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Board of County Commissioners

June 17, 2025 ·9:30 AM Final ·Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Regular Meeting

333 Chestnut Street, Palm Room, Clearwater

Agenda — 93 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL - 9:32 A.M. ▶ jump to 18:09
  2. 2 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 18:36
  3. 2 Others Present: Barry A. Burton, County Administrator; Jewel White, County Attorney; Derelynn Revie, Board Records Manager; and Jessica Oakes, Board Reporter
  4. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 19:41
  5. 4 PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
  6. 1. Palm Harbor’s 100th Anniversary Proclamation: - Members from Palm Harbor Main Street 25-0528A ▶ jump to 22:42
  7. 5 Acting Chair Eggers provided brief opening comments regarding events related to recent and upcoming holiday celebrations, including Memorial Day, D-Day, Flag Day, and July 4th; whereupon, he expressed appreciation to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies for their presence at Board of County Commission meetings.
  8. 2. Pride Month Proclamation: - Benjamin Stinson-Hurwitz, Equality Florida - Byron Green, St. Pete Pride - Bior Guigni, St. Pete Pride - Immani Love, St. Pete Pride - Jeffery Lorick, Director, Pinellas County Office of Human Rights 25-0755A ▶ jump to 31:44
  9. 3. Juneteenth Proclamation 25-0845A ▶ jump to 35:31
  10. 8 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
  11. 4. Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment. 25-0661A ▶ jump to 45:16
  12. 10 Page Break
  13. 11 PUBLIC HEARINGS
  14. 12 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
  15. 5. Case No. FLU-25-02 (St. Philopateer Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church) A request for a Future Land Use Map amendment from Residential Suburban to Institutional on approximately 4.0 acres located at 2261 Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, unincorporated Pinellas County. 25-0798A approved Pass ▶ jump to 67:57
  16. 13 All public hearing items have been properly advertised. Affidavits of Publication have been received and are on file in the Board Records Department.
  17. 6. Resolution approving the 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, including the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and authorizing actions related to the administration of the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grant programs and authorize submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 25-0792A approved Pass ▶ jump to 69:20
  18. 7. Petition of Pinellas County Housing Authority to vacate Adams Circle (12301 134th Avenue North, Largo), as dedicated in Official Records Book 4719, Page 1833, lying within lots 25,26, and 27, Pinellas Groves Subdivision in the southwest ¼ section 09-30-15 Pinellas County, Florida. (Legislative) 25-0732A approved Pass ▶ jump to 71:51
  19. 8. Resolution imposing and collecting a non-ad valorem special assessment levied solely on property owned or leased by non-public hospitals to fund the Hospital Directed Payment and Low-Income Pool Programs and approval and delegation of authority to the Chairman to execute Letters of Agreement and Letters of Agreement questionnaires in substantially similar form with a combined amount not to exceed the levied assessment total to initiate Intergovernmental Transfers as match to enhance reimbursement levels for hospitals. 25-0802A approved Pass ▶ jump to 76:53
  20. 9. Amendment by resolution supplementing the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget realigning reserves and operating expenses and recognizing unanticipated revenue for Capital Projects and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office; reduce Debt Service Payments and Transfer from Tourist Development Tax Fund in the Tourist Development Tax Debt Service Fund. 25-0772A approved Pass ▶ jump to 96:11
  21. 18 Page Break
  22. 19 CONSENT AGENDA - Items 10 through 21 approved
  23. 20 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
  24. 10. Minutes of the regular meetings held April 22 and May 6, 2025. 25-0846A approved as part of the Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 96:18
  25. 11. Vouchers and bills paid from April 27 through May 24, 2025. 25-0847A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  26. 22 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
  27. 23 Reports received for filing:
  28. 12. Southwest Florida Water Management District Annual Comprehensive Report for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2024. 25-0848A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  29. 25 Miscellaneous items received for filing:
  30. 13. Correspondence from the City of Dunedin regarding voluntary contraction of certain property. 25-0849A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  31. 14. City of Tarpon Springs Ordinance No. 2024-08 annexing certain property. 25-0850A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  32. 15. Juvenile Welfare Board FY25 Q2 Financials. 25-0852A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  33. 29 Page Break
  34. 30 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
  35. 31 Administrative Services
  36. 16. Declare surplus and authorize the sale of County-owned equipment and vehicles. 25-0812A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  37. 33 County Administrator
  38. 17. Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County Administrator for the period ending May 31, 2025. 25-0665A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  39. 35 Page Break
  40. 36 Public Works
  41. 18. Award of bid to Grading & Bush Hog Services, Inc. for guardrail services and materials. 25-0723A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  42. 19. Award of bid to Southern Precast Concrete Corporation for pipes, reinforced concrete, PVC, precast slabs, and related materials. 25-0615A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  43. 39 Page break
  44. 40 Utilities
  45. 20. Joint Project Agreement with the City of Madeira Beach for the relocation and replacement of County Utilities conflicting with the City’s proposed roadway and drainage system improvements along Pruitt Drive, Marguerite Drive, Bayshore Drive, and Parsley Drive. 25-0357A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  46. 42 Page Break
  47. 43 COUNTY ATTORNEY
  48. 21. Receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County as delegated to the County Attorney. 25-0801A approved as part of the Consent Agenda
  49. 45 Page Break
  50. 46 REGULAR AGENDA
  51. 47 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA - None
  52. 48 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
  53. 49 Construction and Property Management
  54. 22. Change Order No. 1 to the agreements to increase the upset limit with Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Harbour Construction, Inc., Johnson-Laux Construction, and New Vista Builders Group, LLC for requirements of Job Order Contracting for construction services...label Recommended Action:..Recommended Action Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the agreements to increase the contract upset limits with Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Harbour Construction, Inc., Johnson-Laux Construction, and New Vista Builders Group, LLC for requirements of Job Order Contracting for construction services. · This contract provides Job Order Contracting for facility maintenance, repair and minor construction. This request is to increase the upset limit of each agreement to effect work that is ready to process. Budgeted funds are available; these agreements are the mechanism to process work that is scoped and ready to go such as roof replacements, office remodel projects, multiple projects at the County Detention center and other assorted projects for Board of County Commissioner departments and other Constitutional Officers. · This contract was competitively solicited and awarded by the Board of County Commissioners on August 10, 2021 for a five year term through August 9, 2026. Change Order No. 1 increases the 4 contractors $3,000,000.00 each for a total combined increase of $12,000,000.00 and a revised contract total of $36M. · For funding information See RecommendedAction_25-0742A.pdf document that is attached. Contract No. 21-0324-CP; in the amount of $3,000,000.00 through August 10, 2026. This Change Order is an increase of $12,000,000.00 to the upset limit of the contract; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest...Body Strategic Plan: Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality 4.4 Invest in infrastructure to meet current and future needs Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers 5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support Summary:..Summary Change Order No. 1 to the Agreement, increasing the upset limits with Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Harbour Construction, Inc., Johnson-Laux Construction, and New Vista Builders Group, LLC for requirements of Job Order Contracting for construction services $3,000,000.00 each for a total combined increase of $12,000,000.00 and a revised contract total of $36M.. 25-1154A approved Pass ▶ jump to 97:34
  55. 51 Page Break
  56. 52 County Administrator
  57. 23. Municipal Services Taxing Unit special project funding for the Friends of Palm Harbor Troop 26 Replacement of Exterior Door and Windows at Troop 26 Boy Scout Hut 25-0526A approved Pass ▶ jump to 98:10
  58. 24. Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2030. 25-0824A approved Pass ▶ jump to 98:41
  59. 55 Page Break
  60. 56 Housing & Community Development
  61. 25. Funding recommendations for Emergency Solutions Grants program - Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing funding. 25-0666A approved Pass ▶ jump to 99:23
  62. 26. Resolution authorizing conveyance of surplus parcel to Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc. 25-0635A approved Pass ▶ jump to 99:47
  63. 59 Page Break
  64. 60 Public Works
  65. 27. Award of bid to Cone & Graham, Inc. for the 13th Street/Sands Point Drive Bridge replacement. 25-0727A approved Pass ▶ jump to 101:02
  66. 28. Award of bid to Weeks Marine, Inc. for the Pinellas County Beach Renourishment project. 25-0817A approved Pass ▶ jump to 119:56
  67. 29. Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with Hubbard Construction Company for Fiscal Year 2025 Pavement Preservation - Package 1. 25-0752A approved Pass ▶ jump to 121:45
  68. 30. Emergency Watershed Protection Program forms for the National Resources Conservation Service for tree debris removal from various channels throughout unincorporated County. 25-0829A approved Pass ▶ jump to 122:25
  69. 31. Federal Emergency Management Administration Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Assurances - Construction Programs form for the Signalization Improvements Project for mast arm conversion at nine locations. 25-0787A approved Pass ▶ jump to 123:03
  70. 32. Grant funding agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Urban Stream Restoration Utilizing Phosphorus Mitigation and Realtime Variable Rate Injection and Monitoring Systems. 25-0746A approved Pass ▶ jump to 123:38
  71. 33. Second Amendment to the agreement with Hardesty & Hanover, LLC for the Beckett Bridge replacement project. 25-0745A approved Pass ▶ jump to 124:38
  72. 68 Page Break
  73. 69 Safety and Emergency Services
  74. 34. Application to receive E911 trust fund monies from the State of Florida for Additional Modules for RapidSOS. 25-0791A approved Pass ▶ jump to 125:04
  75. 71 Page break
  76. 72 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
  77. 73 Emergency Medical Services Authority
  78. 35. Renewal of Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for non-medical wheelchair transport and stretcher van providers. 25-0784A approved Pass ▶ jump to 125:29
  79. 75 Page Break
  80. 76 COUNTY ATTORNEY
  81. 36. Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Truc Nguyen and Tammy Phan; all heirs known and unknown - action for foreclosure of Special Magistrate lien. 25-0805A approved Pass ▶ jump to 125:55
  82. 37. County Attorney Reports - None 25-0662A ▶ jump to 126:05
  83. 43. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: · Departmental Proclamations and Federal Holidays: July - December 2025 (Commissioner Scott) · Staff Sergeant Sitton Resolution (Commissioner Latvala) 25-0664A approved Pass ▶ jump to 166:08
  84. 79 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
  85. 43. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: · Departmental Proclamations and Federal Holidays: July - December 2025 (Commissioner Scott) · Staff Sergeant Sitton Resolution (Commissioner Latvala) 25-0664A approved Pass ▶ jump to 168:05
  86. 38. County Administrator Reports · Next steps related to Pasco County’s request for letters of support regarding the State Road 54 and U.S. 41 Interchange · Completion of Budget Information Sessions and next steps 25-0663A ▶ jump to 126:09
  87. 81 COUNTY COMMISSION
  88. 39. Appointment to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals (Board of County Commissioners as a whole). 25-0696A ▶ jump to 129:21
  89. 40. Appointments to the Tourist Development Council (Board of County Commissioners as a whole). 25-0625A
  90. 41. Appointment and reappointment to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Board of County Commissioners as a whole). 25-0788A approved Pass ▶ jump to 132:20
  91. 42. Reappointments to the Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board (Board of County Commissioners as a whole). 25-0789A approved Pass ▶ jump to 132:42
  92. 43. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: · Departmental Proclamations and Federal Holidays: July - December 2025 (Commissioner Scott) · Staff Sergeant Sitton Resolution (Commissioner Latvala) 25-0664A approved Pass ▶ jump to 161:47
  93. 87 ADJOURNMENT - 12:03 P.M. ▶ jump to 168:34