​At the April 16, 2019, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

In memoriam – observed a moment of silence in memory of former County Commissioner Maude Ford Lee, who passed away on April 14. The board agreed to name a new Community Services facility in her honor.

Notre-Dame – observed a moment of silence in the wake of the devastating fire at the historic Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France.

Impact fees – adopted an ordinance amending the Unified Land Development Code pertaining to impact fees, including changes to school impact fee benefit zones. Staff was authorized to enter into a new contract with Tindale Olive Associates to revise the impact fee update report to incorporate the latest trip generation rates, capital infrastructure costs and credits. The revisions will take approximately a year to complete.

Supervisor of Elections – confirmed direction to proceed with design and construction of a new, county-owned Supervisor of Elections (SOE) production facility. The project was given high priority so as to be ready for occupancy by June 2023. Currently, the SOE leases warehouse space in Riviera Beach for ballot tabulation and processing.

Opioid Response Plan – approved a contract amendment with Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc. extending the end date to September 30, 2019, and increasing the contract amount by $798,000 ($1.348 million total contract amount) for the continuation of expanded bed capacity, treatment of substance use disorders, care coordination, and prevention programs to educate the community about the dangers of opioid and substance use disorders.

Carrier Corp. – approved on preliminary reading and to advertise for public hearing on May 7 ad valorem tax exemptions for Carrier Corp., a division of United Technologies. The company has filed applications with the Property Appraiser's Office for tax exemptions in the amount of $3 million (Project Diamond) and $650,000 (Project Knight). The Property Appraiser has issued a determination that both projects meet ad valorem tax exemption requirements and are being presented to the BCC as required by state statute.

LHAP – approved the FY 2019-2021 through 2021-2022 Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) as required by the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Act. In so doing, Palm Beach County will be in a position to receive funding under the SHIP program during the next three years when the state makes funding allocations. SHIP funds do not require a local match.

EDI – approved a modification of the Economic Development Incentive (EDI) agreement to accept the state's audit requirement and retention of the county's existing performance security requirement.

Palm Tran – approved a grant application in the amount of $883,244 with local matches totaling $102,676 to purchase and equip 12 replacement paratransit vehicles for Palm Tran.

Robocalls – directed staff to draft a resolution asking the U.S. Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.