West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions for March 20, 2023

West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions for March 20, 2023

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West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting Approvals and Decisions

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (DATE) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023.

MAYOR’S OFFICE – Presented a Proclamation designating Friday, March 31, 2023 as The Lord’s Place SleepOut to End Homelessness Awareness Day. Diana Stanley, the Lord’s Place CEO, accepted the proclamation.

 Lord's Place CEO Diana Stanley and Mayor Keith A. James

Mayor Keith A. James presents a proclamation the Lord’s Place CEO Diana Stanley for the annual
Lord’s Place SleepOut to End Homelessness Awareness Day, March 31, 2023.

CITY ATTORNEY –  Approved a resolution authorizing assessment of liens for $13,922.28 for unpaid water service, sewer service and storm water charges for the month of December, 2022; held a second pubic hearing and approved an ordinance prohibiting the projection of unauthorized images on private buildings without written permission of the property owner; held a second public hearing and approved an ordinance requiring permitting and notice of public feedings events or social food sharing events of 25 or more people.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Continued a public hearing and resolution to April 3, 2023 to abandon and vacate a 2,662-square-foot portion of an alleyway between South Rosemary Avenue, Evernia Street, Fern Street and the FEC Railroad right-of-way; continued a public hearing and resolution to April 3, 2023 to abandon and vacate a portion of an alley right-of-way between 25th Street, to the north, 24th Street to the south, Spruce Avenue to the east and Broadway to the west for the mixed-use development known as The Spruce; continued a resolution to April 3, 2023 for a special site plan review for waivers and variances form the City’s Zoning and Land Development Regulations for an eight-story, mixed use building with 270 multifamily units, including workforce housing.

HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Approved a resolution approving applying for a Florida Department of Economic Opportunity federally-funded Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Relief Fund grant for $567,974 for the West Palm Beach Fire Department Community Paramedic Program.

PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution for a sponsorship agreement between the City of West Palm Beach and Historical Society of Palm Beach County for $5,000 to produce “An Evening on Antique Row” on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Monday, March 20, 2023 City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.

Originally published at https://www.wpb.org/Home/Components/News/News/3284/772

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