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Thursday, March 19, 2026

6:00 PM

Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Abdo Room - 201 SW 5th

Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

City Commission Regular Meeting

FORT LAUDERDALE CITY COMMISSION

DEAN J. TRANTALIS Mayor

JOHN C. HERBST Vice Mayor - Commissioner - District 1

STEVEN GLASSMAN Commissioner - District 2

PAM BEASLEY-PITTMAN Commissioner - District 3

BEN SORENSEN Commissioner - District 4

RICKELLE WILLIAMS, City Manager

DAVID R. SOLOMAN, City Clerk

SHARI L. McCARTNEY, City Attorney

PATRICK REILLY, City Auditor

NOTICE(S):

Per Section 2.1.c of Resolution No. 25-25 as amended by Resolution No. 25-98,

Commissioner Pamela Beasley-Pittman will participate in the meeting through

communications technology.

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 - Abdo Room 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 - Abdo Room 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.

Pledge of Allegiance

ROLL CALL

5 -

Present:

Commissioner Pam Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Ben Sorensen,

Vice Mayor John C. Herbst, Commissioner Steven Glassman and

Mayor Dean J. Trantalis

Approval of MINUTES and Agenda

26-0259

Minutes for January 13, 2026, Commission Prioritization Workshop -

(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

APPROVED AS AMENDED - Agenda Amended

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Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

PRESENTATIONS

PRES- 26-0257

Neighbor Support Manager to recognize the 2026 Neighbor Support

Night Sponsors and Supporters

PRESENTED

PRES- 26-0258

Commissioner Sorensen to present a Proclamation declaring March

2026 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the City of

Fort Lauderdale

PRESENTED

PRES- 26-0306

Vice Mayor Herbst to present a Proclamation declaring March 2026

as National Procurement Month in the City of Fort Lauderdale

PRESENTED

CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT

CONSENT AGENDA

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Approve the Consent Agenda

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

CONSENT MOTIONS

26-0167

26-0196

Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement with La Familia Music

Entertainment LLC for the Isla Music Festival on December 5, 2026,

at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)

CM-1

CM-2

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for

Amplified Music Exemption with Performing Arts Center Authority

D/B/A The Broward Center for the Performing Arts for the Latinos

Salud Reception 2026 on March 21, 2026, on the Wendt Terrace at

Broward Center for the Performing Arts and along the Riverwalk -

(Commission District 2)

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0198

Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement, Request for

Amplified Music Exemption, and Request for Road Closure with Las

Olas Association, Inc. for the American Lung Association’s 30th

Annual Las Olas Wine & Food Festival on April 24, 2026, on Las

Olas Boulevard from SE 6 Avenue to SE 11 Avenue - (Commission

District 4)

CM-3

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0192

Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for

Road Closures beyond 10:00 a.m. on the Barrier Island with Integrity

Multisport Inc. for the Las Olas Triathlon on April 19, 2026, at Las

Olas Oceanside Park - (Commission District 2)

CM-4

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0260

Motion Approving an Outdoor Event Agreement and Request for

Road Closures with Team Footworks Educational and Fitness

Corporation for the Lexus Corporate Run on April 2, 2026, at

Esplanade Park - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)

CM-5

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0210

26-0020

Motion Approving Walk of Fame Committee Recommendations for

the 2026 Walk of Fame Inductees - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3

and 4)

CM-6

CM-7

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Beach Business Improvement

District Grant Participation Agreement with TMF Holdco, LLC, for the

Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival on April 10-12, 2026 -

$275,000 - (Commission Districts 2 and 4)

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0211

Motion Approving Fiscal Year 2026 Beach Business Improvement

District Grant Participation Agreement with Rainbow Sidekick Inc. for

the Beach Party Event Associated with Lauderdale Tropical Bear

Week - $5,000 - (Commission District 2)

CM-8

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0090

26-0217

26-0028

Motion Approving an Affiliation Agreement with Miami Marlins

Foundation, Inc. for the 2026 Marlins Youth Academy Nike Jr.

Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities League at Joseph C. Carter Park -

(Commission District 3)

CM-9

REMOVED FROM AGENDA

Motion Approving a Licensed Training Provider Agreement with the

American Red Cross - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

CM-10

CM-11

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Lauderhill

for the Maintenance and Repair of a Stormwater System Starting at

the Intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Broward Boulevard

Proceeding North Along NW 35 Avenue and Ending at the New River

C-12 Canal - (Commission District 3)

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0290

26-0231

Motion Approving Change Order No. 6 - Replatting for the Prospect

Lake Clean Water Center - Prospect Lake Water L.P. - $540,753.75

- (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

CM-12

CM-13

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Revocable

License with 626 Flagler LLC for Temporary Right-of-Way Closure

on NE 1 Avenue in Association with the 626 Flagler Development

Located at 626 NE 1 Avenue - (Commission District 2)

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0245

26-0216

Motion Authorizing Settlement of General Liability Claim in Paula

Wren v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Case No. CACE 25-004231 (03) -

$185,000 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

CM-14

CM-15

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Approving a Municipal Elections Agreement with the Broward

County Supervisor of Elections for the November 3, 2026, Municipal

Special Election - Referendum - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

CONSENT RESOLUTIONS

26-0137

Resolution Approving an Application for a Dock Permit for Usage of

Public Property by Roger and Mary Ann Edwards, adjacent to 823

SE 2 Street, Unit #A-6 for a Proposed Wood Marginal Dock and

Authorizing Execution of a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants -

(Commission District 4)

CR-1

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0162

Resolution to Impose Special Assessment Liens for Board-Up Costs -

(Commission Districts 2 and 4)

CR-2

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0288

Resolution Approving an Agreement Between Broward County,

Cypress Phase I JV SPE LLC, and the City of Fort Lauderdale

Related to the Eligibility of the Issuance of Building Permits Prior to

Plat Recordation and to Delegate Authority to the City Manager to

Execute the Agreement for “The Cypress Development” - 150 NW 68

Street - (Commission District 1)

CR-3

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0176

Resolution Amending Rule XI, Subsection 2(a), “Legal Holidays,” of

the Personnel Rules of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to

Include Juneteenth as a Recognized City Holiday - (Commission

Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

CR-4

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

MOTIONS

26-0009

Motion Approving an Agreement for Request for Proposals (RFP) No.

483-4 - Automated School Zone Speed Detection Camera Program

(Rebid) - RedSpeed Florida - $1,710,000 (estimated revenue);

$598,500 (estimated expense) - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

CP-1

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0233

Motion Approving a Design-Build Agreement for Request for

Proposals (RFP) No. 541-5, Federal Courthouse Parking Garage -

Finfrock Enterprises, LLC - $11,869,598.32 - (Commission District

M-1

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0266

Motion Approving a Services Agreement between the City of Fort

Lauderdale and the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment

Agency (CRA) - (Commission Districts 2 and 3)

M-2

APPROVED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0303

26-0304

Motion Designating a Representative to the Ten Most Populous City

Seat on Florida League of Cities' 2026-2027 Board of Directors -

(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

M-3

M-4

APPROVED - Mayor Dean J. Trantalis as Representative

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

Motion Designating City of Fort Lauderdale Voting Delegate and

Alternate(s) for National League of Cities' 2026 City Summit and

Annual Business Meeting - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

APPROVED - Commissioner Pamela S. Beasley-Pittman as Voting

Delegate and Mayor Dean J. Trantalis as Alternate

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

RESOLUTIONS

26-0283

Appointment of Board and Committee Members - (Commission

Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

R-1

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0302

Resolution Appointing the City of Fort Lauderdale Voting Director,

Alternate and Second Alternate to the 2026-2027 Broward League of

Cities' Board of Directors - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

R-2

ADOPTED - Commissioner Pamela S. Beasley-Pittman as Voting Director,

Mayor Dean J. Trantalis as Alternate and Commissioner Ben Sorensen

as Second Alternate

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Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0132

Resolution Approving a Third Amendment to the Operations

Agreement and Operational Transition Schedule with the Broward

Performing Arts Center Authority, the Discovery Center, and the

Downtown Development Authority Related to the Arts and Science

District Parking Facility - (Commission District 2)

R-3

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0250

Resolution Delegating the City Manager Authority to Submit a Grant

Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for a Grant

of up to $75,000 to Design and Permit Floating Docks at the George

English Park Tennis Center Dock - (Commission District 1)

R-4

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

26-0300

Resolution Delegating the City Manager the Authority to Submit a

Grant Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District’s (FIND)

Waterways Assistance Program (WAP) for $85,000 to Design and

Permit an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible Kayak

Launch and Floating Dock at the North Fork Riverfront Park -

(Commission District 3)

R-5

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

PUBLIC HEARINGS

26-0094

Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial Hearing to Consider a Resolution for

a Waiver of Limitations at 736 NE 20 Avenue for Two (2) Triple

Mooring Pile Clusters Extending 60' +/- and Three (3) Triple Pile

Clusters Extending a Maximum Distance of 120’ +/- as Measured

from the Property Line into the Adjacent Waters of the Middle River -

(Commission District 2)

PH-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 for Approval

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

ORDINANCE FIRST READING

26-0252

First Reading - Ordinance Amending Section 13-151 - Ambulance

Transport User Fees, of the Code of Ordinances to Modify

Emergency Medical Service (“EMS”) Transport User Fees for Basic

Life Support (“BLS”), Advanced Life Support Level 1 (“ALS1”), and

Advanced Life Support Level 2 (“ALS2”) - (Commission Districts 1, 2,

3 and 4)

OFR-1

PASSED FIRST READING

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

ORDINANCE SECOND READING

26-0202

Second Reading - Quasi-Judicial Ordinance - Approving Vacation of

Right-of-Way - Forty (40)-Foot-wide by 140-Long Portion of SE 2

Court - John Terrill, Agnes Howard, Luciano and Mayer Del Valle

Bonaldo - Case No. UDP-V24002 - (Commission District 4)

OSR-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 ON SECOND READING

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

WALK-ON RESOLUTIONS

26-0325

26-0326

26-0327

WALK ON - Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager to

Submit a Grant Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District -

Waterway Assistance Program for the International Swimming Hall of

Fame Peninsula Public (Western) Promenade Construction -

$815,000 Subject to Conditions - (Commission District 2)

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

WALK ON - Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager to

Submit a Grant Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District -

Waterway Assistance Program for the International Swimming Hall of

Fame Peninsula Public (Elevated) Promenade Design - $565,000

Subject to Conditions - (Commission District 2)

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis

WALK ON - Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager to

Submit a Grant Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District -

Waterway Assistance Program for the International Swimming Hall of

Fame Peninsula Public (Elevated) Promenade Construction -

$10,000,000 Subject to Conditions - (Commission District 2)

ADOPTED

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, Commissioner Sorensen, Vice Mayor

Herbst, Commissioner Glassman and Mayor Trantalis