City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · March 4, 2021
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 4, 2021
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda March 4, 2021
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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#21-8889 Boys & Girls Club Week - Mr. Freddy Williams, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club
of the Suncoast
4.2 ID#21-8911 Construction at Clearwater High School - Keith Mastorides, CHS Principal and
Dr. Michael Grego, Superintendent of Pinellas County Schools
4.3 ID#21-8821 Sister Cities Advisory Board 2020 Annual Report - Board Chair Michael Ballard
5. Approval of Minutes
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5.1 ID#20-8626 Approve the minutes of the February 18, 2021 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#21-8877 Approve the post-closeout Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Sub-Grant Program
Application and Application Approval Sheet in substantially the form as
presented in Appendices A and B of RLF Final Expenditures and Closeout Plan
for EPA Cooperative Agreement No. BF-98487299; and delegate authority to
Director of Economic Development and Housing Department to award
sub-grants. (consent)
7.2 ID#21-8849 Approve Amendment No. 1 to Letter of Agreement and Contract with University
of North Florida Training and Services Institute, Inc., d/b/a Institute of Police
Technology and Management (IPTM) High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) for
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant Award to accept an additional grant award
of $30,000 for police overtime and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.3 ID#21-8799 Approve a State Highway Lighting, Maintenance, and Compensation Agreement
with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for maintenance of
lighting on state roads and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.4 ID#21-8829 Accept a Sovereignty Submerged Lands Easement from the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Public Lands across
Clearwater Harbor and the Intracoastal Waterway for the maintenance of a
subaqueous potable water main and force main as part of Memorial Causeway
Subaqueous Pipelines Project and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
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7.5 ID#21-8817 Authorize an annual increase to contract no. 900634 to T. Wayne Hill Trucking,
Inc of Bartow, FL, for biosolids disposal services in an annual amount of
$380,000 for a new not to exceed total of $970,000 for the remainder of this
term with one renewal option and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.6 ID#21-8873 Authorize the award of Invitation to Bid 12-21, Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant
Cartridge Filters, to Harrington Industrial Plastics LLC, of Tampa FL and Harn
R/O Systems, Inc, of Venice FL for a cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount
of $200,000.00 with the option for two one-year renewals at the City’s discretion
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#21-8921 Approve a contract with Baker Tilly US, LLP, in the amount of $26,500, for
executive recruitment services for the position of City Manager and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#21-8850 Appoint Andrew Lorenti, Barbara Ann Murphy and Timothy Promen to the
Library Board with terms to expire February 28, 2025. (consent)
7.9 ID#21-8853 Reappoint John Quattrocki to the Community Development Board with a term
to expire February 28, 2025. (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#21-8867 Declare surplus for the purpose of sale, through Invitation to Bid 23-21, real
property located at 2150 Range Road whereby the successful bid: 1) exceeds
$580,000; 2) requires the property to generate ad valorem tax revenue;
alternatively, an otherwise tax exempt purchaser shall enter into a payment in
lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement for all city portions of real property taxes,
tangible property taxes, utility taxes and any other applicable taxes; and 3)
requires the property owner to increase the site’s property value through capital
investment which must commence within one year of purchase. (APH)
8.2 9437-21 Approve the contraction of the Clearwater Cay Community Development
District and pass Ordinance 9437-21 on first reading.
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9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9436-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9436-21 on second reading, correcting Ordinance 9431-20,
rdg correcting a scrivener’s error in the quarter section call of the legal description
in the title block only.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#21-8896 Confirm COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation and adopt Resolution 21-11.
10.2 Resolution # Accept a boardwalk easement from NESC, LLC for the purpose of
21-08 maintenance and general public use of a public boardwalk on real property
located at 443 East Shore Drive and adopt Resolution 21-08.
10.3 ID#21-8852 Appoint one member to the Community Development Board to fill an unexpired
term through February 28, 2023.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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