JC
John C. Herbst
Commissioner
District 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL
August 18, 2026
Last heard
Voting patterns
Derived only from verified roll-call votes (229 counted); voice votes are not included.
3.5%
Dissent rate · 229 votes
96.5%
With majority · 229 votes
Most aligned · 228 shared
Least aligned · 207 shared
Voting record
Roll-call votes parsed verbatim from meeting transcripts; motion wording is transcript text. Follow the meeting for full context.
YEA
So moved. I'll second that motion, Mayor. So the motion has been made and seconded.
— And M2 is now approved.
YEA
So, Commissioner Beasley-Pittman, their motion would be as amended? Who seconded it? Second as amended.
YEA
Motion approving an agreement for invitation to bid FXC Taxiway Bravo and Quebec Realignment Second. Moved and seconded.
— And M1 is now approved.
YEA
Motion
— And M4 is now approved.
YEA
Motion
— And R4 is now approved. Now we have a resolution approving and ratifyi
YEA
Motion
— And R5 is now approved. Congratulations. R6, a resolution approving an
YEA
All right. Um, motion to close public hearing by the vice mayor. Do I hear a second? Second.
YEA
close public hearing? So moved. Second. The move is seconded. Please call the roll. Vice Mayor Sorensen?
— Beasley-Pittman? Yes. Mayor Trentals? Yes. And PH-4 is now approved on
YEA
And that item is now approved. Just one second. Okay. All right. Moving on to ordinances of first reading.
— And OFR 1 is now approved. Bless you. Bless you. I just want to make s
YEA
Motion
— Glassman? Yes. Commissioner Beasley-Pittman? Yes. Mayor Trent Tauss? Y
YEA
on first reading. Moving on to OSR1. This is the second reading, an ordinance amending the
— And OSR1 is now approved on second reading. There's nothing further on
YEA
So moved. Second. Moved and seconded.
— And the minutes and the agenda as amended are now approved.
YEA
Moving on to M1, motion approving a change order.
YEA
So, do I hear a motion to approve M2? Second. Been moved and seconded.
— And M2 is now approved.
YEA
M4, motion approving the final ranking of firms negotiated fee schedules and agreements Second. Been moved and seconded.
— And M4 is now approved.
YEA
So moved. Second. Been moved and seconded.
— An M5 is now approved.
YEA
M6, motion for the City Commission to accept grant funds from the Federal Aviation Administration Second. Moved and seconded.
— An M6 is now approved.
YEA
M7, motion approving the final ranking of firms, negotiated fee schedules, and agreements Second. But moved and seconded.
— M7 is now approved.
NAY
I need a second. Second. Moved and seconded.
— And M8 is now approved.
YEA
So moved. Second. The movement seconded.
YEA
Do I hear a second? Second. The move is a second.
YEA
So moved. Second. Moving second.
— And Budget 2 is now approved.
YEA
Do I hear second? Second. Moved and seconded.
— And Budget 3 is now approved.
YEA
Okay, so is there a motion to approve CM14? So moved. Is there a second? Great. CM14 has been moved and seconded.
— Fantastic. CM14 is passed.
YEA
Motion
— The resolution is adopted.
YEA
So with the agenda as amended and as well as the submission of the minutes, do we have a motion to approve them? Second. Been moved and seconded.
— And the agenda as amended and the minutes are now approved.
YEA
So except for CM-7 and CR-10, do I hear a motion to approve the consent agenda items? Second. Moved and seconded.
— And all those consent agenda items are now approved.
YEA
Motion
— And that item is now approved.
YEA
So moved. Second. Moved and seconded.
— And M1 is approved.
YEA
M2, motion approving a memorandum of understanding between the city of Fort Lauderdale So moved. Second.
— And M2 is now approved.
YEA
Do I hear a second? I've been moved and seconded.
YEA
Motion to extend Second. Second.
YEA
So moved. Second. Moved and seconded.
— And M1 is now approved.
YEA
Do I hear a motion? Second. Moved and seconded.
— And M2 is now approved.
YEA
So moved. Second. Moved and seconded.
— And that's approved.
YEA
do I have a motion to approve all the consent agenda items? Do I have a motion to move and seconded?
— And all those consent agenda items are now approved, except CR2.
YEA
Motion
— And M1's approved.
Statements in public meetings
Attributed by AI speaker identification from official meeting recordings; excerpts link to the full transcript for context. Attribution is conservative — unverified speech is left unattributed.
at 4:38Well, it's because Hugh Taylor Birch hated the city of Fort Lauderdale because we took away the land fronting the ocean to build A1A instead of taking the land fronting the intracoastal.
at 5:33So what we have to do is plan realistically, Commissioner, budget enough money, budget for inflation, and kind of like we did when we were doing the fire – I'm sorry, when we were doing the parking garage in Holiday Park, where we budgeted $7 million and we knew it was going to cost 30.
at 3:59:27R2, resolution waiving the competitive solicitation and selection process contained in the City of Fort Lauderdale procurement ordinance
at 4:12:32If anyone wishing to speak, it must be sworn in, and the Commissioner will announce any site visits, communications, or extroverted opinions received and make them a part of the record.
at 0:01This April 7th, 2026. Thank you for all for being here. Sorry we got started a little bit late and I appreciate your patience. The afternoon meeting went a little longer than we expected. So for those of you who are here for the first time, we want to thank you for being here. And we start out our meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence and then we go into various announcements. So if I could p…
at 3:50So we take a pause now before we begin voting on matters and discussing on matters on the agenda to recognize people, events, or certain months that are important for the city of Fort Lauderdale and the community that we represent in recognizing the special month that April is.
at 2:04So we have our first motion, M1, motion approving minutes of the February 17, 2026 Community Redevelopment Agency Board meeting.
at 2:28An M1 is now approved, M2, motion approving a services agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale
at 30:59Well, you know, to echo what Commissioner Glassman has said, every one of these applicants could certainly have produced a wonderful quality product in a timely fashion and, you know, within our budget.
at 47:25OSR 2, second reading, quasi-judicial ordinance approving a rezoning from residential single-family and duplex medium-density RD-15 district to residential multifamily low-rise medium-density RM-15 district.
at 11:00So for our next presentation, again with our Chief Educational Officer, Susan Leon, we're recognizing the City of Fort Lauderdale Scholarship Fund presentation in partnership with the Broward Education Foundation.
at 17:00Our next presentation, I'd like to invite Commissioner Glassman, who will be presenting a community appearance award, to Z-Rock Dermatology.
at 1:57:37And like the young lady just said, I hope to live to see the final product because it's going to be an amazing addition to our oceanside experience.
at 2:05:37Okay, moving on to Business 4, presentation on the City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulation Requirements for the Measurement of Height of Walls and Fences.
at 0:00Good evening, everybody. At this time, I'd like to announce the conclusion of the closed-door session, and the closed-door session of the City Commission is now terminated, and we will now begin the public meeting.
at 0:52So, if I can ask you all to please join me and rise, and I'd like to ask you to welcome Colin Cohen and Catalina Cohen from Crescent Park Elementary, who are going to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.