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February 20, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 30 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 1:46
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 2:06
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 3:07
  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 February Service Awards ID#24-1610
  8. 4.2 Newspaper in Education Week 2025 Proclamation - Sue Bedry, Newspaper in Education Development Officer - Tampa Bay Times ID#25-0076 given ▶ jump to 4:16
  9. 4.3 Youth Art Month 2025 Proclamation - Betsy Walch, Beth Daniels, Maria Cantonis - The Clearwater Arts Alliance ID#25-0096 given ▶ jump to 7:20
  10. 4.4 North Beach Update ID#24-1589 given ▶ jump to 11:13
  11. 5. Approval of Minutes
  12. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the February 6, 2025 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#25-0075 approved Pass ▶ jump to 12:33
  13. 12 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  14. 6. Administrative Public Hearings
  15. 6.1 Approve a Development Agreement between AP Beach Properties, LLC and the City of Clearwater for property located at 405 Coronado Drive, adopt Resolution 25-01, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (HDA2024-09001) 25-01c approved Pass ▶ jump to 12:50
  16. 6.2 Approve a funding agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to provide enhanced Jolley Trolley service during Spring Break period of March 2, 2025 through May 3, 2025, with the City contributing an amount not to exceed $108,171.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0098 approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:44
  17. 6.3 Award purchase orders to Harrell's, LLC, Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc. dba Heritage Professional Products Group, Howard Fertilizer and Chemical LLC, MAR Green Resources LLC and SiteOne Landscape Supply for citywide Herbicide, Pesticide and Assorted Related Products in the cumulative amount of $175,000 for initial term of March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, with two, one-year renewal options at $300,000.00 annually pursuant to Invitation to Bid 55-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0052 approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:35
  18. 6.4 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G3901 between the City of Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for the construction of a rotating beacon at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize the appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 25-05. ID#25-0058 approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:13
  19. 6.5 Authorize a purchase order to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) of Redlands, CA for the renewal of the City’s mapping and land management software licensing and maintenance in the amount of $285,900.00 for the term beginning February 26, 2025 through February 25, 2028, pursuant to City Code 2.563 (1)(d), Non-competitive purchases (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0091 approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:23
  20. 6.6 Authorize an increase to purchase orders to Florida Graphic Services, Inc of Clearwater, FL (Primary) and AMI Graphics, Inc of Strafford, NH and Outdoor America Images LLC dba OAI+Rainer (OAI) of Tampa, FL (Secondary) for Citywide Signs, Banners and Misc Other Items in the cumulative amount of $175,000.00 bringing the contract total to $200,000.00 annually for the initial term with two, one-year renewal options pursuant to RFP 58-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0123 approved Pass ▶ jump to 36:39
  21. 6.7 Approve the renewal of a Sovereignty Submerged Lands lease with the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida for the police station boat dock on Clearwater’s South Beach and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#25-0085 approved Pass ▶ jump to 40:09
  22. 6.8 Approve Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2, Amendment 4 to the Agreement with Ajax Building Company, LLC, of Midway, FL, for construction of Municipal Service Building (MSB) Renovations (23-0035-EN), in the amount of $3,193,901.00, increasing the purchase order from $5,822,660.00 to a not to exceed total of $9,016,561.00, pursuant to Request for Qualifications 59-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#24-1626 approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:44
  23. 6.9 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances by creating Section 2.429 to permit firefighters to purchase prior firefighter and military service and pass Ordinance 9818-25 on first reading. ID#25-0092 approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:40
  24. 6.10 Request authority to appeal an amended final judgment against the City in the case of Giannikos v. City of Clearwater (Case No. 22-424-CI). ID#25-0097 approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:10
  25. 6.11 Authorize the filing of a civil lawsuit against Stantec, Inc., Skanska USA, and their affiliated entities ID#25-0127 approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:54
  26. 7. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 59:49
  27. 8. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 59:51
  28. 9. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 59:56
  29. 10. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 66:17
  30. 11. Adjourn