ORDER OF BUSINESS

                                                     BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                          PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

                                                                                         

 

                                                                         AUGUST 22, 2006

 

TUESDAY                                                                                                           

9:30 A.M.

 

                                                                                                                                           JUDITH CROSBIE

DEPUTY CLERK

1.         CALL TO ORDER

 

A.        Roll Call

B.        Invocation

C.        Pledge of Allegiance

 

2.         AGENDA APPROVAL

 

A.        Additions, Deletions, Substitutions

B.        Adoption

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

3.

  9:30 A.M.     Joint Meeting with The Palm Beach County League of Cities (Administration)

 (To be held at the Convention Center Ballroom)

 

 

4.

REGULAR AGENDA

(To be held at the Convention Center Ballroom)

 

 

5.

 2:00 P.M.      Reserved for continuation of Round 06-1 Adoption Hearing, if needed

 

 

 

AUGUST 22, 2006

 

4.         REGULAR AGENDA

 

A.        CLERK AND COMPTROLLER

 

1.                                                             APPROVED

Staff recommends motion to approve: Warrant List.

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

2.                                                             APPROVED                  R-2006-1516 THRU R-2006-1523

Staff recommends motion to approve: Contract (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller=s Office.  Countywide

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

B.                OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

 

                                                APPROVED WITH BOARD DIRECTION

Staff requests Board direction:  reestablishing an exemption in the Occupational Licensing Ordinance for licensed professionals serving under the direct supervision of another person.  SUMMARY:  When the County Commission amended the Occupational License Ordinance in 2005, it removed an exemption that applied to licensed professionals who served under the direct supervision of another person.  This action made our Ordinance consistent with the Local Occupational License Tax Act, under Florida Statutes.  Real estate salespersons in Palm Beach County have historically benefitted from this exemption, and have requested that the exemption be reestablished.  Countywide  (LB)

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

C.        WATER UTILITIES

 

1.                                                   APPROVED                                                       R-2006-1524

Staff recommends motion to approve:  an Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Pahokee for design of sanitary sewers in the Canal Point area, increasing the County=s not-to-exceed reimbursement amount by $23,300 to $227,647.  SUMMARY:  On September 14, 2004, the Board entered into an Interlocal Agreement (Agreement) with City of Pahokee (City) (R2004-1853) to provide for the surveying, design, and permitting of a gravity sanitary sewer expansion to serve the Canal Point area.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the City will survey, design, and permit the sanitary sewer expansion.  The County, in turn, was to reimburse the City a maximum amount of $204,347.  Preliminary geotechnical reports have concluded that existing subsurface conditions in the Canal Point area will not support construction of a gravity-type sewer system.  Therefore, the design needs to be revised to accommodate a low pressure system.  The engineering consultant, Greenhorne & O=Mara, has requested an additional $23,300 for the redesign work for a total engineering fee of $227,647.  The Palm Beach County Office of Economic Development has assisted the City in preparing applications for state and federal grants to fund construction of sanitary sewers in the Canal Point Area.  The County has allocated funds through the CCRT for this project.  District 6  (MJ)

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AUGUST 22, 2006

 

4.         REGULAR AGENDA

 

C.        WATER UTILITIES (Cont=d)

 

2.         Staff recommends motion to approve:

 

A)                                                  APPROVED                                                       R-2006-1525

a Right-of-Way Consent Agreement memorandum of ROW Consent Agmt with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) for pipelines adjacent to La Mancha Avenue; and

 

B)                                                  APPROVED                                                       R-2006-1526

a Utility Easement Agreement with the Village of Royal Palm Beach for the La Mancha Avenue Pipeline Extension Project.

 

SUMMARY:  Construction of the La Mancha Avenue Pipeline extension project necessitates encroachment onto FPL=s right-of-way along La Mancha Avenue extending from Bilbao Street to 40th Street North.  A utility easement is also needed from the Village of Royal Palm Beach for a tract of land located between Okeechobee Boulevard and Bilbao Street.  The land tracts addressed with these easements are recorded in O.R. Book 29, Page 165 through 170 and Pages 196 through 200 of the Public Records. During the Department=s utility coordination efforts, FPL requested the County execute Right-of-Way Consent Agreement with FPL at no cost.  The execution of a Utility Easement Agreement with the Village of Royal Palm Beach is required to ensure the Department maintains legal access to its pipelines. Both agreements will continue in effect in perpetuity.  (WUD Project No. 04-125B)  District 6  (MJ)

                       

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

D.        COMMUNITY SERVICES

 

1.         Staff recommends motion to:

 

A)                                                  APPROVED                                                       R-2006-1527

approve the Child Care Food Program Contract with the State of Florida Department of Health in the amount of $1,009,142; and

 

B)                                                  APPROVED                                                                             

delegate the authority to sign the Child Care Food Program Site Forms to the County Administrator and/or his designee for the period October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007.

 

SUMMARY:  This contract will enable the Head Start/Early Head Start Program to participate in the FY 2006/2007 Child Care Food Program (CCF P) by providing 939 infants, toddlers and children with breakfast, lunch, and a snack each day.  Staff projects reimbursement of $580,971 from the Department of Health (DOH), and County support of $428,171 is required for a total amount of $1,009,142 for the CCFP contract.  Additionally, County support of $40,204 is required to feed 37 children housed at the Easter Seals facility not covered by the contract.  The total County support required to feed all 976 children is $468,375.  The application was received at the DOH training workshop on July 27, 2006.  The County funds are included in the proposed FY 2007 budget.  (Head Start)  Countywide  (TKF)

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

AUGUST 22, 2006

 

4.         REGULAR AGENDA

 

D.        COMMUNITY SERVICES  (Cont=d)

 

2.                                                   APPROVED                                                       R-2006-1528

Staff recommends motion to approve:  Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs in an amount not-to-exceed $888,981 for FY 2006-2007.  SUMMARY:  The CSBG Application for FY 2006-2007 requests funding for direct services to low-income individuals and families, including employment, housing, family self-sufficiency program, transportation of kidney dialysis patients, income tax assistance, the back-to-school program, self-esteem program and summer camp scholarships.  Funding consists of $888,981 in Federal funds, with a required match of $177,396 for a total of $1,066,377.  This contract amount is dependent upon CSBG funds received from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  The contract amount maybe revised or modified based upon allocation received by the State.  (Community Action Program)  Countywide  (TKF)

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

E.                 COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

 

1.                                 STAFF TO NEGOTIATE TERMS                                                           

ADD-ON & TIME CERTAIN 11:30A.M.:  Staff requests Board direction:  regarding the request of the Business Development Board to provide a local match requirement to the State of Florida to provide incentives to Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, Inc. (TPIMS) a non-profit public benefit corporation to relocate to Boca Raton in the amount of $21,000,000 over a three (3) year period at $7,000,000 annually.  SUMMARY:  On August 15, 2006, the BCC directed staff to begin to negotiate with TPIMS and the City of Boca Raton to identify terms for a potential agreement.  Attached is a summary of potential terms that staff have initially agreed with TPIMS, and Boca Raton.  Staff has identified issues that require further direction from the BCC to move forward in this process.  The outstanding issues are: 1) options on land agreement between County and City, in case of default by TPIMS and 2) the timing of the conveyance of the building to TPIMS.  Based on direction received today from the BCC, staff will continue negotiations with all appropriate parties and bring a contract to the BCC for approval.  On August 21, 2006, the City of Boca Raton approved a resolution authorizing the City manager to negotiate with all appropriate parties to convey land to TPIMS and alternatives to the use of land if TPIMS defaults. In addition on August 21, 2006, the President of FAU sent a letter to Dr. Richard Houghten committing approximately $3.1 million in in-kind funding.  The in-kind provides for 15 teaching assistantships over seven (7) years ($2,205,000) and concomitant tuition of $577,500 for graduate students mentored by TPIMS and access to and use of the Proteomics Core Facility instrumentation for seven (7) years valued at and estimated $350,000.  The terms and conditions will be vetted out with the appropriate attorneys and financial advisors, if it is determined the terms identified are agreeable to all parties involved and a contract will be submitted for BCC approval.  District 4  (DW)

 

Aaronson

Greene

Koons

McCarty

Marcus

Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

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 August 22, 2006 - 9:30a.m.

 

                                                     BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                                         BOARD MEETING

                                                          PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

                                               ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, & SUBSTITUTIONS

 

                                                                    AUGUST 22, 2006

 

ITEM

 

4E-1                ADD-ON & TIME CERTAIN 11:30A.M.:  Staff requests Board direction:  regarding the request of the Business Development Board to provide a local match requirement to the State of Florida to provide incentives to Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, Inc. (TPIMS) a non-profit public benefit corporation to relocate to Boca Raton in the amount of $21,000,000 over a three (3) year period at $7,000,000 annually.  SUMMARY:  On August 15, 2006, the BCC directed staff to begin to negotiate with TPIMS and the City of Boca Raton to identify terms for a potential agreement.  Attached is a summary of potential terms that staff have initially agreed with TPIMS, and Boca Raton.  Staff has identified issues that require further direction from the BCC to move forward in this process.  The outstanding issues are: 1) options on land agreement between County and City, in case of default by TPIMS and 2) the timing of the conveyance of the building to TPIMS.  Based on direction received today from the BCC, staff will continue negotiations with all appropriate parties and bring a contract to the BCC for approval.  On August 21, 2006, the City of Boca Raton approved a resolution authorizing the City manager to negotiate with all appropriate parties to convey land to TPIMS and alternatives to the use of land if TPIMS defaults. In addition on August 21, 2006, the President of FAU sent a letter to Dr. Richard Houghten committing approximately $3.1 million in in-kind funding.  The in-kind provides for 15 teaching assistantships over seven (7) years ($2,205,000) and concomitant tuition of $577,500 for graduate students mentored by TPIMS and access to and use of the Proteomics Core Facility instrumentation for seven (7) years valued at and estimated $350,000.  The terms and conditions will be vetted out with the appropriate attorneys and financial advisors, if it is determined the terms identified are agreeable to all parties involved and a contract will be submitted for BCC approval.  District 4  (DW)

 

 

 

NOTE:  Items that were revised, added, deleted, or backup submitted and were not listed on the preliminary addition/deletion sheet distributed to the Board the prior day are noted with an asterisk (*).