2026-11-06 - City Commission

Good evening everybody and welcome to the city commission meeting this November 6, 2026. Um, as many of you may have realized, we did not have a conference meeting this afternoon. uh many of the items

that would have uh been brought to our attention uh had been discussed in previous meetings and perhaps a future meeting. But tonight is the uh only meeting we're having today. And uh for those of you

who are here for the first time, we'd like to thank you for being here and uh welcome you. And there's a certain sequence of of uh of an order of things that we do here. And uh we begin with the

pledge of allegiance and uh have various announcements and and of course we round it out with presentations. Tonight we have two presentations. Presentations where we recognize individuals, events or

organizations that are important to our community and so we'll get to that shortly. So if I could ask Talia Mreef is Talia here. There you are. If you can join me at the podium and I can please ask

everybody to rise and join us in the pledge. Okay, it's all yours. >> I pledge alce to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Very good. Thank you so much. [applause] >> Tal, you want to have a picture taken with your family. >> Have you guys scoot down just a little bit? We're

gonna have scoot just a little. So Talia is a third grader in Gateway Christian Academy. I want to thank you and your family for coming and supporting her tonight. Thank you so much. At this time,

we'd like to uh ask you to please join the commission in a moment of silence. Thank you. Uh now I have the privilege of uh stepping back for a moment from the usual uh affairs of the commission to

announce retirement of uh long-term employees who have worked with our city for many many years and there are three such individuals tonight and I'd like to announce their retirement. First of all we

have Hugh Bane who's been a driver engineer in the fire department has worked with us for 25 years. So, thank you. Thank you so much, Hugh. [applause] We also have John Gro who has been a police

officer with our wow 30 years of service. Thank you so much. We very much appreciate [applause] that. And we also have Robert Mack who's been our fire logistics supervisor and he's been with us Wow.

33 years. Wow. Thank you so much. Thank you for your service to our community and I wish you the best in your retirement. Uh, Mr. Clerk, please call the role. >> Commissioner Glman >> here. >>

Commissioner Beasley Pitman >> here. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson >> here. >> Mayor Trents >> here. I keep looking over here and I forget there's an empty chair. I'll give you a picture. >> Yeah. [laughter]

>> Um, all right. So, we have one walk-on agenda item. This is a resolution affirming the city of Fort Lauderdale's commitment for the existing joint quiet zone establishment to be retained along the

Florida East Coast Railroad >> uh railway corridor in Broward County. Um other than that, do I hear a motion to approve the minutes and the agenda as amended? >> So move. >> Second. >> It's been moved

and seconded. Please call the role. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sasonson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Glman, yes. >> Mayor Trentos, >> yes. And so that has now been approved. So,

now we get to our presentations, and I'd like to invite the vice mayor to please uh come to the podium and present a proclamation regarding November 2026 as National Native American Heritage Month

here in the city of Fort Lauderdale. And I'd like to invite Mkasuki Council Chairman Talbert Cyprus and Mkasuki Tribe of the Indians of Florida Chief Operating Officer Curtis Acolo and the Seol

Chairman Marcelus Arcola. Is are they all here? Come on. >> They are. Come on up. And >> the vice mayor come right over here. Right here. >> Excellent. Curtis, come come on up. You're part of the

team. >> Shy. He's very shy. >> Well, taking pictures. >> Hey, that's all right. We'll have we'll have some help from the team out in the audience. >> Mayor, thank you for this. And and it's so

special, mayor, to have chairman uh >> chairman. >> Sorry, >> chairman. Chairman >> chairman. chairman uh Oyola here and uh uh um the chairman of Cyprus from the Mkasuki tribe. So to have both chairs

here from both tribes that play such an important part in our history here in Fort Lauderdale and our broader community is just it's such a privilege. So I just and Curtis, thank you as a chief

operating officer of the Mkasuki tribe. Thank you for helping your part in making this possible. And we're so excited that you're here and and celebrating the Native American Heritage Month. And I'd

love to just read a little bit about that celebration and then turn it over to both chairman. Uh if you'd like to say a word or two. So this is in recognition of Native American Heritage Month.

Whereas Native American Heritage Month is observed each November to honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, traditions, and enduring contributions of Native American peoples to our nation. And

whereas Native Americans are the original inhabitants of this land and their knowledge, traditions, and values have helped shape our nation's history, identity, and cultural heritage. And whereas

South Florida has rich indigenous history and the seminal tribe of Florida and the Mkasuki tribe of Indians of Florida continue to preserve their distinct cultures, languages, and traditions while

contributing to the cultural and economic vitality of our region. And whereas Native Americans have made lasting and continuing contributions to our society through art, education, agriculture,

environmental stewardship, military service, government, and countless other fields. And whereas Native American Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the resilience, achievements, and

living traditions of indigenous communities while encouraging greater understanding and appreciation of their history and cultures. And whereas the city of Fort Lauderdale recognizes the importance of

honoring Native American heritage and fostering a community that respects and celebrates the diverse cultures and traditions that enrich our city. Now therefore, we as city commissioners of the city

of Fort Lauderdale proclaim November 2026 as Native American Heritage Month signed your mayor, Dean J. Trantellis, [applause] chairman. I'll turn it over to you first. Thank you. Thank you, Vice

Mayor. Thank you, mayor. Thank you, commissioners. Thank you, everybody, for uh recognizing that we are still here. We are still thriving. We're still preserving our way of life on reservations. Uh we

have 10 reservations throughout the state of Florida. If anybody's familiar with the seminal tribe of Florida and Mick Suki has a few land. I'll let him go over that. I don't want to speak for him. Uh

vice mayor, I know it gets confusing when there's more than one chairman in the room. >> Yeah. So kind of lost what he was thinking about, but it is truly an honor and a pleasure to be here to share

this moment with everybody here in the room. Uh we thank you for the recognition. Uh if you see us somewhere else down the street or another one of our members, just welcome and say hello. We're just

as normal as anybody else in this room. But thank you again for the recognition. Everybody be safe and God bless. [applause] >> Thank you, Chairman Oyola, Chairman Cyprus. >> Yeah, I want to say uh

thank you to everybody here in Broward County. um might not be known, but uh our first reservation, federally recognized reservation was actually here in Broward County on the edge of um on the edge

of Broward County over on Alligator Alley. Um that is our original reservation that was awarded to us uh back in I think 72 72. And so um you know, we're a big proud of county as well as Dade County.

And um we share a lot of family with Simino here as well. And um I'm I'm always glad to be here sharing the stage with Chairman Oyola as well. You know, we share a lot of family between both tribes

and um we really appreciate um all that you've done here today for us and um thank you Schnabish. [applause] That's yours. Come over here. >> Yeah. Yeah. You could Thank you so much. Mayor, I'm not

going to get any more steps in the motion. [laughter] [clears throat] >> So, now we invite uh Commissioner Beasley Pitman to present a proclamation regarding National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness

Week here in the city of Fort Lauderdale. And we'd like to invite Rachel Williams uh uh who's our manager for housing and community development to please join her. >> How you doing, Rachel? >> Yes. >>

Also, can we have the homeless um initiative team to please join us, please? Yes. homeless initiative, please. Happy Friday, everyone. >> I don't [clears throat] know if I was supposed to say that,

but yeah, it's Friday. [laughter] Oh, good evening. Good evening. Good evening. I was asked if I would um present this proclamation, and it is with great honor that I do. Um, from the office of the

mayor of the city of Fort Lauderdale, proclamation and recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 15th through um the 21st, 2026. Whereas National Hunger and Homelessness

Awareness Week raises awareness of hunger and homelessness and encourages communities to work together to ensure everyone has access to food, shelter, and opportunities for a better future. Whereas

the city of Fort Lauderdale is committed to addressing homelessness through outreach, housing assistance partnership that connects individuals with resources and support they need to regain stability.

And whereas through its its homeless outreach team, police co-responder teams, mobile integration health teams, and dedicated case managers. The city helps individuals experiencing homelessness assess

shelter, housing, health care, and other essential services. And whereas the city's community court brings together approximately 30 service providers including Caring Place Fellowship Recovery

Community Organization, Homes United Ministry, the Rotary Connection to provide shelter, meals, recovery support, transportation, housing assistance, and other essential services that brings

individuals um to achieve stability and rebuild their lives. And whereas local churches, nonprofit organizations, and homeowners associations have generously donated 3,950 bag lunches to community

court, demonstrating the power of neighbors coming together to help those in need. Whereas the city proudly recognizes the dedication of community court service providers, volunteers, and community

partners whose compassion and commitment makes a meaningful difference in the lives of most of our most vulnerable neighbors. Now therefore, we ask the city commissioners of the city of Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, do hereby proclaim November 15th through the 21st, 2026 as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in the city of Fort Lauderdale. This is signed December, excuse me, it

is signed the 6th day of November, 2026 by our mayor, Dean Trantellis. [applause] And Mr. Rachel, if you would please. >> Good evening, mayor, commissioners, charter officers, colleagues, community

partners, and residents. On behalf of the city of Fort Lauderdale's Community Services Department and the Housing and Community Development Division's homeless initiative team, we sincerely thank you

for this recognition and for your continued efforts to raise awareness surrounding hunger and homelessness in our community. In addition, I'd like to recognize and thank our service providers, our

nonprofit and faith-based partners, volunteers, and frontline staff who work tirelessly each day to support our most vulnerable neighbors. Your compassion, dedication, and commitment make a meaningful

difference in our community. And I will take some time to recognize the ser our service providers. Um, some of the the names that I might call are not in the room, but if you're in the room, please

stand and join us here. The Caring Place, Fellowship Living, Broward Healthy Start Coalition, Task Force for Ending Homelessness, Broward County Housing Option Solutions and Supports Division,

Henderson Behavioral Health, Showering Love, Homes United, South Florida Family Care Alliance, Gold Coast Nar Narcotic Anonymous, Care Resource, Rotary Connection, Broward Partnership, Broward

Addiction and Recovery Center, First Step Behavioral Health, The Backpack Borrower, Broward Health Point, South Florida Wellness Network, Goodman Jewish Family Services, Legal Aid of Broward County,

Diverse Dependable Housing, Footprints to Success Clubhouse, Broward Sheriff Sheriff's Office, Fountain of Youth, Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health, Community Action Agency of Broward, Hope South

Florida, Community Rightful Center, Area Agency on Aging. This list, though not exhaustive, demonstrates that it really takes a village to address the need of hunger and homelessness in our community.

Creating meaningful lasting change requires all of us to work together. Through continued collaboration, we can move beyond awareness to action and advance our shared vision of Fort Lauderdale where

everyone has a place to call home and access to resources they need to thrive. Thank you for your partnership and your continued commitment. >> Thank [applause] you. >> You going to have a squeeze in?

Uhoh. >> Okay. >> [laughter] >> Thank Yeah. >> And we and we want to and and on behalf of the city commission and the people of the city of Fort Lauderdale, we thank you for your commitment and

dedication to helping those who can't help themselves. And we thank you for coming tonight and being recognized in this endeavors. We appreciate your partnership in our community. Okay, moving on.

This is uh the time in which we now address the consent agenda items. This is where an individual um item can be pulled by a member of the city commission. No one from the public has signed up to

speak on any of the consent items. So I'll I'll begin with Commissioner Pam Beasley Pitman. Do you have any items you wish to pull? >> Um yes, CR1, please. >> Which one? CR1. >> CR1. Commissioner

Glassman. Yes. CM6 >> and vice mayor >> none. >> Okay. Very good. So, except for CR1 and CM6, do I hear a motion to approve the consent agenda items? >> Moved. Second. >> Been moved and seconded.

Please call the role. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Glman. >> Yes. >> Mayor Trent. >> Yes. And all those consent agenda items are now approved

except CR1 and CM6. If you hear on any of those items, uh, your your item has been approved. You're welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, and we appreciate your participation tonight. Um, um,

Pam, CR1, CR, >> CR1, yes. Um, thank you, mayor. Um, I had um pulled this item because I wanted to have on record some clarity about um the exhibits that are shown and and exactly um for us to have

verbally exactly the areas that are being um the lights are being added. It's not as clear as um I believe it should be so the neighbors understand that their neighborhood is included. So, if we could

have someone um >> Do we have this mapped out somehow? >> We do. It's part of exhibit three of the backup for this item. >> And the map is on page 203. >> Yes. >> Nice jacket, Carl. [laughter] >> Um

so, good evening. Uh Enrique Sanchez, uh deputy parks director, uh city of Fort Lauderdale. So, the area encompassed is the um the uh Riverrun neighborhood, Sunset, uh Riverland Village, and um >>

yeah, >> is it possible to have that brought up on the screens for those who >> they're pulling it up? Okay, thank you. >> You can continue with the the verbal description. So it the the the areas the

um the the boundary of the project has uh Davey Boulevard to the north >> um and then you have Rivlin Road to the east on 27th Avenue uh coming from Davyy down along until it reaches 441. >> And so

those neighborhoods within that area is uh what encompasses um the the project area. >> Yes. And and the reason um I asked that we bring it up to have a little bit more description because um the the

map and the legend that's given it shows where um new poles would be added where some would be given additional um lighting, but the streets aren't really identified. When you you I when I try to zoom

in, you can't identify um the streets themselves. They're not labeled. The streets are not labeled. So, um when I had um the the conversation during our pre- um agenda briefing, um there was area here

when we're looking at the map that's there. Um if if we could go to page two of three. >> Sorry, I didn't bring that up. Hold on. Let me grab my laptop. Oh, >> yes. Okay. All right. Um my concern and

um if it could be defined as it was for me um when we're at the bottom of this this ledger um that's Riverland Road that's traveling across the bottom. >> That's where you see those yellow dots. >>

That's where we see the the yellow and to the far um that would be the east of the map. It's completely green there. There's no lights in that area. And I wanted it to be shared um what that space is.

Is it a green space or um why um no lights are in that area? >> This is in the southeast >> in the southeast corner. >> Southeast corner. Yes. >> Um so there it's it's not within our project area.

There are some existing lights there. Um and also um there is some green space and uh just some residential areas that were not interested in lights. >> Okay, understood. And I wanted that to be

verbalized because, you [clears throat] know, two weeks from now, a month from now, um it's it's verbalized to ask why there's no lights and we're doing a whole community in a sense where we're adding

lights. And then also um I wanted it to be um is the Riverland Village community receiving lights in this area? >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. Thank you. And that was the other question I wanted verbalized.

Thank you. And that's all the questions that I have. >> Okay, [clears throat] very good. Would you like um Hold on. [snorts] >> Introduce. >> Would you like to introduce the resolution? >> Yes, I

would like to introduce the resolution. >> Resolution has been introduced. Anyone else have any questions or comments? There being none, please call the role. A resolution city commission of the city

of Fort Lardo, Florida, authorizing city manager to execute an agreement and subsequent renewals with the Florida Power and Light Company for the installation of new light emmitting diode street

lighting in the Riverland neighborhood, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes.

>> Commissioner Glassman, >> yes. >> Mayor Donalis, >> yes. And CR1 is now approved. Now moving on to CM6. Commissioner Glassman, >> yes. Thank you, Mayor. Uh CM6 is an event um that's basically going

to be a moment of remembrance, visibility, uh community. Uh it's on World AIDS Day. And I I want to preface my remarks by saying that this is an amazing an amazing event. Uh and such a very very very

important topic uh in what it does in terms of making sure that we have that kind of compassion, we have that education, uh we have that hope. Uh it's an excellent excellent program uh for the city to

come together and realize what World AIDS Day means in the city of Fort Lauderdale. Uh my difficulty and I'm going to also say that I'm going to support this event application. Um, but what I just

want to say to the folks that are presenting to us as a commission, folks that are coming before us as an agency, as an organization, uh, to request that we let public spaces be used, uh, for these

kinds of very worthwhile purposes, that I I would ask these organizations, especially the president of an organization, which is exactly what I'm talking about. I I would expect the president of an

organization behind this and by the way there are two organizations listed uh on the event application um and one is can community health uh and that's also uh in partnership with Harmony Waves Inc.

So, if you are the leader of one of these organizations and you're coming to the city of Fort Lauderdale and requesting uh that we turn over a space like the Lassol Oceanside Park on Las Solus in A1A,

I would just suggest that you refrain as the president of that organization from bashing the city commission from specifically calling out the mayor and myself uh two days before we are here today. I

don't know, maybe it's me, but it doesn't seem like a good strategy uh to get your event approved with a smile. Uh I I would just say let's be cognizant of that. Let's be let's be better citizens.

Let's be more respectful of the city of the city commission uh and of each of these individuals that sit here that give so much of their time. Uh I know that each of us spends uh an incredible amount

of time working with our neighborhoods, working on projects. Um, I I love all of the District 2 events that we have uh along our district and there are many in District 2 just like just like this one

at the park. But I would just say to folks uh at Can Community Health uh folks at Harmony Waves, you can do better. We can do better. Uh we can be a little bit more uplifting in our social media

comments uh without being so degrading uh so rude uh and really offensive. And that's all I'm going to say. Hey, mayor. And with that, I'm happy to move this item forward. >> Well, I if you mentioned

it was uh you and and you and me have been were the targets of these comments. I didn't read these comments, but um all I can say is that, you know, the commission passed a resolution um seeking to

elevate the ethical standards of of of conversation and discourse that comes before the commission and that's expressed outside these commission chambers. And I think that that needs to be respected

by everybody whether or not you're coming before the commission seeking an approval of something or seeking money or seeking um the availability of space. uh you [clears throat] know I don't know I

don't know how we can get that lesson um um express that lesson strong enough um to ensure that you know we find a way to incentivize people not to uh feel that you know the internet or or the social

media platforms are an opportunity to attack anybody whether it be on this commission or anybody in the community um because that does that's not helpful. It's not constructive and and sometimes I

wonder whether we should even be approving this this uh event because we don't need this kind of toxicity in a city like ours which is we have so many great things happening. Uh the event itself as

you said commissioner is a great event. I've attended it multiple times and World AIDS Day is a very solemn moment. We um hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result of this disease in

America. Uh people still are dying of this disease in America. Um we're very fortunate that after so many years, 44 years since its discovery, um we have finally science has finally come up with uh

remedies uh both both uh precautionary and as well as remedial uh remedies of with regard to HIV virus and um it's great but in the meantime you know two generations have suffered uh the uh the impact

of this disease not just the people who who have um sustained the contraction of the HIV virus, but also their families, their friends, the community around them. Everybody's impacted and it has

created not just a social and economic burden, but it's an emotional burden that uh communities uh like my own, the the LGBT community, as well as uh African-American, Haitian, and uh people from

around our community that continue to be impacted by this disease. So when we when we approve an event like this, it's with the intention of doing goodwill to the rest of the community, goodwill to

those who have suffered and to hopefully prevent future contraction of this disease by others. Uh it's an awareness program. It's uh it's a way to recognize how important something like this has

happened in our in our own community. You know, South Florida continues to be the number one place in the entire country for the rate of infections of HIV and uh that has been that way for years. So,

anything we can do to raise awareness is important, but it's disconcerting to think that promoters in this endeavor think that the social media is a place for for entertainment for them to attack us

who are trying to do good. And so I'm hopeful that we can move forward and not uh suffer the indignance of of crit uh criticism that has nothing to do with the event and has nothing to do with uh with

the subject matter and has only to do with their personal feelings about the individuals on this commission. So, um I'm going to support the effort, but I'm just saying that this commission passed

that ethics uh resolution for a reason and we want to elevate the level of discourse so that people understand that everyone's trying to do their best in this on this commission. Um and I think that

uh we need to continue to understand how it's a partnership between the commissioners and the community as we try to improve Fort Lauderdale and being the best city in the state of Florida. So I have

you introduced the resolution? >> Yes, I did to support. >> Okay. Any other comments or questions? There being none. Oh, wait. This is a motion, so I need a second. >> Second. >> Move and seconded. >>

Please [clears throat] call the role. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Glman. >> Yes. >> Mayor Trents. >> Yes. And that item is now approved.

[clears throat] I was remiss in not recognizing our state representative, Dan Daly, who's here. Thank you so much for being here, Dan. See you. >> Appreciate you being here. >> Uh, okay. Moving on to

motions. Uh, M1, motion approving an award of home investment partnerships program, American Rescue Plan. Um, no one to sign up to speak. Someone like to move the item. >> Um, I would like to move but

also um discussion when >> Sure. Uh, it's been hear moved and seconded discussion. >> Okay. Thank you, mayor. um wanted to get some clarity in regards to um this this opportunity. Um if we could have

someone to share with us. Thank you. >> And my um I'm um Yes, she's back again. [laughter] Good afternoon, Rachel. Thank you. Um I am definitely in support of this opportunity for um the city overall,

but just wanted some clarity on um how this um basically came about and then also wanted to talk about um the 15-year um deed restriction that's attached. So, if you could walk us through that a

little bit. >> Okay. Good afternoon, Mayor Commissioners. Rachel Williams, housing and community development manager. with me is assistant community services director Katrina Johnson and let me give

you a little history. So the city received an allocation of home um American Rescue Act funds and the funding defined certain uses and one of which was um non- congregate shelter. A non- congregate

shelter is simply a short-term residential place where you don't have multiple unrelated people staying in one room. Um you can have multiple unrelated people up to three persons staying but they

should have their individual room and individual bathroom areas. We had initially put the an RFP out and we had no responses. We um I think we put it out three times and we had no responses. Um then

we came up on um Homes United and they had an idea that suited. We met with HUD um virtually and we explained what we wanted to do and they gave us their blessings. Um we started this process back in

2025 actually and working with our legal department they suggested that we approach HUD and make an amendment to the action plan. That took us some time. So there was a delay from 2025 to now working

with HUD to get an amendment to the plan. Um, fast forward today, we're here and the agreement um serves that the property is actually going to be in an affordable property in perpetuity. >> Okay. >>

But there is a defined minimum use period of 15 years. So the facility must be used as a non- congregate shelter for a minimum of 15 years after which um you have the option of converting it to

permanent supportive housing. >> When you say you you're referring to us as city or >> or to the vendor who will be managing the property. >> Okay. And so the property will be a deed restricted

property. It will be secured by a recorded mortgage promisory note and a restrictive covenant that's going to run with the property itself. That will help us to keep the property affordable in

perpetuity. Annually we will also do an inspection of the property. Initially in the first 15 years it's being operated as a shelter. So residents will not be required to pay rent. And so this is

where the agency's leverage will come in because homes um home RF ARP does not allow us to provide operating cost. We can pro provide nonprofit operations which will help with capacity building and

that nature but we can't provide the operating cost for the shelter. So the agency will be responsible for 15 years of um finding that operating cost. So that's their leverage. And so annually staff

will be responsible for that affordability period to inspect the property, make sure that it's habitable, safe, and decent for our residents to occupy. And so if Homes United decide to sell the

property, the fact that there is a deed restriction, it will trigger us and we will have first right of refusal to dictate how that property goes. They could probably sell it to another vendor who

will keep the affordability going. >> What's the occupancy of this build of this site? >> At this moment, it's a um it's zon RD15. So it's a residential property. So, no more than three unrelated um

individual. It's a three-bedroom, three bathroom house. >> And what's the total number of units? >> Three bedrooms, three bathroom. It's just one single family home. So, for the year, we will it's a

shelter, so it's a short-term stay. So, we are hoping that every 90 days we'll have a new set of family in looking at 10 to 12 um individuals per year. >> So, it's a single family transitional

housing. >> Yes. >> Okay. And um another question that I have, thank you because um how you explained it, it helps the community understand um the opportunity that's given. Um one of the questions I

had, you answered it about perpetuity. Everybody know that's my favorite word. So understanding that yes, mayor, [laughter] we're going to sing a kumbat ya song about perpetuity soon. But um with that

being said, um the opportunity where um we as a city at when the 15-year um the deed restriction, the opportunity to have first right of refusal, um I was very um interested and also concerned what

happens at that 15-year mark. So that explains that for me and for um the room and those who are watching. Um the other question I do need to ask um the community itself have um are they aware um of

this um this opportunity that's coming to um their block, their neighborhood? >> And so it's going to be just a normal residential home and with three individuals coming and going. So it's not going

to be disruptive to the neighborhood in any way. It's going to be maintained as a residential home. and Homes United is is actually here with us this evening. >> Okay. All right. Um, if Home United

could join us, someone would represent. Thank you, Rachel. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Thank you. And and thank you for um being um visual and and doing some due diligence for

what we need in the community and in the city overall. Um just wanting to know because I know with um the type of home um or the off type of service that's being offered there's a broad type of um

services that could be provided. Um I'm hearing that this would be more so familyoriented those who need shelter. Um if you could tell me that your yourself I want to hear um what um what clients are

we going to service from 1722. So, HomeArt has a restriction on who we can service. So, it's most likely going to be individuals who are experiencing homeless. By the way, my name's Trey Miller.

Thanks for having us. U me and Dwayne are work together with Homes United. So, it's good to be here. Um so, that's who we can house. The the services again are restricted because it is a shelter. So,

we're we do have on our staff some people that will do having housing navigation um and make sure that we have a plan for them to get them to permanent so they're not there forever, whether it's

getting them back with family, friends, or finding them a place to live. So, we have those services kind of built in already. >> Okay. What is your um your plan your I'm going to say exit plan, but

what is the plan to get them from a shelter to um timeline from shelter to um a service that will give them sustainable housing? >> It varies and I Dwayne can speak to this because he really deals

with that side of it on on a day-to-day basis. Um do you want to do you want to speak to it on the timeline? Um >> is there a deadline? >> There's I don't I think there's a 90 day. Our goal is 90

days. We want to service as many people through this house as possible. So, some people will leave, >> some people will have a plan, they just need 30 days to get back on their feet. They may already

have a place that they want to go, but they just need that u that uh respit. Um so, we're hoping to serve, you know, 12, 15, maybe even more during the year. And it's just going to depend on the

individual case um in terms of how we get them where they need to go. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Um the number of days is about 76 days that we keep a client. So if we could stay within that threshold, we

could be up to 15 20 people a year. And then if we multiply that out by 15 years, we would actually we'd amateurize that out, it would be we'd serve quite a few people. Um so it might be 300 people

over that duration of time that we could serve. Currently, in the last seven years with our homes, we've done over 569 people and 76% of them have gone into some kind of permanent. What I mean is

they're living on their own, self-sufficient or with a family. >> Some have gone into higher level of care because if they need that, but for the most part, most of the people after a short period of

time, that 76 days, will make a decision into some longer term care or permanent supportive housing situation. >> Well, we don't But we're concerned that when they bump up against that that uh 90 days

that 90 days that we don't want them back on the streets again. >> So how are >> our number one goal is that nobody goes back on the streets. That's why we retain >> zero >> zero. Our goal is right

now we have 22 people that within our housing that currently can't afford anything and we still keep them because our goal is to get the outcome. So we're we keep our people sometimes even at our on

the challenges that are associated with. So our goal is to that we have 100% success and that they move from that that uh 90-day period into something permanent or at least transitional. Now we can't

guarantee that because each client's different, but we have that track record. Three out of four do that. We hope that that can continue and we can even elevate that even with the proper selection and

vetting of the clients that are going to be there. >> Okay. >> And one last question and I'll be done. Mayor, um referrals. Where do you grab your referrals? How do we how these individuals um refer

to you? >> Well, we get from community court. We get refer referrals and we get from Henderson as well as BBHC, Broward Behavioral Health Coalition. So we get the majority of our referrals from that.

We do get some self-pay or individuals that were request to stay at home. So about 60% of the people pay on their own. Six 40% of the people that are in our houses are referred by either of those

three agencies. >> Okay. All right. Thank you for your time. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions or comments? >> All right. There being none. Um >> moment locked me out again. Um okay. Uh,

this it's been moved and seconded, so please call the role. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Glossman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trentellis, >> yes. And M1

is now approved. Moving on to M2. This is a motion approving agreements for invitation to bid citywide contract for CCTV inspection, inflow, and infiltration repairs, various vendors. Um, only Mr.

Sacko has signed up to speak, but only for questions, right? So, um, any questions or comments? >> I just say, mayor, this is another great investment in our infrastructure, and I'm just appreciative

of the commission, city staff, Rad Kaine for driving our infrastructure forward as a top priority. This mayor, I know we all know this, but this will impact ini, which leads to more water being in

pipes. So, we have to treat. And so by ensuring more uh watertight pipes, it ensures more greater capacity for our storm water sewage and so forth. >> Well, it takes the stress off of the George Lommy

treatment plant when we have um we have large rainfall that that permeates the ground. Uh so we don't have that uh all fresh water going into our water treatment. Exactly. So >> um uh and I just want

to say one thing, you know, talk about infrastructure. There isn't a day, I think it happened twice today, where people don't come up to me and thank us for having clear water. >> And not only is it

clear, it tastes better. And this one lady said her hair feels better because [laughter] because we've taken the hard chem taken the hard elements out of the water. It's a softer water. So I touched

her hair is very soft and [laughter] very nice. >> Sounds like Joe Biden. >> Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. >> No, she invited me. That's a Joe Biden move. >> Yeah. Right. >> Anyway,

so infrastructure is so important. It's not sexy. We don't see it, but you know, if we're going to embrace growth and if growth continues to find its way to Fort Lauderdale, the only way to sustain it

is through um building an infrastructure that's going to be able to make it lasting. So, um, and tonight we saw again, uh, infrastructure in in Riverland Road where, you know, lighting is so important

because it adds a a huge safety factor. Uh, whether you're driving or walking, um, it's really really important. So, um, I applaud this commission for continuing to invest in the city and the next

commission and the commissions in the future will will will be very thankful for having at least made this first attempt to build the foundations upon which the city will continue to grow. Okay. So,

um I keep getting locked out here. Okay. So, um, >> I can move that. Mayor, if that >> could you please I'll move them second. >> Moved and seconded. >> Okay. Please call the role. >> Commissioner

Beasley Pitman. Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Glman. >> Yes. >> Mayor Trentos. >> Yes. And M2 is now approved. Moving on to M3. Excuse me. No. M3. Moving on to R1. Appointment

of board and committee members. Um, Mr. Clerk, would you please read the names into the record? >> Thank you, mayor. For the uh November 17th resolution, Downtown Develop Authority, Kenneth Styles,

nominated by Mayor Trentel, Steve Hudson, nominated by Mayor Trentelis. And for tonight's resolution, community service boards, Kevin Clevenger, nominated by Commissioner Glossman, Economic

Development Advisory Board, Benjamin Greavves, nominated by Mayor Trentales. Invest Fort Lauderdale, Inc., Robert Washington nominated by Commissioner Beasley Pitman, Public Art and Placement Advisory

Board. Jacquellyn Garcia Artega nominated by Vice Mayor Sornson and Jody Tanner nominated by Vice Mayor Sorson. And that rounds it out. Okay. Um, are there any modifications or additions? All right.

There being none, um, someone like to introduce the resolution. Resolution has been introduced. Please call the role. A resolution city commission of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Appointing

or nominating if applicable board and committee members as set forth name attached here to made a depart here of Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Wait, before we vote for a second, >> uh did you

mention uh Gary Smi's name? >> No, we we are um there's something we have to work on prior. >> Yeah, we have to do a waiver. >> Yes. >> When is that going to come up? >> I believe if not the next

meeting, the meeting after. >> Okay. All right. >> Commissioner Beasley Fitman. >> Yes. Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Glossman, >> yes. >> Mayor Chall, >> yes. And that resolution is

now approved. Thank you for your uh commitment to our community and your and your volunteering your time to assist your neighbors. Uh R2, um this is a resolution establishing an energy resilience and

affordability policy, rescending the city's net zero policy, rescending the city's net zero policy, and authorizing the city manager to execute any necessary documents. Anyone have any questions or

comments? There being none, would someone like to introduce a resolution? >> Introduced for approval. >> Introduce for approval. Please call the role. >> A resolution city commission of the city of

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, establishing an energy resilience and affordability policy resending the city's net zero policy resolution 21-280 and authorizing the city manager to execute any necessary

documents. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, yes. >> Commissioner Glman, yes. >> Mayor Sentells, >> yes. And R2 is now approved. R3, resolution approving a local agency

program agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for construction of the Tarpon River and Shady Banks neighborhood improvements. We have one person who signed up to speak, Mr. and

Sarah. Hello everybody. Ten and Sarah, president of the River Oak Civic Association. Um the there something I just need to speak on on two matters are somewhat disturbing for me on on this uh on this

situation. Tarpon River and uh River Oaks are just divided by Davy Boulevard. They're on the north. We're on the south. So we're we're neighbors very close neighbors. Now the one thing this I was at

this uh the public outreach that they had at the Tarpon River Civic Association. I was there and uh and and they're basing this here's what I don't understand. They're basing this on a 10-year-old F

DOT traffic study. I mean, neighborhoods change in 10 years for Crying Eye. There there's a lot of changes within Tarpon River that that almost make this entire plan obsolete. And uh it's it just

seems wrong that there there's on what is known as the Whitten property or the River Sound is what it's called. There's going to be 37 houses located on Davy Boulevard and 9th Avenue. that was not at

all part of when mentioned about this study. So here you're having these 37 houses added. You have many other properties that went from single family homes to now four to six cluster homes which went

from two cars to suddenly there's 12 cars and none of this was taken in effect when they did these studies. And and another thing that's uh I think we just need get Milos and his people out there to

do to do, you know, a little further investigating to get a more updated uh version of their traffic study. And a second thing that really was a little disturbing for me when when they presented this

plan to the river, I mean the Tarpon River Civic Association, it was met with nobody liked it. They didn't like a lot the roundabout. didn't like any of this stuff and and everybody they spoke up

about it. Now, these meetings are supposed to be for public input to see how they feel about a plan and they widely rejected it. Now, here the plan that is submitted is the same exact plan. So, it

just seems like they they're just going out to just to check a box that says, "Yes, we do submit it. We did go out and did public outreach to the neighborhood, but they didn't take in any of the of

the comments or suggestions from the neighborhood at all. It is the same exact study that they presented then. And and I've seen that in in different areas also. You know, you check the box, we did do

the public outreach, okay, we're good. And then they just go about and do what they were going to do right from the beginning. So those are the two areas that that are and this goes far reaching other

than just from Tarpon River. Every neighborhood in 10 years has changed. I don't know where you live if you would want something based on a 2016 uh study that they did. And uh with with that with that

thing with the length of time, you know, since the study was done and from the fact that not any changes were made to what any of the residents suggested at the uh at the public outreach at the civic

association. >> All right. Thank you so much, Vice Mayor. Do you have any comments on this? >> Yeah, thanks, Mayor. Yeah, this is um No, thank you, Ted, for your feedback. And yeah, there's a lot of

neighborhood concerns about this. And so, we've been working with uh city staff. So, mayor, I think there's there's more work to do here to um plan and coordinate. So, and city manager and I have been

talking about this. I think city mayor, what I'd like city manager, what I'd like to move this to is to defer it. Um, and I'm thinking, city manager, maybe December 2nd. Does that give us enough time

because there are some deadlines, mayor, we have to hit too, >> right? Is this going to compromise any funding? >> Yeah, I I can ask staff. I'm hesitant to move to December 2nd because I think that's

right up about when we have to have this agreement back for the lap money for the agreement. So, November 17th would be preferable if we're going to delay it at all, just so we don't lose the money.

Um, this project has gone on for some time. It's based on a 2017 mobility plan that was developed for these two neighborhoods. >> We actually applied [laughter] for this grant. Yeah. Well, no, we

actually applied for this grant um several years ago and then got the agreement back in 2024. So, I think there's been slowness both on our side, but also on the granting agency's side. And so, again,

we are running up against the deadline. We've had some extensions that we've been able to get for this agreement to come back, but we we do need to move it forward a little bit quicker. and and we can

talk about the roundabout with the neighbors. We're committed to having that conversation. We think that even outside of this, we could probably look at additional traffic calming or some different

traffic calming in that area. But >> at this point, I I would ask that we defer to November 17th. >> That's fine. We can go to December or sorry, November 17th. Okay. November 17th, mayor. So, if we

can >> Do we need a vote? >> Defer to that date. >> Do we need a vote on that? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. So, you move to uh to defer to November 17th. >> Move to defer to November 17th. >> Okay. Do

I hear a second? >> Second. >> Move and seconded. So, please call the role on deferring to November 17th, R3. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. To defer. >> Vice Mayor Sorson, >> yes. >>

Commissioner Glossman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trents, >> yes. So, that's that's now deferred to November 17th. >> Thank you. Moving on to R4, resolution approving a letter of agreement among Florida East

Coast Rail Railway LLC, City of Fort Lauderdale, and Bright Line Trains for safety improvements regarding the existing crossing agreement at Southwest 7th Street. Did you see where they suspended

operation between West Palm and Orlando today? >> Anyway, >> I think that may have been due to the flooding they've experienced up there. >> Was that okay? got to be more than hit. [laughter] >> Hey,

>> she's right. >> If it's not on Facebook, then I don't believe it. [laughter] >> Okay. Uh R4. Uh would someone like to introduce the resolution? >> Introduced. >> The resolution's been introduced.

Um any questions? >> Okay. Um please call the role. A resolution city commission of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approving and authorizing the execution of a letter of [snorts] agreement for

safety improvements among Fort Florida East Coast Railway LLC. The city of Fort Lauderdale and Bright Line Trains LLC for the existing crossing agreement as amended between the Florida East Coast

Railway in the city of Fort Lauderdale for the grade crossing at Southwest 7th Street in the city of Fort Lauderdale and providing for an effective date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice

Mayor Sorenson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Glman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trenal, >> yes. And that item is now approved. Uh, one moment please. >> That was R4, correct? >> That was R4. R5 similar, but >> yeah.

>> Yeah. R five resolution approving a letter of agreement among Florida East Coast Railways, City of Fort Lauderdale and Bright Line Trains for safety improvements regarding the existing crossing

agreement for Southwest 17th Street. Some would like to introduce the resolution >> introduced. Resolution has been introduced. Uh no one has signed up to speak. Any questions? There being none,

please call the role. >> A resolution city commission of the city of Fort Lauderdale, [snorts] Florida, approving and authorizing the execution of a letter of agreement for safety improvements among

Florida East Coast Railway LLC. The city of Fort Lauderdale Bright Line Trains Florida LLC for the existing crossing agreement as amended between the Florida East Coast Railway and the city of Fort

Lauderdale for the grade crossing at Southwest 17th Street in the city of Fort Lauderdale providing for defect update. Commissioner Beasley Pitman. Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner

Glossman. >> Yes. >> Mayor Trents. >> Yes. And R5 is now approved. R six resolution approving a letter of agreement among Florida East Coast Railway LLC, City of Fort Lauderdale, and Bright Line

Trains for safety improvements at Southwest 22nd Street. No one has signed up to speak. Someone like to introduce a resolution introduced. Resolution's been introduced. Anyone have any questions?

There being none, please call the role. A resolution city commission of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approving and authorizing the execution of a letter of agreement for safety improvements

among Florida East Coast Railway LLC. The city of Fort Lauderdale and Bright Line Trains Florida LLC for the existing crossing agreement as amended between the city the Florida East Coast Railway and

the city of Fort Lauderdale for the grade crossing at Southwest 22nd Street in the city of Fort Lauderdale providing for defective date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson, >>

yes. >> Commissioner Glman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trentos, >> yes. And that item is now approved. Moving on to PH1. This is a public hearing, a second reading. Quai judicial ordinance approving the

vacation of a 70 foot long and 20 foot wide portion of the of an alley bo camper property holdings. Anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in and the commission will announce any site visits,

communications or expert opinions received and make them a part of the record. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, do you have any additional disclosures? >> No additional. >> I have no additional.

Commissioner Glman, >> no additional. >> Vice Mayor, >> no additional. >> Okay. So, um, Mr. Crush is the only one signed up to speak. So, just for questions, someone would like to move to close public

hearing. >> So, move. >> Second. Move [snorts] and seconded. Please call the role. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorson. Yes. >> Commissioner Glman. >> Yes. >> Mayor Trentos.

>> Yes. And public hearing on PH1 is now closed. Would someone like to introduce the ordinance? >> Introduced. >> The ordinance has been introduced. Any questions? There being none, please call the

role. >> In ordinance of the city of Fort Lauder, Florida, vacating approximately 20 foot wide by 70 foot long portion of the alley adjacent to lots 5, 6, 9, and 10, block 2, G Ocean Mile, according

to plat thereof, as recorded in plat book 34, page 16 of the public records of Brower County, Florida. located west of northeast 33rd Avenue, north of East Oakland Park Boulevard, east of Northeast

32nd Avenue, and south of Northeast 32nd Street, all slands being in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Brower County, Florida. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes. >>

Commissioner Glossman, >> yes. >> Mayor Johns, >> yes. And PH1 is now approved on second reading. PH2 public hearing, second reading, an ordinance approving a public purpose use and structure for a

9,14 square foot fire station. Uh, one person signed up to speak, Representative Dailyaly. Oh, and also Cody Christ just for answering questions. Yeah. Okay. All right. Um, someone like to move to

close public hearing. >> Moved. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. Please call the role on closing public hearing. >> Commissioner Beasley Pitman, yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes. >> Commissioner

Glossman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trentos, >> yes. Uh, public hearing is now closed on PH2. Would someone like to introduce the ordinance on second reading? >> Introduced. >> Please call the role. >> An

ordinance of the city of Fort Lardo, Florida, approving pursuant to section 47-18.26 26 of the city of Fort Lauderdale unified land development regulations. The location of a fire station as a public

purpose use and structure on property within the residential office zoning district legally described as all of lot 19 and 20 block 4 Lauderdale. According to the plat thereof recorded in platbook 2,

page 9, the public records of Bay County, Florida, located north of the Southeast 11th cord south of Southeast 11th Street, west of South Federal Highway and east of South East 4th Avenue. to all said

lands being the city of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, and identified by the United States Postal Service. Address 507 Southeast 11th Court, Fort Lauardo, Florida. Granting relief from

zoning sections codified in section 47-5.60. D.1 section 47-5.60. D.6 section 47-20.2 section 47-20.11 section 47-21.13.B3 B3 section 47-21.12 section 47-21.13B.1.8 and section 47-21.13B6 of the uldr

providing for conflicts providing for an effective date and providing for conditions for the termination of public purpose status. Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson. This is

another fantastic expansion of our fire rescue services. Thank you, Chief Goolan. This makes our city safer, response faster. Thank you for the investment. City manager, thank you for your work. DSD,

thank you for yours. City attorney, core construction, thank you for your uh support on this. Yes, >> Commissioner Glman. >> Um I will say that I agree with everything the vice mayor said. probably

also the reason that um Chief Goolan received 358 votes more than Chief Schultz did on uh that might have been it >> on nine and 10. So I just wanted to bring that up as well. It's things like this

that the public recognizes >> the public recognizes these kinds of accomplishments. Uh so I Chief Goen, excellent way to go. >> I think I think that the he got more votes because people thought he

needed greater supervision. >> Oh wow. [laughter] >> Wow. There you go. Oh, I think >> come on, let's call. >> I think I think there was some lobbying going on there with Chief Schultz and you. I

could see. Anyway, yes. Uh it's it's a wonderful wonderful project and congratulations on the extra 358 votes, Chief Goolan on uh on Charter Amendment number 10. I'm going to vote yes with that. >>

And Mayor Turn. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Nice. >> Okay. Moving on to OFR1. This is the first reading of an ordinance amending section 2-26 of the code of ordinances of the city of Fort Lauderdale by modifying

the commencement time and city commission meetings and modifying the days on which public hearings, ordinances, resolutions and motions may be heard. Um, someone like to introduce the ordinance

introduced. >> The ordinance has been introduced. Any questions or comments? No one signed up to speak. Please call the call the role. An ordinance of the city of Fort Lauder, Florida, amending

section 2-26 of the code of ordinance of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida by modifying the commencement time of city commission meetings and modifying the days on which public hearings,

ordinances, resolutions, and motions may be heard and providing for severability, repeal of conflicting ordinance provisions, correction of scriveners, errors, and effective date. Commissioner Beasley

Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Glman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trent, >> yes. and uh and OFR1 is now approved on first reading. OSR1 second reading, an ordinance amending the

city of Fort Lauderdale code of ordinances um section 25-62, the requirements for new development and site alterations to modify sidewalk construction requirements and waiver requests criteria. Uh one

person has signed up to speak, Paula Yukna. Paula, you sign up to speak. Is that Paula? Did he want to talk about homelessness? Yeah. So, OSR two, I think, mayor. >> Oh, that's good one. >> Yeah, it's

the next one. >> Yep. >> She's passionate about sidewalks, too, but >> take it. >> Very. >> Okay. Um, would someone like to introduce the ordinance? >> Introduced. [clears throat] >> The ordinance has

been introduced. Any questions or comments? There being none, please call the role. In ordinance of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, amending chapter 5, streets and sidewalks, more specifically

section 25-62 entitled requirements for new development and site alterations of the code of orders of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to modify sidewalk construction requirements and waiver

request criteria providing for correction of scriveners error severability repeal of conflicting or provisions and effective date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorson, yes.

Commissioner Glman, >> yes. >> Mayor Chantel, >> yes. And OSR1 is now approved on second reading. OSR2, second reading, an ordinance amending division five of article 7, chapter 2 of the city of Fort

Lauderdale code of ordinances to establish the homeless advisory board and replace the homeless advisory committee. Come on up. And can you push Can you Yeah. Can you push the button at the bottom of

the speaker? >> Great. >> Good evening, mayor, commissioners. I want to thank you all for making the homeless advisory committee officially a homeless advisory board. And how fitting that it happened

on a night when a proclamation was read on National Hunger and Homeless awareness. Unfortunately, people will always be hungry and people will always be homeless. But my hope is that the homeless

advisory board can do what we can to make things a little better. So I want to thank you all for officially making us a board. >> Okay. Well, we want to thank you for your commitment on this board and

all the work you've done through all through the years on homeless issues. So thank you Paula. >> Anyone else wish to speak on this item? There being none. Um someone like to introduce the ordinance?

>> Introduced. The ordinance has been introduced. Please call the role. >> And ordinance of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, amen amending division five of article 7 of chapter 2 of the code of

ordinances of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to establish a homeless advisory board, providing for membership qualifications, length of turn, and the purpose and duties of the board providing

for correction of scriveners errors and providing for severability, repeal of conflicting or provisions, and effective date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman. Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson. Yes. >>

Commissioner Glman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trent, >> yes. in OSR2 is now approved. OSR3, uh, second reading of an ordinance amending chapter 20, sections 20-113 and 20-114 of the code of ordinances of the

city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to allow retirees to serve on the board of trustees for the general employees retirement plan and to clarify certain payment functions. Um, no one has signed up to

speak. Someone would like to introduce the ordinance. introduced. >> The ordinance has been introduced. >> Any questions? Please call the role. We're losing our audience. In ordinance of the city of

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, amending section 20-113 of the code of ordinances of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida by providing for retired plan members to be eligible to serve on the board of

trustees of the Fort City of Fort Lauderdale general employees retirement plan as voting members and providing for the city of Fort Lauderdale finance director to serve as the city's liaison to the

board of trustees with authority to participate in all board of trustees meetings amending section 20-114 of the code of ordinances by providing for certain payment functions to be formed by the plans

trustee in providing for severability, repeal of conflicting or provisions, correction of scriveners errors and an effective date. Commissioner Pasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes.

>> Mr. Glassman, >> yes. >> Mayor Trent, >> yes. And OSR3 is now approved on second reading. OSR4, second reading, an ordinance amending various provisions of chapter 20, article 4 of division three

of the city of Fort Lauderdale code of ordinances. No one has signed up to speak. Someone like to introduce the ordinance. Introduced. The ordinance has been introduced. Any questions or comments?

There being none, please call the role. In ordinance of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, amending chapter 20, article 4, division 3 of the code of ordinances of the city of Fort Lauderdale,

Florida by amending the city of Fort Lauderdale police and firefighters retirement system to implement certain provisions of collective bargaining agreements between the city of Fort Lauderdale and

collective bargaining units representing firefighters and battalion chiefs and providing for severability, repeal of conflicted ordinance provisions, correction of scriveners, Harrison, and effective

date. Commissioner Beasley Pitman, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sorenson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Glman, >> yes. Mayor Trents. >> Yes. An OSR4 is now approved on second reading. We now have the walk-on item

which is a resolution affirming the city of Fort Lauderdale commitment for the existing joint quiet zone establishment to be retained along the Florida East Coast Rail Railway the corridor in Broward

County. Um someone would like to introduce the resolution. >> Introduced. >> The resolution has been introduced. No one has signed up to speak. Any questions or comments? So what does this get us? >>

So this resolution allows us allows me to do a few things. So it directs me to utilize staff funding and thirdparty services to retain the existing or pursue the establishment of new quiet zones

within the city's boundaries or with eligible municipalities as necessary to meet those FRA requirements. delegates authority to the city manager to as a or as a participant to enter into any

necessary agreements or documents um to meet the FRA requirements of Broward County municipalities along the FEC railway corridor. And it directs the city manager to advocate at the local, state, and

federal level related to preserving existing or establishing a new quiet zone. And it also directs the city clerk to distribute this resolution to the Broward County municipalities along that FC

corridor. So it essentially allows uh me and and your staff to further this effort along at an expeditious rate to meet those FEC and FE guidelines or requirements. >> Right. >> Okay. Very good. Thank

you for explaining that. Um would someone like to uh introduce the resolution? >> Introduced. >> The resolution has been introduced. Any other questions or comments? There being none, please call the

role. A resolution city commission to the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, affirming the city of Hollywood as the lead public authority in its effort to retain the existing joint quiet zone

establishment along the Florida East Coast Railway Corridor with other eligible municipalities in Broward County. And in the event the existing joint quiet zone cannot be retained pursuant to the

requirements of the Federal Railroad Administration delegating authority to the city manager to pursue the establishment of a new quiet zone within the city of Fort Lauderdale's boundaries or with

other eligible municipalities as necessary to meet the Federal Railroad administration's requirements. Commissioner Beasley Pitman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sornson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Glman. >>

Yes. >> Mayor Chantel. >> Yes. And that uh that item is now approved. Mr. City Manager, is there any further business at the commission? >> Nothing further. >> Okay. City attorney. >> No, mayor. >> No

announcements. Anybody from the commission have any comments? >> Mayor, I have one question. Yes. >> As invest Fort Lauderdale is is kind of getting going again and I think has good momentum. Um, I

was talking with one of the members and they brought up the idea of us at some point, hopefully soon, having maybe having a joint meeting between the Invest Fort Lauderdale board and us as a

commission. So, wanted to see if that if we could do that at some point. >> Sure. >> I I agree with that. That was a conversation that I had also with um a member. Okay. >> Regarding um workshop,

something where we can understand what they're working on and encourage them to do the same. >> Okay. Maybe at a conference. >> Make it Make it a conference. >> Conference. >> Yeah. Okay. >>

Conference or city manager. Is that >> is So we'll schedule it for a conference and give it enough time to have that conversation. >> Okay. >> Okay. Great. Thanks, Mayor. >> So, now we'll go on to

commission reports. Uh, Commissioner Beasley Pitman, do you have any report? >> Yeah, it's okay. >> Hey, everybody. [laughter] Um, I'm going to pass Well, it's been some great things going on in the

city. we had opportunity to participate in um I'm going to highlight today um we the city have partnered with the YMCA and they had today um a veteran salute day preparing for um Veterans Day on the

11th. Um these um guest speaker was or was Captain Charlie Plum who gave a awesome um speech, encouraging, interactive, just tremendous speech about his career in the military. He was a um prisoner of

war and he shared his experience um while being captive and returning home. So, um, the YMCA, um, if I'm not incorrect, this may be their 24th year having this type of a, um, celebration or salute for

our veterans. um they usually have a a larger event that's in Western in the city of Western and now the city of Fort Lauderdale through our Y is also participating allowing this activity, this

ceremony to take place a little closer to the cities for the veterans um within our city are able to participate. So, I'm going to highlight that. Um I did not prepare for um comments tonight, but um

>> save it up for next time. Yeah, you know, I can I can go I can line up a whole line of stuff. But yes, and and it is it is date night tonight. So, um Okay, >> forgive me neighbors for not sharing

what else we have to do. >> If you need to leave now, you can go. >> Oh, we've been excused, Mr. Pitman. We can leave now. [laughter] >> Uh Commissioner Glassman. >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Good

evening, everyone. Um few things. We did have a busy couple of weeks uh in District 2 and throughout the city, October 21. Um it was a really nice event. Actually, I attended with Commissioner Beasley

Pitman at Fort Lauderdale's third annual police chief's community forum. Um, two major groups that were highlighted, the Chief's Community Focus Group and U Pastors and Police Group. Uh, it was an

excellent event at the Tower Club and uh, it was really nice to be with everyone and hear all of the great things that are actually happening through those organizations and the groups. And, um,

again, thank you uh, Chief for that. Um, it was a really good evening. October 22, uh, attended the Mo, State of the Region Awards, as did all of us, I believe, at the, uh, Weston. It was excellent.

Uh, also that night, uh, we had Nia ribbon cutting on Lass Solus. Uh, a really nice, handsome addition, um, to the Las Solus strip. So many really cool places are opening, uh, along that boulevard and

really highlighting what that street has to offer to the entire city. October 24th, the Winterfest launch party at the Marriott Harbor Beach. well attended, a lot of fun. Uh I can't even believe that

that season is already starting. I can't even believe that it's November, but whatever. October 28th, um the boat show, uh everyone was nervous about the weather up through Tuesday, but Wednesday was

the beginning of the show. Uh pretty much Sunday, the last day was the only one that was sort of a rain out, but people still did attend. I'm looking forward to seeing the data on that uh in terms of

attendance this year and sales. Um but again uh we had that uh ribbon cutting at the um at the convention center uh followed by the always excellent global business lunchon um at the behemar where the

speakers are always fascinating and it's a really educational experience and then that evening thank you mayor for the mayor suare at the superyacht village um you know that's an interesting event I

always think that that event you know we have so many events throughout the year but the spirit that night people are so excited about the boat show and all of the international visitors that are in

town and the delegations that we meet whether it's Japan or Colombia. Um it's always just Romania. Exactly. It's always it's always really a very uplifting evening and people always seem to be in a

really uh great mood, very high spirit. So congratulations on that. It was great. Um October 29th um I attended also Fort L'Oreal International Boat Show's best of show event um at the Four Seasons

Hotel. again, folks from everywhere uh just talking and commenting about how wonderful the city is. Uh again, all of that is so appreciated. Uh October 30th, um I had the pleasure of sitting on a

panel um over at the Iceplex uh with several other folks um with also the delegation that was in town uh from Kobe, Japan. um they were really picking our brains in a way that was uh very interesting

because as everyone probably knows from whether was reading it but that that that city in Japan is looking to build Japan's first really mega super yacht marina. Uh they were here for several days uh

meeting with just everybody in the city that they possibly could. Uh so it was really nice to spend time with them on that panel uh and have that discussion with them. Uh just last evening uh the

lightups began. And you believe that we're starting the lightups already. Uh last night was light up Lauderdale and Esplanade Park. Congratulations, Gina, and everyone on Riverwalk. Uh that puts that

event together. Very well attended. It was a beautiful night. Uh and then after that, uh we slipped away to the brand new disco right off Los Solas. Good night John Boy disco. Uh which brought me way

back just about 50 years or so. Uh and I had a good time. Uh that was really it's a cool place. I think it's going to be really successful. Uh, it's just got a great vibe. The one in Delray Beach is

really popular. Uh, I think this is going to do really well. It's in the old Howal the Moon space right by the tunnel. Um, off the L Solus and uh that was uh that was a lot of fun. I recommend if you

go to uh to drink the uh disco punch. It was really good. The disco was that the disco punch? I think it was. Anyway, congratulations to those guys for taking a chance on Fort Lauderdale after Delray

Beach. Uh hopefully they'll have nothing but success. Uh tomorrow evening, Equality Florida, that is uh the state of Florida's largest LGBTQ advocacy and so much more organization. That will be at the

convention center. Uh that is their Broward edition of the gala that they have throughout the state of Florida. Um November 8th, Middle River Terrace Fall Festival um in Middle River Terrace Park.

November 11th, as we know, we have the upcoming City of Fort Laurel Veterans Day ceremonies. November 16th, I want to just say that um the John and Elizabeth Winter Wonderland Gala will be at the

beach house. That's the Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. Um this is a step up for that event that's most people know about Stiletto and heels. Um Dr. Elizabeth King does a great job collecting thousands of

toys, thousands of toys, uh for families and children who don't really always have the opportunity to get a brand new toy uh for Christmas. So, congratulations to her and for stepping this up to a

much larger event than it has ever been. Uh, November 19th, we look forward to the light of the beach uh at the Las Solo Oceanside Park. Um, that's it for events. I did want to mention something,

mayor, um, that we all experienced uh, heavily in my district, district 2. Uh, but we did go through an amazing period um, with regards to King Tides. Um, and I I want to say that because of the heavy

impact in district 2, especially along Los Solus, um, I I I've prepared a a document that I've given to the city manager for everyone to have. Uh, it sort of is a almost like a part two to a document

that I submitted to the city um, in let me just check when that was June 18th, 2024. um where I talked about uh flooding and also came up with what I thought would be a really good multi-point plan.

Um city manager, I know that we did receive a little bit of feedback from your predecessor on that, but then it sort of stopped. So I would ask you if you could possibly go back and look at that

document from June 18th, 2024 uh in terms of the items that were talked about there uh maybe update um what um Raquel had given us uh a year later in 2025. Uh but this particular document I just want

to say um that I I just feel that we need to start thinking about a new normal in Fort Lauderdale. I think we need to start thinking about a brand new way of looking at what's happening in our city uh

with regards to sea level rise. Um it was really intense for so many of my neighborhoods. Um and people have just never seen it. Um and when it affects people walking out their door and going to work

or going anywhere, uh whether it's a doctor's appointment or whatever, um it really does deserve uh some immediate attention. Uh that being said, I want to thank the city manager's office. I want to

thank public works um and also our chief resilience officer, police, fire crews, Dr. Gasman, uh who became a national TV celebrity, uh during our King Tides. Uh I just want to say thank you for the

work that you do. I know that in many ways this was a very stressful period. Uh I also want to mention the police and the fire. Um all of those folks were working overtime. Uh but we know that this is

just the beginning of this new normal. Uh and I really think that we have to take a look uh at what we can do and be proactive. I've had a street in my district named Mhola Avenue. Those folks are

ready to look at anything that they can do. They're willing to pay uh for raising roads. Now I know along with that comes the issue of well then if you raise the road that water could go down into

their homes. So what happens to the homes? These things need to be worked out. I know that there are harmonization issues when we talk about road raising. Uh but I want us to be as a city a little bit

more aggressive when it comes to looking at these issues. Uh because when a neighborhood tells me and a street tells me in my district that they're all ready to pay for all of this, uh we have to take

that very seriously and I want to make sure that we have that serious discussion with them. Um not just in Mhola, but also I'm hearing that from Flamingo uh in Riviera Isles. those folks are willing

to do whatever it takes um to alleviate what they just experienced in the last week or two. The problem is that [clears throat] you know where would it drain if the if the canal itself is so is so

elevated by the king tide where where does the water go >> unless you do injection wells I don't know I don't know the technology but >> when the urban land institute was in town here um they

addressed a lot of this I mean we have a lot of work that has talked about this I attended the urban land institute's workshops that they had um they did talk about road raising and they talked talked

about everything that you just mentioned, mayor. Um, but I I just feel that um when you get a chance to look at what I put together here, um I I'm basically talking about three actions to protect the

neighborhoods, uh whether it's the road raising as a pilot program using any of these streets that are willing to do this. I want us to look at the seaw wall standards that allow perhaps temporary

barriers. We know that we have those gaps. Uh and I want to look at a private property adaptation program. I want to make sure uh that we are letting residents know exactly what to expect, exactly

what they can do. Uh and we must do a very strong education piece because what I've discovered in talking to Seven Isles and talking to Riviera Isles and talking to the Los Solus Isles and talking to

Idle Wild, all of these neighborhoods sometimes don't quite understand the system. They don't understand what happens when these king tides and these high tides arrive. They don't understand um all of

the ways that our systems work and they don't understand that sometimes uh this is going to happen and there's really not that much we can do but we can mitigate it. So I'm asking the city manager to

please return to the commission. If you look at the last paragraph, uh within 90 days, uh with a framework for all of this in terms of what we can do, how we can educate these neighborhoods, how we

can take a look at exactly what we have to see uh in the future again. So, we're not always quite so much reacting, uh but we're thinking forward uh and looking at that. So, I I I submit that to you,

city manager, that document. again if you could look at the document that I submitted and I think I submitted a copy if not um city manager if you could give my colleagues and then also commissioner

elect Maritus before November 17th uh the piece that I did called commissioner report comments regarding flooding uh and the multi-point plan and again that was from June 18th uh 2024 uh that's about

it for me mayor >> okay great thank you so much vice mayor >> thank you mayor wanted to just add on to the celebration of Veterans Day and being there with you, Commissioner Beasley PIM was great this

morning. We're having the American Legion Veterans Day ceremony. It's Wednesday, November 11th at it's at a holiday park, I think, this year. >> That's right. By the uh >> by the aircraft that's in

the middle of of Nitinger Drive. >> Right. And I think 11:00 a.m. That's correct. >> At the plane there. >> So, um and I'd like to thank all our veterans. Many we have many veterans that serve in the

city and I know Brian well he was over there Brian one of our one of our veterans over there and so thank you for all the veterans who make our community such an amazing place and um also mayor just

wanted to celebrate our chief waterway officer has been working on this for a bit but we now have a live Fort W Fort Lauderdale water quality dashboard which is an interactive dashboard that allows

neighbors to look at the sites where we test our waterway quality, bacteria, and so forth, and get um very detailed information about testing levels, where they're located, and so forth. All public

facing, all in real time. So, just a great another part of how we're striving to improve and monitor our waterways. Thanks, Mayor. >> Okay. Um, with regard to with regard to Veterans Day, I'm I'm

going to be out of town that day. So, if you could uh lead the program, be available. >> The honor to. Yes. >> Okay. Great. Thank you. >> Uh, yeah, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I won't um prolong

it. I know people want to go home, but uh we had quite a bit of uh activity in the city these last couple of weeks, much of which has been mentioned already. Uh but there were a few things that uh

bear repeating. Uh the marine research uh hubs ocean exchange had their annual meeting here in Fort Lauderdale at the Riverside Hotel. Um I provided opening remarks to that to that community and there

was contest young people coming up with ways to um to to address flooding. uh coming up with techniques and technology that will help homeowners and businesses to try to mitigate the impact of

flooding in our community. So, that was uh a great opportunity for us to hear from the young people with their with their ideas. Bermuda Air uh announced their inaugural flight uh uh to put um uh they

talked about the various new locations. So, uh that was at the Tower Club. It was a very nice lunchon that uh that was put on. Um I also did welcoming remarks at the Wall Street South Summit. This was

a group of uh investors and financial adviserss who came to Fort Lauderdale to have uh their meetings to talk about how to how to increase the amount of activity of uh financial services um

organizations here in our city. Um, we had a we had a delegation from Vario, Italy that was here that they were here at the boat show and um uh with of course a reciprocal invitation uh to the members

of the commission to go visit them and to establish a sister city relationship with them. Very nice people. the mayor was here um and uh uh it was a very nice opportunity to meet with them and to talk

with them talking about uh delegations from other countries. Um as you mentioned um uh Commissioner Glassman, the folks from Kobe, Japan uh were here uh very nice people. We hosted a dinner with them

and um uh hopefully we might be able to establish a sister city relationship. It would be the only one. I don't think anybody else has one with Japan. I think I don't know if anybody has one with

Japan. No, >> they're very selective, but um but they like Fort Lauderdale, so that's a good thing. Anyway, uh um it was touched upon regarding the recent elections. I want to congratulate uh Heather

Moritis for having won the election to fill the the vacancy for the next two years in District One. Congratulations, Heather. and uh she'll be sworn in next at our next meeting, November 17th. Um

tomorrow we celebrate the Day of the Dead that uh once again it's a a project of the uh Riverwalk folks who put together um an amazing program. It's fun. Lots of kids come out. It's really great.

We'll have our procession at six o'clock starting at Esplanade Park and walking marching through the neighborhood. uh invite everybody to come and attend. Get your face painted. Uh it's really a fun

event. So uh that's all I have to say and uh I guess that concludes everybody's remarks. So if there no further business of the commission, this meeting is now concluded. Thank you.