City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · December 5, 2024
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda December 5, 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#24-1533 SBA Disaster Loan Information - Hector “Rick” Corrales, Public Affairs
Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration
4.2 ID#24-1539 Environmental Advisory Board Annual Report - Jared Leone, Chair
4.3 ID#24-0892 North Beach Update
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 ID#24-0811 Approve the minutes of the November 21, 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#24-1486 Approve the Second Amendment to Contract for Sale of City-Owned Vacant
Land between the City of Clearwater and Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas
County, Inc./Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. for real property
located at 1454 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.2 24-1333a Authorize a purchase order to S.J. Patterson Company, LLC for T.D.
Williamson steel pipeline Tapping Machine (T-203), ShortStopp Valve Kit and
ProStopp DS Isolation tool for an amount not to exceed $790,097.57 pursuant
to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.3 ID#24-1468 Authorize a purchase order to Trillium Transportation Fuels, LLC of Houston
Texas, to provide electronic monitoring services and preventative maintenance
for two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations in the annual
not-to-exceed amount of $115,000.00 for the initial term December 1, 2024
through November 30, 2025, with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to
ITB 61-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.4 ID#24-1415 Approve a purchase order to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dba MetLife
for life insurance premiums for City Basic Life, Classified Non-SAMP Life,
SAMP Life, SAMP Supplemental Life, Retiree Life, and Long-Term Disability
(LTD) coverage in the amount not to exceed $849,000 for a three-year term
beginning from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, pursuant to RFP
60-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.5 ID#24-1522 Approve the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the City of
Clearwater and Fraternal Order of Police, Clearwater Officers Bargaining Unit
Lodge 10 for Fiscal years 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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6.6 ID#24-1525 Approve the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the City of
Clearwater and Fraternal Order of Police, Clearwater Supervisors Bargaining
Unit for Fiscal years 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.7 ID#24-1441 Authorize an increase to the purchase order with Rock Capital Sound
Corporation dba RCS Corporation (RCS) of Clearwater for event production
services in the amount of $150,000.00 for a new annual not to exceed amount
of $200,000.00 for the initial term ending September 30, 2025, with four,
one-year renewal options at an annual amount of $200,000.00 pursuant to RFP
57-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.8 ID#24-1451 Approve an increase to existing purchase orders with Pete and Ron's Tree
Service, O'Neils Tree Service, and TreesForYou.com for additional tree care
services caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton for the initial term in the
cumulative amount of $900,000.00 bringing the purchase order totals to
$1,600,000.00 pursuant to ITB 26-24 and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
6.9 ID#24-1461 Authorize Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Keystone Excavators, Inc. of
Oldsmar, FL, for renovations and improvements of State Street Park located at
1312 State Street in the amount of $1,356,526.25 pursuant to Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24, Construction Manager at Risk Services Continuing
Contracts; transfer $500,000.00 from M2002 Environmental Parks to G2218
State Street Park and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
6.10 ID#24-1481 Authorize a purchase order with St. Petersburg College for the Clearwater
Police Department and Clearwater Fire Rescue for police academy
sponsorships, paramedic training program, and ongoing advanced training for
existing personnel in the amount of $160,000.00, pursuant to Clearwater Code
of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(f), Professional Services not subject to CCNA
(academics), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
6.11 ID#24-1426 Approve a purchase order extension and increase with T2 Systems of
Indianapolis, IN, for parking violation, permit processing, and collection agency
services in the not-to-exceed amount of $440,000.00 for the term December 1,
2024 through November 30, 2026, with a one, two-year renewal option at
$440,000.00 pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 20-19 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.12 ID#24-1433 Ratify and confirm a purchase order to Tip Top Tree Experts for emergency
tree services immediately following Hurricane Milton (00-0054-AD) in the
amount of $111,078.00. (consent)
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6.13 ID#24-1437 Approve a purchase order to MWI Corporation of Tampa, FL for the purchase
of four additional MWI CT4 ECO QP 4-in. centrifugal pumps in a not to exceed
amount of $182,905.62 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section
2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-competitive purchases,
and authorize appropriate officials to execute the same. (consent)
6.14 ID#24-1439 Authorize the acceptance of the Ford MY Government Complimentary Charger
Incentive Program by approving the special terms and conditions of the
contract and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.15 ID#24-1418 Approve a purchase order to Lubecore Florida, LLC of Tampa, FL for the
purchase of Dafo Fire Suppression Systems and automated lubrication
systems for Solid Waste and Recycling vehicles in the not to exceed amount of
$250,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d),
Impractical, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent).
6.16 ID#24-1490 Approve three Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreements for public
assistance support for Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane
Milton expenditures and grant authority to the City Manager or designee to enter
into, approve, and execute same and any future modifications for Hurricanes
Debby, Helene, and Milton expenditures. (consent)
6.17 ID#24-1453 Approve an increase and proposal with Kokolakis Contracting, Inc., of Tarpon
Springs, FL., for repairs to the Clearwater Beach Marina fuel dock caused by
Hurricane Helene in the amount of $420,360.00 bringing the project total to
$460,360.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.18 ID#24-1499 Approve Work Order (WO) to McKim and Creed, Inc of Clearwater, FL for the
design and construction engineering services of the Fire Flow Hydraulic
Improvements project (24-0040-UT), in the amount of $643,492.00 pursuant to
RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
6.19 ID#24-1462 Ratify and confirm a purchase order to CrowderGulf Joint Venture, Inc. of
Mobile, AL for Hurricane Milton debris removal in an amount of $9,978,875.00,
pursuant to RFP 08-24. (consent)
Public Hearings - Not before 6:00 PM
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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 24-19 Opt out of providing the 80%-120% AMI Missing Middle Property Tax Exemption
to developments that would otherwise qualify pursuant to the Live Local Act and
adopt Resolution 24-19.
7.2 ID#24-1456 Approve amendments to the 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 six parks (Mercado,
Bayshore Trail, North Betty Lane Neighborhood Park, Lake Chataqua
Equestrian Park and Nature Preserve, McLennan Circle Park and Rainbow
Drive Park); remove one park (Holt Avenue); and pass Ordinance 9806-24 on
first reading.
7.3 24-14 Approve a Community Aesthetic Features Agreement (CAFA) between the City
of Clearwater and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a local
identification marker on a new pedestrian overpass bridge at the SR 60 and
Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail east of Bayshore Boulevard in the amount
of $15,000.00, adopt Resolution 24-14, and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same.
8. Second Readings - Public Hearing
8.1 TA2024-080 Adopt Ordinance 9791-24 on second reading, amending the Community
03a Development Code clarifying definitions for artwork and murals (applicable
citywide) and modifying window signage standards in Downtown.
9. City Manager Reports
10. City Attorney Reports
11. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
12. Closing Comments by Mayor
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13. Adjourn
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