CITY COMMISSION - SPECIAL MEETING on 2024-09-12 5:01 PM - Second Budget Hearing

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What is the agenda and quorum for the City Commission special meeting?

Dean Trantalis 0:01

Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the uh city commission special meeting, the second budget hearing here for September twelfth, twenty twenty four. Um We have a quorum, uh and uh before we begin I would ask you all to please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. Please be seated. Mr Clerk, please call the roll.

Unknown 0:37

Uh uh Commissioner Herbst is on his way. Uh Vice Mayor Glassman? Here. Commissioner Beasley Pittman. Here. Commissioner Sturman. Here. Mayor Trentals.

Dean Trantalis 0:46

Here. So we have a quorum. So uh we have a number of items to uh to review tonight. We'll start out with budget one. Uh I would ask for an introduction of resolutions only for budget one and budget two.

Unknown 1:04

So B G T one is for the uh central wastewater region large user rate.

Dean Trantalis 1:10

B budget one central region. wastewater large large user rate. Uh Anyone have any questions with regard to that? There being none. call the role.

Unknown 1:24

Uh I just need an introduction. I'm sorry to hear you. I just need an introduction. Thank you. Been introduced. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Port Lauderdale, Florida, approving setting a rate per one thousand gallons of wastewater treated for the fiscal year twenty twenty five for all large user wastewater customers of the central wastewater region providing for an effective date. Vice Mayor Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Nancy Astman 1:50

Yes.

Unknown 1:50

Commissioner Starman? Yes. Commissioner Herbst not present. Mayor Trentals? Yes.

Dean Trantalis 1:55

And that um that item is now approved. Budget two, community investment plan. There are no questions. Would someone like to introduce that resolution?

Steven Glassman 2:04

introduced.

Dean Trantalis 2:05

been introduced. Please call the roll.

Unknown 2:10

A resolution of City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approving and adopting a final fisc five-year community investment plan for the period beginning October one, twenty twenty-four, and ending September thirtieth, twenty twenty-nine, appropriating the portion of the community investment plan for the fiscal year beginning October one, twenty twenty-four, and ending September thirtieth, twenty twenty-five, reappropriating the unspent community investment plan project balances at the end of the fiscal year beginning October one, twenty twenty-three, and ending September thirtieth, twenty twenty four, for the fiscal year beginning October one, twenty twenty four, and ending September thirtieth, twenty twenty five, and providing for severability and an effective date.

Unknown 2:43

Vice.

Dean Trantalis 2:43

Before before we begin, I was just handed uh people who've signed up to speak. Um this would be on this particular budget item, uh Paul Renneson. Come on up. What is that?

Paul Renison 2:59

It's one of the official city documents. on the screen or the is this a zoom meeting?

Dean Trantalis 3:05

Well it's not Zoom, but it is broadcast.

Unknown 3:09

We don't have a L Mo.

Dean Trantalis 3:11

Yeah, yeah. So push the button at the bottom of the mic. the bottom of the mic. Yes. I got

Paul Renison 3:18

okay. Um speaking to the five year budget item this resolution adopting the final five year community investment plan. Um I'm Paul Renison. Live in the landings at thirty one eleven northeast fifty seventh court, Fort Lauderio, Florida, since nineteen ninety three. Um speaking to this issue and we'll speak to two more during the hearings today. Um there's a question. about The process. And while we can't sell show the viewing audience the budget overview of the annual budget process, it's a booklet that was sent out in the spring. For all the citizens to participate in the budget process. Two pages, well done. was a lot of work to to suggest that the individual person can participate. In the budget процес.

Paul Renison 4:07

So to get Focus quickly. The real fund begins in June, I'm quoting. The city will release detailed budget information through preliminary budget memo, including department budgets key. department performance metrics, etcetera. And at the bottom it says the city staff will share the budget and solicit feedback through several mediums, including meetings.