City Council
Main Library - Council Chambers
Agenda — 33 items
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- 1. Call to Order
- 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 Diversity Poster Contest Presentation - Karen Swafford, H.R. Diversity Manager; Michelle Sheldon, H.R. Analyst
- 4.2 US Coast Guard Appreciation Month Proclamation, August 2024
- 4.3 End of Session Report - Representative Berfield
- 4.4 End of State Session Report - Peter Dunbar and Martha Edenfield, Jones Walker Law Firm
- 5. Approval of Minutes
- 5.1 Approve the minutes of the July 15, 2024 city council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6.1 Approve the First Amendment to Contract for Sale of City-Owned Vacant Land between the City of Clearwater and Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc./Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. for real property located at 1454 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.2 Authorize a purchase order to W.W. Grainger of Lake Forest, IL., for citywide purchases of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies in the not to exceed amount of $1,700,000.00, from August 1, 2024 through November 8, 2026, with two, one-year renewal options of $800,000.00 per year, per Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.3 Declare list of vehicles and equipment surplus and authorize disposal through auction pursuant to Clearwater Code Sections 2.623(6) and (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.4 Approve a purchase order to ArborPro Inc., of Yorba Linda, CA, for Tree Assessment/Inventory Survey, on a unit price basis, in the cumulative amount of $200,000.00 for a five-year term beginning October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, pursuant to Invitation to Bid 27-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.5 Authorize a purchase order to ICON Supply, Inc. of Tampa FL for the purchase of Yaskawa Variable Frequency Drives in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00 for term July 16, 2024 through July 15, 2025, with two, one-year renewals at the City’s discretion pursuant to ITB 42-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.6 Approve a purchase order to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC of Tampa, FL for Neptune Ultrasonic Meters in the not-to-exceed amount of $278,000.00 for the term of August 20, 2024 through August 19, 2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(d), impractical to bid, and 2.563(1)(c), piggyback purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same. (consent)
- 6.7 Authorize an assignment of a purchase order from Angelo’s Aggregate Materials LTD dba Angelo’s Recycled Materials (Angelo’s) to Wrangler Holdco Corp dba GFL Solid Waste Southeast LLC (GFL SWS) of St. Petersburg, FL for Yard Waste, Class III Waste, and Construction Demolition Debris Disposal, approve an additional two-year renewal option in the amount of $2,300,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Cooperative purchasing and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.8 Authorize purchase orders to Wastequip Manufacturing Company LLC, of Charlotte, NC, and Wazobia Global LLC, of Orlando, FL, to provide front load containers in a cumulative not to exceed amount of $250,000.00, from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, with two, one-year renewal options at the City’s discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 39-24, Front Load Containers, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
- 6.9 Cancel the October 14, 2024 work session and the October 16, 2024 council meeting. (consent)
- 22 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
- 7. Administrative Public Hearings
- 7.1 Approve the City of Clearwater’s FY2024/2025 Annual Action Plan, which is the fifth and final Action Plan of the FY2020/2021 - FY2024/2025 Consolidated Plan, to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the Consolidated Plan and authorize the appropriate officials to enter into agreements with HUD and organizations approved for funding, together with authorization to execute administrative adjustments to same as needed. (APH)
- 7.2 Approve a feasibility study with NewGen in a not-to-exceed amount up to $504,000.
- 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
- 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9773-24 on second reading, amending special conditions of Ordinance 9167-18, referencing 385 S. Gulfview Blvd., vacating a portion of Gulfview Boulevard Right-of-Way lying in the Southwest ¼ of Section 8, Township 29 South, Range 15 East, Pinellas County, Florida, as recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 12 of the Official Records of Pinellas County, Florida, subject to special conditions.
- 9. City Manager Reports
- 9.1 North Beach Update
- 10. City Attorney Reports
- 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
- 12. Closing Comments by Mayor
- 13. Adjourn