2 Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, Commonly Known as "New River Trading Post", in Substantially the Form Provided - (Commission District 2)
Public Hearing - Ordinance Amending Policy FLU 1.1.12 of the City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element, Uptown Transit Oriented Development Designation, To Delete Comment 7, Restricting Residential Uses to an Area East of Powerline Road, and North of Cypress Creek Road and East of Andrews Avenue, South of Cypress Creek Road - (Commission District 1)
Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving an After the Fact Waiver of Limitations at 100 Hendricks Isle for One (1) Boat Lift Extending a Maximum Distance of 31’+/- as Measured from the Property Line into the Adjacent Waterway of the Rio Grande Canal - (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.
Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Resolution Approving an After the Fact Waiver of Limitations at 102 Hendricks Isle for One (1) Boat Lift Extending a Maximum Distance of 31’+/- as Measured from the Property Line into the Adjacent Waterway of the Rio Grande Canal - (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.
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Section 8.55.4 of the Code of Ordinances, Titled “Sale, Service and Consumption of Food and Alcoholic Beverages” to Create an Administrative Review Procedure for License Renewal Applications and Increase the License Application Fees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Section 2-43 “Restrictions on Employment of Relatives” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Remove the Restriction that Relatives Cannot Work in the Same Department and Establish a Prohibition Against Direct Reporting Relationships Between Relatives - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances to Establish an Administrative Application Process, Associated Fees, and Define Vehicle for Hire Services and Operating Standards - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ADJOURNMENT
Motion Approving the December 16, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting Agenda as amended
WALK-ON Motion Approving an Increase in Contract Cost Capacity for Talent Booking Agent Pre-Qualified Pool - AEG Presents SE, LLC, Omega14 Incorporated, and Next Weekend Productions, Inc. - $290,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
WALK-ON MOTION
Approval of the Consent Agenda
COMMISSION QUORUM ESTABLISHED
CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Motion to Extend Commission Meeting to 10:15 p.m.
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENTS
City Staff Recognition