10/05/2020 - SpecialMonday, October 5, 2020
9:00 AM
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Main Library - Council Chambers
Council Work Session
Special Work Session
Council Philosophy Discussion - Special Work Session
October 5, 2020Council Work Session Special Work Session
1. Call to Order
2. Council Discussion Item
Roundtable Discussion of Philosophy and Priorities2.1
3. New Business (items not on the agenda may be brought up asking they be
scheduled for subsequent meetings or work sessions in accordance with Rule 1,
Paragraph 2).
4. Closing Comments by Mayor
5. Adjourn
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Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#20-8341
Agenda Date: 10/5/2020 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Council Discussion
Item
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 2.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Roundtable Discussion of Philosophy and Priorities
SUMMARY:
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Council Roundtable Discussion of Philosophy and Priorities
1) The ICEBREAKER
a. How long have you lived in Clearwater if not a native where did you come
from?
b. A little about your family?
c. Do you have pets?
d. Top two hobbies?
e. Where do you like to vacation?
f. What was the first concert you ever went to and where?
2) What do you believe Clearwater’s identity is and what would you like it to be?
3) What is the role of City government versus; County, State and Federal
governments and private sector including nonprofits?
a. Are there times we want to deviate from our role?
b. What would be trigger to deviate?
c. Are social services a fundamental municipal service? Do we desire to be a
social services provider, if so which ones? Do we want to be a more
significant funder? If so what would we divert money from to pay for these
services?
4) How do we want to encourage diversity (on boards, employment and generally in
community as a whole)?
5) What should City’s role be in economic development
a. Does it contribute to live, work and play?
b. How can we partner with other government entities and the private sector?
c. Do you believe in incentives? To what extent, again ROI’s?
6) What is your philosophy on projects that we expect a positive ROI
a. How long should payback take?
b. Are there types of projects that you are willing to forgo ROI?
c. What role should Greenprint play in projects?
d. What would justify long payback or no payback?
7) The beach is our largest economic engine, how do we make certain that we
preserve the quality of the beach?
a. Cleanliness
b. Infrastructure
c. Safety/police presence
d. Businesses that undermine family friendly environment
8) How do you want to interact with Scientology?
a. Can we cooperate or do we move forward alone?
b. Legally we need to be cautious about our speech, Pam can address?
9) Thoughts on strategic planning?
a. When do we want to update plan?
b. Citizen input is critical how do we engage during Covid 19 or do we wait?
c. What should be priorities in strategic plan (e.g. job creation, workforce
housing, transportation, environmental issues, planning/zoning,
encouraging reinvestment in housing stock, equity issues)
d. How we serve the entire city with projects and money, do we spend
money where it is generated or do we subsidize less affluent areas?
e. What from our previous plans do you like or dislike?
f. What have you seen in other strategic plans that you want to emulate?
g. What do we want final product to include?
h. Do we have timeframes and analytics that can be measured?
10) What are appropriate levels of service?
a. Police, Fire, P&R, Libraries, trails, etc.?
b. Standards for facilities upkeep, how are we dealing with depreciation of
assets?
c. Would everyone like to specify metrics?
11) Hierarchy of services, rank priority:
a. Public Safety (Police & Fire)
b. Municipal services (water, sewer, gas, solid waste)
c. Quality of life (Parks&Rec., Libraries, Trails, Beach)
d. Economic Development
e. Infrastructure (Roads, Sidewalks, etc.)
12) Private Property Rights vs. the desire of some to limit additional development?
13) What are your feelings about supporting Major League Baseball?
a. History of relationship
b. Economic impact of baseball
c. If we don’t support what will costs be of dismantling Spectrum or operating
without a team.
14) Once we get back to normal how do we want to better engage citizens?
a. We once did monthly breakfasts.
b. We could do rotating meetings with council members at libraries or
multiple council members but must be noticed and requires more staff
c. How do we effectively address citizens information needs within
reasonable work and time constraints?
15) Council Budget (Mr. Horne)
16) Advisory Boards- to be subject of a separate meeting.
D
School
Board
Pinellas
County
D
Clearwater
D
Other
Agencies
Where
your
property
taxes
go -
CITY
OF
CLEARWATER
I
1
Homesteaded
Property
Save
Our
Homes
Cap —
2.
3%
2019
2020
ncrease
Taxable Value
100,
00 $
102,
300 $
2,
300
City
Taxes $
595.
50 $
609.
20 $
13.
70 CITY
OF
CLEARWATER
I
2
of total Cents on the $1
Clearwater 29% $0.29
Pinellas County 31% 0.31
School Board 31% 0.31
Other Agencies 9% 0.09
1.00
of total Cents on the $1
Clearwater 28.9% $0.29
Pinellas County 30.6% 0.31
School Board 31.2% 0.31
SWFWMD 1.3% 0.01
JWB 4.4% 0.04
Transit 3.6% 0.04
FY21 Totals
Agency: Millage:
Clearwater 5.955
General Fund 5.2755
Health 0.0835
Pinellas Planning Council 0.015
EMS 0.9158
School 6.427
SWFWMD 0.2669
JWB 0.8981
Transit 0.75
Total Millage: 20.5868
increase
same
decrease
FY20 Totals
Agency: Millage:
Clearwater 5.955
General Fund 5.2755
Health 0.0835
Pinellas Planning Council 0.015
EMS 0.9158
School 6.584
SWFWMD 0.2801
JWB 0.8981
Transit 0.75 ,
Total Millage: 20.757
1.00
Pinellas 6.2898
County
Other 1.915
Agencies
Pinellas 6.2898
County
Other 1.9282
Agencies