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Agenda — 47 items

1. 1 Welcome. We are glad to have you join us. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a Comment Card. Comment Cards are on the right-hand side of the dais by the City Clerk. When recognized, please hand your card to the Clerk, approach the podium and state your name. Persons speaking before the City Council shall be limited to 3 minutes unless otherwise noted under Public Hearings. A spokesperson for a group may speak for 3 minutes plus an additional minute for each person in the audience that waives their right to speak, up to a maximum of 10 minutes. Prior to the item being presented, please obtain the form to designate a spokesperson from the City Clerk. Up to 60 minutes of public comment will be allowed for an agenda item. No person shall speak more than once on the same subject unless granted permission by the City Council. The City of Clearwater strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please advise us at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations at 727-562-4090. Assisted Listening Devices are available. Kindly refrain from using cell phones and electronic devices during the meeting. Citizens wishing to provide comments on an agenda item are encouraged to do so in advance through written comment. The City has established the following two options: 1) eComments via Granicus - eComments is integrated with the published meeting agenda. Individuals may review the agenda item details and indicate their position on the item. You will be prompted to set up a user profile to allow you to comment, which will become part of the official public record. The eComment period is open from the time the agenda is published. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting will become part of the official record. 2) Email – Individuals may submit written comments or videos to ClearwaterCouncil@myclearwater.com. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting will become part of the official record.
2. 1. Call to Order
3. 2. Invocation
4. 3. Pledge of Allegiance
5. 4. Special recognitions and Presentations (Proclamations, service awards, or other special recognitions. Presentations by governmental agencies or groups providing formal updates to Council will be limited to ten minutes.)
6. 4.1 Constitution Week Proclamation - Regent Sharon Jank, Clearwater Chapter DAR and Dwight McEntire, Clearwater Chapter SAR ID#26-0994
7. 4.2 Find the Good Day 2026 Proclamation, September 17, 2026 - Malena Allison, Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, President ID#26-1146
8. 4.3 Annual report detailing the results of all red-light cameras (traffic infraction detectors) within the city of Clearwater, in accordance with the July 2024 legislative changes to Florida State Statute 316.0083 -- Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Program. ID#26-1041
9. 5. Approval of Minutes
10. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the August 31, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#26-0159
11. 11 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
12. 6. Administrative Public Hearings
13. 6.1 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1209 Canterbury Road and pass Ordinances 9926-26, 9927-26, and 9928-26 on first reading. (ANX2026-06009) ANX2026-06009
14. 6.2 Approve a rights-of-way vacation request from Myrtle Development LLC for city rights-of-way and alleyway more particularly described as those portions of Laura Street, a 15 ft. platted alley, and North Street, also known as Grove Street, lying east of East Street, also known as East Avenue and abutting blocks 14, 15, and 16, in Gould and Ewing’s 2nd Addition according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 52 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas County was formerly a part and pass Ordinance 9908-26 on first reading. 9908-26
15. 6.3 Approve the Right-of-Way Vacation request from Clearwater Village, L.C. for portions of city rights-of-ways, as recorded in Plat Book 13, page 59 in the Public records of Pinellas County, Florida consisting of the Mall, Lantana Avenue, Idlewild Drive, Evergreen Avenue, Gardenia Court, Woodlawn Terrace, No Name Streets, and Shore Drive, abutting Tract B, Clearwater Village Phase 1, as recorded in Plat Book 126, Pages 6-8 of the Public records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9889-26 on first reading. 9889-26
16. 6.4 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2025/26 operating and capital improvement budgets at third quarter and pass Ordinances 9939-26 and 9940-26 on first reading. 9939-26 9940-26
17. 6.5 Approve purchase orders to Joe Payne, Inc d/b/a JPI, Quorum Services LLC, and Willdan Engineering for Building Inspection and Plan Review Services in the cumulative annual amount of $1,250,000.00 for the initial term of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four, one-year renewal options pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 50-26 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1106
18. 6.6 Authorize an extension of the purchase order to Evoqua Water Technologies (Xylem) for chemical tank and feed system rental and bulk odor control chemical delivery in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $255,000.00, for the period of July 20, 2026 through July 19, 2027, utilizing Manatee County Contract No. 24-R084063BB as a piggyback contract. ID#26-0979
19. 6.7 Authorize purchase orders to Consolidated Pipe and Supply, Ferguson Enterprise LLC, Palm Beach Plumbing Parts, and American Backflow Products Company for backflow devices and parts, in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $750,000.00 with the option for two, one-year extensions pursuant to Invitation to Bid 37-26, Backflow devices and parts, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1098
20. 6.8 Amend the August 7, 2025 City Council authorization to Hach Company of Loveland, CO, for the purchase of testing equipment, laboratory instruments, chemicals, parts, and related supplies and services, to authorize an annual not-to-exceed amount of $350,000.00 for each of the two, one-year renewal options previously approved, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchase (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1120
21. 6.9 Approve a Design Professional Agreement and Work Order with AtkinsRéalis USA, Inc., of Tampa, FL, for design services for the Public Services Complex Administrative Building project (15-0048-EN), in the amount of $3,837,474.37, pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 43-23, Design Services - Public Works Complex and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0953
22. 6.10 Approve the 2026 Affordable Housing Inventory List pursuant to requirements of Chapter 166.0451, Florida Statutes; adopt Resolution 26-15 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (APH) ID#26-1010
23. 6.11 Authorize an amendment with Cigna Healthcare (Cigna) for city medical insurance (under a self- insured funding arrangement) and a purchase order to Evernorth Behavior Health (Evernorth) for the employee assistance program for period January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, pursuant to RFP 26-22, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $34.0 million ($33,897,264 for Cigna and $60,000 for Evernorth), to be funded by city budgeted funds, payroll deductions of employees and retiree premiums; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0826
24. 6.12 Approve an agreement with Evernorth Direct Health LLC dba Cigna for onsite medical and prescription drug services for the period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, in the not-to-exceed amount of $5,500,000.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0965
25. 6.13 Approve a purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. of Redwood Shores, CA for software maintenance in a not-to-exceed amount of $197,664.05 for a one-year term pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1113
26. 6.14 Approve a Capital Project Funding Agreement grant for the construction of the Bayshore Trail Trailhead in the amount of $216,000, between Trust for Public Land and the City of Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0954
27. 6.15 Authorize a construction contract to MTM Contractors, Inc. for the renovations and improvements of Edgewater Drive Park located at 1925 Edgewater Drive in the amount of $762,910.50, pursuant to Invitation to Bid 25-0019-PR, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0955
28. 6.16 Approve a one-year agreement with Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) and the City of Clearwater for funding youth programs, approve a first quarter budget amendment of $1,000,360 in special program G2706, JWB Youth Programming, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0964
29. 6.17 Approve a purchase order to Rep Services, Inc., of Longwood, Florida for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Coachman Park located at 300 Cleveland Street in the total amount of $350,362.74, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and 2.563(1)(d), Impractical, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0972
30. 6.18 Provide direction on continuing revenue-generating Amusement Activities authorized through RFP 35-25. (Discussion Only) ID#26-1004
31. 6.19 Authorize a purchase order to Angelo’s Aggregate Materials, Ltd. dba GFL Environmental of Detroit, MI for Yard Waste, Class III Waste, and Construction Demolition Debris Disposal in the not-to-exceed amount of $5,550,000.00 for a five-year term, October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, with one, two-year renewal option, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Cooperative purchasing and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1055
32. 6.20 Approve a purchase order to Pinellas County Solid Waste for the disposal of solid waste at the Pinellas County waste-to-energy plant/landfill in the not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000.00 for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Section 2.563 (1) (a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1093
33. 6.21 Approve three Agreements for Disaster Recovery Consulting Services between the City of Clearwater and IEM International Inc.-Primary, Hagerty Consulting, Inc.-Secondary, and Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC-Tertiary. ID#26-1111
34. 6.22 Approve payment of $130,529.41 from the Central Insurance Fund to Fleet/General Services to settle claim 25000218 for damages to vehicle G4858, a 2020 Ford F-550 CCTV truck used for sewer line inspections, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.645, Payment of claims. ID#26-1122
35. 6.23 Approve the purchase of excess liability, workers compensation and various specialty insurance policies from, October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in the not to exceed amount of $1,550,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(i), Insurance, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-1123
36. 6.24 Appoint Patricia Geraldi to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the Sister Cities, Inc. representative, with an unexpired term through July 31, 2027. ID#26-1187
37. 6.25 Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Kathy Ouzts to the Clearwater Housing Authority Board, as the representative employed within city limits, with a term beginning October 1, 2026 and ending October 1, 2030. ID#26-1183
38. 7. Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda.
39. 8. City Manager Reports
40. 9. City Attorney Reports
41. 9.1 Provide direction on Referendum Petition 26-01 which is a citizens petition to repeal Ordinance 9907-26. ID#26-1150
42. 10. Other Council Action
43. 10.1 Approve City Manager 2027 Goals. ID#26-1151
44. 10.2 Approve City Attorney 2027 Goals. ID#26-1152
45. 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
46. 12. Closing Comments by Mayor
47. 13. Adjourn

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