City Commission Regular Meeting on 2023-12-05 6:00 PM
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Fort Lauderdale City Commission
3h 30m
4 speakers
8 agenda items
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What is discussed at the start of this meeting, including the opening remarks and pledge of allegiance?
the city commission meeting this december fifth, twenty twenty three. Thank you for being here tonight as the holiday season begins and we're all able to uh enjoy our friends and our families. Uh last week uh Christmas on Las Olas was a a really great event and helped kick off the season here in our city. So to kick off tonight's meeting, uh we will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance and uh I'd like to invite Robert Gadson Junior from Dillard Elementary School to please come up to the Dais. Come on up, Robert, and help uh lead us off in the pledge. If I can ask you all to please stand. You wants to do it down here? Yeah, perfect. It's all right.
Yeah. our present reasons to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands One nation, honor God, individual, but liberty does it for all. Great.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for what you did for with us today.
Thank you. Shaking the hand.
Smile. Smile. Thank you.
Yeah, perfect.
Okay, please be
seated, everybody.
We're gonna take a couple things out of turn right now. Um Uh we'd like to um recess the evening meeting so we can jump into the uh community redevelopment agency board meeting. Just a couple of items. We want we um normally do this in the afternoon, but since we didn't have a conference meeting, we don't want to keep those who have been waiting uh any more than we have to. So um Mr Clerk, could you please call the roll?
Commissioner Herbst. Commissioner Glassman?
Here.
Vice Chair Beasley Pittman. Here. Commissioner Sturman. Uh President Chair Trentals. Here. Um
M one motion approving minutes for the november twenty first uh twenty twenty three Community Redevelopment Agency board meeting. Um any questions? If none, would someone like to move the item? So move. Good move. Second. Second. Please
call the roll. Commissioner Herbst? Yes. Commissioner Glossman?
Yes.
Vice Chair Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sturman? Not present, Chair Trentell.
Uh and that motion is now approved. Uh M two a motion reappropriating debt service payment to fiscal year twenty twenty four incentive accounts.
Mayor, I didn't get your vote. I'm sorry? I didn't get your vote.
Your vote. Oh I said yes.
Oh okay. Yeah. I'm sorry.
M two, uh motion reappropriating debt service payment to fiscal year twenty twenty four incentive accounts. Do I hear a motion to approve? Introduced. Motion has been moved and seconded. Any questions? I think it's just a
resolution.
It
says motion. I don't have that on my Instagram. M two? Right. Okay, I'm good. Okay. Thank you.
All right, no problem. Um I just want to make sure you knew what you were seconding.
I am. I'm good. Thank you, ma'am.
Okay.
Um please call the roll. Commissioner Herbst? Yes. Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Vice Chair Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sturman? Yes. Chair Trentals.
Yes. And M two is now approved. R one, this is a resolution approving an amended letter of intent with nine oh nine Northwest Sixth Street LLC. and and change in the CRA source of funds for the nine oh nine CISTROM project, authorizing the Executive Director to execute any and all related instruments and delegating authority to the Executive Director to take certain actions. Someone like to introduce the resolution? Introduced.
How does the City Commission move from the roll call to the consent agenda and approval of minutes?
Any questions? There being none, please call the
roll. A resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency amending resolution number twenty one dash twenty and providing for an effective date. Commissioner Herbst? Yes. Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Vice Chair Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sturman? Yes. Chair Trentals?
Yes. And that resolution is now approved. Is there any further business of the C R A? There being none. That meetings now concluded. So thank you for your patience everybody. We appreciate it. And uh now let's move back into our evening meeting. Uh let's begin with a moment of silence. It's uh holiday season and Let's take a moment to share with one another.
Thank you. Uh Mr Clerk, would you please call the roll? Mm-hmm.
Commissioner Herbst. President Commissioner Glossman.
Here.
Vice Mayor Beasley Pittman.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is discussed at the start of this meeting, including the opening remarks and pledge of allegiance?
0:00–4:08
2
How does the City Commission move from the roll call to the consent agenda and approval of minutes?
4:08–36:58
3
What are the key community presentations, such as the Rick Case Bikes for Kids proclamation and the Sports Travel Award?
36:58–1:26:45
4
How does the discussion shift to the controversial Delmar development project and related zoning concerns?
1:26:45–1:42:12
5
What are the concerns about tower height, floor plates, and view corridors?
1:42:12–1:54:43
6
How does the discussion shift to natural vs mechanical ventilation for the garage?
1:54:43–2:07:46
7
What is the City Commission voting on regarding the site‑plan permit and the new Community Development District?
2:07:46–2:30:46
8
How do the later debates address air‑rights, tunnel vs. bridge options, and the BDO procurement process?
2:30:46–3:30:26
Speakers
4 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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