City Commission Regular Meeting on 2024-05-07 6:00 PM
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Fort Lauderdale City Commission
6h 3m
4 speakers
8 agenda items
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
Good evening, everybody. Let us begin our proceedings. If I could ask everyone's attention. We're going to do this CRA meeting first before we get into the evening meeting. There's just a quick couple of items to address, and then we'll launch into the evening meeting. Thank you all for being here tonight. We'll begin with, let's get to the CRA agenda. You want to turn down the volume a little bit?
Okay,
great. So Mr. Clerk, could you please call the roll? Commissioner Herbst? Present. Vice Chair Glassman? Here. Commissioner Beasley-Pittman?
Here. Commissioner Sturman? Not present. Chair Trentalis?
Here. Moving on to M1, motion approving minutes for March 19th, 2024 CRA board meeting. Do I hear a motion to approve?
So
moved. So moved and seconded. Please call the roll. Vice Chair Glassman? Yes.
Commissioner Beasley-Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sturman, not present. Commissioner Herbst? Yes. Chair Trentals?
Yes, and M1's approved. R1, resolution approving the budget amendment, return to Central City Community Redevelopment Agency fund balance for reallocation. I have one person signed up to speak, Troy Liggett. Troy, are you here? Actually, Troy did text me. He had to leave for another meeting, but I'm going to be bringing up a lot of the points that he probably wanted to mention anyway. Okay, so Vice Mayor? Yes. You are recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Clarence, if you could do me a favor, thanks so much. So I did recently- You
have to push that
button. Thanks. Yeah. I did recently meet with the Central City Alliance, and we had a really robust discussion. So I know that we have also previously as a commission separated these dollar amounts. We went right ahead with the $94,000 for FP&L to get that lighting situation. On the 13th Street corridor, and we still have that balance of approximately $1,300,000. Yes. So I'm aware of the Central City Advisory Board's meeting and their actions that they took regarding this. But I just wanted to go over a few things just for the record. Okay. To make sure that we have it and that we're on the same page. And that hopefully these things can be addressed from that $1.3 million that we're going to reallocate from the last couple of years.
So thank you. Number one, so the streetscape improvements on Northeast 13th Street, east of 9th Avenue, including more lighting around the railroad tracks and Progresso Street, street parking. Are all those things in the works?
Yes.
Excellent. Especially the part, obviously, that's in the CRA. The 13th Street corridor, they're trying to rebrand themselves as Studio City. I don't know if you're aware of that. Okay, but we have some issues with that because there are also some sculptures along the medians on 13th Street that have been... hit by cars and we're trying to replace a lot of those. The neighborhood's trying to do that. But can they get help with that $1.3 million for any kind of signage issues or pedestals for the sculptures that are going to be redonated that have been harmed or destroyed basically from vehicles? Can that money be used for that?
How does the conversation evolve around the $1.3 million allocation and related projects?
We definitely can consider replacing or renovating those public sculptures, especially if we had anything to do with putting them in. The
sculptures are going to be replaced, but they do need help with the pedestals upon which the sculptures are going to lie, and then also signage around there. So thank you for that. Paving of Northeast 12th Street.
We've been working with our capital improvements department here, and that's something I think they had within their work program that they were going to be doing. If not, we can look at. Okay. So maybe for that.
So Greg and Susan, if we can look at, or Ben actually looking at where that is in the schedule, the paving of Northeast 12th street, that'd be really helpful.
Paving of Northeast 12th street. We will look forward to getting you an update on that.
Okay, thank you. So on the roundabout on 13th Street, Clarence, that unity beacon, that public art is in bad need of assistance.
It's
not in good shape. It really needs some help, as is that wall around the roundabout on 13th.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:01–3:17
2
How does the conversation evolve around the $1.3 million allocation and related projects?
3:17–2:07:36
3
Why are residents concerned about the loss of Los Olas trees and the median?
2:07:36–2:38:43
4
How does the commission address procurement and the lead‑contamination study for nearby neighborhoods?
2:38:43–3:10:47
5
What compromises are being discussed for extending construction and noise‑waiver hours at Pier 66?
3:10:47–4:11:35
6
Why is the public hearing being closed and what motions are taken?
4:11:35–4:45:20
7
What are the main arguments for and against the New River moratorium?
4:45:20–5:29:17
8
How are the upcoming ordinances, events, and school‑board issues resolved before adjournment?
5:29:17–6:03:07
Speakers
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