City Council

City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 1, 2025 6:00 PM Main Library - Council Chambers City Council City Council Meeting Agenda May 1, 2025 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. 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. Approval of Minutes 4.1 ID#25-0108 Approve the April 17, 2025 City Council meeting minutes as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. 5. 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. City of Clearwater Page 2 Printed on 4/29/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda May 1, 2025 5.1 ID#25-0209 Approve a Contract for the Purchase of 1.2 acres of real property located at 2998 Lake Vista Drive Clearwater, FL 33759 as recorded in County O.R. Book 22911 Page 2161 therein the Public Records of Pinellas County, FL (Parcel Identification Number 08-29-16-00000-410-0100) by the City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department from Rachael Anne Brinson at the purchase price of $450,000.00 plus anticipated closing costs of up to $3,500 yielding a total expenditure not to exceed $453,500.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.2 ID#25-0296 Authorize Parks and Recreation Department staff to request an amendment to the approved Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) project grant agreement removing the dock from the project and requesting that the funds be used to widen the sidewalk along the west side of Edgewater Drive as part of the renovations and improvements of Edgewater Drive Park, 1923 Edgewater Drive and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.3 ID#25-0316 Approve a proposal from Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) J. Kokolakis of Tarpon Springs, Fl., for Harbor Marina - North and South Basins - Temporary Chaining (23-0030-MA) in the amount of $133,253, pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent). 5.4 ID#25-0319 Approve FDOT Construction Agreement (2024-C-799-00018) for construction of sidewalk and Right-of-Way (ROW) improvements in FDOT ROW for the New City Hall project (22-0019-EN) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.5 ID#25-0329 Authorize Purchase Orders to BOS Tampa to provide furniture for the New City Hall (22-0019-EN) and MSB Renovations (23-0035-EN) projects in the not to exceed amount of $2,300,000.00 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback. and 2.563(1)(d), Non-competitive purchase (impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.6 ID#25-0345 Approve the Department of the Army Consent to Easement to Use Corps of Engineers Right-Of-Way for the Beach Marina Replacement and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.7 ID#25-0307 Declare list of vehicles and equipment surplus and authorize disposal through auction pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.623(6) and (8) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) 5.8 ID#25-0328 Ratify and confirm an increase of $100,000 and an additional $225,000 to purchase order with WEX Bank of Portland, ME for fleet fuel card services in a cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $325,000.00 bringing the total amount to $1,059,800.00 for initial term ending December 31, 2025, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinance Section 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback purchasing. (consent) City of Clearwater Page 3 Printed on 4/29/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda May 1, 2025 5.9 ID#25-0383 Schedule a special work session on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and special council meetings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. (consent) 5.10 ID#25-0384 Reappoint Kevin Laughlin to the Marine Advisory Board with a term expiring March 31, 2029 and appoint John Renton with a term expiring April 28, 2029. (consent) 6. City Manager Reports 7. City Attorney Reports 8. Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes) 9. Closing Comments by Mayor 10. Adjourn City of Clearwater Page 4 Printed on 4/29/2025