August 2020 CFLCA GM Video Posted on YouTube
CFLCA General Membership Meeting 8/11/2020 via Zoom
AGENDA
Welcome and Call to Order, Roll Call via Zoom Chat
General Membership Reminders: 1. Census 2020, 2. Elections, 3. Racial Equity
Introduction of Guests:
Introduction of Jessica Wilkus, City of Fort Lauderdale’s newest Senior Management Fellow in Neighbor Support
Treasurer’s Report
Review and Acceptance of Prior Meeting Minutes – June 9th 2020 General Meeting * (if quorum requirements are met)
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Next Board Meeting is 8/24
Next General Meeting is 9/08
JUNE 2020 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES (approved on 8/11/20)
VIEW THE AGENDA HERE: CFLCA GM AGENDA 8_11_2020
8.11.20 CFLCA-Treasury Update for Membership
U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch
General Update
City Commissioner Ben Sorenson
Reporting on Covid, Homelessness and FLPD Initiatives
JJ Rajter, MD & Pulmonolgist
Health Related Covid – 19 Update
Chris Lagerbloom, City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale
City Budget/Updates
Dear Interested Party,
The United States General Services Administration (GSA) announces the availability of the Pre-Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Proposed Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed acquisition of a site and the construction of a new federal courthouse (Courthouse) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The FONSI applies to all four sites under consideration.
The GSA has prepared the EA and FONSI in accordance with Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (CEQ), 40 C.F.R. §§ 1500-1508, and the GSA Public Buildings Service (PBS) NEPA Desk Guide (October 1999). The GSA consulted under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. § 470f) and partially fulfilled the Section 106 public notification and consultation requirements through the NEPA scoping process.
Since all of the sites proposed for the Fort Lauderdale Courthouse are either partly or fully in a 1% or 0.2% chance of floodplain, GSA has also developed a Determination of No Practicable Alternative and floodplain mitigation measures, which will be considered during the design process.
The GSA plans to acquire a site for the design and construction of a 255,000 gross square foot Courthouse, to include fifty inside parking spaces, within the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The EA prepared by GSA evaluated a range of alternatives for this courthouse, which included:
The Pre-Final EA is available for a 30-day comment period. Comments shall be received no later than 9/4/2020. Copies of the pre-final EA and FONSI are available online at:
Pre-Final EA: https://go.usa.gov/xfE9X
FONSI: https://go.usa.gov/xfEK4
For additional information regarding the EA or this project, please contact the following:
General Services Administration, Region 4
Attention: Mr. Ashish Desai
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building
77 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Today, 7/31/20, Commissioner Sorensen shared an update from the Counsel retained by the City to advocate for us related to ongoing FAA matters related to the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex.
View the email from Ben here: 7.31.2020 FAA EMAIL FROM BEN SORENSEN
View the letter from FAA to City Manger here: 7.31.20 From Sorensen Letter from Michael at the FAA.
Please feel free to direct your questions and comments on these documents or the feedback process to [email protected].
The aforementioned can also be found on the City’s Annual Budget webpage. Please submit your questions in advance using the “Contact Us” feature on our homepage.