City Council
Main Library - Council Chambers
Agenda — 34 items
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- 1. Call to Order
- 2 Rollcall
- 2. Invocation
- 3. Pledge of Allegiance
- 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.)
- 4.1 March Service Awards
- 4.2 Women Making History Month Proclamation - Allison Dolan, Clearwater Historical Society
- 4.3 Red Star Family Day Proclamation - Jerry Shaffer, Red Star Foundation
- 4.4 Proclamation for the Fair Housing Symposium - Economic Development & Housing Staff
- 5. Approval of Minutes
- 5.1 Approve the minutes of the March 6, 2025 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
- 5.2 Approve the minutes of the February 25, 2025 special city council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
- 13 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
- 6. Administrative Public Hearings
- 6.1 Approve amendments to 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 and pass Ordinance 9805-25 on first reading. (TA2024-07002)
- 6.2 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential District for 2039 Poinsetta Avenue and pass Ordinances 9814-25, 9815-25 and 9816-25 on first reading. (ANX2025-01001)
- 6.3 Approve the Right of Way (ROW) Vacation request from the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization to vacate the southern portion of South Garden Avenue between Court Street and Franklin Street, as owned in fee-simple by the City of Clearwater and recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 53 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, and pass Ordinance 9812-25 on first reading.
- 6.4 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2024/25 operating and capital improvement budgets at first quarter and pass Ordinances 9819-25 and 9820-25 on first reading.
- 6.5 Approve a Clearwater Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) for Undergrounding of Duke Electric Utilities along Myrtle Avenue, Cleveland to Court Streets, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
- 6.6 Authorize an increase and extension on the purchase order to Gator Grading and Paving LLC, of Palmetto, Florida, for the 2021 Roadway Resurfacing project on a unit price basis in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000.00 bringing the purchase order total to $4,050,000.00 and extend by 153 Calendar days, through September 30, 2025, pursuant to Bid (ITB) 19-0045-EN and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
- 6.7 Approve a Contract for the Purchase of Real Property located on the Stevenson Creek Shoreline, also known as Parcel Identification Number 10-29-15-00000-120-0100, by the City of Clearwater from current owners, Kumar Kakarlapudi and Prerana Kamalakar Vaidya at the purchase price of $35,000.00 plus anticipated closing costs of up to $3,500 for a total expenditure not to exceed $38,500.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
- 6.8 Approve Vehicle Use Agreement between the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida and the City of Clearwater through August 8, 2025 for the City to utilize Pinellas County School buses at a cost of $1.60 per mile plus $44.00 per hour, for a total estimated cost of $20,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.9 Approve a purchase order to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, for 12 CommandCentral AXS Dispatch Consoles and NICE Logging Interface with two-years of associated warranty service for $1,303,879.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback or cooperative purchasing, Section 2.563(1)(d) Noncompetitive (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
- 6.10 Approve a loan in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to SAH Indigo Holdings LP for the 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.
- 7. Second Readings - Public Hearing
- 7.1 Adopt Ordinance 9813-25 on second reading , amending Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.413 and 2.418 to change the disability process for members of the pension plan.
- 7.2 Adopt ordinance 9817-25 on second reading, amending Clearwater Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article II, Section 22.61, to add a new section addressing motorized bicycles, hoverboards, unicycles, scooters and similar devices.
- 7.3 Continue to April 3, 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.
- 8. City Manager Reports
- 9. City Attorney Reports
- 10. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
- 11. Closing Comments by Mayor
- 12. Adjourn