City Council - workshop

Monday, April 20, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Clearwater, FL
Meeting Date
April 20, 2026

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Monday, April 20, 2026

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PresentationsItem 2.1

ID#26-0125 April Service Awards

PresentationsItem 2.2

ID#25-1248 The Sound Quarterly Update - Susan Crockett, Ruth Eckerd Hall, President and CEO

Parks and RecreationItem 3.1

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.

Public WorksItem 4.1

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.

Public WorksItem 4.2

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.

Public WorksItem 4.3

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.

Public WorksItem 4.4

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.

Public WorksItem 4.5

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.

PlanningItem 5.1

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.

PlanningItem 5.2

ID#26-0167 Approve Connecting Clearwater: An Active Transportation Plan for the City of Clearwater, and adopt Resolution 26-04.

PlanningItem 5.3

ID#26-0490 Provide direction regarding the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance.

Information TechnologyItem 6.1

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.

Marine & AviationItem 7.1

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.

Public UtilitiesItem 8.1

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.

City AttorneyItem 9.1

ID#26-0482 Approve an increase to the legal services contract with GrayRobinson for representation in certain municipal law matters.

City AttorneyItem 9.2

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.

City AttorneyItem 9.3

9901-26 Adopt Ordinance 9901-26 on second reading and amend the City's fiscal year 2025/26 operating budget at first quarter.

City AttorneyItem 9.4

9902-26 Adopt Ordinance 9902-26 on second reading and amend the City's fiscal year 2025/26 capital improvement budget at first quarter.

Presentation(s) for Council MeetingItem 16.1

ID#26-0236 Arbor Day 2026 Proclamation - Ali Ismailoski; Public Works Right of Way Division Manager

Presentation(s) for Council MeetingItem 16.2

ID#26-0337 National Library Week 2026 Proclamation - Jennifer Obermaier, Library Director

Presentation(s) for Council MeetingItem 16.3

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.