​At the March 8, 2022 Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

Administration – Received and filed the updated Board Directives Report, which includes in process and completed board directive items.

Airports – approved a contract with Alen Construction Group Inc., in the amount of $6.9 million and 460 calendar days for the 400 Hz Ground Power Units Point of Use project at Palm Beach International Airport; approved a $6.9 million budget amendment in the Airport’s Improvement and Development Fund to recognize $6.9 million of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue and provide a $6.9 million budget for project costs; and approved a budget transfer of $6.9 million in the Airport’s PFC Fund to transfer PFC revenue to the Airport’s Improvement and Development Fund, which includes a $6.9 million transfer from reserves.

County Attorney – approved a motion to commence a private attorney-client session between the Board, county administrator, county attorney, chief assistant county attorney and outside council to discuss settlement negotiations in reference to National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Case Number: MDL 2804 (N.D. Ohio) and Palm Beach County v. Purdue Pharma, et al., Case Number: 1:18-op46121-DAP (N.D. Ohio).
Approved the addition of four at-will County Attorney Office positions, consisting of two Assistant County Attorney III, one Assistant County Attorney II and one Paralegal I, with proposed pay period March 12, 2022, for an estimated annual cost of $455,000 (excluding benefits); approved a budget transfer in the amount of $295,771 from the General Fund Contingency Reserves to the County Attorney Office to appropriate the budget for the additional positions for six months.

Engineering & Public Works – approved a purchase and sale agreement with the owner of a 0.20-acre parcel, improved with a 625-square-foot home located at 9363 Old Dixie Highway, Lake Park, for $295,000. In accordance with Palm Beach County ordinance 2019-038, a supermajority vote of five is required by the BCC for all purchases of real property that require BCC approval.

Housing & Economic Development – approved an Impact Fee Affordable Housing Assistance Program (IFAHAP) funding award in the amount of $47,895 to Landtrust Holdings LLC for the Major Drive project; authorized the mayor to execute a Certificate of Award to be released to the recipient pursuant to IFAHAP guidelines; approved budget transfers of $35,148 in Impact Fee Assistance Program – Roads Zone 2 to appropriate funds for the project; approved a budget transfer of $10,301 in Impact Fee Assistance Program – Parks Zone 2 to appropriate funds for the project; and approved a budget transfer of $2,446 in Impact Fee Assistance Program – Public Building to appropriate funds for the project. These funds are from interest earned by the Impact Fee Fund.

Planning, Zoning & Building – approved a preliminary reading and advertisement for a public hearing on March 22, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., concerning an amendment to Palm Beach County Code Chapter 17 (Ordinance 2011-015), pertaining to mortgage foreclosure registration.

Public Safety – approved an interlocal agreement with the School Board of Palm Beach County (SBPBC) setting forth the terms and conditions for acceptance of grant funds under the Driver Education Safety Trust Fund (DESTF) grant program for FY22; approved the SBPBC as the Grant Administrator; approved an agreement with The Benjamin School setting forth the terms and conditions for the acceptance of grant funds under the DESTF grant program for FY22; and approved grant program procedures to establish criteria for managing the DESTF.

Resilience – approved the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program Standard Grant Agreement No. MT026 awarded to the county’s Office of Resilience for an amount not to exceed $800,000, providing for the creation of a Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Action Plan, beginning the date of the grant agreement execution and ending 48 months after execution by DEO; approved a budget amendment of $800,000 in the General Fund; and authorized the county administrator or designee to sign all future time extensions, task assignments, certifications and other forms associated with the agreement, and necessary minor amendments that do not substantially change the scope of work, terms or conditions of the agreement.