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Fort Lauderdale staff propose event-fee matrix, ask commission to set scope and ticket-assessment options
Summary
Parks staff presented a proposed fee matrix to recover city costs for third‑party events on city parks and beaches, including stepped application fees, per‑day impact pricing and a possible percentage charge on ticket sales; commission directed staff to return recommended limits and for advisory boards to weigh in.
Carl Williams, the city’s parks and recreation director, told the City Commission the department had developed a transparent fee “matrix” to apply to third‑party events that use city property. "We were tasked with looking at our events and our process from a holistic perspective and understanding the fees that we're charged now," Williams said. The matrix uses impact variables — road closures, alcohol, amplified music, turtle season and similar factors — to score each event and set per‑day fees.
Williams outlined a stepped application fee schedule that rises the closer an application arrives to an event date: a $500 nonrefundable application fee for submittals 90 days in advance; a $500 late fee for filings under 90 but over 75 days;…
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