Mayor and City Commission Approvals and Decisions for March 17, 2025
Published on March 18, 2025
West Palm Beach Mayor and City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Tuesday, March 18, 2025) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, March 17, 2025.
MAYOR’S OFFICE – Mayor Keith A. James accepted a federal funding check from US Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for $1 million for affordable housing in the City of West Palm Beach.
Check presentation to the City of West Palm Beach and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), from left, Jennifer Ferriol, Director of HCD,
U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Mayor Keith A. James, and Kimberly Spence, Assistant Director of HCD.
Approved a resolution supporting the use of the Intergovernmental Coordination Program and formation of a technical advisory committee to collaborate and coordinate compiling transportation project data from all municipalities within Palm Beach County.
CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution for a Conditional Settlement Agreement totaling $50,000 in the matter of Lee Hendelson v. The City of West Palm Beach; approved a resolution for a Conditional Settlement Agreement totaling $50,000 in the matter of Jamiah Smith v. The City of West Palm Beach and Nicholas Lordi, individually.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved an ordinance after second public hearing on a City-initiated request for a Zoning Map amendment to rezone certain properties from Broadway Mixed-Use District Building Type I and Broadway Mixed-Use District Building Type II to Broadway Mixed-Use District (BMUD); approved an ordinance after second public hearing on a City-initiated request for a text amendment to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, Chapter 94, Article I Section 94-4 to designate the new Broadway Mixed-Use District zoning categories; and amending Article VII, Sections 94-209, 94-219, 94-220 and 94-221 to establish new development standards and regulations for the Broadway Mixed-Use District; approved an ordinance after a first public hearing and companion resolution regarding a Rezoning to change the Zoning designation of approximately 1.45 acres located at 4906 North Flagler Drive from Multifamily High Density Residential to Residential Planned Development; and the companion resolution No. 51-25 discussion regarding the development regulations and conditions for the Apogee Residential Planned Development, and granting waivers of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations. The above-referenced requests are being made by Brian M. Seymour, Esq. and John P. Roach, AICP of Gunster, on behalf of 4906 N Flagler Drive LLC, to create the Apogee Residential Planned Development; approved a resolution after a public hearing on a request by Joseph Verdone of Carlton Fields, on behalf of WIRE F2 WPB SELF STORAGE LLC, for a re-plat and minor subdivision of the property, consisting of approximately 1.46 acres, located at 1501 and 1515 North Dixie Highway and 424 L A Kirksey Street (15th Street).
Continued to the schedule May 12, 2025 Mayor and City Commission meeting a resolution and public hearing regarding a request of Brian Cheguis, of iPlan & Design, LLC (The Applicant), on behalf of 215 ESSEX RE LLC and ESSEX COURT HOLDINGS LLC (The Owner), for the abandonment of a portion of approximately 0.029 acres (1,294 square feet) of the northernmost leg of the Essex Court right-of-way, generally located at the terminus of Essex Lane.
HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Approved a resolution accepting the City's 2024 Affordable Housing Incentives Report, authorizing amending the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan to include the report, authorizing transmittal of the amended plan to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and authorizing implementation of the recommendations in the report.
POLICE DEPARTMENT – Approved a pair of companion resolutions the first authorizing the West Palm Beach Police Department to join the State of Florida, FDLE, State Financial For Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) initiative and approved the related mutual aid agreement; and the companion resolution approving the allocation of funding from the State of Florida - State Financial Assistance For Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) initiative in the amount of $147,515 to assist in conducting complex criminal investigations.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, March 17, 2025, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 224KB) .