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April 3, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 43 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 2:21
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 4:09
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 4:56
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 5:49
  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 2025 Scholarships - Eric Harris, CFY Program Manager ID#25-0101 given ▶ jump to 6:53
  8. 4.2 Donate Life Month Proclamation - Ray Rodriguez, LifeLink ID#25-0198 given ▶ jump to 20:28
  9. 4.3 National Library Week Proclamation - Linda Rothstein, Library Assistant Director ID#25-0240 given Pass ▶ jump to 23:15
  10. 5. Approval of Minutes
  11. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the March 17, 2025 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#25-0106 approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:37
  12. 6. Consent Agenda approved Pass
  13. 6.1 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Khors Construction, Inc. of Pinellas Park, Florida, for upgrades to an aging electrical system, aesthetic improvements and lighting of the pool equipment building at Ross Norton Recreation and Aquatic Complex located at 1426 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in the amount of $146,860.76 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0229 approved Pass
  14. 6.2 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 April 26, 2025, located at the Countryside Mall and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0204 approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:51
  15. 6.3 Approve a Purchase Order to Tampa Bay Marine, Inc., of Gibsonton, FL, for Seminole Boat Ramp Repairs in the amount of $678,073 per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 22-0023-EN and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0196 approved Pass
  16. 6.4 Approve Underground Conversions Agreement (UCA) and Utility Relocation Agreement (URA) with Duke Energy Florida, LLC , in the amount of $671,431.56 to replace overhead power lines with new underground distribution lines and facilities on Myrtle Avenue from Cleveland St. to Court St. and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0266 approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:36
  17. 6.5 Authorize an increase to purchase order with multiple vendors for the maintenance and repair of city vehicles in a cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $75,000.00 for the initial term ending June 30, 2025, bringing the total amount to $350,000.00, and authorize an annual increase of $100,000.00 for each renewal option, bringing the cumulative annual amount to $350,000.00 pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 30-24, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0249 approved Pass
  18. 6.6 Authorize a purchase order to Communications International of Vero Beach, FL for the purchase of new additional or replacement two-way radios used citywide in a not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00 through March 31, 2026, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchases (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0268 approved Pass
  19. 6.7 Appoint Mr. Gregory Keane for the remainder of the current four-year term ending June 30, 2027 as a trustee of the Clearwater Firefighters’ Supplemental Trust Fund in accordance with Sec. 175.061 of the Florida State Statutes. (consent) ID#25-0242 approved Pass
  20. 6.8 Authorize a purchase order to Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc, for the purchase of Flygt Pumps and Mixers, replacement parts, and factory authorized service, in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $995,000.00 for the term April 4, 2025, through April 3, 2026, with the option of two one-year renewals pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-competitive purchases (impractical to bid); and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0270 approved Pass
  21. 6.9 Elect Councilmember Teixeira to serve as Vice Mayor. (consent) ID#25-0208 approved Pass
  22. 6.10 Reappoint Michael Grohman and Marvin Siple to the Marine Advisory Board with terms expiring March 31, 2029. (consent) ID#25-0279 approved Pass
  23. 6.11 Appoint Alecia Collins-Andrews and Maury Loscher to the Auditor Selection Committee for terms expiring March 31, 2030. (consent) ID#25-0285 approved Pass
  24. 23 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  25. 23 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:14
  26. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  27. 7.1 Authorize a purchase order to Ten-8 Fire Equipment Inc. of Bradenton FL, for the purchase of two new Pierce Velocity Pumpers and one Pierce Tractor Drawn Aerial in the amount of $4,378,595.86 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback; declare G3406 (tiller), G2776 (pumper), G3964 (pumper) surplus effective upon receipt of the purchased apparatus and authorize disposal at auction or trade-in, whichever is deemed to be in the best interest of the City, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 2.623 (7) and (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0238 approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:41
  28. 7.2 Declare as surplus and approve the Sale of City of Clearwater improved S Garden Avenue Right of Way to the sole adjacent landowner Church of Scientology Flag Services as further defined “All of the right-of-way (ROW) of Garden Avenue abutting lots 6-11 together with that portion abutting the vacated 15-foot alley lying between lots 10 and 11 of Court Square Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 53 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida,” containing 0.65 Acres ±, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (APH) ID#25-0263 continued Pass ▶ jump to 43:08
  29. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  30. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9812-25 on second reading, vacating city right-of-way as requested by the applicant Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization to the Southern platted right-of-way portion of S Garden Avenue as Statute owned in fee-simple by the City of Clearwater as further defined “Less and except the Southern Right-of-Way portion of Garden Avenue abutting Lots 6-11 together with that Portion abutting the vacated 15 foot alley lying between Lots 10 and 11 of Court Square Subdivision” as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 53 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, as containing 0.65 acres ±.” 9812-25 2nd Rdg continued
  31. 8.2 Adopt Ordinance 9814-25 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 2039 Poinsetta Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition. ANX2025-01001 2nd rdg adopted Pass ▶ jump to 244:22
  32. 8.3 Adopt Ordinance 9815-25 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 2039 Poinsetta Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755 upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Urban (RU). Ord 9815-25 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  33. 8.4 Adopt Ordinance 9816-25 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 2039 Poinsetta Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR). Ord 9816-25 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass
  34. 8.5 Adopt Ordinance 9819-25 on second reading, amending the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 operating budget at first quarter. 9819-25 adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 41:12
  35. 8.6 Adopt Ordinance 9820-25 on second reading, amending the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 capital improvement budget at first quarter. 9820-25 adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 42:09
  36. 8.7 Continue to April 17, 2025: 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) TA2024-07002 2nd rdg b
  37. 9. City Manager Reports
  38. 10. City Attorney Reports
  39. 11. Other Council Action
  40. 11.1 Water Treatment - Councilmember Cotton ID#25-0170 declined Fail ▶ jump to 246:47
  41. 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 324:28
  42. 13. Closing Comments by Mayor
  43. 14. Adjourn ▶ jump to 324:50