Mayor, City Commission Approvals and Decisions for May 26, 2026
Published on May 27, 2026
West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) 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 Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
MAYOR’S OFFICE – The City of West Palm Beach was recently recognized by Granicus as a Website of the Year award winner, selected from more than 100 global submissions. The award highlights the City’s commitment to innovation, accessibility, and digital service delivery, with WPB.org serving over 1.3 million users and achieving a 94.8 quality assurance score. A key feature contributing to this recognition is the City’s emergency ready website functionality, which allows for a rapid transition to a hurricane real-time with residents updates, hub, response providing evacuation information, and critical safety resources. This item recognizes the leadership and contributions of Peter Dobens in advancing a modern, responsive, and resident-focused digital platform that enhances communication, transparency, and public safety.
City of West Palm Beach was named Website of the Year by Granicus, a leading provider of government and public sector website services. The award was presented to the City's webmaster, Peter Dobens. In on the presentation are, from left, Sarah Morris of Granicus, webmaster Peter Dobens and Mayor Keith A. James.
CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution authorizing the assessment of City liens in the total amount of $13,932.47 for unpaid water service, sewer service, and stormwater charges for the month of February 2026; approved a settlement agreement totaling $50,000 in the matter of Regino Alexis and Kimberly Seay v. Corvelle Padgett and The City of West Palm Beach.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved a resolution authorizing the installation of streetscape improvements within the public rights-of-way (including Spruce Avenue, 24th Street, and 25th Street) adjacent to The Spruce mixed-use development project, accepting maintenance responsibility for a portion of State Road 5, approving the Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City, and approving the Right-of-Way Maintenance Agreements between Northwood Partnership, LLC and the City; approved an ordinance after a first public hearing approving a term sheet for conveyance of 2003 N. Tamarind Avenue, 2030 N. Tamarind Avenue, 2107 N. Tamarind Avenue, and 1001 20th Street for development of residential projects with Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy, Inc. and no vote as taken but the Mayor and City Commission discussed a resolution regarding the establishment of the development regulations and conditions for the Greene School Commercial Planned Development; approved a resolution granting for a Class A Special Use Permit to construct a four-slip dock and the granting of waivers from the City's Zoning and Land Development Regulations, to the 5400 North Flagler Commercial Planned Development, generally located east of North Flagler Drive, between 53rd Street and 54th Street.
HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Approved a resolution approving a term sheet for conveyance of 2003 N. Tamarind Avenue, 2030 N. Tamarind Avenue, 2107 N. Tamarind Avenue, and 1001 20th Street for development of residential projects with Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy, Inc.
HUMAN RESOURCES – Approved a pair of resolutions, the first amending the City's Salary Plan for FY2025-2026 by adding various job classifications and updating the pay grade and salary ranges for certain job classifications; and the companion resolution amending the full-time equivalent (F.T.E.) budget for certain departments and for certain funds for FY2025-2026.
PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution granting a License Agreement to Peach Tree Entertainment, LLC, for the It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Music Festival to be held at the Waterfront on June 12-13, 2026.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, May 26, 2026, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.