April 30, 2019 Agenda

ORDER OF BUSINESS

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

APRIL 30, 2019

TUESDAY COMMISSION CHAMBERS

9:30 A.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER

A. Roll Call

B. Invocation

C. Pledge of Allegiance

2. AGENDA APPROVAL

A. Additions, Deletions, Substitutions

B. Adoption

3. REGULAR AGENDA (Pages 2-3)

4. WORKSHOP SESSION

A. 9:30 A.M. 2019 Disaster Preparedness Update (Public Safety)

B. 10:30 A.M. Palm Beach County Action Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020

C. 2:00 P.M.

D. 3:00 P.M.

5. ADJOURNMENT

APRIL 30, 2019

3. REGULAR AGENDA

A. CLERK AND COMPTROLLER

1. Staff recommends motion to receive and file: Warrant List – Backup information can be viewed in the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office.

2. Staff recommends motion to approve: Contracts (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller=s Office. Countywide

B. ADMINISTRATION

1. Staff requests board direction: regarding the development and submittal of comments on the Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). SUMMARY: The purpose of the proposed Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project is to improve the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water flows to the Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River and restore hydrologic conditions and connectivity of wetlands and watersheds that form the historic headwaters of the river. Key features of the proposed project include an above-ground reservoir on the Mecca site, four aquifer storage and recovery wells and improved connections between the river and watershed. The project is expected to achieve river restoration flow targets 91 percent of the time in the dry season and 98 percent of the time in wet season. The estimated cost is $473 million and design and construction is estimated to require 9-15 years. Staff recommends continuing to support state and federal efforts to achieve ecosystem restoration goals for the Loxahatchee River watershed while communicating key concerns, such as the Mecca reservoir embankment height and questionable or unjustified assumptions, and expressing interest in collaborating with the Corps and the South Florida Water Management District to optimize the Mecca reservoir to be more compatible with adjacent lands. The deadline to submit comments on the draft report is May 6, 2019. Countywide (MJ)

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3. REGULAR AGENDA

C. ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS

1. Staff recommends motion to adopt:

A) a resolution in support of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ (Town) Project Funding for Local Initiatives (LI) Construction Projects Application to the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and Folsom Road, contingent on the Town’s and County’s approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the County agreeing to certain Town responsibilities; and

B) a resolution in support of the Town’s Project Funding for Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program Application to the TPA for the construction of a multi-use trail with signalized pedestrian and horse crossings along F Road, contingent on the Town’s and County’s approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the County agreeing to certain Town responsibilities.

SUMMARY: Approval of these resolutions will comply with the TA Program and LI Program requirements, that for federally funded projects, a resolution is necessary to establish the local agency’s commitment to construction, operation and maintenance of a project. Since Palm Beach County (County) is a certified agency for the Local Agency Program, the Town has requested the County’s endorsement of the projects. Both resolutions are contingent on the Town and the County executing Interlocal Agreements. The Interlocal Agreements will memorialize the responsibilities and requirements on both the Town and the County with respect to the projects, including the Town’s commitment to pay for the County’s costs and any overruns, the Town’s ownership of the project improvements on F Road, and the County’s right to terminate the Interlocal Agreement for any reason. Upon termination, if the County is required to return any TA Program and/or LI Program funds, the Town agrees to fully reimburse the County. The Interlocal Agreements will also commit the Town to maintaining the projects after the construction is completed with the exception of the roundabout, which will be maintained by the County. District 6 (YBH)

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