Saint Patrick’s Parade 2019
You missed a great parade, great weather and the best dogs in Fort Lauderdale. There is always next year.
City and CFLCA Events
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade 2019
THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE IS SATURDAY AT 12 NOON.
HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING THE PARADE. REMEMBER YOU DON’T HAVE TO PRE REGISTER, YOU CAN MARCH WITH CFLCA.
WE MEET ON LAS OLAS WAY ALONG THE RIVER. EXACTLY WHERE DEPENDS ON WHEN THE IMPERIAL POINT LEAD CAR GETS THERE. SUGGEST YOU COME IN ON SE 2ND AVENUE, WHICH TURNS INTO LAS OLAS WAY, AND WALK ALONG THE RIVER UNTIL YOU FIND US. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THERE BEFORE 11:00AM BUT REMEMBER THE AREA IS CROWDED, WITH LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AND SOME ROADS WILL BE CLOSED AFTER 11:00 AM.
Download the Parade Route (we are in the blue area)
BRING YOUR BANNERS AND DECORATED MEMBERS AND PETS. A GREAT TIME IS ALWAYS HAD BY ALL!
FOR PARADE INFORMATION
Click to go to the Saint Patrick’s Day Web Site.
CFLCA Member Event
Frida Kahlo Lecture at the NSU Museum of Art
Christina Currie arranged for CFLCA Members to meet Bonnie Clearwater, Director NSU Museum of Art, at the museum’s incredibly popular lecture “Frida Kahlo- An Anguished Brush” After the meet and greet, members had reserve front row seats at the lecture. We learned that the Museum is initiating “Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Days on the last Sunday of each month from March till September. Admission is Free. Tell all your friends.
Fond Farewell to Linda Nugent
At the September 13 General Membership Meeting, Commissioner Bruce roberts paid a heartfelt farewell to Linda Nugent.
Body Worn Camera Policy (DRAFT)
You can download the DRAFT Body Worn Camera Policy for a pilot program to equip officers with Body Cameras in Fort Lauderdale here
Support for Neighborhood Policing
Attached is the letter of support for the FLPD grant application to the Department of Justice.
Support for Body Camera Pilot Program
The Board was asked to support the FLPD in requesting a grant from the Department of Justice to fund a pilot program for body cameras. You can download the letter of support here:
Letter of Support Pilot Program for Body Cameras
For information about the Department of Justice’s FY 2016 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program click here
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee voted to recommend to the City Commission that they change the current policy of requiring outdoor events to stop playing music at 9:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and at 10:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.
The Committee recommended that outdoor events should be allowed to play music until 11:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 12:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday
You can download the agendas and minutes of the Special Events Committee here
Agendas and Minutes of the Special Events Committee
You can download the current policy regarding outdoor music at special events here.
Vacation Rentals Location Map
You can download a map of the status of vaction rental properties in Fort Lauderdale.
Neighborhood Development Criteria Revisions
This is a summary of the City’s proposal to start implementing some of the recommendations of the NDCR.
This is the proposed zoning text
DRAFT NDCR Fast Track Amendments v1
As discussed at the May 12, 2015 General Meeting, here is the Neighborhood Development Criteria Revisions Project. For those members who are new to the Council, we started this effort in 2008 and it was officially submitted in 2011. Very little has happened since then. It is a 135 page report that you can download here.