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August 6, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 45 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 Rollcall ▶ jump to 0:11
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 10:46
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 11:06
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 12:26
  6. 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.)
  7. 4.1 End of Session Report - Anita Berry, Johnston and Stewart ID#26-0811 given ▶ jump to 13:37
  8. 4.2 Presentation by Middle School Students - Clearwater Sister Cities, Inc. (Nonprofit Partner) ID#26-0802 given ▶ jump to 21:56
  9. 4.3 Presentation by Clearwater high school students - Sister City Exchange Trip to Nagano, Japan ID#26-0801 given
  10. 4.4 Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit, Washington, D.C - Presentation by Clearwater Youth Ambassador ID#26-0804 given ▶ jump to 30:32
  11. 4.5 Sister Cities International Young Artists & Authors Showcase - Recognition of Clearwater Student Winner ID#26-0805 given ▶ jump to 33:42
  12. 4.6 Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County 80th Anniversary Proclamation - Karen Boggess, Interim CEO and COO of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County ID#26-0934 given ▶ jump to 37:25
  13. 4.7 Florida Water Professionals Month Proclamation - Mike Flanigan, Public Utilities Director ID#26-0706 given ▶ jump to 47:24
  14. 5. Approval of Minutes
  15. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the July 16, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#26-0156 approved Pass ▶ jump to 51:39
  16. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 51:53
  17. 6.1 Appoint Sean Austin to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board, as the citizen representative, for a term through August 6, 2030. (consent) ID#26-0939 approved Pass
  18. 6.2 Approve a Client Services Agreement with Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC to provide insurance brokerage services for the city’s Master Property Program and other insurance coverages as needed for an initial three-year term with one three-year renewal option pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0795 approved Pass
  19. 6.3 Extend Owen Kohler’s appointment as Interim City Attorney through October 1, 2026. (consent) ID#26-0938 approved Pass
  20. 6.4 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Keystone Excavators, Inc. of Oldsmar, FL, for renovations and improvements to Countryside Community Park, located at 2640 Sabal Springs Dr., in the amount of $1,449,136.15, pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24, Construction Manager at Risk Services for Continuing Contracts, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same (consent) ID#26-0796 approved Pass
  21. 6.5 Authorize an addendum to the existing Professional Services Agreement with RecTrac, LLC d/b/a Vermont Systems, of Essex Junction, Vermont, for the Payment Services software, PayTrac, to run coterminously with the existing agreement pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and 2.563(1)(d), Impractical, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0821 approved Pass
  22. 6.6 Award a construction contract to Concrete Protection and Restoration LLC, for Carpenter Complex Repairs in the amount of $962,933.00 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 26-0046-PR and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0823 approved Pass
  23. 6.7 Approve Change Order 3 to Skanska USA Building, Inc., for The Sound Canopy Gutters Installation Project in the amount of $694,055.00, increasing the contract from $72,362,827.92 to $73,056,882.92; approve a project budget increase of $2,513,593.13 to align the budget with revenues received and provide funding for additional project-related costs, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0621 approved Pass
  24. 6.8 Authorize the purchase of heavy- and light-duty vehicles and equipment in a not-to-exceed amount of $22,251,080 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback; 2.563(1)(d), Noncompetitive Purchases, and 2.561(5), Small Purchases; declare the vehicles and equipment being replaced as surplus and authorize disposal through public auction or trade-in, whichever is determined to be in the best interest of the City, pursuant to Code Sections 2.623(7)(c), Public Auction, and 2.623(7)(e), Trade-In; authorize lease purchase under the City's Master Lease Purchase Agreement or internal financing through an interfund loan from the Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is determined to be in the City's best interest; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0825 approved Pass
  25. 6.9 Approve Amendment No.1 (no monetary change) and Renewal No. 1 to the 2021 Pinellas County Technical Rescue Team Agreement (Agreement) with the City of Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0893 approved Pass
  26. 6.10 Authorize an increase on purchase orders to Joe Payne, Inc. and Quorum Services for Florida Building Code inspections and plan review services in an amount of $350,000.00 for a cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00 through September 30, 2026, pursuant to ITB #02-23, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0876 approved Pass
  27. 6.11 Authorize a purchase order with Verizon Wireless for cellular and mobile data services in an amount of $2,540,500.00, for the term August 24, 2026 through August 23, 2029, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0915 approved Pass
  28. 6.12 Approve an Encroachment Agreement between the City of Clearwater and Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC for the installation of a natural gas distribution pipeline to cross over Florida Gas Transmission pipeline facilities and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0443 approved Pass
  29. 28 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  30. 28 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 52:05
  31. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  32. 7.1 Approve the City of Clearwater’s FY2026/2027 Annual Action Plan, which is the second Action Plan of the 2025/2026 - 2029/2030 Consolidated Plan, to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the Consolidated Plan and authorize the appropriate officials to enter into agreements with HUD and organizations approved for funding, together with authorization to execute administrative adjustments to same as needed. (APH) ID#26-0828 approved Pass ▶ jump to 52:10
  33. 7.2 Appoint ten members to the 2026 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to include the appointment of a locally elected official and adopt Resolution 26-12. ID#26-0935 approved Pass ▶ jump to 55:45
  34. 7.3 Provide direction on the unsolicited proposal submitted by Sunshine Recreational and Development LLC in accordance with Florida Statute 255.065 Public Private Partnership for the purpose of development and leasehold interest of a city-owned property at 1875 Airport Drive, commonly referred to as the Landings Golf Course for a large-scale recreational and sports tourism complex. ID#26-0900 approved Pass ▶ jump to 59:02
  35. 7.4 Amend Council Rule 6 to temporarily restore public comment regarding matters not on the agenda for an additional period of time and adopt Resolution 26-13. ID#26-0920 approved Pass ▶ jump to 161:23
  36. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  37. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9929-26 on second reading, approving a 30-year Franchise Agreement with Duke Energy Florida, LLC. for the purpose of providing electric and power services in the City of Clearwater, approve a Memorandum of Agreement with Duke Energy Florida, LLC, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 9929-26 2nd rdg approved Pass ▶ jump to 162:37
  38. 9. Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda. ▶ jump to 181:06
  39. 10. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 187:22
  40. 11. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 187:32
  41. 12. Other Council Action
  42. 12.1 Conversation regarding naming City Hall and the Municipal Complex - Councilmember Mannino ID#26-0943 approved Pass ▶ jump to 187:42
  43. 13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 202:04
  44. 14. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 205:14
  45. 15. Adjourn