City of Lauderhill  
City Commission Workshop  
Notice and Agenda - Revised  
Monday, April 21, 2025 - 4:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
City Commission Chambers at City Hall  
5581 W. Oakland Park Blvd.  
Lauderhill, FL, 33313  
LAUDERHILL CITY COMMISSION  
Mayor Denise D. Grant  
Vice Mayor Sarai "Ray" Martin  
Commissioner Richard Campbell  
Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn  
Commissioner John T. Hodgson  
Kennie Hobbs, Interim City Manager  
Andrea M. Anderson, City Clerk  
Hans Ottinot, Interim 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 OF THE COMMISSION, 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 48-HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION MEETING.  
IT IS THE PARTY'S  
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ALL DATA AND TO 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 TO THE CITY COMMISSION.  
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO BELIEVES THEY HAVE  
A
DISABILITY WHICH REQUIRES  
A
REASONABLE  
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN THE MEETING SHOULD  
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. A COPY OF CODE SECTION 2-24 MAY BE  
OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.  
After this agenda was published, the following changes were made:  
Items have had title amended:  
2.  
LAUDERHILL STRATEGIC VISION: BEAUTIFICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN  
(REQUESTED BY MAYOR DENISE D. GRANT).  
• MAPLE RUN PROJECT UPDATE  
Items have had backup attachments added:  
6.  
RESOLUTION NO. 25R-04-84:  
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN  
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL TO  
COLLABORATIVELY SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SAVE PROMISE CLUBS TO HELP PREVENT  
VIOLENCE WITHIN SCHOOLS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  
LAUDERHILL PEACE 365 INITIATIVE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM  
ATTACHED HERETO  
AS EXHIBIT “A”; AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO  
EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY  
COMMISSIONER MELISSA P. DUNN).  
8.  
A
DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SOUTHERN CITIES ECONOMIC INITIATIVE  
GRANT (REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MELISSA P. DUNN).  
The Revised City Commission Workshop Agenda begins on the next page and will  
reflect all of the changes explained above.  
I
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
II  
III  
THIS IS A LIMITED AGENDA MEETING. THE ONLY ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED  
WILL BE:  
1.  
2.  
A PRESENTATION OF "THE HILL PROJECT" (REQUESTED BY THE  
CITY COMMISSION).  
LAUDERHILL  
STRATEGIC  
VISION:  
BEAUTIFICATION  
AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (REQUESTED BY MAYOR  
DENISE D. GRANT).  
• MAPLE RUN PROJECT UPDATE  
3.  
4.  
LAUDERHILL PUBLIC SAFETY CONFERENCE (REQUESTED BY  
MAYOR DENISE D. GRANT).  
• FORUM  
• UNITY WALK  
• PRAYER VIGIL  
MAYOR'S LISTENING TOUR (REQUESTED BY MAYOR DENISE D.  
GRANT).  
BUSINESSES  
CHAMBER’S PLAN REGARDING CUSTOMER  
SERVICE TRAINING  
• NONPROFIT TRAINING FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BC,  
TIMELINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION, PROJECTED FUNDING  
FOR 2025  
5.  
6.  
A
DISCUSSION  
OF  
CITY-WIDE  
GRANTS  
(REQUESTED  
BY  
COMMISSIONER RICHARD CAMPBELL).  
RESOLUTION NO. 25R-04-84:  
A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY  
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA APPROVING  
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE  
SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF  
LAUDERHILL TO COLLABORATIVELY SUPPORT AND PROMOTE  
SAVE PROMISE CLUBS TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE WITHIN  
SCHOOLS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH  
THE LAUDERHILL PEACE 365 INITIATIVE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE  
SAME FORM  
ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”; AUTHORIZING  
THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO  
EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN  
EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MELISSA P.  
DUNN).  
7.  
8.  
A
DISCUSSION OF LAUDERHILL HEALTH AND PROSPERITY  
PARTNERSHIP (REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MELISSA P.  
DUNN).  
A
DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SOUTHERN  
CITIES  
ECONOMIC  
INITIATIVE  
GRANT  
(REQUESTED  
BY  
COMMISSIONER MELISSA P. DUNN).  
9.  
CONTRACT  
EXTENSION  
(SOLID  
WASTE  
RECYCLING  
AND  
DISPOSAL AGREEMENT & CITY AUDIT AGREEMENT) (REQUESTED  
BY INTERIM CITY MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).  
10.  
11.  
COMMUNITY EVENT ADVERTISEMENT (REQUESTED BY INTERIM  
CITY MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).  
PRESENTATION OF THE ACFR (REQUESTED BY INTERIM CITY  
MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).  
IV  
ADJOURNMENT