West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Special Meeting Approvals and Decisions

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (February 21, 2024) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made at the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

MAYOR’S OFFICE – Approved a resolution approving an Economic Development Building Improvement Grant to AJW 823 Inc., for renovations to 823 Belvedere Road for the business known as HG Roosters.

CITY ATTORNEY – Approved a resolution authorizing placement of liens for $24,747.03 for unpaid water service, sewer service and storm water charges for the month of November 2023.

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – Approved a resolution amending the master contract with Professional Security Consultants (PSC) to include security services for the Pleasant City neighborhood.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved an ordinance after second public hearing to change the future land use designation of about 17 acres bounded by Pine Street to the north, 14^th Street to the south, North Flagler Drive to the west and North Dixie Highway to the west, from Multifamily (MF) and Commercial ( C ) to Mixed Use (MU) for the purpose of expanding the boundaries of the Currie Mixed Use District; approved an ordinance after second public hearing to rezone about 10 acres bounded by Pine Street to the north, 14^th Street to the south, North Flagler Drive to the west and North Dixie Highway to the west from Professional Office Residential (POR) and General Commercial (CG) to Currie Mixed Use District-Core I subdistrict and Currie Mixed Use District-Transition subdistrict; approved an ordinance after second public hearing for a tax amendment to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations to expand the boundaries of the Currie Mixed Use District and provide additional height bonus incentives within the district; approved an ordinance after first public hearing adopting the City of West Palm Beach amendments to the Florida Buildings Code 8^th Edition (2023), Chapter 1, Administration; approved two ordinances after two second public hearings to amend the Future Land Use Map to change the Future Land Use designation for about 6.5 acres located at 8111 South Dixie Highway from Multifamily (MF) to Commercial East (CE), and to rezone the land at 8111 South Dixie Highway from Residential Planned Development (RPD) to General Commercial (CG); approved a resolution approving a special site plan review request for construction of a mixed-use development with 358 multifamily residential units at 8111 South Dixie Highway and requesting waivers and variances from the City’s Zoning and Land Development Regulations; approved a pair of ordinances to rezone about 3.75 acres at 1551 Forum Place from Commercial ( C) to Multifamily (MF) and from Office Commercial (OC) to Multifamily High Density (MF-32); approved a resolution for a special site plan review to allow a multifamily residential development for 238 residential units, with 60 residential units designated as workforce housing, at 1551 Forum Place, and approve variance waiver requests from the City’s Zoning and Land Development Regulations;  approved a resolution for a Major Amendment to the Alba Residences Residential Planned Development (RPD) with waivers from the City’s Zoning and Land Development Regulations to allow for changes to the approved site plan and to construct a dock in excess of 100 feet.  

ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution approving a Lighting Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for maintenance of decorative streetlighting on State Road 5/U.S. 1/Broadway Avenue from 45^th Street to 59^th Street.

PARKING ADMINISTRATION – Approved a resolution to amend the Parking Systems Operating Fund budget to utilize the parking discretionary fund to balance to provide appropriations for garage improvements, repairs and professional services.

PARKS and RECREATION – Approved a resolution authorizing a Landscape Installation and Maintenance Agreement between the City and Hive Home Inc., for landscape improvements within the City-owned median adjacent to 424 Palm Street.

POLICE – Approved a resolution amending the general and grant capital project budgets to reflect receipt of a grant for $969,500 from the U. S. Department of Justice and to approve use of general fund discretionary fund balance of $70,000 for the Site on Wheels mobile antenna project.

For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Mayor and City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.

Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) at a special meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

The Community Redevelopment Agency met in special session to hear proposals for two buildings in the Styx Development. There were 12 proposals, the CRA heard from four presenters. The CRA agreed to move forward with negotiations with Rohi’s Readery for lot 8, and Serene Beauty Suite for lot 9.

For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, February 20, 2024, CRA Board meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.