docketcity.com

Board of County Commissioners

February 17, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final ·Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Regular Meeting, Public Hearings at 6:00 P.M.

333 Chestnut Street, Palm Room, Clearwater, FL 33756

Agenda — 83 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL - 2:02 P.M. ▶ jump to 32:23
  2. 2 INVOCATION by Reverend Bob Fortner ▶ jump to 32:49
  3. 2 Others Present: Barry A. Burton, County Administrator; Jewel White, County Attorney; Derelynn Revie, Board Records Manager; and Tammy Burgess, Board Reporter, Deputy Clerk
  4. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Commissioner Scott ▶ jump to 34:04
  5. 4 PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
  6. 1. President’s Day Proclamation: - Reverend Bob Fortner, President of Palm Harbor Historical Society and President of Friends of Island Park 26-0019A ▶ jump to 34:44
  7. 2. National Engineers Week Proclamation: Public Works - Thierry Ku, Senior Engineer - Ivan Dimitrov, Senior Engineer - Jeff Thompson, Traffic Operations Section Manager Utilities - Raed Yousef, Engineer 3 - Veronica De Bernardo, Engineer 1 - Craig Osmanski, Engineer 3 26-0103A ▶ jump to 42:18
  8. 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
  9. 3. Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment. 26-0015A ▶ jump to 47:43
  10. 9 CONSENT AGENDA - Items 4 through 16 approved
  11. 10 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
  12. 4. Minutes of the regular meeting held December 16, 2025. 26-0144A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass ▶ jump to 77:56
  13. 5. Vouchers and bills paid from January 11 through January 17, 2026. 26-0145A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  14. 13 Reports received for filing:
  15. 6. Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, 2026 Inspector General’s Annual Plan. 26-0146A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  16. 15 Miscellaneous items received for filing:
  17. 7. Forward Pinellas Notice of Public Hearing for proposed amendment to the Countywide Plan Map, Case CW 26-01 Pinellas County, to be held on February 17, 2026. 26-0147A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  18. 8. Forward Pinellas Notice of Public Hearing for proposed amendment to the Countywide Plan Map, Case CW 26-02 Pinellas County, to be held on February 17, 2026. 26-0148A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  19. 18 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
  20. 19 County Administrator
  21. 9. Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County Administrator for the period ending January 31, 2026. 26-0014A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  22. 10. Receipt and File Report of purchasing items delegated to the County Administrator for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. 26-0153A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  23. 22 Page break
  24. 23 Management and Budget
  25. 11. Award of bid to Tamco Electric, Inc. for light electrical commercial repairs and equipment at various County locations as needed or required. 26-0115A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  26. 25 Page break
  27. 26 Public Works
  28. 12. Award of bid to Cherrytree Group, LLC for brokerage services and revenue contract pertaining to the sale of voluntary cleanup tax credits. 25-1820A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  29. 28 Page break
  30. 29 Utilities
  31. 13. Award of bid to Accurate Drilling System, Inc. for the Duhme Road Force Main Replacement. 26-0024A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  32. 31 COUNTY ATTORNEY
  33. 14. Receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County as delegated to the County Attorney. 26-0057A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  34. 33 Page break
  35. 34 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
  36. 35 Sheriff's Office
  37. 15. Receipt and file report of Sheriff’s Office grants received and service contracts for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. 26-0080A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  38. 16. Receipt and file report of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. 26-0081A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  39. 38 REGULAR AGENDA
  40. 39 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA - None
  41. 40 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
  42. 41 Airport
  43. 17. Purchase authorization with ADB Safegate Americas, LLC and Allen Enterprises for runway and taxiway lighting fixtures and equipment. 26-0104A approved Pass ▶ jump to 80:22
  44. 43 Page break
  45. 44 Human Services
  46. 18. First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County for the Pinellas County Health Program and the Healthcare for the Homeless program. 25-1805A approved Pass ▶ jump to 81:00
  47. 19. Program recommendation by the Public Safety Coordinating Council for Application to the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse reinvestment grant program. 26-0120A approved Pass ▶ jump to 81:40
  48. 47 Page break
  49. 48 Public Works
  50. 20. Fiscal Year 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant application for the redesign of East Lake Road from South of Curlew Road to North of Trinity Boulevard. 26-0095A approved Pass ▶ jump to 83:52
  51. 21. Purchase authorization with All American Concrete, Inc., Gator Grading & Paving, LLC, QRC, Inc, and Rowland LLC for rehabilitation services for stormwater sewers. 26-0102A approved Pass ▶ jump to 90:33
  52. 22. Purchase authorization with Inliner Solutions, Inc. for Trenchless Pipeline Rehabilitation Services. 25-1977A approved Pass ▶ jump to 91:25
  53. 23. Purchase authorization with Bayside Dredging, LLC for outfall maintenance services. 25-1892A approved Pass ▶ jump to 91:51
  54. 53 Page break
  55. 54 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
  56. 55 Business Technology Services
  57. 24. Increase and extension to the contract with Charter Communications Operating, LLC. 26-0053A approved Pass ▶ jump to 92:54
  58. 57 Page break
  59. 58 Emergency Medical Services Authority
  60. 25. Issuance of one new Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for provision of non-medical wheelchair transport services. 26-0047A approved Pass ▶ jump to 93:20
  61. 60 COUNTY ATTORNEY
  62. 60 Meeting Recessed: 4:07 P.M. Meeting Reconvened: 6:00 P.M.
  63. 26. Arbitration decision in the case of Pinellas County v. American Empire Builders, Inc., et al. - Circuit Civil Case No. 24-005706-CI. 26-0092A approved Pass ▶ jump to 94:16
  64. 27. County Attorney Reports - None 26-0017A ▶ jump to 94:31
  65. 63 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
  66. 63 All public hearing items have been properly advertised. Affidavits of Publication have been received and are on file in the Board Records Department.
  67. 28. County Administrator Reports · Employee Forums · Strategic Planning Process 26-0016A ▶ jump to 94:35
  68. 65 Page break
  69. 66 COUNTY COMMISSION
  70. 29. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business. 26-0018A ▶ jump to 96:29
  71. 68 Page break
  72. 69 6:00 PM
  73. 70 PUBLIC HEARINGS
  74. 71 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
  75. 72 Countywide Planning Authority
  76. 30. Case No. CW 26-01 - Pinellas County Countywide Plan Map amendment from Multimodal Corridor to Retail & Services, regarding 0.6 acre more or less, located at 2500 55th Avenue North. 26-0089A approved Pass ▶ jump to 159:41
  77. 31. Case No. CW 26-02 - Pinellas County Countywide Plan Map amendment from Public/Semi-Public and Preservation to Residential Rural and Preservation, regarding 4.02 acres more or less, located at the southwest corner of Keystone Road and Woodfield Boulevard. 26-0094A approved Pass ▶ jump to 160:38
  78. 75 Page break
  79. 76 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
  80. 32. Case No. LDR-25-03 (Second Public Hearing) An ordinance of Pinellas County, Florida providing for the amendment of the Pinellas County Land Development Code, Chapter 138 - Zoning, related to definitions and a process for the review of reasonable accommodation requests for Certified Recovery Residences Use pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 397.487. 26-0093A approved Pass ▶ jump to 161:39
  81. 33. Case No. ZON-25-06 (Mabani, LLC) A request for a zoning change from R-A, Residential Agriculture, to R-2, Single-Family Residential, on an approximately 0.5-acre portion of a 2.56-acre parcel located at 620 County Road 1 in Palm Harbor. (Quasi-Judicial) 26-0070A approved Pass ▶ jump to 182:21
  82. 34. Ordinance to update the Pinellas County Code Chapter 58 (Environment), Article XVI (Mangrove Trimming and Preservation). 25-1788A approved Pass ▶ jump to 183:23
  83. 80 ADJOURNMENT - 6:32 P.M. ▶ jump to 190:27