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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Clearwater City Commission Worksession - 9:00 A.M. - Monday, February 4, 2002
Employee of the Month - Debbie Weitzel, Fire
Convene as Pension Trustees:
1 . Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes: 01/22/02
3. Request for acceptance into membership: Daniela Riccelli, Jarred Stiff, Charles
Redinger, Dana Harrison, Arban Goodrum, Kurt Zamor, David Ganote, Joel Morley, Norma
Skinner, John Bennett, Jeff McCann, Vernard Berrien, James Jones, Jr., Mark Viola, Todd
Johnson, Kris Familiari, Steve Salagaras, David Demarest, Timothy Downes, Edmund
Kardauskas, Lisa Brown, Rachel Franklin, Suzanne Judge, & Renee McSwain.
4. Regular Pension(s) to be granted: Michael Teyner & John H. Jeffries
5. Other Business
6. Adjourn
Convene as Community Redevelopment Agency (eRA):
1 . Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes: 11/1 3/01
3. Provide direction to staff regarding use of Station Square Park site for a refurbished
"Coffee Caboose" and appropriate lease terms if approved.
4. Executive Director (Assistant City Manager) Verbal Reports
5. Other Business
6. Adjourn
Reconvene Worksession
PUR PURCHASING
1. Purchase Contract - Gas materials - PE pipe and fittings during the contract period:
March 1, 2002 thru February 28, 2003 - M.T. Deason Company, Inc. - $210,000.
2. Purchase a 2002 Morbark Model 13 brush chipper - E & E Equipment Clearwater -
$29,200.
3. Purchase Contract - Fire hydrants during the contract period: February 8, 2002 thru
February 28, 2003 - Mueller Company - $54,000.
FN FINANCE
1. Adopt Res.#02-11 approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of
an interlocal agreement between the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County regarding
splitting the costs of obtaining estimated for undergrounding utilities on Clearwater Beach
from the Roundabout, south on Coronado to Gulfview and then south on Gulfview to the
Clearwater Pass Bridge, such validation of this agreement through the Courts in order to
determine if Penny for Pinellas Funds can be used for undergrounding utilities.
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1. Adopt Res.#02-0B, authorizing Supplement #2 to an existing Joint Participation
Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation, for the design, construction
and extension of runway overruns, berm and landscaping at Clearwater Airport.
2. Adopt Res.#02-09, authorizing a Joint Participation Agreement with the Florida
Department of Transportation, for 100% funding for Airport Security Cameras, Security
Gate Improvements and Perimeter Fence Repair at Clearwater Airpark.
PCM PUBLIC COMMUNICATION & MARKETING
1. Presentation - Communications Manual.
PO POLICE
1. Approve an addition to the Police Department's Take Home Car Plan to increase
visibility of patrol officers and vehicles to the citizens of Clearwater in the amount of
$372,990 for cars and equipment, to include the awarding of a contract to Garber Auto
Mall of Green Cove Springs, Florida, in the amount of $ 247,440 for the purchase of ten
2002 Ford Crown Victoria Police Sedans. (Consent)
PR PARKS AND RECREATION
1. Approve Standard Agreement Form to be used with the various Co-Sponsor Groups
and the City of Clearwater and authorize the City Manager and/or his designee to approve
such agreements. (Consent)
2. Update on Coca Cola Contract.
PW PUBLIC WORKS
1. Sewer System Update (WSO)
2. Declare as surplus that portion of the south 30 ft of Lot 45, Blk E, Joseph J. Eldridge
Sub., less the east 30 ft, and approve a contract for exchange of real property with
Thomas M. Sehlhorst to exchange said property for a perpetual right-of-way, sidewalk and
utility easement over and across the easterly 20 ft of Lot 29, 1 st Addition to Palm Bluff,
with the total consideration being the transfer of the property rights between the parties.
(Consent)
3. Approve a contract with W.H. Wolfe, Jr., and Jody R. Wolfe to purchase Stevenson's
Creek Sub., Lots 3-15, less road right-of-way, for $350,000 plus estimated environmental
site assessment costs and closing expenses of $25,000, for total estimated transaction
costs not to exceed #375,000. (Consent)
4. Award a contract to Azurix North America Underground Infrastructure, Inc., in the
amount of $200,000 for cleaning, inspection and repair of sanitary sewer lines (less than
15" in diameter) at various locations throughout the City. (Consent)
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5. Declare as surplus for the purpose of exchanging the fee simple estate in a parcel of
land being a portion of lot 1, A Resub of Baskin's Replat, and authorize Administration to
Contract for Exchange of Real Property with New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. to
exchange said parcel for the fee simple estate in a similar size parcel of land lying within
the Southwest 1/4 of Section 17, Township 29 South, Range 16 East.
ClK CITY CLERK
1. No Item
2. Community Development Board - 2 appointments
3. Municipal Code Enforcement Board - 1 appointment
4. Parks and Recreation Board - 1 appointment
5. 2002 Federal legislation Package
CA LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Second Reading Ordinances
1. Ord. #6926-02 revising Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, V.
Buildings and Building Regulations (E47.087), code of ordinances, to add a flat fee of $40
for tent permits related to approved neighborhood activities.
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Resolutions
1. Res #02-13 assessing a lien against 1000 North Fort Harrison in the amount of
$6,803.46 for the costs of demolition incurred in removing a dangerous structure without
the consent of owner.
Other City Attorney Items
City Manager Verbal Reports
Presentation(s) for Thursday Night
, City's Hispanic Task Force
Other Commission Action
Adjourn
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Tarapani, Cyndi
RE: cell tower workshop
Cyndi - I have no problem with asking them. Two concerns - 1) they generally do not like being here all day; 2) this is after
the election and if there are new commission members we may have to change the date. Do you want me to bring this up
or are you asking Bill or Garry to do that?
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From: Tarapani, Cyndl
Sent: Thursday, February 07,200210:13 AM
To: Goudeau, Cyndie
Subject: FW: cell tower workshop
Cyndie-what do you think about a workshop at 1 :30 on ~fonday, April 1 (wrong date of April 4 listed below) to
specifically to talk about cell towers? Could we ask the CC tonight? Thanks.
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From: Phillips, Sue
Sent: Wednesday, February 06,20024:57 PM
To: Tarapani, Cyndi
Subject: RE: cell tower workshop
Garry agrees. Need to hold a special session. Please coordinate with Cyndie Goudeau.
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From: Tarapanl, Cyndi
Sent: Tuesday, February 05,20024:08 PM
To: Phillips, Sue
Subject: cell tower workshop
Garry-we had a good meeting today with the cell tower representatives. They are very interested in helping to
educate all of us on the issues re cell towers. They have agreed to provide position papers-probably one from
each representative to express their individual issues but I don't expect them to be dramatically different. They
are also discussing among themselves a powerpoint presentation (SUPER) to be made jointly. We will be
meeting again as a group in early March. Between now and then, we are pursuing several research items, namely
the proposed Pasco County ordinance.
The workshop is currently scheduled for Monday, April 4. I would like to suggest that we ask the Commission
if they would hold the workshop at 1 :30 pm on that day to insure enough time to discuss these complex issues.
I fear that if the discussion is held during the regular work session, there will not be adequate time to deal with
this issue and it will get put off again. Also, I suggest that we allow the cell tower representatives to speak
during the workshop so want to be sure that is allowed per the Commission's new rules. Thanks for your
guidance.
Cyndi Tarapani
Planning Director
(J27) 562-4547
ctarapan@clearwater-fl.com
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January 22 - 26, 2002
This is a brief summary of my trip to the U. S. Conference of Mayors, which
took place from January 22nd through January 24th in Washington, D.C. and the
evening of the 24th through Saturday, the 26th in N e\v York City.
I felt the U. S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting \vas a huge success and it
\vas a valuable experience for me as the Mayor of Clcar\vater to attend on
behalf of the Clearwater City Commission and the city staff.
The Conference started \vith an opening reception on the 22nd of January and
then a full day on January 23rd. In the morning of the 23rd we heard from
Governor Tom Ridge, the Director of Office of Homeland Security and a
number of other speakers including Norman Mynetta, the secretary for the U.
S. Department of Transportation and Anthony \Villiams the Mayor of the
District of Columbia. The morning session \vas strictly about homeland
security and transportation security \vhich proved to be very educational. We
discussed the expenditures and the commitment that the United States
Government has made and ho\v it \vould both affect and benefit cities. I
presented to Mr. Home the U. S. Conference of Mayors National Action Plan
for Safety and Security in America's Cities which was formulated in December
of 2001. There should be enough copies to go around to the entire
commission. . Please revie\v this at your convenience; it is a 16-page document
that covers everything from transportation security, emergency preparedness,
federallocalla\v enforcement dealing with issues of communication and
coordination and finishing up \vith economic security.
T'he other session that I attended that day \vas emergency preparedness which
was facilitated by a couple of Mayors and featured speakers from the DuPont
Corporation, Johns Hopkins University and also introduced a program called
"Save a Life Foundation" \vhich I have also passed on to Mr. I-Iorne. The
DuPont Corporation is \villing visit our city to facilitate a roundtable discussion
about emergency preparedness \vith our public health system and \vater and
equipment safety. I suggested to Mr. I-Iome that this might be a valuable tool
for us to utilize, perhaps in conjunction \vith other tnunicipalities andlor the
county.
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General, Dr. Satcher, and Tara O'Toole, Director of Johns I-Iopkins University
Center for Civilian Bio-Defense Strateg1cs.
The afternoon session that day was primarily about housing issues. Many of
these \vere issues more pertinent to the big cities.
The next day \ve boarded buses early and \vent to the White I-Iouse for a
continental breakfast and then heard Governor Ridge and President Bush
address us on homeland security. The President brought forward a $38 billion
budget for next year for homeland security, which he promised $3.8 billion
\vould go directly to cities. He stressed the importance of strong cities, cities
"working together to remain vital, vibrant places and stressed that cities \vere the
backbone of the United States. Immediately following that, I had an
opportunity to meet \vith Mayors from three other states, including Ohio and
Wisconsin to sit do\vn directly \vith \Vhite I-louse staffers to discuss various
issues. There were only seven Mayors in attendance and the session was led by
Reuben Barrales, the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of
Intergovernmental Affairs at the \Vhite House. The discussion ranged from
unfunded mandates and the frustrations when administrations change in D.C.
that different standards, especially environmental, water, and wastewater, are
set and that puts a burden on cities via unfunded mandates, to economic
stimulus packages. I thought this \vas an extremely valuable session, because
now we are directly on Mr. Barrales' e-mail list. He \vill keep us posted to
issues involving us and other cities. We now have a direct contact at the \Vhite
House if and when we need it or choose to use it. I spoke of our need to
assure the strength of tourism, but also to diversify our local economy so that
we don't rely as much in the future on tourism. I also mentioned that \ve are
interested in any economic stimulus package that \vas in the works.
After that session "\ve boarded the ne\v Acela Express train from Washington,
D.C. Union Station to Penn Station in New York. Although this is not the true
defmition of a high-speed train, such as the bullet trains in] apan or in Europe,
it did reach speeds of close to 150 mph and got us from Washington, D. C. to
N ew York City in less than 2 Y2 hours. This train stopped only t\vice - in
Baltimore and in Philadelphia for a few minutes. This is the type of train
service that hopefully we can eventually get in Florida from Orlando to Tampa
and then with inter-modal transportation from the airports into the core 0 f
do\vntown business districts in St. Petersburg and Clearwater and then over to
our beach.
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cities for various achievements. We also heard from Jonathan Tish, the
Chairman and CEO ofLo\v's I-Iotels and Feliz Rohatyn the former
Ambassador to France and a member of the Center for Strategic and
International Studies. Mr. Tish discussed the importance of keeping a strong
transportation and tourism industry going in the United States and Mr.
Rohatyn discussed various other economic topics. That morning \ve heard
from various other speakers including the Mayor of Denver, Wellington Webb)
Douglas Nelson, President of the Annie Casey Foundation and Marian
Edelman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund. I have
passed on numerous other brochures and information packages to Mr. Horne
for the staff to look at to see if any of these programs are programs that the
city could benefit from. We also heard from Congressman Rangel from Ne\v
York and Senator John Carey from Massachusetts \vho is the Chair of the
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Also, during that
session, the new Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, addressed us.
The lunch speakers included James Murphy, Chairman of the Mortgage
Bankers Association giving us an update on the Council for Investment in the
New American City. The featured speaker \vas Marcie Rossell) Chief
Economist for the Cable TV network CNBC, who gave us an entertaining
discussion on why and how the economy is bouncing back.
That afternoon) I attended a breakout session on travel and tourism and small
business retention and development that was headed up by various Mayors and
Nat Wienecke, Director of Economic Development and Administration for the
U.S. Department of Commerce.
That evening Mayor Bloomberg hosted us at a reception at Gracie Mansion.
Saturday morning, ,ve had breakfast with presentations from former Mayor
Rudy Giuliani and Richard Sheirer, Director of the Mayor's Office of
Emergency Management for NYC. We also heard from Chaplains from the
Police Department and Fire Department, re-counting the horrific events of
September 11 th and the massive effort to clean up the site and recover the
thousands of victims that were lost at the \Vorld Trade Center. Needless to
say, it \vas an emotional breakfast, highlighted by former Mayor Giuliani's
comments "that the moment the attacks took place they essentially failed
because the people \vho perpetrated these events thought that \ve \vere a \vcak
nation and they failed to break our spirit. In fact, our spirit is more resolute
than ever at this point in time." After breakfast, \ve boarded buses for ground
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zero and \vere allo\ved to actually \valk out onto the site, \vhich was another
emotional experience. I stood \vith some of my colleagues that \vere with us
last summer at the technology symposium in New York \vhere the Marriott
Hotel used to be and building seven of the World Trade Center, the emergency
bunker was, that are no longer there. Again, Mayor Giuliani joined us, as did a
number of police and firefighters and emergency personnel \vho gave us first.
hand accounts of the goings-on on that day and since then. It \vas, as an aside,
remarkable to see ho\v much cleanup has actually taken place. There was just a
small pile of rubble and the basement of the former World Trade Center
towers was clearly visible.
The memorials there were quite touching, with one being an international \vall,
showing how many people from different countries around the world lost their
lives on that day.
After the visit to ground zero, I returned to the hotel and went to the airport to
board a flight home.
As I mentioned earlier, I felt the conference was very valuable. There are a
number of materials that I passed on to the City Manager for his and staffs
review to see if there are programs that we can either implement or get
involved with here and as I mentioned, the DuPont Corporation is willing to
come down and discuss various safety measures that \ve can implement and
discuss their intricate kno\vledge of bio-terrorism threats.
During the conference I also had a chance to chat \vith and network with a
number of other Mayors from around the country, including Mayor Dick
Greco of Tampa and Mayor Glenda Hood from Orlando, which is always
beneficial, sharing thoughts and ideas and frustrations \vith your fellow elected
officials. And fmally I would like to thank the Commission for seeing the value
of our membership in the Conference of Mayors. If anyone has any individual
questions, I'll be happy discuss it at the next \vork session.
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Clearwater City C0J11J11ission
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Final Agenda Item #
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SUBJECT/RECOMMENDA TION:
Authorize institution of legal action against Florida Power Corp., to recover money on account owed
for gas consumption in the approximate amount of.$174.62.
D and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same.
SUMMARY:
Authorization is sought from the City Commission on behalf of the Clearwater Gas System to
institute suit against Florida Power Corp., to recover approximately $174.62. The City's claim is for
damage to a gas line located at 1010 Cleveland Street resulting from Florida Power construction on
February 10, 1998. There is no record of a sunshine call.
Florida Power disputes this claim.
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Legal ~ Info Tech NA Legal . Total
Budget NA Public Works NA User Dept. Funding Source:
purchasin NA DCM/ACM Captiallmprovement Current Fiscal Year
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Clearwater City
Commission
Agenda Cover
Memorandum
Work Session Item #:
Final Agenda Item ##
Meeting Date:
SUBJECT IRECOMMENDA TION:
Approve an addition to the Police Department's Take Home Car Plan to increase visibility of
patrol officers and vehicles to the citizens of Clearwater in the total amount of $372,990.00
for cars and equipment, to include the awarding of a contract to Garber Auto Mall of Green
Cove Springs, Florida, in the amount of $247,440.00, for the purchase of ten (10) 2002
Ford Crown Victoria Police Sedans, in accordance with Sec. 2.564 (l)(d) Florida Sheriffs
Association Bid 01-009-0905,
~ and that the appropriate officials be authorized to execute same.
. The take home car program is a primary method to enhance the perception of safety for
the citizens of Clearwater by having more marked patrol cars disbursed throughout the
city. This will maximize the visibility of patrol officers who reside in Clearwater and also
officers working off-duty assignments by using a marked patrol car.
. The Police Department is experiencing a loss of police officers to agencies that provide
take home cars. The take home car program will assist in providing an initiative to
retain our officers.
. An annual estimated total impact of $10,000 is expected for fuel and maintenance. The
department will begin a program using trustee prisoners to wash, wax and detail the
vehicles to offset Fleet charges in our annual budget resulting in minimal or no increase.
There are sixteen (16) additional sworn patrol officers that would need to be provided a
take home car. The Police Department would need to purchase ten (10) new cars. Ten
(10) cars will be reassigned from our current deployment plan. Four (4) vehicles will be
kept in reserve to enhance visibility for specified off-duty jobs. These four (4) vehicles
would also be used for new officers who reside in Clearwater or officers who may relocate
within the city limits of Clearwater.
. The ten additional cars will need to be replaced in five to eight years. The Police
Department will provide for the replacement funding by absorbing the cost through
special non-general fund budget codes.
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Prepared by: Sherry Hunt
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Attachments
Costs
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Budget
Purchasing N/A
Risk Mgml N/A
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Public Works
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Tolal $372,990.00
Funding Source:
Current FY $372,990.00 CI
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Other
Submitted by:
City Manager
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Appropriation Code:
181-99326-564000-521-000
181-99329-564000-521-000
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· Officers are required to provide assistance, or answer calls, when they are on or off duty
while assigned a take home car.
· The total cost of the program is $372,990.00, which includes the following: ten (10)
vehicles for a total of $247,440.00; ten (10) vehicle equipment packages for a total of
$85,550.00; and ten (10) vehicle technology equipment packages for a total of
$40,000.00.
· Funding sources for the program are available in the Local Law Enforcement Block
(LLEBG) Grant Special Project Code 181-99326-560400-521-000 for $121,796.00 and
from "Investigative Cost Recovery" Special Project Code 181-99329-560400-521-000 for
$251,194.00.
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DRAFT
February 6, 2002
Bob Baker, President of Cabana Club
Steve Strong, Manager of Cabana Club
President of Dan's Island II
Joan Hennly, Manager Dan's Island II
President of Harbour South
Manager of Harbour South
President of Harbour North
Manager of Harbour North
RE: Former Cabana Restaurant Status
A meeting with the Biltmore General Manager, his engineering
representative and the senior executives of the City Staff of Clearwater (City
Manager Bill Horne Jr., City Attorney Pam Akin, Ass't City Manager Garry
Brumback, Ass't City Manager Ralph Stone, Development Services Director Jeff
Kronschnabl) took place on Feb. 5th. It is very obvious from the attendance of
the entire senior executive staff, that the City has placed a high priority on
moving the Biltmore to get moving to resolve the valid concerns of the
condominium residents.
The Biltmore acknowledged that the Cabana situation has been poorly
handled up to this point. They made an oral presentation of the plan to bring the
shell or exterior of the building up to the City Code. The city insisted that these
plans be made in writing since verbal promises have been made in the past and
not
From discussion with residents and Dick Ruben who has led the , I asked
the City to make three demands of the Biltmore and the city added a fourth one
on security:
. That fines begin for failure to perform after a date specified.
. That continuous extermination for control of pests occurs.
. That proof of insurance or COI for both fire and liability be furnished to the
City.
. The City stipulated that random security guard checks begin and
maintained and that the alarm system be restored and operated.
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The City will take the Biltmore issues to the City Code Board for the notice
of violation and follow through to start the appropriate fines. The Biltmore will
obtain the necessary city permits and approvals, which are expected to take 3-4
weeks. Work is expected to start by mid-March. Further more the Biltmore will
be required to post a performance bond to ensure specific work completion.
When the permits have been approved, the Biltmore agreed to have a meeting
with the residents of the condos who have been affected to detail the plans and
work.
On February 6, 2002 the Biltmore faxed to the City the work to be
completed under Phase One, the restoration to code of the exterior which
include: new roof, and replacel repair the following: steel stairs, windows, ~oors,
hardware, steel supports, alarm system. All exterior work is to be completed in 6
months.
Phase 2 will restore the interior for a new restaurant tenant and begin
when Phase 1 is complete and negotiations with a future tenant are completed.
Would you please widely communicate this progress and direction with your
residents. Perhaps, posting this on your bulletin boards would be worth
considering.
Sincerely,
Nick Fritsch Dick Ruben
. Cc: SKCA Board of Directors
City of Clearwater, Jeff Kronschnabl, Director Development SeNices