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

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (DATE) – Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

MAYOR’S OFFICE – Presented a proclamation proclaiming the week of June 3-7, 2024, as Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week.

West Palm Beach Code Enforcement Officer Valerie Luster, left, and Assistant Police Chief Anthony Spatara, right, accept the proclamation for
Code Officers Appreciation Week from Mayor Keith A. James, center. Mayor James proclaimed the week of June 3-7, 2024,
as Code Officers Appreciation Week in the city of West Palm Beach.

MAYOR’S OFFICE -- Approved an ordinance after a second public hearing modifying the annual salaries for the Mayor and City Commission. The last time the salaries were increased was in 2016.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – Approved an ordinance after first public hearing to address a text amendment to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations to allow golf carts in the transition sub-district of the Northwood Mixed-Use District (NMUD).

ENGINEERING – Approved a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a release of Unity of Title for 913 Sunset Road.

FIRE DEPARTMENT – Approved a resolution approving a sixth amendment to the Inter-local Agreement for fire vehicle maintenance between the City of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County

HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Approved a resolution approving a lease agreement with Esperanza Community Center to lease City-owned property located at 723 39^th Street.

POLICE DEPARTMENT – Approved two resolutions to accept and appropriate a $140,673 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office to fund officer recruitment, retention, and workforce diversification to re-establish and fund a Police Explorer program.

For the complete list of approvals and decisions made at the Tuesday, May 28, 2024, City Commission meeting, click here for the pass/fail agenda.