Approvals and Decisions: City Commission Meeting, May 27, 2025

Here are some of the decisions made during the West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting, held Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the City Center podcast. I'm
Jerry Marcello. Here are
some of the approvals and
decisions made during the City Commission
meeting held on
Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The
following items were approved during the
meeting. Approved
resolution authorizing the assessment

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of city liens in the total amount of
$17,038.91 for unpaid
water service, sewer service,
and stormwater service charges for the
month of January, 2025.
Approved resolution for
the settlement agreement totaling $49,900
in the matter of Marcos
Orozco, employee claimant

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for a 2019 workers compensation claim.
Approved resolution approving and
providing comments to
the proposed gates identified in Exhibit
1 for security of the
pedestrian walk away at the
water view towers condominium as required
by the settlement
agreement and walk away easement
agreement. Approved in ordinance after

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the first public hearing
for a privately initiated text
amendment to Chapter 94 zoning and land
development regulations Article 4 and
Article 19 to provide
additional standards for hospital use
within the downtown master
plan and to further clarify the
existing definitions for hospitals.

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Approved in ordinance after the first
public hearing for a
privately initiated text amendment to
Chapter 94 zoning and land
development regulations Article
4, downtown master plan urban regulations
section 94124 North Railroad Avenue
district to eliminate
the height in stories requirement for the

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residential
developments utilizing the downtown
master plan. Approved in ordinance after
the first public hearing
for a privately initiated
text amendment to Chapter 94 zoning and
land development
regulations Article 4, downtown
master plan urban regulations section
94124 North Railroad Avenue district to

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eliminate the height
in stories requirement for residential
developments utilizing the
downtown master plan housing
incentive program. Approved in ordinance
after the second public
hearing regarding a rezoning
to change the zoning designation of
approximately 1.42 acres
located at 3705 South Flagler Drive

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from multifamily high density residential
to residential plan
development and approved a
companion resolution regarding the
development regulations and conditions
for the Flagler House
residential plan development and granting
waivers of the zoning and land
development regulations.
Approved resolution after a public

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hearing regarding a
request by Roger Ramein,
Hoshutz and Bowen on behalf of City Place
Retail LLC for the approval
of a major plan development
amendment to the City Place commercial
plan development. One, to
amend the Rosemary Square
core development regulations to expand
the boundary of the
Rosemary Square core to include

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the B block of a hibiscus garage and two,
to create the hibiscus garage sub area
covering the expanded
area and three, to reestablish City Place
to replace Rosemary
Square nomenclature. The mayor
and city commission approved an appeal of
the historic preservation
board's decision in case

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number 2505 a request by Christina
Anthony of turn two
construction LLC for the approval of a
certificate of appropriateness for the
construction of a new single family house
at 816 Third Street.
Approved an ordinance after second public
hearing amending the City
of West Palm Beach code of

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ordinances at chapter 86 traffic and
parking creating article
seven mobility fee sections 86 500
through 5 16 establishing a mobility fee
benefit district and
providing for the establishment of a
mobility fee fund account. Approved
resolution authorizing the
amendment of a current fiscal year

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2024 through 2025 American Rescue Plan
Act grant funds to close fund 126 and
move cash carry forward
balances to fund 326 and reallocate
budget appropriations to
cover increased cost of
EMS rescue vehicles and fire trucks.
Approved resolution amending and

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restating the investment
policy to comply with statutory
requirements and establish the city's
authorized investment
practices. Approved resolution
authorizing a license
agreement with the Palm Beach eventer
philanthropy incorporated for the
placement and operation of a pop-up
library and community
placemaking hub. Approved resolution

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approving the allocation of
supplemental funding from the
state of Florida state financial
assistance for fentanyl eradication
initiative in the amount of
103 000 to assist in conducting complex
criminal investigations. Approved
resolution establishing
a revenue account to recognize receipts
paid to the City of West
Palm Beach for towing services

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provided by Coffs Towing and Sheehan's
Towing in accordance with
ordinance number 4999-22.
For a complete list of approvals and
decisions made at the
Tuesday May 27th City Commission
meeting visit the city website at
wpb.org. This has been the City Center

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podcast from West Palm
Beach. I'm Jerry
Marcello, we'll see you soon.