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March 30, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final-revised

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 51 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 0:06
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 11:42
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 11:59
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 18:05
  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 Clearwater For Youth Scholarship Recipients - Eric Harris, CFY Program Manager ID#26-0211 ▶ jump to 19:18
  8. 4.2 Salvation Army Centennial Day Proclamation - Majors Ted & Pamala Morris, Corps Officers ID#26-0378 ▶ jump to 33:17
  9. 4.3 Donate Life Month Proclamation - Sonia Piatt, LifeLink ID#26-0192 ▶ jump to 37:36
  10. 4.4 Fair Housing Month Proclamation ID#26-0294 ▶ jump to 45:21
  11. 4.5 Earth Month 2026 Proclamation - Cassie Cordova, PW Sustainability Division Manager ID#26-0323 ▶ jump to 49:28
  12. 5. Approval of Minutes
  13. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the March 5, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#26-0149 approved Pass ▶ jump to 52:35
  14. 13 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  15. 6. Administrative Public Hearings
  16. 6.1 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to establish a new Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay future land use category with associated bonuses, incorporate policies for a new North Greenwood Community Overlay District, and add Comprehensive Plan policy support for existing nonconformity procedures in the Community Development Code; and pass Ordinance 9860-26 on first reading. (CPA2025-10001) CPA2025-10001 CC1 approved Pass ▶ jump to 98:43
  17. 6.2 Approve a city-initiated Future Land Use Map amendment to apply the Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay within the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), excluding areas designated Central Business District (CBD) and parcels designated Industrial Limited (IL), Transportation/Utility (T/U), Water, Preservation (P), and Recreation/Open Space (R/OS), and pass Ordinance 9861-26 on first reading. (LUP2025-11005) LUP2025-11005 CC1 approved Pass ▶ jump to 105:56
  18. 6.3 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2025/26 operating and capital improvement budgets at first quarter and pass Ordinances 9901-26 and 9902-26 on first reading. 9901-26 9902-26 approved Pass ▶ jump to 112:59
  19. 6.4 Approve an Annual General Permit, in the amount of $4,000.00, with Pinellas County to construct and maintain natural gas facilities and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0314 approved Pass ▶ jump to 113:52
  20. 6.5 Authorize Purchase Orders to multiple vendors listed for the purchase of fleet parts in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $3,000,000.00 for a one-year term with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to ITB 10-26 and Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0358 approved Pass ▶ jump to 115:31
  21. 6.6 Authorize a purchase order to Jeffrey Allen, Inc of Tampa, FL for the purchase of eleven 2026 Club Car Carryall 1700D 4WD Carts in the amount of $248,439.84 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), piggyback; authorize lease purchase under the City's Master Lease Purchase Agreement or internal financing via an interfund loan from the Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is deemed to be in the City's best interest; declare G5263 G5264 G5265 G5266 G5267 G5268 G5269 G5270 G5271 G5272 and G5273 surplus and authorize disposal by auction or trade-in pursuant to Code Sections 2.623(6) and (7), whichever is deemed to be in the City’s best interest, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0332 approved Pass ▶ jump to 118:17
  22. 6.7 Approve a purchase order to Universal Protection Service, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services for security services in the annual not to exceed amount of $300,000.00, which includes additional added services throughout term of contract including special events, for a one-year term with four one-year renewal options pursuant to RFP 01-26, Security Services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0374 approved Pass ▶ jump to 120:20
  23. 6.8 Authorize a purchase order to PowerNet, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, for software licensing, maintenance, voice trunking, long-distance services, hardware, backup services, and professional services supporting the City’s Microsoft Teams telephony and Genesys call center systems, originally implemented under RFP No. 06-23, for an 11-month term from April 9, 2026 through March 9, 2027, in a not-to-exceed amount of $167,600.10, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchase, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0365 approved Pass ▶ jump to 123:30
  24. 6.9 Approve a Construction Contract and Purchase Order to Bandes Construction Company, for the new Air Park Terminal project in the amount of $13,659,750.00 per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 23-0015-AP and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0267 approved Pass ▶ jump to 129:54
  25. 6.10 Accept Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Grant Agreement Amendment (No. 450563-1-94-01) in the amount of $2,400,000 for the Construction of Terminal and FBO Building at Clearwater Executive Airport and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0302 approved Pass ▶ jump to 131:24
  26. 6.11 Award a construction contract to Creative Contractors, Inc., of Clearwater, FL for BayCare Ball Park Berm Wall Repair in the amount of $1,626,534.60 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 26-0002-PR and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0289 approved Pass ▶ jump to 133:34
  27. 6.12 Approve a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) agreement and preconstruction phase proposal from PJ Hayes Inc dba Tandem Construction for Eddie C. Moore Complex Renovations project (25-0032-PR), in the amount of $93,882.00 pursuant to RFQ 13-26 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0315 approved Pass ▶ jump to 136:51
  28. 6.13 Authorize an Agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Carlouel Yacht Club located at 1091 Eldorado Avenue, authorizing the limited use of certain vehicles on public beaches by permit pursuant to recent amendments to F.S. 161.58; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0317 approved Pass ▶ jump to 138:28
  29. 6.14 Award a construction contract to Razorback LLC, for the Marshall Street Water Reclamation Facility (MS WRF) Clarifier Improvements in the amount of $689,700.00 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 24-0066-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same. ID#26-0194 approved Pass ▶ jump to 139:42
  30. 6.15 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Gulf To Bay Blvd TLC Diversified Inc., a current Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the City, for an emergency procurement to repair a 10-inch water main at the intersection of South Keystone Avenue and Gulf to Bay Boulevard in the estimated amount of $199,402.00, pursuant to City Code 2.563(1)(k) emergency and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0283 approved Pass ▶ jump to 141:05
  31. 6.16 Authorize a purchase order to ACF Standby Systems, LLC of Tampa, FL for the purchase of three mobile diesel engine-driven generator sets in the amount of $223,285.56 pursuant Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), piggyback; declare G3053, G3062 and G3063 surplus effective upon completion of new generators and authorize disposal at auction or trade-in, whichever is deemed to be in the best interest of the City, pursuant to Sections 2.623 (7) and (8), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute. ID#26-0284 approved Pass ▶ jump to 144:10
  32. 6.17 Award a purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing Co of Tampa, FL, for the purchase and delivery of liquid sodium hypochlorite for water and wastewater treatment facilities, in the not-to-exceed annual amount of $2,000,000.00, for a one-year term with two, one-year renewal options, pursuant to Invitation to Bid No. 12-26, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0285 approved Pass ▶ jump to 145:31
  33. 6.18 Approve a professional service agreement with CHA Consulting, Inc. of Tampa, FL to serve as the Water, Reclaimed Water, and Well Program Consultant (26-0007-UT), in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,000,000.00 for a five-year term, pursuant to Request for Qualification (RFQ) 39-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0313 approved Pass ▶ jump to 146:57
  34. 6.19 Approve a Construction Contract Amendment between the City of Clearwater and TLC Diversified, Inc. for the Lift Station 16 Pierce Street Project (20-0008-UT) to revise the contract completion date to January 14, 2026 and finalize project closeout; approve Stantec Supplemental Work Order (SWO) No. 6 in the amount of $13,200.00 for additional engineering services associated with the extended project duration and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0316 approved Pass ▶ jump to 148:25
  35. 6.20 Approve six individual work orders with Advanced Engineering Design, Inc. of Pinellas Park, FL, to provide, design, bidding services and construction administration services associated with the FEMA funded Slope Stabilization Annual Contract (26-0006-EN) totaling $347,923.01 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Professional Services Continuing Contract, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0053 approved Pass ▶ jump to 151:14
  36. 6.21 Approve the Standard Grant Agreement in the amount of $3,000,000 between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the City of Clearwater for the design and construction of four living seawalls and associated shoreline elevation improvements pursuant to the Clearwater Living Seawall Project (25-0045-EN), providing State funding with no required match, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-1292 approved Pass ▶ jump to 154:25
  37. 6.22 Approve a work order and design professional agreement with WSP USA, Inc., for the Pier 60 Repair project (25-0007-PR), to assist in developing rehabilitation plans to repair and harden the existing Pier 60, in the amount of $708,227.00 per RFQ 55-25, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-1303 approved Pass ▶ jump to 162:50
  38. 6.23 Approve a Work Order to WSP-USA, Inc., for the Living Seawall project (25-0045-EN) to provide living seawall design services, converting four existing seawalls into living seawalls/shorelines, in the amount of $405,533.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 34-23, Engineer of Record Consulting Services (EOR) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0196 approved Pass ▶ jump to 166:33
  39. 6.24 Approve an increase to the palm pruning contract with Brigan Enterprises, of Safety Harbor, FL; Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service, of Miami, FL; and Wright Tree Service, of Des Moines, IA, for palm tree pruning services on a unit-price basis, increasing the initial cumulative amount by $250,000.00 for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $300,000.00 for the initial term, and approve two, one-year renewal options in the annual cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $300,000.00, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 11-26, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0197 approved Pass ▶ jump to 167:55
  40. 6.25 Elect a Councilmember to serve as Vice Mayor. ID#26-0301 approved Pass ▶ jump to 167:59
  41. 6.26 Appoint individuals to the Public Art and Design Board as listed. ID#26-0364 approved Pass ▶ jump to 175:20
  42. 6.27 Appoint Karen Cunningham to the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (Regional Board) to fill an unexpired term through February 2, 2028. ID#26-0363 approved Pass
  43. 6.28 Approve an agreement with Bryant Miller Olive P.A. for legal services and representation to the City of Clearwater Community Development Board and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#26-0379 approved Pass ▶ jump to 176:46
  44. 7. Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda. given ▶ jump to 176:49
  45. 8. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 180:46
  46. 9. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 181:29
  47. 10. Other Council Action
  48. 10.1 Provide direction regarding the September 3, 2026 council meeting. ID#26-0303 ▶ jump to 181:33
  49. 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 183:37
  50. 12. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 188:33
  51. 13. Adjourn ▶ jump to 193:55