Board of County Commissioners

333 Chestnut Street, Palm Room, Clearwater, FL 33756

Agenda — 82 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL - 2:00 P.M.
2. 2 INVOCATION by Commissioner Scherer
3. 2 Others Present: Barry A. Burton, County Administrator; Jewel White, County Attorney; Derelynn Revie, Board Records Manager; and Ashley Pabilonia, Board Reporter, Deputy Clerk
4. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Commissioner Scott
5. 4 PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
6. 1. Building Department Appreciation Day Proclamation: Building and Development Review Services - Jim McKillen, Building Official - Camie Vasser, Deputy Building Official - Robert Dryden, Customer Operations Manager - Bo Cunningham, Building Inspector - Mark Roberts, Plans Examiner - Barbara Metcalf, Permit Technician - Torsha Sneed, Flood Desk 26-0954A
7. 6 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
8. 2. Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment. 26-0949A
9. 8 CONSENT AGENDA - Items 3 through 13 (Item No. 11 addressed under Regular Agenda) approved
10. 9 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
11. 3. Vouchers and bills paid from July 12 through July 25, 2026. 26-1328A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
12. 10 Referring to Item Nos. 4 and 5, Chair Eggers provided brief comments related to two reports completed by the Division of Inspector General and expressed appreciation for their work.
13. 11 Reports received for filing:
14. 4. Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Report No. 2026-22, dated July 27, 2026 - Unannounced Audit of the Animal Services Department Change Fund and Petty Cash Fund. 26-1329A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
15. 12 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
16. 5. Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Report No. 2026-23, dated July 31, 2026 - Follow-Up Audit of Capital Contracting and General Solicitation Process. 26-1330A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
17. 14 Miscellaneous items received for filing:
18. 6. Pinellas County Tax Collector 2025 Tax Roll Recapitulation. 26-1331A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
19. 7. Affidavit of Publication of Legal Notice published in La Gaceta regarding Notice of Forfeiture of Unclaimed Money pursuant to Section 116.21, Florida Statutes (Circuit/County Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida). 26-1332A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
20. 8. City of Clearwater Ordinance No. 9884-26, adopted July 16, 2026, annexing certain properties. 26-1333A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
21. 18 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
22. 19 County Administrator
23. 9. Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County Administrator for the period ending July 31, 2026. 26-0953A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
24. 10. Receipt and file report of purchasing items delegated to the County Administrator for the quarter ending June 30, 2026. 26-1163A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
25. 22 Emergency Management
26. 11. Ratification of County Administrator approval of the Fiscal Year 2026 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Congressionally Directed Spending Grant Program funding application for the Lealman Gymnasium Hardening. 26-1146A approved Pass
27. 24 Page break
28. 25 Utilities
29. 12. Award of bid to Cacique Utilities LLC for the replacement of the existing 24” force main along 54th Avenue North, from PS 126 to the South Cross Bayou Reclamation Facility. 26-1174A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
30. 27 COUNTY ATTORNEY
31. 13. Receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County as delegated to the County Attorney. 26-1202A approved as part of the Consent Agenda Pass
32. 29 Page break
33. 30 REGULAR AGENDA
34. 31 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
35. 32 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS
36. 33 Airport
37. 14. Award of contract for on-airport rental car concessions services at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. 26-1053A approved Pass
38. 35 Page break
39. 36 Convention and Visitors Bureau
40. 15. Fiscal Year 2026 Elite Event Funding recommendation from the Tourist Development Council - 2026 Xinsurance Clearwater Offshore Nationals. 26-1299A approved Pass
41. 38 Page break
42. 39 Human Services
43. 16. First Amendment to the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Pinellas Integrated Care Team Agreement with Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Eleos to include Care Connect funding. 26-1028A approved Pass
44. 17. Third Amendment to the Permanent Supportive Housing and Safe Haven Agreement with Boley Centers, Inc. to include Care Connect funding. 26-1091A approved Pass
45. 42 Page break
46. 43 Management and Budget
47. 18. Resolution authorizing the County Administrator, as the County Budget Officer, to waive certain budgetary controls with respect to the American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund appropriations to ensure timely expenditure of such funds by the applicable federal deadline. 26-1303A approved Pass
48. 45 Page break
49. 46 Public Works
50. 19. Third Amendment to the agreement with Precision Sidewalk Safety Corporation for sidewalk trip hazard prevention and maintenance. 26-1271A approved Pass
51. 48 Page break
52. 49 Utilities
53. 20. Resilient Florida Grant Program application with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation Facility High Service Pump Station Improvements in St. Petersburg, Florida. 26-1263A approved Pass
54. 51 Page break
55. 52 AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
56. 53 Clerk of the Circuit Court
57. 21. Agreement with JPMorgan Chase, National Association for County banking services 26-0722A approved Pass
58. 55 Page break
59. 56 COUNTY ATTORNEY
60. 22. Amendment to Legal Services Agreement in the case of Pinellas County v. American Empire Builders, Inc., et al. - Circuit Civil Case No. 24-005416-CI. 26-1232A deferred
61. 23. Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. John Kreps, Est. - action for foreclosure of Special Magistrate liens. 26-1283A approved Pass
62. 24. Proposed ratification of initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Brittney Staten and Michael Carey; County Court Case No. 26-007711-CO - petition for custody of cruelly or neglectfully treated animals. 26-1301A approved Pass
63. 25. Resolution approving early extension of 2026 tax rolls. 26-1284A approved Pass
64. 60 Meeting Recessed: 3:45 P.M. Meeting Reconvened: 6:00 P.M.
65. 26. County Attorney Reports - None 26-0950A
66. 62 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
67. 62 All public hearing items have been properly advertised. Affidavits of Publication have been received and are on file in the Board Records Department.
68. 27. County Administrator Reports - None 26-0951A
69. 64 COUNTY COMMISSION
70. 28. County Commission New Business: Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations, administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business. 26-0952A
71. 66 Page Break
72. 67 6:00 PM
73. 68 PUBLIC HEARINGS
74. 69 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
75. 29. Case No. ZON-26-04 (Manuel Jones) A request for a zoning change from GO, General Office, to R-3, Single-Family Residential for approximately 0.21 acre located at 1515 Lakeview Road in unincorporated Clearwater. (Quasi-Judicial) 26-1152A approved Pass
76. 30. Petition of Charles and Rita King, to vacate a portion of a 33-foot-wide right-of-way known as Portsmouth Road, lying east of lots 41 through 43, Gulf Breeze Estates, Plat Book 27, Page 57, lying in Section 30-29-16, Pinellas County, Florida. 26-1250A approved Pass
77. 31. Petition of OVSS Gateway LLC., to vacate a portion of Poultry Boulevard Road/86th Avenue North (County Road Number 139), declared to be a public road in Board of County Commissioners minutes Book 7, Page 23, filed on April 17, 1928, lying along the south 33 feet of 4100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Gateway Centre Business Park, Plat Book 97, Pages 1-13, Section 22-30-16, Pinellas County, Florida. 26-0701A approved Pass
78. 32. Petition of Robert and Kathleen Warren, to vacate the Northerly 35 feet of the Easterly 17 feet of that right-of-way (East Lake Drive) (1051 East Lake Drive) as recorded in the official records book 5654, page 1434, of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, lying in section 04-27-16, Pinellas County, Florida. 26-1281A approved Pass
79. 33. Ordinance amending Section 118-32 of the Pinellas County Code relating to the Tourist Development Plan. 26-1268A approved Pass
80. 34. Fiscal Year 2027 Elite Event funding recommendations from the Tourist Development Council. (Regular agenda item that is companion to Legistar File No. 26-1268A) 26-1274A approved Pass
81. 35. Amendment by resolution supplementing the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget realigning reserves and recognizing unanticipated revenue for requesting departments. 26-1264A approved Pass
82. 77 ADJOURNMENT - 6:13 P.M.

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