County helps to fund music meeting

Published March 24th, 2008

By John Johnston
Managing Editor

Palm Beach County commissioners have approved $5,000 for the Palm Beach County Music Teachers Association (MTA) to help offset costs for the Florida Music Teachers Association’s annual conference held in Boca Raton last fall.

The MTA is a not-for-profit organization formed to promote music education in Palm Beach County and to inspire music teachers through workshops, showcases of teaching materials, recitals, and student competitions. The 2007 MTA conference was held at Florida Atlantic University and the Boca Raton Marriott Hotel.

Commissioners said the total cost of the event was approximately $24,000 for concert artists, moving and tuning pianos, printing costs, program books, exhibitions, extra orchestra expenses, hotel expenses and program presenters.

The $5,000 will come from District 4 and District 7 Recreation Assistance Program (RAP) funds.

In other recent business commissioners:

• Approved a $54,000 contract with Concept EFL Imaging Center, LLC to provide radiology services for the operation of the county’s Occupational Health Clinic for high-risk positions covered under Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Services include lumbosacral and/or chest x-rays required on pre-employment, periodic/annual physical exams and special screening as needed followed by written interpretations and summary reports, commissioners said. 
• Received and filed the official transcript for the closing of the $20.1 million, Florida Public Improvement Revenue Bond Anticipation Note, Series 2007, for financing the costs of acquisition, renovation, construction and equipping of additional criminal justice and public improvement facilities.
• Received and filed the official transcript for the closing of the $14.7 million, Florida Public Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, for financing the costs of expansion and upgrading of the judicial center parking garage.   
• Received and filed the official transcript for the closing of the $9 million, Florida Variable Rate Airport Revenue Bonds (Galaxy Aviation Project), Series 2007, for financing the costs of constructing approximately 58,000 square feet of additional general aviation storage hangars and related office space.
• Received and filed the official transcript for the closing of the $11.7 million, Florida Public Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2008, for financing the costs of the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in Palm Beach County.
• Received and filed the official transcript for the closing of the $98.1 million, Florida Public Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2007C, for the purpose of redeeming the County’s Public Improvement Revenue Anticipation Notes, Series 2006(Biomedical Research Park Project) and financing the costs of the acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping permanent facilities to be development by Scripps for the Biomedical Research Park Project.
• Approved an amendment to an agreement with Broad and Cassel for airport-related bankruptcy legal services.  The amendment adds one year and $50,000 to the original agreement.
• Approved a non-financial collaborative agreement with Easter Seals Florida (Palm Beach County Early Steps Program) to provide developmental evaluations services for eligible Early Head Start infants and toddlers who are suspected of having disabilities.  Commissioners said the agreement would be used to provide medical, physical, psychological, social and educational evaluations to Early Head Start infants and toddlers.  In addition, the Early Steps Program will assist in making recommendations for placement in early intervention programs based on the evaluation outcomes, said commissioners.