City Council
Regular MeetingClearwater, FL · February 20, 2025
Agenda
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, February 20, 2025
6:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
City Council
City Council Meeting Agenda February 20, 2025
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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#24-1610 February Service Awards
4.2 ID#25-0076 Newspaper in Education Week 2025 Proclamation - Sue Bedry, Newspaper in
Education Development Officer - Tampa Bay Times
4.3 ID#25-0096 Youth Art Month 2025 Proclamation - Betsy Walch, Beth Daniels, Maria
Cantonis - The Clearwater Arts Alliance
4.4 ID#24-1589 North Beach Update
5. Approval of Minutes
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5.1 ID#25-0075 Approve the minutes of the February 6, 2025 City Council Meeting as submitted
in written summation by the City Clerk.
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 25-01c Approve a Development Agreement between AP Beach Properties, LLC and
the City of Clearwater for property located at 405 Coronado Drive, adopt
Resolution 25-01, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(HDA2024-09001)
6.2 ID#25-0098 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 March 2, 2025 through May 3, 2025, with the City
contributing an amount not to exceed $108,171.00 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same.
6.3 ID#25-0052 Award purchase orders to Harrell's, LLC, Heritage Landscape Supply Group,
Inc. dba Heritage Professional Products Group, Howard Fertilizer and
Chemical LLC, MAR Green Resources LLC and SiteOne Landscape Supply
for citywide Herbicide, Pesticide and Assorted Related Products in the
cumulative amount of $175,000 for initial term of March 1, 2025 through
September 30, 2025, with two, one-year renewal options at $300,000.00
annually pursuant to Invitation to Bid 55-24 and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same.
6.4 ID#25-0058
Approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) G3901 between the City of
Clearwater and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for
the construction of a rotating beacon at the Clearwater Airpark, authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same, and adopt Resolution 25-05.
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6.5 ID#25-0091 Authorize a purchase order to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
(ESRI) of Redlands, CA for the renewal of the City’s mapping and land
management software licensing and maintenance in the amount of
$285,900.00 for the term beginning February 26, 2025 through February 25,
2028, pursuant to City Code 2.563 (1)(d), Non-competitive purchases
(Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
6.6 ID#25-0123 Authorize an increase to purchase orders to Florida Graphic Services, Inc of
Clearwater, FL (Primary) and AMI Graphics, Inc of Strafford, NH and Outdoor
America Images LLC dba OAI+Rainer (OAI) of Tampa, FL (Secondary) for
Citywide Signs, Banners and Misc Other Items in the cumulative amount of
$175,000.00 bringing the contract total to $200,000.00 annually for the initial
term with two, one-year renewal options pursuant to RFP 58-24 and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same.
6.7 ID#25-0085 Approve the renewal of a Sovereignty Submerged Lands lease with the Board
of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida for
the police station boat dock on Clearwater’s South Beach and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same.
6.8 ID#24-1626 Approve Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2, Amendment 4 to the Agreement
with Ajax Building Company, LLC, of Midway, FL, for construction of Municipal
Service Building (MSB) Renovations (23-0035-EN), in the amount of
$3,193,901.00, increasing the purchase order from $5,822,660.00 to a not to
exceed total of $9,016,561.00, pursuant to Request for Qualifications 59-23 and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
6.9 ID#25-0092 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances by creating Section 2.429 to permit
firefighters to purchase prior firefighter and military service and pass Ordinance
9818-25 on first reading.
6.10 ID#25-0097 Request authority to appeal an amended final judgment against the City in the
case of Giannikos v. City of Clearwater (Case No. 22-424-CI).
6.11 ID#25-0127 Authorize the filing of a civil lawsuit against Stantec, Inc., Skanska USA, and
their affiliated entities
7. City Manager Reports
8. City Attorney Reports
9. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
10. Closing Comments by Mayor
11. Adjourn
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