City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · August 19, 2021
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, August 19, 2021
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda August 19, 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#21-9458 August Service Awards
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#20-8637 Approve the minutes of the August 5, 2021 City Council Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
6. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda
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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#21-9542 Approve State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Annual Report
and Local Housing Incentive Certification for the closeout year 2018-2019 and
interim years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 and authorize the appropriate officials
to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#21-9329 Approve to re-issue a contract for Employee Benefit Broker and Consulting
Services from The Gehring Group for the period of January 1, 2022 through
December 31, 2027 in the amount of $1,389,000 for services to cover the next
5 calendar years and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.3 ID#21-9421 Approve a Sublease Amendment between the City of Clearwater, the Greater
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and the State of Florida, Bureau of
Public Land Administration, Division of State Lands to extend the lease period
from ten years to thirty years for use of the Florida Department of
Transportation Building and property located at 3204 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard for
a visitor welcome center and trailhead facility and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#21-9443 Approve a purchase order to TriCorps of Oklahoma City, OK for security
services in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $172,000.00, including three,
one-year renewal options, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 26-21,
Security Services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.5 ID#21-9533 Ratify and confirm the City Manager’s authorization to increase purchase
order(s) to the City’s custodial vendor(s) for custodial services in an amount of
$150,000.00 for a new cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of $750,000.00
for the remainder of this term; authorize to increase purchase order(s) to the
City’s custodial vendor(s) for custodial services in the amount of $180,000 for a
new cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $780,000.00 for the final term August
1, 2021 through July 31, 2022, pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 24-18,
Custodial Services. (consent)
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7.6 ID#21-9541 Authorize purchase orders to Aqua Triangle 1 Corp d/b/a Triangle Pool Service
of Largo, FL, Harcros Chemicals Inc of Tampa, FL and Leslie’s Poolmart Inc
d/b/a Leslie’s swimming Pool Supplies of Phoenix, AZ to provide swimming
pool chemicals for a cumulative annual not to exceed amount of $150,000 for
the term of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, with two one-year
renewal options at the City’s discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No.
36-21 - Swimming Pool Chemicals and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute the same. (consent)
7.7 ID#21-9523 Approve an Interlocal Agreement between the Clearwater Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City of Clearwater to provide CRA
funding in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $252,549.84 to underwrite
the cost of additional Community Policing services by the Clearwater Police
Department in the Downtown Gateway District, Prospect Lake District, and the
Downtown Core District, encompassed by the CRA to address quality of life
issues, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#21-9531 Approve acceptance of University of North Florida Training and Services
Institute, Inc., d/b/a Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM), High
Visibility Education (HVE) and Enforcement Campaign for Pedestrian and
Bicycle Safety Grant Award in the amount of $21,455.01 for police overtime and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#21-9422 Approve Amendment No. 1 for the Fire Protection Services Agreement between
Pinellas County and City of Clearwater to add reimbursement for Marine 49 and
Engine 50 to the Clearwater Fire District and authorize the appropriate officials
to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#21-9470 Authorize an increase to Purchase Order 21000897, InSource Software
Solutions, Inc. of Richmond, VA, for additional SCADA licenses and associated
software maintenance in a not-to-exceed amount of $115,138.38 for a two-year
term, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, and increase the
authorization for existing licenses ($35,994.97 through 6/30/2022) by an
estimated amount of $37,254.79 to allow for and extension of the support of
existing licenses from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 bringing the new
cumulative total $188,388.14 between 6/1/2021 and 6/30/2023, pursuant to
Clearwater Code of Ordinances 2.563(1)(a) Single Source, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.11 ID#21-9130 Authorize a purchase order to Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc of
Seminole, FL., for safety testing, inspection, certification, and repair services of
the fire sprinkler systems, in the not-to-exceed amount of $275,000 from July 1,
2021 through December 6, 2023, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances
Section 2.564(1)(d) Other Government Entities Contracts, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#21-9133 Authorize a purchase order to Precision Gate and Security of Venice, FL. for
installation, maintenance, and repair of the City’s automated gate systems, in
the not-to-exceed amount of $165,000.00 from May 1, 2021 through September
23, 2022, with two, one-year renewals in the annual amount of $100,000
pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.564(1)(d) Other
Government Entities Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.13 ID#21-9376 Authorize purchase orders to Iron Container of Miami, FL and Wastequip
Manufacturing Company LLC of Statesville, NC to provide front load containers
in a cumulative not to exceed amount of $250,000.00 for the term September 1,
2021 through August 31, 2022 with two one-year renewal options at the City’s
discretion pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 32-21, Front Load Containers,
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.14 ID#21-9534 Reappoint Councilmember David Allbritton to the Forward Pinellas/Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO)/Pinellas Planning Council (PPC), as the
Clearwater representative, for a four-year term, beginning October 1, 2021
through September 30, 2025. (consent)
7.15 ID#21-9535 Reappoint Councilmember David Allbritton to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit
Authority (PSTA), as the Clearwater representative, for a three-year term
beginning October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. (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
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8.1 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
6009 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 3036 Glen Oak Avenue N. and pass Ordinances
9478-21, 9479-21, and 9480-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-06009)
8.2 ANX2021-0 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
6011 Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1272 Sedeeva Circle North and pass
Ordinances 9484-21, 9485-21, and 9486-21 on first reading. (ANX2021-06011)
9. City Manager Reports
9.1 ID#21-9537 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Sections 2.226 through 2.229,
addressing statutorily mandated changes in Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes
(2020), which sets forth the requirements for establishing a local Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee and pass Ordinance 9438-21 on first reading.
9.2 ID#21-9544 Approve the closure, for an indefinite time, to unauthorized motorized vehicles,
of certain portions of Cleveland Street, as described, generally, as the 400 and
500 blocks between Osceola and Garden Avenues with all north/south streets
remaining open and adopt Resolution 21-31.
9.3 ID#21-9543 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3,
Purchasing by adding Section 2.561(1)(k) and new Subdivision V
Public-Private Partnerships and pass Ordinance 9502-21 on first reading.
9.4 ID#21-9615 Approve addendum to employment agreement, appointing Micah Maxwell as the
Interim City Manager, effective August 16, 2021.
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
12. Closing Comments by Mayor
13. Adjourn
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