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Defibrillator (AED). User notification only occurs after the 9-
1-1 system has been activated. You can download the app
in either the Apple App Store or on Google Play by simply
searching for “PulsePoint.” Once the app is downloaded,
select Fort Lauderdale (there are two options, either one
will work). We believe PulsePoint will be a powerful tool in
our efforts to increase survival rates in our community. In
addition to the life-saving CPR notifications, the application
provides a complete virtual window into our emergency
communication center. PulsePoint AED (yellow icon) can be
downloaded to your smartphone and lets you report and
update AED locations within the City. www.pulsepoint.org/

PERMISSIBLE LIVING AREAS IDENTIFIED:Our number one
responsibility to our community is to maintain public safety.
Thanks to the Geographic Information System (GIS)
Division of the Information Technology Services
Department, we now have another tool that will help us
keep our neighbors safe. GIS developed a new app that
identifies where sex offenders can live in the City of Fort
Lauderdale. There are several rules in Chapter 16 of our
Code of Ordinances that dictate where sex offenders can

reside, and those restrictions can become confusing. The
GIS app takes the guesswork out of determining
permissible areas. Someone simply needs to enter a street
address into the app, and it will tell them if the address is a
permissible or not permissible area. Our police officers
have been using the tool for a few months, and have found
it to be extremely helpful in quickly identifying areas where
sex offenders are permitted to reside, as well as those
areas that are off limits. This is a great example of how we
can be innovative and use technology to provide services
and improve the quality of life in our community.

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OFFICE CONTACT:Robbi Uptegrove – 954-828-5033; 
email: ruptegrove@fortlauderdale.gov 
In addition to hosting two pre-agenda meetings twice a month, 
I am also available to attend your HOA meetings to update your
neighborhood on what is going on in the City as well as answer any
questions/concerns you may have. Please contact Robbi to schedule. 
EMAIL LIST:If you would like to be on our email list so that you
receive information pertaining to the City – especially District 1
(i.e. news releases, meeting notices, events), please let Robbi
know and she will add you.