Mayor, City Commission Approvals and Decisions for Monday, April 27
Published on April 28, 2026
West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (DATE, 2026) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026.
MAYOR’S OFFICE – Mayor Keith A. James proclaimed the week of May 4-8, 2026, as National Small Business Week within the City of West Palm Beach.
Mayor Keith A. James presented the Small Business Week Proclamation at the Monday night Mayor and City Commission meeting. The presentation included, from left, Laquoya Green, Small Business Program Compliance Specialist, Sandy Hammerstein, Small Business Programs Compliance Officer, Mayor James, Frank Hayden, Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, Sofia Grosso, Small Business Programs Compliance Specialist, and Alejandro Quintero, Small Business Contract Compliance Specialist.
CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution approving a Settlement Agreement totaling $100,000 in the matter of LaShundra Highsmith vs. The City of West Palm Beach; approved a resolution authorizing the assessment of City liens in the total amount of $19,795.09 for unpaid water service, sewer service, and stormwater charges for the month of January 2026; approved a resolution coordinating utility work to be performed along 40th Street, 41st Street, 42nd Street, 43rd Street, and 44th Street, from Broadway Avenue/US-1 to North Flagler Drive, and authorizing a Joint Participation and Utility Work Funding Agreement with Huizenga Holdings, Inc. to share the costs of the utility work and estimating the City's cost share at $3,763,046.
Approved an ordinance after a second public hearing authorizing the lease of the green median space and right of way known as Norton Park, generally located at 1450 S. Olive Avenue to the Norton Museum of Art, Inc., for the creation of and use as a public art / cultural park.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved a resolution after a public hearing for a Major Planned Development Amendment to the Flamingo Car Wash Parcel of the Palm Beach Lakes Inn and Golf Course Commercial Planned Development (CPD) to establish waivers to allow the placement of specific on-site signs.
ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution authorizing the abandonment of a 5-foot utility easement within Lot 30, plat of BELLE TERRE, located at 124 Churchill Road; approved a resolution approving the interlocal agreement for EMS Grant Funds between Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach for reimbursement for the purchase of emergency medical services equipment, supplies, or training.
FIRE DEPARTMENT – Approved a resolution accepting the in-kind donation from the Kidde corporation of 1,000 Kidde DETECT 10-year battery-powered combination smoke/carbon dioxide alarm units with a retail value of $59,970.
MANDEL LIBRARY – Approved a resolution accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $79,852 from the State Aid to Libraries Grant from the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, to assist the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach in maintaining and developing vital services during Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution approving the continued provision of food, nutrition education and counseling services to the elderly at the Gloria Y. Williams Multicultural Center and approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the Use of Facility Agreement for Governmental Entities between Palm Beach County and the City providing for the services.
PUBLIC UTILITIES – Approved a resolution appropriating $200,000 from the Water and Sewer Construction Fund for the water distribution improvements in connection with the 24th Street Sanitary Sewer Improvements project.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, April 27, 2026, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda(PDF, 431KB) .