City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · October 4, 2018
Agenda
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 4, 2018
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda October 4, 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#18-5168 Sister Cities Middle School Student Exchange Program Presentation
4.2 ID#18-5167 Sister Cities High School Student Exchange Program Presentation
4.3 ID#18-5165 Sister Cities, Incorporated Young Ambassadors Day Proclamation
4.4 ID#18-5166 Red Ribbon Week Proclamation
4.5 ID#18-5164 Fire Prevention Week Proclamation
4.6 ID#18-5233 Recognition of Clearwater as an ICMA recognized City for 95 years - Michael
Cernach, FCCMA President
4.7 ID#18-5180 State of the City Presentation - City Manager
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#18-4983 Approve the September 20, 2018 City Council Meeting Minutes 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#18-5151 Accept a Guard Rail Easement over a portion of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1
Springfield subdivision, conveyed to the City by the Property Owner and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#18-5147 Approve Change Order Two from Gator Grading and Paving of Palmetto, FL, for
the 2015 Streets Resurfacing Project (14-0051-EN) in the amount of
$596,058.20 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#18-5155 Award a contract (Purchase Order) in the amount of $ 643,650.00 to Ten-8 Fire
Equipment, Inc., 2904 59th Avenue Drive East, Bradenton, FL 34203 for one
new Pierce Heavy Duty Velocity Pumper in accordance with Sec. 2.564(1)(d),
Code of Ordinances - Other governmental bid; authorize lease purchase under
the City’s Master Lease Purchase Agreement or internal financing via an
interfund loan from the Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is deemed to be
in the City’s best interests; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.4 ID#18-5156 Appoint Sheila Cole to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board to fill the
remainder of an unexpired term through October 31, 2020. (consent)
7.5 ID#18-5162 Appoint Hannah R. Joseph to the Sister Cities Advisory Board as the youth
member to fill the remainder of an unexpired term through December 31, 2020.
(consent)
7.6 ID#18-5163 Appoint Councilmember David Allbritton to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit
Authority for a three-year term, October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021, to
serve as the Clearwater representative. (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 9202-18 Approve Ordinance 9202-18 amending previously adopted Ordinance 9130-18,
which, subject to certain conditions therein, vacated a portion of Public
Right-of-Way of Damascus Road, formerly known as Bostrom Rd., acquired by
the City in 1964 per Resolution 64-90 of the City of Clearwater, Florida and an
Ingress and Egress Easement acquired in 1996 as recorded in Official Records
Book 9551, Page 1433 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and
pass Ordinance 9202-18 on first reading. (VAC 2018-09)
8.2 9203-18 Approve Ordinance 9203-18 amending previously adopted Ordinance 3547-84,
which vacated a portion of public Right-of-Way of Garden Avenue, according to
the map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 53 of the Public Records
of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9203 -18 on first reading.
(VAC 2018-10)
8.3 LUP2018-0 Approve a Future Land Use Map Amendment from the Commercial General
6005 (CG) category to the Residential Medium (RM) category for 1434 and 1446
North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and pass Ordinance 9176-18 on first
reading. (LUP2018-06005)
8.4 LUP2018-0 Deny a Future Land Use Map Amendment from the Residential/Office General
2002 (R/OG) and Residential Urban (RU) categories to the Institutional (I) category
for 1510 Barry Road; and do not pass Ordinance 9150-18 on first reading.
(LUP2018-02002)
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9. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings
1. Staff states its recommendation and briefly summarizes its reasons for
the recommendation and submits record (minutes, staff report, and
application) adduced before the Community Development Board (2
minutes).
2. Applicant presents case, including its testimony and exhibits (15
minutes).
3. Staff presents further evidence (10 minutes).
4. Public comment.
5. City Council discussion.
6. Applicant may call witnesses in rebuttal (5 minutes).
7. Conclusion by applicant (3 minutes).
8. Decision.
9.1 REZ2018-0 Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from the Commercial (C) District to the
6003 Medium Density Residential (MDR) District for 1434 and 1446 North Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue, and pass Ordinance 9177-18 on first reading.
(REZ2018-06003)
9.2 REZ2018-0 Deny a request to amend the Zoning Atlas designation from Office (O) and Low
2001 Medium Density Residential (LMDR) Districts to Institutional (I) District for 1510
Barry Road; and do not pass Ordinance 9151-18 on first reading.
(REZ2018-02001)
10. Second Readings - Public Hearing
10.1 9191-18 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9191-18 on second reading, amending the Operating Budget
rdg for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2018 to reflect increases and
decreases in revenues and expenditures for the General Fund, the Special
Development Fund, Special Program Fund, Stormwater Fund, Gas Fund, Solid
Waste and Recycling Fund, Marine Fund, Clearwater Harbor Marina Fund,
Parking Fund and Garage Fund.
10.2 9192-18 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9192-18 on second reading, amending the Capital
rdg Improvement Budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2018 to reflect a
net decrease of $92,554,441.
10.3 9150-18 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9150-18 to November 1, 2018,
rdg contd amending the future land use plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the
city to change the land use for certain real property whose post office address
is 1510 Barry Road, Clearwater, Florida, from Residential/Office General
(R/OG) and Residential Urban (RU) to Institutional (I).
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10.4 9151-18 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9151-18 to November 1, 2018,
rdg contd amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by rezoning certain real property whose
post office address is 1510 Barry Road, Clearwater, Florida, from Office (O)
and Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) to Institutional (I).
10.5 9176-18 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9176-18 to October 18, 2018, amending
rdg contd the future land use plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to
change the land use for certain real properties whose post office addresses are
1434 and 1446 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33756,
from Commercial General (CG) to Residential Medium (RM).
10.6 9177-18 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9177-18 to October 18, 2018, amending
rdg contd the Zoning Atlas of the city by rezoning certain real properties whose post office
addresses are 1434 and 1446 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Clearwater,
Florida 33756, from Commercial (C) to Medium Density Residential (MDR).
11. City Manager Reports
11.1 ID#18-5011 Authorize the purchase of vehicles (heavy and light duty) and equipment as
approved in the 18/19 Fiscal Year Budget, per the recommended contracts in
accordance with City Code of Ordinances, Section 2.564 (1)(d) Other
Government Entities, including the authorization to surplus the designated
vehicles and equipment, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same.
11.2 ID#18-5177 Approve the purchase of vehicle parts for heavy and light duty vehicles and
equipment approved in the 18/19 Fiscal Year Budget, per the pricing, terms and
conditions of the following contracts, sole source vendors, specialty parts
vendors and other vendors in accordance with City Code of Ordinances,
Section 2.564 (1)(d) Other Government Entities Bid, for a not to exceed total of
$1,400,000, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
11.3 ID#18-5216 Review 15% design for Imagine Clearwater and authorize staff to create a
workorder for the remaining 85% of the Imagine Clearwater Design.
12. City Attorney Reports
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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