Mayor, City Commission & CRA Approvals-Decisions for Oct. 14, 2025
Published on October 15, 2025
West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (October 15, 2025) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
MAYOR’S OFFICE – Mayor Keith A. James proclaimed October 2025 as Rosarian Academy’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.
To honor Rosarian Academy’s Centennial anniversary, Mayor Keith A. James, right, proclaimed October 2025 as Rosarian Academy’s 100th Anniversary. Accepting the proclamation are Nicholas Coleman, left, chairman of the board, and Virginia Devine, Head of School.
Approved a resolution approving new Economic Development grant programs. The resolution authorizes the creation and implementation of the following programs: the Business Grand Opening Grant Program (BGO), Creative Signage Support Grant Program (CSS), Sunny Headquarters Grant Program (SHQ), Climate Smart Business Grant Program (CSB), Expert Permit Compliance Grant Program (EPC), and the Business Expansion and Retention Support Program (BERS).
CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution authorizing the assessment of City liens in the total amount of $19,195.09 for unpaid water service, sewer service, and storm water service charges for the month of May 2025; approved a resolution approving City use of CRA property located at 609 8th Street for holding the City of West Palm Beach Soul in the City and other suitable events.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – A resolution to accept the conveyance of property located at 204 and 206 N. Sapodilla Avenue from the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency for the purposes of redevelopment was removed from the agenda and continued to a later date; approved a resolution authorizing the issuance by the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of not to exceed $29,000,000 in Tax Revenue Bond, taxable series 2025 for the purchase of leases located at 255 Narcissus Avenue and 185 Banyan Boulevard
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Continued a second public hearing for an ordinance regarding the rezoning of approximately 3.011 acres located at 5400 North Flagler Drive from Multifamily High Density Residential (MF32) to Residential Planned Development (RPD); and a resolution regarding the establishment of the development regulations and conditions for the 5400 North Flagler Drive Residential Planned Development, and granting waivers of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations to the October 27, 2025, Mayor and City Commission meeting. Continued to a later meeting a resolution and public hearing regarding a special site plan review request to construct an eight (8) story multi-family development consisting of 167 residential units at 2900 Broadway, with waivers and variances from the City’s Zoning and Land Development Regulations. Continued to a later meeting a resolution and public hearing for a right-of-way abandonment of a 25-foot wide (3,125 square-foot) parcel, which consists of the south one half of 29th Street, which is contiguous and north of Lot 10 for a work-force housing development.
ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution granting a Temporary Construction Easement to USREC Banyan Cay Villas LLC for staging, storage, and construction purposes on City-owned canal right-of-way located at 2075 N. Congress Avenue.
FINANCE – Approved a resolution authorizing the amendment of the General and Fleet Replacement Fund budgets, recognizing cash carryforward and providing appropriations for Public Safety vehicles.
FIRE DEPARTMENT – Approved a resolution accepting $3,272,005.46 in grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant to be used to hire seventeen (17) additional Fire Department personnel.
PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution appropriating $25,036 for the State of Florida Department of Health Child Care Food Program to provide snacks during the City's after-school programs at Pleasant City and South Olive Community Centers.
POLICE DEPARTMENT – Approved a resolution approving the Fourth Amendment to the interlocal agreement establishing the Municipal Public Safety Communications Consortium (MPSCC) of Palm Beach County to renew the City's participation for one (1) year; approved a pair of resolutions, the first accepting a donation from The Fund for West Palm Beach Police in the amount of $5,000 for police recruitment materials and equipment and the companion resolution recognizing and appropriating a donation of $5,000 from The Fund for West Palm Beach Police in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 for police recruitment materials and equipment;
PUBLIC UTILITIES – Approved a resolution approving a Utility Design by FDOT Consultant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for City utility work in conjunction with the State Road No.9/I-95 Interchange Improvements project at 45th Street (from Northpoint Boulevard to North Congress Avenue).
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, October 14, 2025, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 248KB) .
Below is a complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting.
Approved a resolution re-appointing Thais Sullivan to the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board for the Northwood / Pleasant City CRA.
Approved a resolution approving City use of CRA property located at 609 8th Street (known as the Sunset Lounge) for holding the City of West Palm Beach Soul in the City and other suitable events.
Approved a pair of resolutions, the first authorizing the issuance of a not to exceed $29,000,000 tax-increment revenue bond, taxable series 2025 for the purchase of the ground lease held by Navarro Lowery LLC, for the property located at 255 North Flagler Drive and 185 Banyan Boulevard; and the second resolution approving the repurchase of the ground lease.
Approved a resolution conveying the properties located at 204 and 206 North Sapodilla Avenue to the City for the purposes of redevelopment.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, October 14, 2025, CRA meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 171KB) .