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April 17, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 32 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 0:02
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 4:25
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 4:58
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 8:59
  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 April Service Awards ID#25-0087 ▶ jump to 10:55
  8. 4.2 Arbor Day 2025 Proclamation - Ali Ismailoski, Right of Way Division Manager, Public Works ID#25-0220 ▶ jump to 16:56
  9. 5. Approval of Minutes
  10. 5.1 Approve the April 3, 2025 City Council meeting minutes as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#25-0107 approved Pass ▶ jump to 19:31
  11. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 19:45
  12. 6.1 Approve the Third 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#25-0294 approved Pass
  13. 6.2 Approve an amended loan term of 43 years for funding to be provided by the City of Clearwater to SAH Holdings LP for the land acquisition of real property located at 801 Chestnut St. contingent upon the satisfactory outcome of, as determined by the Economic Development and Housing Director, a subsidy analysis, the receipt of a structural evaluation, approval of all funding sources, and a tenant relocation plan; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute documents required to effect closing of the loan. (consent) ID#25-0295 approved Pass
  14. 6.3 Approve an Annual General Permit, in the amount of $4,000, with Pinellas County to construct and maintain natural gas facilities and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0286 approved Pass
  15. 6.4 Authorize a purchase order to Orlando Freightliner of Apopka, FL for the purchase of a Freightliner 114SD with Galfab Hoist in the amount of $226,946.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), piggyback and 2.563(1)(d) non-competitive (impractical) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0250 approved Pass ▶ jump to 20:14
  16. 6.5 Authorize purchase order(s) to multiple vendors as listed, for the maintenance, purchase and rental of generators, replacement parts, automatic transfer switches (ATS) and services in the cumulative amount of $1,600,000.00, for the term May 1, 2025 through November 22, 2026, with one year renewal option in the cumulative amount of $1,000,000.00 pursuant to 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.(consent) ID#25-0265 approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:45
  17. 6.6 Authorize an increase on purchase order to Envirowaste Services Group of Tampa, FL, for Pumping and Tankering Services - Domestic Wastewater, in the amount of $85,000.00, increasing the annual not-to-exceed amount from $125,000.00 to $210,000.00 for the contract term ending on September 13, 2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0278 approved Pass
  18. 6.7 Approve the Mayor’s appointment of Kathleen Agnew to the Clearwater Housing Authority Board for a term expiring September 30, 2028. (consent) ID#25-0280 approved Pass
  19. 6.8 Approve a five-year agreement with the law firm of Bryant Miller Olive to perform bond counsel and disclosure counsel services as needed and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0298 approved Pass
  20. 19 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  21. 19 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 20:12
  22. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  23. 7.1 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G3A98 between the City of Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Installation of an Emergency Generator at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize the appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 25-06. ID#25-0261 approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:37
  24. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  25. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9805-25 on second reading, amending the Community Development Code to establish standards for artificial turf, require landscaped areas in front yards for residentially zoned properties, and make other associated updates. (TA2024-07002) ID#25-0318 approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:57
  26. 9. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 30:15
  27. 10. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 30:18
  28. 11. Other Council Action
  29. 11.1 Approve collaboration with the Governor’s Department of Governmental Efficiency Team and adopt Resolution 25-07. - Mayor Rector ID#25-0343 approved ▶ jump to 30:25
  30. 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 71:02
  31. 13. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 74:42
  32. 14. Adjourn