City Commission - Regular Meeting

So welcome everybody and thank you for being here for the City Commissioner of Fort Lauderdale regular meeting this 02/17/2026. We have some exciting things happening tonight. So I just would like to begin tonight by letting you know that we start our evening with the Pledge of Allegiance. And tonight, we are going to be joined by Skyler Fullerton from the fourth grade, Gateway Christian Academy and Oswald Park, who's going to lead us in the presentation. Please rise.

Good afternoon. My name is Skylar Fullerton. I attend Gateway Christian Academy in Oslo Park. Today, I'll be saying the pledge of allegiance. Please stand. 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. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

much, Scott. You're welcome. Let's take a little picture. Is anyone anyone from your family here tonight? Yes.

Great. Thank you so much. So before we begin our meeting, I'd just like you all to join us in a moment of silence. Thank you. At the beginning of our meetings, we take this opportunity to acknowledge our retirees, people who have worked with our city and have made great inroads for the city to continue to grow and prosper as it has over the many years that they've been here.

So I have just a few announcements. First, I'd like to recognize Michelle Heisey who's been the police records clerk for thirty years. Thank you so much, Michelle. Daniel Medina, paramedic firefighter who's been with us twenty six years. Thank you so much, Daniel.

Kevin Sumner, fire inspector, been with us twenty eight years. Congratulations. Now it is also my distinct honor to recognize and present to a lady that has been with us not as many as twenty six or twenty eight years, but her impact has been as meaningful as every day that she's worked with us. So I'd like to invite Susan Grant to please join me at the podium. It's not a check for a million dollars.

That's coming later.

But first of all, it's my honor. Oh, look at the you didn't have to give oh, for her. Okay. Oh. Look at that. Thank you. And you didn't even have to sing an aria. Wow, isn't that pretty? Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. They sell. Oh, they're so nice.

No, I'm

just kidding.

So Susan, you've how many years have you worked at the city?

Six years.

Years. And she has been so great. She's stepped in when we needed her for when we were looking for a city manager. She was our interim city manager. You have certainly led us through a lot of great times and gotten us through difficult situations, especially financially when we're trying to work out the finances of the city.

It's just been personally a wonderful experience to have worked with you. And so tonight, on behalf of the City of Fort Lauderdale, I'd like to present to you, oh, look at this. This is a Susan Grant, celebrating your retirement with appreciation for your leadership and years of devoted service, 02/18/2026, and it's a picture of the city of Fort Lauderdale, so you don't forget us. Susan, would like to say a few words?

Just thank you so much to everyone. Some of you might know that I worked for the city of Coral Springs for twenty seven years before I came here, And I never thought that I would find another group of people that felt like family. And how lucky am I to have been able to work in two places that did just that. So thank you so much. It's been an honor, a privilege, and I won't be far. I'm a resident here in Fort Lauderdale as well. So thank you very much to all of you.

Susan, a resident where?

You'll note that it said she worked with, Coral Springs for twenty six years, and that's how long it took them to make her feel like family. It was only six years for us to make you feel this way.

By the way, resident district one.

Thank you.

So I actually have another connection. So Susan and I actually sat on the audit committee for the school board for many many years when Pat was a school board auditor. See, so we we we have like six degrees of Kevin Bacon, what's

all three degrees of Patrick.

And for those of you who have the time and are available on this Thursday after work, we're having a retirement party for Susan. So where is it at? I forgot where it's at. At the Tower Club. Oh, fancy. All right. So I'm going to ask for the approval of the minutes and the agenda. There are no revisions to the agenda, but we do have one walk on presentation. We are honored to have in our midst tonight Congresswoman Sheila Sheriff Liz McCormack, who will be, giving us a federal legislative update. And, but let us first, do I hear a motion to, approve the agenda as amended and the minutes?

Moved. Second. Been moved and seconded. Please call the roll.

Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sorgensen? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Trentels?

Yes. So, so let me welcome the congresswoman.

Come up

please come to the podium.

Please join me in welcoming.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

You. Afternoon, everyone. It's always wonderful to be here in Fort Lauderdale. Wanted to start off our presentation by giving you the state of play in Washington DC. Right now, Washington DC, I describe it as a storm of political mayhem that is really jeopardizing how we are and who we are as a nation.

And so when I talk to my colleagues, I always talk to them about the need for us to be looking on how we're gonna land this plane. Landing this plane means that we're gonna have to make some tough decisions. It means that we have to get close enough with each other and talk to each other enough that we know each other's wounds are and we know how to rehabilitate us as a nation. In hopes of doing this, we've been meeting with different groups, bipartisan trying to figure out how we get through. And the reason why we call it political mayhem is because right now we are dealing with a whole bunch of people who are actually having mass retirements because there's a lot of political intimidation.

We're also finding that there's a lot of theatrics over us seeking the truth and there's also a lot of scandals going on and false accusations. And so I wanted to tell everybody what we're doing in DC to try and get past that. We are meeting and we're talking to everybody in our communities, but more importantly, what we're doing is having the conversation of what policies that we can put forth that will help us economically and that will also help us to come together and heal. And so with that, I wanted to do this presentation to kinda give you the update of where we are in congress. And there's been a lot of conversations, really about the political state of play.

The political state of play right now, as I mentioned, there's been a lot of retirements. These retirements have been stronger on the republican side with democrats following, you know, very very near behind. But more importantly, what's going on is right now the Republicans have a one seat majority. That one seat majority has been a blessing and a curse in disguise, a blessing in the sense that now we're having more conversations. Occurs now because we're having more of a blockade that occurs.

For those of you who do not know, we are presently in a partial shutdown, which means that our TSA agents are not getting paid, which means our homeland security is not getting paid. There are several departments who are not getting paid and people who are hungry right now. But we're working to make sure that we can have reasonable efforts and reasonable restrictions so we can get past this roadblock. And so I I felt the need to come and tell the district where we are and how we're doing it. On the other side, we're thinking that we're gonna be able to pull out of this shutdown by having some negotiations.

One of the negotiations that we've been having have been with funding and restriction on ICE. One of the things that we've asked for is for them to actually not be able to go into churches, into private areas. We've also asked them to also make sure they have IDs because we've been hearing and getting more and more reports that people are wearing mask and attacking people in our communities pretending to be ICE. But most importantly, we've been asking for simple regulations when it comes to use of force, and it seems like we're getting closer to that end. I hope that we'll be able to come to that resolution before, I believe it's March 3, when we'll have people who aren't getting paid.

So we're working adamantly to get there. I also want to talk about our progress when it comes to TPS. Now we've been fighting this TPS fight for a very long time. As you may know, we had over 400,000, Haitians who were supposed to be deported. Within South Florida, that was gonna be approximately a 150,000 within all of South Florida who would be deported.

When we looked at the statistics, these people are people who worked in health care, they worked in housing, they worked to build our communities. And so we knew that we needed to create a mechanism to keep them working as we're educating and actually training the American workforce. So we put up a bill called to respect our respect our workers act, which we're looking forward towards getting them to actually be able to create a pipeline where we would move them out as we're educating. So that brings us to our real issue that we're having right now when we're looking at this mass mass migration is that we have not been putting enough money into job skills training in order to make sure that we're replacing these jobs. And we're seeing a lot of people becoming concerns.

So as we're pushing that legislation through and we have one another legislation called American Jobs and Economic Mobility Act, which would allow us to put more money into job skills training. We have wrote an amicus brief and that amicus brief was referred several times to the lawsuit that was in the courts in the decision made by the judge when they put a stay. So right as of right now, TPS holders do not need to leave the country, which gives us enough time to actually have legislation to educate Americans to replace and also hold them until we have a pathway. In addition to that, I want to talk about some of the things we can champion while we talk about all this doom and gloom. I always wanna talk about, hey, what have we done together?

One of the things that we've done together, we've been able to do more than 2,000 casework for our constituents. We've also been able to bring more than $583,000,000 of federal funding. We've also passed the AED Act, which is to bring automated defibrillators, which if you have a heart situation. But I also saw the firefighters who had these here, this NARCAN, which I wanna tell you guys, thank you so much for this because I actually have a bill for NARCAN, which places NARCAN in every emergency kit that you buy in the stores or anywhere. So when I looked at it, said, yes, we're on the same side when it comes to Narcan.

And for those of you who don't know how important this is, we've been finding fentanyl in medication. When it comes to medication bought online, more than seventy five percent has had fentanyl and people do not know that. They think they're buying cheaper prescriptions, not realizing that there's fentanyl in it. So you may think that you don't need to have Narcan, but if somebody who's close to you buys their prescription online and doesn't know that it has fentanyl, you're gonna find yourself in need of this very quickly. And so we highly recommend that if we can get Narcan wherever we can, let's do it and get the job done. The last thing I wanted to talk to you about because I don't wanna take up too much of your time even though I do have like 13 pages in front

of you.

But I'm not gonna do that to you. Housing, we have a homeowners insurance affordability review act, which would this would be in addition to what you're seeing on the state side to protect homeowners insurance. We are trying to create a federal account that would help. This federal account is much necessary because we're seeing other areas and other states suffering the same things as South Florida. And we are also I wanna keep you engaged on what's going on. Engaged in the sense that, you know, we started this fight back tour, I wanna say probably a year ago and we stopped over a 150 locations. We're gonna continue with our fight back tour, but many people said they wanted more intimate conversations so they could be honest about what they're going through. And so we have conversations with the congresswoman. We have one coming up in Fort Lauderdale. These are home conversations.

Different, residents have been hosting them in their homes where we could talk about really what is our priorities, how are you being affected, and how we can come together as a community. As I mentioned, the goal is to land this plane in this political mayhem, and it's gonna take a lot of us. It's not just one-sided. And that's gonna take us being close enough to each other, actually empathizing with each other despite what your background is, what party you is, because at the end of the day, none of this matters if we're suffering. And so I thank you for having me here today, and I'm open to any questions you may have.

Great. Thank you so much. That's great. Anyone anyone have any questions of the of the congresswoman? None? Alright. Well, thank you so much for being here. It's really an honor and a privilege to know that you come here and you care about our community. So thank you so much for being here.

I also want to say happy birthday to commissioner Glassman.

Commissioner Herb's vice mayor Herb's also

Oh, happy birthday to everyone. And I did want to mention today was the passing of reverend Jesse Jackson. And, as it is Black History Month, we celebrate him and we think of his life and we think of his legacy. And we also think of our responsibility during black history to make sure that we're living up to the standard of unity, truth telling, and also making sure that this country's inclusive for everyone. Thank you again.

Thank you so much.

Are any members of your staff here

tonight? You want to introduce them? Oh.

So these are fearless warriors, I tell you. So first what we have is Edward Mahia. Edward, you can stand up. He does all of our outreach. You probably see him everywhere because We he is also have Nadej Leban. She's my district chief who's here. She's also everywhere. And then we have where is she? She's taking pictures right there. She is our cobs person, our digital person who's there, and she Ashelon. And we have the baby who's here telling us we're doing right or wrong. Dynasty, do you wanna raise your hand? It's important that we have environments where you could bring your children to work anytime. We also have my security who's always there protecting me. He's right over here. Very well. I don't if you want me tell anybody your name.

Well, very nice. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you for coming to our meeting tonight. We appreciate it.

Okay. Well, was a lot. So I next would like to invite Rich Walzer, who's our Broward County Fines Commissioner. And, Rich has some things he'd like to present to us.

Commissioners, thank you. Susan Grant, it's amazing to be able to work with you over the last year, and congratulations on your retirement. I am Rich Waltzer, Broward County Commissioner of the Intracoastal Waterways appointed by the governor. I've been fighting for the city of Fort Lauderdale and the Broward County municipalities in Tallahassee to be able to get funds for infrastructure, water cleanup, derelict boat removal. And today, I'm gonna be presenting a check for over $1,000,000 to the city for infrastructure.

And if the mayor could come down. So our check is going to be for the Riverwalk North replacement infrastructure, 1,032,636.

Rich, want you to know you can come to our meeting anytime. Yes, always welcome. Always welcome, with or without a chance.

So Mayor, this is, I think, dollars 6,500,000.0 this year. And, by next October, we'll have over $15,000,000 that I'll be bringing in from Tallahassee for the city.

Rich, if you can hear me, North Fork River District three.

Commissioner Pam, you know I love you.

We got witnesses.

That's it. And District 1, you do know you live there. Right? You

know we did. Keep

it coming in District 2, commissioner. Keep it coming.

Okay. Our next presentation is Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Department, Naloxone presentation. I'd like to invite our fire chief, Steve Golem our assistant chief, Kevin, Matt Green, Lieutenant Danielle Turpin and Lieutenant Stephanie Silk. Please come to the podium.

So good evening, mayor, vice mayor, commissioner, city manager. I don't think that it's fair that I follow-up Rich and his million dollar checks all the time. That's but this evening

What have you what have you bring what have you brought with me?

Not a million dollars. I brought a bill.

You can have a seat.

No. We do have some grant funding this evening that that chief Green's gonna speak to you about, but I wanna take a moment and just introduce this amazing group and all that they do on a daily basis to keep our streets safe. We've seen unbelievable change in our overdoses in the last couple of years in the city and it's a direct reflect of the program that they put together and been able to implement as well as the grant dollars that they've been able to go after to make it successful. So chief Green is over EMS and mobile integrated health. I'm gonna let him talk a little bit more about that program.

Good evening, mayor and commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity to briefly share a new public health initiative from Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. Opiate overdoses continue to affect communities across Florida, including here in Fort Lauderdale. Our fire rescue crews respond to these emergencies all too often. And through department data, we can see clear patterns where these overdose calls occur.

In 2025, Fort Lauderdale fire rescue responded to over 500 overdose calls for service, 400 of which required the administration of naloxone. These incidents are often survivable when help and the right tools are available quickly. In response to the opioid epidemic, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue will launch the CORE program. The CORE program is a grant funded statewide effort focused on reducing overdose deaths through an integrated system of community partnerships that provide medical stabilization, medication assisted treatment, behavioral healthcare and peer support services. Locally, this program allows us to take targeted data driven approach to overdose response and tonight's agenda includes a budget amendment to accept $350,000 in grant funding to support this work.

Through the core program, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue is set to become the first fire rescue agency in Broward County to offer medication assisted treatment to those suffering from substance use disorder. As you see on the display beside me, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue in collaboration with Strategic Communications is branding our new initiative CORE FTL, which stands for Coordinated Opioid Recovery and Education. One of our first initiatives under the CORE FTL umbrella will be our naloxone and naloxone distribution box program. Tonight, many of you were given naloxone on a lanyard as you walked into the meeting. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a safe, easy to use medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose until first responders arrive.

It is completely harmless if opioids are not present, is completely safe and could be administered by anybody. Using core grant funding, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue will distribute and maintain free naloxone and naloxone dispensers in areas where we see higher rates of overdose calls. This initiative is especially timely as we head into spring break. During this season, Fort Lauderdale sees a significant increase in visitors and activity, which often leads to increased medical calls. The core FTL naloxone initiative adds another layer of preparedness and public safety infrastructure during one of our busiest times of the year.

Along with hotspots we identify, we are also urging local business owners and property managers who are interested in hosting a naloxone dispenser to contact Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. We can be reached by email at coreftlfordlauterdale dot gov or the phone number on the screen above. Our department will evaluate locations, provide training and guidance at no cost. Core FTL is a proactive step towards saving lives, and we appreciate the commission's continued support as we work to keep our city safe. Thank you. Thank you.

It's a little tough to carry your purse. Okay, great. So, thank you everyone for your patience and tonight we'll continue with the rest of our agenda. At this point, we now come upon our consent agenda. This is where I ask members of the commission if they have an item which they'd like to, pull and we would discuss and vote on separately. Otherwise, we will vote on all the consent agenda items at once. So Vice Mayor, do you have any consent agenda items you'd like to pull?

I do not.

Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

None.

I have none. Commissioner Glassman?

None. Commissioner Sorenson?

None. Okay. So do I hear Board

Board of of of the

the

of

So if you came for one of those items, your item has now been approved. So you're welcome to stay for

the rest

of the meeting. Moving on to M1, this is a motion approving the fiscal year 2020 Mayor

an inquiry. I don't know if you were still planning to go back to the conference items. Right.

Well, it's I going to be a short

meeting.

We can go at the end, Mayor. Yes. Yes. It's going be a short meeting. Yes. I'm sorry. I I did remember saying It's okay. Okay. M1 motion approving the fiscal year, but in the future, I agree. And so in the future

Instead of waiting today.

We don't know how long the conference meeting is going to last, but we're going to put the commission reports at the beginning, like, with the communications.

Okay.

All right.

So if conference goes long, then

the No, no, commission I'm saying put the commission reports right after communications on the conference meeting agenda.

We can do that.

Motion approving the fiscal year twenty twenty seven city commission priorities. Anyone have any questions with regard to that?

Thanks for the updates to this. Looks good. Thank you.

Are there updates?

Just the minor adjustment of incentivizing businesses and stores and dry cleaners and groceries across the city, Mayor. That was it.

Well, that's something we did discuss about trying to trying to promote infill businesses in

Mixed use.

In mixed use redevelopment areas like Flagler Village and so forth. But the first

man just said Flagler Village. Exactly. Now it's more encompassing of the entire city.

The whole city.

Oh, so they said just Flagler Village.

Okay. I get it. Yep.

Okay. And the other update was to include a museum as part of the federal courthouse option.

Yeah. I think that's vice mayor suggested that. I don't know where where that comes. I don't did they have a selected list or preferential list?

So we're waiting on some feedback from them at this point.

Say it again?

We're waiting on some additional feedback from them. Shared with them the feedback from the commission as to the potential use categories.

And so Because if they approve a potential use, it also allows us to request 100% what's the word I'm thinking of? Funding?

Yes, a free

So we're also waiting on them to let us know what type of funding opportunity there would be or discount. A

discount. That's something

a discount.

A 100% discount on the actual cost of the structure. Okay. So do I hear a motion to approve m one?

Moved. Second. Been moved and seconded. Please call the roll. Commissioner Glassman?

Yes.

Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Yes.

Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst?

Yes.

Mayor Trent Ellis?

Yes. And m one is now approved. M two, a motion approving an amendment to the Micro Transit Pilot Services Agreement with the Circuit Transit Inc. To transition services from the Piggyback Pompano Beach Agreement number P-twentyNine-twenty to the city's agreement pursuant to the RFP number 161 for Downtown and Gulfmile service areas. Got all that?

Any questions with regard to M2? No one signed up to speak. Call the roll. Will someone make the motion to approve?

Yes, Mayor. I'd like to make the motion to just, you know, this partnership between the city and circuit continues to go just very well and and more of it the better. Thanks for that partnership, Milos, leading that Jason. Move to approve,

Mayor. Second.

Second. Move to second. So, to your point, you know, the county you know, I was at the MPO meeting this past week, and the county is looking to spend almost a quarter of 1,000,000,000 I said billion dollars on new buses. And I said I said to them, since most of those buses go empty, I said, have you ever considered contracting with Circuit to perhaps engage people with the app that they have and bring people to where they need to go and it's a much more efficient and cost effective way of accommodating those that need to get around who don't cars at their disposal one in one ear and out the other. So anyway, they rather spend and that's all surtax money.

By the way, 45% of it comes from the city of Fort Lauderdale. Anyway, okay. Please call the roll.

Commissioner Glossman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Berman?

Yes.

Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Trentals?

Yes. And m two is now approved. Uh-oh. R one, city clerk annual performance review.

Move to defer.

Okay. So the city clerk is looking for approval of a merit raise and section one of the resolution. Do you want this done by dollar amount, city manager or is that I done by looked at

the header. It can be done by percentage.

Can Yeah, it's done by percentage. Yeah. So who would like to introduce a resolution and request an increase based on a percentage?

I'll introduce the M1 and also make a motion to, of approval with 3% increase.

So that would be inside the resolution.

Okay.

Yeah.

Yes.

So an increase of 3% for city city clerk David Solomon. Anyone have any questions or comments with regard to that? There being none.

Thank you. I'll just say, mayor, thank you for your good work. City clerk, doing great. Keep it up. Thank you.

Yeah. Do you Yeah. Second. Was gonna ask him, do he get to read the resolution too?

Very self serving.

So so your raise depends on how well you do reading the resolution?

Yes. That's right. Yes. Well,

before I read this, thank you very much for your support. You're welcome. And I really wanna

We thank you.

And I wanna thank my group. My city clerk team is amazing and they're so good and they make me as good as I am and I'd like to thank the

charter officers as well. Everybody, you're welcome.

Thank you, sir. Well deserved.

They make you look good. That's all I

got to say.

A resolution of the city commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida providing for a merit salary increase of 3% for city clerk, me, David Arcelvin, and providing for an effective date of 01/23/2026. Commissioner Glossman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Chantalis?

Yes. And that resolution is now approved. Congratulations. Thank you for

your David.

Thank you. You

want your picture or something? No. Okay. Moving on to, public hearing one. This is a quasi judicial de novo hearing.

Consideration of a motion to reject, approve or amend the decision of the Board of Adjustment denying variance requests. This is regarding this is case number PLNBOA24040012436 Cat K Lane. 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. If there are two or more members of the Board of Adjustment that may be present and participate in the discussion at this meeting, you're welcome because it has been noticed. Is anybody here from the Board of Adjustment? No. Okay. Okay. Vice Mayor, do you have any disclosures?

Let me double check one second. I don't believe so. No, I do not.

Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

No disclosures.

I believe I had a conversation with Alan Bogdanoff on this. Commissioner Glassman?

None. And commissioner Sorensen? Yes, Alan Bogdanoff.

Okay. Is there any script I need to read with regard to the de novo hearing or just begin the do you want to take?

No, Mayor, you go ahead. I just wanted to, advise that yes, Ellen Bogdanoff is here for the applicant. The Board of Adjustments will be represented by Hudson Gill.

Right. I have because I was going to call them up. But I didn't know if there was a presentation by your office that would as a predicate to the beginning of this de novo hearing.

No, the applicant will And present their you'll decide based on the evidence whether it met the ULDR and whether there might be a unique hardship attributable to the land that might or might not overturn or support the decision of the Board?

So the commission has to determine basically a two pronged test whether or not it meets their qualifications under ULDR and whether or not and if not then has the hardship been presented to this property owner that would permit the commission to approve the request?

That's correct, Mayor. Mayor, before we move on, I think I need to amend my, answer. Ellen, did we speak on this or was it a different? Okay. All right. So I need to change my answer disclosure. I did speak with Ellen Volganoff.

Okay. Thank you. Okay. Ellen?

Mr. Gill, are you here? Oh, okay. Are you are you here? You're here

for the board, but you're not on the board. You're not on the board, but you're here for the board. Okay. I just wanna make I wanna know who all the players are. Okay. Look. I'll call you up shortly. You wanna push that button?

Mayor and commissioners, I appreciate it. I do have a PowerPoint and I'm handing it out because some of the print might be too small to to see. I don't know if they're putting it up.

Okay. Yep. We've got it.

Got it.

Yes. Thanks. Perfect.

Okay. Thank you so much. Why we are here? So, the Tashers brought for variances before the Board of Adjustment. It was discovered after they enclosed their carport and they just put up, walls. They didn't do any electric. They didn't do any plumbing. It was reported where it's unclear as to who reported it. But when code came on the site, they noticed there was a shed in the back. They cited the shed in the back for not meeting code as well as the carport.

When they went for, an after the fact permit to comply, it was not moved forward simply because the shed in the back, which was put there in 2013 was not in compliance with the code. The, four variances were three for the shed and one for the carport. The tasers purchased the home with the existing footprint and there were no open permits when they went to do their due diligence. All of the permits were closed. They purchased the home and part of the cost of that home was the shed.

It's a sizable shed. It's 10 by 20, although the permit says 10 by 10, but it's 10 by 20 And it was significant because those lots in Lauderdale, IOs are rather small, and they needed the extra storage, which is also why they enclosed the carport for the storage. It was the it went before the board in July '24, and the four variances were denied. They went back again in November '24, and they were denied again. It is important to note that the variances failed with a simple majority voting to support, and a super majority was required at that time.

Based on the code changes today, it would have passed back in, July and November. As you know, because you passed it, the code changes, we appealed on the basis of the fact that now we can come before the commission for a de novo hearing. And on 01/20/2026, the commission voted unanimously to approve a de novo hearing, which we are here today to go over. The house was originally built in 1955. They paid over a million dollars for the home, again, in large parts on the water.

In 1955?

No, no. It was built in 1955. The Tashers purchased it in 2022.

And

again, part of the value of that home which was a valuable asset was the shed in the back. In preparation for the hearing, they we did do a public notice. This is in the rear of the home facing the water, and this is the front of the home. We checked, up until the last day, and it was still there. This is the footprint of the home and I just wanted everybody to see this so you see how tight everything is.

It's but it hasn't changed. The footprint of the home hasn't changed since 1955 when it was built. And again, the footprint of the shed has not changed since 2013 when it was put in by the prior owners. This is the shed and this picture was taken in 2013 when the shed was installed. I don't know about you, but it doesn't look like a square to me.

I mean, I did okay in geometry, but, this looks a little bit more like a rectangle. But this was the shed and this was a picture is in the city records. This is what the shed looks like today, and this is from the rearview. In one of the hearings, just as a note, the gentleman who lives directly across the canal came in support of the variances because he is not bothered by the shed and he's the only one who can actually see it. I just all wanted you to all see the carport and that the walls that were put up and again not realizing that he needed a permit just to kind of enclose the walls because he wasn't doing anything with electric. It was an error on their part, but they did try to fix it with an after the fact permit.

Hey, Ellen. Yes. Not that it matters, but as you look to the aerial view, I assume that the shed is in the upper left hand corner. Is that the shed? Correct. Is it in the upper left hand corner on the water side?

Correct.

Which is a rectangle?

It is a rectangle.

And you flip the page, did the shed grow?

It was the same shed from 2013 when it was installed, but I can probably explain to you how that happened when I get to the next slide.

Okay.

But there are four variances and the amount of variance is minimal just to be in compliance. So of the four and for that shed, it is too close to the actual structure of the home. That was one variance. The other is the setback on the water side and the setback on the rear of the shed with the neighbor. This this would this is the telling piece.

This was the original oops. This was the original application. Uh-huh. And strangely enough, and we don't know why and it's we have not been able to kind of go back to 2013 to figure out what transpired. But you will notice that the application was filled out and at some point somebody crossed out shed a number and put in 10 by 10.

Okay.

This was the permit that was issued. It shows 10 by 10 and it was approved.

For the 10 by 10?

For the 10 by 10.

But today it's 10 by 20.

It was always 10 by 20. When the original application was submitted, it was submit we believe it was submitted with 10 by 20, but for whatever reason because it was approved and it was said and done, somebody just kind of signed off on the permit because the permit was closed by the city.

Okey doke.

So, we're here today. This is the section which is the criteria for the variance. The Board of Adjustment clearly focused on D, which is the unique hardship that is not self created by the applicant or his predecessors, nor is the result of mere disregard for or ignorance of the provisions of the ULDR. Bottom line is that the Tashers purchased the home and the permit was closed. It would be reasonable to assume that it was legitimate or was legal because there was no open permit.

If it was not built to code, that permit should have never been closed and the prior owner in 2,013 should have corrected it. And we can assume that the predecessor whoever installed it, somebody signed off. So whether or not they realized that it should have been 10 by 10 or 10 by 20 or whatever it was, the city signed off on the permit. So and we can't go back and recreate history to know what what happened in 2013 when it was first installed. This was an order imposing a fine because

Ellen, can I just back you up? I'm just looking at a couple of things on on these. So as I'm looking at this permit, says it's a a prefabricated shed. Right?

Correct.

So I put in a prefabricated shed from Frank Sheds. So they deliver it and they drop it, right? Correct. So that's a prefab. So, typically there's no misunderstanding a 10 by 10 from a 10 by 20 when you're buying a prefab as opposed to stick construction. So it's a little confusing to me that they would say it's a 10 by 10 prefab when it's clearly a 10 by 20 prefab. The other thing is when I'm looking at the part where it was scratched out, just as I'm reading this is filled out. So we have owner's name. The owner pull this? Is this is this an owner pull this?

This the the prior owner?

Right. The prior owner.

Yeah. Correct.

Because I'm just looking at at the handwriting on this entire thing and that 10 by 10 is the same exact handwriting as you see with like total job costs, the zeros are exactly the same. So it was clearly written by the person who filled out the application. It's the same handwriting, same pen, pretty much looks like it was all done at the same time.

Arguably, and I I'm not a handwriting expert. So I

No, no. The zeros are similar in in in nature. So if you just if you look at the numbers down below where it's got $2,355.00, the zeros are pretty much written with the same loop structure. Just

I don't know actually we don't know actually who ended up filling out this application. I mean, we can assume that it was Bradford Schafer, but it could have been somebody else who who completed it for him. Bottom line is is that we all know the shed is not 10 by 10, but the city inspected, the city had pictures of it, and the city signed off and closed the permit. And for our for for the Tashers, they were kind of, I guess, you would say, you know, victims of something that was done without their knowledge and certainly if they had done, they did their due diligence, if there was an open permit for a violation that either wouldn't have bought the home or they would have told the owner that they had to cure it before they would purchase the home. So we believe that, we meet all of the criteria, which I'm happy to walk through.

There have been fines that have been accumulating because of their effort to try to correct what they were unable to do so when they pulled the permits because they needed a variance. I mean, the cost to remove this plus the decreased value in the home, I mean they paid for it and not only would they lose the value that they paid for it, they would end up having to sell the home for a lot less because the storage, would be gone. The fines to date, and I checked them today, they're at 87,900. So, we respectfully have 87,900. This has been going on since

What's 87,000?

The fines. The We we we actually have two requests, respectfully ask that all four variances be approved so that they can become in compliance. Nobody has complained. Nobody came before the the board of adjustment and said, we have a problem with this. The gentleman that's directly adjacent to the shed, his neighbor, was supposed to come in support, but, he was out of town the day of of the of the hearing. So we respectfully ask that the commission, approve all four variances and, waive the fines if the variances are approved since they would be in compliance.

All right. Thank you so much.

And I'd like to reserve rebuttal time if I can. Hudson.

City manager, what is Hudson here as a city like being paid by the city? I'm just trying to understand

that. Representing the Board.

That is correct, Commissioner. Mr. Gulis here representing the Board and the Board's

we pay outside counsel to represent boards. And

these appeal matters.

Okay. Okay. Thanks.

Good evening. Hudson Gill representing here for the Board of Adjustment. I just wanted to go over, I guess, what the criteria is that you're supposed to look at and what the burden is for you to make the decision you have tonight. It's it's the burden under the codes on the applicant to show via preponderance of evidence evidence that they've demonstrated a unique hardship attributable to the land, and the code provides you the criteria you're supposed to go over. Ms. Bogdanoff laid them out for you. So I can go through them again if you want, but they're in front of you. So your role today is simply to look at the evidence that's been presented by the applicant and to see if you believe by a preponderance of the evidence, the applicant has met its burden to demonstrating that this very Well,

why don't

you what are those criteria for determining what is a hardship?

Well, are laid out in

the code and they're in

the memo, but the first one is that special conditions affect the property at issue which prevent the reasonable use of such property. That's number one.

It's it's it's either or. Right? It's not and. It's or. Correct?

No. It's special conditions and circumstances.

Right. I understand that. But the the four you're going to No. Look They're at ands. They're and. Yes. So they have to comply with all four Yes. In order to order to substantiate hardship?

Correct. Under the code. The second criteria is that the circumstances which cause the special conditions are peculiar to the property at issue or to such a small number of properties that they clearly constitute marked able goals. We to that is enjoyed by other members other property owners in the same zoning district. The fourth criteria is that, and this was the one she touched on, that the unique hardship is not self created by the applicant or its predecessors nor as a result of mere disregard or ignorance of the provisions of the ULDR, and that the variance is the minimum variance that will make possible reasonable use of the property and that the variance will be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ULDR.

So those are the criteria you need to look at. They presented the evidence. Obviously, there's no one here contradicting that evidence, but it really involves an existing shed that the prior owner put in. The permit was for a 10 by 10 shed, a 10 by 20 shed was installed and the permit was closed. So those are really the facts that the way out.

Funny how those things happen. Anyone have any questions of Hudson? So there's really no one from the Board of Adjustment or anybody else to I mean this is a de novo hearing. Correct. And so we're technically supposed to be the triers of fact, right? So, so far the only facts we've heard are from the applicant, technically correct? There's been nobody to controvert any of those facts?

No, that's the testimony.

Okay. All right. Thank you, sir. I mean, I know I'm the mayor, I'm not supposed to be like a judge, but

Mayor may I also add though at this moment, there was a request regarding the fines and in this capacity right now you don't have the authority to address that. It could go back to the special magistrate to address

the fines but not We don't have the not authority to truth address that. All right. Can we make a recommendation? Yes, you may. Okay. Okay. So is there anyone else who wishes to speak on this item? Ellen, do you have any concluding remarks? All right. Does anyone have any questions of either person that has spoken?

There being none. Okay. So right now, the City Commission serving in its quasi judicial capacity has a determination to make as to whether or not the four criteria have been satisfied based on the evidence that was presented by the applicant. And looking at the evidence that we were presented, I believe this booklet contains pictures and documents, which are purported to support the position of the applicant. So is there anybody here on the commission who wishes to make a motion with regard to this item?

Mayor. Oh, first of all, wait a minute. Before you say anything, do I hear a motion to close public hearing? Moved. Do I hear a second?

Second. Moved and seconded.

Please call the roll.

Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Trentales?

Yes. So public hearing on PH one is now closed. Yes. Commissioner?

Thank you, mayor. So one of the I think important notes in this is, let's see I'm trying to count, it's about six pages from the back or in this booklet we were given where you'll see City Of Fort Lauderdale permit, date issued tentwenty fourtwenty thirteen and what you'll see in the red box there, it says special conditions notes, ATF shed, prefabricated 10 by 10. So this is I think one of the reasons that leads to best understanding what happened here is the city in its permitting approval erred in my view and what that leads to Mayor in my view is a unique hardship on the owner of this parcel and this shed. So, that contributes to it. That's not the only factor, but that's one of the contributing factors.

And so, as a result, Mayor, it's I'd like to make a motion that the variance requests, all four variance requests meet the indicated standards of the ULDR and that, we should approve, these four variances rejecting the order of the Board of Adjustment.

Second. Is that properly stated?

Yes, Mayor.

Okay. Okay. It's been moved and seconded. Anyone else have any comments or questions?

Just a question. May I are we did you want us to incorporate into the motion that recommendation that you asked about in terms of the fines, or is that something separate?

Commissioner Sorensen I think that'd be separate. Feel better. Okay. Separate. Okay. Okay.

Just Can ask one question before we

go ahead?

Please go ahead.

Ellen, you said that the neighbor adjacent to the property is in support of this. Did they submit anything along those lines? You said they were going to come to the meeting, but they didn't come. They were unable to attend the Board of Adjustment meeting. Is there anything that supports that they are okay with this? Because they're looking at the nonconforming shed.

Correct. And this was, the the one gentleman who lives behind them across the water did show up and did support it at one of the hearings. The one adjacent was I'm

looking at the guy with the pool. Because I know if I was in that pool, I would not want to be looking at that shed every day. So I'm just curious.

He told the cashiers that he he supported it, but he has since sold his home and moved.

Okay. But

nobody has complained in all the years that it's been there.

So I guess the people that just bought the house bought it seeing the shed there and have not objected.

Correct. Alright.

And buy buy everywhere. And vice mayor just to add to that, you know, like like your district, I'm sure we have very vocal residents of District 4 and I've I've only heard support for this, this where we're heading with this.

Okay. I I always just I'm always curious to see if there's something that's in the record. That's

all. Yep.

Mayor? May I address Commissioner Sorenson? In your motion, if you intended to address the fines, it would be appropriate that you do it in your motion. Otherwise, you're done with the matter. So it would be a recommendation if anything at all. Okay. Take it back without with or without your recommendation.

Sure. So then I'll amend my motion pending acceptance of amendment, that, it's recommended the fines be waived in totality.

May I offer a friendly amendment to that Commissioner Sorenson? Wait a hold on. Go on. I think you're recommending that person who

seconded it, Commissioner Glassman, has agree to the amendment.

Can I offer a friendly amendment to the friendly amendment first though? There was a word in there that I'm troubled with. When you say waived in the totality, we typically only waive that portion of the fines which exceed our hard costs because we incur hard costs to go out and conduct inspections and things like that. So we generally don't waive those. So if I'm okay with waiving the fines, but we typically make an exception as to the actual costs that we incur on staff time and things like that. So if you would consider that as you make your amendment, May I would recommend be that more amenable to

you, your recommendation is that it goes back to the magistrate or goes to the magistrate for review for consideration of waiving the fines, not that you're recommending a specific waiver because they can act only to that degree.

Great. We still

a hard cost So

in a case like this, a violation existed. The the magistrate found that that there was a violation. So what the applicant is doing now is taking the corrective action they need to do to to correct that violation and be in compliance. So typically what we do is, either go through an amnesty process or allow the applicant to go back to the magistrate and request a reduction or a waiver. And part of their request can be based on the actions they've taken to come into compliance. And so there is a process in place for that. I think there's a compelling case for it. And I think staff can be supportive with the magistrate hearing the commission's feedback when that goes to them for consideration.

Yes. But we're not making a ruling on the fine. We're just making a recommendation. So to avoid the applicants from having to come back here again, I think the commissioner just wants to roll it all into one so that when you do go before the magistrate that there is a recommendation there from the commission with regard to the fine. But I do agree with the Vice Mayor that the hard costs should be subtracted from the fine as if we're going to waive that. So we should at least try to recover our hard costs. I don't know what the hard costs are right now.

Mayor, may I again suggest that what your recommendation might be is that it goes back to the magistrate for their assessment of it in determining to what degree the fines can be reduced as opposed

to And that's fine. That's fine. But the recommendation should still come from the commission that there should be a reduction in the fine.

Yep. Okay. The Yep. Motion is Approve all four variances that fines are, the fine total is sent back to the magistrate for further evaluation with a city commission, recommendation of reduction.

Minus the hard costs.

Minus the hard costs.

A full reduction less the less the hard costs.

That's

That is your recommendation. I recommend that you actually just simply send it back to them for their review.

Okay. Fine. I'm fine with it.

Well, demand is

that they may I don't want I don't want the applicant to have to come back here again because of

You may you may move as you wish, mayor.

It's up to you, commissioner,

I've what you made the motion, wait the, fines be referred back to the special magistrate with the recommendation to reduce the fines, with the exception of the hard costs.

Okay. There you go. Does the, commissioner Glassman, do you

accept the friendly amendment? Yes.

Thank you.

Alright. We'll find out what those hard costs are and share with the commission.

Well, the special magistrate will know.

We'll share it just as an FYI with you.

Thank you. Alright. Are there any further comments or questions in regard to this item? There being none, please call the roll.

Commissioner Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Yes. Commissioner Sorensen? Yes. Vice Mayor Herbs? Yes. Mayor Trentellis?

Yes.

And that item is now approved. Moving on to OSR one, we have a second reading of an ordinance amending the City Of Fort Lauderdale comprehensive plan, future land use element, conservation elements, sanitary sewer, water and storm water element and capital improvement element to incorporate by reference the ten year water supply facility work plan 2026. Would someone like to introduce the ordinance? Introduced. The ordinance has been introduced on second reading and no one signed up to speak. Anyone wish to, comment or question? There being none, please call the roll.

Inordinance of the City Of Fort Lauderdale, Florida amending the future land use element, conservation element, sanitary sewer, water and storm water element, and capital improvement element to incorporate by reference therein the ten year water supply facility work plan 2026 of the Fort Lauderdale comprehensive plan and update the goals, objectives, and policies related to the City of Fort Lauderdale water supply facility work plan providing for severability, repeal of conflicting ordinance provisions, transmittal to the applicable reviewing agencies, and providing for an effective date. Commissioner Glassman?

Yes.

Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Yes.

Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice mayor Herbst?

Yes.

Mayor Trentales?

Yes. And OSR one is now approved as second reading. OSR two second reading in order to submitting division eight of article seven chapter two to establish an infrastructure advisory board. Someone like to introduce the ordinance. Introduce. The ordinance has been introduced. Anyone have any comments or questions? There being none, please call the roll.

In order to the City Of Fort Lauderdale, Florida amending division eight of article seven of chapter two of the code of ordinances of the City Of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to establish an infrastructure advisory board providing for membership qualifications, length of term, and the purpose and duties of the board providing for correction of scrivener's errors and providing for severability repeal of conflicting ordinance provisions and an effective date. Commissioner Glossman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley Pittman?

Yes.

Commissioner Sorenson? Yes. Vice Mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Trent House?

Yes. And now the infrastructure task force is a permanent advisory board to the commission. That's great. Moving

on to our

just can't let it go. R two, appointment of appoint excuse me. Appointment of board and committee members. Mister Clerk, please read the names into the record.

Thank you, mayor. For the March 3, 2026 resolution, Beach Business Improvement District Advisory Board, Michael Barry, representing the Bee Ocean Resort for Lauderdale and Carlos Young, consensus representing Marriott Courtyard. And then for Central City Redevelopment Advisory Board, Fiona Johnson nominated by Commissioner Glassman Christopher Casey nominated by Commissioner Glassman Bobby Tanoko nominated by Commissioner Glassman Community Service Board Gary Hensley nominated by Commissioner Glassman Infrastructure Advisory Board, Jerry Angeli, that's Consensus nominated by Mayor Trent Salas Insurance Advisory Board, Hendrik Scienema, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson. David Cooley, nominated by Vice Mayor Herps. Sunrise Quay Neighborhood Improvement District, Thomas Walter, nominated by Commissioner Glassman.

And for tonight's resolution, Affordable Housing Advisory Board, Jay Adams nominated by Mayor Trentellis Rebecca Howell nominated by Commissioner Glassman Willie McKay nominated by Commissioner Beasley Pittman Central City Redevelopment Advisory Board, Chantal Jerome nominated by Vice Mayor Herbst Charter Revision Board, Nadine Hankerson, nominated by Commissioner Beasley Pittman Citizens Committee of Recognition, Eugenia Ellis, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Bobby DeBose, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Community Appearance Board, Yvette Giles Stewart, nominated by Commissioner Beasley Pittman Sharon Bogard, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Education Advisory Board Erin Gall, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Infrastructure Advisory Board Lisa Sharkey, nominated by Mary Trentells Peter Partington, nominated by Mayor Trentells Shane Grabsky, nominated by Vice Mayor Herps Ralph Seltman, nominated by Vice Mayor Herps Gregory Barnett, nominated by Commissioner Glassman Roosevelt Walters, nominated by Commissioner Beasley Pittman Marta Reshko, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Lindsay Way, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson Citizen's Abatement Board, Cornell Nichols nominated by Mayor Trent House Parks, Recs and Beaches Board, Don Mizell nominated by Commissioner Sorenson, Sean Fee nominated by Commissioner Sorenson, Stephen Wojtko nominated by Commissioner Sorenson. And for the Sustainability Advisory Board, Kelly Charles, nominated by Commissioner Sorenson. And that rounds it out.

Okay. Are there any modifications or additions to those names?

For Parks Rec and Beach's board?

But who has did you show it as me, I thought?

Yeah. Commissioner Beasley. I'm sorry.

Yep. I I heard mayor's name. I'm sorry.

Okay. Okay. Someone like to introduce the resolution.

Introduce?

Resolution has been introduced. Please call the roll.

A resolution of city commissioner of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida appointing or nominating, if applicable, boarding committee members as set forth in the exhibit attached hereto and made a part here of Commissioner Glassman?

Yes.

Mr. Beasley Pittman?

Yes.

Mr. Sorenson? Yes. Vice Mayor Herbst? Yes. Mayor Trentels?

Yes. And those folks are now members of those boards or committees, and I want to thank them for their sacrifice and commitment to serving your community. Is there any further business of this meeting? There's nothing further. This meeting is now concluded. We'll now go back to the conference meeting and we'll begin with commission reports. Vice Mayor, do you have any commission reports?

Yes, I do surprisingly. So two things, this is building on the conversation we were having earlier about our water bills. So I still have a lot of residents who are not feeling quite fulfilled about the conversation that we had today. They think there's a lot more to be done. So city manager, what I would like you to consider please is putting together a workshop where more residents can come out because they didn't quite understand that today was necessarily an opportunity for them to come and hear a lot more about what's going on.

And I think that they would benefit significantly from having a chance to talk with staff, talk with folks from finance about the write off process, talk with folks from utilities. There are people again that are looking at the actual meters and are wondering how they're being read and frankly don't trust us. They think we're committing fraud upon them when we tell them, oh yeah, we're reading the meters and they see three inches of dirt sitting on top of a meter and they say there's no way you read that meter ever. So we need to have more of a dialogue to build trust with the residents, at least I know in my district and I think, from some of the other districts like I said that are being forwarded to me. So I'd like to have a dialogue about maybe having a workshop that we can invite people that is focused just on that one day.

Thank you, Vice Mayor. Are you envisioning a commission workshop or

just like a charity thing, community workshop. Yes, I don't think I don't want to make it a commission chamber kind of a thing. Think just a community workshop where we bring people in, you can figure out what location works for you. But I'd like to get people around the city an opportunity to come forward, talk to our staff, hear what they have to say, have an interactive conversation and hopefully put some of these questions and concerns to rest. But we need to also communicate this a little bit more broadly. I hate next door with a passion, but that's where a lot of this dialogue seems to be taking place and maybe this is where we reach out to people.

Thank you, Vice Mayor. That's something that we can do. And I think that there's consensus to do that perhaps.

Yes. I mean, we as much community input and outreach as possible because this is, for some reason District 1 seems to have a lot of leaky pipes.

And it predates if you remember mayor, this goes back to my predecessor Heather has Heather was was having this for years. I And and apparently also, like I said, I I've discovered now also seems to be a District 4 issue because I'm getting lots of District 4 things forwarded on to me.

It wasn't until my neighborhood became part of District 1 that I had problems.

There's just, I don't know what it is, yeah. But no, I think, again, think it would go a long way to rebuilding trust in the community if we could have a dialogue and they have an opportunity to interact and bring their problems, their pictures and everything. Again, they're posting videos online and none of this looks good for us. And again, when people are starting to talk about initiating class action lawsuits against us, again, we've lost the confidence of our residents and that doesn't look good for us. And so I think we need to get we certainly are not in front of this issue.

We're way behind on building that credibility. So anything we can do to maybe recapture the trust of our residents I think would be worthwhile. Understood and agreed. Thank you. The other thing, so I've had folks from the district asking where are we with Lockhart? What's going on? So that we've had no updates. I don't know what the status is. So where do we stand with all that? On what? Lockhart. Oh, Lockhart. Yep. Folks are trying to know where we are with respect to the design, reconstruction, what's going on with our park. So folks in District 1 are sort of wondering what's happening.

They see lots of activity with all the other parks in the city and they're not getting updates on anything. So I don't, we get regular updates about the parks bond for everything else in the city, but we're not seeing any movement on what's happening with Lockhart.

Do you want to say something or you want me to say something?

I defer to you mayor. I will follow-up though.

Yeah. So when when you, when we were at a certain percent design, and we were ready present we were ready to present that to the commission you had decided that, not you had decided but people had come to you and you said your community did not want pickleball courts anymore. They'd rather have open fields. So we had so the design people had to go back to the drawing board and redo the design. And so we will now have an update. When is it?

So So we plan to come to a March conference meeting with an updated site plan for the commission to discuss and consider, based on some of the feedback that we received. We did recently have a meeting that included representatives of the development team, and they're doing some homework right now on how to potentially reconfigure slightly the site to accommodate athletic fields in addition to some open play spaces. Just looking at how the site could be reconfigured to accommodate all of the preferences that were expressed.

And that was the first meeting in March or the second meeting of March?

Well, it really depends on how quickly they come back to us. We're hoping for the first meeting in March, if not the second meeting

in Okay. So either the next meeting or the meeting after. We'll have because we've in that meeting that the city manager speaks of, we realized that we could probably create sports fields with I think we did soccer as well as was it lacrosse?

Well, the thought was to have it be multi

Multi purpose. Yes. Right. And we tried to do baseball, but they said there were issues with trying to include baseball in a multi purpose field. So we excluded that. We took that out.

So I guess I'm little confused, right? So if there were meetings that are going on with them as a district commissioner representing District 1, I ought to be part

of those meetings. Except that the commission appointed me to do the negotiation

and that's I think we're past the negotiation, mayor. So you were appointed by the commission to negotiate a settlement, which I believe we've achieved and we're past that. I don't I don't No. Think you're With all due respect, I don't think you're in charge of designing a park in District 1 in perpetuity unless I've missed something.

Well, I'm not designing a park, but I'm trying to complete the settlement negotiations with, Intermiami and this is part of it. They were they were

Haven't we included Wait, I'm sorry. Haven't we concluded the settlement? Didn't we didn't we vote on a settlement agreement? Pardon?

So there

there was a settlement agreement and, staff has been communicating with the developer. We were invited to a meeting through the mayor's office to discuss with the developer some opportunities to help move the project forward and so we did attend and participate in that meeting.

So so let me let me sort of state my position then mayor. The rest of the commission over my objections appointed you to negotiate a settlement which I'm not happy with and I think I was very clear about that but that's water under the bridge at this point. From this point forward, it's my I wanna be on the record that anything that has to do with with the design of this park that impacts the residents of District 1 ought to be done with with the guidance and direction of the district one commissioner. And it will be when we bring it to the commission. No. No. No. I should be I should be the one at the table representing the interests of the community. The community needs to have an opportunity to weigh in on what this looks like not not not after the fact.

Well, there's not after the fact. It's a preliminary recommendation and the point is that I don't make any decisions for the commission. I bring it always to the commission and that's what the purpose of part of the process. I'm going to bring it to the commission, show the commission a proposal that's being made and then let the commission decide how it wants to move forward. Mayor you want you to take over the

Mayor you are usurping my role. You would not go in and redesign Carter Park. You would not go in and redesign Snyder Park. You would not go in and and design Holiday Park. I don't know why you're coming in and designing Lockhart Park.

Because the commission realized that they You negotiated the settlement. You did that. Are you gonna let me talk or

you wanna just Okay. I'm sorry. No. I'm just I'm I'm I'm incredibly frustrated to find out that that negotiation, not even negotiations, design is taking place on on the the signature park in District 1 without the engagement of the district one commissioner. I'm I'm very surprised. I I I can't imagine that the input of the district commissioner is not being sought.

Does that conclude your comments?

Yeah. At least for the moment,

but please go ahead. So when the commission appointed me to go back and to negotiate the settlement and to try to come up with terms that, that the city

could I'm just throwing my trash.

Oh, okay. Well, I'll wait till you come back. When the commission appointed me to resume the negotiations with Inter Miami, I participated in those negotiations. Of course, representatives from the city were there, myself, Jack Seiler, of course, the mediator and representatives of Inter Miami were there. And we came to a conclusion as to terms that we felt that the commission could agree to.

The commission did agree to those terms and then at that point they were prepared to help us build and participate in paying for a part of the Lockhart Park. At that point, and I recall very clearly that the design that was presented at that meeting, you said you didn't want anymore. You said that you wanted the pickleball courts taken out and that you wanted open playing fields substituted because you didn't think you thought you were influenced by those who said that those in the fort felt that it was going to take away from the success of their investment and therefore you didn't want a distraction on the North Side of town in any way interfere with the success of their investment. So we went back to Inner Miami and we asked them to redesign the site plan so that it took away the pickleball courts and had more playing fields. This was exactly under your instruction.

No other decisions were made, but those are your instructions from the dais, which I took then to Intermiami. I participated, Intermiami participated, and as the city manager indicated, she participated, and that's all that took place so far. At that point, we asked them to come back to us, the commission to show us what design that they could come up with that would fit in with our budgets and that was in compliance with the direction that you gave on the dais to the group that was going back to try to resolve this issue. So no one's doing things behind your back and no one's doing anything in contravention with your intentions. And certainly we all speak to the community.

I speak to people District One-two and people are very eager to see something come of this and we are taking all the necessary steps to make it happen. So we'll see what happens in March. So

it my preference is rather than have you communicate to enter Miami what I am asking them to do, I would rather communicate that myself so that they have a clear understanding of what it is I'm trying to accomplish. I don't like playing games of telephone. I don't need you to communicate to them what it is I'm asking for and no, I do not believe that you are empowered by this commission to continue to again negotiate something that has already settled. We are past the negotiation stage. That ship has sailed.

We are past negotiation. On the other hand, look, if the commission is going to again empower you to continue handle all design for Lockhart and perpetuity, then again colleagues go ahead and have at it, but if that's it, all bets are off, then you know what district commissioners no longer matter in Fort Lauderdale.

I guess you just didn't hear anything I just said. No. I heard it very clearly.

You went and spoke to enter Miami on my behalf to

I did not

ask you. I did not ask you to go talk to enter Miami.

Come

on. When did I ask you? You said you would rather I

said mayor goes go talk to them? No. I didn't say that mayor. Those words would never come out of my mouth. Alright. Trust me.

I don't wanna have this conversation because all you do is talk over me. So I don't this to me, this is not a debate. This is all listening to you.

So Here

here's a suggestion.

Well, it is my commission report. So yeah, if if we want to get to that, yes, I do get to talk. This is my commission report. Yes. We want

to ask the questions and I'm trying to respond. Okay.

Let us move on. Mayor, here's just a suggestion. I think that it could be helpful for vice mayor Herps to engage in our Miami and and talk with them and share

Well whatever gonna we're

gonna bring it back the next meeting or the meeting after, and at that point, the commission can decide what it wants to do.

And it's anticipated that that would be a conceptual plan not a full design?

Right. It's a conceptual plan with I believe some numbers too, some cost numbers. I believe we left out with them.

Okay. And just to be clear, I don't think there's anything preventing Vice Mayor Herbst from talking to Inter Miami about your the park designs, Vice Mayor.

Well, apparently, they're not interested in talking to me.

I I would guess they would be happy to talk with you. It's just my guess. So yeah, nothing holding you back from doing that.

Okay. Anything further?

Mayor, I'd just like to add in general because the conversation about parks bond projects across all the districts have come up a lot lately. And I've asked the capital projects team to draft a potential prioritization and phasing plan for the remainder of all the Parks' bond projects. It's something that we probably could have done at an earlier stage. But I believe that because

there are

so many competing projects, we also have some grant funding that is currently available. And in recent in the past couple of weeks, we've had to return some of the grant funding that has been awarded because the projects haven't advanced at the level that we anticipated. And so just like we did for Fortify Lauderdale, I would like to come to the commission with a potential phasing plan that's citywide that showcases all the projects and where we think they should land in terms of should they be in the design phase, should they be advancing sooner or later depending on the funding that we have available. We also have some concerns about the tranches for the Parks Bond program. We've drawn down a lot of funding for certain projects, and those projects aren't moving as quickly as we intended.

And so we need to reallocate those funds to make them available for some of the other projects that may be able to move more quickly. So I'd like to have a more robust conversation with the commission about setting expectations for the delivery of projects. When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority, and that has sort of become the position that we're in. We have a lot of projects that are in motion but aren't necessarily advancing at the level that we need them to.

That's why you hired people to move move these things forward.

Yes, mayor.

Yes. And and it would seem to me that the one that should be prioritized are the ones that are eligible for grant funding. And I'd hate to lose all that grant money just because we have not set our priorities in trying to move forward and fulfill the purpose for which the bond was passed. So you can bring it to the commission and I'm not going to say you shouldn't, but I'm just saying off the top, the projects that were eligible for grant funding should always be given priority and I cannot believe you're telling me this tonight. Not that you knew about this, but I'm just saying you're unfortunately you're the messenger tonight. So but this is shameful.

That is exactly what we intend to share with the commission, which projects have grant funding associated and we've been sharing through parks bond letter to the commission when we see concerns with a particular project and grant funding. And so we have been communicating that, but I don't think we have done it in a way that allows both the commission and the public to understand, where the projects are in terms of the timeline. Okay.

Let's do it.

So we're working on that.

Okay. Thank you.

Alright. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Thank you, mayor. Thank you. I'm I'm excited tonight.

I did it's been very productive. We've been doing some things that I really enjoy and opportunity to watch the district as well as the city stand in alignment coming together. I'm sharing first that Saturday, February 7 through Parks and Recs and the participants of the play after school program. We were able to, witness and take part in, a cultural activity that's called remembering our roots that celebrates black history. This was held at Riverland Park, and the youth from the communities, the parks that were participants were from Crescent Park, Warfield, Oswald, and Bass.

And I wanna thank city manager for coming out and and sharing that that good afternoon with us. And, also, the young lady who our young student who did the pledge tonight, she was one of the participant yes, Skyler. She was one of the, participants, doing the event. And she when she got here tonight, she was like, commissioner, I remember you. Yeah.

So it was it's it's a great experience, and it's it's always a pleasure to see our young people expressing themselves and having a good time. And I wanna thank Parks and for what you continue to do. And, the staff that works with the play after school program, they put quality time in with our young people to help them express themselves. So thank you to Parks and Recs regarding, the event. On Wednesday, the eleventh, again, another, night for us as a city to be very, proud of what accomplishments we are making in regards to our group violence intervention program with our police.

I wanna give a special thanks to our chief of police along with captain Will August, Dana Baggin, and Sherry Finn. These are all individuals who were very hands on, helping us to push this, initiative forward. And this focus, to remind us all what the focus is of this opportunity, is to reduce the violence and crime throughout targeted areas, enforcing prevention and engaging opportunity through collaboration, all that aims for building trust and addressing the violence in high impact areas and neighborhoods. This again, this initiative right now in District 3, it is a pilot program, but it is intended to go throughout the whole city, because we do realize that we are experiencing, pockets of violence throughout our city. So this is not solely, initiative for District 3, but we're starting with District 3.

And this is the same initiative that we talked about at our, priority meeting where we talked about, this particular initiative and being able to support it where it's not a one and done type opportunity. We want to be able to, let it build, do whatever we need to do to continue to, secure grants and then also fund it through whatever opportunity through our budget moving forward. It will be a game changer for our city.

Well, to that point, it's becoming a concerning and very, very disappointing trend in a lot of cities, including our own, where gun violence has become not only common, but we're seeing it happen amongst younger and younger people. The incident that happened in Fort Lauderdale Beach, a couple of weeks ago, a few weeks ago, was between two 17 year olds. Where are the parents? How are they restricting access to guns? The incident that occurred just a couple of weeks ago where a couple of people were killed in Victoria Park and then the rampage continued over to Naples, I believe.

Sarasota. Sarasota. I understand that was a family situation, but violence through guns seems to be not taken as a last resort, but it seems like it's just so common that people don't even think twice about using guns to kill one another. I don't know how we get the message out that this is not acceptable.

I believe this opportunity will give us an opportunity to have a conversation, begin to have conversations. This program deals also with mentorship aligning with individuals who may have a pattern for violent tendencies in a sense, but a different approach. What we've been doing so far has not resonated. It has not been as impactful. And going in this direction, I believe, will give us a a different Okay.

A different air in what we're looking at. And you were saying, you know, you don't understand what's going on right now in a sense just summarizing what you what I heard you to say. But we're the culture is so different now. You asked where the parents are. We have parents who are parenting. But, unfortunately, children are influenced by the people who they are hanging out with. And sometimes it's from two parent homes. Sometimes it's from homes who have, what we have said, a faith based home. Unfortunately, we're dealing with a lot of different scenarios now in this culture that we live in. Okay?

But, again, I wanna thank, our police department, for hearing my initial concern about this when I was when I first came into office. This is one of the conversations I had with PD saying that, you know, we see this. What are we gonna do to make a difference? And together with that collaboration, we were able to pinpoint a program that we believe will make a a great impact in in the city of Fort Lauderdale. Okay? Alright. Also oh, I had a tour. I went on a tour of Prospect Lake Clean Water Center.

Oh, how is it?

Oh, we we listen. I'm truly impressed. I'm truly impressed. And, if if you recall from my my, my voting record with this, I had some concerns because of the dollar amount, understanding it was something we also needed in our city. As you know, I I can't that is the fact I understand.

But going out and seeing where we are now with the project and what it will provide for us as citizen, that clean water that we're looking forward to, just being the norm instead of that tinge in our water, a tinge color. But I I really it was very impactful, and I'm looking forward to, the ribbon cutting. Don't wanna

Can do the spigot?

Maybe that could be part of ribbon Turn on the water if everybody can see the waters quick. Thank you, Al. He was with us on that tour. Thank you for organizing that and being a part to help get some of the questions that I had answered. Again, we are looking forward to a great opportunity regarding our new water treatment plant.

Also, I'd like to share, we all, all of those us who were available and participated in the neighborhood support night. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful job. You know, each year, it it just goes to another level. So to neighborhood support and the team there, great job. I really enjoyed myself.

Also want to, acknowledge Stranahan's high school marching band, their drum line. Amazing. Those who, again, organized and put this event together. It was a fun night, and I believe the neighbors who came out, they would say the same thing. So, whatever we do, city manager, I'm a support that we continue this, and I'm I'm hoping that, I believe my my colleagues, they had a good time as well.

So we'll see that continue as well. Okay. Oh, yes. Yesterday yesterday, February 16, I had the pleasure of attending a event at the Boys and Girls Club at the Nan Knox Club. They offered and shared their fourth annual HBC College Day.

They had over 200 students in the room from over. The majority of them were from the thirty three thousand three hundred eleven, and you know that includes Lauderhill, Lauder Lakes, our city, and then some other, clubs from Broward County. And, along with us there was their CEO, Chris Gentiles, and also the director, Marquise Thomas. The hosts, the young people, the students that host the event, they were amazing. I want to give a shout out to Kiara, Moriah, and Timothy.

They didn't share their last names, so I won't share the last names. But at the event, there were six colleges on-site: Spelman College from Atlanta, Georgia Bethune Cookman University from Daytona Beach also Florida Memorial University from Miami Gardens as well as Savannah State, which is in Savannah, Georgia, Atlanta State University in Montgomery, and then also FAMU in Tallahassee. And also in the room was doctor Tori Austin from Broward College. And we kinda laughed about it because he's alumni from FAMU. So he had on his FAMU gear, and at the same time, he was wearing his his hat, his cap for Broward College, knowing that he's the president of the college.

So he was working in two capacities. But it was a great event, and hats off to the Boys and Girls Club for offering the event and giving that exposure to our young people. I also would like to take this time to acknowledge, this year principal of the year, which is Karmic Priester. She

is

the principal at Rock Island Elementary, which is in our city, which is in District 3. And it's a great honor to recognize that the principal from our city has been recognized as Broward County's principal of the year. Yes. Let's give her a hand. Yes. Great. Great. And just to give a couple of her accomplishments that she's been able to achieve while she's been there, they this is what the school board listed. I'm gonna read this. She was recognized as 2026 Broward County Public Schools principal of the year for her visionary leadership and, compliments to students and their achievement.

Far as academics, the school was historically recognized as being a C school. Under her tenure, the school is now an A graded school since 2009. Also, enrollment and attendance has driven up significantly both for the student's enrollment and daily attendance. And they are citing that this is done through her student centered approach. Also, the data driven performance, it gives information about her leadership, the strategy that she used that directly impacts the academic performance and the proficiency.

Her leadership for school culture, she is actively having in place mentor and coaching through her staff members that fosters also a professional growth with the staff. The school environment is creating an exclusive joyful campus with a culture focused on high expectations, also meaningful connections between the students and the educators. She has a family engagement program that she also fosters. It is strengthening the bond between the school and the local community by connecting families with essential resources, increasing parental involvement. Also, for community impact, she has put in place a scholarship fund that is named after Christopher the Educational Scholarship, which provides support for students and underserved communities.

So congratulations to Principal Prester. One other item that I want to, bring to, be a part of my report, would say, yes, I'm excited that in regards to Carter Park that we are moving, forward in regards to the bonds and, the redesign of the park. We had a great meeting, community outreach. I want to thank Quentin for coming out. And, I'm sorry the other two that was there with us, I'm part of that team.

Thank you for everything, that you did. It was a great presentation. And, what I wanted to bring up tonight because, I got an email, is based on a permit excuse me, a what is it? Not a permit. A petition. That's the word. Petition. That's being circulated on change.org. And they these are people I went through to see the names on the petitioners. There's no names that I really recognize, but they're saying that we're not doing anything for Carter Park.

And the petition starts off by saying we need to revitalize Carter Park for our community. So what I'm asking, through stratcom, if we could do something to get the word out additionally where it's not just a pocket notification that the whole city knows that we are actively working towards the redesign of Carter Park to upgrade Carter Park. And I I was really disappointed to see this petition because we've really been working hard for years to get to a place, to move forward, and we're ready to move forward. And, again, we had the outreach, conversation with the community. We have another one that's being scheduled, so we're looking forward to do this.

But, when I saw this, I felt it being counterproductive for what we're trying to do. So I'm asking if we can get Stratcom to align with me so we can get the word out so we can disclaim this, petition.

Yes, commissioner. We can do that. Thank you for making me aware of that. And, you know, we are seeing that in some other facilities. And so we want to have not only that prioritization but also the public education and the campaign to go along with it.

Yes. Yes. Okay. Thank you for that. And, Mayor, that concludes my report Okay. For

Thank you. Commissioner Glassman.

Yes. Thank you. So commissioner BZPima, want you to know, maybe we can investigate this because this is very interesting what you just mentioned about the change.org petition about Carter Park. We have the same thing happening in Holiday Park. Same petition.

Okay.

I'm just wondering who if we can maybe check out the names and see what Yes. Where where this is coming from because just so you know, it's mostly with regards to the children's playground area Yes. In Holiday Park.

Mhmm.

And and yet, we have had multiple multiple meetings with the Victoria Park Civic Association letting them know why there have been delays, what they can expect though when this is happening, what else we've done in Holiday Park like the Jimmy Everett Tennis Center and also, you know just what's coming.

The ice plex.

Yeah. A lot has happened, but but there are I know this is hard to believe people that will be critical no matter what happens and again I know it's hard to believe but they I I I think that this might be a coordinated effort. That's why it's so interesting to hear what you're just saying about that. I wonder if it is the same, group of people. And we've tried to explain to them every step of the way what's happening, and we have educated, but it's not either it's just not being paid attention to, or whatever. So thank you for bringing that up. That was very interesting. And I think we should investigate the the comparison of the two petitions and just seeing where that's coming from. Okay. Great.

Thank you. February 4, it was a pleasure to meet with the South Gordon Road Homeowners Association. They have that with their annual meeting, known as Navarro Isle. Great group of people, very engaged and really enjoying everything that's happening in the city. Was a very productive and very positive meeting. Want to thank staff that showed up and obviously also police always doing a great job presenting at these homeowners association meetings. Also that evening was the what's next for 15th Avenue presentation at Arts Surf. Thank you so much to transportation and mobility and Lakeridge for holding that meeting as well.

What is next?

Oh, there's a lot next.

I don't

have time to do it. February 5, we're moving along. February 5, Seven Isles annual HOA meeting. And I wanna thank Robin Lefkord who for the last four years has served as president of that Neighborhood Association. She's worked really hard and accomplished a lot for those those streets and seven aisles off of Los Oles, and it was a pleasure to be with them also at their annual meeting.

And thank you, staff, for presenting the information there. They're right now in the midst of an undergrounding project in 7 Isles. Yes. February 10, what a fun day that was on the beach by Teramar and A1A as we dedicated the next four lifeguard towers really beautifully done by the artist Timothy Robert Smith. These go with the other four that we've done already by DJ Cherry.

So now we have eight of the 20 lifeguard towers and I know that there's a call to artists coming out next month for two more. So we'll be up to half, which is very exciting. When we first did that deal back in 2022, I know that I brought it to Steph's attention just as an idea and it's really great seeing it. Getting a lot of positive feedback. People really love it. People that use the beach all the time. Tourists were there that day also commenting. And it also got a lot of nice coverage. It was I think a couple of days ago on the front page of the Sun Sentinel. So thank you to all involved and Josh and our cultural affairs officer and to also our public art and placement advisory board for all of the work in selecting that artist and going through that process.

I think they look really cool. They're not it's not just art, it's not just a gallery, but it's also great for wayfinding and for public safety. And thank you to Fire Rescue for being there and Ocean Rescue as well. February 12, again, as commissioner Beasley Pittman said, such a fun time, such great energy. At neighbor support night, I've heard a lot of very positive things about that.

It's really such an opportunity for folks that live in our city to come and meet the people that do the work every day. So again, yes, kudos to everyone involved in putting that together. February 19, coming up Thursday is the hundred and sixteenth annual meeting of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce at the Seminole Hard Rock. Also that evening, I'll be speaking at the Central Beach Alliance monthly meeting. And February 20, know that we'll be having a press conference letting everyone know the great plans that we have on the beach, for spring break. That evening, guess, is also a birthday party celebration for Mary Brickell's birthday, over at Catch and Cut.

How old is she now?

Mary Brickell? Oh, she looks great for her. It's about, like, about 180, I think. I don't know. How old is she? I think

she's 165.

165? Wow. Well, congratulations to her. People said she could never get that long, but it's okay. And also February 21 is the annual Stonewall Museum Gala. Just a couple of things I wanted to mention. Because we took this out of order, didn't get a chance to request at that moment of silence tonight was actually thinking of the two residents that you mentioned, mayor in Victoria Park. Larissa Blayudaya and her son Ben Azizov were murdered in their home in Victoria Park along with their other family members in Sarasota. Such a tragic story, such a crazy story. But, yes, that was just so sad.

So I was gonna mention that perhaps we could have done that moment of silence for them, but I just wanted to mention their names and that we did lose two residents in Victoria Park. Also a question for transportation and mobility. I'm hearing that the Los Solos Bridge project is scheduled by FDOT to begin the week of March 23. I'm just a little concerned with spring break. Is this going to be an issue?

Are they going to actually start work that's going to put a crimp into the traffic over Las Olas Bridge? And also, I know that there's been a lot of dates circulating for a public meeting to sort of let people know what's coming, but I'm hearing that that's March 12. That's not a lot of time in between March 12 and March 23 to start the work. I'm just wondering about the timing of that. And also, Milos, if you could just let us know about is that a hard start date, March 23, for FDOT to come and do that on the Los Solos Bridge?

Good evening. Milos Mystovich, director for Cities Transportation and Mobility Department. So in terms of the background, FDOT did come to present before city commission in December 2024 on this project. Most recently, they met with us last week. They advised us that they are planning to start construction on, March 23. And our feedback is that due to busy spring break season, we should not start any work that affects the right of way or the travel lanes before end of the spring break, which is April 17. So they're providing us with additional details related to the start date and what might be impacted, at that time, and we'll be issuing additional information to city commission via a letter to commission.

So we don't really think that we're going to see much actual work done on, March 23?

That is correct. So if their feedback ends up being that they are planning on affecting travel lanes, we will be asking them to postpone the project. We actually already asked them to postpone the project or anything that would affect, our roadway capacity up until spring break is over.

Okay. So if you could just keep my office in the loop on this. I really want to make sure that everyone is aware of what the project is, what's going to start, exactly what's going to happen when they start, all of those impacts because I know that we're going to have a lot of very concerned residents along the Los Oles Aisles and also along the beach. So that would be greatly appreciated.

What rehabilitation are they doing on the bridge?

So that would be Los Oles Bridge, and they are replacing the bridge decks with aluminum bridge decks. They're replacing electrical and mechanical components as well. The last time that the bridging have took place there was back in 1998 or so.

Thank you.

And then, Milos, when are we anticipating the Sunrise Bridge work?

So we have asked them about that project as well. That should also start sometime in 2026. And our feedback related to rehab of that bridge is that we need one of the bridges to be fully functional and to make sure that traffic is properly accounted or accommodated during construction of either one of the bridges.

Okay, great. And then again I would just request being kept as up to date as possible for that bridge as well. Great. Thank you. That's it for me, mayor. Thank you.

Nothing upcoming? Okay. But I think I did say upcoming. Okay. Commissioner Sorenson.

Thank you, mayor. I might have missed this, but Raquel, when Marilyn Mamano was giving us this update on, I don't know if it's Senate Bill nine forty eight or the kind of live local for individual single family home. I didn't get a status of that. Do we know?

Don't think Daphne is here.

Yes, Daphne don't think she's

may have gone over it

just slightly. We could just get a quick update from whenever is appropriate, that'd be great. Thanks. Just so I can

Was it part of her presentation?

I didn't hear Daphne talk about this, but I might have missed it.

I I think it was part of the presentation. Let me double check.

Well, you know you know what the Okay. Next is 17th Street Bridge lighting, talking about Los Olas Bridge. So 17th Street Bridge lighting, this is the project in partnership with the county, city and others. So I think that project continues to move forward. Funding's continue to be kind of allocated. I think city manager in April that's going to come to us or an update. Is that right?

Yes, that's what we intend and I just checked on that presentation. In the backup, there's a slide called Home Rule Enforcement and Land Use. It's under HB eleven forty three SB nine forty eight Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders. Yep. So it was covered.

And and what's the status of that bill?

Well, we're we're following it, so we don't know how it's gonna continue to traverse, but, Daphne is gonna give us an update by the end of this week. So if there's any movement, we'll notify the commission. Okay.

Okay. Thanks. Great. Okay. So 17th Street Bridge, I have that right. All good.

So my my understanding is that the county has been in conversations with the city through our cultural affairs officer, and the intention is to come to a conference meeting to get an update from the county. I know that they're looking for some financial participation by the city. And so we want to have that conversation, especially now as we are developing the budget for the next fiscal year. And if the commission is inclined to want to support that project, that would be something we would try to incorporate through the budget process.

Okay, great. Thank you. E bikes, e bikes continue to be a just hugely detrimental impact in neighborhoods. I'm at Holiday Park many nights and they are tearing up our turf fields in Holiday Park. I'm on the turf fields and they're flying by as I'm coaching nine year old girls and they are flying by 30 miles an hour.