PALM BEACH COUNTY 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FINAL REPORT Palm Beach - PDF document

PALM BEACH COUNTY 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FINAL REPORT Palm Beach County Legislative Affairs Department 301 North Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 355-3451 Verdenia C. Baker, County Administrator Rebecca DeLaRosa, Legislative Affairs Director

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners MELISSA McKINLAY MACK BERNARD MAYOR VICE MAYOR DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 7 561-355-2206 561-355-2207 MMcKINLAY@pbcgov.org MBERNARD@pbcgov.org HAL R. VALECHE PAULETTE BURDICK DAVE KERNER DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 561-355-2201 561-355-2202 561-355-2203 HVALECHE@pbcgov.org PBURDICK@pbcgov.org DKERNER@pbcgov.org MARY LOU BERGER STEVEN L. ABRAMS DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 5 561-355-2204 561-355-2205 Page | 2 MBERGER@pbcgov.org SABRAMS@pbcgov.org

Table of Contents Contents BOARD RD OF CO COUNTY COMMISSI SIONERS S TOP P FOUR PR PRIORITIES ES SU SUMMAR ARY ......................... 7 ST STAT ATEW EWIDE E BU BUDGET ET ISS SSUES ES .................................................................................................... 9 2018 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT ................................................................................... 9 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES .............................................................................................. 9 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS ................................................................................. 9 TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .......................................................... 10 AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................ 11 EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................... 11 PAL PALM BEAC BEACH COUNTY Y BU BUDGET ET ITEM EMS OF INTEREST ST ......................................................... 13 13 EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................... 13 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES .................................................................................................. 14 PUBLIC SAFETY ......................................................................................................................... 14 TRANSPORTATION & GROWTH MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 15 ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................. 17 PARKS & RECREATION ............................................................................................................ 18 CULTURE & FINE ARTS ............................................................................................................ 18 TAX CUT ..................................................................................................................................... 20 LEG EGISL SLAT ATION SU SUPPO PPORTED BY Y THE E COUNTY Y THAT AT PASS PASSED ED .............................................. 21 21 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES ................................................................................... 21 Controlled Substances .............................................................................................................. 21 Guardian Ad Litem .................................................................................................................... 21 Trauma Services ....................................................................................................................... 21 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 22 Affordable Housing ................................................................................................................... 22 Glades Initiatives ....................................................................................................................... 22 Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training Program .................... 22 The Job Growth Grant Fund ..................................................................................................... 22 Enterprise Florida/Visit Florida .................................................................................................. 22 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 22 Ratification of Dept. of Elder Affairs Rule ................................................................................. 22 Page | 3

Ratification of Agency For Health Care Administration Rules .................................................. 23 EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................... 23 Biomedical Research Funding .................................................................................................. 23 PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES ..................................................................... 23 Public Safety ............................................................................................................................. 23 Criminal Justice ......................................................................................................................... 24 Criminal Justice Commission .................................................................................................... 24 LEG EGISL SLAT ATION SU SUPPO PPORTED BY Y THE E COUNTY Y THAT AT FAI AILED ED ................................................ 24 24 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ............................................................................................ 24 Substance Abuse Services ....................................................................................................... 24 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 25 Public Records/Disaster Response .......................................................................................... 25 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 25 Affordable Housing ................................................................................................................... 25 Film and TV Incentives ............................................................................................................. 25 PUBLIC SAFETY ......................................................................................................................... 26 Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program ............................................................... 26 Drones ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Texting While Driving ................................................................................................................ 26 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................ 26 Land Acquisition Trust Fund ..................................................................................................... 26 Coastal Management ................................................................................................................ 26 Environmental Regulation ......................................................................................................... 27 Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Drilling ....................................................................................... 27 LEG EGISL SLAT ATION OPPO PPOSED SED BY BY THE E COUNTY Y THAT AT FAILED ED ..................................................... 28 28 GENERAL GOVERNMENT ......................................................................................................... 28 Economic Development and Tourism Promotion ..................................................................... 28 Tree and Vegetation Maintenance ............................................................................................ 28 Vacation Rentals ....................................................................................................................... 28 Recovered Materials ................................................................................................................. 28 Bicycle Sharing ......................................................................................................................... 28 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................... 29 Towing and Immobilizing Fees and Charges ............................................................................ 29 TAX AND ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 29 Page | 4