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February 5, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 38 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
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 4:20
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 4:33
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 5:43
  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 National 211 Day Proclamation - Micki Thompson (CEO) and Sean Schrader (Board Member) First Contact Organization ID#26-0073 ▶ jump to 6:48
  8. 5. Approval of Minutes
  9. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the January 15, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#26-0134 approved Pass ▶ jump to 11:41
  10. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 11:56
  11. 6.1 Approve the Fifth Amendment to Contract for Sale of City-Owned Vacant Land between the City of Clearwater, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc., and Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. for real property located at 1454 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same and such requisite documents necessary to effectuate the sale. (consent) ID#25-1324 approved Pass
  12. 6.2 Approve a Professional Services Agreement to the Instigo LLC dba Instigo Agency of St. Petersburg FL for sponsorship sales services for the City of Clearwater assets in the amount of $5,000.00 per month retainage fee plus an additional 12 percent of gross sponsorship sales that are negotiated and secured by Instigo for an initial one-year term with four one-year renewal options, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 54-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0045 approved Pass ▶ jump to 12:46
  13. 6.3 Authorize an increase and extension to the purchase order with Sentry Event Services of Tampa, FL, for citywide security and event services in the amount of $86,000.00 for Year Four, increasing the annual not-to-exceed amount from $200,000.00 to $286,000.00, and extending the contract for up to 120 calendar days, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 06-22, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0048 approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:22
  14. 6.4 Award a construction contract to TLC Diversified, Inc for the Lift Station Point Repairs and Improvements in the annual amount of $5,000,000.00 for an initial term with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to invitation to Bid (ITB) 25-0006-UT; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-1152 approved Pass
  15. 6.5 Approve a work order with McKim and Creed of Clearwater, FL, for design and construction phase services associated with the Coachman Station Disinfection System Update (25-0041-UT) in the not-to-exceed amount of $243,454.00 pursuant to the continuing contract awarded under RFQ 34-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-1293 approved Pass
  16. 6.6 Award construction contracts to TLC Diversified of Palmetto, FL, Murphy Pipeline Contractors of Jacksonville, FL and Applied Drilling Engineering of Tampa, FL for the Water, Reclaimed Water and Well Repair and Improvements project in the annual amount of $9,000,000.00 for a one year term with the option for three one-year renewals on a unit price basis pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 25-0027-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0042 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:14
  17. 6.7 Authorize a purchase order to Ferguson Waterworks of Tampa, FL, for the procurement of Neptune water meter original equipment manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts in the one-time purchase amount of $45,679.30 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), impractical to bid, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0056 approved Pass
  18. 6.8 Approve the Standard Grant Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the City of Clearwater for the design and construction of six stormwater pump stations and associated conveyance upgrades, Phase 1 of the North Beach Stormwater Improvements Project (24-0037-EN), in the amount of $3,000,000, providing State funding with no required match, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-1284 approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:29
  19. 6.9 Approve a Roadway Transfer Agreement with the Town of Belleair for a certain portion of Watkins Road pursuant to Florida Statute 335.0415(3) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-0092 approved Pass
  20. 6.10 Approve a purchase order to Routeware, Inc of Austin, TX for solid waste and recycling service verification, including camera systems with back-office system integration in the not to exceed amount of $769,626.65 for a 36-month term pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-1322 approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:22
  21. 6.11 Appoint Chantala Davis to the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area Citizens Advisory Committee, as the Non Profit Representative, for a term expiring February 5, 2028. (consent) ID#26-0079 approved Pass
  22. 6.12 Appoint Owen Kohler to serve as Interim City Attorney beginning February 10, 2026. (consent) ID#26-0075 approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:09
  23. 22 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  24. 22 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 12:40
  25. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  26. 7.1 Amend Council Rule 6 to temporarily restore public comment regarding matters not on the agenda and adopt Resolution 26-02. ID#26-0057 approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:48
  27. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  28. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9866-26 on second reading, annexing certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, together with abutting S. McMullen Booth Road right-of-way into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition. Ord. 9866-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  29. 8.2 Adopt Ordinance 9867-26 on second reading, amending the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use for certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Medium (RM). Ord. 9867-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  30. 8.3 Adopt Ordinance 9868-26 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Medium Density Residential (MDR). Ord. 9868-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  31. 8.4 Adopt Ordinance 9869-26 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition. Ord. 9869-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 49:39
  32. 8.5 Adopt Ordinance 9870-26 on second 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 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Suburban (RS). Ord. 9870-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 50:24
  33. 8.6 Adopt Ordinance 9871-26 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Density Residential (LDR). Ord. 9871-26 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 51:22
  34. 9. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 52:02
  35. 10. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 52:49
  36. 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 57:17
  37. 12. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 61:40
  38. 13. Adjourn ▶ jump to 64:14