Steven R. Arnst
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 8:06
- Avg per meeting
- 1:37
- Segments
- 175
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Top issues during term (20)
Proposed closure of Lloyd Estate Elementary School
The district warns that keeping under-enrolled schools open could push Broward County Public Schools into state receivership.
Westside Economic Development and Career Source Site
$6.2 million purchase price, plus up to $75,000 in due diligence costs.
Accruing code enforcement fines on residential and commercial properties
Certified liens of roughly $69,050 across four properties, with conditional reductions available for compliant owners.
Downtown Ride-Share Reimbursement Pilot During Horizon Construction
Businesses near the project can get up to $250/month reimbursed for rideshare credits for customers.
Glenwood Gardens and downtown redevelopment
Funded by a private donation from resident John Shearer and grant funding.
Reviving Oakland Park Unbound and library art exhibitions
Financial terms of the amendment weren't provided in the agenda materials.
Unpermitted air conditioning installations at 95 NE 41st Street
Accrued fines in these cases ranged from $4,350 to $226,500, with reductions of up to 90 percent available after compliance.
Centennial Park Build-Out Moves Forward
About $5 million in grants supports the expansion phase; cleanup has been a multi-year city effort.
FY27 Tentative Millage Rate and Operating Budget
Typical homesteaded homeowner pays about $103 more per year ($8.60/month); the city collects about $1.7 million more than the rolled-back rate.
3235 North Dixie Highway — vandalism, zoning conflicts, and unpermitted work
Accrued fines in these cases ranged from $4,350 to $226,500, with reductions of up to 90 percent available after compliance.
FEC Railway Crossings Rehabilitation
Up to $150,000 for the study, funded through the surtax program.
NE 13th Avenue Sidewalk and Drainage Improvements
Unclear — the grant no longer covers repaving damaged roads, so the funding source for that work is unresolved.
Transparency and the Neighborhood Participation Meeting process
Not directly costly, but reduced transparency undermines trust in how tax dollars are spent.
Potential Land Acquisition from the State of Florida, Department of Commerce
$6.2 million purchase price, funded in part by Horizon project proceeds, plus six figures already spent on due diligence and consultants.
New laundromat on West Oakland Park Boulevard
Taxpayers are on the hook for a $6.2 million purchase — $200,000 above appraisal — plus due-diligence costs, with repayment dependent on future redevelopment.
Horizon mixed-use project parking levels
Over-parking would have added construction costs and could have stalled the project; future stackers would also require sprinkler system upgrades.
Stormwater flooding and the Lake Emerald impasse
About $3 million in grant money for west-side flood relief could be forfeited if the HOA doesn't cooperate.
Disaster Debris Monitoring Contract Delay
Qualified Census Tract Business Incentive Expansion
CRA property values have climbed about $164 million per year since 2016.
Fire Apparatus Replacement Financing
Roughly a $6 million fire assessment for new trucks and equipment.
Decisions during term (297)
Recorded while Arnst was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Minutes — July 27, 2026 HPB Meeting
Approval of DRC Minutes August 13, 2026
Case # CD26-19OP3D | Horizon | 3700 Northeast 12 Avenue
Approval of April 23, 2026 Minutes
Florida City Week Proclamation
Agenda amendments (add State of the City; remove School Superintendent presentation)
Approval of agenda as amended
Consent Agenda — Items 1 through 10
CRA Resolution — Sky Building Job Creation Incentive Agreement Assignment
Approval of Minutes - August 5, 2026
Lien Settlement for 2700-2850 NW 44 ST
Assignment and Assumption of MADabolic's Sky Building Job Creation Incentive Agreement (Consent Agenda Item 1)
SM26-198 (171 E Commercial Blvd) — Speed Supply BTR/CU case continued to Dec. 17
Approval of minutes (July 9, 2026 meeting)
CEB26 120 — 364 NW 46 St (Cassidy Payne) — fine waived, case dismissed
CEB25 261 — 3530 NW 10 Ave (JR Investment Holdings LLC) — $17,100 fine certified
Adjournment
Proclamation - Community Planning Month
Proclamation - Florida Climate Week
Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week
Voting record (91)
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CRA Minutes 09-09-2026
Agenda amendments (add State of the City; remove School Superintendent presentation)
Assignment and Assumption of MADabolic's Sky Building Job Creation Incentive Agreement (Consent Agenda Item 1)
Proclamation - Florida Climate Week
Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week
Motion to Amend Agenda (remove Item 11)
Motion to Approve Amended Agenda
Adoption of the Final FY27 Millage Rate (Resolution)
Adoption of the FY27 CRA Budget
Adoption of Final FY 2027 CRA Budget
Fire Assessment — Adoption of Final Annual Rate Resolution
Residential Solid Waste Assessment — Adoption of Annual Rate Resolution
Stormwater Assessment — Adoption of Annual Rate Resolution
Adoption of Tentative CRA FY 2027 Budget
Sky Building Job Creation Incentive Award to C&M Collective LLC d/b/a Pure Green
approve the bonus provision
adopt the resolution
adopt the amended resolution
Approval of Minutes - March 25, 2026; May 20, 2026; June 17, 2026
amend the agenda as discussed
adopt the resolution
amend the resolution to indicate a $75,000 purchasing threshold
approve the agenda as amended
adopt the resolution
adopt the resolution
approve the Consent Agenda, consisting of items 3 through 12A
adopt the resolution
appoint Dr. Asia Parker
adopt the resolution
adopt the resolution
extend the meeting
Amend and approve agenda (add Items 12A and 20; pull Item 21)
SoFlow Bonus Provision Program Application (Case CD25-14OP3D/Z/P)
Consent Agenda (Items 3 through 12A)
Police and Fire Pension Board Appointment (Item 13)
LGAO Support — Village of Oakland Park Phase II (Item 14)
Community Shuttle Operations and ADA Stop Improvements (Items 15-16)
Horizon Oakland Park LLC Agreements (Items 17-19)
West Side Property Acquisition Authority (Item 20)
Support is for due diligence only, not the purchase itself