Board of County Commissioners
333 Chestnut Street, Palm Room, Clearwater
Agenda — 91 items
- 1 ROLL CALL - 2:01 P.M.
- 2 INVOCATION by Reverend David K. Shelor, First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin
- 2 Others Present: Barry A. Burton, County Administrator; Don Crowell, Chief Assistant County Attorney; Derelynn Revie, Board Records Manager; and Katie Poviones, Senior Board Records Specialist, Deputy Clerk
- 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Commissioner Scherer
- 3 Chair Scott requested that a motion be made to approve Commissioners Flowers and Peters’ virtual attendance and to waive the requirement for Commissioner Peters to be on camera; whereupon, Commissioner Nowicki made a motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Eggers and carried unanimously.
- 4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
- 4 Deviating from the agenda, Chair Scott invited staff members from Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna’s office, Deputy Chief of Staff Olivia Carson and District Director Sam Wilson, to join him at the podium and read a proclamation recognizing September 10, 2025, as a day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk.
- 1. Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment.
- 6 CONSENT AGENDA - Items 2 through 7
- 7 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
- 2. Vouchers and bills paid from August 10 through August 23, 2025.
- 9 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
- 10 County Administrator
- 3. Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County Administrator for the period ending August 31, 2025.
- 11 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 4. Receipt and file report of purchasing items delegated to the County Administrator for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
- 13 Page Break
- 14 Human Services
- 5. Ranking of firms and agreement with LucyRx Health Solutions, Inc. for pharmacy benefit services pertaining to the Homeless Program.
- 16 Page break
- 17 Utilities
- 6. Joint Participation Agreement with the City of Largo for relocating and replacing water mains, hydrants, and appurtenances that are in potential conflict with road and sidewalk improvements along Rosery Road Northeast from Keene Road to Arvis Circle West and along Gershwin Drive.
- 19 COUNTY ATTORNEY
- 7. Receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County as delegated to the County Attorney.
- 21 Page break
- 22 REGULAR AGENDA
- 23 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA - None
- 24 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
- 25 Airport
- 8. Second Amendment to the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport Airline Operating and Use Agreement.
- 27 Page break
- 28 Building and Development Review Services
- 9. First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreements addressing the collection of multimodal impact fees.
- 10. Resolution relating to waiving double the normal building permit and floodplain permit fees for storm reconstruction and repair.
- 31 Page break
- 32 County Administrator
- 11. Agreement with Horne LLP for requirements of services for the management, administration and implementation of Community Development Block Grant -Disaster Recovery Program.
- 12. Municipal Services Taxing Unit Special Project funding for Keep Tierra Verde Beautiful Median Enhancements located within the Monte Cristo, Entrada, East Shore, and West Shore neighborhoods in Tierra Verde.
- 35 Page Break
- 36 Housing & Community Development
- 13. Local government verification of contribution form for 2025 Housing Credit Financing Applications for the Grand Oaks affordable housing development project.
- 38 Page Break
- 39 Human Services
- 14. First Renewals and Amendments with Tarpon Springs Hospital Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Advent Health North Pinellas, BayCare Health System, Inc., and OHI West, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital for the Pinellas County Health program.
- 15. Funding Agreement with Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Eleos for the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Pinellas Integrated Care Team.
- 42 Page break
- 43 Management and Budget
- 16. Board Budget Amendment No. 1 realigning Fiscal Year 2025 Budget contingency reserves for expenditure within the Employee Health Benefits Fund.
- 45 Page break
- 46 Public Works
- 17. Award of bid to Hubbard Construction Company for Fiscal Year 2025 Pavement Preservation - Package 4.
- 18. Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Pinellas County Shore Protection project at Pass-a-Grille.
- 49 Page break
- 50 Utilities
- 19. Second Amendment to the agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc. and the First Amendment with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Utilities Engineering Consulting Services.
- 52 Page break
- 53 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
- 54 Business Technology Services
- 20. Purchase authorization with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for on-premises data storage solutions and services.
- 56 Page break
- 57 Forward Pinellas
- 21. Interlocal agreement with the municipalities of Belleair, Belleair Bluffs, Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport, Indian Shores, Largo, Madeira Beach, North Redington Beach, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Seminole, South Pasadena, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Tarpon Springs, and Treasure Island to continue the status quo collection, distribution, and expenditure of multimodal impact fees.
- 59 Page Break
- 60 Pinellas County Community Redevelopment Agency
- 22. Fiscal Year 2026 Lealman Community Redevelopment Area Work Plan.
- 23. Fiscal Year 2026 Lealman Community Redevelopment Trust Budget.
- 63 COUNTY ATTORNEY
- 63 County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business.
- 24. Resolution approving early extension of 2025 tax rolls.
- 64 Meeting Recessed: 4:03 P.M. Meeting Reconvened: 6:01 P.M.
- 25. County Attorney Reports - None
- 66 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
- 26. County Administrator Reports · Establishment of the Board of County Commission’s 2026 meeting calendar · Next steps related to the selection of Johnson & Stewart Government Strategies as the County’s State lobbying firm · Preparation and research for next year’s budget
- 67 All public hearing items have been properly advertised. Affidavits of Publication have been received and are on file in the Board Records Department.
- 68 Page break
- 69 COUNTY COMMISSION
- 27. Appointments to the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
- 28. Appointments to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
- 31. Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 29. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business.
- 31. Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 73 Page Break
- 31. Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 74 6:00 PM
- 31. Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 75 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 75 Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 76 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- 30. Ordinance amending and revising Article XII, Chapter 58, of the Pinellas County Code of Ordinances, entitled Noise Ordinance.
- 31. Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (second public hearing).
- 79 ADJOURNMENT - 7:27 P.M.