En la reunión de la Junta de Comisionados del Condado del 17 de agosto de 2021, la junta tomó las siguientes medidas:
COVID-19 Update – received presentation from Dr. Alina Alonso, Palm Beach County Health Department. COVID-19 Delta variant now makes up more than 93.3 percent of new cases. The county’s daily positivity rate is at 19 percent and 58 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. 69 percent of county residents have had at least one dose. Members of the public are still encouraged to be vaccinated. More information can be found at
www.pbchd.com or at www.hcdpbc.org.
The Board declared a local State of Emergency related to COVID-19. Here is the link.
Administration – allocated, by a vote of 4-3, $75,000 to fund the Community Identification Card Program, administered by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. The card will not be issued by Palm Beach County.
Airports – approved a contract for Ground Transportation Management System Software Services and Support with ReserTrac LLC, for a total not to exceed amount of $167,554.10. The contract provides a system to dispatch, manage, track and charge commercial ground transportation vehicle operators for trips at Palm Beach International Airport.
Community Services - received and filed the Emergency Rental Assistance Program 2 (ERAP-2) award, which includes receipt of $19,568,705.56, which represents 40% of PBC’s allocation; approved a budget amendment of $49,171,764 within the ERAP-2 Fund to recognize the ERAP-2 funding and interest earned from ERAP-1 and ERAP-2; approved access to Palm Beach County’s Online System for Community Access to Resources and Social Services to other governmental entities or nonprofit partners.
Facilities Development and Operations – Adopted and approved an agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC for its continued use of the county’s communication tower site, located at 8130 N. Jog Road, in West Palm Beach, for a period of five years.
Housing and Economic Development – approved a grant of $715,000 to Autumn Ridge Apartments, for the construction of affordable and workforce housing units to be located at 1580 – 1610 N. Congress Ave., WPB, in the unincorporated Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA.
Approved the FY 21-22 budget for the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program (SHIP) and approved an amendment to the FY 20-21 Affordable Housing Trust Fund to recognize the SHIP grant award for $7,333,993.
Library – approved an update to the county library’s Strategic and Long Range Plan for FY22-24 to reflect the anticipated changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Planning Zoning & Building – staff presented an update regarding developing and implementing a program to evaluate the safety of certain building types in Palm Beach County following the devastating event that took place on June 24, 2021 at Champlain Towers located in Surfside in Miami-Dade County. The County worked with the Palm Beach League of Cities on a draft document. A final draft is expected to be submitted to the commission at a later date.
Water Utilities – approved a settlement agreement and an amendment to the Reclaimed Water Agreement with Florida Power and Light (FPL).
