City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · October 5, 2017
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 5, 2017
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda October 5, 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
items not on the Agenda, a spokesperson for a group may speak for three (3) minutes plus an
additional minute for each person in the audience that waives their right to speak, up to a maximum of
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be allowed for an agenda item. No person shall speak more than once on the same subject unless
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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#17-3891 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation - Kirk Ray Smith, Religious
Community Services President/CEO and Melinda Perry, Religious Community
Services Chief Operation Officer
4.2 ID#17-3893 Florida Native Plant Month Proclamation - Florida Native Plant Society, Pinellas
Chapter
4.3 ID#17-3894 Manufacturing Month Proclamation - Becky Jo Burton, Bay Area Manufacturers
Association (BAMA)
4.4 ID#17-3892 Fire Prevention Week Proclamation 2017
4.5 ID#17-3897 Public Natural Gas Week Proclamation - Chuck Warrington, Dir.Clearwater
Gas Systems
4.6 ID#17-3895 United Way Month Proclamation - Lance Kielich
4.7 ID#17-3823 State of the City - Annual Public Comprehensive Report on the Financial
Condition and Administrative Activities of the City - William B. Horne, City
Manager
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#17-3882 Approve the minutes of the September 18, 2017 City Council Meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
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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.
7.1 ID#17-3869 Award a construction contract for the Memorial Causeway Subaqueous
Pipeline Project (14-0041-UT) to Andrew Sitework, LLC. of Fort Myers, Florida,
in the amount of $3,048,602.70, which is the lowest responsible bid received in
accordance with plans and specifications of the project; approve Supplemental
1 Work Order to Engineer of Record (EOR) King Engineering in the amount of
$187,074.00; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#17-3875 Approve settlement of workers’ compensation claim 03000176, Louis
Georgantas, for payment of $95,000 inclusive of attorney fees and costs with a
general release of all claims and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.3 ID#17-3877 Approve a contract change order with APG Electric, Inc., of Clearwater, FL, in
the amount of $153,000.00, to complete analysis and safety labeling of
electrical equipment, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.4 ID#17-3885 Award a five year agreement to Stifel, Nicolaus and Company to provide
Financial Advisor services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.5 ID#17-3866 Award a contract (purchase order) to Viktor Construction Corp. of Tarpon
Springs, Florida, in the amount of $286,935, to perform structural concrete
repairs and painting of exposed steel at Spectrum Field, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#17-3868 Approve the appointment of Michael Duffey to the Board of Trustees,
Clearwater Police Supplementary Pension Plan, in accordance to Florida
Statute 185.05, for a term expiring October 31, 20121. (consent)
7.7 ID#17-3872 Approve the Fifth Amendment to the lease agreement dated September 17,
2012 by and between the City of Clearwater, Florida (Lessor) and the Marina
Cantina, LLC (Lessee) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
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7.8 ID#17-3874 Approve an Engineer of Record (EOR) work order to AECOM of Tampa Florida
in the amount of $99,325.00, to update the Airpark Master Plan at Clearwater
Airpark and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#17-3778 Approve the purchase authorization of vehicles (heavy and light duty) and
equipment on the 17/18 Vehicle Replacement List as approved in the
17/18 Fiscal Year Budget, per the pricing, terms and conditions of the
contracts, in accordance with City Code of Ordinances, Section 2.564 (1)
(d) Other Government Entities and authorize appropriate officials to
execute the same. (consent)
7.10 ID#17-3883 Approve the purchase of Fleet replacement and repair parts in the amount of
$1,400,000 for Fiscal Year 2017/18, to vendors as listed, in accordance with
City Code of Ordinances Section 2.564(1)(b) Sole Source and Section 2.564(1)
(d) Other Government Entities Bids, to include other sourced vendors as
required, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#17-3903 Approve the Participant Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Disaster Debris
Monitoring and Management Services as part of Pinellas County Cooperative
Contract and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#17-3911 Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the current agreement
with AshBritt, Inc. of Deerfield Beach, FL, for the modification of pricing rates for
Disaster Debris Collection and Removal Services and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#17-3854 Appoint Haley Crum to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory
Board as the citizen who represents employers within the City of Clearwater
with a term to expire September 30, 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
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8.1 ID#17-3825 Approve the First Amendment to the City of Clearwater’s State Housing
Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Local Housing Assistance Plan covering
Fiscal Years 2016-2018 and adopt Resolution 17-31.
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9078-17 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9078-17 on second reading, amending the Operating Budget
rdg for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2017 to reflect increases and
decreases in revenues and expenditures for the General Fund, Special
Program Fund, Special Development Fund, Garage Fund, Parking Fund, and
Central Insurance Fund.
9.2 9079-17 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9079-17 on second reading, amending the Capital
rdg Improvement Budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2017 to reflect a
net increase of $3,820,936.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 17-36 Support the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s TIGER Grant Application for
construction of the Memorial Causeway Bus Way and adopt Resolution 17-36.
10.2 ID#17-3887 Appoint eleven members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and
adopt Resolution 17-34.
10.3 ID#17-3867 Ratify and confirm the City Manager's approval to award a contract to
Garland/DBS, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, in the amount of $165,370.70, to perform
roofing repairs and replacement at Barefoot Beach House, in accordance with
City Code 2.564(1)(d) Other Government Agency Bids, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same.
10.4 ID#17-3879 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G0O77 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for
Ground Service Equipment at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 17-30.
10.5 ID#17-3902 Approve a Contract (Purchase Order) with CrowderGulf Joint Venture, Inc. of
Theodore, AL for post-disaster debris collection and removal and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute the same.
10.6 ID#17-3924 Amend City Council Rule 6, Order of Business, to require individuals
addressing the Council to submit a completed Citizen Comment Card with the
City Clerk and adopt Resolution 17-37.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
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14. Adjourn
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