Next City Council Mtg on April 7 at 6pm

The next Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting will be held in City Hall on April 7 at 6pm.  You can watch it livestreaming either during or after the meeting, if you are unable to attend.

Every April, the council meeting begins with its reorganization (Resolution 11, 2022) – where the members select the new Mayor, Vice Mayor. At the end of the meeting the council decides on their external board and committee appointments.

Announcement and Presentations include:

• Recognition of Christ Fellowship Church for their support and partnership with the City
• Local Initiatives and Transportation alternatives TPA/FDOT Grant funding applications for mobility improvements on Gardens Parkway and Fairchild Avenue – (covering items on Consent Agenda – Resolution 15, 2022 – A Resolution supporting an application to the Florida Department of Transportation through the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) for the 2022 Local Initiatives (LI) Program for the construction of a new sidewalk and bicycle lanes on Gardens Parkway, Resolution 16, 2022 -A Resolution supporting an application to the Florida Department of Transportation through the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) for the 2022 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for the construction of a new sidewalk and bicycle lanes on Fairchild Avenue)
• Vision Zero Network Program

Consent Agenda also includes:

• Resolution 20, 2022 – Approval for Economic Development Incentives for AeroClean Technologies.  Consideration for Approval. “AeroClean Technologies is requesting an Economic Development Employee Incentive Grant in the amount of $300,000 and expedited permitting through the Targeted Expedited Permitting Program.” “City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2, 2021 on January 14th , 2021 providing conceptual approval for AeroClean Technologies economic development incentives from the City. Resolution 20, 2022 provides final approval of economic development incentives for AeroClean Technologies.”
• Resolution 21, 2022 – Lease of Golf Carts for Sandhill Crane Golf Club through 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. ’36-Month Lease with Deluxe Towing Package’ – Total Cost (over 36 months): $475,130.88
• Purchase Award – Mirasol Park Sports Field Lighting LED Upgrades – Equipment – Piggyback/Access Contract – $319K
• Purchase Award – Mirasol Park Sports Field Lighting LED Upgrades – Installation – Piggyback/Access Contract – $129K
• Purchase Award – Tires and Related Services – Piggyback/Access Contract – 2 year contract – total $240K with option to renew two one-year periods

Public Hearings and Resolutions:

• Ordinance 2, 2022 – Second hearing and adoption –  A City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to add a new Property Rights Element, pursuant to House Bill 59-Growth Management, and Text Amendment and Map Amendment to remove the City’s Urban Growth Boundary.

Please check the agenda before the meeting for additions or modifications.

Avenir Pod 9 Gets the Go Ahead

The March 3, 2022 Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting was relatively short. Council Member Woods was not present.

The Consent Agenda, and Ordinances 1,3 and 4, 2022 passed on second reading 4:0.

Public Comment was made by Dana Middleton, Chair of the PGA Corridor Association  thanking the City (council and staff) with special kudos to Police and Fire/Rescue for their making the several events of the last month (eg ArtiGras and the Honda Classic) run smoothly and making participants feel safe.

Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio, presented Resolution 9, 2022 – Avenir Pod 9 with 118 private homes. The builders were requesting site plan approval, one waiver and a review of architectural models and landscaping. The Resolution passed 4:0

Additional Council discussion included sponsoring (Silver Sponsor $1k) the City of Pahokee’s centennial celebration. Also Council Member Tinsley brought FL SB 510 to the Council’s attention – ” would require elected officials in Florida municipalities to file a full annual disclosure of their financial interests, rather than the currently required limited disclosure.”

There was no City Attorney report.

 

Next City Council Meeting on Thurs March 3 at 6pm

The March City Council meeting will be held in City Hall on Thursday, March 3 at 6pm.  You can watch it livestreaming either during or after the meeting, if you are unable to attend.

New business includes Resolution 9, 2022 – Avenir Pod 9 Site Plan Approval – A request for Site Plan approval for a 118-dwelling-unit single-family residential subdivision, common area landscaping, model home architectural floor plans and elevations, and typical lot landscaping within Parcel A (Pod 9) of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).

Second Reading and Adoption – all of which passed 5:0 on first reading:

• Ordinance 1, 2022 – An amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 budget to adjust fund balance carryovers to actual amounts; re-appropriate amounts committed from the FY 2020/2021 budget for outstanding purchase orders and open projects; and for other purposes.
• Ordinance 3, 2022 – Referendum Election authorizing City Council to grant Property Tax Exemption to certain qualified businesses, pursuant to Sec. 3, Article VII of the State Constitution.
• Ordinance 4, 2022 – A City-initiated request to amend Chapter 78 – Land Development, Article V. Supplementary District Regulations, Section 78-187 – Special Events.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Resolution 6, 2022 – Lease of Life Safety Equipment under the Fire-Rescue Department’s Advanced Life Support Asset Management Program from Flex Financial, a division of Stryker Sales, LLC, through a Contract with the NASPO Value Point Group Purchasing Organization, for a period of 10 Years – total contract price $3,024,000 consisting of 10 yearly payments of $302.400.
• Resolution 10, 2022 – Accepting Subordination Agreement and Release of Easement Rights from the Florida Department of Transportation for Right-of-Way. Related to the I-95 widening project from PGA Blvd to Donald Ross.
• Purchase award – Emergency Debris and Disaster Recovery Services – openly competed – 5 year contract with no allocation. “The estimated value of the funding of this contract during the 5-year term is contingent on the nature of the emergency event and may be adjusted by the City based on the subsequent evolution of the situation. “

Please check the agenda before the meeting for additions or modifications.

Martino: Avenir, will it deliver its commitments?

The Palm Beach Post recently highlighted the progress of home building at the Avenir development in Palm Beach Gardens. The Avenir development contains a total of 4700 acres. Approximately, half of those acres are to be developed into a mixed use concept of homes, commercial, office, and corporate space. The remaining acreage is dedicated to environmental preservation. The Post article’s salient points were the distinctiveness of the various Avenir neighborhoods under development, the luxury, opulence, and diversification of home choice in these neighborhoods, as well as, the affluent pricing. It also implied that the contrasting neighborhoods are uniquely bound together by certain developer architectural requirements in their gated entry features and homes, and connected by predetermined roads. Home prices released, thus far, range from $600,000 to $3,500,000. Thus, it appears “Avenir will cater to the upper ends of the market.”

Approximately, 6 years after its unanimous development approval by the then City Council of Palm Beach Gardens the Avenir development is well on its way to taking its place among the elite communities of Palm Beach Gardens and financial success. That’s a good thing for the City. Today’s City Council now must ensure that Avenir’s promises and commitments to make the City a better place for our existing, as well as, their new residents are carried out as the authorizing ordinance provides and insists.

Avenir’s commitment to relieve, divert, and capture traffic on Northlake Boulevard by becoming a destination hub for the western communities and its new residents promotes the reduction of traffic trips east and west on Northlake Boulevard. The scheduled development of commercial, office, and corporate space, perhaps, even auxiliary government offices will enhance the opportunities for jobs, for shopping, for professional and medical offices, for recreation and restaurants, as well as, other life necessities needed by these western communities. Construction of the new collector road from Northlake Boulevard east to the Beeline Expressway as pledged by approval of Avenir must begin in earnest. These commitments should advance the reduction of traffic trips east and west on Northlake Boulevard. Avenir must be a “traffic reliever and reducer” for Northlake Boulevard as promised during the various public meetings and hearings leading up to its approvals. The advancement and scheduling of these commitments need to be publicly discussed by the City Council now rather than later.

Avenir’s commitment to set aside 100 acres for economic development while deeding 50 of those acres directly to the City and entering into a public-private partnership to entice a suitable corporate tenant needs to be formulated for public consumption. Avenir’s precedent setting assurances to preserve the environment by permanently deeding over to the properly designated governmental entity nearly half of Avenir’s 4700 acres for environmental preservation is precedent setting. It will create an opportunity to connect approximately 100,000 acres of conservation lands from the east coast of Florida to Lake Okeechobee. These promises are worthy of time-table discussion by the City Council and update for the public.

Avenir is a French word that means “future”. With the recent western community annexations and the approved developments of the last several years, the “future” of Palm Beach Gardens’ western growth management is taking shape now. As west meets east is the City ready?

Acceleration of Western Fire Station Proposed

If passed on 2nd reading, Ordinance 1, 2022, presented by Allen Owens, Finance Administrator, the annual budget adjustment ordinance includes accelerating the construction of Fire Station 6 in Avenir. The requested allocation of $6 million for the project would be funded by: Restricted Reserves for Other American Rescue Plan $3,744,066, Budget Stabilization Reserve Account 1,055,934, and Fire Impact Fees 1,200,000. The fire station was planned to be funded by a loan in the future, but given projected inflation, staff calculated that building it sooner and without the need for a loan would both save the City money and provide necessary coverage to the western communities earlier. The ordinance also includes the staffing of 8 new full-time employees for the Recreation Department. The Council was supportive of the proposals and Ordinance 1, 2022 passed 5:0.

The meeting began with a presentation by Casey Mitchell, Director of Golf. The City’s 2021 15th Annual Mayor’s Golf Classic, is the largest event conducted every year, and coincides with Veteran’s Day. She recognized the 60+ staff and volunteers that made the event a reality, along with the sponsors. Dr. Ronald Williams, Jr., Chief of Staff at the VA Medical Center described how funds are used to help find veterans homes. $72691.11 raised this year.

The Consent Agenda passed 5:0 – with Mayor Litt pulling and reading the Black History Month proclamation, and Vice-Mayor Reed pulling the 211 Awareness Week proclamation and thanking the 211 services in suicide prevention.

In other business:

• Ordinance 2, 2022 – presented by Martin Fitts, Principal Planner, was primarily statutory in nature, however there was an explanation and some discussion about the rationale for removing the Urban Growth Boundary. The ordinance passed on first reading 5:0
• Ordinance 3, 2022 – City Attorney Max Lohman explained that the Council was previously granted, for a ten year period, the ability to abate property taxes for new capital investment satisfying certain qualifications or for existing investments if expanded – to encourage economic development. In the last ten years, the only company qualifying/granted the abatement by the Council was the Carrier Corp. The referendum is to renew the ability, and keeps ‘this tool in the toolbox’. The City will undertake an information program to inform the voters and is the only city question on the August ballot. The ordinance passed 5:0 on first reading.
• Ordinance 4, 2022 – Martin Fitts explained that the ordinance would allow covid testing/vaccination sites to be handled as a special event plus increase the time pumpkins and Christmas trees can be sold. In both topics, this allows for easier handling and approvals for setup and logistics. The ordinance passed 5:0 on first reading.

In Items for Council discussion

• Vice Mayor Reed highlighted a TPA Conference that discussed the Beeline Highway project. (Note: Joel Engelhardt covered a recent zoom meeting on the topic in his article here.)
• Mayor Litt mentioned major activities in February including Artigras  and the Honda Classic.
• Council Member Tinsley raised the issue of proposed redistricting maps dividing the City into more than one district. The Council still thought it was too early to raise a concern and weren’t sure whether being represented by more than one district was a good or bad thing.

Next City Council Mtg on Thurs Feb 3 at 6pm

The February Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting will be held in City Hall on Thursday, Feb 3 at 6pm. You can watch it livestreaming either during or after the meeting, if you are unable to attend.

Announcements/Presentations:

• West Palm Beach VA Resource Center Check Presentation and Recognition of Sponsors
• Local Charity Golf Fundraiser Yearly Update

Consent Agenda includes:

• Purchase Award: Air Filtration Systems for Fire-Rescue Department – Not openly competed (NA) – $248K

Public Hearings – Ordinances and Resolutions:

• Ordinance 1, 2022 – First Reading – An amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 budget to adjust fund balance carryovers to actual amounts; re-appropriate amounts committed from the FY 2020/2021 budget for outstanding purchase orders and open projects; and for other purposes – it also includes acceleration of several significant repairs and capital purchases, as well as a request for 8 new Full Time positions. See more here.
• Ordinance 2, 2022 – First Reading – A City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to add a new Property Rights Element, pursuant to House Bill 59-Growth Management, and Text Amendment and Map Amendment to remove the City’s Urban Growth Boundary.
• Ordinance 3, 2022 – First Reading – Referendum Election – authorizing City Council to grant Property Tax Exemption to certain qualified businesses, pursuant to Sec. 3, Article VII of the State Constitution.  Background includes ” Pursuant to Chapter 196, Florida Statutes, the electorate of the City of Palm Beach Gardens may authorize the City Council, through a voter referendum, to grant property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new jobs in the City..” The City would place the referendum on the ballot for the August 23, 2022 election.
• Ordinance 4,2022 – First Reading – A City-initiated request to amend Chapter 78 – Land Development, Article V. Supplementary District Regulations, Section 78-187 – Special Events…”This update is to allow for an emergency medical testing and or vaccination site, drive-through or walk-up, as a special event type to permit the City’s Development Review Committee to review these uses to ensure that any proposal would not impact the ordinary and normal use of the site. This amendment would also increase the length of time for pumpkin and Christmas tree sales from 30 days to 45 days.”

Please check the agenda before the meeting for additions or modifications.

Quiet Zones In Our Future

Todd Engle, City Engineer kicked off the meeting with an update on Quiet Zones (rail) – a topic always of great interest to those of us who live in the City.  The City will be submitting a notice of intent to create quiet zones for 6 intersections within the City limits (3 belonging to PBG and 3 belonging to Palm Beach County).  The entire Palm Beach County corridor is being coordinated via the PBC Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) which will also be supplying additional funding as needed to do additional upgrades to intersections.  Although quiet zones will be implemented, he reiterated that “Train horns still may be sounded in emergencies or to comply with other RR or FRA Rules!!!!!”  Mr. Engle’s presentation and more details can be seen here.

The three resolutions below all passed 5:0 – there were no comment cards submitted.

• Resolution 1, 2022 – Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval: A request by Centaur (Palm Beach) Owner, LLC for Site Plan approval for a 139-lot single-family subdivision on approximately 70.49 acres within Panther National Pod 12, which is located in Parcel A of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 2, 2022 – Avondale at Avenir Site Plan Amendment – A request by DiVosta Homes, LP for a site plan amendment to approve single-family home architectural floor plan models, elevation themes, and typical lot landscaping for Avondale at Avenir (Site Plan #3) that is located north of Avenir Drive and east of Coconut Boulevard within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 3, 2022 – A request by the Old Palm Golf Club, Inc. to modify Phase Two of the approved Old Palm Clubhouse parcel (Parcel F1) to include a new 17,637-square-foot Lifestyle Center building and pool amenity.

Public Comment was made by Ramona Bean – thanking the Council for their information on covid testing and asking about monoclonal antibody availability.

The Consent Agenda passed 5:0.

Mayor Litt gave an update on Palm Beach County Day at Tallahassee (attended by Litt and Vice-Mayor Reed via zoom)

• PBG requested that conversations re-open about the I-95/Central Blvd intersection to provide for privacy/barrier walls as part of the project, which is scheduled to start in 2028
• SB1824 and HB1415  – these 2 bills provide the details on mobility plans and fees, the details of which give the actions already taken by PBG backed by the state, if these are passed.
• The mayor expressed concern that SB280/HB403 – would have impacts on municipalities – when a single individual registering a complaint about an action could put the entire item on hold.
• She also was concerned about SB620/HB569 – would allow a business to sue for damages when regulatory actions by a municipality causes more than 15% impact on a business.

Vice Mayor Reed said she gets a lot of questions on road safety and pointed residents to the Transportation Comment Map,  Comments and suggestions can be made on the site.

City Attorney Lohman gave a quick update saying that the City was awaiting the judge’s ruling on injunctive relief regarding the City’s mobility lawsuit, in the next few weeks.

Next City Council Meeting on Jan 13 at 6pm

The January Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting will be held in City Hall on Thursday, Jan 13 at 6pm. You can watch it livestreaming either during or after the meeting, if you are unable to attend.

There are no presentations or announcements listed on the agenda.

Consent Agenda includes:

• Resolution 4, 2022 – A Resolution approving the plat for the Avenir Pump Station within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). “The Pump Station serves as the main stormwater control structure within the development area to control the water levels and water quality within the master drainage lakes. Staff is recommending approval.”
• Resolution 5, 2022 – Lease Purchase of Turf Management Equipment for the Par 3 Golf Course at Sandhill Crane Golf Club, under a Contract with the Sourcewell Group Purchasing Organization’s Cooperative Purchasing Program, and Financed by Huntington Bancshares Financial Corporation for a period of 48 months. Total Contract Price: $390,661.44, 48 Monthly Payments of $8,138.78. Current FY Payment:  $97,665.36
• Resolution 8, 2022 – Lease Purchase of Three Medium Duty Ambulances for the Fire-Rescue Department, under a Contract with the Sourcewell Group Purchasing Organization through its Cooperative Purchasing Program, and Truist Bank for a period of five years. Total Contract Price: $1,602,343.55, 5 Annual Payments of $320,468.71
• Purchase Award – Support Building for Communications Monopole at Avenir – bid waiver, $122.5 K. “The Police Department has provided a single-source justification requesting that the support building be the same as installed for other City communications monopoles to reduce replacement downtime, and maintain familiarity of equipment operations, among other things. The structure is a prefabricated modular concrete building that will host the electronics and communications equipment necessary for the proper operation of the monopole. Modular Connections will deliver the prefabricated building structure with the electronic equipment pre-installed, and the City will construct a pad and install the building.

Public Hearings (Ordinances and Resolutions):

• Resolution 1, 2022 – Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval: A request by Centaur (Palm Beach) Owner, LLC for Site Plan approval for a 139-lot single-family subdivision on approximately 70.49 acres within Panther National Pod 12, which is located in Parcel A of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 2, 2022 – Avondale at Avenir Site Plan Amendment – A request by DiVosta Homes, LP for a site plan amendment to approve single-family home architectural floor plan models, elevation themes, and typical lot landscaping for Avondale at Avenir (Site Plan #3) that is located north of Avenir Drive and east of Coconut Boulevard within the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
• Resolution 3, 2022 – A request by the Old Palm Golf Club, Inc. to modify Phase Two of the approved Old Palm Clubhouse parcel (Parcel F1) to include a new 17,637-square-foot Lifestyle Center building and pool amenity.

Please check the agenda before the meeting for additions or modifications.

No Balloons for You! No Waterslide for PGA Resort Either!

The December Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting had more attendance and resident participation than has been seen in quite awhile. The two agenda items drawing public comment and engendering the most council discussion were the PGA National Resort Core modifications and the Council initiated resolution banning Balloons and Confetti products on City property.

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: As in first reading, Council Member Tinsley recused herself. Everyone else listed their ex partes with the project. Ken Tuma announced that the developers decided to remove the water slide element from the PGA Resort Core plans based on negative feedback from the community. Comments were made by PGA National residents Mike Gansell, Miles Cooley, Judy Torrey, Nancy Hennis, Keith Ahrnoheim, Karen Kantor and Nancy Wieseneck expressing concerns covering noise from the pool and expanded lazy river area, potential development of high rise hotel units, concerns about commercial zoning on their property values, and the need for more pickle ball courts in the community. Matt Moman – a new resident, appreciated the resort’s plans. Planning and Zoning Director, Natalie Crowley, addressed the commercial zoning which already existed on the property and the slightly larger increase in area by the proposed plans. The two ordinances, sans the water slide element and the two resolutions passed 4:0.  See the Palm Beach Post article on the modifications.

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 – generated additional discussion.

• Comment was made by Edward Evans, store team leader for Party City of WBP: He recognized the good intention but the resolution will negatively affect retailers in the area and may not be supported by most consumer constituents. Balloons create joy and are an affordable alternative for decorating and celebrating events. They’re not in the top 10 for cleanup lists. He had emailed the council copies of a balloon fact sheet. He did say it was a good idea to advocate for expanded consumer education.
• Vice Mayor Reed, the initiator of the resolution, countered that the City is committed to sustainable growth and we cannot risk damaging our resources. This is one of the areas where local government can still take a stand. So this is one of the few opportunities where the city can still exert home rule powers. 30 municipalities in FL have already done such a resolution. She also said it wasn’t a ban.
• Council Member Tinsley agreed that balloon can be a hazard to the environment along with a lot of other things on the streets. But there is a fine line, where does government start and stop? She was concerned about some of the wording in the resolution that may place police and/or the city manager in awkward situations. She also said that education on proper disposal could be placed in the city magazine. One can’t ask a retailer to not sell or reduce sale of something that is legally sold. Hospitals don’t allow flowers but do allow balloons – discouraging balloon use would be tough on that too. She wanted to eliminate section 5 and section in regard to city manager and reword to be encouraging and educating.
• Council Member Marciano reiterated his position on resolutions that he’s made in the past. That they don’t have a lot of standing and it just means discouraging use on city property.
• Council Member Woods said he’d be against if it were an ordinance, however trusts the City Manager to do the right thing and doesn’t see police having to enforce this.
• Mayor Litt made it clear that this resolution DOES BAN the use of balloons and glitter on city property. She pointed out that the resolution IS an administrative prohibition on City Property – the parks, outside at the rec center. The resolution will make the prohibition part of the permit process – just like can’t one can’t bring alcohol, one can’t bring balloons or confetti.

Passed 4:1 with Tinsley voting NO.

Also at the meeting:

• A moment of silence for Ryan Rogers
• Mayor Litt thanked all involved with the investigative work in finding the suspect
• A Honda Classic presentation introduced by Charlotte Brzezinkski, Leisure Services Administrator  with respect to Resolution 66, 2021 – an agreement with children’s healthcare charities in preparation for the Honda Classic, which is a boon to community and to the charities.  Ken Kennerly and Andrew George addressed the Council.
• Public Comment:  Resident Paul Lakind – said malls and city buildings are kept too cold; talked about local ways of reducing energy use since he believes climate change is the most serious problem facing our children and grandchildren
  
• City Manager Ferris listed the various Holiday Events (some of which have already occurred at the time of this writing) – see here for upcoming events.
• A somewhat heated discussion by Council Member Woods and the rest of the Council regarding the removal of the water slide.  He was concerned that the decision was made outside of the sunshine via individual phone calls to council members.   He felt that the decision to remove the slide should have been made on the dais.  City Attorney Lohman did not see a sunshine violation, since the council members didn’t discuss the issue amongst themselves.
• Council Member Tinsley suggested that the Council review  the proposed redistricting maps in January to ensure that the City isn’t divided into more than one district..

 

Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, Dec 2 at 6pm

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.

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