City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · August 14, 2018
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda August 14, 2018
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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#18-4921 Diversity Leadership Council Poster Contest - Tabitha Green
4.2 ID#18-4948 United States Coast Guard Appreciation Month Proclamation
4.3 ID#18-4845 End of Session Presentation - Peter Dunbar and Martha Edenfield, Dean Mead
Law Firm
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#18-4976 Approve the minutes of the August 2, 2018 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#18-4923 Authorize the funding of city medical insurance and a contract between the City
and Cigna Healthcare for administrative services under a self-insured funding
arrangement for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, at a
total not-to-exceed $20 million, to be funded by city budgeted funds, payroll
deductions of employee and retiree premiums. (consent)
7.2 ID#18-4924 Approve an agreement between the City of Clearwater and Public Sector
Personnel Consultants, Inc., from Tempe, Arizona, to conduct a classification
and compensation study for all city positions, except sworn police and fire
positions, at a not to exceed cost of $150,000 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#18-4861 Approve a contract with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in
the amount of $517,091 plus contingency of $22,909, for forensic crime scene
processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile
Assessment Center services, during the one-year contract period commencing
October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#18-4887 Renew Grant and 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, 2019, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#18-4927 Authorize the Police Department to implement a police officer Take Home
Vehicle Program at the discretion of the Chief of Police and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#18-4259 Approve a work order to Atkins North America, of Tampa, Fl, in the amount of
$309,044; a Cooperative funding agreement between Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD), the City of Clearwater in the amount of
$1,160,000, and Pinellas County, as a third party in the agreement, in the
amount of $500,000 for Lower Spring Branch Conveyance Improvements
(N915); and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.7 ID#18-4846 Award a construction contract in the amount of $1,300,908.75 and approve
change order one decreasing the contract by $186,788.75 for a total value of
$1,114,120.00 to B.L. Smith Electric, Inc., of Dundee, Florida, for the Marshall
Street Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Motor Control Center No. 9 (MCC9)
Electrical Systems Upgrades (16-0033-UT); approve supplemental work order
one to Engineer of Record (EOR) McKim and Creed, Inc. in the amount of
$19,992.00; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent).
7.8 ID#18-4888 Award a construction contract to Keystone Excavators, Inc. of Oldsmar,
Florida, in the amount of $3,982,830.50 for Hillcrest Avenue Bypass Culvert
(13-0042-EN), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.9 ID#18-4900 Approve Amendment 2 to Clearwater Beach Route Funding Agreement
between Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City in the amount
of $218,512 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#18-4905 Approve a proposal from Construction Manager at Risk Wharton-Smith Inc., of
Sanford, Florida, in the amount of $252,889.00 for the Northeast Water
Reclamation Facility (WRF) Effluent Sand Filter Repairs project (18-0019-UT)
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#18-4920 Approve a proposal from Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) Keystone
Excavators Inc., of Oldsmar, Florida, in the amount of $200,638.84 for the
construction of Clearwater Beach Roundabout Modifications (18-0031-EN) and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#18-4929 Approve acceptance of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for video
teleconferencing (VTC) systems at each Fire Station and Fire Training Building
in the amount of $304,257, matching funds of $30,425 (10%) and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#18-4930 Pursuant to Chapter 2 Article VI, Division 4, Section 2.622, approve the list of
vehicles or equipment, authorize disposal through sale to the highest bidder and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.14 ID#18-4962 Amend City Council Policy 5-1, Application Fee Waivers. (consent)
7.15 ID#18-4950 Request authority to settle certain municipal code enforcement liens imposed
against real property located at 3172 Wessex Way, Clearwater, FL 33716.
(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 9167-18 Approve the request from the owner of property addressed 355 South Gulfview
Boulevard to vacate a portion of South Gulfview Boulevard Right-of-Way that
abuts their property and pass Ordinance 9167-18 on first reading.
(VAC2018-05)
8.2 ANX2017-1 Approve ordinances amending previously adopted ordinances 9120-18,
2024A 9121-18, and 9122-18, which annexed and established the initial Future Land
Use Map and Zoning Atlas designations for 601 Moss Avenue; 807 Glen Oak
Avenue East; 3006 and 3007 Lake Vista Drive; 3030 and 3065 Hoyt Avenue;
3035 Grandview Avenue; 3058, 3070 and 3076 Merrill Avenue; and 3120 and
3124 Wolfe Road; and pass Ordinances 9155-18, 9156-18, and 9157-18 on
first reading.
8.3 ATA2018-0 Approve ordinances amending previously adopted ordinances 9134-18,
3001A 9135-18, and 9136-18, which annexed and established the initial Future Land
Use Map and Zoning Atlas designations for 1500 Country Lane West and 1505
Country Lane East; and pass Ordinances 9158-18, 9159-18, and 9160-18 on
first reading.
8.4 HDA2018-0 Provide direction on the proposed Development Agreement between North
4001 Clearwater Beach Development, LLC (the property owner) and the City of
Clearwater, providing for the allocation of 10 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 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as may be heard. (HDA2018-04001; 657 Bay Esplanade).
8.5 ID#18-4926 Continue Second Reading to September 6, 2018: Approve a Future Land Use
Map Amendment from the Residential Urban (RU), Residential Medium (RM),
Residential High (RH), Residential/Office General (R/OG), Institutional (I),
Commercial General (CG), and Recreation/Open Space (R/OS) categories to
the Central Business District (CBD) category for 968 parcels located in the
Prospect Lake and Downtown Gateway Character Districts of the Clearwater
Downtown Redevelopment Plan, and pass Ordinance 9143-18 on second
reading. (LUP2017-09004)
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8.6 REZ2017-0 Continue Second Reading to September 6, 2018: Approve a Zoning Atlas
9005A Amendment from the Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR), Medium
Density Residential (MDR), Medium High Density Residential (MHDR), High
Density Residential (HDR), Office (O), Commercial (C), Institutional (I) and
Open Space/Recreation (OS/R) Districts to the Downtown (D) District for 969
parcels located in the Prospect Lake and Downtown Gateway Character
Districts of the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan, and pass
Ordinance 9144-18 on second reading. (REZ2017-09005)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9145-18 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9145-18 on second reading, amending the future land use
rdg element of the Comprehensive Plan by changing the land use designations of
47 properties which are generally located north of Nicholson Street, west of the
Pinellas Trail, east of Clearwater Harbor, and within 285 feet north of Cedar
Street, consisting of 10.848 acres more or less, all within the City of Clearwater,
from Residential Urban (RU), Institutional (I), and Commercial General (CG), to
Central Business District (CBD).
9.2 9146-18 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9146-18 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the
rdg city by rezoning 47 properties which are generally located north of Nicholson
Street, west of the Pinellas Trail, east of Clearwater Harbor, and within 285 feet
north of Cedar Street, consisting of 10.848 acres more or less, all within the
City of Clearwater, from Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR), Commercial
(C), and Institutional (I), districts to the Downtown (D) district.
9.3 9179-18 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9179-18 on second reading, approving amendments to the
rdg charter providing for a mayor-council form of government and eliminating the
council-manager for; approving the ballot question; authorizing the City Clerk to
arrange for a special city referendum election in conjunction with the regular
federal, state and county election on November 6, 2018.
10. City Manager Reports
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Other Council Action
12.1 ID#18-4943 Stand Your Ground - Mayor Cretekos
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
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15. Adjourn
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