Board of County Commissioners
333 Chestnut Street, Palm Room, Clearwater
Agenda — 82 items
- 1 ROLL CALL - 2:00 P.M.
- 2 INVOCATION by Reverend Clarence Williams, Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, St. Petersburg.
- 2 Others Present: Barry A. Burton, County Administrator; Jewel White, County Attorney; Derelynn Revie, Board Records Manager; and Franchesca DiNapoli, Board Reporter, Deputy Clerk
- 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 4 PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
- 1. National Community Development Month Proclamation: - Joe Riddle, Grant Program Manager, Housing and Community Development - Marcella Faucette, Community Development Specialist 3, Housing and Community Development - Andrea Ramirez, Community Development Specialist 2, Housing and Community Development
- 2. Partner Presentation: - Sean King, Chief Strategy Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
- 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
- 3. Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment.
- 9 CONSENT AGENDA - Items 4 through 12
- 10 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
- 4. Minutes of the regular meeting held February 20, 2024.
- 5. Vouchers and bills paid from February 4 through March 2, 2024.
- 12 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 13 Reports received for filing:
- 6. Dock Fee Report for the month of February 2024.
- 7. Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Report No. 2024-02 dated February 29, 2024 - Inspector General’s Follow-up Audit of the Observation of the Surplus 2022 Annual Physical Inventory of Fixed Assets.
- 8. Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County (A Component Unit of Pinellas County, Florida) Independent Auditor’s Reports, Financial Statements, and Required Supplementary Information, September 30, 2023.
- 17 Miscellaneous items received for filing:
- 9. Juvenile Welfare Board FY24 Q1 Financials.
- 10. City of Tarpon Springs Ordinance 2023-25 adopted February 20, 2024, annexing certain real property.
- 20 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
- 21 County Administrator
- 11. Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County Administrator for the period ending February 29, 2024.
- 23 Page break
- 24 Utilities
- 12. Ranking of firms and agreement with Quest Ecology, Inc. for ecological consultant services on the Cross Bar and Al Bar Ranch property located in Pasco County, FL.
- 26 Page Break
- 27 REGULAR AGENDA
- 28 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA - None
- 29 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
- 30 County Administrator
- 13. Municipal Services Taxing Unit funding for the Ozona Village Hall improvement project.
- 32 Page break
- 33 Human Services
- 14. Grant award for continuation funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration for the Health Care for the Homeless program.
- 35 Page Break
- 36 Public Works
- 15. Specific Purpose Survey of maintained right-of-way of Fisher Road from north of Elcid Court to County Road 39.
- 38 Page break
- 39 Safety and Emergency Services
- 16. Agreement between Pinellas County and St. Petersburg College for improvement of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Training Center.
- 17. Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement to receive E911 trust fund monies from the State of Florida for Pinellas County’s E911 training room redesign.
- 42 Page Break
- 43 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
- 44 Emergency Medical Services Authority
- 18. Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Med-Trans Corp. d/b/a AirStar 1 for provision of helicopter ambulance service in Pinellas County.
- 46 Page break
- 47 Human Resources
- 19. Agreement with Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. for employee benefits consulting services.
- 49 COUNTY ATTORNEY
- 20. Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Jad Joubran v. Beau Monde Inc. et al; HUD Case No. 04-23-5313-8; PC Case No. 23-039 - alleged housing discrimination.
- 21. Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Bryan McGoldrick, DVM, et al. - action for monetary damages.
- 22. Proposed settlement in the case of Giovanny Rojas v. Pinellas County; Circuit Civil Case No. 23-000704-CI - allegations of negligence resulting in personal injuries.
- 23. County Attorney Reports Updates regarding ongoing litigation with Florida Property Assessed Clean Energy Funding Agency
- 54 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
- 24. County Administrator Reports Strategic Plan discussion at April 4 work session Ongoing budget meetings Upcoming sandbag distribution events Upcoming Tri-County BCC Meeting
- 27. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: 1.) Skyway Bridge Lighting Resolution 2.) Tri-County Meeting Resolution
- 56 COUNTY COMMISSION
- 27. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: 1.) Skyway Bridge Lighting Resolution 2.) Tri-County Meeting Resolution
- 25. Appointment to the Pinellas County Historical Commission (Individual appointment by Commissioner Justice).
- 27. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: 1.) Skyway Bridge Lighting Resolution 2.) Tri-County Meeting Resolution
- 26. Appointment to the Technical Management Committee.
- 58 County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: 1.) Skyway Bridge Lighting Resolution 2.) Tri-County Meeting Resolution
- 27. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business: 1.) Skyway Bridge Lighting Resolution 2.) Tri-County Meeting Resolution
- 59 Meeting Recessed: 3:47 P.M. Meeting Reconvened: 6:00 P.M.
- 60 Page Break
- 61 6:00 PM
- 62 PRESENTATIONS
- 28. Clearwater For Youth Scholarship Presentation
- 64 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 64 All public hearing items have been properly advertised. Affidavits of Publication have been received and are on file in the Board Records Department.
- 65 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- 29. Case No. ZON-23-10 (Storage at Anclote, LLC) A request for a zoning change from R-A, Residential Agriculture to E-1, Employment-1 on approximately 0.37 acre located at the northeast corner of Anclote Road and North Bend Drive in unincorporated Tarpon Springs. (Quasi-Judicial)
- 30. Case No. FLU-23-06 (Team Savage, Inc. and G4 Landwerks, LLC) A request for a Future Land Use Map amendment from Preservation and Residential Low to Residential/Office/Retail on approximately 1.7 acres located at 29703 U.S Highway 19 North in unincorporated Clearwater. (Companion to Item No. 31)
- 31. Case No. ZON-23-07 (Team Savage, Inc. and Landwerks, LLC) A request for a zoning change from RMH, Residential Mobile/Manufactured Home and CP, Commercial Parkway to CP-CO, Commercial Parkway - Conditional Overlay on approximately 3.7 acres located at 29703 U.S Highway 19 North in unincorporated Clearwater. (Quasi-Judicial) (Companion to Item No. 24-0294A )
- 32. Case No. CP-23-01 (Pinellas County/Housing and Community Development Department) (re-adoption public hearing) A request to amend the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Category Descriptions and Rules, Part 1-FLUM Category Descriptions to add the Mixed Use Corridor-Supporting-Neighborhood Park, Mixed Use Corridor-Supporting-Local Trade, and Mixed Use Corridor-Primary-Commerce, Future Land Use Mixed Designations to facilitate implementation of the Lealman Form Based Code; and amending the unincorporated Pinellas County FLUM Legend. (Companion to Item No. 33)
- 33. Case No. FLU-23-04 (Pinellas County/Housing and Community Development Department) (re-adoption public hearing) A request for a land use change on approximately 168.63 acres from Commercial General, Employment, Residential Urban, Residential Medium, Residential/Office Limited, Residential/Office General, Institutional, and Transportation/Utility to Mixed Use Corridor-Supporting-Neighborhood Park (approximately 36.5 acres); from Commercial General, Residential Low, Residential Urban, Residential Low Medium, Residential Medium, and Residential/Office General to Mixed Use Corridor-Supporting-Local Trade, (approximately 38.71 acres); and from Commercial General, Employment, Residential Low, Residential Urban, Residential Low Medium, Residential Medium, and Residential/Office General to Mixed Use Corridor-Primary-Commerce (approximately 93.42 acres); comprising various parcels within the Lealman Community Redevelopment Area. (Companion to Item No. 32)
- 34. Case No. LDR-24-02 (first public hearing) An ordinance of Pinellas County, Florida, providing for the amendment of the Pinellas County Land Development Code, Chapter 134 - General and Administrative Provisions, Chapter 138 - Zoning, Chapter 142 - Airport Zoning, Chapter 154 - Site Development, Right-of-Way Improvements, Subdivisions, and Platting, and Chapter 158 - Floodplain Management. (Legislative)
- 35. Case No. LDR-24-03 (first public hearing) An ordinance of Pinellas County, Florida, providing for the amendment of the Pinellas County Land Development Code, Section 154-52 and the Pinellas County Stormwater Manual, updating parts A, B, and C of the manual for unincorporated areas. (Legislative)
- 36. Resolution supplementing the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for unanticipated revenue for Capital Projects Fund and Surface Water Utility Fund, and unanticipated fund balance for the General Fund. Realign appropriations within the American Rescue Plan Act and Capital Projects Funds.
- 74 ADJOURNMENT - 7:37 P.M.