The Heart & Soul of West Palm Beach

JULY 2017

News and happenings in the Heart & Soul of WPB from the West Palm Beach CRA

CommunityResources

It’s true, the Historic Northwest is seeing a lot of activity these days!

Historic Northwest Rising (HNWR) is a bold project that is shaping the revitalization of the Sunset Lounge and the surrounding com-munity with your help!

The renovation of the Sunset Lounge and improvements to the open park space, south of the Lounge, are getting started. With more attention focused on the Historic Northwest neighborhood, we wanted to address the concerns of the people who live and work in the community. The city created an ongoing series of com-munity conversations to keep the focus on neighborhood residents and the issues that mean the most to them.

On April 22, 2017 at the annual Heart and Soul Fest, community members shared their ideas about how to improve the neigh-borhood. Some of the ideas that residents tested included new

businesses, outdoor concerts, community BBQ, plants and greenery, and a kid’s imagination playground.

In June 2017 the final report of the HNWR projects was created. The CRA will use the findings and recommendations of this report to guide the planning and design of the Sunset Lounge and park.

The Sunset will be under renovation from Fall 2017 to Winter 2019. During this time, community partners will continue to play an important role in the project, whether it’s by providing additional feedback on the development process and/or assist with the com-munity art project in the park.

To learn more about the HNWR project and see the report on what your community is looking for, go to northwestrising.com

Rises Again — Thanks to You!

City Hotline: 24-Hour 561.822.2222 Spot a pothole? Have a crack in your sidewalk? Need to know the hours for City Hall? You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers!

With this one, convenient number, there’s no more wondering who to call or where to turn when you need something from the City of West Palm Beach. Call 561- 822-2222 … it’s easy to remember! Or send an email if you prefer to 822@wpb.org.

Trash Removal: 561-822-2075 Waste pickup is a service provided to residents and businesses; the following is a list of waste removal services available.

Residential / Household Garbage Yard Waste / Bulk items Street Sweeping Commercial Dumpsters / Compactors

For more on what Sanitation can do in your neighbor-hood go to wpb.org.

Codes 561-822-1465 One of the City of West Palm Beach’s primary goals is to keep your neighborhood beautiful. To help preserve the neighborhood, the city has codes for properties and homes within city limits. The codes protect your neighborhood by making sure poor con-ditions in housing, trash and debris collection, yards, and parking are addressed. To report a code violation, like illegal dumping, call. Go to wpb.org for more on code violations.

wpb.org 561.822.2222 822@wpb.org

Police Non-Emergency: 561.822.1900 Police Emergency: 911 Examples of Non-emergency calls are:

Reporting a crime with no suspect (e.g., theft of a license plate)

Reporting a crime with suspect, but suspect is not on the scene (e.g., fraud)

Reporting a serious crime with suspect, but with a lengthy delay (e.g., assault that occurred last night at a bar)

Non-emergency in-progress (e.g., noisy party, drugs) On-going crime issues or crimes that are not in-progress (e.g., graffiti or ongoing drug dealing with no suspect on scene)

A suspicious circumstance that may indicate an ongoing criminal activity (e.g., marijuana grow operation)

Events & Happeningswpb.org/cra

Saturday JULY 29U.B. KINSEY COMMUNITY CENTER HEALTH FAIR

Time (TBA) U.B. Kinsey Community Center, 720 8th Street

Saturday JULY 29U.B. KINSEY COMMUNITY CENTER HEALTH FAIR

Time (TBA) U.B. Kinsey Community Ctr, 720 8th Street

Saturday AUGUST 12CRA COMMUNITY MEETING (Change)

Park Design Community Workshop10:00 am- 4:00 pm, U.B. Kinsey Community Center

Monday AUGUST 14CRA BOARD OF COMMISSIONS MEETING

4:00 pm (start time) Commission Chambers, 401 Clematis Street

TBA AUGUST BUILDING ON THE MOVE

10:00 am- 12:00 pmMickens-Moore, 801 4th Street

Saturday NOVEMBER 4HEALTH WALK & FAIR

9:00 am (start time) The Salvation Army, 600 N. Rosemary Avenue

Come Design YOUR ParkAs part of the Historic Northwest Rising project community residents and stakeholders were able to choose elements they wanted to see in their park across from the Sunset Lounge. Now it’s time to see these elements come to life!

Join the West Palm Beach CRA as we host a unique park design workshop that will challenge you to transform the vacant space into your public park.

Come share your artistic vision with us and celebrate the opening of the new U.B. Kinsey Community Center!

Park Design Community WorkshopSaturday, August 12th 2017, 10:00 am - 4:00 pmU.B. Kinsey Community Center 720 8th St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Parking at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

Food and drinks will be provided.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONat WPB City Commission Meetings

CHECK OUTwhat’s new in YOUR Neighborhood

The West Palm Beach CRA is putting the

Community Safety plan into action!

To learn more on the findings of the

Historic Northwest Community Safety Plan

go to wpb.org/cra.

Join us and be a part of the issues affecting your com-munity. Commission meetings are held biweekly, in City Hall Commission Chambers, 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, on Mondays beginning at 4:00 p.m.

CRA Board of Commissioners meetings are held monthly for dates and times go to wpb.org. All meet-ings of the City Commission are open to the public.

Agenda: You can see if there is an issue affect-ing your district that you want to participate in. You can find City Commission agendas in the City Administrator’s Office, the City Clerk’s Office, on the City’s cable television Chan-nel #18, or online at: http://wpb.org/Meet-ings-Events/City-Commission-Meeting-Agendas/City-Commission-Meeting-Agendas.

Consent Calendar: These items are not discussed individually and are voted on by the Commission as a group. The consent calendar items are considered non-controversial, with no policy implications, and are approved without discussion

Regular Agenda Items: These are items which the Commission will discuss individually in the order listed

on the agenda. These are the items you can comment on and provide your feedback to the Commission.

Who May Speak: The public is encouraged to offer comment to the Commission at their meetings on any item listed on the agenda. To speak at the meeting, you will need to complete a public com-ment card and give it to the City Clerk who is seated at the left side of the Commissioners in Commission Chambers.

Addressing the Commission: When your name is called, you step up to the podium and state, for the record, your name and address. You can only speak for three minutes, and you can only direct your com-ments to the Commission in general

Courtesy: Remember to remain polite and civil during your remarks, and to remain on topic. If you make any personal, rude or insulting remarks, or become unruly, you will be removed from the room and banned from the Commission meeting.

For more information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk via email CityClerk@wpb.org.

Cityside Suites owner, Darren Studstill, and the Studstill Family renovated their family owned building of 40 years located on Rosemary Avenue and 3rd Street in West Palm Beach.

Cityside Suites offers customized virtual office membership packages that include, but are not limited to administrative assistance, business incorporation services, copier, commercial printing, notary public, courier services, on site ad and marketing agency, meeting space, and short term office space leasing programs. In addition to customized business services, Cityside Suites also has monthly mixers and other events designed to celebrate the Historic Northwest and welcome visitors to the area. Stop by to see how they can help you.

Josie and Daren Studstill

Spotlight

401 N Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Your City Commissioner

District 3Paula Ryan is a business professional

with over 30 years of experience in investment banking, real estate

development and municipal finance. She has been the CEO of her own real

estate development company.

She has been involved in the community through various charitable

organizations, including Leadership Palm Beach County and The ARC.

She has served as a member of the Palm Beach County

Planning Commission and the Commission on Affordable Housing.

Commissioner Ryan is originally from Washington, DC and has been a

resident of Palm Beach County for 22 years and a resident of West Palm Beach since 2002.

Paula Ryan District 3 Commissioner

Term 2016 – 2018

Phone (561) 822-1390 Email pryan@wpb.org

The City Commission is a small group of elected officials who are responsible for the laws and general functions of the city. Their mission is to preserve and enhance the quality of life through providing efficient and effective community-focused services.

The City Commission’s vision is to ensure West Palm Beach will be a vibrant, attractive and safe city, recognized as a model community which:

Takes pride in history, diversity and environment

Promotes and enjoys community respect, pride and cooperation

Provides visionary and creative governmen-tal leadership

Is a celebrated cultural and recreational destination

Values its public employees and recognizes their achievements

is the City Commission