Council Work Session
Main Library - Council Chambers
Agenda — 47 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Presentations
- 2.1 The Sound Quarterly Update - Susan Crockett, Ruth Eckerd Hall, President and CEO
- 3. Parks and Recreation
- 3.1 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)
- 4. Police Department
- 4.1 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)
- 5. Public Works
- 5.1 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)
- 5.2 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)
- 5.3 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)
- 6. General Services
- 6.1 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)
- 6.2 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)
- 7. Fire Department
- 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.
- 7.2 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)
- 8. Public Utilities
- 8.1 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)
- 9. Marine & Aviation
- 9.1 Provide direction to change the name of the Clearwater Airpark back to the Clearwater Executive Airport. (WSO)
- 10. City Clerk
- 10.1 Elect Councilmember Teixeira to serve as Vice Mayor. (consent)
- 10.2 Reappoint Michael Grohman and Marvin Siple to the Marine Advisory Board with terms expiring March 31, 2029. (consent)
- 10.3 Appoint Alecia Collins-Andrews and Maury Loscher to the Auditor Selection Committee for terms expiring March 31, 2030. (consent)
- 11. City Attorney
- 11.1 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 ±.”
- 11.2 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.
- 11.3 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).
- 11.4 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).
- 11.5 Adopt Ordinance 9819-25 on second reading, amending the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 operating budget at first quarter.
- 11.6 Adopt Ordinance 9820-25 on second reading, amending the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 capital improvement budget at first quarter.
- 11.7 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)
- 12. City Manager Verbal Reports
- 13. City Attorney Verbal Reports
- 14. Council Discussion Item
- 14.1 Water Treatment - Councilmember Cotton
- 14.2 Billboards - Vice Mayor Allbritton
- 14.3 Parks and Recreation Long Term Operational Sustainability - Mayor Rector
- 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).
- 16. Closing Comments by Mayor
- 17. Adjourn
- 18. Presentation(s) for Council Meeting
- 18.1 Clearwater For Youth 2025 Scholarships - Eric Harris, CFY Program Manager
- 18.2 Donate Life Month Proclamation - Ray Rodriguez, LifeLink
- 18.3 National Library Week Proclamation - Linda Rothstein, Library Assistant Director
- 47 Note