City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · November 17, 2022
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 17, 2022
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda November 17, 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#22-1016 November Service Awards
4.2 ID#22-1117 Citizens Academy 2022 Graduation
4.3 ID#22-1209 Lo Mejor de Tampa Bay 2022 and Prospera Awards
5. Approval of Minutes
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5.1 ID#22-1208 Approve the minutes of the November 3, 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#22-1137 Approve the Contract for Purchase of Real Property by the City of Clearwater,
Florida (Contract) between the City of Clearwater (Seller) and Palm Bluff
Development Group, LLC (Buyer); and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same, together with all other instruments required to affect closing.
(consent)
7.2 ID#22-1152 Approve a professional service agreement and work order with Harvard Jolly
Inc., of St. Petersburg, FL, for the design of the new S. Osceola Avenue
Parking Garage 22-0011-EN in the amount of $1,540,598, pursuant to Request
for Qualifications (RFQ) 40-22 and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent).
7.3 ID#22-1171 Approve settlement of workers' compensation claims 19000114 and 21000021
for payment of $120,000 to Jesse Myers, inclusive of attorney fees and costs
with a general release of all claims, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
7.4 ID#22-1128 Approve the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between Clearwater for
Youth, Inc., and the City of Clearwater to provide additional office space and to
provide payment for tickets to CFY events and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
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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 ANX2022-06 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
009 Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 3144 Johns Parkway, and pass Ordinances
9591-22, 9592-22, and 9593-22 on first reading. (ANX2022-06009)
8.2 ANX2022-07 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
010 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1200 Norwood Avenue, and pass Ordinances
9599-22, 9600-22, and 9601-22 on first reading. (ANX2022-07010)
8.3 ANX2022-07 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designations of
011 Commercial General (CG) and Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas
designations of Commercial (C) and Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
Districts for 1718 North Betty Lane, together with the abutting right-of-way of
North Betty Lane, and pass Ordinances 9602-22, 9603-22, and 9604-22 on first
reading. (ANX2022-07011)
8.4 ANX2022-07 WITHDRAWN: Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map
012 designation of Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of
Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 2081 The Mall and 1337
Union Street, and pass Ordinances 9605-22, 9606-22, and 9607-22 on first
reading. (ANX2022-07012)
8.5 ANX2022-09 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
013 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 3047 Terrace View Lane, and pass Ordinances
9621-22, 9622-22, and 9623-22 on first reading. (ANX2022-09013)
8.6 ANX2022-09 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designations of Residential
014 Low (RL), Water/Drainage Feature, and Preservation (P), and initial Zoning
Atlas designations of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) and
Preservation (P) Districts for 1276 South Belcher Road, and pass Ordinances
9624-22, 9625-22, and 9626-22 on first reading. (ANX2022-09014)
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8.7 ANX2022-09 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential
016 Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density
Residential (LMDR) District for 1282 Palm Street, together with the abutting
right-of-way of North Betty Lane, and pass Ordinances 9630-22, 9631-22, and
9632-22 on first reading. (ANX2022-09016)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
9.1 9620-22 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9620-22 on second reading, amending the Code of
rdg Ordinances Chapter 2, Article V., Division 3, Employees’ Pension Plan, to
implement negotiated benefits for non-hazardous employees; amending
Section 2.412 to revise the definitions of normal retirement date and vesting;
amending section 2.416 to provide for five year vesting; and a 2.5% multiplier
for service earned on or after October 1, 2022; amending Section 2.419 to
provide for five year vesting.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#22-1215 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Chapter 33, Waterways, Section
33.058, Same-Areas defined, to add subsections 14-18, establishing slow
speed - minimum wake zones along Stevenson Creek, and pass Ordinance
9640-22 on first reading.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Other Council Action
12.1 ID#22-1023 Conduct City Attorney evaluation.
12.2 ID#22-1227 Conduct City Manager evaluation.
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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