City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · November 3, 2022
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 3, 2022
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda November 3, 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#22-1205 National Veterans Small Business Week Proclamation, October 31, 2022
through November 4, 2022 - Chris Odgers, Greater Tampa Bay Chapter of the
Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses, Legislative Affairs
Chairman
4.2 ID#22-1206 Veterans Day 2022 Proclamation - Father Bob Swick
4.3 ID#22-1109 Library Board Annual Presentation - Donna Dennis, Chair
4.4 ID#22-1096 Environmental Advisory Board Annual Presentation - Jared Leone, Chair
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4.5 ID#22-1154 State of the City Presentation - Jon Jennings, City Manager
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#22-1155 Approve the minutes of the October 20, 2022 City Council Meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
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#22-1131 Approve the first addendum to the collective bargaining agreement as
negotiated between the City of Clearwater and Fraternal Order of Police
Officers Bargaining Unit for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#22-1151 Approve the second addendum to the collective bargaining agreement as
negotiated between the City of Clearwater and Communication Workers of
America, Local 3179 for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#22-1087 Authorize purchase orders to Average Joe Landscape LLC, Botanical
Dimensions, Inc., J and J Diversified dba Diversified Landscape Maintenance,
Earth Designs, and MMM Property Maintenance and Lawn LLC for citywide
landscaping services in the cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $803,000.00
for the 11-month term beginning November 1, 2022 through September 30,
2023, based on an annual cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $876,000.00
with the option for two one-year term extensions pursuant to Invitation to Bid
35-22, Landscaping Maintenance Services, and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#22-1126 Approve Production Sponsorship Agreement, from November 3, 2022 through
March 1, 2025, with ESPN Production, Inc. to host three college women’s
softball events at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex with renewal options
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.5 ID#22-1127 Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk Khors Construction Inc.,
of Pinellas Park Florida, in the amount of $536,486.37, for renovations and
structural repairs at BayCare Ballpark, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.6 ID#22-1129 Approve a purchase order to American Mulch and Soil, LLC of Spring Hill,
Florida, for mechanically blown-in mulch services in the total annual not to
exceed amount of $150,000.00 for one year with two, one-year renewal
options, pursuant to Invitation to Bid 20-22R, and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#22-1123 Accept a 20-foot by 20-foot Utility Easement from Crown Castle GT Company,
LLC, for installation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of sewer lines and
drainage lines on real property located at 1600 S Myrtle Avenue and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#22-1115 Approve a purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. of Redwood Shores, CA for
software maintenance in a not-to-exceed amount of $167,264.27 for a one-year
term pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), single
source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#22-1095 Authorize purchase orders to Core and Main LP of St. Louis, MO, Fortiline, Inc.
of Dallas, TX and Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba Ferguson Waterworks of
Tampa, FL for the supply of service brass and brass valves in the cumulative
annual not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00 with the option of two, one-year
renewals pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 45-22, Service Brass and Brass
Valves, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.10 ID#22-1088 Authorize purchase orders to Building Maintenance Services Inc, CleanSpace
Inc, High Sources Inc, J and J Holdings and Services LLC, and Xtremely Clean
Janitorial Services LLC, for citywide custodial services in the cumulative
not-to-exceed amount of $687,500 for the 11-month term, from November 1,
2022 through September 30, 2023, based on an annual cumulative
not-to-exceed amount of $750,000; with the option for three one-1 year term
extensions pursuant to Invitation to Bid 36-22, Citywide Custodial Services, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.11 ID#22-1114 Authorize a purchase order to Florida Kenworth, LLC for the purchase of a
2023 Kenworth T380 with Peterson TL3 Grapple Loader in the amount of
$284,677.57 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c),
Piggyback, and Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-competitive purchase, and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.12 ID#22-1159 Appoint Indira Yengera to the Sister Cities Advisory Board, as the Youth
Member, for an unexpired term through October 31, 2024. (consent)
7.13 ID#22-1197 Reappoint Caitlein Jammo to the Clearwater Housing Authority Board with term
to expire September 30, 2026. (consent)
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7.14 ID#22-1105 Request for authority to initiate foreclosure actions on behalf of the City to
recover amounts owed on municipal liens imposed against certain real
property. (consent)
7.15 ID#22-1125 Approve settlement of general liability claim 22000020 to Kevin Robinson in the
amount of $200,000, inclusive of attorney’s fees and other costs with a general
release of all claims, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.16 ID#22-1200 Expend funds that support relief and recovery efforts in the North Greenwood
Community Redevelopment Agency area prior to the establishment of the trust
fund and allocate the interest earned on ARPA funds towards the affordable
housing, non-profit, and education grants after covering the City’s
administrative costs associated with the grant programs. (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#22-1091 Declare surplus certain real property formerly used as city right-of-way located
in Section 17, Township 29 South, Range 16 East for the purpose of sale to an
abutting property to support meaningful development through proposed
Invitation to Bid 01-23, more specifically, declaring a 10-foot strip of land,
deeded to the City of Clearwater, located on Rogers Street, Clearwater, as
recorded in Official Records Book 6302, Page 1729, together with a 20-foot
strip of vacated right-of-way which title became vested in the City of Clearwater
as a result of Ordinance 9507-21, recorded in Official Records Book 21781,
Page 2617, of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (APH)
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8.2 ID#22-1094 Declare as surplus, certain real property identified as a portion of parcel
number 22-29-15-29247-000-0020 at 1498 South Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue, which is legally described as a portion of Lot 2, Foundation Oaks,
according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 118, Page 85, Public
Records of Pinellas County, Florida and the south 100 feet of the east 100 feet
of the tract of land described in Exhibit A of the lease for the purpose of
amendment to the Business Lease Contract for Community Dental Clinic,
providing for two successive two-year extensions and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (APH)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9634-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9634-22 on second reading, amending the Code of
rdg Ordinances Chapter 2, Article V., Division 3, Employees’ Pension Plan, to
re-establish a cost-of-living benefit for firefighters; amending section 2.421
relating to cost-of-living adjustments for firefighters.
9.2 9636-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9636-22 on second reading, vacating the 5-foot-wide platted
rdg utility easement on the south property line of Lot 45, and the west half of Lot 44
along with the abutting 5-foot-wide platted utility easement on the north property
line of Lots 8,7,6, 20, and the west half of Lot 21, located in Hibiscus Gardens,
Block O, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 14,
Pages 55-59 of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 9620-22 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.412, 2.416, and 2.419 to
increase the multiplier and reduce the vesting period for non-hazardous
employees and pass Ordinance 9620-22 on first reading.
10.2 ID#22-1199 Amend City Council Policies 1-5, 1-9, 5-12, 5-13 and delete 1-7, 1-8, 3-7, 4-2,
5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-6, 5-8, 5-9, 5-14, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 8-1, and 8-2.
10.3 ID#22-1194 Clearwater Gas System/City Sponsorships
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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