WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (November 18, 2020) -- Below is a summary of some of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission at a meeting on Monday, November 16, 2020. To watch meetings live or to watch recorded meetings on-demand, please visit: https://www.wpb.org/government/communications/wpb-tv18/watch-wpb-tv18-live or https://www.wpb.org/government/communications/wpb-tv18/watch-the-latest-city-commission-meeting.

• Approved a Services Contract for Security Services with Professional Security Consultants at an annual fee of $1,809,017.30, which is fully budgeted in the FY 2020-21 budget. The City issued a Request for Proposals for security guard services requesting proposals from qualified, responsible and experienced security firms to provide security services for the City of West Palm Beach at the various City facilities. The City received a total of 17 proposals. Each firm was required to have a Minority/Women Business Enterprise participation of 9.92% and Small Business participation of 15%. The City Commission selected Professional Security Consultants as the most responsive proposal providing the best value. The Services Contract for Security Services with Professional Security Consultants provides for security services for City Hall, the City Complex, the Water Treatment Plant, the ECR Wastewater Treatment Facility, and Currie Park, with roving services for the City Parking Garages, City Parks, and the Northwood district. The contract term is 3 fiscal years with an option to renew for up to 2 additional fiscal years.
• Approved a contribution of $5,000 for the maintenance of the Rainbow Crosswalk in Northwood Village sponsored by Hierromat Development, LLC. Hierromat Development, LLC, a women-owned small business and LGBTQ-owned company, has offered to sponsor the maintenance of the Rainbow Crosswalk until October 31, 2026 through a one-time contribution in the amount of $5,000. The funds will be submitted to the City in June 2021 to coincide and commemorate with Pride Month. Upon receipt, the funds will be deposited into the City's Art in Public Places' maintenance account to be used to maintain the crosswalk.
• Approved appropriating $43,440 in reimbursable expenditures to provide snacks during after-school programs at four City of West Palm Beach Department of Parks and Recreation community centers. The department developed the after-school program through the State of Florida Department of Health Child Care Food Program to provide a healthy snack during after-school care at the following four after-school program locations: Coleman Park Community Center, Gaines Park Community Center, Howard Park Community Center, and South Olive Community Center.
• Approved accepting grant funding in the amount of $4,402 for the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach’s "Get That Job" career assistance program. The funds are provided through a West Palm Beach Library Foundation grant obtained through Wells Fargo. This is the ninth year that Wells Fargo has supported the "Get That Job" programming initiative and has provided funding to provide resume help and classes from career professionals at no cost to job seekers.
• Approved appropriating funds in the amount of $238,209 from income generated by the West Palm Beach Library Foundation Mandel Endowment and additional funder distributions to support the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach's programs and operations. For fiscal year 2020/2021 (FY20), the Mandel Public Library will receive funding in the amount of $215,317 from the Mandel endowment though the West Palm Beach Library Foundation, as well as an additional $22,892 from other funders for a total of $238,209. Unspent funds from FY2021 will be carried forward into FY2022.
• Approved authorizing the submission of an application for a grant in the amount of $100,000 to the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the Police Department's Occupant Protection Program and providing for the receipt and appropriation of the grant funding in FY 20. The program supports education about occupant restraint usage, safety belts and child restraint devices and supports the City’s Vision Zero goal of zero traffic fatalities.

For a complete list of the approvals and decisions made at the November 16, 2020 City Commission Meeting, please click here to view the pass/fail agenda.