Mayor, City Commission, CRA Approvals and Decisions for Mon. Jan. 6
Published on January 07, 2025
West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meetings Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (1-7-25) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
MAYOR’S OFFICE – Approved two companion resolutions, the first, approving an Agreement for Updated Disparity Study with Griffin & Strong, P.C.; and the second approving the use of General Fund Contingency in the amount of $60,198 to provide additional appropriations to fund the Disparity Analysis Study.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved a resolution to correct Resolution No. 260-24 due to a Scrivener's error to approve Ad Valorem Tax Exemption - Completed Work Application for the property located at 201 Monceaux Road; approved a resolution to correct Resolution No. 263-24 due to a Scrivener's error to approve Ad Valorem Tax Exemption - Completed Work Application for the property located at 211 Edgewood Drive; approved a resolution to correct Resolution No. 261-24 due to a Scrivener's error to approve Ad Valorem Tax Exemption - Completed Work Application for the property located at 318 Monroe Drive; approved a resolution to correct a Scrivener's error to approve Ad Valorem Tax Exemption - Completed Work Application for the property located at 432 Ardmore Road; approved a resolution approving a Right-of-Way Improvement and Maintenance Agreement with KJWPB1, LLC for the maintenance of the landscape improvements within the rights-of-way adjacent to the Tortoise One development; approved a resolution amending the original North Railroad Avenue streetscape design concept approved by Resolution No. 29-22, specifically to include wayfinding, parking, directional, and other NORA district signage within the public right-of-way; approved a resolution after a public hearing approving a Major Planned Development Amendment to the Prime Corner CPD, to amend the design guidelines and to allow for the construction of a 2,415 square-foot Chipotle restaurant, and for the construction of a 5,399 square-foot Chick-fil-A restaurant with drive-thru and vehicular surface parking areas; continued to the February 3, City Commission meeting a public hearing and resolution for a Major Planned Development Amendment to the 1309 South Flagler Drive Residential Planned Development (RPD) to modify waivers, development regulations, and to update various plan sheets based on the build-out of the site, and approving various easements and maintenance agreements.
ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution authorizing the appropriation or transfer of funds in the amount of $22,289,686 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the purpose of amending the grant capital project fund budget to re-establish various capital grant fund budgets; approved three companion resolutions dealing with Currie Park, the first approving a Contribution Agreement with the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) regarding a funding contribution for the Currie Park Redevelopment Project; the second approving the appropriation or transfer of City funds in Fiscal Year 2024/2025 for the purpose of amending the Capital Acquisition fund budget to provide additional appropriations for the Currie Park Redevelopment project; and the third approving the construction contract with West Construction for the Currie Park Redevelopment Project.
FIRE DEPARTMENT – Approved two companion resolutions, the first accepting a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation in the amount of $18,014 to purchase sixteen (16) MSA gas detectors, three (3) bottles of calibration gas, and three (3) fill regulators; and the second recognizing receipt of funds and providing appropriations for the purchase of fire equipment; approved two companion resolutions, the first accepting a 2024-2025 Florida Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Award of $14,896 from the Florida Department of Financial Services for the purchase of 133 pairs of gloves; and the second recognizing receipt of funds and providing appropriations for the purchase of fire equipment.
PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution and authorizing the Mayor to sign a Grant Agreement between the City of West Palm Beach and Scuba Club WPB, LLC., in the amount of $50,000, for improvements to Osprey Park located at 5026 North Flagler Drive.
POLICE DEPARTMENT – Approved two companion resolutions, the first, authorizing the acceptance of supplemental funding from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) under the Drone Replacement Program, increasing total funding not to exceed $200,000; and the second resolution to accept funding and provide budget appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to offset the eligible amount of replacement costs for eight (8) drones; approved a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Miscellaneous Trust Fund Budget to authorize appropriations of $10,960 from the State Law Enforcement Forfeiture Receipts for upgrading the dispatch operations radio channel recording system.
PUBLIC WORKS – Approved two resolutions, the first, accepting a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in the amount of $15,000 for litter prevention education through the Keep West Palm Beach Beautiful (KWPBB) program; and the second recognizing and appropriating the grant funds in the Grant Programs Special Revenue Fund.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 241KB) .
Below is a complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting.
Approved a resolution authorizing the conveyance of the property at 610 Douglass Avenue to Neighborhood Renaissance, Inc. for the construction/rehabilitation of six (6) historic-frame vernacular houses for affordable housing.
Approved a resolution authorizing the sale and purchase of real property located at 925 7th Street, from Venita H. Roberts, for a purchase price of $200,000.
Approved two resolutions, the first approving a funding contribution for the Currie Park Redevelopment Project of Ten Million Dollars ($10M) to be paid over five (5) years and authorizing execution of a Contribution Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City; and the second approving the appropriation or transfer of CRA funds in Fiscal year 2024/2025 for the purpose of amending the Northwood/Pleasant City CRA fund budget to provide additional appropriations for the Currie Park Redevelopment project.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, CRA meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 144KB) .