City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · July 15, 2021
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, July 15, 2021
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda July 15, 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#21-9352 July Service Awards
4.2 ID#21-9445 Florida Municipal Achievement Award - Jordan Morang, Lauren Matzke, Chrissy
Fisher, and Gina Clayton - Planning Department
4.3 ID#21-9318 End of Session Update - The Honorable Ed Hooper, Florida Senate
5. Approval of Minutes
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5.1 ID#20-8635 Approve the minutes of the June 17, 2021 City Council Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
5.2 ID#21-9381 Approve the minutes of the May 25, 2021 Strategic Planning Special Council
Meeting.
5.3 ID#21-9382 Approve the June 9, 2021 and June 14, 2021 Special Council Meeting Minutes
regarding City Manager Candidates.
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#21-9409 Approve the Advantage Pinellas Housing Compact between the municipalities
within Pinellas County, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
and Forward Pinellas and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.2 ID#21-9407 Approve Architect of Record (AOR) Professional Services Agreements, as
listed, to provide continuing professional architectural services for a four-year
term pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 39-21 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#21-9410 Approve a purchase order to Stryker Sales Corporation dba Stryker Medical of
Chicago, IL to procure forty Lifepak 1000 cardiac defibrillators pursuant to
Clearwater Code of Ordinances 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback; declare thirty-five
Stryker Lifepack 1000 cardiac defibrillators surplus and approve trade-in
pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances 2.623(7)(e), and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.4 ID#21-9396 Authorize a purchase order to EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.,
PBC of Hunt Valley, MD for Bioassay Toxicity Testing and Consulting Services
in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $34,800.00 plus a 15% contingency in the
amount of $5,220.00 with the option for two, one-year renewals at the City’s
discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid 30-21, Bioassay Toxicity Testing and
Consulting Services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.5 ID#21-9354 Designate Vice Mayor Hamilton as the City’s official voting delegate at the
Florida League of Cities’ Annual Conference, August 12-14, 2021. (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#21-9424 Adopt a tentative millage rate of 5.9550 mills for fiscal year 2021/22; set public
hearing dates on the budget for September 16, 2021 and September 30, 2021,
to be held no earlier than 5:00 p.m., and schedule a special work session on
August 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. to fully discuss the proposed budget.
8.2 ID#21-9411 Approve the City of Clearwater’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/2022 Annual Action
Plan, which is the second Action Plan of the FY2020/2021 - FY2024/2025
Consolidated Plan, to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the
Consolidated Plan, and authorize the appropriate officials to enter into
agreements with HUD and organizations approved for funding, together with
authorization to execute administrative adjustments to same as needed.
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8.3 Ord 9477-21 Approve the request from the property owner of 619, 629 and 631 Mandalay
Avenue, Clearwater (Applicant), and the City of Clearwater (City), as their
interests may appear, to vacate an abutting 15-foot platted alley described as:
that 15 Foot Alley lying Easterly and adjacent to Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in Block B
and Westerly of Lot 9 in Block B of a replat of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Block 86 and Lots
1 to 8, inclusive, Block 85, of Mandalay Unit No.5, as recorded in Plat Book 20,
Page 27, and Blocks 85A and 86A of a replat of Lots 1 to 8, inclusive, Block 83,
Lots 11 to 20, inclusive, Block 84, Lots 9 to 16, inclusive, Block 85, Lots 5, 6, 7,
Block 86, and all of Blocks 76 to 82, inclusive, and 87 of Unit No. 5, Mandalay,
as Recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 48; which replat is recorded in Plat Book 21,
Page 13, Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida , and pass Ordinance
9477-21 on first reading. (VAC2021-10)
8.4 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designations of Residential
4005a Low (RL) and Water/Drainage Feature Overlay and initial Zoning Atlas
designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1732 Evans
Drive; the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1800 Diane Drive; and pass Ordinances
9463-21, 9464-21, and 9465-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-04005)
8.5 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
4006a Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 2248 NE Coachman Road, together with certain
abutting right-of-way of NE Coachman Road (SR 590) and pass Ordinances
9466-21, 9467-21, and 9468-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-04006)
8.6 ANX2021-0 Continue to a date uncertain: Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use
5007 Map designation of Industrial Limited (IL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of
Industrial, Research and Technology (IRT) District for 1223 N. Hercules
Avenue, Unit A, together with certain right-of-way of N. Hercules Avenue and
pass Ordinances 9469-21, 9470-21, and 9471-21 on first reading.
(ANX2021-05007)
8.7 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
5008 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Density Residential (LDR)
District for 3467 Sweetwater Trail and pass Ordinances 9472-21, 9473-21, and
9474-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-05008)
8.8 9437-21a Approve the contraction of the Clearwater Cay Community Development
District and pass Ordinance 9437-21 on first reading.
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9455-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9455-21 on second reading, vacating a sixty foot right of way
rdg easement as recorded in OR Book 3875 Page 36, of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida.
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9.2 9456-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9456-21 on second reading, vacating a portion of a sanitary
rdg sewer easement described as a portion of land being a part of that certain
easement recorded in OR Book 4223, Page 1499, of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida.
9.3 9457-21 Adopt Ordinance 9457-21 on second reading, vacating a portion of a drainage
and utility easement, described as a portion of land being a part of that certain
drainage and utility easement recorded in OR Book 4055, Page 397 of the
Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida.
9.4 9458-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9458-21 on second reading, vacating a portion of a sanitary
rdg sewer easement, described as a portion of land being a part of that certain
easement recorded in OR Book 4055, Page 399 of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida.
9.5 9459-21 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9459-21 on second reading, vacating a water line easement
rdg as recorded in OR Book 20673, Page 1028 of the Public Records of Pinellas
County, Florida.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 Resolution Accept a Drainage and Utility Easement from the property owners of Vue At
21-16 Belleair Apartments for the construction, installation and maintenance of
drainage and utility facilities on real property located at 1551 Flournoy Circle
West, Clearwater and adopt Resolution 21-16.
10.2 Resolution Accept a Water Line Easement from the property owners of Vue At Belleair
21-17 apartments for the construction, installation, and maintenance of water line
facilities on real property located at 1551 Flournoy Circle West, Clearwater and
adopt Resolution 21-17.
10.3 Resolution Accept two utility easements from Gulf to Bay LM, LLC for the construction,
21-18 installation and maintenance of city utility facilities on real property located at
2188 Gulf to Bay Boulevard and adopt Resolution 21-18.
10.4 ID#21-9417 Approve a proposal from Skanska, Inc., of Tampa, FL, for construction of
Imagine Clearwater (17-0031-EN) at the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of
$55,370,250.00 per RFQ 52-19 and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same.
10.5 21-28 Confirm the Declaration of a State of Emergency due to conditions surrounding
Tropical Storm Elsa and adopt Resolution 21-28.
10.6 ID#21-9418 Continued closure of Cleveland Street - Mike Lavery
11. City Attorney Reports
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12. Other Council Action
12.1 ID#21-9379 PSTA/Forward Pinellas Update - Councilmember Allbritton
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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