City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Monday, March 18, 2024 1:30 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda March 18, 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#23-1540 Americans for the Arts Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Social Impact Study Findings for the city of Clearwater and Pinellas County - Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts. 4.2 ID#24-0113 Marine Advisory Board Presentation - Michael Grohman, Marine Advisory Board Chair 5. Approval of Minutes 5.1 ID#24-0224 Approve the minutes of the March 7, 2024 City Council Meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 3/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda March 18, 2024 Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM 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 9755-24 Amend the City’s fiscal year 2023/24 operating and capital improvement 9756-24 budgets at first quarter and pass Ordinances 9755-24 and 9756-24 on first reading. 6.2 ID#24-0054 Authorize a purchase order to Frontier, Inc. for internet service provision in an amount not to exceed $412,638.00 for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2027, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchase (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.3 ID#24-0205 Award a purchase order to Hose and Hydraulics, Inc. of Clearwater, FL, for hydraulic maintenance, repair, and parts in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $425,000.00 for one year with two, one-year renewal options pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 13-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 6.4 ID#24-0271 Authorize a Purchase Order to Alfred Benesch and Company (Benesch) of Tampa, Florida in the amount of $255,978.00 to prepare amendments to the city’s Community Development Code implementing recommendations from the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Plan, per Code of Ordinance 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 6.5 ID#24-0279 Approve the purchase of excess Property insurance, including Bridges, Boiler and Machinery, and Terrorism coverages, from April 1, 2024 through April 1, 2025, at the level of insurance provided for in this agenda item, in a not-to-exceed amount of $6,020,000, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 6.6 ID#24-0321 Ratify and confirm a payment to ServPro of Largo in the amount of $136,552.32 for preventative repairs and maintenance on the sprinkler system at the Main Library. City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 3/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda March 18, 2024 6.7 ID#24-0282 Approve a Locally Funded Agreement (LFA) between the State of Florida, Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the City of Clearwater to fund $750,000 for the construction of the SR 60 (Gulf to Bay Boulevard/Courtney Campbell Causeway) Pedestrian Overpass from Courtney Campbell Trail to Bayshore Trail and approve a Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the maintenance of the aesthetic features of the SR 60 (Gulf to Bay Boulevard/Courtney Campbell Causeway) Pedestrian Overpass (Bridge) from Courtney Campbell Trail to Bayshore Trail and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same. (consent) 6.8 ID#24-0302 Authorize an increase and an extension to purchase order with The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. dba Goodyear Commercial Tire and Service Center and Monro, Inc. for the purchase of Goodyear tire products and services for city motorized equipment in a cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00 bringing the total amount to $870,000.00 and extend through June 30,2024 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback or Cooperative Purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 6.9 ID#24-0317 Award Invitation to Bid 03-24, Surplus of Clearwater Gas System Propane Customer and Assets, approve an Assets Purchase Agreement with Suburban Propane, L.P. of Whippany, New Jersey, in the amount of $4,250,000, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. 6.10 ID#24-0308 Authorize the City Attorney to retain the services of Allen, Norton, and Blue to defend the City in an employment lawsuit filed by a former employee. 7. 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. 8. City Manager Verbal Reports 8.1 ID#24-0257 North Beach Update 9. City Attorney Reports City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 3/13/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda March 18, 2024 10. Other Council Action 10.1 ID#24-0310 Sign Ordinance - Councilmember Beckman 11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 12. Closing Comments by Mayor 13. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 5 Printed on 3/13/2024