At the March 11, 2025, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:
Administration – the board directed staff to return with a resolution amending its Rules and Procedures, to include a Board Direction section on the agenda.
Approved, by a 5-0 vote, the proposed questionnaire with an additional N/A response and blank lines after every question for an explanation of the answer, and a 360-degree survey for the County Auditor Performance Review.
Approved, by a 5-0 vote, the proposed questionnaire with an additional N/A response and blank lines after every question for an explanation of the answer, and a 360-degree survey for the County Administrator Performance Review.
Approved, by a 5-0 vote, the proposed questionnaire with an additional N/A response and blank lines after every question for an explanation of the answer, and a 360-degree survey for the County Attorney Performance Review.
Received and filed, by a 5-0 vote, the updated Board Directives Report, which includes modified, in process and completed board directive items.
Community Services – approved, by a 5-0 vote, an amendment with the Department of Children and Families to increase the grant award by $627,900, allowing enhanced services to address unsheltered homelessness for individuals and families.
Housing & Economic Development – approved, by a 5-2 vote, the issuance of Housing Finance Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by the Housing Finance Authority of Palm Beach County for Calusa Pointe II, Belle Glade, in the amount of $34 million. This project contains 168 units, of which at least 40% of units will remain affordable a minimum of 30 years.
Approved Housing Initiative Program (HIP) – Workforce Housing Development award to One North Lake, LLC, for $4,650,000 for the One North Lake Project, Pahokee. The project entails the construction of 54 multi-family rental units not to exceed 70% of AMI and no mid-year adjustment for 50 years.
Approved, by a 4-2 vote, Housing Initiative Program (HIP) – Workforce Housing Development award to Danza of Westgate, LLC, for $3,147,739, for the Westgate Terrace Apartments. The project will entail the construction of 46 multi-family apartment rental units, of which 37 units are HIP funded, within one (1) four (4) story mixed-use building with apartments, a government office, and a medical office located in Westgate/Belvedere Homes Community Redevelopment Agency. The HIP units will not exceed 120% AMI, no mid-year adjustment and restricted no less than 50 years.
Approved, by a 6-0 vote, General Obligation Housing Bond Loan Program (HBLP) – Affordable Housing Multifamily Development award to Village of Valor, LTD., for $4.3 million for the Village of Valor Project in Palm Springs. The project consists of 54 multifamily rental units at or below 80% AMI and targeting as deep as 30% AMI with preference to veterans and their families for 50 years.
Approved, by a 6-0, an extension of the March 11, 2025 deadline for conceptually approved Housing Bond Loan Program (HBLP) funded projects for Drexel Road Senior Apartments Spectra HTG, LTD for the Drexel Road Senior Apartments Project to September 19, 2025.
Approved, by a 6-0 vote, receipt of a grant award of $2.250 million in Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as directed by Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, for the development of workforce and affordable housing. The funds will be allocated towards the construction of the Davis Commons, a 20-unit for-sale townhome development in unincorporated Lake Worth Beach.
Engineering & Public Works – approved, by a 5-0 vote, a contract with Gerelco Traffic Controls, Inc. (GTC) in the amount not to exceed $11.6 million for Transit Signal Priority and Emergency Vehicle Preemption Hardware and Software for Fire Rescue and Palm Tran.
Equal Business Opportunity – received and filed, by a 5-0 vote, the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) Annual report.
Facilities Development & Operations – approved, by a 5-0 vote, amendment No. 6 with D. Stephenson Construction, Inc. to establish a Guaranteed Maximum Price for the pre-purchase phase of the PBSO Data Center project for a period of 330 calendar days.
Approved, by a 6-0 vote, a resolution authorizing a lease of $1,230,572 with Closter Farms, Inc. for the continued use of County-owned land for sugarcane production for a 10-year term, commencing 4/1/25 at an annual rate of $4,015.
Finance Management & Budget – approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Mid-Year Budget Amendments and Transfers.
Approved, by a 5-0 vote, preliminary reading, and permission to advertise for Public Hearing on April 8, 2025, for the repeal of the Local Government Infrastructure Surtax of one percent on Dec. 31, 2025.
Planning, Zoning & Building – approved, by a 5-0 vote, an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the City of Belle Glade providing for the annexation of the parcels, known as the South Main Street enclave, generally located on the west side of S. Main Street, east of State Road 715.
Risk Management – approved, by a 5-0 vote, the renewal of the excess property, liability, workers' compensation insurance programs, and ancillary policies for 2025 through 2026 at a savings of approximately $1 million in comparison to the expiring policies cost as total insured values continue to increase.
For further information on consent and regular items, please visit the Agenda section of our website.