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 December 2, 2025, Commission Special Meeting and December 2, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
PRESENTATIONS
Chief Education Officer to present the Fort Lauderdale High School Innovation Zone Student Recognition
Vice Mayor Herbst to present a Proclamation declaring January 20, 2026, as Fort Lauderdale High School Swim Team Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale - FHSAA Class 3A State Championships
Neighbor Support Division to recognize the 14th Graduating Class of the Neighbor Leadership Academy
CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT MOTIONS
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with Cavallino Events, Inc. for the Cavallino Classic at Ferretti Group America (1445 SE 16 Street) on February 13, 2026 - (Commission District 4)
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement, Request for Amplified Music Exemption and Request for Road Closure beyond 10:00 a.m. on the Barrier Island with Helping Advance and Nurture the Development of Youth, Inc. for the Handy Moonrise Presented by Moss Foundation on February 7, 2026, at the Bonnet House Private Beach Area - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for Road Closure with A & R Enterprises of So. FL Inc. for The Galt Market on NE 33 Street between State Road A1A and NE 33 Avenue on January 24, 2026 - (Commission District 1)
Motion Approving Grant Application - Broward County Enhanced Marine Law Enforcement - $155,088 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Motion Approving the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement between 521 NE 4th Avenue LLC and the City of Fort Lauderdale for Office Space Located at 521 NE 4 Avenue - Annual Total Rent of $264,561 - (Commission District 2)
Motion Authorizing Purchase of Property Insurance - Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, et al. - $4,442,230 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
CONSENT RESOLUTIONS
Resolution Imposing Special Assessment Liens for Lot Clearing - (Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Increasing the Compensation to be Paid to Special Counsel, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP, for Legal Services - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
MOTIONS
Motion Approving an Agreement for Invitation to Bid (ITB) Event No. 518-4 - Holiday Park Improvements Phase II - Lunacon Engineering Group, Corp. - $7,008,411.43 - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving a Service Agreement with Ernesto Maranje Related to the Installation of a Mural to be Applied to the Holiday Park Activity Center - (Commission District 2)
Motion to Approve the Award of SHIP 2024-25 Program Income Funds in the Amount of $180,343 to CityHouse-Delray Beach, Inc. for the Rehabilitation of a Property Located at 200-204 NW 17th Court, #1-4, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - (Commission District 3)
Motion Approving the Twelfth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Ivy Tower 101 Property, LLC, in Substantially the Form Attached - Annual Total Rent of $741,866 - (Commission District 2)
Motion Approving the City of Fort Lauderdale Financial Integrity Principles (2026 Update) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Resolution Approving a Third Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for the NE 4 Avenue Complete Street Project between Broward County, the City of Fort Lauderdale, and the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)
Quasi-Judicial Resolution - Alternative Design Request for a Site Plan Level II Development and the Allocation of 607 Multifamily Residential Units - Arosa Developers, LLC - 315 NE 3 Street - Case No. UDP-S24073 - (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.
Quasi-Judicial Appeal of Final Order of the Board of Adjustment Regarding Case # PLN-BOA-24040001 - 2436 Cat Cay Lane - (Commission District 4)
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
Public Hearing - Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 26 by Creating a New Article X Entitled School Zone Speed Enforcement Act - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4)
ORDINANCE FIRST READING CONTINUED
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 - Business Tax Receipts and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article II - Local Business Tax, to Implement a Five Percent (5%) Fee Increase on Local Business Taxes and Restore Omitted Business Tax Categories - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances - Chapter 5, Article II - Licensed Establishments and Article III - Special Entertainment Overlay District, to Amend the Hours Prohibited for the Sales, Consumption, and Service of Alcoholic Beverages and to Prohibit Off-Premises Alcohol Consumption in Special Entertainment Overlay Districts - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)
First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 8-55.5 of the Code of Ordinances, Titled “High Impact Events on Beach Property” by renaming Section 8-55.5 to “High Impact Zones During High Impact Periods” to Authorize the City Manager to Designate High Impact Zones within the City and Impose Additional Immediate Temporary Measures During High Impact Periods - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
Second 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)
ADJOURNMENT
ORDINANCE FIRST READING
Approval of the Consent Agenda
RESOLUTIONS
MOTIONS CONTINUED
Commissioner Quorum Established
Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER
Agenda Announcements
Agenda Item
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