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November 21, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final

Main Library - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 37 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 0:01
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 4:17
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 4:30
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 8:24
  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 November Service Awards ID#24-1283 given ▶ jump to 9:44
  8. 4.2 North Beach Update ID#24-0891 given ▶ jump to 23:42
  9. 5. Approval of Minutes
  10. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the November 7, 2024 city council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#24-0810 approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:46
  11. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 27:00
  12. 6.1 Authorize a work order to Fehr and Peers, Corporation, to prepare an Active Transportation Plan that will update and replace the city’s Shifting Gears Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan in an amount not to exceed $174,990.00 per Code of Ordinance Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1379 approved Pass
  13. 6.2 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Tetra Tech, Inc. of Maitland, FL, for substantial damage assessment as a result of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in an amount not to exceed $1,517,563.20 pursuant to RFP 54-22. (consent) ID#24-1447 approved Pass
  14. 6.3 Approve local funding agreement between the State of Florida, Department of Transportation and the City of Clearwater to make modifications and improvements on Drew Street in the amount of $3,000,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#24-1338 approved Pass
  15. 6.4 Approve an agreement between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater to transfer received funds in the amount of $442,000.42 and future funds from the City/County Fund of the Opioid Litigation to be used for purposes approved in the settlement agreement of the Florida Plan and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1445 approved Pass
  16. 6.5 Approve a two-year funding agreement in the amount of $649,988.30 between the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City of Clearwater for Jolley Trolley beach route service and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1455 approved Pass
  17. 6.6 Approve the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) project grant agreement for the renovations and improvements of Edgewater Drive Park, 1923 Edgewater Drive, in the amount of $200,000, between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1412 approved Pass
  18. 6.7 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with P and R Renovations and Pro Coatings of Clearwater FL for commercial restoration services needed for several Parks and Recreation buildings due to flooding caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in an amount of $608,225.00 pursuant to emergency declaration, Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(k). (consent) ID#24-1341 approved Pass
  19. 6.8 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Florida Structural Group (FSG) of Fort Myers, FL for emergency clean up removal of the Clearwater Community Sailing Center floating docks and pilings destroyed by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in the amount of $126,125 pursuant to emergency declaration, Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(k). (consent) ID#24-1342 approved Pass
  20. 6.9 Approve a five-year renewal agreement with Axon Enterprise, Incorporated, of Scottsdale, AZ, for a video and data collaboration software platform in the amount of $702,000.00, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1425 approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:48
  21. 6.10 Approve a purchase order to Pinellas Regional Information Management Enterprise (PRIME) for the personnel and operating expense of PRIME in the amount of $318,096.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1431 approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:20
  22. 6.11 Approve the final plat for Somerset located on the southwest corner of Somerset Street and Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater, FL. (consent) ID#24-1330 approved Pass
  23. 6.12 Approve a purchase order to Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., of Orlando, FL, for a Builder’s Risk policy for the New City Hall project (22-0019-EN) for a not to exceed amount of $275,000 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(i), Insurance, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1381 approved Pass
  24. 6.13 Authorize two task orders to Tetra Tech, Inc. of Maitland, FL, for disaster recovery consulting services as a result of Hurricane Debby (Task Order 2), Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton (Task Order 3) in a cumulative amount of $1,383,768.00 pursuant to RFP 54-22 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1413 approved Pass
  25. 6.14 Authorize purchase orders to Municipal Emergency Services (MES) of Pinellas Park, FL, and Ten-8 Fire Equipment (Ten-8) of Bradenton, FL for the purchase of personal protective equipment, tools and equipment, communication system, SCBA parts, and miscellaneous items in a cumulative amount of $625,000.00 for term October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1414 approved Pass
  26. 6.15 Approve a Work Order to Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa, FL for design and construction engineering services for the RO1 Chemical Storage and Feed Improvement project (23-0051-UT) in the amount of $495,731.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services, and authorize the appropriation officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1424 approved Pass
  27. 6.16 Approve a purchase order to Rexel USA, Inc of Dallas, TX for the purchase of Allen Bradley products and related services in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $450,000.00 with the option for two, one-year renewals at the City’s discretion pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-competitive purchase (impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-1427 approved Pass
  28. 6.17 Ratify and confirm a purchase to Encore Broadcast Solutions of Tampa, FL for audiovisual and broadcast equipment in an amount of $40,292.75 bringing the total spend for FY24 with this vendor to $111,487.59. pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback. (consent) ID#24-1449 approved Pass
  29. 28 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  30. 28 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:42
  31. 7. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  32. 7.1 Table: Adopt ordinance 9770-24 on second reading, amending Clearwater Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article II, Section 22.24, to correct the name of McKay Playfield to McKay Park; change the operating hours of McKay Park from closed between sunset to sunrise to closed between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; add five parks to be closed between sunset to sunrise (Mercado, Bayshore Trail, North Betty Lane Neighborhood Park, Lake Chautauqua Equestrian Park and Nature Preserve, McLennan Circle Park and Rainbow Drive Park); and remove one park (Holt Avenue). ID#24-1258 ▶ jump to 38:15
  33. 8. City Manager Reports
  34. 9. City Attorney Reports
  35. 10. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 38:49
  36. 11. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 43:13
  37. 12. Adjourn ▶ jump to 44:22