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Approvals and Decisions: City Commission Meeting, February 3, 2025 · Inside West Palm Beach

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  Welcome to the City Center podcast. I'm
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  Jerry Marcello and here
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  are a list of approvals
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  and decisions made by the City Commission
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  during their meeting
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  on Monday, February 3,
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  2025. The Commission ratified Antonio
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  "Tony" Arujo as the new
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  West Palm Beach Police Chief
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  and the following items were approved
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  during the same meeting.
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  An ordinance after a second
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  public hearing amending the Code of
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  Ordinances at Chapter 2 to
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  reflect the name change of
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  the Office of Small and Minority Business
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  Programs, and at Chapter 66 to amend the
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  definition of "small business." Establish
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  small business participation as a
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  requirement when set,
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  increasing the maximum small business
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  participation to 18% for
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  construction and master contracts,
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  and reorganizing and clarifying several
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  provisions. An ordinance after a second
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  public hearing for a
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  city-initiated request for a text
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  amendment to Chapter 94, the
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  Zoning and Land Development
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  Regulations, Article 17, Affordable and
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  Workforce Housing to increase the
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  Broadway Mixed Use District
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  incentives from three to seven floors. To
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  provide clarification in
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  cases where the property is
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  requesting an upzoning that the 50% bonus
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  units shall be taken from
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  the original base zoning of
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  the property. Provide clarification of
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  maximum floor area ratio
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  allowed by authorizing limited
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  variance and waivers review for live
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  local workforce housing development by
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  the City Commission.
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  A resolution after a public hearing on a
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  request by Docks and Moore
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  Construction Company on behalf
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  of Joe Marks for a Class A Special Use
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  Permit with a waiver for a dock and boat
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  lift to have a length
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  greater than 100 feet located at the
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  subject property 8002
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  Flagler Court. Approved resolution
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  on a request by George Verdun of Carlton
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  Fields on behalf of
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  Flagler Residential LLC for the
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  approval of a major plan development
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  amendment to the 1309 South
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  Flagler Drive Residential Plan
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  Development to modify waivers,
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  development regulations,
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  and update various plan sheets
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  based on the buildouts of the site and
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  approving various easements and
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  maintenance agreements.
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  Approved resolution adopting a complete
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  streets policy to enhance
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  safety for our residents and
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  visitors. Approved resolution accepting
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  and appropriating funds
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  in the amount of $56,675
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  from the West Palm Beach Library
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  Foundation for the Mandel
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  Public Library of West Palm Beach
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  to continue to fund a full-time licensed
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  social worker and be well at Mandel
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  programming initiatives.
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  Approved two companion resolutions. The
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  first approving a consent
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  order with the Department
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  of Environmental Protection consent order
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  regarding the waterfront
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  docks and the companion
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  resolution appropriating funds from Visit
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  Palm Beach to pay the $5,000 settlement.
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  Approved resolution providing
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  appropriations from the state law
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  enforcement forfeiture funds
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  of $23,513 to purchase law enforcement
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  crime scene equipment. Approved two
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  companion resolutions.
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  The first to execute a utility work by
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  highway contractor
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  agreement with the state of Florida
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  Department of Transportation for city
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  utility work in conjunction with state
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  road A1A milling and
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  resurfacing in the town of Palm Beach and
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  the companion resolution
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  authorizing the appropriation
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  and transfer of city funds in fiscal year
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  2024 through 2025 to amend
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  the water and sewer renewal
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  and replacement fund budget to provide
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  appropriations for utility relocation
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  with an F dot state road A1A improvements
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  project on South Ocean
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  Boulevard from Ibis way to Emerald
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  Beach way in the town of Palm Beach. For
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  a complete list of approvals and
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  decisions made during the
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  Monday February 3rd 2025 city commission
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  meeting visit the
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  city website at wpb.org.
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  The city center podcast is a production
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  of the city of West Palm Beach
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  Communications Department.
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  I'm Jerry Marcello. We'll see you soon.