Administration – adopted as amended the proposed 2024
State Legislative agenda. Received and filed the updated board directive reports,
which include in process and completed board directive items. Recognized retiring Assistant County Administrator Dorritt
Miller for her service to Palm Beach County.
Airports – received and filed two Federal Aviation Administration grant
agreements for construction services for the replacement of Point-of-Use (POU)
Pre-Conditioned (PC) Air system at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI); and
approved an amendment to the Construction Manager at Risk Contract with
Morganti for airport improvements for the PC POU Replacement Project at PBI.
County Attorney – approved a contract for professional legal services with
Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP to provide workers’ compensation
litigation defense services for Palm Beach County, Palm Tran and constitutional
officers participating in the county’s self-insurance program.
Environmental Resources Management – approved the 2023 update of the
management plan for Pine Glades Natural Area.
Facilities Development & Operations – approved, by a vote of 6-0, the
purchase and sale of a 1.4 acre parcel of vacant land located north of
Indiantown Road and east of Bee Line Highway from Jan Huse, as the
attorney-in-fact for the Estate of Han V. Huse. This is an interior parcel
located in an area known as Palm Beach Heights (part of the Pal-Mar Ecosite).
The Pal-Mar Ecosite is part of a large ecological greenway that stretches from
just west of the Atlantic Ocean to just east of Lake Okeechobee.
Housing & Economic Development – postponed the “HOUSING FOR ALL: A
Countywide Housing Action Plan for Palm Beach County” prepared by the Housing
Leadership Council of Palm Beach County.
Approved, by a vote of 5-0, the Palm Beach County housing
bond proceeds allocation process.
For further information on consent and regular items, please visit the Agenda
section of our
website.