City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · August 16, 2017
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda August 16, 2017
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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#17-3736 August Service Awards
4.2 ID#17-3753 End of Session Report - The Honorable Larry Ahern, Florida House of
Representatives
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#17-3777 Approve the minutes of the August 3, 2017 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#17-3738 Approve the settlement of liability claim 17000156-0001, Carmelo and Socorro
Liwage, for payment not to exceed $123,000 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#17-3739 Approve the settlement of liability claim 17000157-0001, Ben and Emilie
Carter, for payment not to exceed $122,000 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#17-3741 Approve Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (TDC) grant agreement
for the Eddie C. Moore Fields 8 and 9 press box construction and renovation,
in the amount of $495,000, between Pinellas County and the City of
Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#17-3743 Approve Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (TDC) grant agreement
for the redesign and renovations of Ruth Eckerd Hall (REH), in the amount of
$5,500,000, between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#17-3744 Approve Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (TDC) grant agreement
for the Countryside Sports Complex renovations and construction, in the
amount of $1,900,000, between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#17-3747 Approve a contract (purchase order) to Wannemacher Jenson Architects, Inc.
of St. Petersburg, FL, in the amount of $152,000 for architectural and
engineering services for the design of a new building to house restrooms,
concession, pressbox, storage, meeting rooms and lockers at the Countryside
Sports Complex located at 3060 McMullen Booth Road and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#17-3764 Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk, Keystone Excavators,
Inc. of Oldsmar, Florida, in the amount of $149,410, for site work and
construction to complete the entry way at the Florida Veteran War Memorial at
Crest Lake Park and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.8 ID#17-3716 Approve a lease agreement between the InterCultural Advocacy Institute, Inc.
and the City of Clearwater for the premises located at 612 Franklin Street,
Clearwater, Florida, for a period commencing November 1, 2017 and
terminating on October 31, 2020, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#17-3729 Renew the revised Financial Assistance Agreement between the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement and the City of Clearwater, necessary to
facilitate a current mutual aid agreement between the two entities, effective
upon execution through June 30, 2018, and authorize the appropriate officials
to execute same. (consent)
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7.10 ID#17-3711 Accept and approve a Sovereign Submerged Lands Easement on, under and
across Clearwater Harbor from the Board of Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida, for the installation of a
subaqueous sanitary sewer force main, as a part of the Clearwater Memorial
Causeway Subaqueous Pipeline Project; and authorize the appropriate officials
to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#17-3727 Approve Engineer of Record (EOR) contracts with Erickson Consulting
Engineers, Inc., Reuben Clarson Consulting and Woods Consulting for a
period through July 24, 2019 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.12 ID#17-3740 Approve Amendment 1 to Southwest Florida Water Management District
(SWFWMD) Cooperative Funding Agreement (N632) for Hillcrest Bypass
Culvert (13-0042-EN) extending the expiration date through August 9, 2019
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#17-3745 Approve the extension of Fire Protection Services Agreement between Pinellas
County Fire Protection Authority and City of Clearwater for one additional
two-year term through September 30, 2019 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.14 ID#17-3730 Approve Purchase Orders in the amount of $70,936.80 and $91,992.29 to
Bibliotheca of Norcross, GA, for the purchase of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) System and Automated Materials Handler, and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.15 ID#17-3715 Approve an increase of $200,000 to the purchase agreement (blanket
purchase order) with Waste Management Inc. of Florida for Class III waste
disposal at their site for the period October 1, 2016 through September 30,
2017, including a one-year renewal, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.16 ID#17-3717 Award a contract (purchase order) to Pinellas County Solid Waste for an
operating expenditure of $3,700,000 for the disposal of solid waste at the
Pinellas County waste-to-energy plant/landfill for the period October 1, 2017
through September 30, 2018, 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)
7.17 ID#17-3746 Award a contract (purchase order) to Tampa Bay Trane of Tampa, FL,
in the amount of $296,400 to replace chiller and pumps at City Hall, per
proposal 25-FL-150609, in accordance with Sec. 2.564(1)(d), Code of
Ordinances - Other governmental contracts and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.18 ID#17-3726 Reappoint Councilmember Doreen Caudell to serve as the City’s
representative on the Forward Pinellas Board with a term to expire September
12, 2021. (consent)
7.19 ID#17-3735 Appoint Jennifer Christou-Wood to the Parks and Recreation Board to fill the
remainder of an unexpired term through January 31, 2021. (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 CPA2017-0 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Coastal
2001 Management Element, addressing the statutory requirements for the 2015
Peril of Flood Florida Senate Bill 1094; and pass Ordinance 9048-17 on first
reading. (CPA2017-02001)
8.2 ANX2017-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of
6012 Residential Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium
Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1715 Lakeview Road; together with all
abutting Lakeview Road and South Duncan Avenue rights-of-way; and pass
Ordinances 9055-17, 9056-17 and 9057-17 on first reading. (ANX2017-06012)
8.3 ANX2017-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of
6013 Residential Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium
Density Residential (LMDR) District for 809, 907, 915 Glen Oak Avenue East,
3053 Grand View Avenue, 3058 Hoyt Avenue, 3040 and 3077 Merrill Avenue,
3080 Terrace View Lane and 3127 Wolfe Road, and the annexation, initial
Future Land Use Map designation of Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning
Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 3136
San Jose Street; and pass Ordinances 9058-17, 9059-17 and 9060-17 on first
reading. (ANX2017-06013)
8.4 CPA2017-0 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Utilities Element
6002 to address the City of Clearwater’s Potable Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
(2016-2026 Planning Period) and pass Ordinance 9062-17 on first reading.
(CPA2017-06002)
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9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9032-17 Adopt Ordinance 9032-17 on second reading, vacating a portion of a 40 foot
2nd rdg Right-of-Way of Wildwood Street (Plat), from the northerly Right-of-Way line of
Park Lane to the southerly Right-of-Way line of Smallwood Circle, Glenwood
Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 14, subject to a drainage and
utility easement which is retained over the entire vacated portion thereof.
9.2 9051-17 Adopt Ordinance 9051-17 on second reading, vacating the south 28 feet of
2nd rdg public Right-of-Way of Vernon Street approximately 170 feet west of South
Washington Avenue, abutting Lots 21 and 22 of Tennessee Terrace
Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 85.
9.3 9061-17 Adopt Ordinance 9061-17 on second reading, amending Clearwater Code of
2nd rdg Ordinances Appendix A, Article XXIV, Section (3)(E) relating to stormwater
management utility rates.
9.4 9064-17 Adopt Ordinance 9064-17 on second reading, vacating the 10 food drainage
2nd rdg and utility easement along the east line of Lot 11 of Countryside Tract 56, Unit
1, as recorded in Plat Book 80, Pages 33, 34, and 35.
9.5 9065-17 Adopt Ordinance 9065-17 on second reading, vacating the west 7 feet of a 10
2nd rdg foot utility easement along the east line of Lot 49 of Forest Wood Estates, as
recorded in Plat Book 69, Page 17.
9.6 9054-17 Continue to September 7, 2017: second reading of Ordinance 9054-17,
2nd rdg amending the rates for domestic water, lawn water, reclaimed water and
cont'd wastewater collection.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#17-3737 Support designating a portion of S.R. 60 between the Hillsborough County line
and Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater, Florida as a National Purple Heart Trail
and naming that portion of S.R. 60 a Purple Heart Trail and adopt Resolution
17-25.
10.2 ID#17-3763 Establish a new Capital Improvement Project entitled Jack Russell Stadium
Practice Field Renovations (CIP 315-93674) for the renovations of the practice
field located behind the right outfield wall of Jack Russell Stadium and approve
the transfer of $550,000 from general fund reserves to fund this project.
10.3 ID#17-3780 Neighborly Care Network Funding Request
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
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13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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