City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · March 7, 2019
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 7, 2019
6:00 PM
Council Chambers - Main Library
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda March 7, 2019
Welcome. We are glad to have you join us. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a
Comment Card. Comment Cards are on the right-hand side of the dais by the City Clerk. When
recognized, please hand your card to the Clerk, approach the podium and state your name. Persons
speaking before the City Council shall be limited to 3 minutes unless otherwise noted under Public
Hearings. For other than "Citizens to be heard regarding items not on the Agenda," a spokesperson for
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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#19-5729 Clearwater for Youth Scholarship Winners- Kasey Smith, Executive Director
Clearwater for Youth
4.2 ID#19-5673 Newspaper in Education Week Proclamation - Ms. Sue Bedry, Tampa Bay
Times - Newspaper in Education Program
4.3 ID#19-5788 Youth Arts Month Proclamation - Ms. Elizabeth Daniels, President of the
Clearwater Arts Alliance
4.4 ID#19-5787 Flood Awareness Week Proclamation - Sarah Kessler, Enviromental Specialist
Engineering Dept.
4.5 ID#19-5875 Paint Your Heart Out - Samantha Almaraz, Board President
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#19-5852 Approve the February 21, 2019 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#19-5735 Approve the purchase of Excess property insurance, including Bridges, Boiler
and Machinery and Terrorism coverages, from April 1, 2019 to April 1, 2020, at
the level of insurance provided for in this agenda item, at an amount not to
exceed $1,800,000 and at the property rate of $0.2520 per $100 of values
through April 1, 2020, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.2 ID#19-5762
Increase Purchase Order 900078, in the amount of $1,000,000, with JW Harris
Contractors to provide the installation of natural gas mains and service lines
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#19-5766
Accept a Natural Gas Easement over, under, across and through a portion of
property conveyed by Murat Gultepe, whose principal address is 1983 Belleair
Road, Belleair, FL, given in consideration of receipt of $1.00 and the benefits to
be derived therefrom. (consent)
7.4 ID#19-5767
Accept a Natural Gas Easement over, under, across and through a portion of
property conveyed by Tarpon Springs Housing Authority, a public body
corporate and politic established pursuant of Chapter 421 of the Florida
Statutes whose principal address is 500 S. Walton Avenue, Tarpon Springs,
FL, 34689 given in consideration of receipt of $1.00 and the benefits to be
derived therefrom. (consent)
7.5 ID#19-5843
Approve the First Amendment to the Non-Exclusive License Agreement
between Sand Runners, LLC (Licensee) and the City of Clearwater (City) and
authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.6 ID#19-5771 Authorize a purchase from Lou’s Police Distributors, Inc., of Hialeah, Florida, for
285 Glock Model 45 9mm handguns and associated equipment in the amount
of $96,942.00, pursuant to City Code Sections 2.564(1)(e) Exceptions to Bid
and 2.622 Surplus Personal Property and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#19-5772 Authorize General Services to make modifications to the previously approved
2018/2019 Vehicle Replacement List, replacing three vehicles which had been
previously authorized for disposal. (consent)
7.8 ID#19-5690 Approve Change Order 3 to Keystone Excavators, Inc. of Oldsmar, Florida, for
Druid Trail Phase IV (04-0021-PR), extending the contract duration 200
calendar days and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.9 ID#19-5695 Approve the second Amendment to Southwest Florida Water Management
District (SWFWMD) Cooperative Funding Agreement (N632) for Hillcrest
Bypass Culvert (13-0042-EN) extending the expiration date and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#19-5697 Approve Change Order 2 to Steve’s Excavating and Paving, of Clearwater, FL,
for the Druid Road Allen’s Creek Stormwater Improvements (11-0044-EN) in
the amount of $661,570.06 and a time extension of 420 days; approve
amendment two of Cooperative Funding Agreement (N720) with Southwest
Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), extending the expiration; and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#19-5719 Approve Engineer of Record (EOR) Supplemental 2 Work Order to Jones
Edmunds and Associates Inc., of Tampa, Florida, in the amount of $54,340 for
Alligator Creek FEMA MT-2 Application Project (15-0016-EN) and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#19-5747 Approve the Locally Funded Agreement with the State of Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) in the amount of $130,000 for the design of four regional
stormwater outfalls crossing underneath ALT US 19/SR 595 between
Sunnydale Drive to Marine Street and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#19-5773 Approve a contract (blanket purchase order) in the amount of $2,595,000,
awarding RFP 17-19 to Precision Contracting Services, Inc., for the installation
of new, and maintenance of existing, conduit and fiber optic cabling for a 5-year
period from March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2024 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.14 ID#19-5736 Reappoint Kelly McLeay to the Library Board with a term to expire February 28,
2023. (consent)
7.15 ID#19-5775 Appoint Christopher Anuszkiewicz and Mary A. Lau to the Community
Development Board with terms to expire February 28, 2023. (consent)
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7.16 ID#19-5776 Authorize hiring the law firm of Manson Bolves Donaldson Varn as outside
counsel to provide expertise as it relates to water law/submerged lands and act
as liaison to the FDEP and other parties as may be necessary to assist in
clearing any cloud on title of the lands being developed under the Seminole
Street Boat Ramp - North Marina District Improvements Project, approve a
Legal Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 and
authorize 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 ORD# Approve the request from the owner of property addressed as 601 Mandalay
9246-19 Ave. to vacate a 15-foot-wide platted alley lying within Block A, Replat of Part of
Mandalay Unit No. 5, as recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 13 of the Public
Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9246-19 on first
reading. (VAC2019-06)
8.2 Ord Approve the request from the owner of property addressed 26996 US Hwy 19
#9247-19 N. to vacate a portion of a Drainage and Utility Easement as recorded in Official
Records Book 4398, Page 362 of the Public Records of Pinellas County,
Florida, and pass Ordinance 9247-19 on first reading. (VAC2019-04)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9224-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9224-19 on second reading, amending the future land use
rdg plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to change the land use for
certain real property whose post office address is 1625 Union Street,
Clearwater, Florida 33755 from Institutional (I) to Residential Urban (RU).
9.2 9225-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9225-19 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas by
rdg zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1625 Union Street,
Clearwater, Florida 33755 from Institutional (I) to Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR).
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9.3 9229-18 Adopt Ordinance 9229-19 on second reading, annexing certain real property
whose post office address is 1300 Idlewild Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33755,
into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city
to include said addition.
9.4 9230-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9230-19 on second reading, amending the future land use
rdg plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use
for certain real property whose post office address is 1300 Idlewild Drive,
Clearwater, Florida 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as
Residential Urban (RU).
9.5 9231-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9231-19 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the
rdg city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 1300 Idlewild
Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33755, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater,
as Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR).
9.6 9232-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9232-19 on second reading, annexing certain real properties
rdg whose post office addresses are 3041 Grand View Avenue, 510 Moss Avenue,
and 3025 Merrill Avenue, all in Clearwater, Florida 33759, into the corporate
limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said
addition.
9.7 9233-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9233-19 on second reading, amending the future land use
rdg plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use
for certain real property whose post office addresses are 3041 Grand View
Avenue, 510 Moss Avenue, and 3025 Merrill Avenue, all in Clearwater, Florida
33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Low (RL).
9.8 9234-19 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9234-19 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the
rdg city by zoning certain real property whose post office addresses are 3041
Grand View Avenue, 510 Moss Avenue, and 3025 Merrill Avenue, all in
Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low
Medium Density Residential (LMDR).
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#19-5765
Ratify and Confirm an increase to Contract Number 900075 with Heath
Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $100,000, to provide natural gas line locating
services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
10.2 ID#19-5770
Approve a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the Florida
Department of Transportation, in the amount of $183,755, to remove natural
gas mains along State Road 52, from the Suncoast Parkway to US Highway 41,
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same and adopt Resolution
19-05.
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10.3 ID#19-5874 City Hall Demolition
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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