BCC Briefs

At the April 6, 2010, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

Fire Rescue – conceptually agreed to place on the August 24 primary ballot a referendum allowing for a one percent sales surtax to fund Palm Beach County Fire Rescue services, in lieu of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. At least six of the 11 municipalities in the county that provide their own fire-rescue services must also agree to the ballot question.

Tax Collector – approved a plan to provide the Palm Beach County Tax Collector with additional space in the South County Administrative Complex to provide driver license services.

ERM – directed Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to erect fencing to shield environmentally sensitive areas from equestrian use along the Northeast Everglades Natural Area (NENA) trail system.

Health Department – received a briefing by Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Palm Beach County Health Department, on recycled fill material used at construction sites in The Acreage.

Scripps Florida – approved an agreement with Lester Family Investments, L.P. for off-site wetland mitigation activities associated with development of Scripps Florida Phase II on the Briger tract.

Go Green Initiative – approved a contract with Davco Electrical Contractors for $964,000 to replace aging field lighting systems with Green Generation Lighting at Lake Lytal, John Prince and Okeeheelee parks. The new lights, which provide broader coverage and use less electricity, are being paid for with federal stimulus dollars.

Public Safety – approved a $1.198 million contract with Fastrack Management & Consulting to replace the chillers and cooling towers at the Emergency Operations Center with two 200-ton modular chillers and two 200-ton cooling towers in a secured hardened enclosure.

Cooperative Extension – approved a grant agreement with the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau of approximately $25,000 for the 2010 Palm Beach County Sweet Corn Fiesta on April 25.