06/29/1992 CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
June 29, 1992
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met at City Hall, Monday, June 29, 1992 with the following members present:
Rita Garvey Mayor/Commissioner
Richard Fitzgerald Vice-Mayor/Commissioner
Lee Regulski Commissioner
Sue Berfield Commissioner
Arthur X. Deegan, II Commissioner
Also present:
Michael J. Wright City Manager
M.A. Galbraith, Jr. City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
ITEM #2 - Resolution #92-45 - Approving the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization Membership Reapportionment Plan and agreeing to be a member in conformance with the plan
The Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved a reapportionment plan at their meeting of June 10, 1992 which provides for the addition of two members. This
would include a rotating member who would jointly represent the cities of Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor and Oldsmar and a representative from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
(PSTA).
Under previous State law, the addition of a municipal representative would have required the addition of another County Commissioner, as the law required that at least 33 and 1/3 percent
of the MPO membership be County Commissioners. Current State law allows a reduction in County Commission representation from 33 and 1/3 percent to 25 percent when a transit representative
is appointed to the MPO Board. Thus, the MPO Plan provides for the appointment of a PSTA representative as a means of accommodating the North County appointment without adding a County
Commissioner. The rotating member from the north County cities, along with the PSTA representative will bring the total voting membership to eleven.
The City of Clearwater approved a resolution endorsing the current nine member board however, that action is invalidated by the approval of the Plan to add the new members. Resolution
#92-45 will approve the MPO's membership reapportionment plan and have Clearwater agree to be in conformance with the plan.
Commissioner Regulski, Clearwater's MPO representative, reported on how appointing a PSTA representative to the MPO allows the appointment of another municipal representative without
increasing the number of County Commissioners on the MPO. He stated Oldsmar, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs will rotate membership on the MPO.
In response to a question, it was indicated this reapportionment plan still needs to be approved by the governor.
The City Attorney presented Resolution #92-45 and read it by title only. Commissioner Fitzgerald moved to pass and adopt Resolution #92-45 and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. The motion was duly seconded, upon roll call the vote was:
"Ayes": Regulski, Fitzgerald, Berfield, Deegan and Garvey.
"Nays": None.
ITEM #3 - Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:06 a.m.