WEST PALM BEACH – During its reorganization meeting on Nov. 20, the Board of County Commissioners decided to name two county parks after a pair of long-time members who are leaving due to term limits.
Commissioners adopted resolution stating that South County Regional Park in West Boca will now be known as Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park. The Radnor/Kaybel (Diamondhead) property in Jupiter will now be known as the Karen Marcus Ocean Park Preserve.
Aaronson, 84, is stepping down after 20 years on the board while Marcus, 60, is leaving after putting in 28 years on the county panel.
During the pre-Thanksgiving session, board members said goodbye to outgoing Commissioners Marcus and Aaronson and welcomed newly elected Commissioners Hal R. Valeche (District 1) and Mary Lou Berger (District 5). They and returning Commissioners Shelley Vana and Priscilla A. Taylor were sworn into office by Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock.
In other business, the commission appointed Commissioner Hal Valeche to fill an open seat on the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC).
The commission also took the following action:
PBAU – approved the issuance of a revenue bond of up to $45 million by the Palm Beach County Educational Facilities Authority to be used as a loan to Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBAU) to refinance existing debt. No county funds nor its taxing power, faith or credit are involved.
Radio system – approved an agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for replacement of master site equipment for the county’s countywide public safety 800 MHz radio system. The negotiated cost of the project is $4.226 million and will be completed by June 1, 2013.
Information Systems Services – approved three-year pricing schedules with AT&T for voice and data services at an estimated cost of $10.4 million. These pricing schedules will reduce costs by 40 percent or approximately $2.56 million per year and will enable the county to migrate to the new VoIP phone technology with no financial penalties.
Financial Management and Budget – approved a series of FY-2012 year-end budget amendments and transfers.