City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · April 6, 2017
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, April 6, 2017
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2017
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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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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#17-3388 Quincy, the accelerant detection dog for Clearwater Fire and Rescue
4.2 ID#17-3351 Civitan Awareness Month Proclamation - Clearwater Civitan Club
4.3 ID#17-3341 Arbor Day Proclamation - Jim Halios, Parks and Recreation
4.4 ID#17-3320 Tampa Bay Estuary Program Annual Update - Holly Greening, Exec Director
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#17-3318 Approve the minutes of the February 21, 2017 Special Council Meeting and
the March 16, 2017 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#17-3346 Authorize citywide utilization of the State of Florida office supplies contract,
awarded to Office Depot, Inc. of Boca Raton, FL, not to exceed an annual
amount of $250,000, effective April 1, 2017 for a five-year term with renewal
options, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#17-3344 Award a contract (purchase order) to JW Harris Contractors, Inc., in the annual
amount of $200,000, with the option for one 12-month term extension, to
provide the installation of natural gas mains and service lines, and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#17-3345 Approve selection of Walbridge of Tampa, FL, as the Construction Manager at
Risk (CMR) for the proposed Clearwater Gas System (CGS) Complex
(15-0043-GA). (consent)
7.4 ID#17-3328 Review and approve the proposed sculpture collection for Sculpture360:
Season VIII - Art in the Cleveland Street District. (consent)
7.5 ID#17-3195 Approve an Interlocal Agreement and right of use permit between the City of
Clearwater and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) for the Clearwater
Beach Transit Center (CBTC) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.6 ID#17-3324 Approve Supplemental Work Order 4 to Engineer of Record (EOR) Deuel and
Associates, of Clearwater, Florida, in the amount of $28,540 for Druid Road/
Allen’s Creek Drainage Improvement Project (11-0044-EN), and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#17-3329 Approve a Work Order from Bellomo Herbert and Company, Inc., for design of
Cleveland Streetscape Phase III, in the amount of $217,520.00 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#17-3342 Approve the final plat for Montclair Lake Townhomes Phase 1, whose physical
address is 2251 Montclair Road, located on the South-Westerly corner of
Montclair Road and Belcher Road. (consent)
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7.9 ID#17-3314 Authorize a purchase order (contract) to Water Specialists Technologies LLC
of Sanford, FL in the annual amount of $190,000.00, with the option for two,
one-year term extensions for the purchase of copper precipitant (TR-50) and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#17-3339 Reappoint Michael C. Grohman, Ken Marlow and Kevin R.T. Laughlin to the
Marine Advisory Board with terms expiring March 31, 2021. (consent)
7.11 ID#17-3340 Approve an Amended Legal Services Agreement between the City of
Clearwater and Attorney Nancy Mag, who is the Local Hearing Officer for the
purpose of conducting hearings related to red-light-camera violations, 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 9004-17 Approve the request from property owners on Sedeeva Circle South to vacate
a portion of Right-of-Way of Sedeeva Circle South that abuts their properties
and pass Ordinance 9004-17 on first reading. (VAC2017-03)
8.2 9017-17 Approve the request from the owner of property addressed 2991 Gulf to Bay
Boulevard to vacate a portion of Right-of-Way of Rogers Street that abuts their
property and pass Ordinance 9017-17 on first reading. (VAC2014-03)
8.3 9018-17 Approve the request from the owner of property addressed 2231 Banyan Drive
to vacate a portion of a Utility Easement located on the south side of their
property and pass Ordinance 9018-17 on first reading. (VAC2017-01)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9000-17 Adopt Ordinance 9000-17 on second reading, annexing certain unaddressed
real property located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately
1,036 feet South of Enterprise Road East, in Clearwater, Florida 33759,
together with certain abutting Rights-of-Way of McMullen Booth Road, into the
corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to
include said addition.
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9.2 9001-17 Adopt Ordinance 9001-17 on second reading, annexing certain real property
whose post office address is 2425 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida
33759, together with certain abutting Right-of-Way of McMullen Booth Road,
into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city
to include said addition.
9.3 9002-17 Adopt Ordinance 9002-17 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 address is 2425 McMullen Booth
Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater
as Residential Low Medium (RLM).
9.4 9003-17 Adopt Ordinance 9003-17 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of
the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 2425
McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the
City of Clearwater as Medium Density Residential (MDR).
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 17-16 Endorse the application for Project Sweetooth and commit the City of
Clearwater to provide local financial support (Local Match) of ten percent of the
eligible tax refund upon certification by State of Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity (DEO) and adopt Resolution 17-16.
10.2 ID#17-3338 Ratify and confirm the amendment of an agreement between the City of
Clearwater (City) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO),
which deems the City a pilot community thereby providing the City technical
assistance in the creation of a coastal vulnerability assessment and adaptation
plan, and authorizing the Planning and Development Director to amend the
expiration date of such agreement from the original expiration date of
December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
10.3 ID#17-3309 Appoint one member to the Parks and Recreation Board to fill the remainder of
an unexpired term through May 31, 2018.
10.4 ID#17-3316 Appoint a member to the Library Board with a term expiring February 28, 2021.
10.5 ID#17-3343 Approve the 2017 Federal Legislative Agenda.
10.6 ID#17-3317 Elect a Councilmember to serve as Vice Mayor.
10.7 ID#17-3331 Appoint councilmembers as representatives to serve on Regional and
Miscellaneous Boards.
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10.8 ID#17-3381 Approve Amendment No. 1 to Letter of Agreement and Contract with
University of South Florida Board of Trustees, a public body corporate for the
University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research
(University), High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) for Pedestrian and Bicycle
Safety Grant Award for an additional amount of $10,000 for police overtime
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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