City Council - Regular Meeting
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
- Meeting Date
- April 23, 2026
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Thursday, April 23, 2026
28 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialCall to Order•Item 1
Call to Order
Invocation•Item 2
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance•Item 3
Pledge of Allegiance
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.)•Item 4.1
ID#26-0236 Arbor Day 2026 Proclamation - Ali Ismailoski; Public Works Right of Way Division Manager
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.)•Item 4.2
ID#26-0337 National Library Week 2026 Proclamation - Jennifer Obermaier, Library Director
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.)•Item 4.3
ID#26-0395 Medal of Courage Award Presentation to Fire Fighter Charles Stokes and Certificate of Commendation to Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kennedy Boone.
Approval of Minutes•Item 5.1
ID#26-0516 Approve the minutes of the March 30, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Consent Agenda•Item 6.1
ID#26-0489 Approve a Term Sheet between the City of Clearwater (City), Pinellas County (County), and the Phillies Florida LLC (Phillies) for the redevelopment and improvements to BayCare Ballpark Stadium Facility and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.2
ID#26-0298 Award a construction contract to Southern Road & Bridge, LLC of Palm Harbor, FL, for slope stabilization in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $3,500,000.00 for an initial one-year term with the option to renew for three additional one-year terms, on a unit price basis pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 26-0006-EN, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.3
ID#26-0408 Approve a Community Forestry Capacity Grant Agreement between the city of Clearwater and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) in the amount of $50,000, accept the grant for a total project value of $100,000 including required city match, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.4
ID#26-0369 Accept Drainage Easement with indemnification from Emmaline R. Little Bowers at 1202 Vista Way in support of the Lower Spring Branch Stormwater Improvements project (14-0048-EN) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.5
ID#26-0375 Approve a purchase order to GovConnection dba Connection Public Sector Solutions (Connection), of Merrimack, NH for software licensing and maintenance, for a term beginning April 1, 2026 through February 28, 2029, in the amount of $145,756.86, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback or Cooperative Purchasing, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.6
ID#26-0293 Approve a Construction Contract and Purchase Order to Kelly Brothers, Inc., for Harbor Marina S-N Wave Attenuator Replacement in the not-to-exceed amount of $4,331,027.80 per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 23-0030-MA and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.7
ID#26-0299 Award a construction contract to Innovative Masonry Restoration LLC for the of Northeast Water Reclamation Facility Clarifier Splitter Boxes in the amount of $656,342.50 pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 21-0017-UT; approve an increase to the current purchase order with Black and Veatch for Supplemental Work Order II in the amount of $212,097.00, bringing the total to $433,621.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23 Engineer of Record (EOR), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Consent Agenda•Item 6.8
ID#26-0482 Approve an increase to the legal services contract with GrayRobinson for representation in certain municipal law matters. (consent)
Administrative Public Hearings•Item 7.1
9888-26 Approve an ordinance of the City of Clearwater, Florida, vacating city right of way, alley, drainage and utility easements as more particularly described and recorded in the Bay View City Subdivision Plat Book 9, Page 43 and the abutting Bayview Terrace Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 63 of the Public Records of Pinellas County; providing severance; providing an effective date, and pass Ordinance 9888-26 on first reading.
Administrative Public Hearings•Item 7.2
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)
Administrative Public Hearings•Item 7.3
ID#26-0167 Approve Connecting Clearwater: An Active Transportation Plan for the City of Clearwater, and adopt Resolution 26-04.
Administrative Public Hearings•Item 7.4
ID#26-0483 Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 28.04 relating to Trading and Selling on Streets and pass Ordinance 9906-26 on first reading.
Administrative Public Hearings•Item 7.5
ID#26-0388 Approve a Locally Funded Agreement between the State of Florida, Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the City of Clearwater to provide $200,000.00 for the preliminary engineering (planning) phase of the State Road 60 (SR 60) Corridor Study from east of Shore Drive to east of North Rocky Point Drive (FPN 454711-1-12-01) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Second Readings - Public Hearing•Item 8.1
9901-26 Adopt Ordinance 9901-26 on second reading and amend the City's fiscal year 2025/26 operating budget at first quarter.
Second Readings - Public Hearing•Item 8.2
9902-26 Adopt Ordinance 9902-26 on second reading and amend the City's fiscal year 2025/26 capital improvement budget at first quarter.
Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda.•Item 9
Citizens to be Heard on topics pertaining to city business but not on the agenda.
Comments shall be limited to 30 minutes, or ten individual speakers, whichever is greater. No speaker shall give or receive additional time or minutes to or from another member of the audience. Submit a completed comment card to the City Clerk prior to speaking.
City Manager Reports•Item 10
City Manager Reports
City Attorney Reports•Item 11
City Attorney Reports
Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)•Item 12
Closing comments by Councilmembers (limited to 3 minutes)
Closing Comments by Mayor•Item 13
Closing Comments by Mayor
Adjourn•Item 14