City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · March 5, 2020
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 5, 2020
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda March 5, 2020
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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the form to designate a spokesperson from the City Clerk. Up to 60 minutes of public comment will be
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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#20-7552 Census Day Proclamation
4.2 ID#20-7556 Youth Art Month Proclamation - Ms. Roberta Klar, Clearwater Arts Alliance
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#20-7544 Approve the minutes of the February 20, 2020 City Council Meeting 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#20-7528 Authorize purchase orders to multiple vendors as listed for various traffic signal
parts in an amount not to exceed $900,000 for the period of March 6, 2020
through November 3, 2022, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances
Section 2.564(1)(d) Other Government Entities Contracts, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#20-7529 Approve Supplemental Work Order One to Black and Veatch for support
services related to American’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) (19-0030-UT) in
the amount of $101,025 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.3 ID#20-7525 Appoint Michael D. Brewster to the Sister Cities Advisory Board as the Local
Business Community representative with a term to expire March 31, 2024.
(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 Ordinance Approve the request from the owner of property addressed as 2001 Gulf to Bay
#9378-20 Blvd. and 511 S Hercules Avenue to vacate a portion of a dedicated right-of-way
described as that part of lots 1 and 12, Midway Subdivision, according to the
plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 4 of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9378-20 on first reading.
(VAC2020-02)
8.2 Ordinance Approve the request from SP Trail LLC, and the Housing Finance Authority of
#9379-20 Pinellas County, as Trustee, of the Pinellas County Land Assembly
Trust-Woodlawn Trail, (Applicant), to vacate a 70-foot drainage and utility
easement as recorded in Official Records Book 5880, Page 343, of the Public
Records of Pinellas County, Florida, on real property located at 803 Woodlawn
Loop and pass Ordinance 9379-20 on first reading. (VAC2020-04)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
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9.1 9380-20 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9380-20 on second reading, amending Chapter 2, Article V.
rdg Division 3, Employees Pension Plan, to re-establish a cost of living benefit for
police officers.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 Resolution Accept a drainage and utility easement from SP Trail LLC, and the Housing
#20-04 Finance Authority of Pinellas County, as Trustee, of the Pinellas County Land
Assembly Trust-Woodlawn Trail for the construction, installation and
maintenance of city drainage and utility facilities on real property located at 803
Woodlawn Loop and adopt Resolution 20-04.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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