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Governor Ron DeSantis |
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District 93 Rep. Chip LaMarca |
December 249, 2020 - Over the past few months, our perception of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) evolved from an unsettling rumor into a worldwide survival campaign. While researchers struggle to develop a cure or a vaccine, containment measures are being implemented across the planet. State, County and City administrations are enacting CDC preventive guidelines that sharply limit the opportunity for casual human contact, and deter the overlap of our respective "three to six-foot breathing zones" (as per the World Health Organization), thereby limiting exposure to potentially infected airborne droplets expelled by coughing, spitting or sneezing. Other emergency measures facilitate medical care, required or voluntary quarantine, mass public testing, economic relief, stay-at-home socialization alternatives, access to food, pharmaceuticals and essential supplies and services.
Specifically, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is issuing Executive Orders. Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry is releasing countywide Emergency Declarations and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is mandating municipal Emergency regulations. Galt Mile co-ops and condominiums are also crafting association-specific rules that regulate contact among residents, employees, visitors and vendors along with access to resources. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR), which enforces Statutory provisions applicable to cooperative,  |
Broward Administrator Bertha Henry |
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Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis |
condominium and homeowner associations, has issued emergency orders that postpone regulatory deadlines for association boards, enable alternative governance protocols, and empower the naming of stand-ins to exercise the responsibilities of out-of-residence association officials.
Public officials serving local communities, such as the Galt Mile, are distributing constituent updates about these regulations and how they impact residents and businesses. A steady stream of newsletters and COVID-19 messages are being sent to Galt Mile residents and merchants by District 93 Statehouse Representative Chip LaMarca, District 4 Broward Commissioner Lamar Fisher and District 1 Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Heather Moraitis. Since the content in these State, County and City emergency regulations is often overheard while passing from person to person, it is subject to the mischaracterizations and distortions of pool talk, muddying the facts for many local residents. To help dispel needless concerns about skewed information, and clarify how these official mandates change our lives, links to each order or declaration (including recovery measures) are segregated by jurisdiction and listed below.
Phasing in COVID-19 Recovery

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Governor Ron DeSantis on COVID-19 |
On April 19, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the creation of a Re-Open Florida Task Force to carefully revive specific economic and social interactions – hopefully without triggering the need for a second statewide COVID-19 shut down. On April 30, the Task Force released its Final Report, defining a multi-phase approach to reopening jurisdictions based on infection rates, testing capabilities, the burden on local medical services and other CDC criteria.
State and local officials are faced with a terrible choice - a possible spike in the death toll from relaxed containment OR increasing poverty, unemployment and economic deterioration. Like the popular deli TooJay’s, many local merchants have filed for bankruptcy,
leaving thousands unemployed. Officials must cautiously relax restrictions since inadvertently boosting the infection rate could extend the pandemic.
Excluding Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties due to their higher late April infection rate statistics, DeSantis approved Phase 1 for Florida’s 64 other counties on May 4, allowing masked customers observing social distancing guidelines to enter restaurants and retail shops, but only at 25% capacity and if dining tables at outdoor venues were separated by at least 6 feet.
Opening South Florida Counties

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Regency Tower Pool |
Still in Phase 0, on April 29, 2020, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry issued Emergency Order 20-08, conditionally re-opening certain non-essential amenities in Broward County subject to CDC protective guidelines (social distancing, facial coverings, etc.). The order applied to certain parks, natural areas, boat ramps, marinas, golf courses and common area pool facilities serving multi-family homes – such as condominiums. Later that day, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis followed suit, specifying which of the amenities named by Henry would initially be re-opened in the City.
Although still barred by the State from re-opening any beaches, the Broward order was prompted by improving medical statistics deemed relevant by the CDC (i.e. the rate of new infections dropped below 10%, declining impact on area hospitals, etc.) Henry’s order identifies those exempt from the facial covering requirement (Section 7), including children under the age of two, persons who otherwise have difficulty breathing, food service employees (when wearing a mask could pose a hazard), first responders whose personal protective equipment (PPE) is determined by their respective agencies, and those raising a religious objection.
Having crafted an incremental list of stringent safety measures, the Galt Mile Community Association (GMCA) relentlessly pressured State, County and City officials to safely re-open the neighborhood’s private beach. Hastening local recovery would require strict adherence to CDC containment protocols in beachfront associations. With the exception of a few self-absorbed morons, the Galt Mile community has been a model of compliance.
At a May 4 GMCA ZOOM video conference, District 1 City Commissioner Heather Moraitis, District 4 County Commissioner Lamar Fisher and Statehouse Representative Chip LaMarca reviewed methodologies with officials from member associations to facilitate beach access and secure Phase 1 status in South Florida.
On May 8, although newly released Broward Emergency Order 20-09 still restricted beach access, the Governor announced that Palm Beach County could move into Phase 1 on May 11 (Executive Order 2020-120), and the Palm Beach County Commission voted to open their beaches on May 18. Citing the positive COVID-19 trending in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, DeSantis said “Our target for them, we’d like to see them move into Phase 1 on May 18.”
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GMCA President Pio Ieraci |
In daily contact, County Commissioner Lamar Fisher continually updated GMCA President Pio Ieraci about his struggle to include a specific date for beach access in the next Broward Emergency Order, which would either reflect or possibly expedite the Governor’s anticipated May 18 Phase 1 approval in Broward. We’d soon be able to walk on the beach, shop in stores, eat in a restaurant or finally get a haircut. When DeSantis signed Executive Order #2020-122 on May 14, approving Phase 1 in Broward on May 18, the County immediately issued Emergency Order 20-10, enabling the limited re-opening of restaurants, retail shops, personal services, gyms, hair salons, drive-in movie theaters, community rooms and recreational amenities in multifamily housing developments (condos and co-ops), museums, public community pools, private club pools, and other services and amenities.
At a discrete May 14 meeting, a group of mayors and commissioners from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties explored impending Phase 1 impacts. Officials representing the three South Florida counties had previously agreed to re-open simultaneously to bar the prospect of customers in restricted counties flocking to merchants in a neighboring county that re-opened earlier. When Palm Beach County officials engineered a Gubernatorial approval of Phase 1 on May 11, a week before Miami-Dade and Broward would earn Phase 1 status on May 18, they trashed that agreement, and provided Palm Beach merchants with a week-long clear field to usurp revenues that would ordinarily support businesses in Broward and Miami-Dade.
Officials at the meeting observed how this inequitable disparity further burdened businesses desperately struggling to survive the COVID-19 shutdown.
To offset the fact that neither Broward nor Miami-Dade had met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide criteria for a Phase 1 reopening on May 18 (two weeks of declining deaths and new cases), officials at the meeting agreed to increase COVID-19 testing and continue the strict enforcement of CDC requirements for facial coverings, disinfection, and social distancing. In addressing beach access, officials feared that if crowds drawn by Memorial Day weekend sales and events (May 23 – May 25) also packed newly opened beaches, the infection rate could explode. As such, Broward officials decided to delay re-opening the beaches until after the holiday weekend - on Tuesday, May 26.
The Broward County Tightrope

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Mayor Dean Trantalis Opens Gyms |
While on board with Broward’s rationale for suspending beach access through May 26, Fort Lauderdale officials were surprised by the County’s failure to dilute restrictions on Commercial Gyms and Fitness Centers, impelling Mayor Dean Trantalis to ignore the County prohibition and approve their re-opening on May 18.
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Fort Lauderdale Fitness Center |
To diminish the prospect of a second lockdown by ensuring compliance with CDC safety protocols, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry issued Emergency Order 20-12 on May 21, specifying strict enforcement of Phase 1 limitations on each re-opened venue. One day later, Henry released Emergency Order 20-13 on May 22, which finally sanctioned the May 26 re-opening of Broward beaches, along with Commercial Gyms and Fitness Centers, Hotels, Motels and other Commercial Lodging Establishments.
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Galt Mile Beach Opening |
Beginning on May 26, Broward beaches were open from sunrise to sunset for swimming, surfing, walking, running, biking, kayaking, paddle boarding and body surfing. While barred from using umbrellas, canopies, chairs, loungers, or coolers, beachgoers are also prohibited from picnicking, playing sports, sunbathing, sitting, lying down or gathering in a group of more than 10 people. Except for members of the same household or group, people must be separated by a minimum of six feet (6’). After flooding our beaches, thousands of visitors from Miami-Dade, where the beaches weren’t approved for re-opening until June 1 – competed with locals for sharply limited restaurant seating.
Given the 50% maximum occupancy restriction on nonessential retail venues, merchants desperate to salvage their livelihoods must decide if revenues from a truncated customer base will cover the cost of fully staffed Restaurants and Retail shops. Some vendors will keep their doors closed until Phase 2 relief improves prospects for a sustainable cost/benefit while others will justify financing initial shortfalls to expedite a return to solvency.
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Galt Mile Marketplace Shops |
In short, since the City and County recovery plans grossly compromised CDC protective guidelines in order to restart the economy, Broward residents seeking to avoid a second containment order – or simply survive the pandemic – are facing a series of judgement calls about whether destination sites are survivable or prelude to a dirt nap. If cutting the unemployment rate doesn’t significantly increase the Medical Examiner’s workload, we’re out of the woods. If it does, we could once again confront the mysteries of Grubhub, FaceTime, ZOOM Video Conferencing and a long-term home-bound lockdown.
White House vs. CDC

On April 17, the White House released an “Opening Up America Again” plan that cherry-picked elements of the CDC recovery requirements, but with a major caveat. The Administration faults the Governor of any State in which the plan fails. On April 30, a far more elaborate CDC plan called “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework” was shelved by the White House, as its detailed guidance threatened to impede a speedy recovery.
For instance, a huge number of the 2 million positive COVID-19 cases and 113,000 deaths in the US by June 11 were corollary to non-essential travel. The CDC report states, “Travel patterns within and between jurisdictions will impact efforts to reduce community transmission. Coordination across state and local jurisdictions is critical -- especially between jurisdictions with different mitigation needs.”
Although unrestricted travel poses a significant threat to pandemic containment, the White House plan lifts the ban on non-essential travel in Phase 2 – which was approved in Florida on June 3 (excluding Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties), while the CDC plan requires a decreasing number of new cases for 42 days before approving casual travel.
Despite initially requiring jurisdictions to delay reopening plans until the number of new cases – or infection rates – declined for 14 days and medical facilities were no longer overwhelmed, once the White House shifted reopening responsibilities to state and local officials, those mandates devolved into nonbinding suggestions. As a result, case counts and positive test rates are increasing in more than half the states approved for reopening.
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Trump on COVID-19 |
Having relieved state and local officials of compliance requirements with the White House plan, President Trump is pressuring Governors to reopen their respective economies, hopefully without exploding the pandemic. To balance the White House economic objective with sufficient safeguards to dodge a far more disastrous second lockdown, the CDC thought it prudent to detail life-saving guidelines for the patchwork of reopening plans underway across the country.
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Senator Mike Braun |
Complaining that the CDC’s 63-page missive was too prescriptive, Administration officials concluded that applying its complex schedule of protections would delay the recovery. They attacked the CDC for crafting detailed recovery measures for each type of business and social venue. While the CDC plan would curb local resurgences of COVID-19 across the country, on May 13, Senator Mike Braun (R – Indiana) blocked a Senate resolution to release the CDC plan, stating “The Guide would bog down the economy.” He believed it counterproductive to confuse those at risk with medical facts.
On May 20, the administration approved a greatly generalized CDC revision entitled “CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again”, which provides State and local officials with the option to implement the CDC guidance or ad lib their way through this nightmare.
Fortunately, Broward is among the few Florida counties that pushed back when pressured to jump on Phase 1 and Phase 2 integration protocols. Instead, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry issued a series of Emergency Orders that implemented CDC monitoring and mitigation measures specific to each of the newly reopened businesses and social venues. This should help the County quickly address any spike in new cases, given the increased exposure inherent in an economic reopening driven by guesswork and politics.
COVID-19 Crap Shoot

Of course, given that research into this virus is still in its infancy, largely experimental recovery measures have fueled a passionate nationwide controversy. Officials at every level of government are walking on eggshells since the only bulletproof defense against a second containment shut down would be a vaccine or a cure, projected for some time next year – and the first 150 million doses will go to first responders worldwide – so don’t hold your breath.
Since the official pandemic response has eroded into a political shell game, each of us will have to decide if, when and which venues are relatively safe to patronize. You DO NOT want to get this wrong. To help familiarize you with the regulatory playing field, read on for the mandates governing this eclectic excursion into the Twilight Zone.
COVID-19 Executive Orders & Emergency Declarations
Links to CDC Coronavirus Info
(Updated December 29, 2020)

State of Florida - COVID-19

Governor Ron DeSantis COVID-19 Executive Orders
03/1/2020 - Executive Order #2020-51 re: Establishes Coronavirus Response Protocol and Directs Public Health Emergency
03/9/2020 - Executive Order #2020-52 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
03/17/2020 - Executive Order #2020-68 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 Regarding Bars, Beaches, and Restaurants
03/20/2020 - Executive Order #2020-69 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Local Government Public Meetings
03/20/2020 - Executive Order #2020-70 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Broward and Palm Beach County Closures
03/20/2020 - Executive Order #2020-71 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Alcohol Sales, Restaurants, and Gyms
03/20/2020 - Executive Order #2020-72 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Non-essential Elective Medical Procedures
03/23/2020 - Executive Order #2020-80 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Airport Screening and Isolation
03/24/2020 - Executive Order #2020-82 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Isolation of Individuals Traveling to Florida
03/24/2020 - Executive Order #2020-83 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Protective Measures for Vulnerable Populations, Gatherings of Private Citizens and Density of the Workforce
03/26/2020 - Executive Order #2020-85 re: Telehealth and Immunizations for State Group Insurance
03/27/2020 - Executive Order #2020-86 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Additional Requirements for Certain Individuals Traveling to Florida
03/27/2020 - Executive Order #2020-87 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Vacation Rental Closures
03/30/2020 - Executive Order #2020-88 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Re-employment of Essential Personnel
03/30/2020 - Executive Order #2020-89 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Monroe County Public Access Restrictions to non-essential Businesses and Facilities
03/30/2020 - Executive Order #2020-90 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Broward and Palm Beach County Beach Closures
04/1/2020 - Executive Order #2020-91 re: Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency;
Executive Order #2020-91 FAQ; Essential Services and Activities List; Subsequent Additions to the Executive Order #2020-91 Essential Services List
04/1/2020 - Executive Order #2020-92 Executive Order amends Executive Order 20-91 re: Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency
04/2/2020 - Executive Order #2020-93 re: COVID-19 Emergency Order – Reemployment Assistance Program
04/2/2020 - Executive Order #2020-94 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief
04/6/2020 - Executive Order #2020-95 re: COVID-19 Emergency Order – Documentary Stamps for SBA Loans
04/8/2020 - Executive Order #2020-97 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Municipal Elections in Pasco County
04/10/2020 - Executive Order #2020-103 re: Executive Order extends Executive Order 20-87 re: Vacation Rental Closures
04/16/2020 - Executive Order #2020-104 re: Emergency Temporary Action Related to Unemployment Compensation – COVID-19
04/29/2020 - Executive Order #2020-111 re: Limited Extension of Essential Services and Activities and Vacation Rental Prohibition – COVID-19
State of Florida COVID-19 Recovery

04/29/2020 - Executive Order #2020-112 re: Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery – COVID-19 Effective May 4, 2020;
Executive Order #2020-112 FAQ
04/19/2020 - Re-Open Florida Task Force
04/29/2020 - Governor's Plan to Re-Open Florida - COVID-19 Presentation
05/4/2020 - Governor's Plan to Re-Open Florida - Updated COVID-19 Presentation
05/8/2020 - Executive Order #2020-114 re: Emergency Management – Extension of Executive Order 20-52 – COVID-19
05/9/2020 - Executive Order #2020-120 re: Expanding Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery (Palm Beach County Phase 1; Hair Salons)
05/14/2020 - Executive Order #2020-121 extends Executive Order 20-94 re: Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief
05/14/2020 - Executive Order #2020-122 re: Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery
05/14/2020 - Executive Order #2020-123 re: Full Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery
05/15/2020 - Executive Order #2020-124 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Municipal Elections in Pasco County
05/22/2020 - Executive Order #2020-131 re: Expanding Full Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery - Reopening youth sports teams, youth clubs, child care. Summer camps, youth recreation camps
06/1/2020 - Executive Order #2020-137 extends Executive Order 20-121 re: Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief
06/3/2020 - Executive Order #2020-139 re: Phase 2: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery - Phase 2 relief for Individual Activity; Individuals Traveling to Florida; Business Activity (if approved by County Mayor or County Administrator in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties); Enforcement as per Statute and by the DBPR. Effective June 5, 2020.
06/17/2020 - Executive Order #2020-149 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Primary and General Elections - Canvassing Vote-By-Mail Ballots; Poll Workers; Election Administration and Coordination; Polling Locations; Notice to the Public and Division of Elections
06/23/2020 - Executive Order #2020-150 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Local Government Public Meetings - Extends Executive Order 20-69, as extended by Executive Orders 20-121, 20-123 and 20-139, until 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2020.
06/30/2020 - Executive Order #2020-159 extends Executive Order 20-137 re: Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief
07/7/2020 - Executive Order #2020-166 re: Emergency Management – Extension of Executive Order 20-52 – COVID-19 - extends COVID-19 emergency for 60 days - including Phase 2 modifications
07/29/2020 - Executive Order #2020-179 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Local Government Public Meetings - Except as amended herein, extends Executive Order 20-69, as extended by Executive Orders 20-112, 20-123, 20-139 and 20-150, until 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2020.
07/29/2020 - Executive Order #2020-180 extends Executive Order re: Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief - Extends Executive Order 20-94, as extended by Executive Orders 20-121, 20-137 and 20-159, and as amended herein, until 12:0l a.m. on September I. 2020.
08/5/2020 - Executive Order #2020-192 amends Executive Orders 20-68, 20-139, and 20-166 - all restaurants must implement employee screening protocols
08/7/2020 - Executive Order #2020-193 amends Executive Order 20-179 - Except as amended herein, extends Executive Order 20-69, as extended by Executive Orders 20-112, 20-123, 20-139 and 20-150, until 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2020.
08/28/2020 - Executive Order #2020-210 suspends renewal deadline through December 31. 2020 (unless extended by subsequent order), for holders of any license, permit, registration, or certificate issued by DBPR for purposes of engaging in the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages in Florida
08/31/2020 - Executive Order #2020-211 re: Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief, Extends Executive Order 20-180 until 12:0l a.m. on October I. 2020.
09/1/2020 - Executive Order #2020-212 extends the deadline for students graduating in the 2019-20 school year to earn the minimum qualifying SAT or ACT score to earn a Bright Futures scholarship until December 1, 2020
09/4/2020 - Executive Order #2020-213 Except as amended herein, Executive Order 20-52 COVID-19, extended by Executive Orders 20-114 and 20-166, and as amended by Executive Order 20-192, is extended for 60 days following the issuance of this order for the entire State of Florida.
09/4/2020 - Executive Order #2020-214 re: Palm Beach County is approved to move into Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery.
09/11/2020 - Executive Order #2020-223 re: Emergency Management – Miami-Dade and Broward counties approved to move into Phase 2: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery (Effective September 14, 2020).
09/25/2020 - Executive Order #2020-244 re: Phase 3; Right to Work and Operate a Business; Business Certainty; Criteria for Limitations on the opening of Restaurants; Suspension of Fines
09/30/2020 - Executive Order #2020-246 re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Local Government Public Meetings - Extends Executive Order 20-69, as extended by Executive Orders 20-121, 20-123, 20-139, and 20-150, until 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2020.
11/3/2020 - Executive Order #2020-276 re: Emergency Management – Executive Order 20-52, as extended by Executive Orders 20-114, 20-166, 20-192 and 20-213 will be extended for 60 days following the issuance of this order for the entire State of Florida – COVID-19
11/24/2020 - Executive Order #2020-297 re: Extending Executive Order 20-244: Phase 3; Right to Work; Business Certainty; Suspension of Fines – COVID-19
12/23/2020 - Executive Order #2020-315 re: Vaccine Administration / Protecting Florida’s Seniors – COVID-19
12/29/2020 - Executive Order #2020-316 re: Emergency Management – Extension of Executive Order 20-52, as extended by Executive Orders 20-114, 20-166, 20-192, 20-213, and 20-276 will be extended for 60 days - COVID-19
For Coronavirus information from the Florida Department of Health, call COVID-19 Call Center (available 24/7) at 1 (866) 779-6121, Email at COVID-19@flhealth.gov or Click here for What you need to know now about COVID-19 in Florida
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Broward County COVID-19

Broward Administrator Bertha Henry COVID-19 Emergency Orders & Declarations
BSO Coronavirus Information
Broward County COVID-19 Recovery

04/27/2020 - Emergency Order Extension Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
04/28/2020 - Emergency Order 20-08 Reopening certain Public and Private Recreational Amenities - Audio File (mp3)
Emergency Order 20-08 - Attachment 1: CDC Social Distancing Guidelines
Emergency Order 20-08 - Attachment 2: Parks in Broward County Limited Reopening Guidelines
Emergency Order 20-08 - Attachment 3: Boating and Marine Activities Requirements
Emergency Order 20-08 - Attachment 4: Golf Course Limited Reopening Requirements
05/5/2020 - Emergency Order Extension Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
05/7/2020 - Emergency Order 20-09 Broward County beaches shall remain closed - Audio File (wav)
05/11/2020 - Emergency Order Extension Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
05/14/2020 - Emergency Order 20-10 Broward County Phase 1 limited re-opening of restaurants, retail shops, personal services, hair salons, gyms, movie theaters, etc.
05/15/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Phase 1 Reopening
05/16/2020 - Emergency Order 20-11 Amends Section 3 of Emergency Order 20-05 and Section 12 of Emergency Order 20-10 Re: Applicability and Severability Audio File (mp3)
05/18/2020 - Emergency Order Extension Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
05/21/2020 - Emergency Order 20-12 Broward County Phase 1 - Establishment-specific opening guidelines; Continued closures
05/22/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
05/22/2020 - Emergency Order 20-13 Broward County Phase 1 limited re-opening of Beaches, Commercial Gyms, Hotels, Motels and Commercial Lodging Establishments; Attachments and Amendments
05/22/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Broward County Emergency Orders 20-12 and 20-13
05/29/2020 - Emergency Order 20-14 General Requirements for All Establishments; Additional Activities on Broward County Beaches, Parks, Tattoo Parlors, and Massage Establishments; Attachments and Amendments
05/29/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions about Facial Coverings
05/29/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Broward County Emergency Order 20-14
06/5/2020 - Emergency Order 20-15 Summer Camps; Bowling Alleys and Arcades; Pari-mutuel Facilities; Movie Theaters; Museums; Parks; Vacation Rentals; Concert Houses, Auditoriums, and Playhouses; Attachments and Amendments
06/8/2020 - Emergency Order Extension Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
06/10/2020 - Emergency Order 20-16 Pari-mutuel Facilities Reopening and Operation Plan
06/12/2020 - Emergency Order 20-17 Signage Requirements for Retail and Restaurant Establishments
06/12/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Broward County Emergency Order 20-17
06/15/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
06/22/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
06/24/2020 - Emergency Order 20-18 Closures for Failure to Comply with Applicable Guidelines
06/24/2020 - Attestation Form - Attestation of Compliance with Broward County's Reopening Guidelines
06/29/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
06/29/2020 - Emergency Order 20-19 Closure of Broward Beaches during 4th of July weekend (July 3 - July 5); BSO and other law enforcement agencies to enforce Civil and Criminal violations of Broward Emergency Orders with fines and/or imprisonment
07/1/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
07/1/2020 - Emergency Order 20-20 Restaurant and Food Establishment Limited Hours; Facial Coverings Requirements and Exemptions
07/8/2020 - Emergency Order 20-21 Summer Camps; Bowling Alleys and Arcades; Pari-mutuel Facilities; Movie Theaters; Museums; Parks; Vacation Rentals; Concert Houses, Auditoriums, and Playhouses; Attachments and Amendments
07/13/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
07/17/2020 - Emergency Order 20-22 Individual Responsibility; 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Curfew; Gatherings Prohibited; Responsibility to Ensure Compliance; Amendments to Emergency Order 20-21 for Movie Theaters & Vacation Rentals and full replacement of Attachments 2, 5, 6, and 14
07/21/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Broward County Emergency Order 20-21 and Emergency Order 20-22
07/21/2020 - Frequently Asked Questions About Facial Coverings through Broward County Emergency Order 20-22
07/20/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
07/27/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
07/29/2020 - Emergency Order 20-23 Individual Responsibility; 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Curfew; Gatherings Prohibited; Responsibility to Ensure Compliance; Amendments to Emergency Order 20-21 for Vacation Rentals; Facial Covering Requirements; Required Signage; and full replacement of Attachments 2 and 15
08/3/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
08/17/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
08/21/2020 - Emergency Order 20-24 - Modifies restaurant closing hours and adds alcohol sales restrictions; and supersedes prior Attachments 2 and 18
08/31/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
09/2/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
09/14/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
09/21/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
09/25/2020 - Emergency Order 20-25 Extra-Curricular and Non-Academic School and Sporting Activities; Businesses and Establishments barred from Operating; Groups of Children; Restaurants and Food Establishments; Community Rooms, Fitness Centers, and Gyms in Housing Developments; Parks; Boating and Marine Activities; Pool Decks, Pools, and Other Recreational Amenities in Housing Developments; Public Community Pools and Private Club Pools; Hotels, Motels, and Commercial Lodging Establishments; Commercial Gyms and Fitness Centers; Beaches; Youth Activities and After-School Activities; Persons for whom Facial Coverings are Not Required; Attachments and Amendments
09/25/2020 - Emergency Order 20-26 - Criteria for capacity, sanitation and servicing patrons in Restaurants and Licensed Food Establishments are revised to conform with Florida Governor's Executive Order 20-244.
09/28/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
09/30/2020 - Emergency Order 20-27 Amends Sections 1 (Businesses Permitted to Operate), 3 (facial coverings), and repeals Sections 2, 5 of Broward Emergency Order 20-21; amends attachments 2, 6, 8, 14 and 20 of Broward Emergency Order 20-21 (see below)
10/5/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
10/12/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
10/16/2020 - Emergency Order 20-28 - Prohibition against on-premises sale, service, and consumption of food and/or alcohol (including for pick-up, take-out, drive-through, and delivery), and against consuming alcoholic beverages in open containers is extended from 11 PM to 12 midnight.
10/26/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
11/17/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
11/23/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
11/30/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
12/7/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
12/11/2020 - Emergency Order 20-29 This Comprehensive Emergency Order replaces and supersedes all Emergency Orders issued since March 2020
12/14/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
12/21/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
12/23/2020 - Emergency Order 20-30 This Comprehensive Emergency Order, issued on December 23, 2020, replaces and supersedes all Emergency Orders issued since March 2020. For the convenience of Broward County residents and businesses, the new Comprehensive Emergency Order provides a single point of reference for all regulations pertaining to COVID-19 in Broward County.
12/24/2020 - Emergency Order 20-31 Curfew Exceptions
12/28/2020 - Declaration of Emergency - Extends Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Orders
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Broward County COVID-19 Vaccine Info

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Department of Business and Professional Regulation Emergency Orders
03/16/2020 - DBPR Emergency Order 2020-01 Suspends renewal deadlines in March and April for licenses, permits, registrations, certificates, continuing education licensing requirements
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05/20/2020 - DBPR Emergency Order 2020-06 Ends certain provisions of DBPR Emergency Order 2020-04, including sections 1-5 related to the emergency powers of a board of a condominium, cooperative, or homeowners’ association and sections 6-9 related to the filing requirements of certain financial statements of condominium associations, cooperative associations, and timeshare plans
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06/9/2020 - DBPR Emergency Order 2020-08 Supersedes section 4 of DBPR Emergency Order 2020-03 - extends examination and licensure eligibility deadlines through December 31, 2020, for professional licenses regulated pursuant to Chapter 455, Florida Statutes
06/26/2020 - DBPR Emergency Order 2020-09 For licensed restaurants or vendors who derive more than 50% of gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages, suspends the sale of alcoholic beverages consumed on the premises (alcoholic beverages in sealed containers consumed off the premises OK). Takes effect on June 26, 2020.
07/1/2020 - DBPR Amended Emergency Order 2020-09 Amends the provisions of DBPR Emergency Order 2020-09, as issued on Friday, June 26, 2020, to effectively order the following:
Vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, but not licensed to offer food service, shall suspend sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, provided that these vendors may continue to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises; and
Vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, and also licensed to offer food service, may continue to operate as restaurants at 50% of seating occupancy for the service of food and beverages to customers seated at tables or bar counters with appropriate social distancing.
09/10/2020 - DBPR Emergency Order 2020-10 DBPR Emergency Order 2020-10 rescinds DBPR Amended Emergency Order 2020-09, effective on Monday, September 14, 2020. Beginning Monday, September 14, 2020, bars and other alcoholic beverage vendors may resume sales and service of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in accordance with the operating parameters for Phase 2 of Florida’s Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan for Recovery as established in Executive Order 20-139.
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Old Regency Tower Rooftop Cooling Tower |
September 30, 2016 - As you are doubtless aware, our cooling tower project began on Wednesday, September 21. The old cooling tower that powered our air conditioners was shut down on Thursday, September 29 at 8 AM, and service was scheduled for restoration some time during Tuesday, October 4. Since rooftop construction is wholly dependent on weather conditions, delays due to high winds or rain would be announced immediately. If provided the opportunity, it was strongly recommended that residents “Get out of Dodge”.
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Spot Cooler |
For those of us who anticipated remaining in residence, the association arranged for the rental of room size air conditioning units called spot coolers. These units were made available for rent directly from the vendor. Those interested were exhorted to contact the office with the number of required units. The weekly rental fee included delivery, set-up, and removal. Since the days had often been brutally hot and the evenings uncomfortably humid, they were recommended for placement in bedrooms, especially for residents burdened by respiratory or coronary issues. The estimated cost was $400. A final agreement would be executed between the unit owner and the vendor. Each unit could cool one large or two standard rooms. A quick response was requested - as time was short.
Although most of our owners were pleased that the cooling tower project was finally underway, some had expressed confusion about the project’s scheduling and others thought we were moving too fast. Since our May 2016 Cooling Tower Report, a series of planned and unplanned events dictated how – and why – the project was finally launched. This report will help fill in some blanks.
Why Now?

There is no such thing as a “good time” to lose air conditioning in Florida. During the past year, scores of owners were questioned about scheduling the project. An overwhelming majority made one of two recommendations. We were admonished to avoid the “dog days” of late June, July and August as well as the extended Holiday Season from November through March.
While it is clearly preferable to schedule the project when the fewest people are in residence (over the summer months), that is also when the weather is most brutal. Temperatures are cooler in January and February, which explains why the occupancy rate skyrockets during those months, as the building fills with visiting friends and family. The annual influx of our “snowbirds” begins in late October and early November, extends through the Holiday Season and wanes in late March and April (as the temperatures in “second” homes grow increasingly comfortable).
That leaves two “windows of opportunity”: from mid-September to mid-October – or from May to mid-June. Ironically, although the project commenced during one of these seasonal “sweet spots”, it had little to do with data harvested from “pool talk” or elevator debates, but a more compelling factor – your wallet.
Regulatory Rat Traps

While crawling through City of Fort Lauderdale design review, a wide variety of permitting issues were addressed. Akin to swimming in molasses, more than a year was spent negotiating two specific requirements that would have exploded project costs. Fortunately, we began the replacement process while the tower is still fully functional and serviceable, affording us sufficient time to contest costly regulatory mandates with no ostensible benefit.
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SPEC Engineer John Evans |
The first major obstacle was resolved in March. As detailed in our May report, design review initially required evacuation of the cooling tower into a sanitary drain. Like most high-rise structures built 40 years ago, we have a rooftop storm drain and a sanitary drain in the garage (where our domestic water enters and leaves the property). Building a sanitary drain on the roof that extends to street-level could cost several hundred thousand dollars. Fortunately, our consulting engineer, John Evans of SPEC Engineering, negotiated an acceptable work-around. On March 30, 2016, the plumbing examiner charged with vetting our project’s drainage plans approved the use of a vent stack with an increaser. Evans estimated the cost at roughly $12,000.
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Playa del Mar & Galt Ocean Club - Walled Cooling Towers |
Far more elusive, the second obstacle was still being negotiated when the May report was released. Plan examiners had demanded that an aesthetically acceptable “screen” be erected around the cooling tower, a code requirement for construction visible from any public right-of-way. Given its rooftop location, only a category-5 hardened wall would suffice - at an estimated cost ranging to $100,000.
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Playa del Mar and Regency Tower |
Since the only public right-of-way from which the old cooling tower was visible is a 40-foot stretch of Galt Ocean Drive in front of Playa del Mar, after several screening alternative were rejected, we proposed relocating the planned tower from its former site at the edge of the building to the middle of the roof, where it could no longer be seen from the street. Following another inexplicable rejection, our engineer conferenced with Fort Lauderdale Interim Assistant Building Official Victor Blanco, who reversed course and approved the revision on July 15, 2016.
Since this strategic adaptation was anticipated as a possible regulatory remedy, it was included in the Association’s 2015 Assessment Report, and fully funded as a contingent expense. Our engineer and contractor Smart Air Systems agreed that relocating the cooling tower would require a new support stand anchored to the roof, additional piping and new electrical lines. After calling on subcontractor J.S Steel Fabricators to price out building the stand, and consulting with their Electrical and Plumbing subcontractors, Smart Air estimated the additional cost at $40,000 – a no-brainer – as it would obviate the need for a $100,000 “eyesore wall”. Unfortunately, the contractor didn’t realize that the crane included in their bid was already stretched to its maximum capacity. They would need a larger, more expensive crane to reach the middle of our roof.
Crane Crap Shoot

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Drain Components Under Lower Driveway |
The north and south parking decks that cover our garage are structurally insufficient to support the weight of the larger crane. Since the heavier crane would also threaten a system of French Drains, catch basins and a gravity well interred in the lower driveway, our engineer enumerated our alternatives: the crane could either be staged in the street or on one of the two adjacent association properties. Since northern neighbor Playa del Mar also has a below grade garage, their deck would be equally vulnerable to collapse, so they were not an option.
Staging the crane in the street is marred by two adverse impacts. First, an even larger crane would be required to lift the new tower across the broad span from Galt Ocean Drive to the middle of the roof, which would hike the cost by an additional $40,000 - $45,000 (as estimated by several crane operators).
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Huge Hunter Merchant Crane |
Second - setting up on the public right-of-way would require another city permit, and given concerns expressed by Fort Lauderdale design review about damaging underground utilities, the permit application would also require extensive evidentiary documentation (underground x-rays, engineering reports, etc.) and add an unknown number of months to the approval process.
Resigned to being saddled with an unavoidable additional expense, on August 1, Smart Air Systems submitted a change order for the extra costs. After a year of battling with the City to cut regulatory costs, we had no intention of passing a chunk of the hard-fought windfall to a contractor.
Our neighbor to the south - Galt Ocean Club - has no sub-grade garage. Their unit owners park across the street in a rented underground garage located beneath Winn-Dixie. If we could prevail upon the Galt Ocean Club Board of Directors to approve use of their parking deck as a staging area, its close proximity to our building would allow us to use the smaller crane, avoid the permitting delays, reverse the significant incremental cost, and shred the Smart Air change order.
A Good Neighbor

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Winn Dixie Garage Entrance |
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Regency Tower and Galt Ocean Club |
At a preliminary meeting, Galt Ocean Club Administrator (manager) Israel Gonzalez advised that their Board didn’t want to pay for possible damage repairs and wait for reimbursement. Our engineer suggested that we provide a modest financial reserve with which they could repair likely impacts to their pavers, perimeter wall, planters, landscaping, etc. Israel also asked if we could commence construction as soon as possible, and complete the project prior to an October influx of returning Galt Ocean Club snowbirds
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Galt Ocean Club North Deck |
As recommended by their Board President in mid-August, we packaged a formal request to their Board with a site plan indicating where the crane would be staged on their deck. The request included protective protocols for their residents and a plan to indemnify property damage. We also agreed to add their association to the crane operator’s liability coverage. After several weeks of negotiations, the Galt Ocean Club board conducted a vote to determine whether we could use their deck. On September 5, we were notified that they had agreed to help us remedy this dilemma, despite the substantial inconvenience to their own members.
We moved expeditiously to take advantage of this opportunity. Pending Galt Ocean Club approval, general contractor Smart Air (and electrical, mechanical and plumbing subcontractors) was prepared to mobilize, as was Campany Roofing, a roof maintenance outfit charged with performing on-site repairs to membrane penetrations. Smart Air still had to schedule the crane, which could not be done until a commitment was received from Galt Ocean Club. Once the contractor and the crane operator locked up a date, Manager Kande Lewandowski pumped out scheduling notices for residents on September 12 – detailing dates and duration of the impending project.
Opening Bell

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Twin Cooling Towers Take Flight |
On Monday, September 19, consecutive pre-construction meetings toggled between the Rendezvous Room and the roof; enabling our engineer to effectively integrate contractor and subcontractor work schedules. On Wednesday, September 21, J.S. Steel mechanics began assembling the new tower’s mid-roof support stand. After each section of the support base was affixed to the roof, our roofer restored membrane integrity to the attachment site, as our warranty is conditional on the roof remaining waterproof.
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Cooling Towers on New Roof Stand |
On Tuesday, September 27, a fleet of enormous vehicles and a “helper crane” descended on the Galt Ocean Club north parking deck, where a crew of Hunter Merchant Crane mechanics began assembling the huge crane. After extending the 80-foot crane an additional 160 feet, the new twin cooling towers staged on our deck were flown to the roof on September 28, and attached to the new base. Once the old tower was disabled at 8 a.m. on September 29, Smart Air technicians expunged its content while a team of electricians and plumbers disconnected the electrical and drainage lines. The old tower was later guided into the lower driveway parking deck, where it was disassembled by a demolition crew and prepared for scrap disposal.
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The New and Old Cooling Towers - What a Difference |
On Friday, September 30, the crane on the Galt Ocean Club parking deck was dismantled and removed. Manager Kande Lewandowski organized a staff cleanup of the staging area and took a damage inventory that will be addressed at their Board’s discretion. At an ad hoc Friday evening progress meeting with the contractor, it was mutually concluded that the work might be completed by Saturday night instead of Tuesday, as originally planned.  |
Kande Watches Project Unfold |
Once the weekend overtime was authorized, a crew of mechanics and electricians shrugged off an early Saturday morning shower and spent the day connecting the new tandem cooling towers to the drainage lines, the upgraded electrical controls and the condenser pump in the Maintenance Room. After bleeding air from the lines and troubleshooting start-up procedures, the new system became operational at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. From 7 to 9 p.m., Lewandowski and Board President Eileen Bendis led a team of security staffers through our hallways, and conducted a floor by floor reboot of two hundred closeted A/C units.
In contrast with the two-week timetable announced prior to commencing construction, the project was completed ten days after the September 21 launch date, a new record on the Galt Mile for a cooling tower replacement. More importantly, since the six days planned for the actual switchover was halved; those of us in residence only had to “sweat it out” with fans and spot coolers for less than three days. Working closely with our engineer to quickly resolve construction issues, our contractors had exceeded our expectations. We also had a secret weapon.
The Secret Weapon

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Maintenance Chief Charlie Davis |
In addition to their regular duties, our staffers went the extra mile to expedite the project and smooth the inconvenience for those in residence. While in constant communication with project planners, Manager Kande Lewandowski raced between the office, the roof, the lower deck, the Maintenance Room, the Front Desk and the Receiving Room to vaporize project roadblocks. Maintenance Chief Charlie Davis provided the contractors with equipment and materials as requested. Chief of Security Eddie Rodgers assisted their crews with cordoning temporary danger zones, which his security staffers restored for use by our residents afterwards. Vehicles neglected by owners exploring last-minute departure plans were either jump started or fully recharged, as residents who appeared distressed were escorted to their homes and contacted again later to check their condition.
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Chief of Security Eddie Rodgers |
Incidents concerning the project or our residents’ well-being were immediately reported to association officials and our manager. In turn, they followed up with a timely call to our engineer, a contractor, or a resident who requested assistance. Using this “early warning system”, our engineer and planning team were able to resolve potential obstacles before they could delay the project. It paid off. On Sunday morning, while those in residence expressed a combination of disbelief and delight with the early completion, out-of-town owners called or emailed to confirm that air conditioning was restored three days ahead of schedule before returning to their South Florida homes.
We owe a debt of gratitude to our neighbors in Galt Ocean Club, which we will repay in kind when they need our help. Their sacrifice unraveled a Gordian Knot of regulatory delays and saved us a bundle. Throughout the project, our board and manager aspired to three goals – replacing the aging tower, minimizing the inconvenience – and staying on budget. These objectives were met. While the common areas undergo a long-awaited modernization, preparations will commence for a concrete restoration to rehabilitate our balconies, building columns and expansion joints. For a preliminary update – stay tuned.
Post Script: Mother Nature’s Acid Test

A few days after our A/C was restored, Hurricane Matthew battered the South Florida coast. While those who remained in residence were understandably fearful of the fierce devastation threatened by the offshore cyclone, the newly expanded beach absorbed the high-energy storm surge, our impact glass windows and doors repelled the windstorm onslaught and the new rooftop cooling towers – unscathed by 130-mph winds – provided uninterrupted control of our environment throughout the ordeal. This was no “happy accident”. Among the reasons why City officials approved eliminating the requirement for a wall around the cooling tower were plans submitted by our engineer demonstrating a substructure fortified to withstand hurricane-force winds.
Before and during the storm, employees, association officials and residents took care of one another – like a family. Thanks to staffers directed by Manager Kande Lewandowski - who efficiently implemented the Board’s Hurricane preparation protocols – a cursory post-storm inspection of the entire association property (including the roof) revealed negligible damage. More on this later...