City Of West Palm Beach: City Of West Palm Beach Recent Policy Actions

West Palm Beach FL

14 July, 2021

10:23 AM

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Press release from the City of West Palm Beach: 07/13/2021 1:00 PM WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (July 13, 2021) -- Below is a summary of some of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission at a meeting on Monday, July 12, 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 amending the grant programs' special revenue fund budget to reallocate $7,270 of salaries and benefits from a CARES Act grant awarded by the Florida Department of State Division of Library and Information Services towards the purchase of library materials to continue providing COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts to the West Palm Beach community. Approved amending the Fiscal Year 2020/21 Miscellaneous Trust Fund Budget to authorize appropriations of $5,000 from Law Enforcement Forfeiture Receipts for donation to the Florida Office of the Attorney General - National Conference on Preventing Crime. Approved an agreement between the City of West Palm Beach and the West Palm Beach Police Foundation Inc. establishing a Victim Assistance Program funded by the West Palm Beach Police Foundation. The foundation has entered into agreements with the I-95 Nissan, Greenacres Nissan, and Southern 441 Nissan dealers to provide donations to the foundation, the use of which is to be restricted, and to provide West Palm Beach police officers the ability to provide support in the form of emergency lodging, food, clothes, travel, communications, and other necessities for crime victims of domestic assault, gun violence, sexual assault, homicide, and witness protection in the community they serve, and to foster officer well-being in the community. Approved providing appropriations for the fencing and gate replacement at Mary Brandon Park Dog Park in the amount of $49,625.34. The dog park fence needs replacing, as it is at the end of its useful life and is not effective in separating the large dogs from the small dogs, which has led to reported dog fights. The four-foot fence will be replaced with a six-foot-high vinyl coated chain link fence and gate. Additionally, a bottom rail will be added to the fence to prevent the dogs from escaping. The total cost of the fence and gate replacement is $49,625.34. Approved authorizing and ratifying the city's application for grants under the Early Learning Coalition's Child Care Provider Phase V Program $51,000 and the mini grants School Readiness Program for $38,250. Funds will be used for staffing, deferred maintenance, program equipment, and supplies for community centers at Coleman Park, Howard Park, Gaines Park and South Olive Park. Approved submittal of a grant application in the amount up to $1.3M for the U. S. Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) planning grant and approving a memorandum of understanding between the City and Northend RISE. One of the grant criteria requirements is a demonstration of strong collaboration among a broad range of stakeholders, especially equity-focused community outreach and public engagement in the project's planning in underserved communities. With that in mind, the City of West Palm Beach and Northend Rise-- a nonprofit community-based organization established to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty that has plagued the historic neighborhood populations occupying northern West Palm Beach-- intend to coordinate and collaborate in carrying out the planning activities for the RAISE grant and are working with residents to improve the safety and livability in the Northend Rise targeted community. For a complete list of the approvals and decisions made at the July 12, 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 here are the author's own.