City of Lauderhill  
Fire Rescue Special Assessment Meeting  
Notice and Agenda - Final-Revised  
Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 6:15 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
City Commission Chambers at City Hall  
5581 W. Oakland Park Blvd.  
Lauderhill, FL, 33313  
LAUDERHILL CITY COMMISSION  
Mayor Ken Thurston  
Vice Mayor Lawrence Martin  
Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn  
Commissioner Denise D. Grant  
Commissioner Sarai Martin  
Desorae Giles-Smith, City Manager  
Andrea M. Anderson, City Clerk  
Angel Petti Rosenberg, City Attorney  
NOTICE  
NOTICE IS HEREWITH GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT IF ANY PERSON SHOULD DECIDE TO  
APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE AT THE FORTHCOMING MEETING, SUCH PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD  
OF THE PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED AT SUCH MEETING, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE THEY MAY NEED TO  
ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE  
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH ANY APPEAL MAY BE BASED. IF A PARTY WISHES TO MAKE  
A PRESENTATION, A COPY OF THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA TO BE USED FOR THAT PRESENTATION (DVD,  
CD, VIDEO, POWER POINT, ETC.)  
MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY'S MIS DEPARTMENT AT LEAST  
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ARRANGE FOR THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE PRESENTATION. IN ADDITION, THAT PARTY IS  
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF COPIES OF ANY INFORMATION THAT IS TO BE  
DISTRIBUTED.  
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO BELIEVES THEY HAVE  
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DISABILITY WHICH REQUIRES  
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REASONABLE  
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CONTACT THE CITY CLERK, ANDREA M. ANDERSON, AT 954-730-3010, AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE THE  
MEETING.  
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTES, THIS BOARD/COMMITTEE FINDS THAT A PROPER AND  
LEGITIMATE PURPOSE IS SERVED WHEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN GIVEN A REASONABLE  
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD/COMMITTEE, WITH  
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FEW LIMITED EXCEPTIONS AS PROVIDED IN FLORIDA STATUTES, SECTION 286.0114. FOR THIS PURPOSE,  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOTTED THREE (3) MINUTES EACH FOR COMMENT AT EACH  
MEETING.  
ALL LOBBYISTS AS DEFINED IN LAUDERHILL CITY CODE SECTION 2-24 MUST REGISTER WITH THE CITY  
CLERK CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.  
OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.  
A COPY OF CODE SECTION 2-24 MAY BE  
ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE ADVERTISED IN THE SUN SENTINEL  
After this agenda was published, the following changes were made:  
Items have had legislation and backup added:  
1.  
ORDINANCE NO. 24O-09-141: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, RELATING  
TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA; REIMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED  
PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025; APPROVING  
THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR AN  
EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY CITY MANAGER, DESORAE GILES-SMITH).  
2.  
RESOLUTION NO. 24R-09-183: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, RELATING  
TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION; REIMPOSING FIRE  
RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024; APPROVING THE RATE OF  
ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
The Revised Fire Rescue Special Assessment Meeting Agenda begins on the next  
page and will reflect all of the changes explained above.  
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CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
II  
1.  
ORDINANCE NO. 24O-09-141: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE  
RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL,  
ASSESSMENTS  
FLORIDA;  
AGAINST  
REIMPOSING  
ASSESSED PROPERTY  
FIRE  
RESCUE  
LOCATED  
WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR  
FISCAL YEAR 2025;  
APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE  
ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE  
(REQUESTED BY CITY MANAGER, DESORAE GILES-SMITH).  
2.  
RESOLUTION NO. 24R-09-183: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE  
RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY RATE  
RESOLUTION;  
REIMPOSING  
FIRE  
RESCUE  
ASSESSMENTS  
AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024;  
APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE  
ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  
III  
ADJOURNMENT