City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · May 20, 2021
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, May 20, 2021
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda May 20, 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#21-9103 May Service Awards
4.2 ID#21-9145 EMS Week Proclamation 2021 - Chief Ehlers and Chief Tedesco
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#20-8632 Approve the minutes of the May 6, 2021 City Council Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
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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#21-9176 Authorize a purchase order to General Utility Pipe and Supply of Trussville, AL
in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $1,800,000.00 for the initial term of May
21, 2021 through May 20, 2022, with two one-year renewal options pursuant to
Invitation to Bid No. 19-21, Polyethylene Pipe/Fittings and Steel Pipe/Fittings and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#21-9164 Authorize an increase to purchase order number 21000409 to Signal 15 Inc. of
Largo, FL, for the purchase of ballistic vests and vest carriers in an amount of
$35,000, bringing the total not-to-exceed annual amount to $135,000, through
September 30, 2021 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.3 ID#21-9086 Approve a Contract for Purchase of Real Property located at 701 Franklin
Street, by the City of Clearwater (City) for property owned by the Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater (CRA), for a purchase price of
$525,000 and total expenditures not to exceed $530,000; and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same, together with all other instruments
required to affect closing. (consent)
7.4 ID#21-9150 Authorize a purchase order to Cardno Inc., of Riverview, FL for the
maintenance of city-owned lakes, ponds, wetlands, and mitigation sites in the
annual not-to-exceed amount of $178,054.50 with three one-year renewal
options pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 22-21, Aquatic Sites Invasive
Species Maintenance and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.5 ID#21-9018 Approve Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) proposal from Biltmore
Construction of Belleair, FL, for the Wayfinding Signs Program Phase 1
(19-0016-EN) at the guaranteed maximum price of $995,826.00 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.6 ID#21-9162 Approve the First Amendment to the Ground Lease Agreement with Renewal
Options (First Amendment) between the City of Clearwater and Jolley Trolley
Transportation of Clearwater, Inc. for the ground lease of city-owned property
located at 1720 Overbrook Avenue and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#21-9082 Award a construction contract to Gibbs and Register Inc of Winter Garden, FL,
per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 16-0003-EN and 19-0026-EN for Cleveland Street
Streetscaping Phase 3 and Gateway Festival Core in the amount of
$15,215,742.30; approve a professional services agreement and work order to
GAI Consultants, Inc, of Tampa, FL, per Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 13-21
in the amount of $481,030; approve a Duke Energy proposal pursuant to
Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.564 (1)(b), Sole Source, in the
amount of $258,299.36 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.8 ID#21-9161 Award a construction contract to TLC Diversified Inc., of Palmetto, FL, for
Invitation to Bid (ITB) 09-0024-UT Marshall Street Water Reclamation Facility
(MS WRF) Digester Demolition, in the amount of $1,599,400; approve
Supplemental Two Work Order with Engineer of Record (EOR) Ardurra Group
Inc., in the amount of $100,629.40 increasing the work order from $137,170 to
$237,799.40; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#21-9122 Approve Clearwater Airpark 2020 Master Plan Update. (consent)
7.10 ID#21-9128 Approve a License Agreement for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) Island
Estates (IE) Slips and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.11 ID#21-9151 Authorize a purchase order to ICON Supply, Inc., dba ICON Technologies of
Tampa, FL for Yaskawa Variable Frequency Drives in an annual not-to-exceed
amount of $200,000.00 with the option for two, one-year renewals at the City’s
discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid #21-21, Yaskawa Variable Frequency
Drives and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#21-9158 Approve a purchase order to NRC Gulf Environmental Services, Inc., of Fort
Worth, TX, to pump, transfer and dispose leachate from the Solid Waste
Transfer Station in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $175,000 with two,
one-year renewal options at City’s discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB)
No. 31-21, Pump, Transport and Dispose of Leachate and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#21-9166 Approve a Debris Management Contract with Crowder Gulf Joint Venture, Inc of
Mobile, AL for disaster debris collection, reduction, and removal services and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
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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#21-9088 Continue to June 17, 2021:Declare three parcels of certain real property in
Section 15, Township 29 South, Range 15 East, located at 704 Court St., 710
Court St. and 701 Franklin St., in Clearwater, Florida, as surplus for the purpose
of conveying the three parcels to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
(PSTA) in exchange for a parcel owned by the PSTA located at the northwest
corner of South Garden Avenue and Pierce Street, Clearwater, Florida, in order
to effectuate PSTA’s construction of a new Multimodal Transit Facility. (APH)
8.2 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
2003 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1770 St. Croix Drive, and pass Ordinances
9448-21, 9449-21, and 9450-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-02003)
8.3 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
3004 Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1881 Montclair Road and pass Ordinances
9451-21, 9452-21, and 9453-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-03004)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9461-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9461-21 on second reading, vacating a platted 10 foot utility
rdg easement located along the North 10 feet of Lot 18, Cedar Heights, according to
the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 81, Page 85, of the public records of
Pinellas County, Florida.
9.2 9462-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9462-21 on second reading, vacating a platted 5 foot utility
rdg easement, described as the West 5 feet of Lot 7, Block 69, Mandalay, recorded
in Plat Book 14, Pages 32 to 35, of the public records of Pinellas County,
Florida.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#21-9168 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from NRF Pinewood, LLC, for the construction,
installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at
3860 Tampa Road, Oldsmar FL and adopt Resolution 21-13.
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10.2 RESOLUTIO Accept a utility easement from CRP/WP Alta Clearwater Owner, L.L.C. for the
N 21-20 construction, installation and maintenance of city utility facilities on real property
located at 19320 U.S. Hwy. 19 N. and adopt Resolution 21-20.
10.3 21-19 Authorize the City of Clearwater to join the State of Florida and other local
governmental units as a participant in the Florida Memorandum of
Understanding and Formal Agreements implementing a Unified Plan and adopt
Resolution 21-19.
10.4 ID#21-9181 Approve an Interlocal Agreement with Pinellas County to increase the Local
Option Fuel Tax by $0.05 and adopt Resolution 21-24.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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