City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · June 19, 2014
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 19, 2014
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda June 19, 2014
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state your name and address. Persons speaking before the City Council shall be limited to three (3)
minutes unless otherwise noted under Public Hearings. For other than Citizens to be heard regarding
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meeting.
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Special recognitions and awards (Proclamations, service awards, or other
special recognitions)
4.1 ID#14-240 Service Awards
4.2 ID#14-239 End of Session Report - The Honorable Larry Ahern, Florida House of
Representatives
4.3 ID#14-248 Clearwater Regional Chamber AchieveHERs - Diane D. Stein, Member
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#14-250 Approve the minutes of the May 15, 2014 and the June 4, 2014 City Council
Meetings as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
6. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda
7. Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda contains normal, routine business items that are
very likely to be approved by the City Council by a single motion.
Council questions on these items were answered prior to the meeting.
Each Councilmember may, however, defer any item for added
discussion at a later time.
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7.1 ID#13-141 Appoint Dan Carpenter to a four-year term as a Trustee of the Clearwater
Firefighters’ Supplemental Trust Fund in accordance with Sec. 175.061 of the
Florida State Statutes. (consent)
7.2 ID#14-195 Approve Architect of Record (AOR) contracts with seven firms, as listed, for a
period of five years commencing June 20, 2014 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#14-203 Award a Contract (Purchase Order) for $163,520.00 to Don Reid Ford of
Orlando, FL, for eight 2015 Ford Taurus sedans, in accordance with the Florida
State Contract 071-000-14-1, 2.564(1)(d), Code of Ordinances - Other
Governmental Bid; authorize lease purchase under the City’s Master Lease
Purchase Agreement, or internal financing via an inter fund loan from the
Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is deemed to be in the City’s best
interests; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same . (consent)
7.4 ID#14-211 Approve settlement of workers’ compensation claim of Mr. Richard DeBord, for
payment of $220,750, inclusive, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#14-213 Request for authority to appeal an order denying the City’s Motion for
Summary Judgment in the case of Sarita Merricks v. City of Clearwater and
Jeffrey Adkisson (Case No. 8:12-cv-01805-EAK-AEP). (consent)
7.6 ID#14-222 Award five-year contracts (purchase orders) to Aquagenix/DeAngelo Brothers,
Inc in the amount of $308,378.25 for pond and channel maintenance and to
Lake and Wetland Management for mitigation site maintenance in the amount
of $285,695.85 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same .
(consent)
7.7 ID#14-229 Authorize filing of a lawsuit against defendants to include the estate and heirs
of deceased City of Clearwater employee Mitchell Arnold, to effect the
distribution of monies currently being held by the City, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
8. Administrative Public Hearings
- Presentation of issues by City staff
- Statement of case by applicant or representative (5 min.)
- Council questions
- Comments in support or opposition (3 min. per speaker or 10 min
maximum as spokesperson for others that have waived their time)
- Council questions
- Final rebuttal by applicant or representative (5 min.)
- Council disposition
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8.1 ID#14-19 Approve a Development Agreement between Mainstream Partners VIII, LTD
(the property owner) and the City of Clearwater, providing for the allocation of
96 units from the Hotel Density Reserve under Beach by Design; adopt
Resolution 14-19, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same .
(HDA2013-08005)
8.2 ID#14-14 Approve a Development Agreement between Decade Gulf Coast Hotel
Partners, L.P. and J.K. Gulfview LLC (the property owners) and the City of
Clearwater, providing for the allocation of 30 units from the Hotel Density
Reserve under Beach by Design; adopt Resolution 14-14, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (HDA2014-04002)
8.3 ANX2014-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of
4008 Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium
Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1234 Palm Street located on the north
side of Palm Street, approximately 550 feet east of Douglas Avenue; and pass
Ordinances 8567-14, 8568-14 and 8569-14 on first reading. (ANX2014-04008)
9. City Manager Reports
9.1 8571-14 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2013/14 Operating and Capital Improvement
Budgets at midyear and pass Ordinances 8571-14 and 8572-14 on first
reading.
9.2 ID#14-208 Authorize the negotiated sale of not to exceed $5,475,000 Gas System
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014 and adopt Resolution 14-20.
9.3 ID#14-209 Authorize the negotiated sale of not to exceed $5,500,000 Stormwater System
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014 and adopt Resolution 14-21.
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
12. Closing Comments by Mayor
13. Adjourn
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