City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · December 17, 2020
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 17, 2020
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda December 17, 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#20-8514 December Service Awards
4.2 ID#20-8537 2021 Legislative Session Update - Peter Dunbar and Martha Edenfield, State
Lobbyists
4.3 ID#20-8422 Environmental Advisory Board Presentation - Sarah Kessler, Lead
Environmental Specialist
5. Approval of Minutes
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5.1 ID#20-8455 Approve the minutes of the December 3, 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#20-8571 Authorize the City Manager the flexibility to approve expenditures of Community
Development Block Grant funds distributed for COVID-19 relief (CDBG-CV) as
authorized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). (consent)
7.2 ID#20-8543 Approve a Legal Services Agreement with Banker, Lopez, Gassler, PA, a law
firm located in St. Petersburg, FL, for a five-year term from January 1, 2021
through December 31, 2025, pursuant to City Code of Ordinances Section
2.564 (l) (i), Exempt From Bidding, for a not-to-exceed total of $800,000 and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#20-8544 Approve the renewal of an Agreement with Commercial Risk Management, Inc.
of Tampa, Florida, for the management and administration of workers
compensation claims, from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022,
pursuant to City Code of Ordinances Section 2.564 (l) (i), services associated
with Workers Compensation exempt from bidding for a not-to-exceed total of
$25,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#20-8525 Approve a Purchase Order to DevTech Sales Inc. of Avon Park, FL, for the
purchase of Itron Automated Meter Reading endpoints in an annual not to
exceed amount of $310,000, with two, one-year renewal options at the City’s
discretion per Clearwater Code of Ordinance 2.564 (1)(b) sole source and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.5 ID#20-8573 Authorize agreements for Employment Related Health Care Services with
BayCare Urgent Care, LLC and Life Extension Clinics, Inc. for a total annual not
to exceed amount of $355,000.00 for the initial term of January 1, 2021 through
December 31, 2021, with two one-year renewal options and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.6 ID#20-8575 Approve the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the City of
Clearwater and Communication Workers of America, Local 3179 (CWA) for
Fiscal Years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and authorize the appropriate official to
execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#20-8435 Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk Khors Construction, Inc.
of Pinellas Park, Florida in the amount of $91,147.54 for the construction of a
storage building and demolition of existing restroom building at Moccasin Lake
Nature Park located at 2750 Park Trail Lane; transfer $10,635.52 from CIP
315-93612, McMullen Tennis Complex and $12,590.01 from CIP 315-93635
Park Amenities to Moccasin Lake Nature Park CIP 315-93648 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#20-8556 Approve a purchase order with M Gay Constructors, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida
per ITB 19-0035-PR, in the amount of $169,470.40 for lighting the tennis courts
at Morningside Recreation Complex and a change of scope of the Morningside
Recreation Center Project CIP 315-93251 to include the lighting of tennis
courts; transfer $131,651.99 from retained earnings at first quarter and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#20-8570 Approve adding three new full-time positions to the Parks and Recreation
Department in order to provide enhanced maintenance for Crest Lake Park,
approve a first quarter budget amendment allocating $172,800.00 from general
fund reserves and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.10 ID#20-8465 Approve Supplemental One Work Order to Engineer of Record (EOR) McKim
and Creed, of Clearwater, Florida, in the amount of $68,860 for Lift Station 25
Force Main (20-0017-UT), increasing the work order from $148,614 to $217,474
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#20-8551 Approve Supplemental One Work Order to Engineer of Record Stantec
Consulting Services, Inc., of Tampa, Florida for Lift Station 16 in the amount of
$248,966, increasing the work order from $198,608 to $447,574 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#20-8569 Approve Supplemental Work Order 2 to Engineer of Record (EOR) Cardno, Inc.
in the amount of $73,600 to complete Archeological Excavation at the North
Greenwood Cemetery, increasing the work order from $60,846 to $134,446 and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same (consent).
7.13 ID#20-8559 Approve the final plat for the Clearwater Gas Complex, physically located at 777
Maple Street, located on the Southwest corner of Myrtle Avenue and Maple
Street. (consent)
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7.14 ID#20-8547 Ratify and confirm Supplemental 3 Work Order to Engineer of Record AECOM,
of Tampa, Florida, for the Sunset Point Road at Betty Lane Utility Relocation
Project (17-0012-UT) in the amount of $32,612, increasing the work order from
$85,828 to $118,440 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.15 ID#20-8531 Approve a Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the State of
Florida Department of Transportation for the maintenance of the aesthetic
features and components related to the City of Clearwater identification signage
and associated lighting on the pedestrian bridge crossing US 19 at Harn
Boulevard and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.16 ID#20-8576
Authorize equipment leases with Hewlett-Packard Company, of Murray Hill, NJ,
for desktop, laptop, and tablet computers, for the term of January 1, 2021
through July 31, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $280,000 in accordance with
City Code of Ordinances Section 2.564 (1)(d) Other Governmental Entities
Bids, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.17 ID#20-8577
Ratify and confirm additional computer leasing obligations and expenditures
over the 2017-2020 leasing period; approve an increase to Contract No. 900099
in an amount of $680,000, for a new total of $2,150,000 to Hewlett-Packard
Financial Services Company, of Murray Hill, NJ, for desktop, laptop, and tablet
computers, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.18 ID#20-8536 Request for authority to settle case of City of Clearwater v. Wyllie, et al., Case
No. 18-6639-CI. (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#20-8572 Accept the 2020 Local Housing Incentive Strategy (LHIS) Report developed by
the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC). (APH)
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8.2 ANX2020-1 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
0010 Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1266 Sedeeva Circle North and pass
Ordinances 9416-21, 9417-21, 9418-21 on first reading.
8.3 ANX2020-1 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of US 19 -
0012 Regional Center (US 19-RC) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of US 19
District for a portion of 2970 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, and pass Ordinances
9422-21, 9423-21 and 9424-21 on first reading. (ANX2020-10012)
9. City Manager Reports
9.1 ID#20-8578 Confirm COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation and adopt Resolution 20-63.
9.2 Resolution Accept a 10-foot utility easement from 1990 N. McMullen Booth Road, LLC for
20-59 the construction, installation and maintenance of city utility facilities on real
property located at 3055 Union St. and adopt Resolution 20-59.
9.3 ID#20-8532 Approve the 2021 State Legislative Agenda.
9.4 ID#20-8581 Authorize the issuance of the waterfront bluff properties request for proposals.
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
12. Closing Comments by Mayor
13. Adjourn
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