At the Oct. 20, 2026, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action on the regular agenda:
Airports – approved amendment No. 2 to the contract for Construction Manager at Risk Services with the Morganti Group, Inc. for the Terminal and Concourse Modernization Project Phase I at the President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT), establishing a guaranteed maximum price in the amount of $18,768,500 with a project duration of 621 calendar days and providing for the exercise of the first one-year renewal option.
The board directed staff to develop a request for proposal (RFP) with a complete package including the sale of undeveloped property at the North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport for non-airport purposes for $30,000,000 and lease of undeveloped property on F45 for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities for a second fixed-base operation at F45 at market rent.
Office of Financial Management & Budget – approved on preliminary reading and permission to advertise for a public hearing on Nov. 17, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. on the amendment to the Local Provider Participation Fund (LPPF) Ordinance necessary to replace individual references to each hospital with a single reference to institutional health care providers, which are defined as licensed private for-profit or not-for-profit hospital providers that provide inpatient hospital services unless the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services exempts the hospital through an approved pending health care tax waiver.
Adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $42,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Palm Beach County Florida Airport System revenue refunding bonds series 2026 for the purpose of paying and redeeming all or a portion of the county’s airport system revenue bonds.
Housing & Economic Development – approved an economic development agreement with the Space Connect Foundation, Inc. not to exceed $150,000 in County ad valorem funds, to provide business development and contract readiness services through the BuildLocal Business Development and Contract Readiness Program. This agreement became active on Oct. 1, 2026, and will be effective through Sept. 30, 2028.
Public Safety – approved the addition of five (5) full-time security officer positions to the personnel complement of the Public Safety Department (PSD) Electronic Services and Security Division (ESS), with an estimated fiscal impact of $241,764 for fiscal year 2027. The PSD and ESS are requesting a one-time allocation of $30,000 for equipment purchases and minor building upgrades needed to implement these revised security measures.
Approved on preliminary reading and permission to advertise for public hearing on Dec. 1, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Palm Beach County is authorized to adopt an ordinance governing the operation of micromobility devices, motorized scooters, electric bicycles on streets, highways, sidewalks and sidewalk areas under the County’s jurisdiction.
Youth Services – approved a Funding Collaboration with the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County for out-of-school time programs for youth. The Children’s Services Council will pay for programs provided by 15 Community-Based Agencies in action areas identified as priorities in the Youth Master Plan (YMP) and the updated YMP 2.0. Also included is funding for Prime Time Palm Beach County and expansion of an evidence-based program provided by the City of Greenacres.
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