The City’s Second Budget Hearing and Adoption to be held on Sept 24 at 6pm

The only items on the agenda are Resolution 41, 2020 and Ordinance 7, 2020:

“This is the second of two required public hearings on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 . The total of all funds is $182,700,733. The proposed operating millage rate for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 is 5.5500 mills. The proposed operating millage rate of 5.5500 is 2.3 percent above the roll-back of 5.4254.”

On September 10, 2020, the City Council approved Ordinance 7, 2020 on first reading by a vote of 4 to 1.

Since the rest of the Council failed to second Council Member Marciano’s counter-motion to lower the millage to 5.5 on first reading in order to even entertain or discuss the option, expect the meeting to be very short.

The next full meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, October 1 at 6pm.

Check the agenda before the meeting to see if there are any changes.

First Budget Hearing and City Council Mtg on Thurs 9/10 at 6pm

The meeting on Sept 10th will be the first of two City Council meetings in September in order to accommodate the required two budget hearings.  The second meeting this month will be on Thursday, September 24th at 6pm.

New Business – Ordinances and Resolutions:

• Ordinance 7, 2020 – Public Hearing for First Reading – Adopting the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Budget.
  • Staff recommends a motion that the City of Palm Beach Gardens adopt a proposed operating and total millage rate of 5.55, which is greater than the roll-back rate of 5.4254 by 2.3 percent.
  • The proposed budget can be found here.
  • Finance Administrator Allen Owens has placed his budget presentation on Youtube.
  • See our analysis:  Modest 3.1% Tax Increase in 2021 Budget
• Ordinance 10, 2020 – City-initiated Text Amendment to the Future Land Use element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan to incorporate a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) objective and associated policies based on the recommendations included in the City’s TOD Master Plan, prepared by the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. – “The amendments will help provide transit supportive development, multi-modal transportation, a pedestrian-friendly environment, and an economically sustainable future. The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment implements the TOD Master Plan concepts of TOD land use patterns, increased density, increased height, incentives for workforce and affordable housing, and other design strategies, as recommended in the report.”
• Resolution 51, 2020 – A request by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for Site Plan approval to allow the development of a minor utility electric substation. The subject site is 4.8 acres and is located west of the Coconut Boulevard extension, approximately 500 feet from the Avenir Planned Community Development’s (PCD) western boundary, within the Neighborhood District (Parcel A) of the Avenir PCD.
• Resolution 52, 2020 – A request from Northlake Place 11, LLC for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment and Major Conditional Use approval to allow a 10,000-square-foot day care facility with 175 students and associated site modifications within the Banyan Tree PUD Phase II. The subject site is located at the northwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and MacArthur Boulevard. ” The Learning Experience day care will accommodate a maximum of 175 students. The facility plans to provide half- and full-day care and includes a 6,323-square-foot outdoor play area.”
• Resolution 53, 2020 – A request for a site plan amendment to approve single-family home floor plan models and architectural elevation themes, typical lot landscaping, an entry feature, and a model home and sales center for La Terre at Avenir (Residential Pod 2 – Site Plan #1) within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD)

‘Old Business” – Second Reading and Adoption:

• Ordinance 8, 2020 – City-initiated Comprehensive Text Amendments to the Future Land Use, Transportation, Conservation, and Capital Improvements elements to provide internal consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Mobility Plan, and Mobility Fee.
• Ordinance 9, 2020 – A City-initiated request to amend various sections of Chapter 78 to provide consistency with the City’s adopted Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase award – Public Art – Repair, Maintenance, and Conservation – openly competed – 5 yr contract with no option to renew – $576K
• Purchase award – Replacement Air Conditioning Units for City Hall and Police Department – Piggyback/Access contract – $72K
• Purchase award – Installation of New Air Conditioning Units at City Hall and Police Department – Piggyback/Access contract – $181K
• Purchase award – Building Management System for New Air Conditioning Systems at City Hall and Police Department – Piggyback/Access contract – $67K
• Purchase award – Emergency Medical Services Expendable Supplies – Piggyback/Access Contract – 2 yr contract – $280K
• Purchase award – Fleet Information Management System – Piggyback/Access contract – 5 years – $234K
• Purchase award – Microsoft Enterprise License – Piggyback/Access contract – 3 years – $586K
• Purchase award – Group Health Insurance Plan (Self-Funded) – Stop Loss Insurance Coverage – openly competed – 1 year contract with no option to renew – $553K
• Purchase award – Technical Services Support for AEDs, CPR Systems, and Stretchers – Bid Waiver – ” Stryker Corporation is the manufacturer and seller of the equipment. For life safety reasons, the City is best served by having the manufacturer service the equipment to ensure compliance with servicing schedules, warranty, and patient safety standards. Based on these life safety concerns, the City will single-source the technical services support from the manufacturer.” – 3 yr contract with no option to renew – $234K
• Resolution 58, 2020 – Approving and ratifying a collective bargaining agreement between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)/Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) and the City of Palm Beach Gardens for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 , 2021-2022, and 2022-2023. 3 year contract – $834K

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday August 6 at 6 PM

Note that from now on Council Meetings will commence at 6pm.  The meetings are also streamed live or as a video archive. Go to Livestream.

The August 6 City Council Agenda is relatively short. The listed items are:

• Presentation – Florida’s Turnpike Widening Project by Brandon Bobo of HNTB
• Presentation – 2020 Mission: American Heart Association Lifeline EMS Award
• Public Hearings and Resolutions – Resolution 47, 2020 –  Adopting the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Fees and Charges Schedule
  • Parks and Recreation – New fees are reflected for new facilities, such as the showcase baseball field , covered cages, and Miracle League field, no fees increased, chart streamlining;
  • Fire Dept: Removal of Motor Vehicle Accident and Fire Fees;
  • Police Dept: Increases hourly rates for extra-duty personnel as follows: Captain or Major – from $57 /hr. to $65/hr.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Resolution 32, 2020 – Replacement of the Business Management and Community Development software module for the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning Solution through a Software as a Service Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. – Contract cost: $854,525; $150,800 Subsequent Fiscal Years (Recurring License Fees).
• Resolution 50, 2020 – Establishing the regular meetings of the City Council to convene at 6:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, July 16 at 7pm

The next Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm. Highlights include a presentation by SOE Wendy Link, the setting of max millage for FY 2020/2021 annual budget, and approvals for Avenir related resolutions

Announcements/Presentations:

• Wendy Sartory Link – PBC Supervisor of Elections – Plans for the Upcoming Elections

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award – Janitorial Supplies and Chemicals – Piggyback/Access Contract for Parks and Public Facilities Dept – 2 yr contract with no option to renew – $210K
• Purchase Award – Renovation of Aquatic Complex (Main Pool) – Architectural Services – Openly competed – $196K
• Resolution 36, 2020 – Purchase Award – Lease of Golf Carts for Sandhill Crane Golf Club accessing an agreement awarded by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, under an OMNIA Partners Group Purchasing Organization Cooperative Agreement with Club Car, LLC and financed through Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. – Annual Lease Payments: $95,813.52 Total Cost (over 36 months): $394,984.00
• Resolution 38, 2020 – A partial abandonment of a 20-foot drainage easement along the east property line of 3551 Northlake Boulevard (west of the South Florida Blood Bank) to facilitate redevelopment of this vacant site. The subject parcel, 3551 Northlake Boulevard, is located in unincorporated Palm Beach County and has received approval from Palm Beach County to construct an Olive Garden and out parcel for a Chipotle restaurant.
• Resolution 42, 2020 – Setting the council mtg dates for September Budget Hearings to Sept 10 and Sept 24 respectively
• Resolution 48, 2020 – Approving Fee Agreement with Lohman Law Group, P.A. for City Attorney Legal Services. “Currently, the firm’s blended hourly rate for general representation is $220 per hour and $232.50 per hour for litigation and administrative hearings. Effective October 1, 2020, the firm will charge a blended hourly rate of $250.00 per hour for all legal services provided, except for bond work which is billed as a flat fee, negotiated prior to work commencing as issuers council. The blended hourly rate will be subject to a 3% annual increase, effective 10/1 each year.”

Public Hearings and Resolutions – New Business Includes:

• Ordinance 8, 2020 – First Reading – The subject petition is a City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to the Future Land Use, Transportation, Conservation, and Capital Improvements elements to provide internal consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Mobility Plan, and Mobility Fee. “On September 19, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance 19, 2019, amending Chapter 78 of the Land Development Code, Division 4, Citywide Impact Fees to incorporate the City’s Mobility Fee Schedule and related text changes, consistent with the City Mobility Fee Technical Report. With the adoption of Ordinance 16, 2019 and Ordinance 19, 2019, the City’s Comprehensive Plan is being amended to provide consistency with the adopted Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee.”
• Ordinance 9, 2020 – First Reading – A City-initiated request to amend various sections of Chapter 78 to provide consistency with the City’s adopted Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee.
• Resolution 40, 2020 – Avenir Master Signage Program Approval – “A request to approve a Master Signage Program for the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD) that includes design and theming criteria for PCD entry feature signs, PCD wayfinding signs, residential pod entry signs, non-residential parcel ground signs, and other various community signs
• Resolution 44, 2020 – A request for a site plan amendment to approve an entry feature with guardhouse, architectural floorplans and elevations, typical lot landscaping, and a model home and sales center for Regency (Residential Pod 5, Site Plan #2) within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD)
• Resolution 30, 2020 – Adopting a proposed maximum millage rate for the City of Palm Beach Gardens for FY 2020/2021 – The proposed operating millage rate for FY 2020/2021 is 5.550, which is equal to the current year rate. Once the tentative millage is filed with the County, these rates can be lowered at the budget hearings, but they cannot be increased.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Special City Council Mtg on Thursday June 25 at 6pm

There will be a single subject Special City Council meeting on Thursday for Resolution 43, 2020 – which is specific to Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (aka Downtown at the Gardens).

The Resolution reads: A request from Excel Gardens, LLC, owner of Downtown Palm Beach Gardens, to amend the Master Plan for the Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (DPBG) Planned Community Development (PCD) to realign the entry drive aisle from Alternate A1A; modify building elevations, hardscape and landscape plans; relocate the carousel to the Lakeside; provide a master signage plan; and update building square footages and use allocations. The Downtown Palm Beach Gardens site is 49.04 acres and is located east of Alternate A1A between Gardens Parkway and Kyoto Gardens Drive.

The complete package regarding the Resolution can be found here.

Check the agenda in case there are any changes made prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday June 4 at 7pm

The next City Council meeting will be on Thursday, June 4.  One may assume that social distancing will be maintained in Council Chambers, the meeting will be streamed with minimum staff present and some of the Council attending via video conference. The agenda includes the annual City Manager Evaluation at the end of the meeting.

(In order to watch the meeting live or any past meeting as an archived video, one can always go to  Livestream.)

Consent Agenda

• Purchase Award – Prefabricated Metal Buildings for Logistics Center – Openly competed – no option to renew – $372K
• Resolution 39, 2020 – A City-initiated request to approve an AlPP-funded bronze sculpture for the Miracle League baseball fields at the City’s Gardens Park located on Burns Road.

Public Hearings – Ordinances and Resolutions

• Ordinance 5, 2020 – First Reading – A request initiated by Roan Lane LLC to amend the Northlake Boulevard Overlay Zoning district (NBOZ) section of the City’s Land Development Regulations, Chapter 78. The proposed amendment will provide for a new use of Self-Service Storage within the west, central, and east districts of the NBOZ. “The Applicant, Roan Lane LLC, is seeking to demolish the existing Crunch Fitness gym building located at 9055 Roan Lane and redevelop the site with a self-service storage building with an accessory office which is being reviewed concurrently with this petition.”
• Ordinance 6, 2020 – First Reading – A request from Roan Lane LLC to rezone one parcel of land totaling approximately 1.66 acres from General Commercial (CG-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay with an underlying zoning designation of General Commercial (CG-1), along with Site Plan and Major Conditional Use approval for a 74,936-square-foot self-service storage facility with a 1, 129-square-foot accessory office. The subject site is generally located on the northeast intersection of Interstate 95 and Northlake Boulevard.
• Resolution 35, 2020 – Avenir Site Plan #3 Site Plan Approval – A request for Site Plan approval for a 390 – single-family unit residential subdivision within Parcel A (Pod 6, Pod 7, and Pod 8) of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). The subject site is approximately 152.55 acres and is located in the northeastern portion of the development area within the Avenir PCD. The Avenir PCD is generally located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard, east of Grapeview Boulevard, west of Bay Hill Drive, and south of Beeline Highway.

Items for Council Action/Discussion and Items of Interest

• Appointments to the Local Workforce Development Board
• City Manager Evaluation

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday May 7 at 7pm

The next City Council meeting agenda doesn’t specify whether the protocol will be the same as in April; one can only assume that social distancing will be maintained in Council Chambers, the meeting will be streamed with minimum staff present and some of the Council attending via video conference. The agenda is a light one.

(In order to watch the meeting live or any past meeting as an archived video, one can always go to  Livestream.)

Announcements/Presentations: FY 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

Consent Agenda:

• Purchase Award: Annual Asphalt Milling and Resurfacing (2020), Piggyback/Access Contract, no option to renew, $394K
• Purchase Award: Renovation of Fire Rescue Station No. 1, openly competed, no option to renew, $462K
• Purchase Award: Construction of Fuel Stations, openly competed, $243K, description: The City owns property at 3704 Burns Road that is being converted to a new Logistics Center. The location also houses the main fuel station for City vehicles. Funds have been budgeted to upgrade the facility, and part of those plans involve renovating the existing fueling station. The current station has its dispenser on the outside of the property. The plan is to construct a new fuel station inside the property, with new dispensers, utilizing the existing underground tank. The City recently completed the construction of a new Operations Center at 4050 Johnson Dairy Road. Part of the development plans for this location is the construction of an above-ground tank for diesel fueling.
• Purchase Award: Emergency Operations Center Roof Restoration Project, Piggyback/Access Contract, no option to renew, $117K
• Purchase Award: Lease of Multifunction Copiers and Printers, Piggyback/Access Contract through June 30, 2022, $180K
• Purchase Award: Ancillary Health Benefit Plans – Dental Insurance & Employee Assistance Program, openly competed, 3 yr contract with option to renew for another 3 yrs, $30K/year.
• Resolution 27, 2020: Approving the Costco Wholesale Club Planned Unit Development plat. The proposed plat is consistent with the approved PUD plan for the project. Staff is recommending approval.
• Resolution 28, 2020: Downtown Palm Beach Gardens – A request by Excel Gardens LLC to exceed the maximum number of special events permitted by Section 78-187 of the City’s Code. Summary: The maximum permitted by the City of Palm Beach Gardens Code Section 78-187 for commercial/office plazas with 11 tenants or more is 12 special events per calendar year. This request is effectively increasing the number of special events per calendar year by 24, for a possible total of 36 special events.
• Resolution 31, 2020: Amending the Procedures for Quasi-Judicial Hearings and Ex Parte Disclosures. Background: The City Council is required by law to conduct certain development petition public hearings quasi-judicially. These hearings require the City Council to base its decision on the evidence contained in the record of the proceeding, which consists of the testimony adduced at the hearing and on the material contained in the official file of the City. Procedures have been developed to ensure that the City Council quasi-judicial hearings are conducted in accordance with the law. The City Council has determined that it is appropriate to incorporate additional disclosure requirements into the review process preceding a quasi-judicial public hearing. See Attachment A in the resolution for changes to the procedures.

Public Hearings and Resolutions

• Ordinance 4, 2020: Amendment to the City’s Land Development Regulations – Second and Final Hearing
• Resolution 17, 2020: Approving appointment of regular members to the Budget Oversight Review Board. For more details see the resolution.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, April 2 at 7pm

The next Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting will be on Thursday, April 2 at 7pm.  According to Candice Temple, Public Media Relations Manager:  “We have arranged the room for distanced seating and there will be signage directing the public to enter through the exterior doors from the breezeway. We are encouraging the public to watch via LiveStream or email the City Clerk (at psnider@pbgfl.com)  any public comments in advance, however there will still be minimal audience seating.”  (In order to watch the meeting live or any past meeting as an archived video, one can always go to  Livestream.)

Top on the agenda will be the official declaration of the Election Results, the administration of the Oath of Office to new Council Member Chelsea Reed, and the Appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor.  At the end of the meeting, appointments to external boards and committees will be reassigned as well.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award – Aquatic Vegetation and Exotic Species Management – Openly competed – 5 years with no option to renew – $180K
• Purchase Award – Contract Labor Services for Golf Course – Openly competed – 5 years with no option to renew – $1.2 Million
• Purchase Award – Employee Benefits Consulting Services – Openly competed – 5 years with no option to renew – $125K
• Purchase Award – Grounds and Turf Maintenance Equipment – Piggyback/access contract – one time – $92K
• Purchase Award – Fuel Card Services – Piggyback/access contract – 1 year with option to renew 4 times – $500K
• Resolution 2, 2020 – Moving the regular city council meeting to July 16, 2020
• Resolution 11, 2020 – A Resolution supporting an application to the Florida Department of Transportation through the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) for the 2020 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for the construction of an eight-foot-wide pedestrian trail and a five-foot-wide bicycle lane on the north side of Kyoto Gardens Drive. “City Staff has reviewed the requirements of the TA Program and determined that the City’s Mobility Plan improvements consisting of an 8-foot-wide pedestrian trail and a 5-foot-wide bicycle lane on the north side of Kyoto Gardens Drive between North Military Trail and Alternate A 1A are eligible for the TA Program.
• Resolution 12, 2020 – Approving the appointment of a regular member to the Firefighters’ Pension Fund Board of Trustees.
• Resolution 24, 2020 – Dedication of easement to Seacoast Utility Authority (SUA) for water and sewer utilities at Kyoto Gardens Drive and RCA Center Drive. “In advance of the anticipated construction of the new FPL site along Kyoto Gardens Boulevard and RCA Center Drive, the City is desirous of providing an easement to Seacoast Utility Authority (SUA) for water and sewer utility lines.”
• Resolution 25, 2020 – A Resolution approving the Plat for PGA Office Center Planned Community Development (PCD). “A request by Florida Power and Light Company for approval of the Plat of the PGA Office Center project. The plat is consistent with the approved site plan and master plan for the project. Staff is recommending approval”

Public Hearings include:

• Ordinance 4, 2020 – First reading of A City-initiated request to amend Chapter 78 – Land Development, Division 1 – Development Review Process; Division 3 – Concurrency; and Article V. Supplementary District Regulations, Division 10 – Subdivisions to remain consistent with recent legislation.
• Resolution 23, 2020 – Nuvo Business Center at the Gardens Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval – “The Applicant is requesting approval of a phasing plan for the Nuvo Business Center at the Gardens Planned Unit Development (PUD) project. The subject site is located on a 3.44-acre property at the northwest corner of Riverside Drive and Buckeye Street. The proposal is to develop the PUD in two phases. Phase I will include the completion of the self-storage building (Building 1) and all approved site and landscape improvements except for those to be completed in Phase II. Phase II will include the laboratory/research & development building (Building 2) and the site and landscape improvements adjacent to Building 2. The Applicant will be constructing several improvements to support Phase I until such time that Phase II is constructed. “On July 11, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution 52, 2019, approving the modification of Condition of Approval 11 of Resolution 22, 2017 and adopting new Conditions of Approval 11 .1, 11.2, and 11.3 to modify the timing requirement for the completion of Building 2 in consideration of the Applicant’s funding of the City’s Miracle League ball fields.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, March 5th

The next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday, March 5th at 7pm

There are no Announcements or Presentation listed on the Agenda.

Consent agenda includes:

• Resolution 1, 2020 – Agreement with the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) for Vote Processing Equipment Use and Election Services Agreement.
• Resolution 7, 2020 – Dedication of easement to Florida Power and Light for underground power line installation for Johnson Dairy Road from Military Trail east to the end.
• Resolution 22, 2020 – Economic Incentives Agreement for Carrier Corporation – “Carrier Corporation is requesting from the State’s QTI Program economic incentives in the amount of $560,000 with a local required contribution of $140,000, which is 20 percent of the total amount. The company is requesting $70,000 from the City and $70,000 from Palm Beach County, which is the total local match contribution. Carrier Corporation is also requesting the City appropriate an additional $140,000 as a local Economic Development Employee Incentive Grant.” Total impact to Palm Beach Gardens – $210K. See the resolution for details.
• Purchase Award – Aerification and Verticutting Services (for Sandhill Crane Golf Course turf and greens) – Openly competed – 5 year contract with no option to renew – $360K
• Purchase Award – Portable and Replacement Generators – piggyback/access contract – The portable generators will be used to support current operations in the event of failure, especially during the hurricane season. The stand-alone generators will replace old and deteriorating units at Fire Rescue Stations 3 and 4. – $374K

Ordinances and Resolutions:

• Ordinance 2, 2020 – 2nd Reading and Adoption – City-initiated Comprehensive Text Amendments to the Future Land Use, Transportation, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental Coordination, Capital Improvements, and Public School Facilities Elements related to the Palm Beach County School Board lnterlocal Agreement; update of the 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements; a new Vision Zero related policy; an update of Map A.4-Potential Future Annexation to include recently completed annexations; and the update of the City’s 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan.
• Ordinance 3, 2020 – 1st Reading – Nativity Lutheran Church and School Adult Day Care Condition of Approval amendment – the item has been requested to be postponed by the Applicant to address recent developments regarding the project, but since it was publicly noticed, the public hearing will have to be opened and then closed and postponed.
• Resolution 13, 2020 – During the February 6, 2020 City Council meeting, City Council discussed adopting a resolution denouncing the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BOS) movement as an anti-Semitic attempt to delegitimize Israel. All Council agreed to provide input to the City Attorney in order to compose a more complete resolution. As a result, the Resolution states in part, the City Council denounces and declares zero tolerance for anti-Semitism in all its forms and further expresses support and solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters in their ongoing struggle against historical and systemic anti-Semitic hate speech and deeds.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

Next City Council Meeting on Thursday Feb 6 at 7pm

The next Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting will be held on Thursday February 6th at 7 pm.

While the agenda appears to be quite lengthy – all of the Ordinances under Public Hearings are for 2nd Reading and Adoption,  (along with their associated companion Resolutions), and all the Ordinances passed with no opposition on 1st reading.

At the end of the agenda, under Items for Council Action/Discussion, is an item to Discuss A Request from the Americans Against Anti-Semitism for a Resolution by the City of Palm Beach Gardens to denounce the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) as an anti-Semitic attempt to delegitimize Israel.

Unrelated to the February Agenda – along with the Presidential Preference Primary to be held on March 17, 2020, Palm Beach Gardens will be having a Municipal Election for City Council Group 3.   PBG Watch has profiles of each of the two candidates along with their responses to questions posed to them. See more in March 17th Council Election – Candidate Profiles  and our Voters Guide.  Please VOTE!

Announcements and Presentations include:

• Mayors Veterans Check Presentation
• Update on the One Year Anniversary of the Closets to the Pin Charity Event
• Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue Foundation Support of the Veteran’s Hospital
• Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services Award

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award – Replacement of Playground at Joe R. Russo Athletic Complex – Piggyback/Access contract with no option to renew – $133K
• Resolution 14, 2020: Conceptual Approval for Economic Development Incentives for “Project Greenacres.” – Conceptually approving economic development incentives for “Project Greenacres” to include local support for the State’s Qualified Targeted Industry Tax Refund Program and Expedited Permitting through the City’s Targeted Expedited Permitting Program. “UPDATE On January 9, 2020, the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens adopted Resolution 9, 2020, that granted conceptual approval for economic incentives for “Project Greenacres” to include local support for the State’s Qualified Targeted Industry Tax Refund Program of $30,000 and expedited permitting through the City’s Targeted Expedited Permitting Program. Since the adoption of Resolution 9, 2020, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has finished its review of the proposal and is recommending an award of $7,000 per job. This award will increase the City’s local support match of 20 percent to $43,400. Staff continues to recommend approval based on the DEO recommended award. If approved, an economic development agreement will be brought to the City Council for final approval.

Public Hearings of the Ordinances are itemized on the agenda.

Please check the agenda for any changes or additions prior to the meeting.

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