Next City Council Mtg on Thursday, March 5th
March 2, 2020
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.