City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 15, 2024 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 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#24-0035 February Service Awards 4.2 ID#24-0110 Youth Art Month Proclamation: March 2024 - Beth Daniels, Co-President CAA 4.3 ID#24-0111 Irish American Heritage Month Proclamation: March 2024 - Brendan Kelley, President AOH 4.4 ID#24-0195 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation - John Long, Vice President of Abuse Services from Hope Villages of America City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 2/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 4.5 ID#24-0180 Black History Month Proclamation - Diversity Leadership Council Chair, Karla Deas and Diversity Leadership Council member, Larry Jones. 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#24-0172 Approve the minutes of the February 1, 2024 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#24-0162 Approve the Fourth Amendment (Amendment) to Agreement for Development and Purchase and Sale of Property between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater (CRA), the City of Clearwater (City), and Archway Clearwater Gardens, LLC (Archway); and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.2 ID#24-0167 Accept a Sovereignty Submerged Lands Easement from Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida, for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property lying Oakwood Drive, over Stephanie’s Channel, Pinellas County, Florida. (consent) 6.3 ID#24-0168 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from Chateaux Des Lacs HMOWN Association, for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at Rue Des Chateaux Tarpon Springs, FL 34688. (consent) 6.4 ID#24-0169 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from Roosevelt Crossings LLC , for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at 2659 Roosevelt Blvd, Largo FL 33760. (consent) 6.5 ID#24-0170 Accept a Gas Utility Easement from Khalil Nagy, for the construction, installation, and maintenance of gas utility facilities on real property located at 4150 Rowan Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34653. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 2/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 6.6 ID#24-0071 Approve a funding agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to provide enhanced Jolley Trolley service during Spring Break period of February 25, 2024, through April 27, 2024, with the City contributing an amount not to exceed $102,287 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.7 ID#24-0185 Approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) to AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC of Midway, FL, for an early release package for construction for the new City Hall Project (22-0019-EN) in the amount of $7,407,439 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 59-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.8 ID#24-0191 Approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) to Biltmore Construction of Belleair FL for the construction of the Gateway Plaza (Mercado) in the amount of $930,929.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.9 ID#24-0123 Approve a professional services agreement and work order with Rowe Architects, LLC of Tampa, Florida to conduct a building conditions assessment for the North Ward School in the amount of $213,785.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 57-23, Specialized Historic Architectural Preservation Consulting Service, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.10 ID#24-0040 Authorize purchase orders to multiple vendors for the purchase of computer parts, servers, and network equipment in the cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00 for term February 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback, and Section 2.561(5), small purchases, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.11 ID#24-0094 Authorize an increase to the current purchase order with State of Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) for SUNCOM long distance service, State AIN Centranet lines, and toll-free lines, in an amount not to exceed $147,564.00 for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025, bringing the total amount of purchase order to $184,455.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback or Cooperative Purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 2/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 6.12 ID#24-0115 Authorize an increase to the current purchase order with APG Electric Inc, dba APG Technology for Audio/Video equipment, wireless equipment, supplies, and services, in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for the period February 1, 2024 through November 30, 2026, bringing the total amount of purchase order to $782,549.82 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1) (c), Piggyback or Cooperative Purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.13 ID#24-0125 Approve a purchase order with Hadronex Inc. DBA SmartCover System located in Escondido, California, and the city of Clearwater Public Utilities for the purpose of using SmartCover software for online application of mapping and monitoring service of the wastewater system, from February 2, 2024 through January 31, 2026, in the amount of $74,236.65 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.14 ID#24-0182 Approve a Legal Services Agreement between the City and Bush Graziano Rice and Hearing, P.A. for the legal representation in the matter of Nathaniel Brooks v. City of Clearwater and Joseph Roseto, Civil Action No. 8:21-CV-02967-SDM-TGW, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (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 7.1 ID#24-0114 Approve a Management Agreement between the City of Clearwater (City) and the Clearwater Community Sailing Center Association, Inc. (Sailing Center Association) for use of the building and property located at 1001 Gulf Boulevard from March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 7.2 24-05 Vacate all prior recorded antiquated resolutions and terminate the Interlocal Agreement with Pinellas County concerning the property Old City Hall now subject to a purchase and sale contract and adopt Resolution 24-05. City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 2/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 7.3 9743-24 Approve the request to vacate a drainage easement at 309 Coronado Drive, Clearwater, from the property owners DC Clearwater Beach 1 Property, LLC as recorded in O.R. Book 15904, Page 863-868, of the Public Records of Pinellas County, FL, and pass Ordinance 9743-24 on first reading. 7.4 ID#24-0124 Reapprove 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 as amended. 7.5 ID#24-0126 Reapprove 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 as amended. 7.6 ID#24-0127 Reapprove 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 as amended. 8. Second Readings - Public Hearing 8.1 9744-24-2 Adopt Ordinance 9744-24 on second reading, revising the structure of the Downtown Development Board,. 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 11. City Attorney Reports City of Clearwater Page 6 Printed on 2/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda February 15, 2024 12. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 13. Closing Comments by Mayor 14. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 7 Printed on 2/13/2024