John C. Herbst
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 34
- Total speaking time
- 6:26:44
- Avg per meeting
- 11:22
- Segments
- 5892
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Top issues during term (17)(Development)
Uptown Urban Village rezoning opens door to mixed-use redevelopment
Multimodal street improvements will come as capital improvement projects, partly as a commitment made to FDOT.
CRA property conveyances and Central City redevelopment funding
Delay risks losing development momentum in one of the city's last underdeveloped areas, per the board chair.
Affordable housing funding at 1210 NE 5th Terrace
$105,000 in federal CDBG funds.
Harbor Beach Residences tower negotiations
Unified Flex Affordable Housing Policy Revisions
Waived fees — maybe $148K per large affordable project — come out of park and utility capital funding that someone else must cover.
One-stop shop site redevelopment
Not specified; design services to be defined through the MOU.
Cistrunk View rezoning on the Sistrunk corridor
Adds roughly 100 rental units and commercial space to a CRA priority corridor.
HPB Meeting Procedures and Board Training
Stranahan House campus expansion
A multi-building campus improvement project on the landmark museum site; specific cost not stated.
Federal Courthouse Parking Garage Construction
$11,869,598.32 in city contract spending.
Public awareness of affordable housing opportunities
Not quantified — mostly leveraging existing city communications channels.
New River Trading Post Ground Lease
Lease terms were not quantified in the action summary.
Central City CRA Conflict-of-Interest Waivers
CRA incentive program funds will be distributed to the five board members' qualifying projects.
Las Olas Villas townhouse redevelopment in Sailboat Bend
Adds six townhome units where two multifamily buildings stand today, increasing density on the parcel.
Sunrise Boulevard redevelopment parking reduction
The project replaces a demolished strip of aging restaurants and shops with a 14-story tower, new sidewalks and landscaping on NE 9th Court.
Weston Jewelers/Rolex flagship on East Las Olas
A high-profile luxury anchor could lift nearby property values and Las Olas foot traffic, but critics warn parking spillover could hurt adjacent residential streets.
CRA Residential Enhancement Program
Reimbursement-based incentive payments to eligible Central City homeowners.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Herbst was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
CASE: UDP-S25001 — Site Plan Level III: Conditional Use for Building Height above 120 Feet, Waterway Use, and Yard Modification Request for Thirty-Six (36) Unit Multifamily Development (Harbor Beach Residences, 3043 and 3049 Harbor Drive)
Motion Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Revocable License with 626 Flagler LLC for Temporary Right-of-Way Closure on NE 1 Avenue in Association with the 626 Flagler Development Located at 626 NE 1 Avenue - (Commission District…
26-0034 Motion Authorizing Execution of an Agreement Between the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Downtown Development Authority for the Installation and Maintenance of the Manolo Valdés' sculpture titled, “Head with Butterflies” at…
OSR 1 — ULDR development permit timeline amendments (second reading)
OFR-3 — Development Review Timeframes (ULDR Amendments)
Voting record (6)(Development)
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