Council Work Session
Main Library - Council Chambers
Agenda — 43 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Presentations
- 2.1 August Service Awards
- 2.2 Oath of Office for new Fire Chief.
- 3. Economic Development and Housing
- 3.1 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.
- 3.2 Appoint 10 members to the 2025 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to include the appointment of a locally elected official and adopt Resolution 25-12.
- 3.3 Approve the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Annual Report and Local Housing Incentive Certification for the closeout year 2022-2023 and interim year 2023-2024 and allow appropriate officials to execute same.
- 4. Finance
- 4.1 Approve agreement for professional external audit services for five fiscal years ending September 30, 2025, through 2029, with the accounting/auditing firm of Cherry Bekaert, LLP, for a not-to-exceed amount of $825,000.00 pursuant to RFP 32-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 5. Parks and Recreation
- 5.1 Approve a purchase order to Rep Services, Inc., of Longwood, Florida for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Marymont Park located at 1900 Gilbert Street in the total amount of $258,226.72, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and 2.563(1)(d), Impractical; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 5.2 Continue to September 18, 2025: Adopt ordinance 9840-25 on second reading, amending Clearwater Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article II, Sections 22.24(1) and 22.42(6) by authorizing the limited use of certain vehicles on public beaches by permit pursuant to amendments to F.S. 161.58.
- 5.1 Approve a purchase order to Rep Services, Inc., of Longwood, Florida for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Marymont Park located at 1900 Gilbert Street in the total amount of $258,226.72, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and 2.563(1)(d), Impractical; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6. Police Department
- 6.1 Approve acceptance of University of North Florida Training and Services Institute, Inc., d/b/a Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM), High Visibility Education (HVE) and Support Program for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant Award in the amount of $22,969.15 for police overtime, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.2 Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount not to exceed $520,996.00 for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center security services, during the one-year period commencing on October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.(consent)
- 6.3 Approve an Event License Agreement between Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc, in its capacity as agent for the owner of the premises known as Countryside Mall, located at 27001 US Highway 19 North, Clearwater, Florida, and the City of Clearwater Police Department for the purpose of hosting a Shred-A-Thon and Operation Medicine Cabinet event on October 25, 2025, located at the Countryside Mall and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 7. General Services
- 7.1 Authorize a purchase order to Trane U.S. Inc. for the procurement of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment replacements, repair parts, and related services in a cumulative amount not to exceed $4,500,000.00 through August 31, 2027, pursuant to City Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same (consent)
- 7.2 Approve purchase orders to Nichols Contracting, Inc. and TK Elevator for the repair and/or replacement of damaged elevators caused by Hurricane Helene in the cumulative amount of $883,468.93 pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 28-25 and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 7.3 Approve a purchase order with Maire Company (Maire) for services provided under the lease agreement, as well as certain additional work outside of the lease in the amount of $193,316.00 for the fourth term beginning October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 8. Planning
- 8.1 Approve the annexation of 2201 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9834-25 on first reading. (ANX2025-05006).
- 8.2 Approve a Future Land Use Map amendment from undesignated (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) category for 2201 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9835-25 on first reading. (LUP2025-05001)
- 8.3 Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from undesignated (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) District for 2201 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida and pass Ordinance 9836-25 on first reading. (REZ2025-05001).
- 9. Information Technology
- 9.1 Approve a purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. of Redwood Shores, CA for software maintenance in a not-to-exceed amount of $210,704.79 for a one-year term pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
- 10. City Attorney
- 10.1 Update council rules and adopt Resolution 25-12.
- 11. Public Works
- 11.1 Approve the vacation of the westerly 5-foot utility easement as platted, requested by landowners Sandra and Joseph Capper located at 1086 Eldorado Ave, Clearwater, FL 33767 as further defined a portion of Lot 10, Block 70, along with a portion of the south ½ of Lot 11, Block 70, Mandalay, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 32, Pubic Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9821-25 on first reading.
- 11.2 Approve Architect of Record (AOR) Consulting Services Agreements, as listed, to provide architectural and related services under a continuing contract for a four-year term pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 29-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 12. City Manager Verbal Reports
- 13. City Attorney Verbal Reports
- 14. Council Discussion Item
- 14.1 Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Update - Vice Mayor Teixeira
- 15. 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).
- 17. Closing Comments by Mayor
- 18. Adjourn
- 19. Presentation(s) for Council Meeting
- 19.1 Fire Oaths
- 43 Note