2026-10-20 - City Commission

Summary

Built from the City's posted action summary (the Legistar "Minutes" link, which is an action summary, not approved minutes), as read. Formal minutes are approved roughly 2.5 months after a meeting, so none of the Commission records here are confirmed approved minutes. The action summary was read only in part: the start of the summary (public hearings PH-1 to PH-4) and items from R-8 onward were not read.

• Decertification of the Special Entertainment Overlay District for 111 properties passed first reading as amended; an extended-hour permit and entertainment district ordinance was tabled. See Special Entertainment Overlay District Decertification.
• Approved stormwater design-build agreements: Riverland at $82,643,846 (DMSI) and Melrose Manors at $91,840,159 (Man-Con). See Stormwater Design-Build Agreements.
• Adopted the Downtown Development Authority FY27 millage resolution (operating 0.6271, debt 0.3568). See FY2027 Budget and Millage.
• Approved Greenberg Traurig as special counsel and a City Auditor review (3% merit).
• Adopted the amendment to The Cypress planned development district; John C. Herbst abstained. A Sistrunk easement vacation was also adopted. See The Cypress Planned Development Amendment.

Agenda

See the Legistar calendar entry in Sources.

Sources

• Legistar meeting calendar (agendas, action summaries and minutes by meeting): https://fortlauderdale.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• City Commission meetings page: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Government/City-Commission-Meetings

Video

No City Commission recording was found on the City's YouTube channel (the latest regular meeting found there is June 2, 2026). The Legistar calendar lists a Video link whose target was not resolved.