Next City Council Meeting on Thursday Feb 6 at 7pm
February 2, 2020
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.