CITY COMMISSION - SPECIAL MEETING on 2025-09-12 5:01 PM - Second Budget Hearing - Sep 12, 2025

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What is the opening ceremony and pledge of allegiance for the September 12 City Commission meeting?

Dean Trantalis 0:00

Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the City Commission's second budget hearing this September twelfth, twenty twenty five. Thank you for being here today. Um we appreciate your attendance and um Uh this is a very m important meeting for the community because we'll be voting uh for the new budget, the new Millage Rate and uh um and hoping that we have a very successful twenty twenty six uh budget year. So before we begin I'd like to um ask you all to please rise and join James and Leela Williams, children of our esteemed city manager, uh at the podium to help recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Adam Geller 0:49

Yeah.

Dean Trantalis 0:50

Props. Okay. All right. So put your right ha your right hand over your heart. And you may be good. I

Unknown 0:58

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation, under God, individual, with liberty and justice for all. There you go. Then

Adam Geller 1:21

that's it.

Unknown 1:21

Have fun with the budget.

Dean Trantalis 1:29

Wow. So what do you talk about at the dinner table? Does dad wanna come too? Come on. Very

Raquel (City Manager) 1:39

tall, very bad.

Dean Trantalis 1:52

Thank you guys. Thank you, James. Thank you. Thank you. Come back next year.

Dean Trantalis 2:07

Okay, let's begin.

How does the commission conduct the roll call and approve the first two budget items?

Dean Trantalis 2:08

Mr Clerk, please call the roll.

Unknown 2:12

Vice Mayor Herbst. Commissioner Glassman? Here. Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Pamela Beasley-Pittman 2:16

Here.

Unknown 2:16

Commissioner Sorensen? Here. Mayor Trentals. Here.

Dean Trantalis 2:24

So uh we will begin with budget one. Uh will someone please introduce a resolution approving the fiscal year twenty twenty six Central Wastewater uh region large user rate? Introduced. It's been introduced. Excuse me.

Unknown 2:40

Dean Trantalis 2:40

Mr.

Unknown 2:41

Clerk, please call the roll. A resolution of the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approving setting a rate per one thousand gallons of wastewater treated for the fiscal year twenty twenty six for all large user wastewater customers of the central wastewater region providing for an effective date. Vice Mayor Herbst. Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Commissioner Swordson? Yes. Mayor Trentals.

Dean Trantalis 3:02

Yes, and

Unknown 3:03

budget two is now approved.

Dean Trantalis 3:05

But budget one's now approved. Budget two Uh this is regarding the community investment plan. Will someone please introduce a resolution adopting the final five year community investment plan for the period beginning october first, twenty twenty five and ending september thirtieth, twenty thirty? introduced. The item has

Unknown 3:23

been introduced. Please call the roll. A resolution in the city commission of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approving and adopting a final five-year community investment plan for the period beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30th, 2030, appropriating the portion of the community investment plan for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30th, 2026, reappropriating the unspent community investment plan project balances at the end of the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, and ending September 30th, 2025. for the fiscal year beginning october one, twenty twenty five and ending september thirtieth, twenty twenty six, and providing for severability and an effective date.

Unknown 3:58

Vice Mayor Herbst. Commissioner Glossman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Pamela Beasley-Pittman 4:02

Yes.

Unknown 4:02

Commissioner Sorensen? Yes. Commissioner Trentals? Yes. And

Dean Trantalis 4:05

budget two is now approved. Budget three. This is regarding stormwater non advalorum assessment. This is the public hearing on the stormwater management program assessment. The purpose of the hearing is to receive questions and comments regarding the city's stormwater management program non advalorum assessment for the fiscal year twenty twenty six. The public hearing is now open. City Manager will now present the stormwater management program assessment report. Madam City Manager.

Raquel (City Manager) 4:33

The stormwater management program assessment funds the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of the stormwater management system. The stormwater management program assessment rate will be equal to the estimated costs paid by the city to operate the stormwater management program. within the assessment area for fiscal year twenty twenty six. The fiscal year twenty twenty six stormwater management programme assessment is estimated to generate