City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · January 16, 2020
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, January 16, 2020
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2020
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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#19-7355 January Service Awards
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#20-7367 Approve the December 19, 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
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#19-7240 Approve a recommendation by the Public Art and Design Board for a grant of
$9,000 to the Clearwater Arts Alliance for their proposal of Phase 5 of Thinking
Outside the Box traffic signal box wrap program to be funded from the
Miscellaneous Public Art Fund (A1901) and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#19-7269 Approve a funding agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Pinellas
Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to provide enhanced Jolley Trolley service
during Spring Break period of March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020, with the
City contributing a lump sum not to exceed $93,415 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#19-7275 Authorize an amendment to the original agreement with HR and A Advisors, of
New York, NY, in an amount not to exceed $19,500, for the development of a
Request for Proposal (RFP) document and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#19-7356 Approve a Vehicle Use Agreement between the School Board of Pinellas
County, Florida and the City of Clearwater through August 23, 2020 for the City
to utilize Pinellas County School buses at a cost of $1.50 per mile plus $29.00
per hour, for a total estimated cost of $25,000, and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#19-7358 Approve a Tourism Promotion Agreement between the City of Clearwater and
Pinellas County for and on behalf of Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater (VSPC) for
Clearwater Sea Blues Festival to be held on February 22 and 23, 2020 and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#19-7267 Reappoint Jeffrey DiVincent to the Board of Trustees Clearwater Police
Supplementary Pension Plan with a term to expire January 31, 2024. (consent)
7.7 ID#19-7217 Authorize a sole source award to Evoqua Water Technologies, of Pittsburgh,
PA for Odophos and PRI-SC (hydrogen peroxide), in an annual amount not to
exceed $200,000.00 for the initial contract period of February 1, 2020 through
January 31, 2021, with the option for two, one-year extensions, pursuant to
Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.564 (1)(b) and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#19-7284 Authorize a purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing of Tampa, FL for Liquid
Sodium Hypochlorite in the annual not-to exceed amount of $485,000 for the
period of January 17, 2020 through January 16, 2021 with two one-year renewal
options at the City’s discretion and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.9 ID#19-7265 Appoint Pamela Benton to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the School
Board’s World Language Coordinator, with a term to expire January 31, 2024.
(consent)
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7.10 ID#19-7293 Reappoint Leanne Grayston to the Nuisance Abatement Board with term to
expire January 31, 2024. (consent)
7.11 ID#19-7271 Request for authority to institute a civil action against the heirs, descendants,
assigns, or other interested parties of the Belair Bayou, Inc. corporation to
secure the necessary interest in certain lands in the area of the Seminole boat
ramp to complete the dock segment of the project. (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 ID#19-7282 Declare surplus certain real property located in Section 17, Township 29 South,
Range 16 East (city-owned David Avenue property) for the purpose of
exchanging the David Avenue property for certain property owned by Creative
Contractors, Inc. at Drew Street and North Garden Ave.; approve the related
Contract for Exchange of Real Property between Creative Contractors, Inc. and
the City of Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same,
together with all other instruments necessary to affect closing. (APH)
8.2 LUP2019-0 Approve a Future Land Use Map amendment from the Institutional (I) category
9003 to the Residential/Office General (R/OG) category for 407 N. Belcher Road and
pass Ordinance 9346-20 on first reading. (LUP2019-09003)
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.
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9.1 REZ2019-0 Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from the Institutional (I) District to the Office
9002 (O) District for 407 N. Belcher Road and pass Ordinance 9347-20 on first
reading. (REZ2019-09002)
10. Second Readings - Public Hearing
10.1 9349-20 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9349-20 on second reading, approving amendments to the
rdg Community Development Code to adopt the International Property Maintenance
Code with Certain Local Amendments in Section 3-1502 in place of Chapter 47,
Article VII, Unsafe Buildings and Systems and Chapter 49, Housing Code, and
expanding the powers of the Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals to
hear violations and appeals related to the International Property Maintenance
Code.
10.2 9352-20 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9352-20 on second reading, approving a request from
rdg Edgewater Valor Capital, LLC, to vacate a portion of a 5 foot-wide platted utility
easement as recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 12 of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida, and a portion of a 10 food-wide plated alley, as
recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 56 of the Public Records of Pinellas County,
Florida.
11. City Manager Reports
11.1 9358-20 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 25 -
Public Conveyances to define commercial megacycles and definitions to
establish standards for commercial megacycles, to require a license for
commercial megacycles to be operated in the city and to add penalties;
approve amendments to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6 -
Alcoholic Beverages, to provide an exemption for megacycle passengers and
pass Ordinance 9358-20 on first reading.
11.2 Resolution Accept a utility easement from 1250 Main L.L.C. for the construction, installation
#20-02 and maintenance of city utility facilities on real property located at 1712 Gulf to
Bay Blvd. and adopt Resolution 20-02.
11.3 Resolution Accept a drainage and utility easement from Gulfview Lodging, LLP for the
20-03 construction, installation and maintenance of certain drainage and utility
facilities on real property located at 385 S. Gulfview Blvd. and adopt Resolution
20-03.
11.4 Resolution Accept a sidewalk easement from Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County Inc.,
20-06 on real property located at 1121 South Street, and adopt Resolution 20-06.
12. City Attorney Reports
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12. 1 9357-20 Ratify the adoption of Resolution 19-34 authorizing the issuance of bonds to
finance a portion of the costs of the Imagine Clearwater project in accordance
with the Clearwater Code of Ordinances and pass Ordinance 9357-20 on first
reading.
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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