City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2022 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) Email – Individuals may submit written comments or videos to ClearwaterCouncil@myclearwater.com. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting (February 16) 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#22-0046 February Service Awards 4.2 ID#22-0110 Newspaper in Education Week Proclamation - Sue Bedry, Newspaper In Education Development Specialist at Tampa Bay Times 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#22-0108 Approve the minutes of the February 3, 2022 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 2/16/2022 City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2022 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#22-0113 Approve a contract (purchase order) to Cenergistic, Inc. of Dallas, TX for the creation and implementation of a municipal energy savings program for an average monthly fee of $50,441 and an annual fee for a third-party software of $16,900 pursuant to RFP 15-20, Energy Savings Program, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.2 ID#22-0119 Authorize staff to initiate a foreclosure action against the mortgagor pursuant to a mortgage on property located at 408 Vine Street, Clearwater. (consent) 7.3 ID#22-0096 Approve Supplemental Work Order One to Atkins North America, of Tampa, FL, for Lower Spring Branch Stormwater Improvements (14-0048-EN), an increase of $140,250 for a new work order value of $449,294 per Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 18-18; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.4 ID#22-0102 Approve a purchase order to Duke Energy for lighting within Imagine Clearwater (17-0031-EN) in the amount of $299,650.25 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.5 ID#22-0111 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 over a portion of the Seminole Boat Ramp at 302 Seminole Street and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.6 ID#22-0116 Approve a proposal to Construction Manager at Risk Biltmore Construction Co., Inc of Belleair, Florida, in the amount of $105,485.43 for 400 and 500 blocks of the Cleveland Street closure to provide and install removable traffic control devices to protect the commercial seating areas while still providing access when necessary, pursuant to RFQ 40-20 Construction Manager at Risk Services for Continuing Contracts, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 2/16/2022 City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2022 7.7 ID#22-0112 Approve a proposal from Biltmore Construction Company, Inc., of Belleair, FL, at the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $8,346,771 for the construction of Fire Station 46 (18-0028-FD), pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 18-20, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.8 ID#22-0126 Amend the existing agreement with Granicus, LLC of Washington, DC for software subscription maintenance and professional services in an amount not-to-exceed $667,546.38 for a term effective February 22, 2022 through May 31, 2025, pursuant to Code of Ordinances 2.563(1)(d), non-competitive purchase ~ impractical, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.9 ID#22-0083 Approve the Water Taxi Amendment to Second Renewal with Clearwater Ferry Services, Inc. and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.10 ID#22-0124 Approve a purchase order to Sentry Event Services, Inc., of Tampa, FL for security services in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00, which includes a 10% contingency, and three, one-year renewal options, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 06-22, Security Services and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.11 ID#22-0078 Approve a Purchase Order to Underground Refuse Systems of Kissimmee, FL for the purchase of 14 Underground Refuse Vaults and 14 containers for the Imagine Clearwater Project in a not to exceed amount of $203,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(d), non-competitive purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM 8. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings - 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). - Applicant presents case, including its testimony and exhibits (15 minutes). - Staff presents further evidence (10 minutes). - Public comment. - City Council discussion. - Applicant may call witnesses in rebuttal (5 minutes). - Conclusion by applicant (3 minutes). - Decision. City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 2/16/2022 City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2022 8.1 REZ2021-11 Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from the Office (O) District to the Medium 001 Density Residential (MDR) District for property located at 806 Turner Street and pass Ordinance 9519-22 on first reading. (REZ2021-11001) 9. 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 9.1 Ord. 9530-22 Approve the request from the owner of property addressed 2772 Westchester Drive N, Clearwater, to vacate a portion of the 5-feet wide platted Drainage and Utility Easement, located on lot 76, Westchester of Countryside, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 70, Page 44, Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9530-22 on first reading. 10. Second Readings - Public Hearing 10.1 9527-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9527-22 on second reading, vacating 12 feet of a platted rdg drainage and utility easement located on Lot 52, Cypress Bend of Countryside Unit One, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 76, Page 10, of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida. 11. City Manager Reports 11.1 Res. 22-07 Request FDOT to limit safety concerns on Drew Street by lowering the speed limit on Drew Street from Saturn to Myrtle Avenues and adopt Resolution 22-07. 11.2 ID#22-0150 Appoint three members to the Community Development Board with terms to expire February 28, 2026. 12. City Attorney Reports 12. 1 9553-22 Amend Section 2.036, Clearwater Code of Ordinances, to add subsections relating to the duties of the city attorney and pass Ordinance 9553-22 on first reading. 13. Other Council Action 13.1 ID#22-0147 Draft letter opposing CS/SB 1024 - Councilmember Beckman City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 2/16/2022 City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2022 14. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 15. Closing Comments by Mayor 16. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 6 Printed on 2/16/2022