At the April 21, 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action on the regular and consent agendas:
Community Services – approved by a vote of 5-0, a budget transfer in the amount of $1,000,000 in the general fund from Human Services Senior Supportive Housing Center to Human Services Financial Assistance. The county budget for (Fiscal Year) FY 2026 included these funds for wraparound services for the Senior Supportive Housing LaQuinta Inn project. The project did not move forward and as a result, these dollars will support rental assistance for those experiencing homelessness in Palm Beach County.
Delegate Authority to the County Administrator or his designee to execute a retroactive contract with Gulfstream Goodwill Industries (GGI) in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to provide bridge funding for the New Avenues Permanent Supportive Housing Program for the period of February 1, 2026, through May 31, 2026 which will be repaid to Palm Beach County from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Approved by a vote of 5-0, use of a facility agreement for Government Entities with the City of Pahokee at no cost to Palm Beach County for the five years from April 21, 2026, to April 21, 2031, for a congregate meal site for seniors at the Pahokee Wellness Center.
Approved by a vote of 5-0, a contract for the provision of services with Credit Card Management Services (CMS) for the period of May 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028, in the amount of $72,000 to provide financial management training services to low-income residents participating in the Community Services Department’s Community Action Program Family Self-Sufficiency Initiatives.
Received and filed by a vote of 5-0, a partial funding of Notice of Award from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and for the Ending HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Program, Palm Beach County, for the budget period of March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, in the amount of $550,000 for the grant year 2026, a federal grant, which will focus on reducing new HIV/AIDS infections by 90% by 2030. 800 County residents with HIV/AIDS will be assisted by these funds.
Fire Rescue - approved by a vote of 5-0, a letter of understanding with Treasure Coast Health Coast Council, Inc. Health Council of Southeast Florida, to provide Mobile Integrated Health Services through Palm Beach County Fire Rescue to support opioid-related prevention components of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Overdose Data to Action cooperative agreement awarded to the Florida Department of Health Pam Beach County, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.
Water Utilities – approved by a vote of 5-0, a Progressive Design-Build Agreement for professional engineering and construction services for Water Treatment Plant (WTP) 11 upgrades with Kiewit Water Facilities Florida Co. for a not to exceed amount of $5,073,692.94. The project consists of the design and construction of a new ground storage tank, new deep injection well, new clear well and transfer pump station complex, new degasifiers, odor control, and supplemental sulfide removal treatment system, expansion of the existing chemical systems, electrical improvements, instrumentation and controls improvements, and a site flood resiliency plan.
For further information on consent and regular items, please visit the Agenda section of our website.