Mayor, City Commission Approvals and Decisions for Sept. 16, 2024
Published on September 17, 2024
West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Approvals and Decisions
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (September 17, 2024) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, September 16, 2024.
CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution approving a Conditional Settlement Agreement totaling $75,000 in the matter of Maria Minaya vs. City of West Palm Beach, a Florida municipality, Milano Condominium Association, Inc., and GRS Management Associates, Inc.; approved a resolution approving Conditional Settlement Agreement totaling $125,000 in the matter of Irita McClary vs. The City of West Palm Beach, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida; approved an ordinance after first public hearing amending Chapter 54 to repeal aggressive solicitation regulations and to amend public camping and sleeping regulations to be consistent with case law and 2024 amendments to Section 125, Florida Statutes.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved an ordinance after second public hearing approving a Future Land Use Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation of 8.39 of the overall 11.57 acres of the subject area consisting of two (2) parcels located at 2751 South Dixie Highway and 501 Monceaux Road from Commercial (C) to Commercial East (CE); approved an ordinance after a second public hearing and a companion resolution rezoning the zoning designation of approximately 11.57 acres located at 2751 South Dixie Highway and 501 Monceaux Road from General Commercial (GC) to Commercial Planned Development (CPD); and a resolution granting a waiver of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations for the Shops at The Press Commercial Planned Development.
ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the FY23-FY24 Railroad Crossing Elimination(RCE) program for the WPB C.L.E.A.R. (Crossing Lanes Elimination and Access Reconfiguration) Path Project for the amount of $5,000,000; approved an ordinance after second public hearing amending the City of West Palm Beach Code of Ordinances Chapter 78 Article XV to revise the duration for which Right-of-Way Permits may be issued and to correct scrivener's errors.
FINANCE – Approved a resolution updating the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for the City of West Palm Beach for Fiscal Year 2024/2025;
HUMAN RESOURCES – Approved a resolution relating to the ratification of successor Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City of West Palm Beach and the Florida State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Inc., Certified Unit No. 401, certificate numbers 1985 and 1986 for the period of October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027.
PARKING ADMINISTRATION – Approved a resolution authorizing the allocation of $13,946 in parking meter revenues derived from the recaptured revenues from parking meters equipped with vehicle detection sensors to the Department of Housing and Community Development to fund various homeless initiatives.
POLICE DEPARTMENT – Approved a pair of resolutions providing appropriations from Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds of $50,000 to fund the investigative use of rental vehicles; and a second resolution providing appropriations of $56,000 from State Law Enforcement Forfeiture Receipts to fund the investigative use of rental vehicles.
For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, September 16, 2024, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.(PDF, 190KB)