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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 7, 2020 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda May 7, 2020 To ensure public safety and comply with the Governor's Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Clearwater City Council will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. using communications media technology. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the Office of Governor Ron Desantis on March 20, 2020, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without having a quorum of its members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications media technology such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes. The meeting will be held through the Zoom platform and will be broadcast live on the city's website (https://www.myclearwater.com/government/council-meeting-streaming-videos) , on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityofclearwater) and on YouTube (www.youtube.com/myclearwater) as well as the following public access TV channels: Spectrum Channel 638, Frontier Channel 30 and WOW! Channel 15. Citizens wishing to provide comments on an agenda item are encouraged to do so in advance through written comment. The City has established the following four options to ensure public comment for a virtual meeting: 1) eComments via Granicus - eComments is integrated with the published meeting agenda . Individuals may review the agenda item details and indicate their position on the item. You will be prompted to set up a user profile to allow you to comment, which will become part of the official public record. The eComment period is open from the time the agenda is published. Comments received during the meeting will become part of the official record, if posted prior to the closing of public comment. The City Clerk will read received comments into the record. 2) E m a i l – Individuals may submit written comments or videos to ClearwaterCouncil@myclearwater.com. All comments received by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting (May 6) will become part of the official record. The City Clerk will read received comments into the record. 3) Call-in - During the meeting individuals will be able to call in to 562-4646 and be placed on-air to speak to an individual item. 4) Council Chambers - Additionally, like any other council meeting, the public may provide public comment at the Main Library, Council Chambers, 100 N Osceola Avenue. Due to COVID-19, all speakers desiring to appear in person will be subject to all applicable emergency measures in place to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Speakers who appear in person will be subject to screening for symptoms of COVID-19. Any persons exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 will not be permitted to enter council chambers but will be able to participate through the remote options described above. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to effectively participate in this meeting are asked to contact the City Clerk at (727)562-4092 or rosemarie.call@myclearwater.com in advance. 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Presentations City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 5/7/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda May 7, 2020 4.1 ID#20-7752 End of Session Update - The Honorable Ed Hooper, Florida Senate 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#20-7751 Approve the minutes of the April 16, 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. 7.1 ID#20-7724 Approve a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation to remove natural gas mains during a road improvement project on US Highway 19 and Harn Boulevard, at an estimated cost of $4,840, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.2 ID#20-7725 Approve a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation to remove natural gas mains during a road improvement project on US Highway 41, at an estimated cost of $52,800, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.3 ID#20-7721 Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk, Khors Construction, Inc. of Pinellas Park, Florida, in the amount of $175,187.59 for the renovations and replacement of the Pier 60 Bait House Grinder Pump Pneumatic Injector system and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.4 ID#20-7726 Approve settlement of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) vs. City of Clearwater, OGC File No. 20-0100 for In-kind Project in the amount of at least $80,388.96 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.5 ID#20-7723 Request for authority to settle case of City of Clearwater v. Jannelli, et al., Case No. 19-1896-CI. (consent) 7.6 ID#20-7730 Approve renewal of Legal Services Agreement with Bryant Miller Olive for a three-year period to act as Bond Counsel and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 5/7/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda May 7, 2020 7.7 ID#20-7731 Approve renewal of a Legal Services Agreement with Nabors, Giblin and Nickerson to serve as Disclosure Counsel for a period of three years beginning May 15, 2020 and authorize the 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 ID#20-7728 Approve the Substantial Amendment to the City of Clearwater’s 2016/2017 - 2019-2020 Consolidated Plan and 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to reallocate unencumbered funding and to budget for additional funding provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address needs resulting from the COVID-19 Emergency. (APH) 8.2 Ordiance Approve the request from the owner of property addressed as 2850 Sunstream #9390-20 Lane, Clearwater, to vacate a portion of a platted utility easement, described as a part of Tract C Drainage Area, Sunstream Subdivision, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 143, Pages 65 through 69, of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida and pass Ordinance 9390-20 on first reading. 9. Second Readings - Public Hearing 9.1 ID#20-7741 Adopt Ordinance 9389-20 on second reading, amending Chapter 32, Article V, Division 2, Pretreatment and Discharge Restrictions to specifically prohibit hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to add requirements for dental facilities that remove or replace dental amalgam fillings, to add reporting and waste management practices for dental facilities, to require installation, certification and maintenance of dental vacuum suction systems, and to provide exemptions from these requirements. 10. City Manager Reports City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 5/7/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda May 7, 2020 10.1 20-20 Endorse the application for Project Last Dance and commit the City of Clearwater to provide local financial support (Local Match) not to exceed $10,000, which is ten percent of the eligible tax refund, upon certification by State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and adopt Resolution 20-20. 10.2 ID#20-7744 Approve Clearwater’s Back to Business Grant and Professional Services Program and adopt Resolution 20-21. 10.3 ID#20-7715 Approve the Local Mitigation Strategy developed for Pinellas County and adopt Resolution 20-18. 10.4 ID#20-7722 Continue to May 21, 2020: Approve Change Order One to Waterfront Engineering, Inc., of Tampa, FL, for $51,469 for the 2019 City Seawall Project (19-0021-EN), increasing the contract from $254,710.50 to $306,179.50, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 10.5 ID#20-7743 Confirm COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation and adopt Resolution 20-19. 11. City Attorney Reports 12. Other Council Action 12.1 ID#20-7740 Business Recovery Task Force Recommendations 12.2 ID#20-7742 Improving State Unemployment Benefits System - Councilmember Beckman 13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 14. Closing Comments by Mayor 15. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 5/7/2020