City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · September 4, 2014
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 4, 2014
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda September 4, 2014
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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#14-475 2014 MiLB Mascot Mania - Phinley
4.2 ID#14-411 Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
4.3 ID#14-447 Sickle Cell Awareness Proclamation - Tony Hinson, Sickle Cell Disease
Association of Upper Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando Counties
4.4 ID#14-448 PTA Reflections Week Proclamation - Tracy Joyce, Plumb Elementary PTA
President; Karla Moreno, VP Programs; and Judi Hurst, Reflections
Chairperson
4.5 ID#14-449 International Day of Peace Proclamation: Bill Houser, Words of Peace Global
Foundation
4.6 ID#14-440 Industry Recognition Awards to Clearwater Gas System - Chuck Warrington,
Clearwater Gas System Managing Director
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#14-482 Approve the minutes of the August 20, 2014 City Council meeting as submitted
in written summation by the City Clerk.
6. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda
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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. These
items are not discussed, and may all be approved as recommended on
the staff reports. Council questions on these items were answered prior
to the meeting. The Mayor will provide an opportunity for a
Councilmember or a member of the public to ask that an item be pulled
from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Items pulled will receive
separate action. All items not removed from the Consent Agenda will be
approved by a single motion of the council.
7.1 ID#14-376 Award a contract (blanket purchase order) to Pinellas County Solid Waste in
the amount of $250,000 for the disposal of solid waste at the Pinellas County
waste to energy plant/landfill for the period October 1, 2014 through
September 30, 2015, as provided in the City’s Code of Ordinances, Section
2.564(1)(d), Services provided by Other Governmental Entities and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same . (consent)
7.2 ID#14-398 Approve a Traffic Enforcement Agreement between the City of Clearwater and
Coachman Reserve Condominium Association, Inc. to provide the City of
Clearwater traffic control jurisdiction of the private roads within the Coachman
Reserve Condominium property to authorize Clearwater Police Officers to
enforce Florida Uniform Traffic Control Laws and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#14-421 Approve the purchase of excess liability, excess workers compensation, and
numerous specialty insurance policies from October 1, 2014 through
September 30, 2015 at an amount not-to-exceed $695,000, 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
8.1 8584-14 Set final millage rate of 5.1550 mills for fiscal year 2014/15 against
non-exempt real and personal property within the City of Clearwater and pass
Ordinance 8584-14 on first reading.
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8.2 8585-14 Approve the City of Clearwater Annual Operating Budget for the 2014/15 fiscal
year and pass Ordinance 8585-14 on first reading.
8.3 8586-14 Approve the Fiscal Year 2014/15 Annual Capital Improvement Budget and
establish a six-year plan for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and pass
Ordinance 8586-14 on first reading.
8.4 ID#14-383 Approve the recommended Penny for Pinellas project list, as revised for Fiscal
Years 2014/15 through 2019/20.
8.5 ID#14-418 Approve State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program annual reports
for fiscal years 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.
8.6 ID#14-303 Provide direction on the proposed Development Agreement between
Mainstream Partners VIII, LTD. (the property owner) and the City of
Clearwater, providing for the allocation of 100 units from the Hotel Density
Reserve under Beach by Design and confirm a second public hearing in City
Council Chambers before City Council on September 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as may be heard. (HDA2013-08006; 405 Coronado Drive)
8.7 ID#14-397 Provide direction on the proposed Development Agreement between Alanik
Properties; Anco Holdings, LLC; Nikana Holdings, LLC (the property owners)
and the City of Clearwater, providing for the allocation of 100 units from the
Hotel Density Reserve under Beach by Design and confirm a second public
hearing in City Council Chambers before City Council on September 18, 2014
at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (HDA2014-06004)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 8573-14 Adopt Ordinance 8573-14 on second reading, amending the future land use
plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to change the land use
designation for certain real property whose post office addresses are 3049
Cleveland Street, 3053 Cleveland Street, 3048 Cherry Lane, and 3054 Cherry
Lane, Clearwater, Florida 33759, from Residential Urban (RU) to Institutional
(I).
9.2 8574-14 Adopt Ordinance 8574-14 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of
the city by rezoning certain real property whose post office addresses are 3049
Cleveland Street, 3053 Cleveland Street, 3048 Cherry Lane, and 3054 Cherry
Lane, Clearwater, Florida 33759, from Low Medium Density Residential
(LMDR) to Institutional (I).
9.3 8575-14 Adopt Ordinance 8575-14 on second reading, amending Appendix A relating to
Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges
Section XI, to establish definitions for purposes of applying park facility user
fees including amending the definition of family to include domestic
partnerships as registered with the City of Clearwater or Pinellas County.
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9.4 8576-14 Adopt Ordinance 8576-14 on second reading, annexing certain real property
whose post office addresses are 2723/2725 South Drive, 2741 South Drive,
2738 Woodring Drive, 2709 Woodring Drive, 2700 Morningside Drive, 2715
Morningside Drive, 2718 Terrace Drive, and 1752 Evans Drive, and 1813
Carlton Drive, all in Clearwater, Florida 33769, together with certain rights of
way of: South Drive, Woodring Drive, Morningside Drive, Evans Drive and
Terrace Drive, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary
lines of the city to include said additions.
9.5 8577-14 Adopt Ordinance 8577-14 on second reading, amending the future land use
plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use
for certain real property whose post office addresses are 2723/2725 South
Drive, 2741 South Drive, 2738 Woodring Drive, 2709 Woodring Drive, 2700
Morningside Drive, 2715 Morningside Drive, 2718 Terrace Drive, and 1752
Evans Drive, and 1813 Carlton Drive, all in Clearwater, Florida 33769, together
with certain rights of way of: South Drive, Woodring Drive, Morningside Drive,
Evans Drive and Terrace Drive, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as
Residential Low (RL), Residential Medium (RM), Preservation (P), and
Drainage Feature Overlay.
9.6 8578-14 Adopt Ordinance 8578-14 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas by
zoning certain real property whose post office addresses are 2723/2725 South
Drive, 2741 South Drive, 2738 Woodring Drive, 2709 Woodring Drive, 2700
Morningside Drive, 2715 Morningside Drive, 2718 Terrace Drive, and 1752
Evans Drive, and 1813 Carlton Drive, all in Clearwater, Florida 33769, together
with certain rights of way of: South Drive, Woodring Drive, Morningside Drive,
Evans Drive and Terrace Drive, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as
Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR),
and Preservation (P).
9.7 8579-14 ord Adopt Ordinance 8579-14 on second reading, vacating utility easements
2nd rdg located along the rear five feet and the side five feet of Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of
Block “D” in Brooklawn Subdivision, as recorded in the Public Records of
Pinellas County Subdivision Plat Book 13, Page 59, lying in the Northeast ¼ of
Section 3, Township 29 South, Range 15 East.
9.8 8580-14 Adopt Ordinance 8580-14 on second reading, amending Section 22.35 of the
City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances, to clarify areas where fishing on public
beaches is restricted.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 No Item.
10.2 ID#14-445 Provide City Council with Planning and Development Staff’s substantive
comments regarding the updated Countywide Plan Map and request approval
to transmit to the Pinellas Planning Council.
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10.3 ID#14-408 Authorize the City Attorney to allocate an additional $25,000 to cover outside
counsel costs in the appeal of the case of Thomas Petersen and Inge Spatuzzi
v. City of Clearwater, Case No. 13-008224-CI.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Other Council Action
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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