Next City Council Meeting on March 1st at 7pm
February 26, 2018
The next City Council Meeting will be on Thursday, March 1st at 7pm. Please also save the date for Election Day, March 13 with polls open from 7am-7pm. Get informed and VOTE! See more below.
Announcements/Presentations: None listed
Consent Agenda:
- Purchase award for Aquatic Vegetation and Exotic Species Management – Openly Competed – 2 yr term with no renewal – $74K
- Purchase award for Employee Benefits Consulting Service – Piggyback/Access contract – 2 yr term with no renewal – $140K
- Purchase award for Modifications to Concession Stands at Gardens Park – Bid waiver – sole bidder was too high, so executed bid waiver to come up with value-engineered solution that met budget – one year, not renewable – $513.5K
- Purchase award for Ballistic Helmets and Vests for Fire Rescue – sole provider, bid not applicable – $87K
- Purchase award for Repairs to Roof at Burns Road Recreation Center – piggyback/access contract – $362K, not renewable.
- Purchase award for Banking Services – Openly Competed – 5 yr term – no option to renew – $675K
City Manager Report – no details listed
Public Hearings and Resolutions:
- Ordinance 2, 2018 – First Reading – Adopting Regulations Pertaining to Home Solicitation Sales – adopting County-wide registration process.
- Ordinance 4, 2018 – 2nd Reading and Adoption – An amendment to the City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers’ Retirement Trust Fund.
- Ordinance 5, 2018 – 2nd Reading and Adoption – A request from A1A Cabana Partners, LLC., for a Voluntary Annexation of a 0.85-acre parcel located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Alternate A 1A and Florida Boulevard approximately 0.5 miles south of Hood Road.
- Resolution 13, 2018 – Approving a Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment to replace the existing fabric awnings with a louvered metal awning system at the Cooper Restaurant at the PGA Commons PUD
Check the agenda to see if any additional items have been added before the meeting here.
March 13 City Election:
By now you’ve heard from the City via calls, emails, flyers and social media. Please get educated with more information before you vote and then VOTE. Here are some of our most recent articles:
- Vote but Vote No on Questions 1 Through 4
- Rebuttal to City’s Misleading FAQs
- Martino: “Fixes”…no thank you
- Martino: Charter questions…information is missing
Please read our summary of the February 2nd Council meeting entitled “Tallahassee Impacts on Home Rule a Significant Concern to the City.”
We get the government we deserve – and it’s up to us to watch what they do. Hope you can make it. If you can’t make the meeting try and watch live-streaming or on-demand.