ORDER OF BUSINESS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
TUESDAY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
B. Invocation
C. Pledge of Allegiance
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
A. Additions, Deletions, Substitutions
B. Adoption
WORKSHOP SESSION
3. 9:30 A.M. Library Expansion Program (Library)
4. 10:30 A.M. Public Art Program (FD&O)
5. 2:00 P.M. A) Presentation of Annual Report from the Chairman, Palm Tran Services Board; and
B) Palm Tran Connection Growth Issues (Palm Tran)
6. REGULAR AGENDA
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
6. REGULAR AGENDA
A. CLERK AND COMPTROLLER
1. Staff recommends motion to approve: Warrant List.
2. Staff recommends motion to approve: Contracts (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller=s Office. Countywide
B. COUNTY ATTORNEY
1. Staff recommends motion to approve: Agreement with Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A. for legal services regarding the revised land use plan for Mecca Farms at a rate of $175-305 per hour, which has been discounted 15%, for a total amount not-to-exceed $150,000. SUMMARY: As the Board of County Commissioners moves forward with a land use strategy for Mecca Farms, it is essential that outside counsel be retained to provide expert legal services to protect the County’s interests. Staff is recommending that the County continue to retain Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A. The firm was substantially involved with the Palm Beach County Biotechnology Research Park at Mecca Farms. The firm has vast specific knowledge and a historical perspective of the property. Approval of this item avoids the expenditure of additional funds and delay if another firm is selected. Countywide (DN)
C. HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
1. Staff recommends motion to approve: a Release of Restrictions for the Riviera Beach Housing Authority, releasing them from a Declarations of Restrictions executed in favor of Palm Beach County. SUMMARY: On April 20, 1999, Palm Beach County entered into an Agreement (R99-659D) with the Riviera Beach Housing Authority (RBHA), allocating $99,866 from its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The Agreement provided partial funding for a day care center/learning center with a total construction cost of $298,604. A Declarations of Restrictions was executed by RBHA in favor of Palm Beach County to secure the amount funded under the Agreement, and the Declarations of Restrictions was recorded in the public records encumbering the property where the center was built. The RBHA wishes to demolish its one hundred (100) residential family units and other buildings (including the day care center/learning center) some of which were damaged by the recent hurricanes. The site will be reused to construct 166 rental and homeownership units as well as community buildings that will serve lower income residents. The RBHA has indicated that the day care center/learning center will be replaced by a similar “community use” building. The requested Release of Restrictions will remove the encumbrance created by the Declarations of Restrictions in order to allow the intended development of the site. District 7 (TKF)
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February 13, 2007 – 10:30a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD MEETING
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, & SUBSTITUTIONS
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
ITEM
9:30 A.M. DELETED: (Library Expansion Program) (Further staff review)
*6A-2 DELETED: Contracts List, Exhibit C only (Further staff review)
NOTE: Items that were revised, added, deleted, or backup submitted and were not listed on the preliminary addition/deletion sheet distributed to the Board the prior day are noted with an asterisk (*).