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During the consent portion of the May 15 meeting, Village Clerk Mary read the items into the record. The council approved: (1) minutes of the April 17 regular meeting; (2) bid award and authorization for the village manager to enter into an agreement with Looks Great Services of MS Inc. as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the amount of $827,125 for debris removal services; (3) a special event permit for Mission Barbecue to hold an Armed Forces Day celebration at 11929 Southern Boulevard on May 17 during business hours; and (4) authorization for the village manager to enter into a professional services agreement with BGE Incorporated for surveying services for various village projects.

No consent items were pulled for separate discussion. A motion to approve the consent agenda passed unanimously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Regular Meeting - May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On the consent agenda the council unanimously approved a contract with Looks Great Services of MS Inc. for debris removal services in the amount of $827,125 and approved other routine items including minutes, a special‑event permit and surveying services.","taxTitle","Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida","taxId",53865,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5995878,"Royal Palm Beach council appoints Tanya Small to Education Advisory Board, backs principal survey to guide support",1507,4489000,5996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf&start=4489&end=5996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf/thumbnail_4489000.jpg","/articles/5995878/Royal-Palm-Beach/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Royal-Palm-Beach-council-appoints-Tanya-Small-to-Education-Advisory-Board-backs-principal-survey-to-guide-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5995878-7f67bb6eb211c5af242c7daf06082ad6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168698&Signature=N93VIPFGt3JVZCC0IZlCdaVMuYZb71pQ1l2VaEb-1yY7S03uEKr1JfCuUmnOqDE0J7wxPf22vNgUg8bPA4Jq5k-YEz52bTtbQIPFYtl1zLSRtbWB0ByOvt873FV3v8sqLJ7~Pn5K4d4sf4Mxhc3LWZDAMexM0tLUat6DG6CccHn7X9s7mu9r09IPj6x~l2fpAk1KBvpgkcV7c6Bfw0OqxTLBDQgpCppIBJTRs1cE1Y1OTx-CuRTsOzo1XGF0ikoBvfHo8sAzOiagD1ENTW-i87MJb3cN1eSz~QhIFwXnfu0RMMVIUmZCWW4feUq95P51rTE2e~PV~puX5PZuJzftvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Royal Palm Beach — The Village Council on May 15 appointed Tanya R. Small as an alternate member of the Education Advisory Board for a term ending March 2026 and instructed staff to circulate a draft survey to the village council for comment before sending it to local school principals.

Council liaison to the Education Advisory Board recommended Small for the single alternate seat after interviewing two candidates; a motion to appoint Small passed unanimously. The appointment fills an alternate vacancy and will allow the board to draw on additional community input during its academic‑support work.

Separately, a council member presented a draft principal survey intended to solicit input from the six schools that serve Royal Palm Beach. The council directed that the draft be posted on a future council agenda and that council members submit suggested edits to the village manager for incorporation. Council members discussed timing and asked staff to place the item on the July 17 meeting agenda for further action; the village manager will circulate the draft to council members for comment before that meeting.

Council members said the survey is intended to gather principals' views on how the village can best support schools — for example, programming, volunteer support and coordination with districts — while avoiding commitments that would require significant village funding. Council members also suggested considering whether assistant principals should be invited to respond and cautioned against leading survey questions with examples that could bias responses.

The council also heard informal offers of support from a local youth‑council leader and agreed to explore mentorship and collaboration opportunities with Royal Palm Beach High School students involved in civic clubs.","The council unanimously appointed Tanya Small as an alternate to the Education Advisory Board for a term ending March 2026 and directed staff to circulate a draft principal survey for council review, with a plan to consider the survey at the July council meeting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5995884,"Royal Palm Beach grants village manager 4.9% merit payment after annual performance review",1009,4655000,5664000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf&start=4655&end=5664","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf/thumbnail_4655000.jpg","/articles/5995884/Royal-Palm-Beach/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Royal-Palm-Beach-grants-village-manager-49-merit-payment-after-annual-performance-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5995884-841fa167f60063aefa08e6bf4e4944e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168698&Signature=h2XRAB8QXaj~OT-qa0PtRgWG1z3YHgsnUJw3ipwhaWqO93HgAnndffT8WrdwL9TA06fmrP9iaxGsjzYxjmAgZlwWZHYUZJtEWN~cZ41KxeD7ynKKh~n1YuMWZKGmliY7lHfkOnXKgBygJNTZwsI~4VDtxNYPjrw7WwSAaewrzZj2gJlk80u1wkL2WngeoJkCK6ZjApte3GWkrtAitWoRbyzqmZCdfG1D6WhRVe064eWAUsoVOexKK-vEHc2V-c26N~ygUzcMirck99iOXaD1xxk6q4nGzgc-JcCOIF5kKC8yWJjNac0ga5GjPGOdIVHm-3k4E~6IsQc3cHZQ-UjO4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Royal Palm Beach — The Village Council on May 15 completed its annual review of Village Manager Ray Liggins and unanimously approved a 4.9% merit payment to be paid as a lump sum under the terms of his contract.

Council members reviewed six evaluation criteria — human resources, intergovernmental image, long‑range planning, financial management, communications and capital projects — and gave largely positive assessments of Liggins's performance over the prior year. The council's vote followed verbal evaluations from individual council members and a motion to award a 4.9% merit payment.

Council discussion credited Liggins with steady leadership of village staff, active regional engagement on intergovernmental issues, prudent financial stewardship and progress on capital projects. Councilwoman Rodoski said the manager “maintains stable leadership” and offered an evaluative score near 4.8 on a 0–5 scale; Councilwoman Sharpes described the manager's record as strong and awarded a 5. Several council members praised improvements in public outreach and the village's strategic planning work.

The council also clarified a contractual detail: under the village manager's five‑year contract, merit pay awarded in years two through five is paid as a lump‑sum amount and is not added to base salary. Council members confirmed the 4.9% award should be treated as a lump sum for the current evaluation period.

The motion to approve the merit payment was made and seconded and passed unanimously. Liggins acknowledged the council's support and thanked staff and council members for their work.

The village clerk and finance department will process the approved lump‑sum payment consistent with the manager's contract language.","After its annual evaluation, the Village Council unanimously approved a 4.9% merit payment (lump sum under the manager's contract) for Village Manager Ray Liggins, citing strong leadership, fiscal stewardship and progress on capital projects.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5995889,"Royal Palm Beach council approves taller silos and site changes for asphalt plant",1482,2999000,4481000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf&start=2999&end=4481","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5854834-df1f18da5790c549fe0955e7c1a849cf/thumbnail_2999000.jpg","/articles/5995889/Royal-Palm-Beach/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Royal-Palm-Beach-council-approves-taller-silos-and-site-changes-for-asphalt-plant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5995889-896bbed88f617aaa74d3baf359524aa1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168698&Signature=AKhk4pLXa6IJLniqI-yp7yjgOGEgDAtt0kmk8An4D-ZOtgawGtOR2OAJ6khzHkqClLGgKIirDwYOGqpoInCXvBcOtDVGOZ6TD7T4p-4wdz3p8CyCx1rMKR2DjFLQbBjRUOXCG9Ko7n89kIkO4QFBj9ThMVEEPmnGm~ns9EexHsTW8KnQWjH7EY1y63zvTvYqhBsmxWY-OL-ZsFBk2RohhrvTR4Jqkpxah02XkoYcOlsbiRFNxfuw10ILLlPja7~-CLj5Uj8OVE5rfqBUM0cI986FLXGvZKAUeD7D74-HqIB2rWd4k8YgYydiBG-j0KJcfnZMPG0QbGlADTHeGz37gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Royal Palm Beach — The Village Council on May 15 unanimously approved a set of land‑use actions that will allow an existing asphalt production facility at 60690 Fifth Avenue North to keep and add tall silos and to formalize the site's existing storage piles.

The approvals included: (1) a variance from the village code's 32‑foot maximum height to allow three roughly 75‑ to 78‑foot silos and to recognize existing asphalt pile heights, (2) a special‑exception use to expand the asphalt/concrete plant, and (3) a site‑plan modification and architectural approval for the silo construction, parking and other as‑built updates. Council members voted in favor after hearing presentations from planning staff and the applicant and after the Planning & Zoning Commission actions.

The plant is operated on a long‑standing industrial parcel that was annexed into the village in 1989. Urban Design Studio presented the applications on behalf of WPB Ops Land LLC and said the taller silos are needed to increase on‑site storage capacity and operational efficiency and that the piles and silos have existed for decades. Planning staff, represented by planning manager O'Brien, said staff did not support the variance because it found no special circumstances unique to the property that would justify exceeding the code height limits. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4–1 to deny the variance and recommended denial to council; the commission recommended approval of the special exception contingent on the council granting the variance.

Applicant representative Lindsay Jean Louis said the property's history matters: county approvals in the 1980s and a 1990 development agreement subsequently vested the site for asphalt production and recognized earlier silo heights. Louis told the council the proposals “are solely for storage of asphalt” and that the application does not add storage capacity beyond what has historically existed; the requested variance for asphalt pile height is intended to create a zoning mechanism to regulate a maximum height for material that has been present on site since at least 1999.

The applicant also requested changes to two staff conditions. One change asked that the condition requiring “dust dampening equipment” be replaced with a requirement that the facility maintain compliance with village code Section 26‑101; the applicant stated the stored material is recycled asphalt that is “a nondusting material” and argued the code‑compliance standard better fits the vested use. A second change sought to modify language requiring piles to be “sufficiently shielded and covered on all sides,” with the applicant proposing operational measures during high‑wind events instead.

Council discussion referenced the site's 1990 development agreement and later amendments (1994) that the applicant said acknowledged existing silos and certain pre‑existing conditions. Photographs submitted with the application showed the silos and piles have been visible from adjacent roadways and that substantial separation exists between the plant and neighboring uses, including a Mazda Toyota dealership and Coral Sky Plaza.

After public comment (no members of the public spoke) the council approved the variance, then the special exception and finally the site plan modification. Motions to approve were made and seconded; the council recorded unanimous approval for each action. The council incorporated the applicant's requested modifications to the draft conditions as part of the approvals; the record notes that the council intended the revised conditions to replace, not to add to, the staff's prior conditions so only the revised set would be enforceable.

Staff will memorialize the approvals in adopted resolutions for the variance, special exception and site‑plan modification. The approvals do not remove other regulatory requirements; the council and applicant noted that compliance with village code and any other applicable permits (county or state) remains mandatory.

The Planning & Zoning Commission review dates and the council resolutions are part of the administrative record for the site; council members asked staff to ensure that final conditions are clear about dust mitigation, operational thresholds during high winds, and how maximum pile heights will be measured and enforced.","The Village Council unanimously approved variances, a special-exception use and a site-plan modification allowing three roughly 75-foot silos and formalizing existing asphalt storage at a plant on 60690 Fifth Avenue North after debate over vested rights and conditions for dust control.","actionData","errors"]

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