City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, December 19, 2023 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda December 19, 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 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 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#23-1432 December Service Awards 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#23-1550 Approve the minutes of the December 7, 2023 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 12/14/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 19, 2023 6. 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 6.1 ID#23-1543 Approve the City of Clearwater’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). (APH) 7. Second Readings - Public Hearing 7.1 9726-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9726-23 on second reading, making amendments to the rdg Community Redevelopment Code by amending Appendix C, Downtown District and Development Standards, Division 3. Character District Standards and Division 8. Flexibility. 8. Citizens to be heard re items not on the agenda - For purposes of this role, “items pertaining to city business” includes any matter within the Council’s or the City Manager’s power to act, any matter that the Council previously voted on or discussed at the dais, or any matter discussed by or scheduled to be considered by another governmental entity that affects the operation of the City. Each person who wishes to address the Council shall complete a comment card and submit the card to the City Clerk (right-hand side of dais) before the speaker will be permitted to speak. However, if the speaker has just arrived or decided to speak, the Chair may allow the card to be filled out after speaking. Individuals will limit their comments to a maximum of three minutes. The Mayor shall advise the speaker that their time has expired. If the person remains at the podium, thereby interfering with other persons who may wish to be heard, the speaker’s microphone may be turned off, or the Mayor may rule the person out of order in accordance with Rule 15. 9. City Manager Reports City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 12/14/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 19, 2023 9.1 ID#23-1442 Authorize a purchase order to Ten-8 Fire Equipment Inc of Bradenton FL, for the purchase of a new Heavy Duty Pierce Velocity Heavy Rescue in the amount of $1,714,451.95 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and Section 2.563(1)(d), Impractical to bid; declare G3264 surplus effective upon receipt of the purchased vehicle and authorize disposal at auction in accordance with Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.622 or authorize trade-in in accordance with Section 2.624, whichever is deemed to be in the City’s best interest, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 9.2 ID#23-1536 Approve changes to the Clearwater Gas System utility rates to become effective for all gas bills and services rendered on or after February 1, 2024 and pass Ordinance 9739-23 on first reading. 9.3 ID#23-1548 Approve the First Amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement as negotiated between the City of Clearwater and Communication Workers of America, Local 3179 (CWA) for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 9.4 ID#23-1495 Approve an agreement between Aquatic Informatics, located in Vancouver, BC, and the City of Clearwater Public Utilities for the purpose of using Linko software for tracking of fat, oil, and grease removed from the system’s wastewater from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, in the amount of $21,074.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 9.5 ID#23-1535 Approve the Air Rights easement grant from the City of Clearwater to the connecting property owner’s Clearmar, LLC, and Triprop Clearwater, LLC, for the development of an elevated pedestrian bridge linking their respective South Gulfview properties, and to further provide responsibilities for the development, installation, insurability, and required maintenance of said aerial pedestrian bridge as located in Clearwater, Florida and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 9.6 ID#23-1556 Amend City Council Policies 2-21, Special Events Fee, and establish City Council Policy 5-9: Taxation of Fringe Benefits Provided to City Employees, Former Employees, and Elected Officials. 9.7 ID#23-1551 Council Discussion of the Use of Shipping Containers On Cleveland Street. 10. City Attorney Reports 10.1 23-19 Create Council Rule 16 requiring measurable annual goals for the City Manager and City Attorney and adopt Resolution 23-19. 10.2 23-20 Adopt Resolution 23-20 regarding PSTA local bill. 10.3 ID#23-1532 Downtown Development Board. City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 12/14/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 19, 2023 10.4 ID#23-1552 Approve agreement and pre-construction phase proposal for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services with Ajax Building Company, LLC of Midway, FL, for the City Hall and MSB Renovation Project (22-0019-EN) in the amount of $379,965.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 59-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 11. Other Council Action 11.1 ID#23-1562 Discuss public use of The Landings - Councilmember Beckman 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 13. Closing Comments by Mayor 14. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 12/14/2023