At the July. 7, 2026, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action on the regular agenda:
Administration – Received and filed the presentation on the preliminary outlook of property values and an update on the market from Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks.
Airports – Approved a contract with Rosso Site Development Inc., in the amount of $1,986,616.22, with a project duration of 304 calendar days for the Air Cargo Access Improvements Project at Palm Beach International Airport.
Approved amendment No. 1 to the Consulting/Professional Services Agreement with Garver LLC in the amount of $3,667,917.72 for the performance of construction phase professional services for the Runaway 10L/28R Pavement Rehabilitation Project at Palm Beach International Airport, contingent upon receipt and execution of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Agreements in an amount no less than $22,900,000 for this project.
Approved a contract with Ranger Construction Industries, Inc, in the amount of $26,988,888 with a project duration of 459 calendar days for the Runaway 10L-28R Rehabilitation Project at Palm Beach International Airport, contingent upon receipt and execution of FAA Grant Agreements in the amount of less than $22,900,000 for the project.
County Attorney – Adopted an ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners amending the Palm Beach County code pertaining to garbage and yard waste collection.
Facilities Development & Operations – Adopted a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the Children’s Place at Home Safe, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, to lease a portion of John Prince Park in Lake Worth Beach for a term of 30 years at an annual rental rate of $10.
Adopted a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the Greater Boca Raton Youth Soccer Association, a Florida not-for-profit corporation, to lease a portion of Loggers Run Park in Boca Raton for a 5-year rental rate of $10.
Approved an interlocal agreement with Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties for the cost-share support services for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact in the amount of $95,000 effective Oct. 1, 2026, and ending on Sept. 30, 2029.
Financial Management & Budget – Authorized staff to submit proposed not-to-exceed millage rates for the fiscal year 2027 budget to the Property Appraiser. Staff will submit to the Property Appraiser public hearing dates of Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at 5:05 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at 5:05 p.m. in the Commission Chambers, 6th Floor of the Robert Weisman Governmental Center for the FY 2027 budget.
Adopted a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners authorizing the issuance not to exceed $90,000,000 in initial aggregate principal amount of Palm Beach County revenue refunding bonds series in 2026 for the purpose of paying and defeasing all the County’s outstanding revenue refunding bonds.
Housing & Economic Development- Approved an agreement with Michel Invest LLC, in an amount not to exceed $37,398, to complete the redevelopment and expansion of Twiggs Academy. The total construction costs are $7,327,000 and other related costs totaling $237,398.
Approved a general obligation Housing Bond Loan Program, an affordable housing multifamily development funding award to Legacy Landing, LLC in the amount of $13,921,276 for the Arise in Lake Worth project containing 149 county assisted units located at 26. N Buffalo Street in Lake Worth Beach will be restricted to income-eligible families.
Adopted a resolution of the Board of Palm Beach County Commissioners of Palm Beach County modifying financing fees for industrial development revenue bonds in Palm Beach County and is to include an annual CPI index.
Adopted a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County approving the Palm Beach County annual action plan for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and authorizing the county administrator or designee to execute standard forms.
Approved an Impact fee Affordable Housing Assistance Program $125,724 funding award to Villas of Solana LLC, consisting of 28 for-sale townhomes located on Avenue J in Riviera Beach. The units will be sold to households with income between 80% to 120% Area Median Income (AMI) with a sale price of $375,000 per unit.
Approved a HOME Investment Partnership Program award of $1,000,000 to Pine Bay Landings, LLC, an affordable rental development to be located at 5490 Purdy Lane in West Palm Beach in unincorporated Palm Beach County, consisting of 86 newly constructed HOME-assisted multi-family rentals and will remain affordable for no less than 50 years. The total cost of this development is $38,116,495.
Approved a Housing Bond Loan Program award for Workforce Housing Multifamily Development as follows: Village at Delray Beach by Delray Beach Leased Housing Associates III, LP, in the amount of $500,000 with a total of 192 units and 48 are County assisted units and Lake Worth West Apartments by OAG Investment 8 LLC in the amount of $12,874,880 with a total pf 181 units and 154 are County assisted units will be available to households with incomes between 60% and 110% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
Approved the Housing Bond Loan Program awards for Affordable Housing Multi-Family Development for Aero Village by Hope Housing Alliance, Inc, in the amount of $7,896,000 and Broadway Apartments by 2823 Broadway QOZB in the amount of $125,000,000.
Approved the funding recommendations for Affordable Housing Multifamily Developments utilizing available County housing funding sources for the following projects with an addition of an affordability period of ninety-nine years.
- Washington Park Estates by Housing Trust Group, LLC in the amount of $9,750,000
- Pinnacle on Sixth by Pinnacle on Sixth in the amount of $4,999,000
- Pine Bay Landings by Pine Bay Landings, LLC in the amount of $6,300,000
- Grace Church RR Church Partnership in the amount of $13,400,000
- Mount Calvary RR Church Partnership, LLC in the amount of $12,500,000
- City View in the amount of $8,500,000
- Great Blue Residences in the amount of $11,500,000
Parks & Recreation – Authorized staff to continue negotiations with Sansbury Way District Park and Kings Academy on the proposed exchange of property. The proposal would change the configuration of the Sansbury Way District Park to benefit Kings Academy and Sansbury Park.
Planning, Zoning & Building – Directed staff to come back with a moratorium ordinance to prohibit the filing of any future large load customer data center applications until the sooner of 1 year from the date the ordinance is adopted or the adoption of new land use and/or land development regulations for large load customer data centers. Approved a zoning in progress beginning on July 7, 2026, directing staff not to intake any new large load customer data center applications until a formal moratorium ordinance is presented to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption.
Procurement-reviewed proposal, ultimately withdrawn by applicant, the Glydways elevated automated transit network railway.
Water Utilities – Approved an interlocal agreement between Palm Beach County and the School Board of Palm Beach County regarding second-grade community experiences at the Todd J. Bonlarron Green Cay Learning Center, including an annual donation for five years in the amount of $25,000 to the School Board of Palm Beach County.
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