City Of West Palm Beach Recent Policy Actions

West Palm Beach FL

24 March, 2021

10:24 AM

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From City of West Palm Beach: March 23, 2021 Below is a summary of some of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission at a meeting on Monday, March 22, 2021. To watch meetings live or to watch recorded meetings on-demand, please visit the City's YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/user/WestPalmTV. Approved providing for the receipt and appropriation of $10,000 in additional grant funding under the grant agreement with the University of North Florida Training and Services Institute, Inc., d/b/a Institute of Police Technology and Management. This will increase the grant award amount to $46,087 for the reimbursement of overtime costs incurred for the public education and enforcement of bicycle and pedestrian safety. On October 19, 2020, the City Commission approved accepting a grant agreement for a grant not-to-exceed $36,087 for the reimbursement of overtime costs incurred for the public education and enforcement of bicycle and pedestrian safety. On February 11, 2021, the FDOT sent a notice advising they were increasing the award to the City of West Palm Beach by $10,000, for a total contract award of $46,087. Approved accepting and appropriating funding in the amount of $7,500 as a donation from the Historic Prospect and Southland Parks Neighborhood Association to reimburse the City of West Palm Beach for the purchase of two drinking fountains at George Petty Park and Monceaux Park within the City of West Palm Beach. The Historic Prospect and Southland Parks Neighborhood Association has given a monetary donation of $7,500 to purchase two drinking fountains at the City's Monceaux Park and George Petty Park, respectively. Approved granting Face of the City approval for a large-scale sculpture entitled "Sun Salutations" by Artist Vito Di Bari for installation at Sunset Park. On October 1, 2020, the ArtLife WPB Committee voted unanimously to recommend the proposed art concept for Sunset Park by South Florida based multi-disciplinary Artist Vito DiBari. The sculpture will be installed in the northwest section of Sunset Park within an identified grass triangular area with views of Mangonia Park. Approved an Agreement with Centrepark Property Owners Association (POA) for the City to reimburse the owner for annual FPL street lighting costs associated with the operation of two city-owned street lighting circuits located inside the park. On or about August 4, 2020, the POA contacted the City's Public Works Department to request repair of a street lighting pole that had been damaged in a car accident. At that time, the city's records indicated that the two street lighting circuits in question were not within the city's maintenance area. However, further research showed that the circuits should have been added previously when the public rights-of-way inside the park were deeded to the city. Subsequently, the POA advised the city that the POA was paying the FPL costs associated with the operation of the lighting circuit and indicated that they wanted to be reimbursed for the annual costs. For a complete list of the approvals and decisions made at the March 22, 2021 City Commission Meeting, please click here to view the pass/fail agenda. This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.