City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · August 20, 2015
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, August 20, 2015
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda August 20, 2015
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1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Special recognitions and Presentations (Proclamations, service awards, or
other special recognitions. Presentations by governmental agencies or groups
providing formal updates to Council will be limited to ten minutes.)
4.1 ID#15-1573 Sugar Sand Presentation
4.2 ID#15-1606 Southeastern Guide Dogs (SEGD) - Stephanie Miller with Century
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#15-1620 Approve the minutes of the August 6, 2015 City Council Meeting 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. 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.
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7.1 ID#15-1537 Approve funding in the amount of $100,000 for the implementation of
Clearwater Business SPARK!, per the Memorandum of Understanding
approved by Council dated May 2015, to be funded from the Urban Land
Institute (ULI) Report Implementation Special Program (181-99888). (consent)
7.2 ID#15-1549 Declare list of vehicles and equipment surplus to the needs of the City and
authorize disposal through sale to the highest bidder at the Tampa Machinery
Auction, Tampa, Florida; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.3 ID#15-1227 Approve a Developer Agreement with NNP-Bexley, LLC; approve a Template
form of Developer/Builder Agreement; accept a Gas Main and Utility Easement
for the subject development property; authorize the Gas System Managing
Director, or designee, to approve future Developer/Builder Agreements in
substantially similar format; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.4 ID#15-1553 Approve an Encroachment Agreement with Florida Gas Transportation, LLC,
for the installation of a natural gas distribution main across their existing
easement and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#15-1554 Approve an Underground Pipeline Right-of-Way Utilization Agreement with
Duke Energy of Florida, Inc. for the installation of a natural gas distribution
main across their existing Transmission Right-of-Way and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#15-1535 Approve a contract (purchase order) between the City of Clearwater and the
Bureau of Business Enterprises (BBE), Division of Blind Services, for a
two-year period, with an option to renew for one additional two-year period, to
provide employees and residents with healthy snack vending services to
promote a culture of wellness citywide and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#15-1567 Approve a 1-year Partnership and Operational Support Agreement from
October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 and five one-year renewal
options, between the City of Clearwater and Clearwater Horseshoe Club,
Clearwater Lawn Bowls Club and Clearwater Shuffleboard Club, for the use
and supervision of certain city-owned buildings and facilities, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#15-1569 Approve the Contract for Sale of Real Property by the City of Clearwater
(Contract) with Decade Sea Captain, LLC for the sale of city-owned property
located at 41 Devon Drive, Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same, together with all other instruments required to affect closing.
(consent)
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7.9 ID#15-1513 Award a Construction Contract to Gator Grading and Paving of Palmetto
Florida for the 2015 Street Resurfacing Project (14-0051-EN) in the amount of
$2,500,863.85, which is the lowest responsible bid received in accordance with
the plans and specification which states work is to be awarded on a unit price
basis, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#15-1539 Approve Purchase Order and Legal Services Agreement between the City of
Clearwater and Baker and Hostetler LLP, to serve as legal counsel on
Environmental matters for a five-year period, in the amount of $250,000.00
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#15-1543 Approve Supplemental Work Order Seven to Reuben Clarson Consulting in
the amount of $50,000.00 for continuation of design and inspection services of
citywide Seawall Replacements, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#15-1548 Approve a Work Order to Engineer of Record (EOR) Jones Edmunds and
Associates, Inc. for Engineering Services at Northeast Water Reclamation
Facility (WRF) Blend Tank Improvements (14-0036-UT) in the amount of
$159,500.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.13 ID#15-1540 Approve agreement for professional external audit services for five fiscal years
ending September 30, 2015 through 2019, with the accounting/auditing firm of
Cherry Bekaert LLP, for a not-to-exceed amount of $686,400, and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.14 ID#15-1546 Establish the budget for the Sailing Center Upgrades and Improvements
Capital Improvement Program, project 0315-93424, approve a transfer from
General Fund Reserves in the amount of $75,000, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.15 ID#15-1556 Approve an annual blanket purchase order (contract) and two one-year
renewal terms at the City’s option (Invitation to Bid 44-15) with Recycling Perks
LLC of Norfolk, VA in the initial annual amount of $158,736 for a recycling
incentive program, as provided in the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Section
2.561, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.16 ID#15-1545 Reschedule the October 1, 2015 council meeting to begin at 7:00 p.m.
(consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
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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 ID#15-1552 Declare surplus for the purpose of sale, through Invitation to Bid 58-15, real
property formerly used as City right-of-way located in Section 16, Township 29
South, Range 16 East whereby the successful bidder will combine the property
with adjoining land for meaningful development and use.
8.2 ANX2015-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of
6016 Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium
Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1219 Aloha Lane, 1245 Palm Street
and 1223 Union Street, together with certain abutting right-of-way of Union
Street; and pass Ordinances 8750-15, 8751-15 and 8752-15 on first reading.
(ANX2015-06016)
8.3 ANX2015-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of
6017 Residential Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium
Density Residential (LMDR) District for 2101 and 2155 Burnice Drive; and pass
Ordinances 8753-15, 8754-15 and 8755-15 on first reading. (ANX2015-06017)
8.4 ID#15-1376 Approve the first amended and restated Development Agreement between
PV-Pelican Walk LLC (the property owner) and the City of Clearwater for the
property located at 483 Mandalay Avenue; approve the first amendment to the
Purchase Agreement between PV-Pelican Walk LLC and the City of
Clearwater, and pass Resolution 15-16. (DVA2014-06001A)
8.5 ID#15-1572 Approve the first amendment to a Development Agreement between Alanik
Properties; Anco Holdings, LLC; Nikana Holdings, LLC (the property owners)
and the City of Clearwater for property located at 401 South Gulfview
Boulevard, which includes a revision to Exhibit B to provide new conceptual
site plans and elevations, revises the overall height of the proposed building
and sets a new date by which time site plan approval must be obtained; adopt
Resolution 15-19, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(HDA2015-06001)
9. City Manager Reports
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9.1 15-1479 Approve reallocating the City of Clearwater’s Qualified Energy Conservation
Bond authority back to the State of Florida and adopt Resolution 15 - 17.
9.2 ID#15-1559 Increase the residential and commercial Stormwater Utility rate by 1.25% to
$14.33 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) beginning October 1, 2015; to
$14.51 per ERU beginning October 1, 2016; to $14.69 per ERU beginning
October 1, 2017; to $14.87 per ERU beginning October 1, 2018; to $15.06 per
ERU beginning October 1, 2019; and pass Ordinance 8765-15 on first reading.
9.3 ID#15-1570 Authorize staff to submit a 2015/16 Florida Highway Beautification Council
Grant (FHBCG) for the beautification of medians on Missouri Avenue from
Court Street to Belleair Road, establish a new Capital Improvement Project,
Missouri Avenue Median Beautification (315-93322), authorize a third quarter
amendment transferring $190,000 from General Fund Reserves, and adopt
Resolution 15-22.
9.4 ID#15-1600 Approve an Extension and Clarification Agreement between the City of
Clearwater (City) and Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. (Redflex), to extend the
current Agreement for a two-year period, until October 30, 2017 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same.
9.5 ID#15-1575 Appoint seven members to the Public Nuisance Abatement Board with terms
to expire August 31, 2019.
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
12. Closing Comments by Mayor
13. Adjourn
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