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April 4, 2024 ·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 1:07
  3. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 6:22
  4. 2. Invocation ▶ jump to 6:51
  5. 3. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 8:45
  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 March/April Service Awards ID#24-0307 given Pass ▶ jump to 9:57
  8. 4.2 Fair Housing Month Proclamation: April 2024 - Angela Emerson & Joe Farrell, Pinellas Realtor Organization members: ID#24-0316 given Pass ▶ jump to 13:07
  9. 4.3 Donate Life Month Proclamation April 2024 - Ms. Wetzel at LifeLink ID#24-0333 given ▶ jump to 16:31
  10. 5. Approval of Minutes
  11. 5.1 Approve the minutes of the March 18, 2024 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. ID#24-0225 approved Pass ▶ jump to 19:49
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 20:25
  13. 6.1 Approve a Purchase Order to DevTech Sales Inc. of Avon Park, FL, for the purchase of Itron Automated Meter Reading endpoints in an annual not to exceed amount of $381,000.00, with two, one-year renewal options at the City’s discretion per Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. ID#24-0320 approved Pass
  14. 6.2 Award a purchase order to Enforcement One of Oldsmar, FL, for City Wide Vehicle Upfitting Services in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $250,000.00 for one year with two, one-year renewal options pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 18-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0328 approved Pass
  15. 6.3 Approve a purchase order to Communications International of Vero Beach, FL for the purchase of new additional or replacement two-way radios used citywide in a not to exceed amount of $150,000.00 through March 31, 2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0336 approved Pass
  16. 6.4 Declare list of vehicles and equipment surplus and authorize disposal through auction pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.623(6) and (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same. (consent) ID#24-0338 approved Pass
  17. 6.5 Approve the contract between the City of Clearwater and Eastbourne Investments Ltd. to renew the lease at the Powell Professional Center at 401 Corbett Street, Clearwater for a cost not to exceed $275,00.00 for the three-year period beginning June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0206 approved Pass
  18. 6.6 Approve First Amendment to Lease Agreement between Fields, Inc. d/b/a Barefoot Beach House, and the City of Clearwater to increase the length of the Agreement, from January 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) approved Pass
  19. 6.7 Approve an Event License Agreement between Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., in its capacity as agent for the owner of the premises known as Countryside Mall, located at 27001 US Highway 19 North, Clearwater, Florida, and the City of Clearwater Police Department for the purpose of hosting a Shred-A-Thon and Operation Medicine Cabinet event on April 27, 2024, located at the Countryside Mall and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0298 approved Pass
  20. 6.8 Authorize purchase order(s) to Galls LLC of Lexington, KY and Signal 15, Inc of Largo, FL for the purchase of uniforms and equipment in the cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $285,000.00 for the initial one-year term with three, one-year renewal options, pursuant to RFP 11-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0344 approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:38
  21. 6.9 Approve the Contract for Sale of Vacant Land from the City of Clearwater to DD Gulf to Bay, LLC., as the winning bidder on a 10-foot-wide strip of land that was previously declared surplus pursuant to City Charter Section 2.01(d)(5) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute all necessary documents. (consent) ID#24-0315 approved Pass
  22. 6.10 Authorize a purchase order to U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC of Orlando, FL for tank cleaning services in the not-to-exceed amount of $375,000.00 with an expected date of completion on July 31, 2024, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback or Cooperative purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0199 approved Pass
  23. 6.11 Authorize a purchase order to AdEdge Water Technologies, LLC of Duluth, GA for Arsenic Removal Media (Bayoxide E33) at Reverse Osmosis Plant 1 (RO1) in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $140,000.00 for the period of March 21, 2024 through March 21, 2025, with two one-year renewal options at the City’s discretion and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0325 approved Pass
  24. 6.12 Approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposal from Ajax Building Company, LLC. of Oldsmar, FL, for the Solid Waste Recycling Facility Tipping Floor (23-0007-SW) in the amount of $447,721 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk for Continuing Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#24-0347 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:45
  25. 6.13 Elect Councilmember David Allbritton to serve as Vice Mayor. (consent) ID#24-0324 approved Pass
  26. 6.14 Designate Councilmember Michael Mannino as the Clearwater Representative at Florida Housing Coalition SHIP Meeting. (consent) ID#24-0372 approved Pass
  27. 6.15 Designate Mayor Bruce Rector as the Clearwater Representative on the Tourist Development Council. (consent) ID#24-0383 approved Pass
  28. 27 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
  29. 27 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:33
  30. 7. Administrative Public Hearings
  31. 7.1 Declare surplus for conveyance to Community Service Foundation, Inc. (CSF), certain real property located at 0 Lee St., for the purpose of development of affordable housing; approve the Real Property Transfer Agreement between the City and CSF; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same together with all other instruments required to affect closing. (APH) ID#24-0345 approved Pass ▶ jump to 30:03
  32. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
  33. 8.1 Adopt Ordinance 9755-24 on second reading and amend the City’s fiscal year 2023/24 operating budget at first quarter. 9755-24 adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 33:50
  34. 8.2 Adopt Ordinance 9756-24 on second reading and amend the City’s fiscal year 2023/24 capital improvement budget at first quarter. 9756-24 adopted on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 34:51
  35. 9. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda - For purposes of this role, “items pertaining to city business” includes any matter within the Council’s or the City Manager’s power to act, any matter that the Council previously voted on or discussed at the dais, or any matter discussed by or scheduled to be considered by another governmental entity that affects the operation of the City. Each person who wishes to address the Council shall complete a comment card and submit the card to the City Clerk (right-hand side of dais) before the speaker will be permitted to speak. However, if the speaker has just arrived or decided to speak, the Chair may allow the card to be filled out after speaking. Individuals will limit their comments to a maximum of three minutes. The Mayor shall advise the speaker that their time has expired. If the person remains at the podium, thereby interfering with other persons who may wish to be heard, the speaker’s microphone may be turned off, or the Mayor may rule the person out of order in accordance with Rule 15. ▶ jump to 34:55
  36. 10. City Manager Reports
  37. 10.1 North Beach Update ID#24-0210 ▶ jump to 58:33
  38. 11. City Attorney Reports ▶ jump to 61:16
  39. 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) ▶ jump to 61:22
  40. 13. Closing Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 70:47
  41. 14. Adjourn ▶ jump to 76:51