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
Minutes for October 23, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting, October 23, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting, November 4, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting, November 4, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting, November 18, 2025, Commission Conference Meeting and November 18, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PRESENTATIONS
Commissioner Beasley-Pittman to present a Proclamation declaring January 6, 2026, as Three Kings Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT MOTIONS
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee, Inc. for the 2026 King Holiday Parade & Multicultural Festival on January 19, 2026, at Joseph C. Carter Park - (Commission District 3)
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Amplified Music Exemption with St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Inc. for the Saint Demetrios Greek Festival from January 29, 2026 - February 1, 2026, at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church located at 820 NE 14 Avenue - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with The Gyerard Reid Foundation Inc. for The G Classic on January 31, 2026, at George English Park - (Commission District 1)
Motion Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Beach Business Improvement District (BBID) Grant Participation Agreement with Greater Fort Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Inc. for the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting and Beach Brunch - $80,000 - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving Florida Department of Transportation Combating Aggressive Driving Program Funding - $51,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
Resolution Approving the Consolidated Budget Amendment to Fiscal Year 2026 - Appropriation - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Approving Reappointment of Code Enforcement Special Magistrates - Rose Ann Flynn, Esquire and Richard L. Doody, Esquire as Code Enforcement Special Magistrates (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Accepting the City’s Urban Forestry Master Plan - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Consent Order between the City of Fort Lauderdale and the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) regarding Assessment and Rehabilitation of the City’s Water Distribution System and Authorize Payment of $500 in Administrative Fees - (Commission Districts 1 ,2, 3 and 4)
CONSENT PURCHASE
Motion Approving Change Order No. 1 to Emergency Purchase Order No. 10157 for Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. - New Police Headquarters - $321,910 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
NEIGHBOR PRESENTATIONS
Linda Taylor - Announcement of private funding awarded to HOMES Inc.
MOTIONS
Motion Approving the First Amendment to the SpryPoint Client Subscription Agreement for SpryCIS, a Utility Billing Software, SpryMobile, a Mobile Field Service System, and SpryWallet, a Utility Payment Processing Software - SpryPoint Services Inc. - $2,342,900 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of 1) A Revocable License Agreement Between Related FATVillage, LLC, Broward County, and the City of Fort Lauderdale for the Installation and Maintenance of Improvements on North Andrews Avenue in Association with “The Gallery at Flagler Village” Project Located at 600 North Andrews Avenue; and 2) An Agreement Ancillary to Revocable License Agreement, Between Related FATVillage, LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale - (Commission District 2)
RESOLUTIONS
Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Delegating the City Manager the Authority to Execute a Project Agreement (BR-FL- 25-170) with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for a Grant of up to $250,000 for Design and Permitting of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Peninsula Public Dock and Promenade - (Commission District 2)
Resolution Delegating the City Manager the Authority to Execute a Project Agreement (BR-FL-25-171) with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for a Grant of up to $4,020,769 for Replacement and Construction of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Peninsula Seawall - (Commission District 2)
Resolution Approving Revisions to the City of Fort Lauderdale's Unified Flex Policy to Reallocate Unused Affordable Flex Residential Units to the Pool of Unified Flex Residential Units - Case No. UDP-T25010 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Amendment to a Site Plan Level III Development Permit and Alternative Design Solution Requests in Uptown Urban Village - Pinnacle at Cypress - 6520 N Andrews Avenue - Case No. UDP-S25026 - (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.
Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the Comprehensive Agreement with Hall of Fame Partners, LLC - (Commission District 2)
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)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearing - 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)
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 8-55.5 of the Code of Ordinances, Titled “High Impact Events on Beach Property” to Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Do All Things Deemed Necessary to Protect the Public Beach and Public Property from Damage, Degradation, Unauthorized Uses, and Impose Additional Immediate Temporary Measures During High Impact Events - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 26 by Creating a New Article X Entitled School Zone Speed Enforcement Act - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) Article IV, Development Permits and Procedures, Section 47-24.1, Generally; Section 47-24.2, Site Plan Development Permits; Section 47-24.3, Conditional Use Permits; Section 47-24.4, Rezoning (City Commission); Section 47-24.6, Vacation of Right-of-Ways; Section 47-24.7, Vacation of Easements: To Align Development Review Timeframes with Florida Statutes, Section 166.033, and Amend Section 47-3.5, Change in Use; Section 47-3.8, Termination of Nonconforming Status; Section 47-3.9, Reuse of Nonconforming Structure; Section 47-12.6, Central Beach Development Permitting and Approval; Section 47-13.20, Downtown RAC Review Process; Section 47-13.60, Permit Approval SRAC and NWRAC; Section 47-18.41, Urban Farms and Community Gardens; Section 47-19.2, Accessory Buildings, Structures and Equipment, General; Section 47-19.3, Boat Slips, Docks, Boat Davits, Hoist, and Similar Mooring Structures; Section 47-20.3, Parking and Exemptions; Section 47-22.3, General Regulations, Signs; and Section 47-26A.2, City Commission Request for Review: to Revise the City Commission Request for Review Period to Align Development Review Timeframes with Florida Statutes, Section 166.033 and to Codify Certain Development Review Processes - Case No. UDP-T25002 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
Second 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)
Second 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)
Second 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)
ADJOURNMENT
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Agenda Announcements
Employee Retirements
Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER