Mayor and City Commission Approvals and Decisions for March 31, 2025
Published on April 02, 2025
West Palm Beach Mayor and City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL ( Wednesday, April 2, 2025) - Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, March 31, 2025.
MAYOR'S OFFICE - Mayor Keith A. James presented a proclamation to recognize President of Palm Beach State College Ava C. Parker as a 2025 Heritage Honoree as part of Black History Month.
HUMAN RESOURCES - Approved a resolution authorizing contracts for master property insurance, water system property insurance, excess liability insurance, excess worker's compensation insurance, crime insurance and miscellaneous insurance policies for policy year 2025-2026.
PARKS AND RECREATION - Approved a sponsorship agreement between the City of West Palm Beach and the Historical Society of Palm Beach County to produce "Evening on Antique Row" on April 5, 2025.
Approved a resolution authorizing the use of the 2020 General Obligation Parks Bond and Capital Acquisition Reserve for Future Projects budgets in the amount of $96, 710. The projects include a change order for $60,400 for Howard Park Tennis Center and $36,310 for the Gaines Park concession building roof replacement and restroom renovations.
Approved a License Agreement from Florida Power and Light Company to allow the City to construct pedestrian and vehicle access improvements for Village Paws Park on Saratoga Road.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - Approved a resolution to correct Resolution No. 259-24 due to a scrivener's error within Section 3 of the original resolution, adjusting the value of compensation to the City for abandoning the right-of-way.
ENGINEERING - Approved a resolution approving the Second Amendment to amend the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the design-build contract with All-Site Construction Services for the Coleman Park Gymnasium project.
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - Approved a resolution approving a Conditional Settlement Agreement totaling $84,000 in the matter of Jenny-Flore Saintilme vs. the City of West Palm Beach.
Approved a resolution authorizing the assessment of City liens in the total amount of $85,142 for unpaid water service, sewer service, and stormwater service for the month of December 2024.
Approved a resolution waiving a potential conflict of interest relating to Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s representation of Huizenga Holdings, Inc. and related entities in connection with the financing of the Northwood Marina District Project and its representation of the City in unrelated matters.
Approved a resolution waiving a potential conflict of interest relating to Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s representation of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and The Cleveland Clinic Florida Regional Health System Nonprofit Corporation in connection with land use matters and its representation of the City in unrelated matters.
MAYOR'S OFFICE - Approved a resolution declaring an approximately 55-acre site south of Roebuck Road to be surplus and not needed for City purposes; and approving a Term Sheet with Related Southeast, LLC (Related Ross) for development of the property for a school.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE - Approved the Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 5126-25: A City-initiated text amendment to Chapter 94 - Zoning and Land Development Regulations - Article III. – Residential Districts, Section 94-85. - Special Exception Standards for Historic Residential Districts and Section 94-86. - Historic residential district definitions, to modify the language giving the historic preservation board additional authority to grant special dimensional standard exemptions for contributing shotgun houses within the Historic Northwest Neighborhood.
Approved the Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 5125-25 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;
The Public Hearing of Resolution No. 74-25 regarding a Major Amendment to the Palm Beach Atlantic University Community Service Planned Development (CSPD) to increase the maximum student enrollment cap, amend the Master Plan to increase building height north of Acacia Road, and to provide for the construction of a 25-story dormitory building and 11-level parking garage structure was continued to April 14, 2025.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.