Leading the way on infrastructure improvements

• Completed the installation of a new main sewer pipe through the central part of the city — under budget and in record time through the unique use of two contractors working from separate ends of the project.

• Broke ground on a new water treatment plant to meet city needs for clean, clear water well into the future.

• Since becoming mayor in 2018, the city has constructed more than 19 miles of water pipe, 17 miles of sewer pipe, and 15 miles of stormwater pipe.

• Launched Fortify Lauderdale, committing up to $500 million to stormwater and flood prevention systems across 17 neighborhoods. This built upon an earlier initiative that earmarked $200 million to prevent flooding in the seven most vulnerable neighborhoods.

• Opened the River Oaks stormwater preserve to prevent flooding in southern Fort Lauderdale.

• Bringing to completion on stormwater projects in Edgewood and River Oaks.

• Fast-tracked drainage projects in Melrose Manors and Riverland.

• Built new seawalls on the Isles and in Rio Vista.

• Installed hundreds of tidal-control valves, added drainage pipes, built new outfall connections, created new catch basins and rebuilt swales.

• Took steps to better prevent infiltration of stormwater into the sewer system.

• Launching a project to replace old water meters with digital ones that will provide greater reliability in consumption readings.

• Built a new pump station downtown that adds 1 million gallons of additional daily sewage capacity to the area.

• Upgraded our deep injection wells that are a critical piece of our sewer process.

• Established new standards for seawalls to better protect homeowners from the impact of sea-level rise.

• Incorporated sea-level rise predictions into the city's infrastructure master plan.

• Constructed a critical new processing system at the George T. Lohmeyer Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Mapped thousands of water distribution valves so public works crews know where to go to test and maintain these critical links in the infrastructure.

• Undertook computerized modeling of the entire water system to identify improvements needed as a result of low pressure and inadequate flows in mains.

•Installed dozens of auto-flushing devices to remove sediment deposits and biofilm from pipes.

• Purchased capacity for the city in a regional reservoir planned for western Palm Beach County in order to ensure continued access to water supply to supplement the wells that tap into underground reservoirs.

• Fought to allow neighborhoods that could afford to do so to have their electrical lines buried underground as a way to protect their power grid from damage during future hurricanes.

• Worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to renourish parts of our beach in response to the erosion caused by Hurricane Irma.

• Signed a pledge at the Global Harbor Cities conference to promote a sustainable environment, build livable communities, do more to create innovative economies and become more globally integrated.

• Joined Climate Mayors, a bipartisan network of mayors from around the country urging meaningful action to climate change.