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From the Desk of from page 8 engineers and public servants---find suitable housing. Beach with game viewing screens; and Super Bowl Party
County Prepares for Super Bowl LIV at Sea on Bahama Paradise Cruise Lines.
The following provides an overview of the county’s In case you haven’t heard, Super Bowl LIV is coming For more information, visit www.palmbeachsports.com/
workforce housing initiatives: to Miami on February 2nd! The county, as a member of superbowl.
• 1,418 affordable units have been set aside in 61 the Super Bowl Host Committee, is working closely with BCC Briefs
residential projects. That’s about 12 percent of the total its neighbors to the south in preparing for this momentous At the December 17, 2019, Board of County
number of 12,290 units approved. occasion. The game will have a major economic impact on Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:
• Developers have paid $7.7 million, in lieu of required the entire South Florida region and Palm Beach County has Vehicles for hire – approved an amendment to the Palm
set-asides at 20 residential projects; a portion of these funds coordinated a number of events for our residents and visitors Beach County Vehicle for Hire Ordinance expanding the
is used for workforce housing down-payment assistance. to celebrate Super Bowl LIV. regulatory framework by creating a special event reciprocity
• Nearly 78 percent of builders’ workforce housing 1/27: Super Bowl Football Camps at Lake Lytal Park in provision. The amendment is necessary to ensure that
obligations are met by providing rental units. To date, 915 West Palm Beach and Orange Bowl Field at Glades Pioneer adequate processes are in place to accommodate anticipated
rental units have been completed or are under construction; Park. regulatory demands in the tri-county region during special
another 185 have been approved. 1/28: NFL Alumni Hospital Visits to St Mary’s Medical events such as Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
• There are 167 for-sale units in completed or under- Center and Palms West Hospital. Westwood Road – adopted a resolution abandoning public
construction projects; another 23 units that are approved 1/29: Delray Beach SUPER Fashion Week (Jan 29 – Feb interest in a 30-foot-wide right of way south of Westwood
but unbuilt. 2); and Road to eliminate conflicts with future redevelopment plans
• To date, 43 units have been sold with another 31 under Super Bowl Community Celebration at Juno Beach Park. by D.R. Horton, Inc. The abandonment site located south
contract. 1/30: Super Clematis by Night. of Purdy Lane and west of Haverhill Road is surplus and
Palm Beach County has taken an active role in promoting 1/31: Super Bowl Rally at Old School Square Park in serves no present or future public purpose.
workforce housing to help essential workers---such as Delray Beach. Palm Beach Farms – adopted a resolution abandoning
police officers, firefighters, teachers, medical professionals, 2/2: Super Bowl Party throughout Downtown Delray public interest in portions of several platted right of ways
associated with the Palm Beach Farms Company plat and
a 12-foot-wide utility easement in the Cam Estates plat.
This eliminates the public dedications that are in conflict
with future redevelopment plans by the Palm Beach County
Facilities Development and Operations Department. The
abandonment sites are located east of Jog Road and north
of Belvedere Road.
Roads – approved the annual update of the county’s five-
year road program, which is required to be considered each
year by the program ordinance. Included in the adoption
Run Along With Us is authorization for the hiring of professionals to design,
appraise and assist in the acquisition of lands, rights of way
and easements necessary to undertake the projects identified
To List Or Buy in the program.
BDB – approved an amendment to the agreement with

the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
Your Home (BDB), revising the scope of services. Changes include
requiring BCC appointees to the BDB Board of Directors
to be private business leaders, adding standard contract
language regarding the Office of the Inspector General, and
adding general manufacturing to new company recruitment
efforts.
price reDuceD for sale U.S. Department of Justice Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
Opioids – ratified the mayor’s signature on the 2019
Site-Based Program award of $1.2 million for the period
October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2022. This
funding will support development of a comprehensive,
locally driven response to the opioid epidemic. A full-time
equivalent planner II position for the length of the grant
was also approved. The position is 50 percent funded from
the grant and 50 percent from previously allocated opioid
response funding, and will be eliminated if grant funding is
discontinued. No additional county funding is required.
Stadium – approved an updated term sheet with Jupiter
HARBOUR GREEN FAIRWAY POINTE Stadium Limited (JSL) identifying key provisions of new
$2,950,000 $799,000 developer and sports facility use agreements with JSL to
facilitate renovation of Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and
solD solD solD solD extend JSL’s use rights through April 2, 2048. The amended
term sheet 1) reduces the total project cost to $108 million;
2) reduces county contributions in years 1 through 10; 3)
requires the county to issue a portion of the bonds as tax
exempt to maximize construction proceeds; 4) authorizes the
county administrator or designee to commence negotiations
of the new agreements, and; 5) places a condition in the
OAK RUN AKOYA LAUREL POINTE FAIRWAY POINTE terms allowing either party to terminate the agreement if
$175,000 $1,700,000 $265,000 $899,000 additional parking for the stadium is not acquired.
Climate change – approved an interlocal agreement
for sale solD solD solD with Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Highland
Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Lantana and Ocean Ridge to
conduct a joint climate change vulnerability assessment.
The Florida Resilient Coastlines Program has awarded two
grants totaling $147,000 to fund this work. Palm Beach
County will contribute $20,000, an amount approved for the
FY 2020 supplemental request. Participating municipalities
LAUREL POINTE VINTAGE PLACE FAIRWAY BEND CLOISTER will cover the remaining costs according to an agreed upon
$110,000 $950,000 $435,000 $405,000 cost-sharing methodology.
Interns – recognized and thanked the approximately 160
oVer 30 years college students currently working as interns in 15 different
county departments.
As I continue to serve, I welcome your comments and/
combined eXperience or concerns. Please know my staff, Lucia Bonavita and
Alexandria Ayala and I are available to provide assistance
SUSAN SCHAEVITZ - 561-504-3147 and we look forward to a productive 2020. Best wishes to
everyone for a safe and prosperous New Year.
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