City Council - Regular Meeting

ID#26-0211 Clearwater For Youth Scholarship Recipients - Eric Harris, CFY Program Manager

ID#26-0378 Salvation Army Centennial Day Proclamation - Majors Ted & Pamala Morris, Corps Officers

ID#26-0192 Donate Life Month Proclamation - Sonia Piatt, LifeLink

ID#26-0294 Fair Housing Month Proclamation

ID#26-0323 Earth Month 2026 Proclamation - Cassie Cordova, PW Sustainability Division Manager

ID#26-0149 Approve the minutes of the March 5, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.

ANX2025-09 010 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Residential Urban (RU) and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Mobile Home Park (MHP) District for 2381 Gulf to Bay Boulevard and pass Ordinances 9878-26, 9879-26, and 9880-26 on first reading.

(ANX2025-09010)

ANX2026-01 001 Approve the annexation, initial Future Land Use Map designation of Commercial General (CG), and initial Zoning Atlas designation of Commercial (C) District for 1903 Douglas Avenue, together with the abutting right-of-way of Douglas Avenue and Sunset Point Road, and pass Ordinances 9884-26, 9885-26, and 9886-26 on first reading.

(ANX2026-01001)

CPA2025-10 001 CC1 Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to establish a new Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay future land use category with associated bonuses, incorporate policies for a new North Greenwood Community Overlay District, and add Comprehensive Plan policy support for existing nonconformity procedures in the Community Development Code; and pass Ordinance 9860-26 on first reading.

(CPA2025-10001)

LUP2025-11 005 CC1 Approve a city-initiated Future Land Use Map amendment to apply the Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay within the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), excluding areas designated Central Business District (CBD) and parcels designated Industrial Limited (IL), Transportation/Utility (T/U), Water, Preservation (P), and Recreation/Open Space (R/OS), and pass Ordinance 9861-26 on first reading.

(LUP2025-11005)

9901-26 Amend the City's fiscal year 2025/26 operating and capital improvement budgets at first quarter and pass Ordinances 9901-26 and 9902-26 on first reading.

ID#26-0314 Approve an Annual General Permit, in the amount of $4,000.00, with Pinellas County to construct and maintain natural gas facilities and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0358 Authorize Purchase Orders to multiple vendors listed for the purchase of fleet parts in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $3,000,000.00 for a one-year term with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to ITB 10-26 and Clearwater Code of Ordinances Sections 2.563 (1)(a), Single Source, and 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0332 Authorize a purchase order to Jeffrey Allen, Inc of Tampa, FL for the purchase of eleven 2026 Club Car Carryall 1700D 4WD Carts in the amount of $248,439.84 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), piggyback; authorize lease purchase under the City's Master Lease Purchase Agreement or internal financing via an interfund loan from the Capital Improvement Fund, whichever is deemed to be in the City's best interest; declare G5263 G5264 G5265 G5266 G5267 G5268 G5269 G5270 G5271 G5272 and G5273 surplus and authorize disposal by auction or trade-in pursuant to Code Sections 2.623(6) and (7), whichever is deemed to be in the City's best interest, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0374 Approve a purchase order to Universal Protection Service, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services for security services in the annual not to exceed amount of $300,000.00, which includes additional added services throughout term of contract including special events, for a one-year term with four one-year renewal options pursuant to RFP 01-26, Security Services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0365 Authorize a purchase order to PowerNet, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, for software licensing, maintenance, voice trunking, long-distance services, hardware, backup services, and professional services supporting the City's Microsoft Teams telephony and Genesys call center systems, originally implemented under RFP No. 06-23, for an 11-month term from April 9, 2026 through March 9, 2027, in a not-to-exceed amount of $167,600.10, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchase, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0267 Approve a Construction Contract and Purchase Order to Bandes Construction Company, for the new Air Park Terminal project in the amount of $13,659,750.00 per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 23-0015-AP and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

(consent)

ID#26-0302 Accept Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Grant Agreement Amendment (No. 450563-1-94-01) in the amount of $2,400,000 for the Construction of Terminal and FBO Building at Clearwater Executive Airport and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0289 Award a construction contract to Creative Contractors, Inc., of Clearwater, FL for BayCare Ball Park Berm Wall Repair in the amount of $1,626,534.60 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 26-0002-PR and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0315 Approve a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) agreement and preconstruction phase proposal from PJ Hayes Inc dba Tandem Construction for Eddie C. Moore Complex Renovations project (25-0032-PR), in the amount of $93,882.00 pursuant to RFQ 13-26 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0317 Authorize an Agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Carlouel Yacht Club located at 1091 Eldorado Avenue, authorizing the limited use of certain vehicles on public beaches by permit pursuant to recent amendments to F.S. 161.58; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0194 Award a construction contract to Razorback LLC, for the Marshall Street Water Reclamation Facility (MS WRF) Clarifier Improvements in the amount of $689,700.00 pursuant to Invitation to Bid 24-0066-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same.

ID#26-0283 Ratify and confirm a purchase order with Gulf To Bay Blvd TLC Diversified Inc., a current Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the City, for an emergency procurement to repair a 10-inch water main at the intersection of South Keystone Avenue and Gulf to Bay Boulevard in the estimated amount of $199,402.00, pursuant to City Code 2.563(1)(k) emergency and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0284 Authorize a purchase order to ACF Standby Systems, LLC of Tampa, FL for the purchase of three mobile diesel engine-driven generator sets in the amount of $223,285.56 pursuant Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), piggyback; declare G3053, G3062 and G3063 surplus effective upon completion of new generators and authorize disposal at auction or trade-in, whichever is deemed to be in the best interest of the City, pursuant to Sections 2.623 (7) and (8), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute.

ID#26-0285 Award a purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing Co of Tampa, FL, for the purchase and delivery of liquid sodium hypochlorite for water and wastewater treatment facilities, in the not-to-exceed annual amount of $2,000,000.00, for a one-year term with two, one-year renewal options, pursuant to Invitation to Bid No. 12-26, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0313 Approve a professional service agreement with CHA Consulting, Inc. of Tampa, FL to serve as the Water, Reclaimed Water, and Well Program Consultant (26-0007-UT), in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,000,000.00 for a five-year term, pursuant to Request for Qualification (RFQ) 39-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0316 Approve a Construction Contract Amendment between the City of Clearwater and TLC Diversified, Inc. for the Lift Station 16 Pierce Street Project (20-0008-UT) to revise the contract completion date to January 14, 2026 and finalize project closeout; approve Stantec Supplemental Work Order (SWO) No. 6 in the amount of $13,200.00 for additional engineering services associated with the extended project duration and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0053 Approve six individual work orders with Advanced Engineering Design, Inc. of Pinellas Park, FL, to provide, design, bidding services and construction administration services associated with the FEMA funded Slope Stabilization Annual Contract (26-0006-EN) totaling $347,923.01 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Professional Services Continuing Contract, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#25-1292 Approve the Standard Grant Agreement in the amount of $3,000,000 between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the City of Clearwater for the design and construction of four living seawalls and associated shoreline elevation improvements pursuant to the Clearwater Living Seawall Project (25-0045-EN), providing State funding with no required match, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#25-1303 Approve a work order and design professional agreement with WSP USA, Inc., for the Pier 60 Repair project (25-0007-PR), to assist in developing rehabilitation plans to repair and harden the existing Pier 60, in the amount of $708,227.00 per RFQ 55-25, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0196 Approve a Work Order to WSP-USA, Inc., for the Living Seawall project (25-0045-EN) to provide living seawall design services, converting four existing seawalls into living seawalls/shorelines, in the amount of $405,533.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 34-23, Engineer of Record Consulting Services (EOR) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0197 Approve an increase to the palm pruning contract with Brigan Enterprises, of Safety Harbor, FL; Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service, of Miami, FL; and Wright Tree Service, of Des Moines, IA, for palm tree pruning services on a unit-price basis, increasing the initial cumulative amount by $250,000.00 for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $300,000.00 for the initial term, and approve two, one-year renewal options in the annual cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $300,000.00, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 11-26, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

ID#26-0301 Elect a Councilmember to serve as Vice Mayor.

ID#26-0364 Appoint individuals to the Public Art and Design Board as listed.

ID#26-0363 Appoint Karen Cunningham to the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (Regional Board) to fill an unexpired term through February 2, 2028.

ID#26-0379 Approve an agreement with Bryant Miller Olive P.A. for legal services and representation to the City of Clearwater Community Development Board and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

(consent)

ID#26-0303 Provide direction regarding scheduling special council meetings on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 as budget hearings and scheduling a special work session to review the proposed budget.