City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · January 18, 2024
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, January 18, 2024
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda January 18, 2024
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Comment Card. Comment Cards are on the right-hand side of the dais by the City Clerk. When
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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#23-1560 January Service Awards
4.2 ID#24-0002 Arbor Day Proclamation - Paul Keleti, Clearwater Garden Club President
4.3 ID#23-0816 City of Clearwater Public Art Plan 2023/2024.
4.4 ID#23-1539 Big Cleanup Clearwater 2023 Results and Award Presentation - Melody Yin,
Office of Strategic Services and Innovation
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5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#24-0049 Approve the minutes of the December 19, 2023 city council meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
6. 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.
6.1 ID#23-1610 Approve a Service Agreement with Florida Gas Transmission for the
transportation of natural gas supply under rate schedule Firm Transportation
Service No. 1 (FTS-1), Contract No. 6096, and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
6.2 ID#23-1492 Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Keystone Excavators,
Inc., of Oldsmar, FL for the repair and renovation of a section of boardwalk at
Moccasin Lake Park located at 2750 Park Trail Lane in the amount of
$237,935 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.3 ID#23-1572 Approve Twelfth Amendment to Lease Agreement between Chi Chi Rodriguez
Youth Foundation and the City of Clearwater to increase the length of the
Agreement by ten years, from November 13, 2035 through November 12,
2045, and to complete additional renovations and improvements by the
Foundation, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
6.4 ID#23-1590 Approve a Purchase Order to Smith Fence Company, of Clearwater, FL, to
provide fencing and related services, in the total not-to-exceed amount of
$1,200,000 through February 14, 2026, pursuant to Clearwater Code of
Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback or cooperative purchasing, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.5 ID#23-1594 Authorize an increase to existing purchase order with Cintas Corporation of
Cincinnati, OH for the purchase of first aid and safety supplies and services,
rental and purchase of uniforms, facility services and fire protection services
from $2,000,000 to $3,850,000 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances
Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback purchasing, through Omnia Partners Contract
No. R-BB-190002 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent).
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6.6 ID#23-1563 Reappoint Jeffrey DiVincent to the Board of Trustees Clearwater Police
Officers’ Supplementary Pension Trust Fund with a term to expire January 31,
2028. (consent)
6.7 ID#23-1614 Approve a five-year renewal agreement between the City of Clearwater and
American Traffic Solutions, Inc., doing business as Verra Mobility Systems, for
the Red-Light Camera Enforcement Program in the amount of $768,600.00
pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback,
and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.8 ID#23-1596 Accept the annual report of the status of Transfers of Development Rights
(TDRs). (consent)
6.9 ID#23-1615 Approve a Change Order to TLC Diversified, Inc. of Palmetto FL, to extend the
project completion by 180 days, from May 28, 2024 through November 28,
2024, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.10 ID#23-1616 Approve a Work Order and purchase order to Black and Veatch (B and V), of
Tampa, FL for Engineering support for the Northeast Water Reclamation
Facility Digester Cover Repair Project (23-0013-UT) in the amount of
$178,000.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, EOR Consulting Services and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.11 ID#24-0011 Approve a Work Order and purchase order to Black and Veatch, of Tampa,
FL, for 2024 Project Management Services (23-0044-UT) in the amount of
$495,000.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, EOR Consulting Services and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.12 ID#24-0029 Appoint Juliet Marvenko to the Pension Advisory Committee to fill the
remainder of an unexpired term through April 1, 2024. (consent)
6.13 ID#24-0031 Appoint individuals to the Nuisance Abatement Board with terms as follows:
John Carey for an unexpired term through September 1, 2027, Chelsea Gird
with an unexpired term through June 29, 2024, and Jonathan Wade with a
term through January 19, 2028. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
7. 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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7.1 TA2023-110 Approve amendments to the Community Development Code, reestablishing
04 certain previously rescinded amendments determined to be null and void
pursuant to Florida Senate Bill 250 (2023) through Ordinance 9712-23, and
pass Ordinance 9740-24 on first reading.
8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
8.1 CPA2023-06 Adopt Ordinance 9721-24 on second reading, repealing the Clearwater
001a 2nd Comprehensive Plan and replacing it with Clearwater 2045. (CPA2023-06001)
rdg
8.2 9729-23 2nd Adopt Ordinance 9729-23 on second reading, vacating two easements
rdg requested by the property owner, City of Clearwater, as affecting real property
at 112 S Osceola Ave, Clearwater as further defined by Exhibit A, Utility
easement per Resolution 86-17 recorded in O.R. Book 6179 Page 299, and
Exhibit B, 15-foot Alley recorded in Deed Book 1536 Page 21, as recorded in
the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida.
9. 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.
10. City Manager Reports
10.1 ID#23-1480 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G2092 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT),
Parking Lot Expansion and Rehabilitation at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 24-01.
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10.2 ID#23-1491 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G2086 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT),
Geo Technical and Survey of Airpark Property at the Clearwater Airpark,
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution
24-02.
10.3 9741-24 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 33, Waterways and Vessels
by amending Article I In General, Article II City Owned Docking Facilities, and
Article III Vessels and creating a civil penalty for unpermitted use of city owned
marine facilities for a commercial use and pass Ordinance 9741-24 on first
reading.
10.4 ID#23-1534 Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G2O80 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT),
Design of Corporate Hangars at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 24-03.
10.5 ID#23-1600 Approve Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G2S67 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT),
adopt Resolution 24-04, authorize a transfer from Airpark Fund revenues of
$12,840.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
11. City Attorney Reports
11.1 ID#24-0039 Approve an agreement for State Lobbying Services with the law firm of Jones
Walker, maintaining Peter Dunbar and Martha Edenfield as primary lobbyists.
12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
13. Closing Comments by Mayor
14. Adjourn
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