At the Sept. 10, 2024, Board of County Commissioners
meeting, the board took the following action on the regular agenda:
ADMINISTRATION – approved a resolution amending the
Palm Beach County Administrative Code related to Construction, Engineering, and
Architectural contract change orders. Due to recent changes to the
County’s Procurement Code with increased signature authority of Directors of
Purchasing and the five (5) construction departments (Facilities Development
and Operations, Engineering and Public Works, Airports, Water Utilities, and
Environmental Resources Management) from $200,000 to $300,000.
Received and filed the updated Board Directives Report,
which includes in-process and completed board directive items.
AIRPORTS – approved the amended site lease agreement
with Ferrovial Vertiports Florida LLC authorizing any vertical take-off and
landing (VTOL) aircraft at Palm Beach International Airport; extends the lease
date to October 1, 2027, modifies minimum capital expenditure requirements;
provides the option to rehabilitate an existing building for an annual
improvement rental in the amount of $41,530 commencing on the date of
occupancy; and requires the collection of an airport facility charge based on
each VTOL aircraft landing.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & BUDGET – approved on
preliminary reading and advertise for public hearing on Oct. 22, 2024, at 9:30
a.m. an ordinance amending the County’s Living Wage Ordinance definition of
“Paratransit contract” due to recent changes in the County’s Procurement Code
which increased the mandatory bid or proposal amount from $100,000 to $150,000.
PALM TRAN – Approved a grant agreement with the
Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) in the amount of
$3,002,299, with a required county match of 10% or $333,588 to provide Palm
Tran Connection Service trips and discounted daily and monthly route bus passes
with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.
The total anticipated cost to provide transportation is $7,725,225 and to
maintain the program at its current level of service the overmatch will be
$4,389,338.
PLANNING, ZONING & BUILDING - approved the
establishment of a capital project and funding for storm water and flood
studies. This will update and improve the accuracy of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Florida Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) mapping in
the western area of the county around Lake Okeechobee/Herbert Hoover Dike
(HHD), the South Florida Water Management District (SFMWD) Basins and the Tidal
areas in the amount of $9.5 million. The proposed phased studies may
require up to six (6) years to complete.
Approved the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Palm Beach
County and the Town of Haverhill for the voluntary annexation of approximately
12.55 acres (5 parcels) of land known as the Wallis Road Property that is
proposed to be redeveloped into a single development. The ILA ensures that ten
(10) of the 100 proposed townhomes will be provided as for-sale workforce
housing units and the County will agree not to challenge the proposed
annexation but the ILA does not eliminate the contiguity issue.
For further information on consent and regular items, please
visit the Agenda section of our
website.