City accepts $822,732 in additional FDOT funds for Northmoor Elementary sidewalks, boosting total to $3.72 million

The West Palm Beach City Commission on May 12 approved a supplemental Local Agency Program (LAP) grant agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation that adds $822,732 to the Northmoor Elementary Sidewalks project, bringing total construction funding to $3,720,687.

The supplemental agreement was presented as part of a pair of resolutions the commission approved. City materials described the payment as additional grant funds from FDOT under LAP to support construction of sidewalks around Northmoor Elementary School.

City staff and commissioners did not provide a public vote tally or name a mover and seconder in the meeting summary. The transcript lists the action as approved by ordinance/resolution during the meeting.

The project name in city materials is Northmoor Elementary Sidewalks; the additional FDOT funds are explicitly described as supplemental grant funding for construction. No timeline for construction or additional funding sources beyond the FDOT LAP amount and revised total were specified in the meeting summary.

Residents, school officials, or contractors were not quoted in the meeting summary. The commission did not attach conditions or amendments to the supplemental agreement in the transcript excerpt provided.

The commission’s acceptance of the supplemental LAP agreement authorizes the city to receive the additional FDOT grant funds for the project, increasing the amount available for construction to $3,720,687.

Details on project schedule, contractor selection, and required local matching funds were not specified in the meeting summary.