City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 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 by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting (April 19) will become part of the official 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 (April 19) will become part of the official 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#23-0293 April Service Awards 4.2 ID#23-0424 National Library Week Proclamation - Jen Obermaier, Library Director 4.3 ID#23-0425 1,000 Books before Kindergarten Challenge - Mercedes Bleattler, Lead Librarian in Youth 4.4 ID#23-0428 Donate Life Month Proclamation - April 2023 - Elizabeth Friese, LifeLink Volunteer from LifeLink Foundation 4.5 ID#23-0438 Certificate of Acknowledgement for The Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas Team City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 4/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 4.6 ID#23-0500 Arbor Day Proclamation, April 28, 2023 - William J. Anderson, Stormwater Maintenance Division Manager, Public Works Department 5. Approval of Minutes 5.2 ID#23-0514 Approve the minutes of the April 11, 2023 Special City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. 5.3 ID#23-0515 Approve the minutes of the March 27, 2023 Special 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#23-0403 Approve a banking services agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in an annual not-to-exceed amount of $84,200, for a total of $421,000 for the five-year period 10/01/2023 thru 9/30/2028, with the option for three (3) additional two-year extensions, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.2 ID#23-0420 Authorize a Purchase Order to Equix Holdings, Inc., dba Equix Energy Services, LLC of Midway, FL for the installation of gas mains, service lines and related construction gas work for Clearwater Gas System’s natural gas distribution pipeline system in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $6,650,000, with the option for three, one-year renewals pursuant to Invitation to Bid 23-23, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.3 ID#23-0434 Approve an Annual General Permit, in the amount of $2,813, with Pinellas County to construct and maintain natural gas facilities and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.4 ID#23-0435 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from Positron 8 LLC, for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at 806 N. Osceola Avenue, Clearwater FL, 33755. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 4/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 7.5 ID#23-0401 Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (Agreement) between Bob Gualtieri, as Sheriff of Pinellas County, Florida (Sheriff) and the City of Clearwater Police Department for a Co-Responder Program to handle mental health related calls for service and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.6 ID#23-0319 Accept the Easement Conveyance request from Dolphin Harbour Development of Island Estates, LLC., to install, repair, and maintain stormwater utilities on real property located in Clearwater at 125 Island Way, Pinellas County, Florida. (consent) 7.7 ID#23-0320 Accept two Utility Easements (water and sanitary) from Valor Capital Real Estate to install, repair, and maintain said utilities on real property located in Clearwater at 1020 Sunset Point Road in Pinellas County, Florida. (consent) 7.8 ID#23-0390 Approve the final plat for Belcher Carwash and Retail Center, 1951 North Belcher Road, located on the east side of North Belcher Rd., approximately 1000 feet north of Sunset Point Road. (consent) 7.9 ID#23-0391 Approve the final plat for Aspen Trail Two subdivision, 2557 and 2563 Ocean Breeze Lane, located south of Curlew Road and East of US 19. (consent) 7.10 ID#23-0400 Accept an 8-foot Sidewalk Easement from property owner Robert Smith for repair and maintenance affecting real property located in Clearwater at 1453 Otten Street in Pinellas County, Florida. (consent) 7.11 ID#23-0407 Accept the right-of-way easement request by Pinellas County for bridge and roadway improvements at Old Coachman Road at Alligator Creek Crossing, as located in Clearwater, Florida. (consent) 7.12 ID#23-0302 Approve the Federally-Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement for public assistance support for Hurricane Ian expenditures and grant authority to the City Manager or designee to enter into, approve, and execute same and future modifications for Hurricane Ian expenditures. (consent) 7.13 ID#23-0365 Approve renewal of Legal Services Agreement with Bryant Miller Olive for a one-year period to act as Bond Counsel and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 4/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 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 CPA2022-10 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to address the 002a creation of a new Parks and Recreation impact fee system; and pass Ordinance 9638-23 on first reading. (CPA2022-10002) 8.2 TA2022-100 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Community Development Code to 02a replace Chapter 54 in its entirety with a revised Chapter 54, creating a new Parks and Recreation impact fee system and pass Ordinance 9639-23 on first reading. (TA2022-10002) 8.3 9673-23 Approve the Easement Vacation request from the owners of property addressed 125 Island Way (Dolphin Harbour) to vacate the existing platted public utility easement located on lots 4 and 5, unit 2, Island Estates, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 47, Page 19A and 20B, Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida and pass ordinance 9673-23 on first reading. 8.4 ID#23-0409 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan and pass Ordinance 9663-23 on first reading. 8.5 TA2023-010 Approve amendments to the Community Development Code, Appendix C. 01a Downtown District and Development Standards, and pass Ordinance 9664-23 on first reading. 8.6 ANX2023-02 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential 003 Low (RL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for certain residential real property described as Lot 7, Block D, Kapok Terrace and pass Ordinances 9668-23, 9669-23, and 9670-23 on first reading. (ANX2023-02003) 8.7 ANX2022-11 Deny the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Commercial 017 General (CG) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Commercial (C) District for 1224 Adams Avenue, and deny Ordinances 9645-23, 9646-23, and 9647-23 on first reading. (ANX2022-11017) City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 4/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 8.8 LUP2023-01 Approve a Future Land Use Map Amendment from the Residential Urban (RU) 001 category to the Commercial General (CG) category for a portion of property located at 1849 Gulf to Bay Boulevard and pass Ordinance 9666-23 on first reading. (LUP2023-01001) 9. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings 1. 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). 2. Applicant presents case, including its testimony and exhibits (15 minutes). 3. Staff presents further evidence (10 minutes). 4. Public comment. 5. City Council discussion. 6. Applicant may call witnesses in rebuttal (5 minutes). 7. Conclusion by applicant (3 minutes). 8. Decision. 9.1 REZ2022-11 Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from the Low Medium Density Residential 007 (LMDR) District to the Commercial (C) District for a portion of property located at 1849 Gulf to Bay Boulevard and pass Ordinance 9662-23 on first reading. (REZ2022-11007). 10 Second Readings - Public Hearing 101 ID#23-0388 Adopt Ordinance 9637-23 on second reading, amending the Comprehensive Plan by modifying the Utilities Element, updating provisions related to potable water and natural ground water aquifer recharge needs. 102 ID#23-0382 Continue to May 4, 2023: Adopt Ordinance 9662-23 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by rezoning a portion of certain real property whose post office address is 1849 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 33765, from Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) to Commercial (C). 103 ID#23-0386 Continue to May 4, 2023: Adopt Ordinance 9666-23 on second reading, amending the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation for a portion of certain real property whose post office address is 1849 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 33765, from Residential Urban (RU) to Commercial General (CG). 11. City Manager Reports City of Clearwater Page 6 Printed on 4/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 20, 2023 11.1 ID#23-0444 Approve grant award recommendations for North Greenwood Community Grant Program, Cultural Affairs Nonprofit Grant Program, and Education Grants and Partnerships Program subject to negotiation and execution of grant agreements and authorize administering department directors to execute same. 12. City Attorney Reports 12. 1 ID#23-0519 Provide staff direction regarding Gotham's redevelopment of the old City Hall site. 13. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 14. Closing Comments by Mayor 15. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 7 Printed on 4/18/2023