20230228

ORDER OF BUSINESS

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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

3. REGULAR AGENDA (Pages 2-4)

4. WORKSHOP SESSION

A. 9:30 A.M. Discussion of Capital Project Needs and Proposed Bond Financing Thereof

(OFMB)

B. 10:30 A.M. Office of Resilience Overview (OOR)

C. 1:30 P.M. Electric Vehicles Service Equipment Policies for County-owned Buildings

(FDO)

5. ADJOURNMENT

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

3. REGULAR AGENDA

A. CLERK AND COMPTROLLER

1. Staff recommends motion to receive and file: Warrant List – Backup information can be viewed in the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office.

2. Staff recommends motion to approve: Contracts (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office. Countywide

3. Staff recommends motion to receive and file: change orders, work task orders, minor contractors, final payments and other items approved by the Contract Review Committee and by the department heads for the Engineering Department; Facilities Development and Operations; Water Utilities Department; Environmental Resources Department; and the Department of Airports during January of 2023.

B. FACILITIES DEVLEOPMENT & OPERATIONS

1. DELETED: ~~Staff recommends motion to approve:~~

A) an agreement for purchase and sale of two 1.3 acre parcels of vacant land located north of Indiantown Road and east of Bee Line Highway from John Joseph Erhart for $40,300 plus closing, title insurance and recording costs estimated to be $550;

B) ~~a Memorandum of Agreement with John Joseph Erhart;~~

C) an agreement for purchase and sale of a 1.3 acre parcel of vacant land located north of Indiantown Road and east of Bee Line Highway from Modeline Gaspard and Jean Gaspard for $20,150 plus closing, title insurance and recording costs estimated to be $425;

D) ~~a Memorandum of Agreement with Modeline Gaspard and Jean Gaspard;~~

E) an agreement for purchase and sale of a 1.3 acre parcel of vacant land located north of Indiantown Road and east of Bee Line Highway from Susan Witonsky and Louis Witonsky for $20,150 plus closing, title insurance and recording costs estimated to be $425; and

F) ~~a Memorandum of Agreement with Susan Witonsky and Louis Witonsky.~~

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

3. REGULAR AGENDA

B. FACILITIES DEVLEOPMENT & OPERATIONS (cont’d)

1. ~~(cont’d) SUMMARY:~~ On November 2, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approved a Fiscal Strategy for the spending of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which included an allocation of $4,000,000 for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands. The parcels owned by John Joseph Erhart (Erhart parcel), Modeline Gaspard and Jean Gaspard (Gaspard parcel), Susan Witonsky and Louis Witonsky (Witonsky parcel), are interior parcels 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. The area provides habitat for a wide variety of native plants and animals and it is part of a hydrologically significant region that includes the headwaters of the federally designated Wild and Scenic Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River. Hence its value as environmentally sensitive land. Palm Beach Heights is an old, non-confirming subdivision and, as described in the County’s “Report on Lack of Development Potential of Palm Beach Heights Parcels – April 2017,” most of its parcels, including the subject parcels, cannot meet current land development regulations and are therefore, unbuildable. Appraisals were obtained from Anderson & Carr, Inc. and M.R. Ford & Associates, Inc. who assigned a $15,000 and $16,000 per acre value for interior Palm Beach Heights parcels, respectively. Callaway & Price, Inc. reviewed the appraisals and concluded a reasonable aggregate value of $15,500 per acre for interior Palm Beach Heights parcels, which is the basis of the offers. The agreements allow for the County’s due diligence review of the parcels within 45 days of Board approval. The County will pay title insurance policy premiums, closing and recording costs estimated to be $550 for the Erhart parcels, $425 for the Gaspard parcel and $425 for the Witonsky parcel. The Environmental Resources and Management (ERM) Department will perform pre-acquisition environmental assessments for the parcels prior to closing. Boundary surveys will not be obtained for any of the parcels due to their remote locations. ERM will be responsible for the administration of the parcels. All costs related to the acquisitions will be paid from existing funds received from the ARPA Response Replacement Fund. These acquisitions must be approved by a supermajority vote (5 Commissioners). (Property & Real Estate Management) District 1 (HJF)

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

3. REGULAR AGENDA

C. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

1. Staff recommends motion to approve: the Interagency Agreement (IA) between the Palm Beach County Sheriff Office (PBSO) and Palm Beach County, on behalf of the Inspector General Office (OIG), for access to the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) and state/national criminal justice information for the administration of criminal justice. SUMMARY: Under this IA, the PBSO will provide access to the FCIC to the OIG. In exchange for access to the FCIC, the OIG has agreed to comply with the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy. The investigations unit uses this information when needed as cases are investigated. In addition, FCIC may be used to get additional information to protect investigators during filed work when working on an investigation. Countywide (MJ)

D. COUNTY ATTORNEY

1. Staff recommends motion to approve and file: the Clerk of the Circuit Court the official bond of Michael A. Barnett, the newly appointed Commissioner of Palm Beach County. Summary: Pursuant to Section 137.01, Florida Statutes and Palm Beach County Code Ordinance 2-140, each county commissioner, whether elected or appointed, must secure bonding for presentation to the Board of County Commissioners (Board) conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of office. Such official bonds must be approved by the Board and filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court promptly upon execution. Countywide (DB)

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