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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2021 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 a group may speak for 3 minutes plus an additional minute for each person in the audience that waives their right to speak, up to a maximum of 10 minutes. Prior to the item being presented, please obtain the form to designate a spokesperson from the City Clerk. Up to 60 minutes of public comment will be allowed for an agenda item. No person shall speak more than once on the same subject unless granted permission by the City Council. The City of Clearwater strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please advise us at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations at 727-562-4090. Assisted Listening Devices are available. Kindly refrain from using cell phones and electronic devices during the meeting. 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 two options: 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 (February 3) will become part of the official record. The City Clerk will read received comments into the record. 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#21-8753 Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation - James Poulter, Chief Executive Officer of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, Inc. 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#20-8623 Approve the minutes of the January 21, 2021 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. 6. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 2/4/2021 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2021 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#21-8688 Ratify and confirm the City Manager’s approval of the third allocation of Coronavirus Relief Funds distributed by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. (consent) 7.2 ID#21-8801 Ratify and confirm approval of a Management Agreement between the City of Clearwater and The Greater Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce dba AMPLIFY Clearwater to provide visitor information services at the Clearwater Beach Visitor Information Center (BVIC) for the period February 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 at a cost not to exceed $317,265 and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.3 ID#21-8768 Authorize the award of Invitation to Bid 10-21, Liquid Propane Gas Tanks to Quality Steel Corporation of Cleveland, MS and Michel, LLC dba R.E. Michel Company LLC of Glen Burnie, MD in the cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 for the initial term of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022 with two one-year renewal options, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.4 ID#21-8755 Authorize the award of Invitation to Bid 05-21, Sod Material and Services to Quality Sod and Landscaping Solutions of Tampa, Lira and Son Sod, Inc. of Lake Placid and Tom’s Sod Service, Inc. of Clearwater, FL for an annual amount not-to-exceed $300,000, with the option for two, one-year renewal terms and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.5 ID#21-8767 Approve a Vehicle Use Agreement between the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida and the City of Clearwater through August 23, 2021 for the City to utilize Pinellas County School buses at a cost of $1.50 per mile plus $31.00 per hour, for a total estimated cost of $20,000, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.6 ID#21-8769 Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk Biltmore Construction Company, Inc., of Belleair, Florida per Continuing Contracts RFQ 40-20, in the amount not to exceed $962,973.00 for the design, fabrication, and installation of Troy System acoustical panels at the District Three Operations and Training Center located at 2851 McMullen Booth Road and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 2/4/2021 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2021 7.7 ID#20-8541 Ratify and confirm a Legal Services Agreement and Contract between the City of Clearwater and Baker and Hostetler LLP, to serve as legal counsel on environmental matters for a five-year period, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.8 ID#20-8656 Approve a professional services agreement and work order with Advanced Engineering and Design, Incorporated, of Pinellas Park, Florida, per Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 29-20 for Nash Street and Old Clearwater Bay Improvements (19-0032-EN) in the amount of $545,789.01 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.9 ID#21-8749 Approve the conveyance of a Distribution Easement to Duke Energy Florida, LLC, d/b/a Duke Energy, for the installation, operation and maintenance of electric facilities to support Duke’s new transformer at State Street Park and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.10 ID#21-8733 Authorize the award of Invitation to Bid No. 11-21, Vehicle Upfitting Services, to Enforcement One, Inc. of Oldsmar, FL, in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $250,000.00 for a period of one year, to include two one-year renewal terms at the City's option, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.11 ID#20-8642 Appoint Frank Persechino to the Nuisance Abatement Board to fill the remainder of an unexpired term through August 31, 2023. (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 LUP2020-1 Approve a Future Land Use Map Amendment from the Residential Suburban 0002 (RS) category to the Residential Urban (RU) category for 2250 Nursery Road and pass Ordinance 9427-21 on first reading. (LUP2020-10002) City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 2/4/2021 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2021 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. 9.1 REZ2020-1 Approve a Zoning Atlas amendment from the Low Density Residential (LDR) 0002 District to the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District for 2250 Nursery Road and pass Ordinance 9428-21 on first reading. (REZ2020-10002) 10. Second Readings - Public Hearing 10.1 9425-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9425-21 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 properties whose post office addresses are 1280 Lakeview Road and 1298 Lakeview Road, all within Clearwater, Florida 33756, from Residential Medium (RM) and Residential Urban (RU) to Residential Low Medium (RLM). 10.2 9426-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9426-21 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the rdg city by rezoning certain real properties whose post office addresses are 1280 Lakeview Road and 1298 Lakeview Road, all within Clearwater, Florida 33756, from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Mobile Home Park (MHP). 10.3 9427-21 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9427-21 to February 18, 2021 amending rdg cont'd the future land use plan element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to change the land use designation for certain real property whose post office address is 2250 Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida 33764 from Residential Suburban (RS) to Residential Urban (RU). 10.4 9428-21 2nd Continue second reading of Ordinance 9428-21 to February 18, 2021, rdg cont'd amending the Zoning Atlas of the city to rezone certain real property whose post office address is 2250 Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida 33764 from Low Density Residential (RL) to Medium Density Residential (RM). City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 2/4/2021 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2021 10.5 9435-21 2nd Ordinance 9435-21 was denied on first reading and will not be heard on second rdg reading. withdrawn 11. City Manager Reports 11.1 ID#21-8804 Confirm COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation and adopt Resolution 21-05. 11.2 ID#21-8771 Approve changes to the Clearwater Gas System utility rates to become effective for all gas bills and services rendered on or after March 1, 2021 and pass Ordinance 9433-21 on first reading. 11.3 ID#21-8772 Accept a temporary easement from Crum Properties II, LLC to the City of Clearwater for ingress-egress access to certain real property located at 100 S. Missouri Avenue (Property), for purposes of completing Ground-Truthing and Verification therein, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 11.4 ID#21-8803 Approve an appropriation of General Fund reserves and a Work Order to Engineer of Record Cardno, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $87,888, to complete archeological excavation at the Crum property, the former site of St. Matthew’s Baptist Church Cemetery, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 11.5 ORD Approve staff request to vacate an alley located within the Clearwater Gas #9434-21 Complex at 777 Maple Street, described as, All of the platted alley lying within Block 10 of Jones Subdivision of Nicholson Addition to Clearwater Blocks 7, 8, 9 and 10, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 82, of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, which Pinellas County was once part, and pass Ordinance 9434-21 on first reading. 11.6 ID#21-8830 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board 12. City Attorney Reports 13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 14. Closing Comments by Mayor 15. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 6 Printed on 2/4/2021