At the Aug. 22, 2023, Board of County Commissioners meeting,
the board took the following action on the regular agenda:
Administration – received filed the Board Directive
Reports, which include in process and completed board directive items.
Airports – approved a development site lease
agreement with Popstroke West Palm Beach LLC, for unimproved ground located
near the southwest corner of Australian Avenue at Belvedere Road at the Palm
Beach International Airport, for the development of an indoor/outdoor
golf-related entertainment and dining facility.
Community Services – approved the creation of the
Palm Beach County Veteran Services Advisory Board.
Engineering & Public Works – approved the irrevocable
letter of direction with Municipal Contractors Inc. for the Clint Moore Road at
Jog Road intersection improvements contract, the Gateway Boulevard and Military
Trail intersection improvements contract, and the Hypoluxo Road and Jog Road
intersection improvements contract.
Environmental Resources Management – amended a
resolution, which created the Pollution Recovery Trust Fund, to establish
procedures for separation, distribution and responsibility of collecting fees
for the fund.
Facilities Development & Operations – authorized
the extension of two lease agreements with Pero Family Farms LLC for an
additional one-year term for each, for the McMurrain and York parcels; and
approved amendments to the lease agreements for the continued use of the land
in the Agricultural Reserve in Boynton Beach.
Approved a $4.2 million budget transfer and amendment for
the purchase of the Animal Care and Control expansion parcels; and approved a
purchase and sale agreement with Leonidas Alfaro to acquire three parcels of
vacant land.
Authorized a one-year agreement with the City of West Palm
Beach for the use of seven parking spaces for use as public parking on
county-owned property located at 426 Park Place.
Authorized the conveyance of a vacant county-owned property,
at 417 S St., to the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, at no
charge for an affordable housing unit, and with reservation of mineral and
petroleum rights, but without rights of entry and exploration.
Approved a $1.5 million budget transfer and amendment for
additional Information Technology equipment for the Supervisor of Elections
(SOE) Production Facility project, as well as building modifications for the
SOE warehouse facility.
Denied the revival of the Declaration of Protective
Covenants, Restrictions, Reservations, Servitudes and Easements affecting the
county-owned real property at 13515 Caloosa Blvd. in unincorporated Palm Beach
Gardens.
Approved budget transfers to appropriate funds for the Palm
Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 1 Substation and Marine Unit project;
and approved an amendment to the Construction Manager at Risk services contract
with Kaufman Lynn Construction Inc., establishing a guaranteed maximum price
for the project.
Financial Management & Budget – approved, by a 6
– 0 vote, a negotiated settlement offer for $54,616 for the satisfaction of two
code enforcement liens entered against Top Cut Lawn Services North LLC.
Housing & Economic Development – approved a HOME
Investment Partnerships Program award of $1 million to ND Flex LLC.
Waived the statutory requirement, by a majority vote plus
one, that one of the two public hearings to be held on Oct. 17 and Nov. 21, be
held after 5 p.m., to consider the designation of three parcels located at 9845
and 9905 Clint Moore Road as a Brownfield Area, which shall be known as the
Verde Commons Green Reuse Area; and approved the advertisement of the public
hearings.
Library – approved the county Library System’s fiscal
years 2024-2028 Strategic Plan and fiscal year 2024 Action Plan.
Medical Examiner’s Office – ratified the appointment
of Catherine R. Miller, MD as Medical Examiner.
Planning, Zoning & Building – ratified the
appointment of Whitney Carroll as Executive Director of the Planning, Zoning
& Building Department.
Resilience – approved five grant applications for the
Prosperity Farms Road Bridge, Country Club Acres Subdivision Drainage
Improvement, Englewood Estates/Manor Subdivision Drainage Improvement,
Australian Avenue, and Ocean Inlet Park Resiliency Improvements projects.
Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA – adopted a resolution
approving the Westgate/Belvedere Homes Community Redevelopment Agency’s fiscal
year 2024 budget for its Redevelopment Trust Fund, Capital Improvement Fund,
Transportation Planning Agency grants and debt service fund.
For further information on consent and regular items, please
visit the Agenda section of our
website.