City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · June 15, 2023
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 15, 2023
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda June 15, 2023
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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#23-0593 June Service Awards
4.2 ID#23-0675 Clearwater Library Celebrates Citizenship - Meredith Kambic, East Branch
Manager
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#23-0287 Approve the minutes of the June 8, 2023 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#23-0657 Approve Change Order One from Biltmore Construction Co., Inc of Belleair,
Florida, for the former City Hall Demolition project (19-0009-EN) in the amount
of $252,544 increasing the contract from $557,693 to $810,237 pursuant to
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.2 ID#23-0677 Approve a work order to Stantec of Clearwater, Florida, for former Elks Lodge
Demolition (20-0037-CM) project in the amount of $127,190, pursuant to
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 26-19, Engineer of Record, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
7.3 ID#23-0678 Approve Change Order 2 to Skanska USA Building, Inc., of Tampa, FL, for
Imagine Clearwater Flatwork and Vertical Construction (17-0031-EN) in the
amount of $887,847.46, increasing the contract from $ 57,270,250 to
$58,158,097.46, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
7.4 ID#23-0734 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Certus Builders, Inc., of
Bristol, FL for the construction of a new pier and dock at Cliff Stephens Park
located at 901 Fairwood Ave, in the amount of $292,811.31, pursuant to RFQ
40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services for Continuing
Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
8.1 9675-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9675-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 21, Code of
rdg Ordinances to repeal Section 21.12 relating to prostitution.
8.2 9676-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9676-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 21, Code of
rdg Ordinances to repeal Article 2, relating to registration of ex-convicts.
8.3 9677-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9677-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 21, Code of
rdg Ordinances to repeal Section 21.20 relating to the offense of sitting or lying
down.
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8.4 9678-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9678-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 21, Code of
rdg Ordinances to repeal Section 21.15 relating to the offense of requesting
payment in exchange for watching parked motor vehicles.
8.5 9679-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9679-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 30, Code of
rdg Ordinances to repeal Article 6 relating to cruising.
8.6 9680-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9680-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 22, Articles 1
rdg and 2, Code of Ordinances to define electronic cigarette and prohibit smoking
and vaping on city owned public parks and beaches.
8.7 9689-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9689-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 22, Article 2
rdg relating to hours of operation and Article 3 relating to special events.
8.8 9690-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9690-23 on second reading, amending Chapter 2, Article V,
rdg Division 3, Employees’ Pension Plan, to amend Section 2.414, Participation.
9. City Manager Reports
9.1 9687-23 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2022/23 operating and capital improvement
9688-23 budgets at mid-year and pass Ordinances 9687-23 and 9688-23 on first
reading.
9.2 ID#23-0747 Select one of three concepts for the proposed New City Hall project
(22-0019-EN).
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Other Council Action
11.1 ID#23-0741 Consider adjusting council salaries, ranging from $41,000 to $49,000 -
Councilmember Teixeira
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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