4:42 → 7:47(3m 6s)
Mayor (unidentified by name) opened the meeting, thanked commissioners and introduced communications from the Budget Advisory Board. Bill Brown, Chairman of the Budget Advisory Board, told the commission the board supports staff's ordinance changes to food/beverage beach permit renewals and recommended incorporating GFOA best practices into the updated financial integrity principles. He noted the board now has a 10-member membership after tonight's appointments.
Fort Lauderdale City Commission held a lengthy conference meeting covering school district consolidations (Seagull/Whitten and North Fork), a proposal to repurpose Seagull for a public-safety training facility, a debate over fireworks vs. drone shows for Fourth of July, proposed updates to the city's financial integrity principles including a new emergency reserve fund, proposed sewer-lateral code changes, multiple unsolicited procurement proposals for the Fortify Lauderdale flood-resilience program, and CRA forgivable-loan approvals.
