City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · November 21, 2024
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda November 21, 2024
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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#24-1283 November Service Awards
4.2 ID#24-0891 North Beach Update
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#24-0810 Approve the minutes of the November 7, 2024 city council meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
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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#24-1379 Authorize a work order to Fehr and Peers, Corporation, to prepare an Active
Transportation Plan that will update and replace the city’s Shifting Gears
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan in an amount not to exceed $174,990.00
per Code of Ordinance Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.2 ID#24-1447 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Tetra Tech, Inc. of Maitland, FL, for
substantial damage assessment as a result of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
in an amount not to exceed $1,517,563.20 pursuant to RFP 54-22. (consent)
6.3 ID#24-1338 Approve local funding agreement between the State of Florida, Department of
Transportation and the City of Clearwater to make modifications and
improvements on Drew Street in the amount of $3,000,000 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same.
6.4 ID#24-1445 Approve an agreement between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater to
transfer received funds in the amount of $442,000.42 and future funds from
the City/County Fund of the Opioid Litigation to be used for purposes
approved in the settlement agreement of the Florida Plan and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.5 ID#24-1455 Approve a two-year funding agreement in the amount of $649,988.30 between
the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City of Clearwater for
Jolley Trolley beach route service and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
6.6 ID#24-1412 Approve the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP)
project grant agreement for the renovations and improvements of Edgewater
Drive Park, 1923 Edgewater Drive, in the amount of $200,000, between the
State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the City of
Clearwater and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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6.7 ID#24-1341 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with P and R Renovations and Pro
Coatings of Clearwater FL for commercial restoration services needed for
several Parks and Recreation buildings due to flooding caused by Hurricanes
Helene and Milton in an amount of $608,225.00 pursuant to emergency
declaration, Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(k). (consent)
6.8 ID#24-1342 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Florida Structural Group (FSG) of
Fort Myers, FL for emergency clean up removal of the Clearwater Community
Sailing Center floating docks and pilings destroyed by Hurricane Helene and
Hurricane Milton in the amount of $126,125 pursuant to emergency
declaration, Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(k). (consent)
6.9 ID#24-1425 Approve a five-year renewal agreement with Axon Enterprise, Incorporated, of
Scottsdale, AZ, for a video and data collaboration software platform in the
amount of $702,000.00, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section
2.563(1)(a), Single Source, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
6.10 ID#24-1431 Approve a purchase order to Pinellas Regional Information Management
Enterprise (PRIME) for the personnel and operating expense of PRIME in the
amount of $318,096.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
6.11 ID#24-1330 Approve the final plat for Somerset located on the southwest corner of
Somerset Street and Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater, FL. (consent)
6.12 ID#24-1381 Approve a purchase order to Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services,
Inc., of Orlando, FL, for a Builder’s Risk policy for the New City Hall project
(22-0019-EN) for a not to exceed amount of $275,000 pursuant to Clearwater
Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(i), Insurance, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.13 ID#24-1413 Authorize two task orders to Tetra Tech, Inc. of Maitland, FL, for disaster
recovery consulting services as a result of Hurricane Debby (Task Order 2),
Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton (Task Order 3) in a cumulative amount
of $1,383,768.00 pursuant to RFP 54-22 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
6.14 ID#24-1414 Authorize purchase orders to Municipal Emergency Services (MES) of Pinellas
Park, FL, and Ten-8 Fire Equipment (Ten-8) of Bradenton, FL for the
purchase of personal protective equipment, tools and equipment,
communication system, SCBA parts, and miscellaneous items in a cumulative
amount of $625,000.00 for term October 1, 2024, through September 30,
2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c),
Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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6.15 ID#24-1424
Approve a Work Order to Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa, FL for design and
construction engineering services for the RO1 Chemical Storage and Feed
Improvement project (23-0051-UT) in the amount of $495,731.00 pursuant to
RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services, and authorize the
appropriation officials to execute same. (consent)
6.16 ID#24-1427 Approve a purchase order to Rexel USA, Inc of Dallas, TX for the purchase of
Allen Bradley products and related services in an annual not-to-exceed
amount of $450,000.00 with the option for two, one-year renewals at the City’s
discretion pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d),
Non-competitive purchase (impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials
to execute same. (consent)
6.17 ID#24-1449 Ratify and confirm a purchase to Encore Broadcast Solutions of Tampa, FL for
audiovisual and broadcast equipment in an amount of $40,292.75 bringing the
total spend for FY24 with this vendor to $111,487.59. pursuant to Clearwater
Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
7. Second Readings - Public Hearing
7.1 ID#24-1258 Table: Adopt ordinance 9770-24 on second reading, amending Clearwater
Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article II, Section 22.24, to correct the name
of McKay Playfield to McKay Park; change the operating hours of McKay Park
from closed between sunset to sunrise to closed between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.; add five parks to be closed between sunset to sunrise (Mercado,
Bayshore Trail, North Betty Lane Neighborhood Park, Lake Chautauqua
Equestrian Park and Nature Preserve, McLennan Circle Park and Rainbow
Drive Park); and remove one park (Holt Avenue).
8. City Manager Reports
9. City Attorney Reports
10. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
11. Closing Comments by Mayor
12. Adjourn
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