City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda July 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. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting (July 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 (July 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#23-0760 July Service Awards 4.2 ID#23-0761 Clearwater Sister Cities High School and Middle School Japan Trip Presentations 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#23-0764 Approve the minutes of the June 15, 2023 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. 6. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 7/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2023 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#23-0815 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from KW REALTY FUND IX LLC, for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at 2358, 2308, 2284, 2290, 2294, 2298, 2302, 2310, 2316, 2320, 2324, 2328, and 2332 Gunn Highway, Odessa, FL 33556. (consent) 7.2 ID#23-0660 Approve a purchase order to Bliss Products, of Lithia Springs, Georgia for the purchase of amenities for park locations in the total amount of $267,576.75, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and 2.563(1)(d), Impractical, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.3 ID#23-0733 Approve agreement terms with Bounce Life Amusements, LLC of Largo Florida and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.4 ID#23-0757 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Khors Construction Inc., of Pinellas Park, FL for the construction and replacement of the wooden deck around the Pier 60 Concession Stand, in the amount of $287,729.98, pursuant to RFQ 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services for Continuing contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.5 ID#23-0789 Approve a Strategic Consulting Services Contract between the city and CAA ICON in a not to exceed amount of $210,000 to provide consulting services in connection with negotiations with the Philadelphia Phillies for the renovations and usage of BayCare Ballpark and the Carpenter Complex and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.6 ID#23-0790 Approve a Restrictive Covenant between the City of Clearwater and State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture to allow Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. to receive a Cultural Facilities Grant in the amount of $500,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 7/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2023 7.7 ID#23-0758 Approve acceptance of a United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 2022 Bureau of Justice Assistance Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation, grant award in the amount of $40,122 for the Mental Health Co-Responder Team and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.8 ID#23-0658 Approve the Distribution Easement request by Duke Energy to operate and maintain its facilities in support of the City Hall Bluff project at 112 S. Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, Florida. (consent) 7.9 ID#23-0785 Approve four-year Professional Service Agreements with forty-seven firms, selected for Engineer of Record (EOR), pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 34-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.10 ID#23-0796 Approve the Drainage Easement conveyance request from Dolphin Harbour Development of Island Estates, LLC., to install, repair, and maintain drainage utilities on real property located at 125 Island Way, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. (consent) 7.11 ID#23-0813 Approve Supplemental One Work Order to Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa, FL, for the Citywide Transportation Mobility Assessment (21-0036-EN) in the amount of $146,000 increasing the value from $352,800 to $498,800 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 26-19, Engineer of Record Continuing Services (EOR), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.12 ID#23-0759 Authorize a purchase order to Bausch Enterprises Inc. of Stuart, F L, for the purchase of beach lifeguard towers for Clearwater Fire and Rescue (CFR) beach lifeguard personnel in the amount of $143,625.00, pursuant to Invitation to Bid 35-23 - Aluminum Lifeguard Towers, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.13 ID#23-0818 Reappoint Mr. Rick G. Stucker to a four-year term as a Trustee of the Clearwater Firefighers’ Supplemental Trust Fund in accordance with Sec. 175.061 of the Florida State Statutes. (consent) 7.14 ID#23-0610 Authorize a purchase order to CDW-G, of Vernon Hills, IL, for Cisco hardware and software solutions in the amount of $257,332.41, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback; authorize the use of a lease purchase under the City's Master Lease Purchase Agreement or internal financing via an interfund loan from the Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is deemed to be in the City's best interests; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.15 ID#23-0812 Approve a purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. of Redwood Shores, CA for software maintenance in a not-to-exceed amount of $180,645.39 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) City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 7/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2023 7.16 ID#23-0770 Approve a second amendment and second extension to the Water Taxi Services Contract with Clearwater Ferry Services, Inc. for the term of ten years, commencing October 1, 2023 and providing $500,000 in subsidies to Clearwater Ferry Services Inc. over a five-year period and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.17 ID#23-0732 Authorize a Purchase Order to W.W. Grainger of Lake Forest, IL., for the purchase of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies in the not-to-exceed amount of $350,000.00 ($175,000.00 for Public Utilities and $175,000.00 for General Services) for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, for one year, per Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.18 ID#23-0756 Approve Supplemental Work Order 3 to Black and Veatch, Inc., of Tampa, FL, for SCADA Master Plan Project Management Services (20-0016-UT) in the amount of $62,500.00, increasing the work order from $143,080.00 to $205,580.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.19 ID#23-0820 Award a construction contract to TLC Diversified, Inc. of Palmetto, FL, in the amount of $7,933,000.00 for the Lift Station 16 Pierce Street Rehabilitation project pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 20-0008-UT, approve Supplemental Work Order 3 to Stantec Inc. for Construction Engineering Services in the amount of $203,819.00, increasing work order from $580,564.00 to $784,383.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 7.20 ID#23-0804 Reappoint Stephanie Chill to the Sister Cities Advisory Board with a term to expire July 31, 2027. (consent) 7.21 ID#23-0805 Reappoint Deena Stanley to the Marine Advisory Board with a term to expire July 31, 2027. (consent) 7.22 ID#23-0749 Ratify and confirm hiring the law firm of Luke Charles Lirot, P.A. for representation in the case of Florida Preborn Rescue, Inc., Allen Tuthill, Antoniette M. Migliore, Scott J. Mahurin, and Judith Goldsberry v. City of Clearwater, Case No. 8:23-cv-01173-MSS-AAS for the initial retainer amount of $25,000. (consent) Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 7/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda July 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 ID#23-0823 Adopt a tentative millage rate of 5.8850 mills for fiscal year 2023/24; set public hearing dates on the budget for September 6, 2023 and September 21, 2023, to be held no earlier than 6:00 p.m., and schedule a special work session on August 7, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. to fully discuss the proposed budget. (APH) 8.2 ID#23-0814 Approve the City of Clearwater’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/2024 Annual Action Plan, which is the fourth Action Plan of the FY 2020/2021 - FY 2024/2025 Consolidated Plan, to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the Consolidated Plan and authorize the appropriate officials to enter into agreements with HUD and organizations approved for funding, together with authorization to execute administrative adjustments to same as needed. (APH) 8.3 ANX2022-05 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential 007a Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1221 Sunset Point Road and pass Ordinances 9697-23, 9698-23, and 9699-23 on second reading. (ANX2022-05007) 8.4 ANX2022-05 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential 008a Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District for 1219 Sunset Point Road and pass Ordinances 9700-23, 9701-23, and 9702-23 on second reading. (ANX2022-05008) 8.5 ANX2023-05 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Industrial 004 Limited (IL) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Industrial, Research and Technology (IRT) District for 1786 North Hercules Avenue, and pass Ordinances 9681-23, 9682-23, and 9683-23 on first reading. (ANX2023-05004) 8.6 ANX2023-05 Continue to August 17, 2023: Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use 005 Map designations of Residential Estate (RE) and Preservation (P) and initial Zoning Atlas designations of Low Density Residential (LDR) and Preservation (P) Districts for an unaddressed parcel on Tanglewood Drive, and pass Ordinances 9684-23, 9685-23, and 9686-23 on first reading. (ANX2023-05005) 9. Second Readings - Public Hearing City of Clearwater Page 6 Printed on 7/18/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2023 9.1 9638-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9638-23 on second reading, amending the Comprehensive rdg Plan to address the creation of a new Parks and Recreation impact fee system. 9.2 9639-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9639-23 on second reading, amending the Community rdg Development Code to replace Chapter 54 in its entirety with a revised Chapter 54, creating a new Parks and Recreation impact fee system. 9.3 9687-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9687-23 on second reading, amending the Operating Budget rdg for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to reflect increases and decreases in revenues and expenditures for the General Fund, Special Program Fund, Solid Waste and Recycling Fund, and Airpark Fund. 9.4 9688-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9688-23 on second reading, amending the Capital rdg Improvement Budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to reflect an increase of $1,087,961. 10. City Manager Reports 10.1 ID#23-0807 Appoint an individual to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board with a term to expire July 20, 2027. 11. City Attorney Reports 11.1 ID#23-0819 Formally recognize the Communications Workers of America, Local 3179, as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees proposed for inclusion in the bargaining unit and adopt Resolution 23-10 11.2 9692-23 Amend Section 2.263(1), Code of Ordinances, to increase the salaries of the mayor and councilmembers and pass Ordinance 9692-23 on first reading. 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 13. Closing Comments by Mayor 14. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 7 Printed on 7/18/2023