Council Work Session
Main Library - Council Chambers
Agenda — 65 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Presentations
- 2.1 September Service Awards
- 2.2 End of Session Report - Senator Ed Hooper
- 2.3 End of Session Report - Senator Nick DiCeglie
- 2.4 Clearwater Delegation Visit to Nagano, Japan Presentation – Amber Brice, Art and Cultural Affairs Manager
- 3. City Manager
- 3.1 Approval of a three-year Interlocal Agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to provide staffing and administrative services and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 4. Office of Management and Budget
- 4.1 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 operating and capital improvement budgets at third quarter and pass Ordinances 9851-25 and 9852-25 on first reading.
- 5. Finance
- 5.1 Approve the purchase of excess liability, workers compensation and various specialty insurance policies from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 in the not to exceed amount of $1,620,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(i), Insurance, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6. Economic Development and Housing
- 6.1 Provide direction on the 17-25 Call for Development Concepts.
- 7. Gas System
- 7.1 Approve a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to remove or to place out of service including grouting natural gas mains during a road improvement project along Alternate US Highway 19, at an estimated cost of $43,374.87, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 8. Human Resources
- 8.1 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, 2026 through December 31, 2026, pursuant to RFP 26-22, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $31.0 million ($30,940,000 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. (consent)
- 9. Parks and Recreation
- 9.1 Authorize purchase orders to Average Joe Landscape LLC, Botanical Dimensions, Inc., J & J Diversified LLC dba Diversified Landscape Maintenance, and MMM Property Maintenance and Lawn LLC for citywide landscaping services in the cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $661,324.00 for the initial one-year term beginning October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with the option for three one-year term extensions pursuant to Invitation to Bid 42-25, Landscape Maintenance Services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 9.2 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 $569,723 in special program G2107, JWB Youth Programming, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 9.3 Award a construction contract to Concrete Protection & Restoration, LLC, of Oakland Park, MD for renovations and structural repairs at BayCare Ballpark in the amount of $967,670.63 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 25-00022-PR and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same (consent)
- 9.4 Approve amendment of the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) project grant agreement for the renovations and improvements of Edgewater Drive Park, 1923 Edgewater Drive, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 9.5 Approve a purchase order to Bandes Construction, of Dunedin, Florida for certain maintenance and improvements to the picnic shelter and restroom building at Marymont Park located at 1900 Gilbert Street in the total amount of $170,384.75 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 10. Police Department
- 10.1 Approve a three-year Interlocal Agreement between the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency and the Clearwater Police Department to provide CRA increment funding to underwrite the cost of additional Community Policing services in the Downtown CRA boundaries and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 11. Public Works
- 11.1 Approve a purchase order to All Around Maintenance and Rehabs II, LLC of Palm Harbor, FL for ditch mowing and general ditch maintenance in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $750,000.00 for an initial one-year term, with one, one-year renewal option on a unit price basis, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563.(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 11.2 Authorize purchase orders to multiple vendors as listed below for citywide heavy equipment rental for operational needs in a cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $640,000.00 for an initial one-year term with two optional one-year renewals, pursuant to ITB 27-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 12. Planning
- 12.1 Provide direction regarding North Ward Elementary School. (WSO)
- 13. Marine & Aviation
- 13.1 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 Administration by amending Article III Appointed Authorities, Boards, Committees, Division 2 Airpark Advisory Board and Chapter 4 Airports and Aircraft by amending Article I In General and Article II Airports and pass Ordinance 9825-25 on first reading.
- 14. Public Utilities
- 14.1 Approve settlement of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) vs. City of Clearwater, OGC File No. 25-1120 for In-kind Project in the amount of at least $1,314,183.00. (consent)
- 14.2 Award a construction contract to Milburn Southeast LLC dba Milburn Demolition for the demolition of two elevated water storage tanks in the amount of $763,400.00 pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 21-0020-UT; approve an increase to our current purchase order with Engineer of Record Biller Reinhart (EOR) for Supplemental Work Order 2 in the amount of $156,640.00, bringing the total to $256,003.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 14.3 Authorize award of a construction contract to Razorback LLC of Tarpon Springs, Florida, for RO1 Dual Media Filter Rehab, in the amount of $1,054,130.00 pursuant to ITB 23-0043-UT; approve an increase to purchase order with Engineer of Record (EOR) Mead & Hunt for Supplemental Work Order One (SWO1) in the amount of $73,293.00 for a new work order total $172,813.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, EOR - Continuing Contract, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 14.4 Authorize the continuing use of construction contracts to the following contractors: Engineered Spray Solutions, of Lakeland, FL; Inliner Solutions, of Sanford, FL; Rowland, Inc. of Pinellas Park, FL; and USSI, LLC of Venice, FL, for the 2023 Sewer Point Repairs and Improvements in the amount of $32,000,000 for an additional one-year term on a unit price basis pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 22-0006-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 14.5 Approve the First Amendment to the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County’s Contract for Purchase and Sale of potable water to serve the customers in the City’s water service area dated September 27, 2005 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 15. Solid Waste
- 15.1 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 $5,500,000.00 for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 16. City Attorney
- 16.1 Adopt Ordinance 9828-25 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 1408 Seabreeze Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33756, together with the abutting right-of-way of Seabreeze Street, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition.
- 16.2 Adopt Ordinance 9829-25 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 1408 Seabreeze, Clearwater, Florida 33756, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Low (RL).
- 16.3 Adopt Ordinance 9830-25 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1408 Seabreeze Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33756, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR).
- 16.4 Adopt Ordinance 9831-25 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 1115 Ridge Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33755, together with certain Ridge Avenue right-of-way, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition.
- 16.5 Adopt Ordinance 9832-25 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 1115 Ridge Avenue, Florida 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Low (RL).
- 16.6 Adopt Ordinance 9833-25 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1115 Ridge Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR).
- 16.7 Adopt Ordinance 9837-25 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 3133 Downing Street, Clearwater, Florida 33759, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition.
- 16.8 Adopt Ordinance 9838-25 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 3133 Downing Street, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Urban (RU).
- 16.9 Adopt Ordinance 9839-25 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 3133 Downing Street, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR).
- 16.10 Adopt Ordinance 9841-25, increasing domestic water, lawn water, wastewater collection, and reclaimed water rates annually by 8.00% effective October 1, 2025 through October 1, 2029 on second reading.
- 16.11 Approve addendum to agreement with Bryant Miller Olive and task order with Public Resources Advisory Group.
- 17. City Manager Verbal Reports
- 18. City Attorney Verbal Reports
- 19. Council Discussion Item
- 19.1 Designate Clearwater a Red Star City and adopt Resolution 25-13.
- 19.2 Approve City Manager 2026 Goals.
- 19.3 Approve City Attorney 2026 Goals.
- 20. New Business (items not on the agenda may be brought up asking they be scheduled for subsequent meetings or work sessions in accordance with Rule 1, Paragraph 2).
- 21. Closing Comments by Mayor
- 22. Adjourn
- 23. Presentation(s) for Council Meeting
- 23.1 Constitution Week Proclamation
- 23.2 End of Session Report - Representative Kimberly Berfield