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January 16, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 41 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. For other than "Citizens to be heard regarding items not on the Agenda," 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 0:11
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 1:03
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 1:23
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 2:36
  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 January Service Awards ID#24-1534 ▶ jump to 3:41
  8. 4.2 North Beach Update ID#24-1586 ▶ jump to 10:12
  9. 5. Approval of Minutes
  10. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the December 19, 2024 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#25-0006 approved Pass ▶ jump to 13:14
  11. 6. Consent Agenda - Approved as submitted less Items 6.6 and 6.8. ▶ jump to 13:31
  12. 6.1 Approve a four-year funding agreement in the amount not to exceed $130,625.22 between the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City of Clearwater for expanded Ferry Services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1560 approved Pass ▶ jump to 14:11
  13. 6.2 Authorize City of Clearwater Interim Economic Development Director to enter into negotiations with the Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition (CULC) for the leasing of certain real properties located at 1321 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, 1317 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, and 1106 Tangerine Street along with certain property owned by the City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) located at 1325 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue to CULC. (consent) ID#24-1621 approved Pass
  14. 6.3 Approve a purchase order to Cale America, d/b/a Flowbird, of Clearwater, FL, for the purchase of direct replacement of 50 multi-space parking kiosks, in an amount of $334,810.15, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(d), non-competitive purchase; authorize the trade-in of the damaged meters in accordance with Code of Ordinance Section 2.623(7)(e), trade-in, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1442 approved Pass
  15. 6.4 Approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal from Bandes Construction Company, Inc. of Dunedin, FL, to build the Traffic Maintenance Center and an office, in the amount of $195,957.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1608 approved Pass
  16. 6.5 Declare furniture and related items in the Municipal Services Building (MSB) surplus as part of the MSB Renovations project (23-0035-EN), authorize disposal pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.623(3) and (4), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1627 approved Pass
  17. 6.6 Authorize the final rental and settlement payments to United Rentals North America, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $254,188.40 for the rental and loss of eight diesel-powered portable pumps utilized by the City of Clearwater, from June 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback; declare the eight flood damaged motors and pumps as surplus pursuant to Section 2.623 (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1492 approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:11
  18. 6.7 Approve an amendment to the Master Services Agreement Re: Participants (Participation Amendment) between the City of Clearwater, Bank of America, N.A. for itself and as assignee of Banc of America Merchant Services, LLC (Bank), and Central Florida Expressway Authority (Lead Merchant) for the provision of merchant services beginning December 12, 2024 and renewing annually in June until CFX terminates the agreement, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1605 approved Pass
  19. 6.8 Approve a Lease Agreement between Clearwater Ferry and the City for ferry vessels purchased under FDOT JPA Agreement G2S84 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1616 approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:56
  20. 6.9 Declare list of vehicles and equipment surplus and authorize disposal through auction pursuant to Clearwater Code Section 2.623(6) and (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same. (consent) ID#24-1604 approved Pass
  21. 6.10 Approve the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the City of Clearwater and International Association of Fire Fighters Bargaining Unit for Fiscal years 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#25-0004 approved Pass
  22. 6.11 Authorize an agreement with DEX Imaging LLC dba TotalPrint USA (TotalPrint USA), of Tampa, FL for citywide copier and printer services in an annual not to exceed amount of $200,000.00, for the initial term January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to RFP 56-24, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1624 approved Pass
  23. 6.12 Authorize a purchase order to Hadronex Inc. DBA SmartCover of Escondido, California, for renewal of the SmartCare program which provides maintenance and service of the City’s SmartCover sewer level monitoring system for term December 1,2024 through January 01, 2026, in the not-to-exceed amount of $50,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), non-competitive purchase, and authorize the appropriate official to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1498 approved Pass
  24. 6.13 Approve a Work Order to McKim and Creed for engineering services through construction for the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on top of the Chlorine Contact Chambers (CCC) at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility (NE WRF), Project 24-0039-UT, in the amount of $221,407.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1625 approved Pass
  25. 6.14 Schedule a work session on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. and a council meeting on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. (consent) ID#25-0005 approved Pass
  26. 25 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  27. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  28. 26 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 14:05
  29. 7.1 Continue to February 6, 2025: Provide direction on the proposed Development Agreement between AP Beach Properties, LLC (the property owner) and the City of Clearwater for property located at 405 Coronado Drive, providing for the allocation of 100 units from the Hotel Density Reserve under Beach by Design; and confirm a second public hearing in City Council Chambers before City Council on February 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (HDA2024-09001) 25-01 continued
  30. 7.2 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal from Creative Contractors, Inc., of Clearwater, FL, for the Long Center Renovation project (21-0026-PR) in the amount of $14,504,354.00 increasing the purchase order total to $14,590,729.00; authorize an increase to Wannemacher Jensen Architects (WJA) of St Petersburg, FL for supplemental work order 2 in the amount of $298,380.00, increasing the purchase order to $1,117,296.00 pursuant to RFQ 08-23, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#24-1489 approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:07
  31. 7.3 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.413 and 2.418 to change the disability process for members of the pension plan and pass Ordinance 9813-25 on first reading. ID#25-0001 approved Pass ▶ jump to 66:47
  32. 7.4 Adopt Resolutions 25-02 and 25-03 relating to Council rules. 25-02 & 25-03 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 69:14
  33. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  34. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9802-25 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 1755 St. Anthony Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33759, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition. ANX2024-10008 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 152:14
  35. 8.2 Adopt Ordinance 9803-25 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 1755 St. Anthony Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Urban (RU). Ord 9803-25 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 153:32
  36. 8.3 Adopt Ordinance 9804-25 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1755 St. Anthony Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR). Ord 9804-25 2nd rdg adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 154:24
  37. 9. City Manager Reports ▶ jump to 155:21
  38. 10. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 155:27
  39. 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 155:33
  40. 12. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 157:13
  41. 13. Adjourn ▶ jump to 158:28