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July 16, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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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 Rollcall ▶ jump to 0:07
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 3:16
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 3:37
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 5:16
  6. 4. Approval of Minutes
  7. 4.1 Approve the minutes of the June 18, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#26-0155 approved Pass ▶ jump to 6:19
  8. 5. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 6:36
  9. 5.1 Authorize purchase orders to JB Edwards, Solseen LLC dba Big T Printing, Vampt Co., and Young Guns Embroidery Inc. for Citywide Custom Apparel Services in the cumulative annual amount of $385,000.00, for initial term July 17, 2026 through July 16, 2027, with four, one-year renewal options pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 14-26 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0708 approved Pass
  10. 5.2 Approve a Work Order to Advanced Engineering and Design, Inc. of Pinellas Park, FL, to provide bidding, design, and permitting services for the 2026 Seawall Repairs project (24-0077-EN) in the amount of $128,097.56 pursuant to Request For Qualifications (RFQ) 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0550 approved Pass
  11. 5.3 Award a construction contract to Keystone Excavators, Inc.­­ of Oldsmar, Florida, for the 2026 Underdrain Improvement Project (26-0016-EN), in the initial not-to-exceed amount of $1,709,581.50, with three one-year renewal options at the City’s discretion in the annual amount of $1,250,000.00 based upon unit pricing, pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 26-0016-EN, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0737 approved Pass
  12. 5.4 Approve a purchase order to Temple, Inc. of Decatur, Alabama, for Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon (RRFB) systems, enhanced pedestrian lighting, and associated equipment for pedestrian crosswalk enhancements, in the amount of $107,895.00, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0798 approved Pass
  13. 5.5 Approve Temporary Right of Entry (ROE) Agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc., requiring indemnification, in support of the new City Hall project (22-0019-EN), and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0809 approved Pass
  14. 5.6 Authorize purchase order(s) to multiple vendors for vehicle and equipment repair, maintenance, and collision services in the cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $5,000,000.00 over the potential five-year term, consisting of an initial one year term beginning July 16, 2026, with the option for four additional one-year renewal terms at the City's discretion, pursuant to ITB 27-26, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0767 approved Pass
  15. 5.7 Approve an Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement between City of Pinellas Park, in its capacity as agent for the owner of the premises known as Pinellas Park Fire Training Facility, located at 11350 43rd St. N. Clearwater, FL 33762, and the City of Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department for the purpose of fire training on time periods agreed upon, allow the City Manager to approve this agreement and any future training agreements, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0794 approved Pass
  16. 5.8 Award a construction contract to JDS Pipe, Inc. for the FDEM-HMGP Lift Station Platforms project in the amount of $6,336,305.80, pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 26-0022-UT; approve a time extension for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Grant 4337-484-R Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0709 approved Pass
  17. 5.9 Authorize purchase orders to Carolina Filters, Inc., Core and Main LP, and Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC for Reverse Osmosis Plant Cartridge Filters, in the cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $160,000.00, for the period of July 17, 2026 through July 16, 2027, with the option for two one-year renewals at the City's discretion, pursuant to Invitation to Bid 23-26, Reverse Osmosis Plant Cartridge Filters; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0712 approved Pass
  18. 5.10 Reappoint Robyn Fiel to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board, as the citizen who is actively engaged in the banking/mortgage industry in connection with affordable housing, with a term expiring January 31, 2030. (consent) ID#26-0807 approved Pass
  19. 5.11 Appoint Todd St. John-Fulton to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board, as the Citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing, with a term expiring July 16, 2030. (consent) ID#26-0817 approved Pass
  20. 5.12 Reappoint Kinard Robinson to the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area Citizens Advisory Committee, as the Resident Representative, for a term expiring September 30, 2028. (consent) ID#26-0808 approved Pass
  21. 5.13 Appoint Eleanor Nartker to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the Youth Member, with an unexpired term through October 31, 2028. (consent) ID#26-0812 approved Pass
  22. 5.14 Appoint Stephanie Chill to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the resident with an arts education/professional background, with an unexpired term through October 31, 2027. (consent) ID#26-0816 approved Pass
  23. 5.15 Appoint Natasa Karac to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the Pinellas County Schools employee, with an unexpired term through February 1, 2028. (consent) ID#26-0818 approved Pass
  24. 5.16 Designate a Councilmember to serve as the City’s official voting delegate at the Florida League of Cities’ Annual Conference, August 13-15, 2026. ID#26-0814 approved Pass
  25. 24 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  26. 24 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 6:51
  27. 6. Administrative Public Hearings
  28. 6.1 Approve a 30-year Franchise Agreement with Duke Energy Florida, LLC, for the purpose of providing electric and power services in the City of Clearwater, authorize the appropriate officials to execute same, and pass Ordinance 9929-26 on first reading. 9929-26 approved Pass ▶ jump to 6:56
  29. 6.2 Approve a tentative millage rate of 5.8850 mills for fiscal year 2026/27 and set public hearing dates on the budget for September 15, 2026, and September 21, 2026, to be held at 6:00 pm. ID#26-0799 approved Pass ▶ jump to 95:26
  30. 6.3 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#26-0789 continued ▶ jump to 141:20
  31. 6.4 Declare as surplus certain real property located at 103 N. East Ave., Clearwater, Florida 33755, approve the transfer of said property to the City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency, and authorize the appropriate officials to effectuate the transaction.(APH) ID#26-0791 approved Pass ▶ jump to 149:42
  32. 6.5 Provide direction on the proposed Development Agreement between MHG Palm Pavilion Hotel, LP, Sixth Flag Planted LLC and the City of Clearwater for property located at 10 Bay Esplanade and 18 Bay Esplanade, providing for the allocation of 91 units from the Hotel Density Reserve under Beach by Design, and confirm a second public hearing in City Council Chambers before City Council on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (HDA2026-03001) 26-09 approved Pass ▶ jump to 151:21
  33. 6.6 Appoint an individual to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the business community representative, with an unexpired term through March 31, 2028. ID#26-0820 approved Pass ▶ jump to 186:50
  34. 7. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  35. 7.1 Adopt Ordinance 9909-26 on second reading, amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) to modernize parking operations, update enforcement procedures, and revise related fees. ID#26-0700 adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 189:51
  36. 7.2 Adopt Ordinance 9888-26 on third reading, vacating city right of way, alley, drainage and utility easements as more particularly described and Recorded in the Bay View city Subdivision Plat Book 9, Page 43 and the abutting Bayview Terrace Subdivision as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 63 of the Public Records of Pinellas County. 9888-26 3rd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 191:11
  37. 7.3 Adopt Ordinance 9884-26 on third reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 1903 Douglas Avenue, Clearwater Florida, 33755, together with certain rights of way of Douglas Avenue and Sunset Point Road, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition. 9884-26 3rd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 192:54
  38. 7.4 Adopt Ordinance 9885-26 on third reading, amending the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use for certain real property whose post office address is 1903 Douglas Avenue, Clearwater Florida, 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Commercial General (CG) 9885-26 3rd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  39. 7.5 Adopt Ordinance 9886-26 on third reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1903 Douglas Avenue, Clearwater Florida, 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Commercial (C). 9886-26 3rd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  40. 8. Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda. ▶ jump to 195:47
  41. 9. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 200:49
  42. 10. City Attorney Reports
  43. 11. Other Council Action
  44. 11.1 Discuss city attorney candidates and next steps. ID#26-0831 ▶ jump to 201:46
  45. 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 219:44
  46. 13. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 225:04
  47. 14. Adjourn ▶ jump to 227:46