City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · September 1, 2022
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 1, 2022
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda September 1, 2022
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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#22-0649 End of Session Report - Senator Ed Hooper
4.2 ID#22-0860 National Library Card Sign-Up Month Proclamation, September 2022 - Linda
Rothstein, Assistant Director Clearwater Public Library
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#22-0859 Approve the minutes of the August 18, 2022 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#22-0869 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to J.O. DeLotto and Sons,
Inc., of Tampa, FL for replacement of digital marquee sign at BayCare Ballpark,
in the amount of $145,519.00, which includes a 10% contingency, pursuant to
RFQ 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services for Continuing
Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#22-0871 Approve establishing capital improvement project M2210, Clearwater Municipal
Cemetery Renovations, in the amount of $600,000 for improvements to the
Clearwater Municipal Cemetery located at 1300 South Myrtle Avenue and
transfer $600,000 of general funds from the Parks and Recreation operating
budget as a third quarter budget amendment. (consent)
7.3 ID#22-0830 Approve a purchase order to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for the Hexagon
Computer-Aided Dispatch and Records Management System (CAD/RMS)
product in the amount of $124,879.00 in accordance with Clearwater Code of
Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Cooperative purchasing; approve a purchase
order to Pinellas Regional Information Management Enterprise (PRIME) for the
personnel and operating expense of PRIME in the amount of $165,984.00, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#22-0805 Award a construction contract to Razorback LLC of Tarpon Springs, Florida,
for Water Treatment Plant 3 East Dome and Aerator Repairs and
Miscellaneous Improvements in the amount of $1,791,334.60 per Invitation to
Bid 20-0012-UT, approve Supplemental Work Order 1 to Biller Reinhart
Engineering Group, Inc., of Tampa, Florida, in the amount of $78,067,
increasing the contract from $29,810 to $107,877, pursuant to Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) 26-19, Engineer of Record Consulting Services (EOR)
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.5 ID#22-0835 Ratify and confirm purchase order to Rowland, Inc. of Pinellas Park, Florida in
the amount of $1,909,650.00 for the Marshall Street and Northeast Water
Reclamation Facility Digester Covers Evaluation and Repairs Project
(21-0022-UT) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.6 ID#22-0861 Approve a proposal from Biltmore Construction Co., Inc of Belleair, Florida, for
demolition of the former City of Clearwater City Hall Building (19-0009-EN) at
the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $557,693, pursuant to Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#22-0717 Authorize a purchase order to Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, of Spring, TX, for
the equipment lease of desktops, laptops, and tablet computers in an amount
not-to-exceed $525,000.00 for the term of August 1, 2022 through February 28,
2023, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c),
Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#22-0911 Appoint Charles Engel to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board to fill an
unexpired term through October 31, 2023. (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 ORD# Approve the request from Aurora Civil Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Ferman of
9610-22 Countryside, LLC, the owner of property addressed 24825 US Highway 19
North, Clearwater to vacate the platted Drainage Easement (Stormwater
Pond), the platted 10-Foot-Wide and 20-foot wide Drainage Easement, and a
portion of the 10-foot wide platted Utility Easement (up to the south property
line), located on Lot 1, Ken Marks Ford First Add, according to the map or plat
thereof as recorded in Plat Book 105, Page 100, of the Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9610-22 on first reading.
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
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9.1 9570-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9570-22 on second reading, amending Code of Ordinances,
rdg Appendix A - Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, Article XXIV Public Works
- Fees , Rates and Charges; Section 2 Connection Charges, Fees and Taps
on Mains; Section 3 Rates; Section 3A Water Rates; Section 3B Wastewater
Collection Utility Rates; Section 3F Reclaimed Water Rates.
9.2 9608-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9608-22 on second reading, amending the Clearwater Code
rdg of Ordinances Appendix A Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, Article XXIV,
Public Works - Fees, Rates and Charges, Section 3E Stormwater
Management Utility Rates.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 22-18 Establish a Sister Cities relationship with Ixmiquilpan, Mexico and adopt
Resolution 22-18.
10.2 ID#22-0870 Appoint 11 members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, to include
the appointment of Vice Mayor Beckman as the locally elected official, and
adopt Resolution 22-19.
10.3 ID#22-0840 Approve a purchase order to Rep Services, Inc., of Longwood, Florida for the
purchase and installation of playground equipment and wood fiber mulch in the
amount of $145,446.94, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section
2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same.
10.4 ID#22-0732 Continue to September 15, 2022: Award construction contracts to the
following contractors: Engineered Spray Solutions, of Lakeland, FL; Inliner
Solutions, of Sanford, FL; Rowland, Inc. of Pinellas Park, FL; and USSI, LLC of
Venice, FL, for the 2023 Sewer Point Repairs and Improvements in the amount
of $32,000,000 for an initial one-year term on a unit price basis pursuant to
Invitation to Bid (ITB) 22-0006-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same.
10.5 ID#22-0948 Endorse the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan, a data driven plan to work
towards zero traffic-related deaths and serious injuries by 2045 on the city
transportation network, and adopt Resolution 22-12.
10.6 ID#22-0927 Provide direction on the budget.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Other Council Action
12.1 ID#22-0924 Discuss Incubator - Mayor Hibbard
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13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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