City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · December 15, 2022
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 15, 2022
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda December 15, 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#22-1251 December Service Awards
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#22-1303 Approve the minutes of the December 1, 2022 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#22-1293 Approve the contract with Pinellas Community Foundation (PCF) in an amount
of $1,000,000 of ARPA funds for distribution to organizations to provide
services for housing and social service needs and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#22-1285 Approve a contract (purchase order) with Toole Design Group, LLC, in the
amount of $268,735 to develop a new parks and recreation master plan,
pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback
(Forward Pinellas Planning Consultants 20-01), and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#22-1260 Approve purchase orders to ErgoFlex Systems, Inc. dba Xybix Systems, Inc. of
Littleton, CO and Concept Seating Government, LLC of Brookfield, WI for the
purchase and installation of dispatch consoles and workstations, specialty
chairs, and new carpet at the Clearwater Police Department Communication
Center in the amount of $430,583.35, pursuant to Clearwater Code of
Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback, and Section 2.563 (1)(d),
Non-competitive purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
7.4 ID#22-1256 Approve the final plat for Airport Drive Villages located at 514 Brandon Avenue.
(consent)
7.5 ID#22-1284 Authorize purchase orders to Bureau Veritas North America of St. Cloud, FL,
C.A.P. Government, Inc. of Coral Gables, FL, Joe Payne Inc. of Tampa, FL and
Quorum Services of Tampa, FL for code inspection and plan review services in
the cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.00, from January 1, 2023
through September 30, 2023, and a cumulative annual not-to-exceed amount of
$850,000.00 for the three one-year term extension renewals pursuant to
Invitation to Bid No. 02-23, Code Inspection and Plan Review Services, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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7.6 ID#22-1257 Approve the acceptance of federal grant funds from Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), Florida Division of Emergency Management
(FDEM) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) in the amount of
$462,000.00 in federal funds and approve a required local match of
$154,000.00 by the City to provide protection to eight lift stations in Clearwater,
FL. and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.7 ID#22-1259 Authorize purchase orders to Ferguson US Holdings, Inc. dba Ferguson
Enterprises LLC of Newbury, FL, Badger Meter Inc. of Milwaukee, WI and
Consolidated Pipe and Supply Company, Inc. of Birmingham, AL, for the supply
of potable and reclaimed water meters, in an annual not-to-exceed amount of
$428,685.00 with the option for two, one-year extensions pursuant to Invitation
to Bid 50-22, Potable and Reclaimed Water Meters, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.8 ID#22-1261 Authorize a purchase order to Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC of Parsippany,
NJ, for Liquid Aluminum Sulfate in an annual not-to-exceed amount of
$175,000.00 for the period of December 20, 2022 through December 19, 2023,
with the option for two, one-year renewals at the City’s discretion, pursuant to
Invitation to Bid 03-23, Liquid Aluminum Sulfate, and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
7.9 ID#22-1247
Approve an amendment to that certain Service and Access Agreement and
Schedule D therein (now known as the Site License Agreement and formerly
known as the Tower Lease) dated June 2, 2002 (Agreement), between
L3Harris Corporation of Lynchburg, VA, (successor in interest to MA/COM) and
the City of Clearwater, providing for an additional three-month extension
through March 31, 2023, authorize the associated purchase order in a
not-to-exceed amount of $83,000.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (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 ID#22-1311 Approve of the City of Clearwater’s Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). (APH)
9. Second Readings - Public Hearing
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 Resolution Establish a Ready for 100 goal in which the City aims to transition 100% of
22-22 electricity consumed in city operations to clean energy by 2040 and 100% of
electricity consumed citywide to clean energy by 2050 and adopt Resolution
22-22.
10.2 ID#22-1324 Approve a Venue License Agreement between the City of Clearwater and Ruth
Eckerd Hall to provide quality venue management services, ticketing services,
and food and beverage services at the waterfront amphitheater venue and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
11. City Attorney Reports
12. Other Council Action
12.1 ID#22-1323 Discuss City Manager Salary.
13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
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