Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, Dec 2 at 6pm
November 27, 2021
The December City Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 2nd at 6pm. You can watch it livestreaming either during or after the meeting, if you are unable to attend.
Announcements/Presentations: Honda Classic
Consent Agenda:
- Resolution 66, 2021 – Approval of an agreement with the Children’s Healthcare Charity, Inc. for the 2022 Honda Classic PGA Golf Tournament to provide a public safety grant for Police and Fire Services and related staff services, and the use of specific portions of Parks, as described, for various parking facilities and general operations
- Resolution 67, 2021 – Supporting the Palm Beach County League of Cities’Reevaluation of Lake Okeechobee Operations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act Assessment for the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual.
- Resolution 68, 2021 – Conceptual approval for economic development incentives for Project Arapaima to include an Economic Development Employee Incentive Grant and expedited permitting through the City’s Targeted Expedited Permitting Program. Project Arapaima is focused on medical equipment manufacturing and professional training and falls within the medical device/technology targeted industry for the city. “The company is evaluating key positions across the U.S. and determining whether it should expand a prominent division of its company in the City of Palm Beach Gardens….Project Arapaima is requesting an Economic Development Employee Incentive Grant in the amount of $120,000 along with expedited permitting through the Targeted Expedited Permitting Program. The company intends to create 40 new jobs in Palm Beach Gardens over the next three years, with the new jobs having an annual average wage of $100,000. A capital investment of $32 million will occur with the Project within three years to modify an existing building in the City of Palm Beach Gardens.”
- Purchase Award – Fire Department Data Reporting and Analytics Software – First year cost $108K; After the initial one-year term of the Agreement, the City will renew for additional one-year terms to cover the annual software license/subscription. These costs will be budgeted each year and paid by the Information Technology Department.
- Purchase Award – Local Courier Services – Openly Competed – 5 year contract with no option to renew – $135K
Public Hearings, Ordinances and Resolutions:
- Ordinances 13,14/2021 and companion Resolutions 60,61/2021 – Second Reading and Adoption – “modifications to approximately 2.08 acres within PGA National, immediately adjacent to the PGA Resort Core: change the land use designation from Golf (G) to Commercial (C); change the zoning designation from Planned Community Development (PCD) Overlay with underlying “golf uses” to Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay with underlying “hotel, recreational and incidental facilities related thereto”; and amend the PGA National Planned Community Development (PCD) Master Plan to transfer and reallocate the subject 2.08 acres from “Golf Courses” to the “PGA National Hotel & Clubs” parcel. The request also includes an amendment to the PGA Resort Core Planned Unit Development (PUD) Site Plan to include the additional 2.08 acres within the PUD boundary to modify existing facilities and provide new amenities”
- Resolution 69, 2021 – initiated by the City Council – Prohibiting the use of balloons and confetti products on public property, directing City Administration to negotiate “No Balloons and Confetti Products” provisions in applicable City contracts, and encouraging all residents and retail businesses within the City to reduce or eliminate the use of balloons and confetti products.
Please check the agenda before the meeting for additions or modifications.