City Council - Regular Meeting

Thursday, February 5, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Clearwater, FL
Meeting Date
February 5, 2026

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

21 items on the agenda.

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Special recognitions and PresentationsItem 4.1

ID#26-0073 National 211 Day Proclamation - Micki Thompson (CEO) and Sean Schrader (Board Member) First Contact Organization

Approval of MinutesItem 5.1

ID#26-0134 Approve the minutes of the January 15, 2026 City Council meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.

Consent AgendaItem 6.1

ID#25-1324 Approve the Fifth Amendment to Contract for Sale of City-Owned Vacant Land between the City of Clearwater, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc., and Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. for real property located at 1454 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same and such requisite documents necessary to effectuate the sale.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.2

ID#26-0045 Approve a Professional Services Agreement to the Instigo LLC dba Instigo Agency of St. Petersburg FL for sponsorship sales services for the City of Clearwater assets in the amount of $5,000.00 per month retainage fee plus an additional 12 percent of gross sponsorship sales that are negotiated and secured by Instigo for an initial one-year term with four one-year renewal options, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 54-25 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.3

ID#26-0048 Authorize an increase and extension to the purchase order with Sentry Event Services of Tampa, FL, for citywide security and event services in the amount of $86,000.00 for Year Four, increasing the annual not-to-exceed amount from $200,000.00 to $286,000.00, and extending the contract for up to 120 calendar days, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 06-22, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.4

ID#25-1152 Award a construction contract to TLC Diversified, Inc for the Lift Station Point Repairs and Improvements in the annual amount of $5,000,000.00 for an initial term with three, one-year renewal options pursuant to invitation to Bid (ITB) 25-0006-UT; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.5

ID#25-1293 Approve a work order with McKim and Creed of Clearwater, FL, for design and construction phase services associated with the Coachman Station Disinfection System Update (25-0041-UT) in the not-to-exceed amount of $243,454.00 pursuant to the continuing contract awarded under RFQ 34-23 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.6

ID#26-0042 Award construction contracts to TLC Diversified of Palmetto, FL, Murphy Pipeline Contractors of Jacksonville, FL and Applied Drilling Engineering of Tampa, FL for the Water, Reclaimed Water and Well Repair and Improvements project in the annual amount of $9,000,000.00 for a one year term with the option for three one-year renewals on a unit price basis pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 25-0027-UT and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.7

ID#26-0056 Authorize a purchase order to Ferguson Waterworks of Tampa, FL, for the procurement of Neptune water meter original equipment manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts in the one-time purchase amount of $45,679.30 pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), impractical to bid, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.8

ID#25-1284 Approve the Standard Grant Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the City of Clearwater for the design and construction of six stormwater pump stations and associated conveyance upgrades, Phase 1 of the North Beach Stormwater Improvements Project (24-0037-EN), in the amount of $3,000,000, providing State funding with no required match, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.9

ID#26-0092 Approve a Roadway Transfer Agreement with the Town of Belleair for a certain portion of Watkins Road pursuant to Florida Statute 335.0415(3) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.10

ID#25-1322 Approve a purchase order to Routeware, Inc of Austin, TX for solid waste and recycling service verification, including camera systems with back-office system integration in the not to exceed amount of $769,626.65 for a 36-month term pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563 (1)(c), Piggyback, and authorize appropriate officials to execute same.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.11

ID#26-0079 Appoint Chantala Davis to the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area Citizens Advisory Committee, as the Non Profit Representative, for a term expiring February 5, 2028.

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Consent AgendaItem 6.12

ID#26-0075 Appoint Owen Kohler to serve as Interim City Attorney beginning February 10, 2026.

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Administrative Public HearingsItem 7.1

ID#26-0057 Amend Council Rule 6 to temporarily restore public comment regarding matters not on the agenda and adopt Resolution 26-02.

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.1

Ord. 9866-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9866-26 on second reading, annexing certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, together with abutting S. McMullen Booth Road right-of-way into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition.

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.2

Ord. 9867-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9867-26 on second reading, amending the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use for certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Medium (RM).

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.3

Ord. 9868-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9868-26 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain unaddressed real property in Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Medium Density Residential (MDR).

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.4

Ord. 9869-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9869-26 on second reading, annexing certain real property whose post office address is 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, into the corporate limits of the city and redefining the boundary lines of the city to include said addition.

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.5

Ord. 9870-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9870-26 on second reading, amending the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan of the city to designate the land use for certain real property whose post office address is 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Residential Suburban (RS).

Second Readings - Public HearingItem 8.6

Ord. 9871-26 2nd rdg Adopt Ordinance 9871-26 on second reading, amending the Zoning Atlas of the city by zoning certain real property whose post office address is 2265 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, upon annexation into the City of Clearwater, as Low Density Residential (LDR).