BCC Briefs

At the January 11, 2011, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

Night board meetings – agreed to hold some BCC meetings in the evening to enable more citizens to attend. The first evening meeting will be on April 5, beginning at 6 p.m.

GARDA USA – conceptually approved grants totaling $210,000, to be matched by the City of Boca Raton, for GARDA USA, Inc. The Montreal-based company, which specializes in security and cash logistics, is considering locating a regional headquarters in Boca Raton that will create 100 jobs by the end of 2013. Formal grant agreements will be brought back to the board when GARDA finalizes its relocation plans.

Neighborhood stabilization – authorized implementation of the third round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP3) funding in the amount of $11.264 million. The money will be used to assist with redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed residential properties in qualified target areas. These are federal dollars that require no local match.

Roads – approved an agreement with the Town of Palm Beach for emergency work on Old South Ocean Boulevard, which was damaged by Hurricane Frances in 2004, and to transfer this and two other segments of the roadway to the town.

Water conservation – received a report by the South Florida Water Management District on water usage and water conservation during the dry season.

Community Services – received the Community Action Program (CAP) annual report.

Ethics – approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Lake Worth to engage the services of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics and its executive director.