10/17/2022Monday, October 17, 2022
9:00 AM
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Main Library - Council Chambers
Council Work Session
Work Session Agenda
October 17, 2022Council Work Session Work Session Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Economic Development and Housing
Approve the Third Substantial Amendment to the City of Clearwater’s
2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to reallocate existing funding provided by
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to
address needs resulting from the COVID-19 Emergency.
2.1
3. Finance
Approve payments totaling $150,415.29 to settle claim 22000125 for
damages to Solid Waste vehicle G3973 and surrounding properties,
pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.645, Payment of
claims. (consent)
3.1
4. Human Resources
Approve the first addendum to the collective bargaining agreement as
negotiated between the City of Clearwater and IAFF Local 1158 for Fiscal
Year 2022/2023 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
4.1
Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.421 to re-establish a
cost-of-living benefit for firefighters and pass Ordinance 9634-22 on first
reading.
4.2
5. Parks and Recreation
Approve a purchase order to Shade Systems, Inc., of Ocala, Florida for
the purchase and installation of Athletic Shade Structures in an amount of
$715,376.50, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section
2.563(1)(c), Piggyback; increase project C2212, Athletic Field Shade
Structures by $70,000 in donations revenue; and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
5.1
Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Keystone Excavators,
Inc. of Oldsmar, Florida, in the amount of $138,446.00, for park
improvements at Soule Road Park, pursuant to Request for Qualifications
(REQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services Continuing
Contracts; transfer $79,200 from Recreation Facility Impact Fees
(142-343962) at first quarter; and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
5.2
6. Public Works
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Approve the final plat for Airport Drive Villages located at 514 Brandon
Avenue. (consent)
6.1
Approve the request from the owner of real property, described as Parcel
ID: 15-29-15-38574-015-0060, Court Street, Clearwater to vacate the
5-foot-wide platted Utility Easement on the south property line of lot 45,
and the west half of lot 44 along with the abutting 5-foot-wide platted Utility
Easement on the north property line of lots 8,7,6,20, and the west half of lot
21, located in Hibiscus Gardens, Blk O, according to the map or plat
thereof as recorded in Plat Book 14, Pages 55-59, Public Records of
Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9636-22 on first reading.
6.2
Accept a 4-foot-wide Drainage and Utility Easement from William B and
Lauren V Corser, husband and wife, for installation, repair, maintenance,
and replacement of underground utilities on real property located at 1242
Idlewild Drive, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
(consent)
6.3
Approve Supplemental Two Work Order to Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa,
FL, for On-Call Traffic Engineering Technical Support Services
(21-0035-EN) in the amount of $195,000, increasing the work order from
$300,000 to $495,000, pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
26-19, Engineer of Record Consulting Services (EOR), and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
6.4
7. Planning
Presentation on Clearwater 2045 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement
and Preliminary Framework Report. (WSO)
7.1
8. Public Utilities
Authorize a purchase order to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba Ferguson
Waterworks for the supply of backflow devices and parts in the annual
not-to-exceed amount of $227,000.00 with the option for two, one-year
renewals, pursuant to Invitation to Bid No. 48-22, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
8.1
Authorize an increase on purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing
Company of Tampa, FL, for Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite, in the amount of
$355,000.00, increasing the annual not-to-exceed amount from
$533,500.00 to $888,500.00 through the term of the contract and authorize
the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
8.2
9. City Attorney
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Approve amendment to Retainer Agreement with Matthew D. Weidner,
P.A., for representation in lien foreclosures and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
9.1
Adopt Ordinance 9609-22 on second reading, vacating that certain portion
of a 28-foot-wide alley right-of-way lying west of Lots 20,19,18, 17, and 16
of Block B, being described in the plat titled “John R. Davey, et. al.
Resubdivision” located in Plat Book 1, Page 87 of the public records of
Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas County was formerly a part.
9.2
Adopt Ordinance 9619-22 on second reading, vacating the 18-foot-wide
drainage & utility easement as recorded in Book 926, Page 157, official
records of Pinellas County, Florida, being further described as the south
18 feet of Lots 3, 4, and 5, “Rompon’s & Baskin’s Corrected Map of
Causeway Business District” as recorded in Plat Book 57, Page 1 of the
official records of Pinellas County, Florida.
9.3
Adopt Ordinance 9633-22 on second reading, vacating the south 5 feet of
the 10-foot-wide platted utility and drainage easement located on Lot 50,
Countryside Tract 5, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in
Plat Book 78, Pages 57-58 of the public records of Pinellas County,
Florida, less and except the east 5 feet thereof.
9.4
10. City Manager Verbal Reports
11. City Attorney Verbal Reports
12. Council Discussion Item
Update on NOFO regarding Homelessness - Vice Mayor Beckman12.1
Contingency Rates - Councilmember Allbritton12.2
13. 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).
14. Closing Comments by Mayor
15. Adjourn
16. Presentation(s) for Council Meeting
Inflation Reduction Act - Harry Glenn, Van Scoyoc Associates16.1
October Service Awards16.2
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Red Ribbon Week 2022 Proclamation - Michele Edwards, Special
Projects and Rising Above Committee Coordinator at the Clearwater
Neighborhood Family Center
16.3
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Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1085
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Economic Development & Housing
Agenda Number: 2.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Third Substantial Amendment to the City of Clearwater’s 2019-2020 Annual Action
Plan to reallocate existing funding provided by the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development to address needs resulting from the COVID-19 Emergency.
SUMMARY:
In 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $1,351,560 of
Community Development Block Grant Program - Coronavirus Response funds (CDBG-CV) to
be used by the City of Clearwater to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. This
amount is the total of two allocations from the first and third tranches of funding authorized by
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136,
which was signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, to respond to the growing effects of
the historic public health crisis. The second tranche included an allocation to the City of
Clearwater through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and is not contained within the
city’s 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
CDBG-CV Grantees are required to spend 80% of their allocations within three years of
receiving the funds. Accordingly, the City of Clearwater must expend $1,081,248 by June 2023.
CDBG Expenditures to date total $207,509.90.
The City’s administration of CDBG-CV funding has focused on providing funding assistance to
non-profit service providers. Non-profit organizations have struggled to expand capacity to
expend funds in a manner that will achieve the 80% expenditure requirement. Therefore, staff is
recommending a portion of the funds be reallocated for improvements to public facilities.
The Substantial Amendment reduces funding for the following activities and is shown below as
revised allocations:
$29,693.90 - Suncoast Housing Connections - Mortgage Assistance/Foreclosure Prevention
$211,616.63 - CDBG-CV Administration
The Substantial Amendment adds the following CDBG-CV Public Facility Improvements:
$51,662.00 - R'Club Child Care - Gateway Facility HVAC Air Quality Upgrades
$47,140.00 - R'Club Child Care - Breeden Facility HVAC Air Quality Upgrades
$190,000.00 - Ross Norton Lake Bellevue Recreational Pier
$190,000.00 - Ross Norton Playground
Contracts are already in place for the following CDBG-CV Public Services:
$104,441.47 - Homeless Leadership Alliance - Housing Navigation
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$132,559.00 - Directions For Living - Prospect Towers - Assistance to Tenants being
Displaced
$38,354.00 - Gulfcoast Legal Services (COVID Housing Legal Services)
$345,593.00 - Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County
$8,500.00 - Showered & Empowered, Inc. (complete)
$2,000.00 - Pet Grooming On The Go LLC (complete)
Additional Background Information
A jurisdiction’s Annual Action Plan implements its multi-year Consolidated Plan and is
developed through significant citizen participation, analysis, and planning. A First Substantial
Amendment to the city’s 2019 Annual Action Plan (AAP) was approved by the City Council on
May 7, 2020, to incorporate $492,592 from the first tranche of CDBG-CV funding. A Second
Amendment to the 2019 AAP was approved by City Council on October 14, 2020, to
incorporate $858,968 from the third tranche of CDBG-CV funding. Staff is recommending
approval of the Third Substantial Amendment to the 2019 AAP to reallocate funding to
programs and activities that will more effectively distribute CDBG-CV funding assistance.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
This agreement will be funded with Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus funds,
a funding source provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A
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CDBG-CV Entitlement - $1,351,560 AMOUNT AMOUNT
PROPOSED ALREADY SPENT
CDBG-CV CDBG-CV
CDBG-CV Public Facilities Improvements
R'Club Child Care - Gateway Facility HVAC Air Quality Upgrades (73.5) 51,662.00$
R'Club Child Care - Breeden Facility HVAC Air Quality Upgrades (73.5) 47,140.00$
Ross Norton Lake Bellevue Recreational Pier 190,000.00$
Ross Norton Playground 190,000.00$
Subtotal 478,802.00$ -$
CDBG-CV Public Services
Suncoast Housing Connections - Mortgage Assistance/Foreclosure Prevention 15,000.00$ 14,693.90$
Homeless Leadership Alliance - Housing Navigation 94,354.58$ 10,086.89$
Directions For Living - Prospect Towers - Assistance to Tenants being Displaced 26,046.37$ 106,512.63$
Gulfcoast Legal Services (COVID Housing Legal Services) 38,354.00$ -$
Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County 345,593.00$
Showered & Empowered, Inc. 8,500.00$
Pet Grooming On The Go LLC 2,000.00$
(City staff may shift funds from one CDBG-CV project to another)
(Amount Subject to Rounding of Funding Available)
Subtotal 519,347.95$ 141,793.42$
Administration
City of Clearwater Administration - CDBG-CV 145,900.15$ 65,716.48$
Subtotal 145,900.15$ 65,716.48$
ACTIVITY TOTAL 1,144,050.10$ 207,509.90$
Amount of Funding Available
FY 19-20 CDBG-CV Funds Already Spent 207,509.90$
FY 19-20 CDBG-CV Allocation Remaining 1,144,050.10$
FUNDING TOTAL 1,144,050.10$ 207,509.90$
REMAINING BALANCE CARRYOVER INTO FY 22-23 -$ -$
TOTAL ABOVE
1,351,560.00$
Annual Action Plan
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Amended on May 7, 2020 (CV1) and October 14, 2020 (CV3) to add CDBG-CV CARES Act funds to the
PY2019 Annual Action Plan. Amended on October 20, 2022, to reprogram a portion of CDBG-CV CARES
Act funds to other activities not previously included under the CV project on screens AP-35 Projects and
AP-38 Project Summary.
Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)
1. Introduction
The City of Clearwater, Florida, completed the planning process for the 2019/2020 Annual Action
Plan. This plan is the fourth (4th) Annual Action Plan of the FY2016/2017 – FY2019/2020 Four-Year
Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan).
Under the Consolidated Plan, the City is required to create and implement a plan each year to identify
the sources and uses of these funds for housing, community programs, and economic development. This
plan, referred to as an Annual Action Plan, provides HUD with the City’s housing budget and proposed
expenditures based on prior years carry-over funds, entitlement funds and estimated program income
that the City will receive in the upcoming fiscal year to meet the goals and objectives established in the
Consolidated Plan.
Funds will be used to develop viable communities and sustain existing ones. In addition, the funds will
be used to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to assist very-low to moderate-income
households. This year’s Annual Action Plan allocates federal funds to provide housing opportunities to
very-low to moderate-income households for new and existing homes, construction and/or renovation
of public facilities, economic development and to fund public services programs.
2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan
This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to
another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs
assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan.
The 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan identified the following goals and objectives to measure the
process addressing the priority needs of six major areas of focus in the Consolidated Plan: Program
Administration, Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homeless Special Needs, Community Development and
Public Services, and Economic Development.
3. Evaluation of past performance
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This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goa ls or
projects.
The development of the Annual Action Plan was based on the previously adopted Consolidated Plan and
a number of other studies, plans and reports that have been prepared in recent years. The primary
documents include the City's Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area documents, Local Housing
Incentives Strategy and Local Housing Assistance Plan, Economic Development Strategic Plan, Pinellas
County Homeless Leadership Board Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Report and Annual Homeless
Assessment reports, among others.
4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process
Summary from citizen participation section of plan.
The City conducted a technical assistance workshop for program applicants, two (2) public hearings with
the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board (NAHAB) and one public hearing with the City
Council. The purpose of the process was to receive citizen input on the current housing and community
development needs of the City.
In response to a new federal allocation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City was required to substantially amend the
2019/2020 Annual Action Plan and to amend the Citizen Participation Plan to allow for a reduced public
comment period of five (5) days. The notice of funding availability and related amendments for the first
tranche of CDBG-CV funding (CDBG-CV1) were publicly noticed, provided for comment for a period of
five (5) days, and heard by the City’s NAHAB and City Council during April and May 2020. The notice of
funding availability and related amendments for the third tranche of CDBG-CV funding (CDBG-CV3) were
publicly noticed, provided for comment for a period of five (5) days, and heard by the City's NAHAB and
City Council during September and October 2020.
The City held a 30-day comment period from September thru October 2022 on the substantial
amendment to reprogram a portion of CDBG-CV funds to other activities. The proposed substantial
amendment was heard and approved by the City Council in October 2022.
5. Summary of public comments
This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen
Participation section of the Con Plan.
No public comments were received.
6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them
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No public comments were received.
7. Summary
This plan is the fourth (4th) Annual Action Plan of the FY2016/2017 – FY2019/2020 Four-Year
Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan) to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the
Consolidated Plan. In the upcoming year, the City of Clearwater will continue to deliver housing and
community development activities that support housing rehabilitation and assistance, public facility and
infrastructure improvements, economic development and maintain partnerships with an array of
housing and public service providers.
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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)
1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan
Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administra tion of each grant
program and funding source.
Agency Role Name Department/Agency
CDBG Administrator CLEARWATER Economic Development and Housing Department
HOME Administrator CLEARWATER Economic Development and Housing Department
Table 1 – Responsible Agencies
Narrative (optional)
The City of Clearwater, Florida, is the lead agency responsible for overseeing the development of the Annual Action Plan. The Economic
Development and Housing Department is the internal department that is responsible for the day-to-day administration of CDBG and HOME
funding. However, the Economic Development and Housing Department does work with both the City Council and the Neighborhood and
Affordable Housing Advisory Board (NAHAB) in addition to residents and subrecipients to develop this plan.
Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Inquiries, comments or complaints concerning the Plan, any amendments, or performance reports, can be conveyed by contacting City staff at:
City of Clearwater Economic Development and Housing Department
P.O. Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 33758
Telephone: (727) 562-4032
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Fax: (727) 562-4037
irin.gomez@myclearwater.com
Business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Written complaints may also be made to the Jacksonville Field Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the
following address:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Planning and Development Division
400 West Bay Street, Suite 1015
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 232-2627
Fax: (904) 232-3759
Business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
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AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)
1. Introduction
The City uses a collaborative process to shape various programs into effective and coordinated
strategies. The process also facilitates the opportunity for planning and citizen participation to take
place in a comprehensive context, attempting to reduce duplication of efforts at the local level.
The City will implement this Annual Action Plan in coordination with public, private and nonprofit
agencies. Nonprofit agencies may include, but are not limited to, service providers and Community
Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). Private sector partners may include, but are not limited
to, local financial institutions, developers and local businesses. Public entities may include, but are not
limited to, City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation, Engineering and Planning Departments. The City
works closely with its partners to design programs that address identified needs.
Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between
public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health
and service agencies (91.215(l))
The City will implement this Annual Action Plan in coordination with public, private and nonprofit
agencies. Nonprofit agencies may include, but are not limited to, service providers and Community
Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). Private sector partners may include, but are not limited
to, local financial institutions, developers and local businesses. The City works closely with its partners to
design programs that address identified needs.
Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of
homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with
children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.
The City coordinated with the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board through its most recent Point-
In-Time Homeless Report and Annual Homeless Assessment Report and with residents through
community meetings. The consultation was important in preparing the various components of the
Annual Action Plan concerning the homeless.
Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in
determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate
outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and
procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS
Consultation with the Continuum of Care (CoC) included research of the Pinellas County Homeless
Leadership Board Annual Reports and Plans and meetings with the Board.
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The Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board (HLB) is comprised of 21 members, an Executive Officer
and three staff persons. In addition to the Board, the HLB has established the Providers Council and
Funders Council that work together to identify concerns and make policies and recommendations on
homeless issues. The mission of the HLB is to be the lead organization in ending homelessness in
Pinellas County.
The City of Clearwater does not receive or administer Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funding.
2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process
and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other
entities
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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated
1 Agency/Group/Organization PINELLAS COUNTY HOMELESS LEADERSHIP BOARD
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Research of Annual Reports and Identification of
Needs
2 Agency/Group/Organization City of Clearwater, Florida
Agency/Group/Organization Type City Departments
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Economic Development
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
City was the lead agency and consulted with
various departments to develop the Annual Action
Plan
3 Agency/Group/Organization City of Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable
Housing Advisory Board
Agency/Group/Organization Type Advisory Board
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? All
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Reviews and recommends Council approval of the
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4 Agency/Group/Organization HOMELESS EMERGENCY PROJECT, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
5 Agency/Group/Organization City of Clearwater City Council
Agency/Group/Organization Type Civic Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? All
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Public Hearings and Approval of Strategies
6 Agency/Group/Organization Community Housing Development Organizations
(CHDOs)
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Regional organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
8 Agency/Group/Organization DIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs
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Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
9 Agency/Group/Organization HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PINELLAS, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
10 Agency/Group/Organization PINELLAS OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL - CHORE
SERVICES
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Elderly Persons
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
11 Agency/Group/Organization RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
12 Agency/Group/Organization Clearwater Housing Authority
Agency/Group/Organization Type PHA
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs
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Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need, Referrals
13 Agency/Group/Organization GULFCOAST LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Service-Fair Housing
Client Advocacy
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Legal Services
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
14 Agency/Group/Organization InterCultural Advocacy Institute
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Youth Services
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
15 Agency/Group/Organization Miracles Outreach Community Development
Center, Inc.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Victims
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Human Trafficking
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
16 Agency/Group/Organization KIMBERLY HOME
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homeless - Pregnant Teens
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Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the
anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Identification of Need
Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting
The City of Clearwater consulted with the lead agency for the CoC, local and county PHAs, affordable housing providers, various social service
providers, city departments, and civic leaders. The City also consulted with the general public to include very-low to moderate-income residents
and other entities impacted by housing and community development activities. Community meetings were noticed by email, City website and
public hearings which were noticed in the newspaper. Other agencies and organizations not directly consulted with were consulted indirectly by
research of published plans and reports.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan
Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
Continuum of Care Pinellas County Homeless
Leadership Board Homelessness/Preventing and reducing homelessness within the City of Clearwater
State Housing Initiatives
Partnership
City of Clearwater/State of
Florida
Housing/providing decent affordable housing (identification of barriers and
incentives strategy through Local Housing Incentives Strategy and Local Housing
Assistance Plan)
Clearwater Florida: A New
Vision (Imagine Clw) Urban Land Institute (ULI) Housing/Providing decent affordable housing; Economic Development/Creating
economic opportunities
Comprehensive Economic
Development Plan
Tampa Bay Regional
Planning Council Economic Development/Creating economic opportunities
Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts
Narrative (optional)
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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation
Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal -setting
The City conducted a technical assistance workshop for program applicants, two public hearings with the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing
Advisory Board (NAHAB), and one public hearing with the City Council. The purpose of this process was to receive citizen input on current
housing and community development needs of the city.
In response to a new federal allocation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding in response to the COVID-19
pandemic, the City was required to substantially amend the 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan and to amend the Citizen Participation Plan to allow
for a reduced public comment period of five (5) days. The notice of funding availability and related amendments for the first tranche of CDBG-CV
funding (CDBG-CV1) were publicly noticed, provided for comment for a period of five (5) days, and heard by the City’s NAHAB and City Council
during April and May 2020. The notice of funding availability and related amendments for the third tranche of CDBG-CV funding (CDBG-CV3)
were publicly noticed, provided for comment for a period of five (5) days, and heard by the City's NAHAB and City Council during September and
October 2020.
The City held a 30-day comment period from September thru October 2022 on the substantial amendment to reprogram a portion of CDBG-CV
funds to other activities. The proposed substantial amendment was heard and approved by the City Council in October 2022.
Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
1 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
February 22, 2019
NOFA
Notice of Funding
Availability N/A
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
2 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
March 1, 2019 Notice
of Annual Action Plan
Application Meeting
Notice of Annual
Action Plan
Application Meeting
N/A N/A
3 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
April 9, 2019 NAHAB
Meeting
NAHAB Subrecipient
Presentations
All Comments
Recorded; see Appendix N/A
4 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
April 26, 2019
Notice of Proposed
Funding and NAHAB
Meeting
N/A N/A
5 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
May 14, 2019 NAHAB
Meeting
NAHAB Approval of
Recommended
Allocations
All Comments
Recorded; see Appendix N/A
6 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
June 21, 2019
Notice of 30-Day
Public Comment
Period
N/A N/A
7 30-Day Public
Comment Period)
Non-
targeted/broad
community
June 21, 2019 thru
July 22, 2019
None Received
During the 30-Day
Period
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
www.myclearwater.com
8 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
July 9, 2019 NAHAB
Meeting
NAHAB Adoption of
Annual Action Plan
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
9 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
August 1, 2019 City
Council Meeting
Council Input on
Plan/Approval
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
10 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
April 26, 2020 (Tampa
Bay Times)
Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),
Substantial
Amendment to
2019 Annual Action
Plan, Amendment
to Citizen
Participation Plan,
Five-Day Public
Comment Period,
Public Meeting, and
Public Hearing
N/A
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
11 5-Day Public
Comment Period
Non-
targeted/broad
community
April 27, 2020 thru
May 1, 2020
A comments letter
was received by
email on April 28,
2020, dated April
27, 2020, from a
representative of
Clearwater
Neighborhood
Housing Services,
Inc. in response to
the public notice
published in the
Tampa Bay Times
on April 26, 2020.
This letter
specifically
identifies the need
for mortgage/rent
assistance and
foreclosure
prevention activities
in response to the
coronavirus
pandemic.
This letter was accepted
by City staff and was
read aloud into the
record at a public
hearing of the
Neighborhood and
Affordable Housing
Advisory Board
(NAHAB) on May 1,
2020, and at a public
hearing of the City
Council on May 7, 2020.
In response to this
letter, the City of
Clearwater
reprogrammed PY
2019/2020 CDBG funds
from existing projects
to new projects
targeted to
mortgage/rent
assistance, housing
related legal services,
and foreclosure
prevention activities to
respond to COVID-19.
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
www.myclearwater.com
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
12 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
May 1, 2020 NAHAB
Meeting
NAHAB Approval of
Amendments
related to CARES
Act funding
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
13 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
May 7, 2020 City
Council Meeting
Council Approval of
Amendments
related to CARES
Act funding
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
14 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
September 30, 2020
and October 7, 2020
(Tampa Bay Times)
Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),
Second Substantial
Amendment to
2019 Annual Action
Plan, Five-Day
Public Comment
Period, Public
Meeting, and Public
Hearing
N/A
15 5-Day Public
Comment Period
Non-
targeted/broad
community
October 5, 2020 thru
October 9, 2020
No public
comments were
received.
N/A www.myclearwater.com
16 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
October 13, 2020
NAHAB Meeting
NAHAB Approval of
second Substantial
Amendment related
to CARES Act
funding
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
17 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
October 14, 2020 City
Council Meeting
Council Approval of
second Substantial
Amendment related
to CARES Act
funding
All Comments
Recorded; See
Appendix
18 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community
September 7, 2022
(Tampa Bay Times)
Notice of
Substantial
Amendment to
2019 Annual Action
Plan related to
CARES Act funding,
30-Day Public
Comment Period,
and Public Hearings
N/A
19 30-Day Public
Comment Period
Non-
targeted/broad
community
September 11 thru
October 10, 2022 TBD TBD www.myclearwater.com
20 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
October 11, 2022,
NAHAB Meeting
NAHAB Approval of
Substantial
Amendment related
to CARES Act
funding
TBD www.myclearwater.com
21 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community
October 20, 2022, City
Council Meeting
Council Approval of
Substantial
Amendment related
to CARES Act
funding
TBD www.myclearwater.com
Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach
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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
The Annual Action Plan must identify the federal, state, local and private resources expected to be available to the City to address priority needs
and specific objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan.
The City of Clearwater is expected to receive an allocation of $764,043 in CDBG funding for the 2019/2020 program year. Prior-year CDBG
resources is expected to be $159,033 from reprogrammed entitlement funding and $505,000 from Revolving Loan Funds. CDBG and Revolving
Loan funds will be used for housing and community development activities including, but not limited to, acquisition, rehabilitation, public
services and facilities, economic development, administration and activity delivery of the City's CDBG program.
Additionally, the City will receive a total allocation of $1,351,560 of CDBG-CV funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The first tranche allocated $492,592 of CDBG-CV1 funds and the third tranche allocated $858,968 of CDBG-CV3 funds.
These funds will be used for activities related to COVID-19 response while also meeting a CDBG national objective.
The City of Clearwater is expected to receive an allocation of $383,978 in HOME funding for the 2019/2020 program year. Program income for
HOME is expected to be $500,000, with $2,038,614 in prior-year resources. HOME funds will be used for housing activities including, but not
limited to, acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction, administration of the City's HOME program and CHDO support.
While the the City of Clearwater expects to receive and utilize funding as described in prior paragraphs, funding sources that are anticipated to
be allocated to projects are denoted in the Expected Amount Available Priority Table funding sources that are anticipated to be allocated to
projects shown in AP 35.
Since this is the final year of the Consolidated Plan (2018/2019-2019/2020), there is no estimated total funding amount for the remainder of the
Plan.
Other resources, such as private and non-Federal public sources may become available to the City of Clearwater during the program year. For
CDBG leveraging, these include funding from State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA),
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City Departments (e.g. Engineering, Parks and Recreation), public or social service providers, or other sources. The City will also look to leverage
funds, if available, from SHIP funds, Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), Public Housing Authority (PHA), or other agencies
and programs as a match to HOME dollars.
The Annual Action Plan must summarize the City’s priorities and the specific goals it intends to initiate and/or complete within the fourth year of
the Consolidated Plan. These goals must be described in quantitative terms. The City of Clearwater has selected goal outcome indicators and
quantities based on the anticipated performance measures of the 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan.
Anticipated Resources
Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and
Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services
764,043 0 664,033 1,428,076 0
The Federal CDBG allocation will be used
for housing and community development
activities. Funding from other sources may
be leveraged against CDBG dollars for
public benefit. Note: Program income
projections are estimated amounts; actual
amounts may differ if larger sums are
received from loan payoffs. Prior year
resources amounts were estimated based
on activities to be encumbered by the end
of September 2019. These amounts will be
updated during the 2019 program year
close-out.
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Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner
rehab
Multifamily
rental new
construction
Multifamily
rental rehab
New
construction for
ownership
TBRA 383,978 500,000 2,038,614 2,922,592 0
The Federal HOME allocation will be used
for housing activities. Funding from other
sources may be leveraged against HOME
dollars for public benefit. Note: Program
incomes projections are estimated
amounts; actual amounts may differ if
larger sums are received from loan
payoffs. Prior year resources amounts
were estimated based on activities to be
encumbered by the end of September
2019. These amounts will be updated
during the 2019 program year close-out.
Other public -
federal
Other
1,351,560 0 0 1,351,560 0
The Federal CDBG-CV allocation will be
used to prevent, prepare for, and respond
to coronavirus
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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how
matching requirements will be satisfied
The City will look to leverage funds, if available, from SHIP, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), City Departments (e.g. Engineering,
Parks and Recreation), public or social service providers or other sources against CDBG dollars. The City will look to leverage private funds, if
available, from lending institutions, homeowner contributions and public funds from SHIP, Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and other agencies
and programs as a match to HOME dollars.
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If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that
may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
The City of Clearwater owns a number of properties within low- and moderate-income areas of its
jurisdiction. The City also maintains an Affordable Housing Inventory List that is updated every three
years by City resolution. This is a list of city-owned properties that may be available for development of
affordable housing. As of June 2019, there are eighteen properties on the list: 1002 LaSalle Street, 1011
LaSalle Street, 1408 Monroe Avenue, 1112 Palm Bluff Street, 1415 Taft Avenue; 1454 S. MLK Jr. Avenue;
1006 N. MLK Jr. Boulevard; 1009 N. Garden Avenue; 1304 N. Madison Avenue; 0 Marshall Street; 1002
Marshall Street; 1004 Marshall Street; 1006 Marshall Street; 406 Vine Avenue; 1532 Smallwood Circle;
1125 Pierce Street; 1129 Pierce Street; and 0 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Discussion
The City of Clearwater's anticipated funding allocation from CDBG and HOME will address many of the
City's goals, including Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homeless Special Needs, Community Development
and Public Services, and Economic Development. The City is fortunate to have a network of public and
nonprofit social service providers to help address these goals through financial leveraging, as well as
other potential non-federal and state funding sources such as SHIP, Pinellas County Housing Trust
Fund, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), City Departments, Community Housing
Development Organizations (CHDOs) and other agency and program funding.
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Annual Goals and Objectives
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Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic Area Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Program
Administration
2016 2019 Other Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Program
Administration
CDBG: $152,809
HOME: $145,994
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Other: 0 Other
2 Housing 2016 2019 Affordable
Housing
Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Homeowner
Assistance
Multi-Family
New
Construction
Owner-
Occupied
Housing
Rehabilitation
Renter-
Occupied
Housing
Rehabilitation
Single-Family
New
Construction
CDBG: $567,500
HOME: $2,776,598
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Rental units constructed:
47 Household Housing
Unit;
Rental units
rehabilitated: 5
Household Housing Unit;
Homeowner Housing
Added: 18 Household
Housing Unit;
Homeowner Housing
Rehabilitated: 6
Household Housing Unit;
Direct Financial
Assistance to
Homebuyers: 30
Households Assisted
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3 Homelessness 2016 2019 Homeless Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Case
Management
Homeless
Facilities and
Shelters
Homeless
Services for
Youth
Mental Health
Services
CDBG: $282,069
HOME: $0
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Public service activities
other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 198
Persons Assisted;
Rental units
rehabilitated: 1
Household Housing Unit;
Homeless Person
Overnight Shelter: 1,105
Persons Assisted
4 Non-Homeless
Special Needs
2016 2019 Non-
Homeless
Special
Needs
Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Senior
Services
CDBG: $13,881
HOME: $0
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Public service activities
other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 31
Persons Assisted
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5 Community
Development
and Public
Services
2016 2019 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Case
Management
Health
Services
Substance
Abuse Services
Youth Services
Homeless
Services for
Youth
Legal Services
CDBG: $351,817
HOME: $0
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Public Facility or
Infrastructure Activities
other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 8,228
Persons Assisted;
Public service activities
other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 503
Persons Assisted;
Public service activities
for Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit:
150 Households
Assisted;
Homelessness
Prevention: 423 Persons
Assisted
6 Economic
Development
2016 2019 Other Citywide Low- and
Moderate-Income
Areas
Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway
District Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
North Greenwood
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Strategy Area
Building
Facade
Improvements
Economic
Opportunity
CDBG: $60,000
HOME: $0
Other - CDBG-CV:
$0
Businesses assisted: 82
Businesses Assisted
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Goal Descriptions
1 Goal Name Program Administration
Goal
Description
Funds provided for program administration to implement the City’s five (5) remaining goals. Program administration
addresses all outcomes, objectives and priority needs. Twenty percent (20%) of CDBG Entitlement Grant and ten percent
(10%) of HOME Entitlement Grant will be reserved for administration and planning activities; includes program income.
2 Goal Name Housing
Goal
Description
Funds provided for the availability of, and access to, decent affordable housing for the residents of the City of Clearwater.
3 Goal Name Homelessness
Goal
Description
Funds provided to assist in the prevention and reduction of homelessness in the City of Clearwater.
4 Goal Name Non-Homeless Special Needs
Goal
Description
Funds provided to expand the accessibility and coordination of social services to City of Clearwater special needs
populations.
5 Goal Name Community Development and Public Services
Goal
Description
Funds provided to enhance the living environment for persons in low- and moderate-income areas through community
development activities, public service programs and elimination of blight.
6 Goal Name Economic Development
Goal
Description
Funds provided to support programs that create economic opportunities in the City of Clearwater, particularly for persons of
low- and moderate-income and in Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas.
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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
The City's planned actions for the 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan are intended to support housing and
community development for the City's low- and moderate-income populations as well as the City's
homeless and special needs groups.
The City will continue to operate its CDBG and HOME programs through the Economic Development and
Housing Department, which will continue to provide funding for housing rehabilitation, homeownership
assistance and blight prevention/elimination. These actions will further the goal of improving the
availability and accessibility of affordable housing in Clearwater.
The City will continue to coordinate with public or social service providers to prevent homelessness and
promote access to public services for special needs populations generally assumed to be low- and
moderate-income.
During the 2019/2020 program year, the City will fund activities that address the needs of the homeless
and those at risk of becoming homeless, the elderly, persons with disabilities, victims of domestic
violence, youth and families of low- and moderate-income. Planned community development activities
include service provider facility improvements.
Additionally, the City will prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CDBG-CV funds
will be used for activities related to COVID-19 response while also meeting a CDBG national objective.
See map titled, "Project Locations Map" in the Appendix.
Projects
# Project Name
1 Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation (Down Payment Assistance)
2 Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (Down Payment Assistance)
3 CHDO Set-Aside (15%)
4 Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (New Construction)
5 Owner-Occupied Land Acquisition (Acquisition)
6 Owner-Occupied New Construction (New Construction)
7 Multi-Family Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation)
8 Multi-Family New Construction (New Construction)
9 Multi-Family Land Acquisition (Acquisition)
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# Project Name
10 Revolving Loan Program (Infill)
11 Revolving Loan Program (Rehabilitation)
12 Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation (Technical Assistance)
13 Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, dba Prospera (Technical Assistance)
14 Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (Homebuyer Education)
15 Bright Community Trust, Inc. (Homebuyer Education)
16 Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation (Homebuyer Education)
17 Intercultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. (Youth Services)
18 Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (Senior Services)
19 Westcare Gulfcoast, Inc. (Inebriate Shelter Services)
20 Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Inc. (Youth Services)
21 Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (Homeless Shelter)
22 Religious Community Services, Inc. (Safe House Shelter)
23 Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. (Legal Services)
24 The Kimberly Home, Inc. (Case Management)
25 Directions For Living (Mental Health Services)
26 Miracles Outreach Community Development Center, Inc. (Youth Services)
27 Directions For Living (Restroom Rehabilitation)
28 Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (Adult Shelter Rehabilitation)
29 Religious Community Services, Inc. (Safe House Shelter Rehabilitation)
30 The Kimberly Home, Inc. (Transitional Housing Renovation)
31 CDBG Administration/Planning
32 HOME Administration/Planning
33 Activity Delivery - Rehabilitation
34 Activity Delivery - Infill
35 Public Facilities (TBD)
36 Economic Development (TBD)
37 Belmont Park
38 Public Services - COVID-19 Activities
39 CV - Coronavirus Response and Related Admin - COVID-19 Activities
Table 7 - Project Information
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved
needs
The allocation priorities are focused on the six goals of the Strategic Plan: Program Administration,
Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homelessness Special Needs, Community Development and Public
Services, and Economic Development. Total funding for public services is capped at fifteen percent
(15%) of the total CDBG allocation; total funding for activities related to administration is capped at
twenty percent (20%) for CDBG and ten percent (10%) for HOME including program income. However,
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with an administrative waiver related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cap on HOME administrative
expenses may be raised from 10 percent (10%) to twenty-five percent (25%) for FY 2019 and FY2020
allocations.
Strategic Plan Goal: CDBG + HOME (% of Total Award)*
Program Administration (CDBG and HOME, Includes Program Income Admin): $298,803 (7%)
Housing: $3,344,098 (77%)
Homelessness: $282,069 (6%)
Non-Homeless Special Needs: $13,881 (<1%)
Community Development and Public Services: $351,817 (8%)
Economic Development: $60,000 (1%)
*Includes program income, admin from program income and prior year resources. Percentages rounded
to equal 100%.
Additionally, the City will receive a total allocation of $1,351,560 of CDBG-CV funds to be used to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first tranche allocated $492,592 of
CDBG-CV1 funds and the third tranche allocated $858,968 of CDBG-CV3 funds. These funds are not
included in the percentages above.
In recent years, spurred by a nation-wide recession, reduced revenues have plagued all levels of
government (federal, state, and local). These reduced revenues have hindered the City's ability to meet
the needs of lower-income residents. Another obstacle to meeting underserved needs, is the generally
increasing demand for public services that is placing an additional burden on public service agencies
within the City. The COVID-19 pandemic has further added to this burden by increasing the complexity
of meeting such needs.
The lack of available land and rapidly rising housing prices will continue to put constraints on the City's
ability to provide affordable housing. Rapidly rising prices will also increase the need for affordable
rental units for households being priced out of the owner market. The need for affordable rental
projects will also increase as rents for market-rate apartments increase.
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Project Summary Information
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1 Project Name Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation (Down Payment
Assistance)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Funding HOME: $15,000
Description Funds to sponsor the processing of down payment assistance loans to
eligible households.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifteen (15) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description 2139 N.E. Coachman Road, Suite 1, Clearwater, FL 33765
Planned Activities Homeownership Assistance (Down Payment Assistance)
2 Project Name Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (Down Payment
Assistance)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Funding HOME: $15,000
Description Funds to sponsor the processing of down payment assistance loans to
eligible households.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
34
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifteen (15) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description 608 North Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Homeowner Assistance (Down Payment Assistance)
3 Project Name CHDO Set-Aside (15%)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation
Funding HOME: $57,597
Description Funds mandated to local CHDO to carry-out housing activities.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
One (1) low- to moderate-income family.
Location Description
Planned Activities Acquisition and Rehabilitation of a Single-Family Home
4 Project Name Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (New Construction)
Target Area North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Single-Family New Construction
Funding HOME: $360,000
Description Funds provided as loans for construction of single-family homes.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
35
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Two (2) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities New Construction
5 Project Name Owner-Occupied Land Acquisition (Acquisition)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Single-Family New Construction
Funding HOME: $200,000
Description Funds provided as a loan for land acquisition to construct single-family
homes.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Eight (8) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Acquisition
6 Project Name Owner-Occupied New Construction (New Construction)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Single-Family New Construction
Funding HOME: $610,000
Description Funds provided as loans for construction of single-family homes.
Annual Action Plan
2019
36
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Four (4) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities New Construction
7 Project Name Multi-Family Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Renter-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation
Funding HOME: $200,000
Description Funds provided as loans for the rehabilitation of multi-family housing.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Five (5) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Rehabilitation
8 Project Name Multi-Family New Construction (New Construction)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Multi-Family New Construction
Funding HOME: $969,001
Description Funds provided as loans for construction of multi-family units.
Annual Action Plan
2019
37
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Forty-seven (47) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities New Construction
9 Project Name Multi-Family Land Acquisition (Acquisition)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Multi-Family New Construction
Funding HOME: $350,000
Description Funds provided as loans for acquisition of land to construct multi-family
units.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Forty (40) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Acquisition
10 Project Name Revolving Loan Program (Infill)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Single-Family New Construction
Funding CDBG: $280,000
Annual Action Plan
2019
38
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Description Funds provided as loans for land acquisition activities for affordable
housing development.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Eight (8) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Acquisition
11 Project Name Revolving Loan Program (Rehabilitation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation
Funding CDBG: $225,000
Description Funds provided as loans to homeowners for rehabilitation housing
activities.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Five (5) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Rehabilitation
12 Project Name Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation (Technical Assistance)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Economic Development
Needs Addressed Economic Opportunity
Annual Action Plan
2019
39
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Funding CDBG: $30,000
Description Funds provided for salary support of a Business Development Consultant
and CEO.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifty (50) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Economic Opportunity
13 Project Name Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, dba Prospera (Technical
Assistance)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Economic Development
Needs Addressed Economic Opportunity
Funding CDBG: $30,000
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits to provide technical
assistance to start-ups and micro and small business owners.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Thirty-two (32) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Economic Opportunity
14 Project Name Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (Homebuyer Education)
Annual Action Plan
2019
40
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Funding CDBG: $3,500
Description Funds provided for costs associated with homebuyer education and
counseling.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifty (50) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description 608 North Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Housing Counseling
15 Project Name Bright Community Trust, Inc. (Homebuyer Education)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Funding CDBG: $3,500
Description Funds provided for costs associated with homebuyer education and
counseling.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifty (50) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Annual Action Plan
2019
41
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Planned Activities Housing Counseling
16 Project Name Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation (Homebuyer
Education)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Funding CDBG: $3,500
Description Funds provided for costs associated with homebuyer education and
counseling.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifty (50) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description 2139 N.E. Coachman Road, Suite 1, Clearwater, FL 33765
Planned Activities Housing Counseling
17 Project Name Intercultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. (Youth Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Youth Services
Funding CDBG: $13,881
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits for a Family
Facilitator, a driver, child care worker, student support worker and
administration.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
42
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Thirty-five (35) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description 612 Franklin Street, Clearwater, FL 33774
Planned Activities Youth Services
18 Project Name Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (Senior Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Non-Homeless Special Needs
Needs Addressed Senior Services
Funding CDBG: $13,881
Description Funds provided for cleaning and minor repair for elderly persons age 65
and over.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Thirty-one (31) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Senior Services
19 Project Name Westcare Gulfcoast, Inc. (Inebriate Shelter Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Substance Abuse Services
Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Case Management
Funding CDBG: $13,880
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits for a Case Manager
to administer the Turning Point program, an inebriate shelter facility.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
43
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Two hundred twenty (220) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 1801 5th Avenue North, St Petersburg, FL 33713
Planned Activities Homelessness and Substance Abuse Services
20 Project Name Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Inc. (Youth Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Youth Services
Funding CDBG: $12,145
Description Funds provided for an administrative position, Youth Development Coach
and a Bus Driver to implement the Bridge the Gap program.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Three hundred fifty (350) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description 1003 Dr. ML King Jr. Street North, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Planned Activities Youth Services
21 Project Name Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (Homeless Shelter)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Case Management
Funding CDBG: $12,145
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits for a Case Manager
in the Emergency Shelter program.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
44
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Seven hundred eighty-five (785) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 1120 North Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Homelessness
22 Project Name Religious Community Services, Inc. (Safe House Shelter)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Case Management
Funding CDBG: $12,144
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits for an Advocate
position for the Haven House a domestic violence Safe House shelter.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
One hundred (100) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description Address Protected
Planned Activities Homelessness
23 Project Name Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. (Legal Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Legal Services
Funding CDBG: $6,507
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe benefits for a staff attorney,
paralegal, legal secretary, housing managing attorney and Finance
Manager to represent clients for the Housing Preservation program.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
45
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Twenty-five (25) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Legal Services
24 Project Name The Kimberly Home, Inc. (Case Management)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Case Management
Funding CDBG: $6,507
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe for a Resident Advisor to
support the Transitional Housing program.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Forty-three (43) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 1189 NE Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Case Management
25 Project Name Directions For Living (Mental Health Services)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Mental Health Services
Case Management
Funding CDBG: $6,507
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe for a Homeless Case
Manager that will assist in connecting Pinellas Hope residents with
psychiatric services.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
46
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
One hundred ninety-eight (198) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 5726 126th Avenue North, Clearwater, FL 33760
Planned Activities Mental Health Services
26 Project Name Miracles Outreach Community Development Center, Inc. (Youth Services)
Target Area North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Case Management
Youth Services
Funding CDBG: $6,506
Description Funds provided for salary support and fringe for a Case Manager and a
Program Assistant to implement the Miracles Outreach Prevention and
Diversion program.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Fifty (50) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 1002 Marshall Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Youth Services
27 Project Name Directions For Living (Restroom Rehabilitation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Mental Health Services
Funding CDBG: $55,904
Description Funds provided for the replacement of 30-year old faucets, toilets and
plumbing fixtures with sustainable, energy efficient materials that will
reduce wattage consumption that will in turn create eco-friendly
restrooms.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
47
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Six thousand (6,000) very-low to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description 1437 South Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33764
Planned Activities Mental Health Services
28 Project Name Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (Adult Shelter Rehabilitation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Funding CDBG: $102,000
Description Funds provided for the purchase of materials to rehabilitate a 110-bed
adult shelter.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Seven hundred eighty-five (785) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description 1120 North Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Rehabilitation
29 Project Name Religious Community Services, Inc. (Safe House Shelter Rehabilitation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Funding CDBG: $52,600
Description Funds provided to replace fencing, trees for a playground, installation of a
permanent shade shelter, landscaping, painting of bedrooms, bathrooms,
exterior of the Haven House and a youth building.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
48
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
One hundred (100) very-low to low-income individuals.
Location Description Address Protected
Planned Activities Rehabilitation
30 Project Name The Kimberly Home, Inc. (Transitional Housing Renovation)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Funding CDBG: $82,793
Description Funds provided for the complete renovation of a 2-story masonry and
frame building utilized for transitional housing.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
One very-low to low-income family.
Location Description 1194 Grove Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Rehabilitation
31 Project Name CDBG Administration/Planning
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Program Administration
Needs Addressed Program Administration
Funding CDBG: $152,809
Description Funds provided for City staff costs related to the administration of the
CDBG Program.
Target Date
Annual Action Plan
2019
49
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description 600 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Program Administration
32 Project Name HOME Administration/Planning
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Program Administration
Needs Addressed Program Administration
Funding HOME: $145,994
Description Funds provided for City staff costs related to the administration of the
HOME Program. The City will also be utilizing anticipated program
income and $57,596 in HOME funds for administration (up to 25% as
allowed by HUD waiver).
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description 600 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Program Administration
33 Project Name Activity Delivery - Rehabilitation
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation
Funding CDBG: $12,500
Description Funds provided for City staff costs for activity delivery of the
Rehabilitation Program.
Annual Action Plan
2019
50
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Five (5) low- to moderate-income families.
Location Description 600 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Activity Delivery Administration
34 Project Name Activity Delivery - Infill
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Single-Family New Construction
Funding CDBG: $50,000
Description Funds provided for City staff costs related to the activity delivery of the
Infill Program.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Twenty (20) low- to moderate income families.
Location Description 600 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
Planned Activities Activity Delivery Administration
35 Project Name Public Facilities (TBD)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Annual Action Plan
2019
51
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Needs Addressed Homeless Facilities and Shelters
Youth Services
Senior Services
Services for Persons with Disabilities
Community Resource/Recreation Centers
Sidewalks and Roadway Improvements
Funding CDBG: $9,867
Description Funds provided for future public facilities activities.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Three (3) low- to moderate-income individuals.
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Future Public Facilities Activities
36 Project Name Economic Development (TBD)
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Economic Development
Needs Addressed Economic Opportunity
Funding :
Description Funds provided for future economic development activities.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description N/A
Planned Activities Future Economic Development Activities
37 Project Name Belmont Park
Annual Action Plan
2019
52
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Area Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Public Park Improvements
Funding CDBG: $99,000
Description Park improvements to add public facilities and amenities to a vacant
lot/grass field.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
2,225 low- and moderate-income residents of the Lake Bellevue
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (Public Facility or
Infrastructure Activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 2,225 Persons Assisted)
Location Description 1535 S Martin Luther King Jr Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756
Planned Activities Park improvements such as a new basketball court, sitting areas, security
fence, and public bathrooms.
38 Project Name Public Services - COVID-19 Activities
Target Area Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas
Goals Supported Community Development and Public Services
Needs Addressed Homeowner Assistance
Legal Services
Funding CDBG: $131,000
Description Public services activities exceeding 15% of current year entitlement will
be used to address expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
423 low- and moderate-income persons (Homeless Prevention: 423
Persons Assisted)
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Housing-related legal services, fair housing, and foreclosure prevention
activities for low- to moderate-income persons facing imminent risk of
foreclosure due to loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
39 Project Name CV - Coronavirus Response and Related Admin - COVID-19 Activities
Annual Action Plan
2019
53
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding CDBG-CV: $1,351,560
Description 1. Business assistance to small businesses that have been forced to shut-
down by government order or that have lost revenue as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Business assistance funding will come directly from
CDBG-CV funds ($2,000). 2. Emergency rental/mortgage/utility (RMU)
assistance, housing navigation/case management (including housing
counseling), and related homeless prevention services to residents of
Clearwater suffering impacts from COVID-19. RMU assistance will be
provided in the form of grants to pay for past due rent, mortgage, and
utility payments and deposits for reentry into housing
($924,458$266,695). 3. Public facility activities to assist in preventing,
preparing for, and responding to COVID-19 pandemic impacts. Public
facility activities will be provided to upgrade HVAC systems to enhance
interior air quality and park improvements for outdoor recreation access
($478,802). 34. Public service activities to assist in preventing, preparing
for, and responding to COVID-19 pandemic impacts. Public service
activities will be provided by organizations qualified to serve Clearwater
residents in this capacity ($154,791$392,447) 45. Related program
administration of CDBG-CV funds ($270,311$211,616).
Target Date 9/30/2022 6/10/2026
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
1 business (Businesses Assisted: 1 Businesses Assisted), 400 households
(Tenant-based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 400 Households
Assisted), 100 60 persons (Homeless Prevention: 100 60 Persons
Assisted), 1,745 persons assisted (Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 1,745
Persons), 197 persons assisted (Public Service Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 197 Persons Assisted)
Location Description Citywide
Annual Action Plan
2019
54
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Planned Activities Small grants and technical assistance for businesses. Home-based
businesses will be eligible for up to $2,000 in grant funding and up to
$1,000 in technical assistance. Brick and mortar businesses will be eligible
for up to $5,000 in grant funding and up to $1,000 in technical assistance.
The business assistance program was closed as of September 21, 2020
and remaining funds reprogrammed. A portion of funding will be used for
program administration related to COVID-19 expenses. The Rent,
Mortgage, and Utility Assistance Program is open to Clearwater residents
suffering hardship due to COVID-19 for up to $5,000 in unpaid rent,
mortgage, and/or eligible household expenses such as utility bills.
Funding will also be distributed to subrecipients to provide RMU
assistance, housing navigation/case management, and related homeless
prevention services. The City of Clearwater will consider applications for
Public Facility improvements to assist organizations impacted by COVID-
19, including but not limited to HVAC system upgrades to enhance
interior air quality and park improvements for outdoor recreation access.
The City of Clearwater will consider applications for Public Services to
assist residents impacted by COVID-19. Public Services may include, but
may not be limited to, mortgage foreclosure or eviction/displacement
counseling, providing shower and laundry services to homeless
individuals, childcare, and homeless prevention activities. Homeless
prevention may include, but may not be limited to, legal services, security
deposits that prevent homelessness, housing navigation/case
management to assist residents to maintain existing housing and to assist
in finding affordable housing and moving expenses.
Annual Action Plan
2019
55
OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low -income and
minority concentration) where assistance will be directed
For the 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan, Clearwater will provide direct assistance to low- and moderate-
income areas and approved Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSAs) of the City. The
geographic distribution of funding percentages is misleading since only three (3) projects are solely
concentrated in a specific NRSA; most projects are not solely concentrated in a NRSA, but are included
in the city-wide, low- and moderate-income areas and multiple NRSAs. These percentages include
projects that will benefit multiple areas. See the map titled, "Low and Moderate Income Areas Map" in
the Grantee Unique Appendices [attached hereto] for a graphical representation of low- and moderate-
income area locations. See the map titled, "Strategy Areas Map" for the locations of the City's strategy
areas.
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Citywide Low- and Moderate-Income Areas 38
Lake Bellevue Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area 22
Downtown Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area 19
North Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area 21
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically
Four areas have been designated as either a Local Target Area or a Strategy Area within the City of
Clearwater. These are citywide very-low- to moderate-income areas, Lake Bellevue Neighborhood
Revitalization Strategy Area, East Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area and North
Greenwood Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area. The designation of Local Target Area and
Strategy Area increases the potential for coordinated planning and investment. The areas selected for
the 2016/2017-2019/2020 Consolidated Plan were confirmed through the citizen participation process,
which included service provider and community meetings, as well as meetings with staff of the City’s
Economic Development and Housing Department. Each of these areas meets the eligibility requirements
for low- and moderate-income benefit. While Local Target Areas and Strategy Areas allow the City to
plan and invest in a coordinated manner, they do not limit the city from expending funds in other areas
of Clearwater that meet the eligibility requirements for very-low to moderate-income benefit.
Discussion
The City of Clearwater has identified 39 projects to implement the goals of the Consolidated Plan and
respond to coronavirus during the fourth year of the 2016/2017-2019/2020 Consolidated Plan. These
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projects benefit very-low to moderate-income persons citywide and within the City’s Neighborhood
Revitalization Strategy Areas. Projects with citywide benefit include housing activities, homeless and
public services, business development and administration and activity delivery of the CDBG and
HOME programs.
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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
The City places a high priority on providing homeownership opportunities within Clearwater. This goal
will be addressed, in part, by local non-profit organizations and developers that construct affordable
housing for lower-income, first-time homebuyers. In addition, the City will continue to deliver its
housing rehabilitation and down payment assistance programs and support homebuyer education and
fair housing activities.
The Annual Action Plan must specify goals for the number of homeless, non-homeless, and special needs
households to be supported by affordable housing and/or activities for housing benefit within the
program year. For the purposes of this section, the term “affordable housing” is defined in the HOME
regulations at 24 CFR 92.252 for rental housing and 24 CFR 92.254 for homeownership. [This section
replaces the former HUD Table 3B.]
One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported
Homeless 1
Non-Homeless 1,179
Special-Needs 0
Total 1,180
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement
One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through
Rental Assistance 400
The Production of New Units 65
Rehab of Existing Units 12
Acquisition of Existing Units 30
Total 507
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type
Discussion
The City will continue to deliver its long-standing housing programs, including housing rehabilitation and
down payment assistance, coordinate with non-profit organizations and developers that construct
affordable housing and support homebuyer education and fair housing activities. These housing
activities funded with CDBG and HOME will support 680 households through a combination of
production of new units, rehabilitation of existing units, down payment assistance, homebuyer
education, and foreclosure/eviction prevention. Additionally, housing activities funded with CDBG-CV
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will assist 400 households through emergency mortgage/rent/utility assistance and up to 100 persons
through foreclosure/eviction prevention.
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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
This section of the Annual Action Plan describes what actions the City of Clearwater will take during the
2019/2020 program year to carry out the public housing strategy identified in the Strategic Plan.
The Clearwater Housing Authority (CHA) administers housing assistance for low- and very-low income
persons in the greater Clearwater area. The operations of the CHA are funded through annual
appropriations provided by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Assistance includes
public housing, tenant-based vouchers (Housing Choice Vouchers or HCVs) and special purpose voucher
activities. Combined, these activities supply approximately 1,500 publicly assisted housing units in the
greater Clearwater area.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing
The City works cooperatively with Pinellas County, the CHA and private entities in the provision of public
and subsidized housing within Clearwater. The CHA administers public housing for seniors and families
in addition to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program that provides financial rental assistance to
eligible individuals and families based upon income. The CHA and other housing providers in the
community continuously seek to rehabilitate the supply of housing affordable to low- and very-low
income persons. The City of Clearwater will continue to coordinate housing referrals with the CHA, as
well as the Pinellas County Housing Authority, in the delivery of the City’s CDBG and HOME housing
programs.
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and
participate in homeownership
The CHA has an ongoing management program in place to involve residents in its operations.
Additionally, through the 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan, the City of Clearwater will support homebuyer
education, fair housing counseling and housing placement activities that facilitate the transition from
public housing to homeownership.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which finan cial assistance will be
provided or other assistance
The CHA is not listed as troubled by HUD.
Discussion
Affordable housing needs are met by multiple service providers in the greater Clearwater area. The CHA
currently administers public housing units and tenant-based vouchers (HCVs). The City will continue to
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coordinate referrals with the CHA in order to connect very-low and low-income residents with housing
options.
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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i)
Introduction
This section of the Annual Action Plan describes the City of Clearwater's one-year goal
and specific actions the City will undertake in the program year to carry out the homeless strategy
identified in the Strategic Plan. Additionally, this section addresses any activities related to the
supportive housing needs of non-homeless populations.
The Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board serves as the lead agency for the Continuum of Care
(CoC) that addresses the needs of the homeless, and persons at risk of becoming homeless, in the
greater Clearwater area.
Consistent with the Consolidated Plan’s Strategic Plan, the City of Clearwater will pursue the goal of
helping to prevent and reduce homelessness within the City of Clearwater. It is the City’s objective to
support the activities of the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board and other members of the
region’s Continuum of Care (CoC), a countywide consortium of homeless service providers. For the
fourth year Action Plan, the City will support the following activities toward the goal of preventing and
reducing homelessness:
• Religious Community Services, Inc. - Safe House Rehabilitation - Services for victims and their
children of domestic violence facing homelessness (100 persons assisted)
• Religious Community Services, Inc. - Case management for families facing homelessness (100
persons assisted)
• Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. - Adult Shelter Rehabilitation - Services for families and
individuals facing homelessness (785 persons assisted)
• Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. - Case management for an emergency shelter program (785
persons assisted)
• Directions For Living, Inc. - Case management for services for the homeless at Pinellas Hope (198
persons assisted)
• The Kimberly Home, Inc. - Transitional Housing Rehabilitation - Services for pregnant women,
with or without children, facing homelessness (1 person assisted)
• Westcare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. - A Turning Point - Homeless Shelter – Case management for a
behavioral and mental health program serving the homeless (220 persons assisted)
In total, these activities will assist an estimated 1,304 persons during the fourth year Action Plan by
either preventing homelessness or reducing the duration of homelessness.
Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness
including
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Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their
individual needs
Annually, the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board conducts a Point-in-Time Homeless Report
and prepares a Homeless Assessment Report, both of which document the extent of homelessness in
the community. The City also received input on the needs of the homeless population through the
Consolidated Plan citizen participation process and community survey. This year, the priority needs of
homeless persons include: homeless services for pregnant women, mental health services, substance
abuse services, homeless facilities and shelters and case management.
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City of Clearwater will support four case management activities
through Homeless Emergency Project, Inc., Westcare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., Religious Community
Services, Inc. and Directions For Living to assess the individual needs of homeless persons including the
unsheltered. The Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. offers adult shelter, Westcare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.
provides behavioral and mental health services for the homeless, Directions For Living provides for
behavioral and mental health services for the homeless at Pinellas Hope and Religious Community
Services, Inc. offers shelter services for domestic violence victims and their children facing
homelessness.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless per sons
As previously mentioned the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board annually conducts a Point-in-
Time Homeless Report and prepares a Homeless Assessment Report, both of which document the
extent of homelessness in the community. In addition to other metrics, these reports identify the
number of person or families in emergency shelter or transitional housing.
In the Clearwater area, homeless services such as emergency shelter and transitional housing are
provided by churches and non-profit organizations, including but not limited to Homeless Emergency
Project, Inc., The Kimberly Home, Inc., Boley Centers, Religious Community Services, Inc., Westcare
Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., Salvation Army and Family Resources, Inc. (SafePlace2B), among others.
Additionally, the Homeless Leadership Board and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)
maintain an online map-based directory of emergency shelter and transitional housing services, as well
as food and clothing assistance, targeted to homeless persons.
One of the City's goals in the Consolidated Plan is to prevent and reduce homelessness within the City of
Clearwater by supporting programs that offer shelter facilities and beds for the homeless, and by
assisting agencies that engage in homeless prevention and service programs. For the fourth year Action
Plan, the City will support shelter activities through Religious Community Services, Inc., Homeless
Emergency Project, Inc., Westcare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. and The Kimberly Home, Inc. which provide
emergency shelter and transitional housing.
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Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families
with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to
permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that
individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals
and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were
recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City will support, in coordination with the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board, activities to
end chronic homelessness within the City of Clearwater. One strategy to ending chronic homelessness
in the community is to provide housing to individuals and families, regardless of whether or not they
have achieved common “prerequisites” to housing such as long-term sobriety. National research
around “Housing First” suggests that individuals and/or head of household members who have been
homeless are more successful in achieving self-sufficiency when housing stability is acquired first,
regardless of whether or not they are sober or financially self-sufficient in the beginning. Once their
housing situation is stabilized, their ability to achieve sobriety, financial self-sufficiency, or other
common barriers to housing stability dramatically improve.
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City has identified no specific activities to this end; however, the City
will support an array of activities that, when combined, may shorten the duration of homelessness, help
persons transition to more stable housing, and/or provide access to affordable housing. These activities
include case management, emergency shelter and transitional housing, behavioral and mental health
services, supportive services for the elderly, referrals to appropriate housing providers, affordable
housing unit construction or rehabilitation, homebuyer education, down payment assistance and access
to economic opportunities.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely
low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly
funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities,
foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving
assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services,
employment, education, or youth needs.
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City has identified one activity to this end; Miracles Outreach
Community Development Center, Inc. whom provides transitional shelter and case management
services for youth transitioning out of the foster care system. The City also supports an array of
activities that, when combined, may help very-low to low-income individuals and families avoid
becoming homeless. These activities include case management, emergency shelter and transitional
housing, behavioral and mental health services, supportive services for the elderly, referrals to
appropriate housing providers, affordable housing unit construction or rehabilitation, homebuyer
education, down payment assistance and access to economic opportunities.
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For the fourth year Action Plan, the City of Clearwater will continue to coordinate referrals for facilities
and services available in the community that support low-income individuals and families. In addition to
the programmed homeless activities at Religious Community Services - Safe House, Homeless
Emergency Project, Inc., Westcare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. and The Kimberly Home, Inc., the City
will support facility improvements and public service activities at Directions For Living, Intercultural
Advocacy Institute, Inc., Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Inc. and Miracles Outreach
Community Development Center, Inc.
The City will continue to work with housing and homeless service providers to implement a cohesive,
community-wide discharge coordination policy that can be successfully implemented to ensure that
persons being discharged from publicly funded agencies and institutions do not become homeless upon
release. Examples of such efforts include the Pinellas County Sherriff Department’s Operation PAR,
which allows ex-inmates to receive substance abuse treatment; and the State’s “Transition from Prison
to Community Initiative” (TPCI).
Discussion
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City has programmed seven homeless activities to address the need
for case management, emergency shelter and transitional housing, and behavioral and mental health
services and the rehabilitation of said facilities, as well as referrals to appropriate housing providers and
other assistance. The City will continue to coordinate with the Pinellas County Homeless Leadership
Board and the Continuum of Care (CoC), including numerous homeless service providers operating in
the greater Clearwater area.
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:
This section of the Annual Action Plan summarizes actions the City of Clearwater will undertake during
the program year to reduce barriers to affordable housing and influence whether the cost of housing or
the incentives to develop, maintain, or improve affordable housing are affected by public policies,
particularly those of the local jurisdiction. Such policies include land use controls, zoning ordinances,
building codes, and policies that affect the return on residential investment.
Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve
as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning
ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the
return on residential investment
The City of Clearwater has several programs that removes or ameliorate the negative effects of public
policies that are barriers to affordable housing. These programs are documented in the City’s 2018-
2020 Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) and the related City of Clearwater 2017 Local Housing
Incentives Strategies (LHIS) report. The City’s ongoing actions to remove or ameliorate the barriers to
affordable housing, as identified in the City’s LHAP and LHIS documents, include the following:
• Expedited permitting
• Ongoing review process
• Allowance of flexible densities for affordable housing
• Reduction of parking setback requirements for affordable housing
• Allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configuration for affordable
housing
• Preparation of a printed inventory of locally-owned public lands suitable for affordable housing
• Support of development near transportation hubs, major employment centers, and mixed-use
developments
See also SP-55, "Barriers to Affordable Housing" for more detailed explanations of the barriers to
affordable housing identified in the LHAP and LHIS documents.
Discussion:
The City of Clearwater will continue to implement the programs that it utilizes to remove or ameliorate
the negative effects of public policies that are barriers to affordable housing. The last Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing was conducted in 2016 in conjunction with Pinellas County. In order to
ensure the continuation of Fair Housing practices, the City will continue to work closely with Pinellas
County on the preparation of the next Assessment of Fair Housing during the program years of the
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corresponding Consolidated Plan.
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AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:
This section of the Annual Action Plan describes the City of Clearwater’s planned actions to carry out the
following strategies outlined in the Consolidated Plan:
• Foster and maintain affordable housing
• Evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards
• Reduce the number of poverty-level families
• Develop institutional structure
• Enhance coordination
In addition, the City has identified obstacles to meeting underserved needs and proposed actions to
overcome those obstacles.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs
The major obstacle to meeting underserved needs is the lack of financial resources among housing and
public service providers that support the City’s institutional delivery structure.
To address such obstacles, the City of Clearwater will administer CDBG funds to pursue the goal of
enhancing the living environment for persons in very-low to moderate-income areas through
community development activities, public service programs and the elimination of blight. Priority will be
given to the City’s NRSAs, where need is greatest. The City will also pursue the goal of expanding the
accessibility and coordination of social services to the City of Clearwater special needs population.
Programmed activities to meet underserved needs during the fourth year include, but are not limited to,
the following:
• Directions For Living - Facility Improvements - benefitting low- and moderate-income persons
• Intercultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. - Youth Leadership Partnership program - benefitting very-
low and low-income families and youth
• Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. - Chore Services program - benefitting the elderly
• Safety Harbor Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. - Bridge the Gap program - benefitting low-
and moderate income youth
• Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. - Legal Services - benefitting very-low and moderate-income
families
• Miracles Outreach Community Center, Inc. - Prevention and Diversion program - benefitting
very-low and low-income youth
• The Kimberly Home, Inc. - Pregnancy Services - benefitting very-low and low-income women
and youth
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Additional activities to meet underserved needs are described previously with regard to homelessness
(AP-65) and subsequently with regard to affordable housing and economic development (AP-85, as
follows).
Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing
Consistent with the Consolidated Plan’s Strategic Plan, the City will pursue the goal of providing
availability of, and access to, decent affordable housing for the residents of the City of Clearwater. The
City has programmed sixteen housing activities that meet the following objectives of the Consolidated
Plan:
• Preserve the existing housing stock
• Increase the availability of affordable housing units
• Assist qualified very-low to moderate-income households to become homeowners through
supporting agencies that provide housing counseling
• Provide mortgage assistance for very-low to moderate-income homebuyers
Programmed activities to foster and maintain affordable housing during the fourth year include the
following:
• City of Clearwater, CDBG Owner-Occupied Land Acquisition
• City of Clearwater, HOME Owner-Occupied Land Acquisition
• City of Clearwater, HOME Multi-Family Land Acquisition
• City of Clearwater, HOME Multi-Family New Construction
• City of Clearwater, HOME Owner-Occupied New Construction
• City of Clearwater, HOME Multi-Family Rehabilitation
• Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), Acquisition and Rehabilitation of
Owner-Occupied Housing
• Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., Acquisition and Construction of Owner-
Occupied Housing
• Revolving Loan Program (Rehabilitation), Loans for Homeowners
• Revolving Loan Program (Infill), Loans for Construction of Owner-Occupied Housing
• Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation, Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance
• Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation, Homebuyer Education
• Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance
• Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Homebuyer Education
• Bright Community Trust, Inc., Homebuyer Education
These activities preserve the existing housing stock through rehabilitation of aging units, increase the
availability of affordable housing through new construction, and improve access to affordable housing
through homebuyer education and down payment assistance for qualified very-low to moderate-income
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households.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
The City will continue to include lead-based paint education and mitigation measures in all housing
rehabilitation activities and, if needed, will identify and apply for additional funding resources to finance
abatement. Contractors are required to be trained and certified to supervise removal of lead-based
paint hazards in order to comply with HUD regulations. Furthermore, subrecipients of the City’s CDBG
and HOME funding devise their own lead-based paint hazard programs to comply with HUD regulations
for rehabilitation projects.
Additionally, the City will continue to coordinate with agencies in the Clearwater area that screen
residents for elevated blood lead levels (EBL) and inspect housing units for lead-based paint hazards.
These agencies include the Pinellas County Health Department and the Clearwater and Pinellas County
housing authorities, among others.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families
The City of Clearwater will continue to coordinate with a number of agencies that support poverty-level
families, homeless and non-homeless special needs populations, as well as to very-low to moderate-
income families. Services include referrals to affordable housing, employment assistance/job training
and other activities to promote economic opportunity.
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City of Clearwater will support three activities, through Intercultural
Advocacy Institute, Inc. Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Inc. and Miracles Outreach
Community Development Center, Inc. to provide family advocacy and mentoring toward academic and
employment success, as well as self-sufficiency. The Intercultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. serves
Clearwater’s Hispanic community, the Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Inc. serves eastern
Clearwater and Miracles Outreach Community Development Center, Inc. serves the North Greenwood
NRSA community.
Additionally, the City of Clearwater will support two activities through Tampa Bay Black Business
Investment Corporation and the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. dba Prospera, to
provide technical assistance to start-up micro and small business owners toward job creation.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The City of Clearwater has a strong institutional delivery structure. The City will continue to work with
its own departments and various housing and public service providers, as well as partners of their
programs, in an effort to expand opportunities and to make continuous improvements to the
institutional structure. Continued actions will include solicitation of feedback on referral processes and
other means of coordination between such providers and the City of Clearwater.
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For the fourth year Action Plan, the City will support an array of activities that strengthen the
institutional structure’s ability to serve persons of very-low to moderate-income, persons with special
needs, and the homeless. These activities include case management, emergency shelter and transitional
housing, behavioral and mental health services, supportive services for the elderly, referrals to
appropriate housing providers, affordable housing unit construction or rehabilitation, homebuyer
education, down payment assistance and access to economic opportunities.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social
service agencies
The City of Clearwater will continue to coordinate with housing and public service providers to develop
an effective institutional structure and enhance inter-agency coordination.
The City continues to work with regional housing authorities, such as the Clearwater Housing Authority
and Pinellas County Housing Authority, to improve access to public housing and tenant-based
assistance. Although funding for public housing authorities is limited, and competition for affordable
housing is high, these agencies continue to provide housing-related activities, such as rental assistance,
rehabilitation and new construction for low-income persons. Input from public housing authorities is
regularly solicited during preparation of the City’s Annual Action Plan.
Additionally, the City promotes coordination between non-profit and private for-profit housing
providers through its Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board (NAHAB), through the SHIP-
mandated Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) in conjunction with the LHAP and LHIS
reports, and through the Annual Action Plan process. Moreover, annual meetings in conjunction with
the Annual Action Plan provide an opportunity for these providers to interact.
Public service providers in the greater Clearwater area provide a wide array of services to very-low
to moderate-income persons. These organizations typically have a specific target population that they
serve (e.g. the homeless, persons with special needs, low-income families, etc.), and accordingly possess
a level of knowledge and expertise that is invaluable when identifying underserved needs. The
continuation and expansion of these public services will be encouraged over the fourth-year by means
of matching programs with funding, as available. The City recognizes that improved coordination
between housing and public service providers will continue to be critical action toward preventing
homelessness. Therefore, input from public service providers is regularly solicited during preparation of
the City’s Annual Action Plan.
Discussion:
For the fourth year Action Plan, the City will support activities that will address underserved needs
through community development and public services; foster and maintain affordable housing through
rehabilitation, new construction, and homebuyer assistance; reduce lead-based paint hazards through
responsible rehabilitation; reduce the number of poverty-level families through a combination of
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mentoring and economic development; and develop institutional structure through a network of
community partners, including the City and its departments. Additionally, the City will continue to
encourage coordination between public housing authorities, non-profit and private for-profit housing
providers, and public service providers through the NAHAB and AHAC, Annual Action Plan participation
and regular day-to-day referrals through the Economic Development and Housing Department.
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
This section addresses the program-specific requirements for the Annual Action Plan.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the
Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in
projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next
program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 0
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to
address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not
been included in a prior statement or plan 0
5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: 0
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities 0
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit
persons of low and moderate income.Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one,
two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70%
of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the
years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 100.00%
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HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is
as follows:
The City will use funding from the State Housing Initiatives Program (SHIP), Pinellas County Housing
Trust Fund and/or volunteer hours from Habitat For Humanity projects for the matching
requirements under the HOME program.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used
for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
Where direct subsidy provided, the recapture provision will be utilized. The recapture provisions are
required when a HOME-assisted homebuyer sells his/her property, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, during the applicable affordability period. The recapture provision is subject to the
limitation that when the recapture requirement is triggered by a sale, voluntary or involuntary, of
the housing unit, and there are no net proceeds or the net proceeds are insufficient to repay the
HOME investment due, the City can only recapture the net proceeds, if any. The net proceeds are
the sales price minus the superior loan repayment and closing costs. This language is included in the
loan documents and will be used for other eligible HOME activities.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired
with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
Where no direct subsidy is provided, the resale provisions will be utilized. The resale provisions are
required when a HOME-assisted homebuyer sells his or her property, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, during the applicable affordability period, the property is to be sold to another low- to
moderate-income homebuyer who will utilize the property as his/her principal residence. The City
does not use a presumption of affordability, the City performs an income and asset certification on
the purchaser of the property before approving the sale of the home to ensure the purchaser is low
to moderate-income. The original homebuyer shall receive a fair return on investment (ROI); ROI is
defined as the average change on Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the period of affordability. The
property must be sold at a price that is affordable to a reasonable range of very-low to moderate-
income buyers.
Annual Action Plan
2019
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is
rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that
will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
The City will not use HOME funds to refinance the existing debt for multi-family projects.
The City of Clearwater expects to receive $500,000 in program income to be utilized for HOME eligible
activities. The percentage of overall benefit to very-low to moderate-income persons is expected to be
100%.
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – CDBG-CV FUNDING
FOR THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
October 20, 2022
DRAFT 08/26/2022 1 of 2
AMENDMENT SUMMARY
Background
The City of Clearwater’s federal Annual Action Plan details the funding strategy for the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs each year. In
federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, the City’s Annual Action Plan was also required to include CDBG-CV CARES
Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. The Annual Action Plan implements a
jurisdiction’s multi-year Consolidated Plan and is developed through significant citizen participation,
analysis, and planning.
Proposed Substantial Amendment
The City is proposing to amend the FY 2019 Annual Action Plan to change the description and proposed
activities under the project titled, “CV - Coronavirus Response and Related Admin - COVID-19 Activities”.
These changes will result in the following:
• Reallocation of CDBG-CV ($716,458) funds from activities that did not/will not materialize to
activities that will be completed with more urgency to address community needs; and
• Addition of new CDBG-CV activities not previously described in the FY 2019 Annual Action Plan.
The total amount of CDBG-CV funds included in the FY 2019 Annual Action Plan is $1,351,560. The
portion of CDBG-CV funds to be reallocated/reprogrammed is $716,458 (53%). The proposed
amendment will reallocate/reprogram CDBG-CV funding to the following activities:
Activity Name Previous Amount Amended Amount Change + (-) Change Summary
Related program
administration of CDBG-CV
funds
CDBG-CV - $270,311 CDBG-CV - $211,616
CDBG-CV – ($58,695) Decreased and reprogrammed to
other activities
Business assistance to small
businesses
CDBG-CV - $2,000 CDBG-CV - $2,000 CDBG-CV – $0 No change
Emergency
rental/mortgage/utility
(RMU) assistance, housing
navigation/case
management, and related
homeless prevention
services to residents
CDBG-CV - $924,458 CDBG-CV - $266,695 CDBG-CV – ($657,763) Decreased and reprogrammed to
other activities
Public service activities to
assist in preventing,
preparing for, and
responding to COVID-19
pandemic impacts
CDBG-CV - $154,791 CDBG-CV - $392,447 CDBG-CV - $237,656 Increased funding for public
service activities to also include
childcare, legal services, and other
homeless prevention activities not
previously described
Public facility activities to
assist in preventing,
preparing for, and
responding to COVID-19
pandemic impacts
(new activity)
CDBG-CV - $0 CDBG-CV - $478,802 CDBG-CV - $478,802 Added new activity not previously
described (Public facility activities)
to include upgrades to HVAC
systems to enhance air quality and
park improvements for outdoor
recreation/access
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – CDBG-CV FUNDING
FOR THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
October 20, 2022
DRAFT 08/26/2022 2 of 2
All other activities and funding not listed herein will be unaffected by the proposed amendment.
Analysis
This proposal qualifies as a substantial amendment because it meets two (2) of the four (4) criteria
within the Citizen Participation Plan:
• There is a reallocation/reprogramming of funds equaling more than 25 percent in the aggregate
of the City’s federal allocation to or from an activity previously described in the Consolidated
Plan and/or Annual Action Plan.
• A decision is made to carry out an activity not previously described in the Consolidated Plan
and/or Annual Action Plan(s), including program income.
Public Process
The City of Clearwater will provide a public notice in the newspaper on September 11, 2022, advertising
a 30-day public comment period starting on September 11, 2022, and ending on October 10, 2022.
Additionally, two (2) public hearings will be held to provide opportunities for public comment:
• Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board. City Hall Council Chambers: 100 North
Osceola Ave, 1st Floor, Clearwater, Florida 33755. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 @ 9:00am.
• City of Clearwater City Council. City Hall Council Chambers: 100 North Osceola Ave, 1st Floor
Clearwater, Florida 33755. Thursday, October 20, 2022 @ 6:00pm
Comments may also be provided to Charles (Chuck) Lane, Assistant Director of Economic Development
and Housing, by email at Charles.Lane@myclearwater.com or phone (727) 562-4023, or in writing
addressed to the City of Clearwater Economic Development and Housing Department, P.O. Box 4748,
Clearwater, Florida, 33758. Hard copies will be made available at public buildings for review during the
Public Comment Period. Hard copies may be available upon request.
The City will provide technical assistance to citizens and groups representative of persons of low and
moderate income that request such assistance in the review of program activities and program
amendments. In addition, the City will make adequate and reasonable provisions to assist non-English
speaking residents in interpreting program opportunities and provisions on a case-by-case basis, as well
as provide auxiliary aides and services for individuals with disabilities. Requests for special
accommodations must contact Charles (Chuck) Lane, Assistant Director of Economic Development and
Housing at the contact information above.
Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1076
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Finance
Agenda Number: 3.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve payments totaling $150,415.29 to settle claim 22000125 for damages to Solid Waste
vehicle G3973 and surrounding properties, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section
2.645, Payment of claims. (consent)
SUMMARY:
On July 26, 2022, Solid Waste vehicle G3973 was traveling on San Sebastian Way with the
boom inadvertently extended. The boom struck utility wires belonging to Duke Energy and
Charter Communications, causing the vehicle to catch on fire. Damages were sustained to the
utility wires, sod in the city right-of-way, and the property at 2003 San Sebastian Way. The
vehicle was appraised and determined to be a total loss.
Damages are as follows:
Vehicle appraisal 382.50
City of Clearwater sod in right of way 651.00
Damages to 2003 San Sebastian Way 2,174.25
Charter Communications (negotiated amount) 2,576.19
Duke Energy (negotiated amount) 6,218.35
City of Clearwater vehicle G3973 138,413.00
150,415.29
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
5907590-545900 $150,415.29
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Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1031
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Human Resources
Agenda Number: 4.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the first addendum to the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the
City of Clearwater and IAFF Local 1158 for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
The collective bargaining agreement between the City of Clearwater and IAFF, Local 1158
expires on September 30, 2024. The parties have reached a tentative agreement for an
amendment to this contract, to be effective October 1, 2022, which was ratified by the
membership (94 - 2).
The amendment is for the implementation and resumption of a pension cost of living
adjustment. The retirement benefit for all firefighters who are actively employed on or after
October 1, 2022 will be increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment equal to 1.5%,
including service earned from January 1, 2013 through October 1, 2022. This retirement
benefit is payable after a five-year delay. This change to the City’s Pension Plan will occur
through Ordinance 9634-22.
In addition, Article 1, Section 3 was modified to state that the parties agree to bargain proposed
changes to the City’s Pension Plan at the same time that bargaining occurs for the agreement
and successor agreements.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
A future budget amendment may be required in FY 2022/2023 to cover increases related to the
pension plan adjustments.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A
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ADDENDUM TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF CLEARWATER
AND
IAFF LOCAL 1158
This Addendum is entered into by and between the City of Clearwater and International
Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, Local 1158. For good and valuable consideration, the
Parties hereto agree and acknowledge as follows:
The Parties have entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the period October 1,
2021 through September 30, 2024 (“CBA”). Under Article 1, Section 3 of the CBA, the Parties
bargain separately proposed changes to the City’s Pension Plan. Under Article 15, Section 1, the
CBA may be amended at any time by the mutual written consent of the Parties.
1. As a result of the foregoing, the City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2,
Article V, Section 3, Section 2.421 shall be modified as follows:
Section 2.421. Cost-of-living adjustment.
*****
(5) Resumption of COLA for firefighters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
retirement benefits for all firefighters who are actively employed on or after
October 1, 2022 shall be increased by an annual cost -of-living adjustment equal
to one and one-half percent (1.5%) as set forth below, including cost-of-living
benefits on service earned from January 1, 2013 through October 1, 2022. The
cost-of-living adjustment shall also apply to beneficiaries and survivors of all
firefighters who are actively employed on or after October 1, 2022. The cost-of-
living shall be payable on each April 1, provided that the eligible fire fighter
retiree, their beneficiary or survivor, has received at least 60 months of monthly
benefits. This subsection is not intended to limit the rights of grandfathered
firefighters who were eligible to retire prior to January 1, 2013, or the right to
pro-rated cost-of-living benefits on service earned prior to January 1, 2013.
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2. As a result of the foregoing, Article 1, Section 3 of the CBA shall be modified as
followings:
ARTICLE 1
RECOGNITION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
*****
Section 3. Contract Constitutes Entire Agreement of the Parties
This Agreement contains the entire contract, understanding, undertaking, and agreement
of the parties hereto, and finally determines and settles all matters of collective bargaining for
and during its term, except regarding the City's Pension Plan and as may be otherwise
specifically provided herein.
The parties agree to bargain separately proposed changes in the City's Pension Plan that
deal with mandatory subjects of collective bargaining and any impact these changes may have on
bargaining unit members.
The Parties agree to bargain proposed changes to the City’s Pension Plan at the same
time that bargaining occurs for this agreement and successor agreements.
3 Except as provided in this Addendum, all other terms and conditions of the CBA and
City’s Pension Plan remain in full force and effect.
[Remainder of Page Left Blank Intentionally]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this First Addendum on this
October _____, 2022.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, AFL-CIO, LOCAL 1158
____________________________
David Sowers, President
CITY OF CLEARWATER
____________________________ ___________________________________
Frank Hibbard Jon Jennings
Mayor City Manager
Approved as to form: Attest:
____________________________ ___________________________________
Owen Kohler Rosemarie Call
Lead Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: 9634-22
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: OrdinanceIn Control: Human Resources
Agenda Number: 4.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.421 to re-establish a cost-of-living benefit for
firefighters and pass Ordinance 9634-22 on first reading.
SUMMARY:
In 2012, Pension Fund changes were collectively bargained between the City and the labor
unions. The agreed upon changes were ratified by the IAFF Local 1158, and subsequently
approved by City Council and were presented to the citizens of Clearwater through a public
referendum. The applicable changes to the Pension Fund applied to the firefighters who were
not eligible to retire as of the effective date of the ordinance (January 1, 2013). Those changes
included:
1.The employees’ pension contribution was increased from 8% to 10% of covered
salary.
2.The annual 1.5% COLA was eliminated on all pensionable earnings for years of
service after the effective date of the restated ordinance (January 1, 2013).
In 2022, at the request of the IAFF Local 1158, staff began collectively bargaining changes to
the Pension Fund for firefighters. In September 2022, the City and IAFF Local 1158 reached a
tentative agreement that provides for the following changes to the Pension Fund:
1.The annual 1.5% COLA would be resumed for all firefighters who are actively
employed on or after October 1, 2022.
2.The resumption would include cost-of-living benefits on service earned from
January 1, 2013, through October 1, 2022.
3.The COLA would only be paid after a five-year delay.
These proposed pension benefit changes have been estimated by the City’s actuary to cost the
City approximately $520,000 in the first year after implementation and approximately $24 million
over the next 30 years, equivalent to a discounted present value cost of $9.9 million.
The Fund’s actuary has provided the estimated cost for the proposed changes, but the City
also is required to have the actuary complete an actuarial impact statement for the State
Division of Retirement; this requirement is attached.
On September 16, 2022, the IAFF ratified the proposed changes as stated herein.
Since the proposed changes have been mutually agreed upon, a referendum is not required to
implement.
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File Number: 9634-22
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
A future budget amendment may be required in FY 2022/2023 to cover increases related to the
pension plan adjustments.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9634-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V,
DIVISION 3, EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN, TO RE-ESTABLISH A
COST-OF-LIVING BENEFIT FOR FIREFIGHTERS; AMENDING
SECTION 2.421 RELATING TO COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR
FIREFIGHTERS; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan (the “Plan”)
contains a cost-of-living adjustment for some retirees;
WHEREAS, some members who are not eligible to retire as of January 1, 2013
are not currently entitled to cost-of-living benefits for service on or after January 1, 2013;
WHEREAS, the Plan’s actuary has studied the cost of resuming cost-of-living
benefits for firefighters who are active members of the Plan on October 1, 2022;
WHEREAS, the proposed cost-of-living benefit for firefighters would only be paid
after a five-year delay;
WHEREAS, the City and IAFF recently negotiated to revise the Plan;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension
Fund has prepared this ordinance in consultation with labor and management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: Section 2.421(5) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clearwater is
hereby created to read as follows:
Section 2.421. Cost-of-living adjustment.
*****
(5) Resumption of COLA for firefighters: Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, retirement benefits for all firefighters who are actively employed
on or after October 1, 2022 shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living
adjustment equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) as set forth below,
including cost-of-living benefits on service earned from January 1, 2013
through October 1, 2022. The cost-of-living adjustment shall also apply to
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beneficiaries and survivors of all firefighters who are actively employed on
or after October 1, 2022. The cost-of-living shall be payable on each April
1, provided that the eligible firefighter retiree, their beneficiary or survivor,
has received at least 60 months of monthly benefits. This subsection is not
intended to limit the rights of grandfathered firefighters who were eligible
to retire prior to January 1, 2013, or the right to pro-rated cost-of-living
benefits on service earned prior to January 1, 2013 , or the right to
pro-rated cost-of-living benefits on service earned prior to January 1,
2013.
Section 2: It is the intention of the City Council, and it is hereby ordained that the
provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code
of Ordinances of the City Clearwater, that the sections of the Ordinance
may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that
the word “Ordinance” shall be changed to “Section” or other appropriate
word.
Section 3: If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Ordinance shall
be held in any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid part or application shall be
considered as eliminated and shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions or applications which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption, unless
otherwise provided.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ____________________
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL ____________________
READING AND ADOPTED
____________________________
Frank Hibbard
Mayor
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Approved as to form: Attest:
_________________________ ____________________________
Owen Kohler Rosemarie Call
Lead Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
Coding: Words in strikeout type are deletions from existing text.
Words in underline type are additions.
July 29, 2022
Mr. Jay Ravins
Finance Director
City of Clearwater
100 S. Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Re: City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan
Actuarial Impact Statement
Dear Jay:
As requested, we have prepared the enclosed Actuarial Impact Statement to illustrate the first-year impact
of the proposed Ordinance which would amend the City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan (Plan) by
providing a 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) annually on all benefits for Firefighters, including any
benefits accrued after January 1, 2013. For any non-grandfathered members (not eligible for normal
retirement on January 1, 2013), there will be a five-year delay (after the retirement date) until this COLA is
applied to benefits accrued after January 1, 2013. This change applies to all Firefighters who are actively
employed on or after October 1, 2022.
Please have a Board member sign the enclosed Statement and send the Statement along with a copy of
the proposed Ordinance to the Division of Retirement prior to the second reading of the proposed
Ordinance.
Summary of Findings
• The Required City Contribution in the first year would increase by $520,062 or 0.55% of total
covered payroll (2.92% of covered payroll for Firefighters).
• The Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) would increase by $5,694,243 (from $1,068,348,048 to
$1,074,042,291).
• The funded ratio (not including the Credit Balance in the Actuarial Value of Assets) would
decrease by 0.59% (from 111.40% to 110.81%).
Actuarial Assumptions and Methods
All methods and assumptions are the same as indicated in our January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation
Report.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
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Risks Associated with Measuring the Accrued Liability and Actuarially Determined Contribution
The determination of the accrued liability and the actuarially determined contribution requires the use
of assumptions regarding future economic and demographic experience. Risk measures are intended to
aid in the understanding of the effects of future experience differing from the assumptions used in the
course of the actuarial valuation. Risk measures may also help with illustrating the potential volatility in
the accrued liability and the actuarially determined contribution that results from the differences
between actual experience and the actuarial assumptions.
Future actuarial measurements may differ significantly from the current measurements presented in
this report due to such factors as the following: Plan experience differing from that anticipated by the
economic or demographic assumptions; changes in economic or demographic assumptions due to
changing conditions; increases or decreases expected as part of the natural operation of the
methodology used for these measurements (such as the end of an amortization period, or additional
cost or contribution requirements based on the Plan’s funded status); and changes in Plan provisions or
applicable law. The scope of this study does not include an analysis of the potential range of such future
measurements.
Examples of risk that may reasonably be anticipated to significantly affect the Plan’s future financial
condition include:
1. Investment risk – actual investment returns may differ from the either assumed or forecasted
returns;
2. Contribution risk – actual contributions may differ from expected future contributions. For
example, actual contributions may not be made in accordance with the Plan’s funding policy or
material changes may occur in the anticipated number of covered employees, covered payroll,
or other relevant contribution base;
3. Salary and Payroll risk – actual salaries and total payroll may differ from expected, resulting in
actual future accrued liability and contributions differing from expected;
4. Longevity risk – members may live longer or shorter than expected and receive pensions for a
period of time other than assumed;
5. Other demographic risks – members may terminate, retire or become disabled at times or with
benefits other than assumed resulting in actual future accrued liability and contributions
differing from expected.
The effects of certain trends in experience can generally be anticipated. For example, if the investment
return is less (or more) than the assumed rate, the cost of the Plan can be expected to increase (or
decrease). Likewise, if longevity is improving (or worsening), increases (or decreases) in cost can be
anticipated.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
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The computed contribution amounts may be considered as a minimum contribution that complies with
the pension Board’s funding policy and the State statutes. The timely receipt of the actuarially
determined contributions is critical to support the financial health of the Plan. Users of this report
should be aware that contributions made at the actuarially determined rate do not necessarily
guarantee benefit security.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment was outside the scope of this report. Risk assessment may include scenario tests,
sensitivity tests, stochastic modeling, stress tests, and a comparison of the present value of accrued
benefits at low-risk discount rates with the actuarial accrued liability. We are prepared to perform such
assessment to aid in the decision-making process.
Disclosures and Qualifications
This report was prepared at the request of the Board of Trustees for the City of Clearwater Employees’
Pension Plan and is intended for use by the Board. This report may be provided to parties other than
the Board only in its entirety and only with the permission of the Board.
This report is intended to describe the financial effect of the proposed plan changes on the retirement
system. Potential effects on other benefit plans were not considered. No statement in this report is
intended to be interpreted as a recommendation in favor of the changes, or in opposition to them. This
report should not be relied on for any purpose other than the purpose described above. GRS is not
responsible for unauthorized use of this report.
The calculations in this report are based upon information furnished by the City for the January 1, 2022
Actuarial Valuation Report concerning Plan benefits, financial transactions, plan provisions and active
members, terminated members, retirees and beneficiaries. We reviewed this information for internal
and year-to-year consistency, but did not audit the data. We are not responsible for the accuracy or
completeness of the information provided by the City.
The actuarial assumptions and methods, financial data, and participant census data utilized in these
calculations are the same actuarial assumptions and methods, financial data, and participant census
data used in the Actuarial Valuation as of January 1, 2022 as presented in our Report dated April 26,
2022, except for the changes noted above.
If you have reason to believe that the assumptions that were used are unreasonable, that the plan
provisions are incorrectly described, that important plan provisions relevant to this proposal are not
described, or that conditions have changed since the calculations were made, you should contact the
author of the report prior to relying on information in the report.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
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This report was prepared using our proprietary valuation model and related software which in our
professional judgment has the capability to provide results that are consistent with the purposes of the
valuation and this report and has no material limitations or known weaknesses. We performed tests to
ensure that the model reasonably represents that which is intended to be modeled.
Peter N. Strong and Trisha Amrose are members of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and
meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actuaries to render the actuarial opinions
contained herein. The undersigned actuaries are independent of the plan sponsor.
This report has been prepared by actuaries who have substantial experience valuing public employee
retirement systems. To the best of our knowledge the information contained in this report is accurate
and fairly presents the actuarial position of the Plan as of the valuation date. All calculations have been
made in conformity with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices, and with the Actuarial
Standards of Practice issued by the Actuarial Standards Board and with applicable statutes.
If there are any questions or if we can be of further assistance, please contact us. We welcome your
questions and comments.
Sincerely yours,
Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company
Peter N. Strong, FSA, EA, MAAA Trisha Amrose, EA, MAAA
Senior Consultant and Actuary Consultant and Actuary
This communication shall not be construed to provide tax advice, legal advice or investment advice.
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CITY OF CLEARWATER EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN
Impact Statement – July 29, 2022
Description of Amendments
The proposed ordinance would amend the Plan by providing a 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
annually on all benefits for Firefighters, including any benefits accrued after January 1, 2013 (instead of
only for benefits accrued prior to January 1, 2013). For any non-grandfathered members (not eligible for
normal retirement on January 1, 2013), there will be a five-year delay (after the retirement date) until
this COLA is applied to benefits accrued after January 1, 2013. This change applies to all Firefighters who
are actively employed on or after October 1, 2022.
Funding Implications of Amendment
An actuarial cost estimate is attached.
Certification of Administrator
I believe the amendment to be in compliance with Part VII, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes and Section 14,
Article X of the Constitution of the State of Florida.
For the Board of Trustees
as Plan Administrator
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SUPPLEMENTAL ACTUARIAL VALUATION REPORT
Plan
City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan
Valuation Date
January 1, 2022
Date of Report
July 29, 2022
Report Requested by
Board of Trustees
Prepared by
Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company
Group Valued
All active and inactive members.
Benefits Being Considered for Change
The proposed ordinance would amend the Plan as follows:
Provide a 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) annually on all benefits for Firefighters,
including any benefits accrued after January 1, 2013 (instead of only for benefits accrued
prior to January 1, 2013). For any non-grandfathered members (not eligible for normal
retirement on January 1, 2013), there will be a five-year delay (after the retirement date)
until this COLA is applied to benefits accrued after January 1, 2013.
Participants Affected
This change applies to all Firefighters who are actively employed on or after October 1,
2022.
Actuarial Assumptions and Methods
Same Actuarial Assumptions and Methods used in the January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation. Some
of the key assumptions/methods are:
Investment Return: 6.50%
Salary Increases: 2.75% to 7.60%, depending on service and employment classification
Cost Method: Entry Age Normal
Amortization Period for Any Change in Actuarial Accrued Liability
10 years, based on the average expected future service of the active members affected by
the amendment.
Summary of Data Used in Report
See attached page; same as the data used in the January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation.
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Actuarial Impact of Proposal(s)
See attached page(s)
Special Risks Involved with the Proposal That the Plan Has Not Been Exposed to Previously
None
Other Cost Considerations
Since the Plan remains fully funded as of January 1, 2022 after reflecting the liability increase for
the proposed Plan change described above, the Actuarially Determined Contribution does not
include an amortization payment on the Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL). The cost impact
shown on the enclosed exhibit represents the change in the Normal Cost of the Plan only. If the
Plan were not fully funded, the hypothetical cost increase including a UAL amortization payment
on the increase in the actuarial accrued liability associated with the proposed Plan change would
be $1,312,158 instead of $520,062.
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A.Valuation Date
B.ADC to Be Paid During
Fiscal Year Ending 9/30/2023 9/30/2023 9/30/2023 9/30/2023
C.Assumed Date of Employer Contrib.Evenly during Evenly during Evenly during Evenly during
first two quarters first two quarters first two quarters first two quarters
of fiscal year of fiscal year of fiscal year of fiscal year
D.Annual Payment to Amortize
Unfunded Actuarial Liability $0 *$0 *$0 *$0 *
E.Employer Normal Cost 11,484,205 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,667,302
F.ADC if Paid on the Valuation
Date: D+E 11,484,205 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,667,302
G.ADC Adjusted for Frequency of
Payments 12,230,679 3,541,249 4,783,753 3,905,677
H.ADC as % of Covered Payroll 13.00 %6.46 %22.30 %21.92 %
I.Assumed Rate of Increase in Covered
Payroll to Contribution Year 0.00 %0.00 %0.00 %0.00 %
J.Covered Payroll for Contribution Year 94,070,686 54,799,503 21,449,955 17,821,228
K.ADC for Contribution Year: H x J 12,230,679 3,541,249 4,783,753 3,905,677
L.Estimate of State Revenue in
Contribution Year 12,000 0 7,000 5,000
M.Required Employer Contribution (REC)
in Contribution Year 12,218,679 3,541,249 4,776,753 3,900,677
N.REC as % of Covered Payroll in
Contribution Year: M ÷ J 12.99 %6.46 %22.27 %21.89 %
O.Credit Balance 33,820,230 16,984,270 9,956,043 6,879,917
P.Change in REC in Contribution Year 520,062 0 0 520,062
Q.Change in REC as % of Covered Payroll
in Contribution Year 0.55 %0.00 %0.00 %2.92 %
ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (ADC) - AFTER PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
* The annual payment to amortize the UAL is less than $0; however, under Chapter 112.66 of the Florida
Statutes, the annual payment to amortize the UAL may not reduce the contribution below the amount
required to fund the Normal Cost.
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A.Valuation Date
B.ADC to Be Paid During
Fiscal Year Ending 9/30/2023 9/30/2023 9/30/2023 9/30/2023
C.Assumed Date of Employer Contrib.Evenly during Evenly during Evenly during Evenly during
first two quarters first two quarters first two quarters first two quarters
of fiscal year of fiscal year of fiscal year of fiscal year
D.Annual Payment to Amortize
Unfunded Actuarial Liability $0 *$0 *$0 *$0 *
E.Employer Normal Cost 10,995,884 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,178,981
F.ADC if Paid on the Valuation
Date: D+E 10,995,884 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,178,981
G.ADC Adjusted for Frequency of
Payments 11,710,617 3,541,249 4,783,753 3,385,615
H.ADC as % of Covered Payroll 12.45 %6.46 %22.30 %19.00 %
I.Assumed Rate of Increase in Covered
Payroll to Contribution Year 0.00 %0.00 %0.00 %0.00 %
J.Covered Payroll for Contribution Year 94,070,686 54,799,503 21,449,955 17,821,228
K.ADC for Contribution Year: H x J 11,710,617 3,541,249 4,783,753 3,385,615
L.Estimate of State Revenue in
Contribution Year 12,000 0 7,000 5,000
M.Required Employer Contribution (REC)
in Contribution Year 11,698,617 3,541,249 4,776,753 3,380,615
N.REC as % of Covered Payroll in
Contribution Year: M ÷ J 12.44 %6.46 %22.27 %18.97 %
O.Credit Balance 33,820,230 16,984,270 9,956,043 6,879,917
ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (ADC) - BEFORE PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
* The annual payment to amortize the UAL is less than $0; however, under Chapter 112.66 of the Florida
Statutes, the annual payment to amortize the UAL may not reduce the contribution below the amount
required to fund the Normal Cost.
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A.Valuation Date
B.Actuarial Present Value of All Projected
Benefits for
1.Active Members
a. Service Retirement Benefits $ 433,429,893 $ 190,273,541 $ 132,183,013 $ 110,973,339
b. Vesting Benefits 38,600,033 27,460,940 6,508,958 4,630,135
c. Disability Benefits 23,237,157 3,966,053 11,265,294 8,005,810
d. Preretirement Death Benefits 5,472,520 3,362,050 1,104,571 1,005,899
e. Return of Member Contributions 4,099,684 2,950,653 660,464 488,567
f. Total 504,839,287 228,013,237 151,722,300 125,103,750
2.Inactive Members
a. Service Retirees & Beneficiaries 658,612,846 350,400,869 191,505,262 116,706,715
b. Disability Retirees 56,500,520 7,991,817 28,967,229 19,541,474
c. Terminated Vested Members 18,806,373 11,230,679 5,149,000 2,426,694
d. Total 733,919,739 369,623,365 225,621,491 138,674,883
3. Total for All Members 1,238,759,026 597,636,602 377,343,791 263,778,633
C.Actuarial Accrued (Past Service) Liability 1,074,042,291 541,189,899 316,534,086 216,318,306
D.Actuarial Value of Accumulated Plan
Benefits per FASB No. 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A
E.Plan Assets
1.Market Value 1,375,042,294 700,679,655 401,162,327 273,200,312
2. Actuarial Value 1,223,966,639 623,696,104 357,086,693 243,183,842
3. Actuarial Value Excluding Credit Balance 1,190,146,409 606,711,834 347,130,650 236,303,925
F.Actuarial Present Value of Projected
Covered Payroll 795,615,409 435,945,720 201,307,080 158,362,609
G.Actuarial Present Value of Projected
Member Contributions 70,786,350 34,875,657 20,081,329 15,829,364
H.Accumulated Value of Active Member
Contributions 66,538,014 35,807,548 16,617,258 14,113,208
I.Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL)
Based on EAN Method = C. - E.3.(116,104,118) (65,521,935) (30,596,564) (19,985,619)
J.Funded Ratio = E.2. / C.113.96%115.25%112.81%112.42%
K.Funded Ratio Excluding Credit Balance = E.3. / C.110.81%112.11%109.67%109.24%
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS AND ASSETS - AFTER PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
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A.Valuation Date
B.Actuarial Present Value of All Projected
Benefits for
1.Active Members
a. Service Retirement Benefits $ 424,241,170 $ 190,273,541 $ 132,183,013 $ 101,784,616
b. Vesting Benefits 38,067,297 27,460,940 6,508,958 4,097,399
c. Disability Benefits 22,402,897 3,966,053 11,265,294 7,171,550
d. Preretirement Death Benefits 5,377,675 3,362,050 1,104,571 911,054
e. Return of Member Contributions 4,099,684 2,950,653 660,464 488,567
f. Total 494,188,723 228,013,237 151,722,300 114,453,186
2.Inactive Members
a. Service Retirees & Beneficiaries 658,612,846 350,400,869 191,505,262 116,706,715
b. Disability Retirees 56,500,520 7,991,817 28,967,229 19,541,474
c. Terminated Vested Members 18,806,373 11,230,679 5,149,000 2,426,694
d. Total 733,919,739 369,623,365 225,621,491 138,674,883
3. Total for All Members 1,228,108,462 597,636,602 377,343,791 253,128,069
C.Actuarial Accrued (Past Service) Liability 1,068,348,048 541,189,899 316,534,086 210,624,063
D.Actuarial Value of Accumulated Plan
Benefits per FASB No. 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A
E.Plan Assets
1.Market Value 1,375,042,294 700,679,655 401,162,327 273,200,312
2. Actuarial Value 1,223,966,639 623,696,104 357,086,693 243,183,842
3. Actuarial Value Excluding Credit Balance 1,190,146,409 606,711,834 347,130,650 236,303,925
F.Actuarial Present Value of Projected
Covered Payroll 795,615,409 435,945,720 201,307,080 158,362,609
G.Actuarial Present Value of Projected
Member Contributions 70,786,350 34,875,657 20,081,329 15,829,364
H.Accumulated Value of Active Member
Contributions 66,538,014 35,807,548 16,617,258 14,113,208
I.Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL)
Based on EAN Method = C. - E.3.(121,798,361) (65,521,935) (30,596,564) (25,679,862)
J.Funded Ratio = E.2. / C.114.57%115.25%112.81%115.46%
K.Funded Ratio Excluding Credit Balance = E.3. / C.111.40%112.11%109.67%112.19%
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS AND ASSETS - BEFORE PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
12
A.Valuation Date
B.Normal Cost for
1.Service Retirement Benefits $13,736,099 $4,799,362 $4,841,561 $4,095,176
2.Vesting 2,496,928 1,626,005 502,014 368,909
3.Disability Benefits 2,085,171 314,540 1,008,502 762,129
4.Death Benefits 232,646 129,724 49,375 53,547
5.Refund of Contributions 895,586 669,575 124,682 101,329
6.Total for Future Benefits 19,446,430 7,539,206 6,526,134 5,381,090
7.Assumed Amount for
Administrative Expenses 332,822 169,870 96,974 65,978
8.Total Normal Cost 19,779,252 7,709,076 6,623,108 5,447,068
C.Expected Member Contributions 8,295,047 4,383,960 2,131,321 1,779,766
D.Employer Normal Cost: B8 - C 11,484,205 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,667,302
E. Employer Normal Cost as % of
Covered Payroll 12.21%6.07%20.94%20.58%
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
CALCULATION OF EMPLOYER NORMAL COST
ENTRY AGE NORMAL METHOD - AFTER PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
13
A.Valuation Date
B.Normal Cost for
1.Service Retirement Benefits $13,365,746 $4,799,362 $4,841,561 $3,724,823
2.Vesting 2,466,809 1,626,005 502,014 338,790
3.Disability Benefits 2,002,367 314,540 1,008,502 679,325
4.Death Benefits 227,601 129,724 49,375 48,502
5.Refund of Contributions 895,586 669,575 124,682 101,329
6.Total for Future Benefits 18,958,109 7,539,206 6,526,134 4,892,769
7.Assumed Amount for
Administrative Expenses 332,822 169,870 96,974 65,978
8.Total Normal Cost 19,290,931 7,709,076 6,623,108 4,958,747
C.Expected Member Contributions 8,295,047 4,383,960 2,131,321 1,779,766
D.Employer Normal Cost: B8 - C 10,995,884 3,325,116 4,491,787 3,178,981
E. Employer Normal Cost as % of
Covered Payroll 11.69%6.07%20.94%17.84%
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
CALCULATION OF EMPLOYER NORMAL COST
ENTRY AGE NORMAL METHOD - BEFORE PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2022
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ACTIVE MEMBERS
Number 1,510 1,083 232 195
Covered Annual Payroll $94,070,686 $54,799,503 $21,449,955 $17,821,228
Average Annual Payroll $62,298 $50,600 $92,457 $91,391
Average Age 44.1 45.6 39.4 41.0
Average Past Service 10.6 10.3 10.9 11.6
Average Age at Hire 33.5 35.3 28.5 29.4
RETIREES & BENEFICIARIES
Number 1,263 805 273 185
Annual Benefits $50,117,248 $27,967,892 $13,384,612 $8,764,744
Average Annual Benefit $39,681 $34,743 $49,028 $47,377
Average Age 68.1 69.9 64.0 66.5
DISABILITY RETIREES
Number 127 34 51 42
Annual Benefits $4,317,063 $750,101 $2,064,856 $1,502,106
Average Annual Benefit $33,993 $22,062 $40,487 $35,764
Average Age 65.5 71.1 61.9 65.4
TERMINATED VESTED MEMBERS
Number 79 58 13 8
Annual Benefits $1,669,968 $1,091,817 $382,769 $195,382
Average Annual Benefit $21,139 $18,824 $29,444 $24,423
Average Age 49.0 50.9 44.7 42.7
PARTICIPANT DATA - BEFORE AND AFTER PLAN CHANGES
January 1, 2022
Total Non-Hazardous Hazardous Police Hazardous Fire
July 29, 2022
Mr. Jay Ravins
Finance Director
City of Clearwater
100 S. Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Re: City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan
Current Plan versus Alternative Scenario with 30-Year Projections for Firefighter Members
Dear Jay:
Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS) has been engaged by the City of Clearwater to prepare
projections of costs for the City of Clearwater Employees’ Pension Plan (Plan). This letter presents 30-
year projections of the cost for Firefighter members of the current pension plan and one alternative
scenario. It also includes a discussion of risks associated with measuring the accrued liability and
actuarially determined contribution. The results are based on census and asset data as of January 1,
2022.
The enclosed exhibits present the following:
1. Baseline Projection: 30-year projections of current pension plan benefits using the current
assumptions and methods as described in the January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation Report dated
April 26, 2022. The projections were prepared assuming that the actual market returns match
the investment return assumption each year, including an assumed 6.50% return on the market
value of assets for every year of the projection period. Current pension benefits to Firefighters
include the following:
• Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs): 1.5% annually commencing on each April 1 for all
retirees and beneficiaries who have received at least 6 monthly benefit payments. For any
non-grandfathered members (not eligible for normal retirement on January 1, 2013),
there is no COLA for benefits accrued after January 1, 2013.
2. Alternative Scenario: Same as the Baseline Projection EXCEPT:
• Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs): 1.5% annually on all benefits, including any benefits
accrued after January 1, 2013. For any non-grandfathered members (not eligible for
normal retirement on January 1, 2013), there is a five-year delay (after the retirement
date) until this COLA is applied to benefits accrued after January 1, 2013. This change
applies to Firefighters who are active members of the Plan on the Plan change effective
date and future Firefighter members.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
Page 2
For purposes of the projection study, the proposed Plan changes are assumed to become effective on
January 1, 2022. A later effective date is not anticipated to have a material impact on the projection
results. Except as indicated above, all methods, assumptions, and other benefit provisions are the same
as described in our January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation Report.
Since the Plan remains fully funded on and after January 1, 2022 even after reflecting the liability
increase for the alternative scenario described above, the Actuarially Determined Contribution does not
include an amortization payment on the Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL). The projected cost impacts
shown on the enclosed exhibit represent the change in the Normal Cost of the Plan only since the Plan is
projected to remain fully funded based on the assumptions detailed in this study. In order to model the
projected impact on the City’s contribution requirements if the Plan were not fully funded, the last
column of the exhibit shows a hypothetical cost increase that includes a UAL amortization payment on
the increase in the actuarial accrued liability associated with the proposed Plan change. Per the Plan’s
Funding Policy, the amortization period for the UAL payment is based on the average expected future
service of the active members affected by the Plan change.
Risks Associated with Measuring the Accrued Liability and Actuarially Determined Contribution
The determination of the accrued liability and the actuarially determined contribution requires the use
of assumptions regarding future economic and demographic experience. Risk measures are intended to
aid in the understanding of the effects of future experience differing from the assumptions used in the
course of the actuarial valuation. Risk measures may also help with illustrating the potential volatility in
the accrued liability and the actuarially determined contribution that results from the differences
between actual experience and the actuarial assumptions.
Future actuarial measurements may differ significantly from the current measurements presented in
this report due to such factors as the following: Plan experience differing from that anticipated by the
economic or demographic assumptions; changes in economic or demographic assumptions due to
changing conditions; increases or decreases expected as part of the natural operation of the
methodology used for these measurements (such as the end of an amortization period, or additional
cost or contribution requirements based on the Plan’s funded status); and changes in Plan provisions or
applicable law. The scope of an actuarial valuation does not include an analysis of the potential range of
such future measurements.
Examples of risk that may reasonably be anticipated to significantly affect the Plan’s future financial
condition include:
1. Investment risk – actual investment returns may differ from the either assumed or forecasted
returns;
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
Page 3
2. Contribution risk – actual contributions may differ from expected future contributions. For
example, actual contributions may not be made in accordance with the Plan’s funding policy or
material changes may occur in the anticipated number of covered employees, covered payroll,
or other relevant contribution base;
3. Salary and Payroll risk – actual salaries and total payroll may differ from expected, resulting in
actual future accrued liability and contributions differing from expected;
4. Longevity risk – members may live longer or shorter than expected and receive pensions for a
period of time other than assumed;
5. Other demographic risks – members may terminate, retire or become disabled at times or with
benefits other than assumed resulting in actual future accrued liability and contributions
differing from expected.
The effects of certain trends in experience can generally be anticipated. For example, if the investment
return is less (or more) than the assumed rate, the cost of the Plan can be expected to increase (or
decrease). Likewise, if longevity is improving (or worsening), increases (or decreases) in cost can be
anticipated.
The computed contribution amounts may be considered as a minimum contribution that complies with
the pension Board’s funding policy and the State statutes. The timely receipt of the actuarially
determined contributions is critical to support the financial health of the Plan. Users of this report
should be aware that contributions made at the actuarially determined rate do not necessarily
guarantee benefit security.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment was outside the scope of this report. Risk assessment may include scenario tests,
sensitivity tests, stochastic modeling, stress tests, and a comparison of the present value of accrued
benefits at low-risk discount rates with the actuarial accrued liability. We are prepared to perform such
assessment to aid in the decision-making process.
Disclosures and Qualifications
This report was prepared at the request of the City of Clearwater and is intended for use by the City and
those designated or approved by the City or the Board of Trustees. This report may be provided to
parties other than the City and Board only in its entirety and only with the permission of the City and
Board. GRS is not responsible for unauthorized use of this report.
The purpose of this report is to describe the financial effect of potential changes to Plan benefits. This
report should not be relied on for any purpose other than the purpose described.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
Page 4
The calculations in this report are based upon information furnished by the Plan Administrator for the
January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation Report concerning Plan benefits, financial transactions, plan
provisions and active members, terminated members, retirees and beneficiaries. We reviewed this
information for internal and year-to-year consistency, but did not audit the data. We are not
responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the City or the Plan
Administrator.
Projections are deterministic, meaning that throughout the projection period, Plan experience is
expected to exactly match the actuarial assumptions, including the assumed investment return on the
market value of assets.
Throughout the projections, new members are assumed to be hired each year at a rate sufficient to
maintain a constant active headcount. New members are assumed to have the same average
demographic characteristics (age, gender, salary – adjusted each year for inflation) at their dates of
employment as those of all current active members on the most recent actuarial valuation / census data
collection date.
The calculations are based upon assumptions regarding future events, which may or may not
materialize. They are also based on the assumptions, methods, and plan provisions outlined in this
report. If you have reason to believe that the assumptions that were used are unreasonable, that the
plan provisions are incorrectly described, that important plan provisions relevant to this proposal are
not described, or that conditions have changed since the calculations were made, you should contact
the author of the report prior to relying on information in the report.
This report was prepared using our proprietary valuation model and related software which in our
professional judgment has the capability to provide results that are consistent with the purposes of the
valuation and this report. We performed tests to ensure that the model reasonably represents that
which is intended to be modeled.
This report has been prepared by actuaries who have substantial experience valuing public employee
retirement systems. To the best of our knowledge the information contained in this report is accurate
and fairly presents the actuarial position of the Plan as of the valuation date. All calculations have been
made in conformity with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices, and with the Actuarial
Standards of Practice issued by the Actuarial Standards Board and with applicable statutes.
Peter N. Strong and Trisha Amrose are members of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and
meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actuaries to render the actuarial opinions
contained herein. The undersigned actuaries are independent of the plan sponsor.
Mr. Jay Ravins
July 29, 2022
Page 5
We welcome your questions and comments.
Sincerely yours,
Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company
Peter N. Strong, FSA, EA, MAAA Trisha Amrose, EA, MAAA
Senior Consultant and Actuary Consultant and Actuary
This communication shall not be construed to provide tax advice, legal advice or investment advice.
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$ Amount % of Pay $ Amount % of Pay
2023 17,821,228 3,380,615 18.97%112%17,821,228 3,900,677 21.89%109%520,062 1,312,158
2024 18,161,984 3,425,595 18.86%116%18,161,984 3,969,275 21.85%113%543,680 1,335,776
2025 18,540,146 3,478,158 18.76%123%18,540,146 4,044,657 21.82%119%566,499 1,358,595
2026 18,883,621 3,524,719 18.67%127%18,883,621 4,112,835 21.78%123%588,116 1,380,212
2027 19,252,331 3,577,507 18.58%129%19,252,331 4,187,207 21.75%125%609,700 1,401,796
2028 19,571,475 3,622,061 18.51%130%19,571,475 4,250,951 21.72%126%628,890 1,420,986
2029 19,899,305 3,670,515 18.45%132%19,899,305 4,317,357 21.70%127%646,842 1,438,938
2030 20,298,736 3,733,935 18.39%133%20,298,736 4,399,526 21.67%128%665,591 1,457,687
2031 20,692,002 3,797,778 18.35%135%20,692,002 4,481,555 21.66%129%683,778 1,475,874
2032 21,126,641 3,872,100 18.33%136%21,126,641 4,573,369 21.65%130%701,269 1,493,365
2033 21,594,161 3,953,214 18.31%138%21,594,161 4,672,287 21.64%131%719,074 719,074
2034 22,157,911 4,052,963 18.29%139%22,157,911 4,791,928 21.63%133%738,965 738,965
2035 22,747,988 4,159,418 18.28%141%22,747,988 4,918,019 21.62%134%758,600 758,600
2036 23,364,759 4,272,721 18.29%143%23,364,759 5,050,766 21.62%135%778,045 778,045
2037 23,978,275 4,387,724 18.30%144%23,978,275 5,183,769 21.62%136%796,045 796,045
2038 24,637,336 4,511,808 18.31%146%24,637,336 5,326,615 21.62%138%814,806 814,806
2039 25,264,056 4,633,894 18.34%148%25,264,056 5,464,762 21.63%139%830,868 830,868
2040 25,880,313 4,755,977 18.38%150%25,880,313 5,601,581 21.64%141%845,604 845,604
2041 26,507,041 4,881,040 18.41%153%26,507,041 5,741,320 21.66%142%860,280 860,280
2042 27,149,990 5,009,605 18.45%155%27,149,990 5,884,568 21.67%144%874,963 874,963
2043 27,772,636 5,135,866 18.49%157%27,772,636 6,023,579 21.69%145%887,713 887,713
2044 28,422,353 5,266,393 18.53%160%28,422,353 6,168,084 21.70%147%901,691 901,691
2045 29,059,166 5,393,842 18.56%162%29,059,166 6,309,729 21.71%149%915,887 915,887
2046 29,685,190 5,518,742 18.59%165%29,685,190 6,448,986 21.72%151%930,244 930,244
2047 30,317,606 5,643,762 18.62%167%30,317,606 6,589,187 21.73%153%945,425 945,425
2048 30,956,335 5,769,001 18.64%170%30,956,335 6,730,435 21.74%155%961,434 961,434
2049 31,592,561 5,893,288 18.65%173%31,592,561 6,871,012 21.75%157%977,725 977,725
2050 32,235,718 6,018,228 18.67%176%32,235,718 7,012,936 21.76%159%994,708 994,708
2051 32,896,918 6,145,764 18.68%179%32,896,918 7,158,520 21.76%161%1,012,756 1,012,756
2052 33,576,815 6,276,085 18.69%183%33,576,815 7,307,901 21.76%163%1,031,816 1,031,816
Total 137,762,317 161,493,394 23,731,077 31,652,037
Total Present Value at 6.50%57,622,938 67,547,883 9,924,945 15,989,314
Assumptions
Investment Return Assumption and Actual Return on Plan Assets
Increase in Administrative Expenses Per Year
No future actuarial experience gains or losses
All other assumptions and methods are the same as those used in the January 1, 2022 Actuarial Valuation Report
6.50%
2.25%
City of Clearwater Employees' Pension Plan
30-Year Projection of Actuarially Determined Contributions for Firefighters
Current Plan Provisions
Alternative Scenario: 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) with 5-Year Delay
on Firefighters' Benefits Accrued after 1/1/2013
Actuarially Determined
Contribution
Funded Ratio
on Valuation
Date
Actuarially Determined
Contribution
Funded Ratio
on Valuation
Date
Hypothetical
Cost / (Savings)
Incl UAL Pmt
Pensionable
Payroll
Fiscal Year
Ending
Pensionable
Payroll
Cost /
(Savings) as
$ Amount
7
$1.0
$2.0
$3.0
$4.0
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Current Plan (No Changes)
Alternative Scenario (1.5% COLAs with 5-Year Delay on Firefighters' Benefits Accrued after 1/1/2013)
Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1035
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Parks & Recreation
Agenda Number: 5.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a purchase order to Shade Systems, Inc., of Ocala, Florida for the purchase and
installation of Athletic Shade Structures in an amount of $715,376.50, pursuant to Clearwater
Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c), Piggyback; increase project C2212, Athletic Field
Shade Structures by $70,000 in donations revenue; and authorize the appropriate officials to
execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
In partnership with the Countryside and Clearwater Little Leagues, the City has identified an
opportunity to install 19 new shade structure systems over the spectator areas of athletic fields
located at both Countryside Community Park, and the Sid Lickton Athletic Complex.
The installation of the shade structures will provide for an enhanced spectator experience for
patrons of various sporting events, including tournaments, little league games, and community
programming at the athletic fields.
This contract will provide for the purchase and installation of athletic shade structure systems,
including structural elements, canvas material, and associated construction to accommodate
the new amenities. The proposed pricing with Shade Systems, Inc ., has been established
under a piggyback contract with the Volusia County School Board, pursuant to ITB
#MTS-906BC: Playgrounds & Related Equipment, which has been extended through January
31, 2023.
A first quarter budget amendment will recognize a donation from both the Countryside Little
League in the amount of $40,000, and the Clearwater Little League in the amount of $30,000 to
contribute towards the total project cost.
This contract is for a period of 14 weeks, to begin upon issuance of a notice to proceed.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in capital improvement project C2213, Athletic Field Shade Structures. A
first quarter budget amendment will recognize a $70,000 increase of donation revenue in
project C2213, Athletic Field Shade Structures.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
N/A
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4150 S.W. 19 Street
Ocala, FL 34474
p: (800) 609-6066 | f: (352) 237-2256
www.shadesystemsinc.com
Sales Order
Bill To: City of Clearwater
100 S. Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Peter Bardou
peter.bardou@myclearwater.com
Project Name: City of Clearwater
Prepared By:
Quote No.:
Quote Date:
Expires On:
Jeremy Purkis (ext. 119)
(800) 609-6066
jeremy@shadesystemsinc.com
Q-07703
9/19/2022
10/31/2022
Thank you for your interest in Shade Systems. We are happy to quote the following product(s):
Countryside Park
QTY DESCRIPTION EACH TOTAL
1 Custom 'Sail' System Per The Attached Drawing Number Q-07703, Dated 8/29/2022 Per
Following:
CoolNet™ Color:__________ Powder Coat Color:__________
$0.00 $0.00
2 Model No. SAF5520A - Custom 'Sail' Canopies with Columns $25,027.00 $50,054.00
2 Model No. SAF5514A - Custom 'Sail' Canopies with Columns $18,769.00 $37,538.00
1 Model No. SAF5520 - Custom 'Sail' Canopies with Columns $31,284.00 $31,284.00
1 Model No. SAF5514 - Custom 'Sail' Canopies with Columns $23,462.00 $23,462.00
2 Model No. SC193012 - Cantilever - Pier Mounted Columns - Per the attached drawing
dated 8/29/2022 - Countryside Field 2
CoolNet™ Color:____________ Powder-Coat Color:_____________
$12,144.00 $24,288.00
2 Model No. SC253012 - Cantilever - Pier Mounted Columns - Per the attached drawing
dated 8/29/2022 - Field 1
CoolNet™ Color:____________ Powder-Coat Color:_____________
$14,514.00 $29,028.00
23 Model No. PMT6 - Pier Mount Column $640.00 $14,720.00
3 Model No. ENGDWG - Florida Professional Engineer Sealed Drawings $800.00 $2,400.00
3 Model No. ENGCAL - Florida Professional Engineer Sealed Calculations $800.00 $2,400.00
1 Less: 25% Discount Per Volusia County School Contract # MTS-906BC $-53,793.50 $-53,793.50
1 Optional: Professional installation, including permitting, truck unloading, concrete cutting,
excavation and concrete footing, dirt haul off, erection of frame and fabric and materials.
(All Associated Permit Fees Are Excluded)
$300,536.00 $300,536.00
1 Less: 25% Discount Per Volusia County School Contract # MTS-906BC $-75,134.00 $-75,134.00
1 Shipping / Handling Charge to Clearwater, Florida 33756 $4,011.00 $4,011.00
Countryside Park TOTAL:$390,793.50
Sid Lickton Park
QTY DESCRIPTION EACH TOTAL
14 Model No. SC193012 - Cantilever - Pier Mounted Columns - Per the attached drawing
dated 8/29/2022
CoolNet™ Color:____________ Powder-Coat Color:_____________
$12,144.00 $170,016.00
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QTY DESCRIPTION EACH TOTAL
28 Model No. PMT6 - Pier Mount Column $640.00 $17,920.00
1 Model No. ENGDWG - Florida Professional Engineer Sealed Drawings $800.00 $800.00
1 Model No. ENGCAL - Florida Professional Engineer Sealed Calculations $800.00 $800.00
1 Less: 25% Discount Per Volusia County School Contract # MTS-906BC $-47,384.00 $-47,384.00
1 Optional: Professional installation, including permitting, truck unloading, concrete cutting,
excavation and concrete footing, dirt haul off, erection of frame and fabric and materials.
(All Associated Permit Fees Are Excluded)
$240,568.00 $240,568.00
1 Less: 25% Discount Per Volusia County School Contract # MTS-906BC $-60,142.00 $-60,142.00
1 Shipping / Handling Charge to Clearwater, Florida 33756 $2,005.00 $2,005.00
Sid Lickton Park TOTAL:$324,583.00
IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS:
•All products quoted are per standard Shade Systems specifications per our catalog with column type(s) indicated.
•Above includes the cost of powder-coating metal parts with standard Shade Systems colors as shown in our catalog. Special
optional colors are available upon request at additional cost.
•No site work, or landscaping, are included. We are not responsible for any damages to underground utilities or irrigation lines,
nor for replenishment of any damaged sod or landscaping/trees. Customer is responsible for identifying any underground
utilities and capping or re-routing same. Customer to provide clear access to site for heavy machinery, including any tree
removal or trimming, including removal of any fence sections as required.
•While we always take care to protect property, because we must access the installation site with heavy equipment, we cannot
be responsible for any damages to existing sidewalks, pavers, asphalt or other hardscapes or sod as we pass over them.
•Customer to provide a current survey of the site. Quote to include our standard professional engineer-sealed drawings and
calculations only. Any additional building department requests such as "community appearance board" meeting(s), soil
borings, testing, spot survey, etc., which require the services of a professional engineer are not included in this quotation. This
quote assumes normal ground conditions; unusual underground conditions such as high water table, loose/unstable soil
conditions, underground boulders, or other unexpected underground obstacles which necessitate extraction or soil testing and/
or re-design of footings are not included and will be quoted as an additional cost if encountered.
•The sizes and heights proposed are pursuant to information you have provided and must be verified by you on site. We are not
responsible for any conflicts with existing conditions, being too close to landscaping, sidewalks, curbs, seating areas, buildings,
etc.
•This quote is subject to site inspection at which time obstacles or other adverse site conditions may require a change in
quotation.
•Current completion schedule is estimated at 12 to 14 weeks.
•To place this order, please indicate desired colors in the space above and return signed copy of this Sales Order with your
official municipal purchase order.
ABOVE APPROVED AND ACCEPTED:
By signing below, Buyer accepts the terms and conditions of this Sales Order and directs Shade Systems to provide the products listed for the amounts
shown. Buyer agrees this order is not cancelable.
BY: _____________________________________________________ TITLE: ________________ DATE: ________________
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IMPORTANT: The footings sizes provided are estimated only. Depending on local conditions, actual engineered concrete footings may be substantially larger than estimates provided herein. Shade Systems is not responsible for actual engineered footings sizes differing from the estimates given or for any additional concrete installation costs which may be incurred by you as a result thereof.
IMPORTANT: The footings sizes provided are estimated only. Depending on local conditions, actual engineered concrete footings may be substantially larger than estimates provided herein. Shade Systems is not responsible for actual engineered footings sizes differing from the estimates given or for any additional concrete installation costs which may be incurred by you as a result thereof.
IMPORTANT: The footings sizes provided are estimated only. Depending on local conditions, actual engineered concrete footings may be substantially larger than estimates provided herein. Shade Systems is not responsible for actual engineered footings sizes differing from the estimates given or for any additional concrete installation costs which may be incurred by you as a result thereof.
IMPORTANT: The footings sizes provided are estimated only. Depending on local conditions, actual engineered concrete footings may be substantially larger than estimates provided herein. Shade Systems is not responsible for actual engineered footings sizes differing from the estimates given or for any additional concrete installation costs which may be incurred by you as a result thereof.
September 14, 2022
RE: Shade Systems, Inc.
To Whom It May Concern:
We have been privileged to provide providing Performance & Payment Bond on behalf
of Shade Systems, Inc for a number of years.
Their present surety company is Great American Insurance Company. Great American
Insurance Company has an A.M. Best rating of A+ XIV. Great American Insurance
Company has issued a formal line of credit for our use in servicing the normal surety
requirements in the amount of $10,000,000 single and $20,000,000 aggregate. This is
not an indication of the maximum surety credit available to Shade Systems, Inc, but
rather a working line of credit to handle their normal needs.
If Shade Systems, Inc. is successful in their negotiations with you and enters into a
mutually acceptable contract, we do not anticipate any problems in furnishing
Performance and Payment bonds as called for in the contract subject to Great American
Insurance Company’s normal underwriting review and acceptable bond forms.
If you need additional information, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
OAKBRIDGE INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC
Marvala Erinkitola
Marvala Erinkitola
Surety Department
The School Board of Volusia County, Florida
200 N. Clara Avenue, DeLand, FL 32720
Agenda Item Details
Public Content
Administrative Content
Motion & Voting
Meeting Dec 14, 2021 - Agenda - 3:30 PM - The School Board of Volusia County, Florida
Category 13. Consent-Operations Services-Purchasing
Subject 13.01 Renewal: Contract No. MTS-906BC, Playground & Related Equipment
Access Public
Type Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact Yes
Budgeted Yes
Budget Source Capital
Recommended Action The superintendent recommends approval for the renewal of Contract No. MTS-
906BC, Playgrounds and Related Equipment.
Goals Goal 4-Resources & Operational Processes
BACKGROUND:
This contract renewal will be utilized by the Facilities Maintenance and Planning & Business Services Departments to
secure new and replacement Playground and Related Equipment and/or Services District-wide on an as-needed basis.
SUBMITTED BY:
Maria Kraft, Director, Purchasing and Warehouse Services
12-14-21 BOARD - Contract Renewal MTS-902BC Playgrounds & Related Equip.pdf (5,956 KB)
The superintendent recommends approval of all items in the consent agenda.
Motion by Carl Persis, second by Linda L Cuthbert.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Linda L Cuthbert, Carl Persis, Jamie Haynes, Ruben Colon, Anita Burnette
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Countryside Little League
PO BOX 14955
Clearwater, Florida 33766
(727) 474-2787
Countrysidelittleleague1@gmail.com
September 21, 2022
To the City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department,
Countryside Little League Board of Directors have agreed to partner with the City of Clearwater
Parks and Recreation department on the purchase and installation of Sunshades at Countryside
Community Park. The partnership will consist of a financial commitment from our league of 10%
of the total cost of the project with a maximum contribution of $40,000.
This project has been talked about for many years and our families have fundraised to contribute
to this project. The league and our members are going to be thrilled when this project is
completed. It is going to further cement our ballpark as the premier baseball fields in District 12
Little League and the entire area.
Thank you for your continued support of Countryside Little League and the facilities you provide
for our community.
Sincerely,
David Shefferman
President
Countryside Little League
978-998-0735
P.O. Box 5330, Clearwater, FL. 33758-5330
clearwaterlittleleague.com
October 4, 2022
To Whom It May Concern,
On behalf of Clearwater Little League, we would like to thank you for your continued support of our
league and consideration of future improvements to the Sid Lickton Complex at 714 N. Saturn Ave,
Clearwater, FL 33755. We are proud of the continued growth of our league and the impact to youth
in the Clearwater area, which is made possible by our partnership.
In the spirit of continued growth and a best-in-class experience, our players, families and board of
directors have requested the installation of sun shade structures over the spectator stands at each of
the fields. As such, our league has raised and allocated $30,000 to commitment to this investment.
The Clearwater Little League is requesting partnership with the City of Clearwater to complete the
installation of mutually agreed upon sun shade structures throughout the complex. At the time of
agreement and approval of an installation plan, we are prepared to release the said funds in the
amount of $30,000.
Thank you again for your consideration and continued support. If you have any questions, please
contact myself, Peter McGuff at 727-742-6730 or clearwaterpresident@gmail.com.
Thank You,
Peter McGuff
Peter McGuff
League President
Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1090
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Parks & Recreation
Agenda Number: 5.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal to Keystone Excavators, Inc. of Oldsmar,
Florida, in the amount of $138,446.00, for park improvements at Soule Road Park, pursuant to
Request for Qualifications (REQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services
Continuing Contracts; transfer $79,200 from Recreation Facility Impact Fees (142-343962) at
first quarter; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
On September 17, 2020, Council approved the use of 13 firms to serve as Construction
Managers at Risk for Continuing Contracts under RFQ 40-20 and Keystone Excavators, Inc.
was selected as one of the approved firms.
As part of the original design of Soule Road Park, a roller hockey court was constructed. This
court is rarely used and in need of repair. Staff is recommending repurposing the roller hockey
court to provide for three pickleball courts.
This proposal is for the construction of the pickleball courts which includes milling and
resurfacing of the pavement, widening of the existing court footprint, and installation of court
surfacing, net posts, netting, and associated site work. Staff will utilize the existing citywide
fencing contract for the installation of fencing around the new courts.
The contract is for a period of 60 days, to begin upon issuance of a notice to proceed.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in capital improvement project M2206, Parks & Beautification R&R. A first
quarter budget amendment will provide for a transfer of $79,200 from Recreation Facility
impact fees (142-343963) to project M2206, Parks & Beautification R&R.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1044
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Engineering Department
Agenda Number: 6.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the final plat for Airport Drive Villages located at 514 Brandon Avenue. (consent)
SUMMARY:
This plat will create a 6-lot subdivision for a 6-unit detached dwelling development. The
residential development project was approved through DRC on December 3, 2021. The
property is approximately 1.4 acres.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT: N/A
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ORD 9636-22
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: OrdinanceIn Control: Engineering Department
Agenda Number: 6.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the request from the owner of real property, described as Parcel ID:
15-29-15-38574-015-0060, Court Street, Clearwater to vacate the 5-foot-wide platted Utility
Easement on the south property line of lot 45, and the west half of lot 44 along with the abutting
5-foot-wide platted Utility Easement on the north property line of lots 8,7,6,20, and the west half
of lot 21, located in Hibiscus Gardens, Blk O, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded
in Plat Book 14, Pages 55-59, Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance
9636-22 on first reading.
SUMMARY:
The property owner of Parcel ID# 15-29-15-38574-015-0060, Court Street, Clearwater, has
requested that the City vacate the 5-foot-wide platted Utility Easement on the south property
line of lot 45, and the west half of lot 44 along with the abutting 5-foot-wide platted Utility
Easement on the north property line of lots 8,7,6,20, and the west half of lot 21.
The purpose of this vacation is to allow for a 14-unit multi-family apartment.
There are no city utilities present within the easements. Frontier Communications has facilities
within the proposed vacate area. A recordable non-exclusive easement in favor of Frontier will
be required for Frontier Communications facilities to remain in the proposed vacated
easement. All other private utility companies have no objection to the vacation. City staff have
reviewed this vacation and have no objection .
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[RE15-1313-080/295963/1]
Ord. 9636-22
ORDINANCE NO. 9636-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, VACATING THE 5-FOOT-WIDE PLATTED
UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF
LOT 45, AND THE WEST HALF OF LOT 44 ALONG WITH
THE ABUTTING 5-FOOT-WIDE PLATTED UTILITY
EASEMENT ON THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF LOTS
8,7,6,20, AND THE WEST HALF OF LOT 21, LOCATED IN
HIBISCUS GARDENS, BLK O, ACCORDING TO THE MAP
OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 14,
PAGES 55-59, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PINELLAS
COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the owner in fee title of real property described and depicted in Exhibit
“A” (attached hereto and incorporated herein), has requested that the City vacate said utility
easements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clearwater, Florida finds that said utility
easements are not necessary for municipal use and it is deemed to be in the best interest
of the City and the general public that the same be vacated; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following:
Utility easements described as follows:
See Exhibit “A”
are hereby vacated, closed, and released, and the City of Clearwater releases all of its
right, title, and interest thereto, contingent upon, and subject to, the following conditions
precedent:
1. Frontier Communications has facilities within the area being vacated. A recordable
non-exclusive easement in favor of Frontier will be required for Frontier
Communications facilities to remain in the vacated Right-of-Way. Said easement
shall be recorded as Official Records with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit
Court.
2. Easements granted and/or actions taken as required above by each entity, shall
be in the location and in accordance with the terms of which are acceptable to the
respective utility providers.
[RE15-1313-080/295963/1]
Ord. 9636-22
Section 2. The City Clerk shall record this ordinance in the Public Records of Pinellas
County, Florida, following adoption.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ________________________________
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED ________________________________
________________________________
Frank Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
________________________________ ________________________________
Laura Mahony Rosemarie Call
Senior Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
TERMINUS SURVEYINGSURVEYING
TERMINUS
LLC.TERMINUS SURVEYINGTHIS SURVEY WAS MADE UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION AND COMPLIES
WITH THE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 5J-17 FLORIDA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. PURSUANT TO SECTION 472.027 FLORIDA STATUTES.
THIS SURVEY IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE SIGNATURE AND
THE ORIGINAL RAISED SEAL OF A FLORIDA SURVEYOR & MAPPER.
EXHIBIT A
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Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1073
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Engineering Department
Agenda Number: 6.3
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Accept a 4-foot-wide Drainage and Utility Easement from William B and Lauren V Corser,
husband and wife, for installation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of underground utilities
on real property located at 1242 Idlewild Drive, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute
same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
The Drainage and Utility Easement will allow the city rights for installation, repair, maintenance,
and replacement of underground utilities located in the easement.
The City Engineering Division recommends acceptance of the easement.
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Idlewild Drive
60' R/W
Lot 10
Cleardun
Block C,
Plat Book 13, Page 47
Lot 9 Lot 11 Lot 12Lot 8Lot 7
Shadowlawn,
Block A,
Plat Book 7, Page 41
Shadowlawn,
Block B,
Plat Book 7, Page 41
4' Drainage
and Utility
Easement
The West 4' of Lot 10 ,Block A, "Shadowlawn", as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 41, of
the Public Records of Pinellas County, FL.
DRAWN BY CHECKED BY
DATE DRAWN
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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4' Drainage and Utility Easement
to the City of ClearwaterJABTLM 09/20/2022
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1081
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Engineering Department
Agenda Number: 6.4
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Supplemental Two Work Order to Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa, FL, for On-Call
Traffic Engineering Technical Support Services (21-0035-EN) in the amount of $195,000,
increasing the work order from $300,000 to $495,000, pursuant to Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) 26-19, Engineer of Record Consulting Services (EOR), and authorize the appropriate
officials to execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
December 2021, the City Manager approved the initial $95,000 work order, and May 5, 2022,
City Council approved $205,000 Supplemental One Work Order to EOR Mead & Hunt for as
needed services to review and access technical reports from the Florida Department of
Transportation, Pinellas County, complete the Traffic Engineering review to support the land
development permit process for private developments and provide coordinated
recommendations to the City.
Supplemental Two Work Order will provide staff with daily assistance on permit reviews and
multimodal impact fees to meet the Traffic Engineering workload demands until vacated
positions are filled and trained (two Engineering Specialists).
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0101331-530100 $195,000
Funds are available in cost code 0101331-530100, Professional Services, to fund this
supplemental work order.
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Date: September 30, 2022
1. PROJECT INFORMATION:
Project Title: On-Call Traffic Engineering Technical Support
Supplement
City Project Number: 21-0035-EN
City Plan Set Number:
Consultant Project Number:
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES:
The City of Clearwater, Traffic Division, is requesting Mead & Hunt (Consultant) to provide
traffic engineering operations, on an as-needed basis, to augment its staff resources. Per
the City’s request, the design plans shall be compiled using the city of Clearwater CAD
standards, as attached.
The Traffic division is responsible for the planning, geometric design and traffic operations
of streets and highways, their networks, terminals, abutting lands, relationships with
other modes of transportation and the city's traffic calming program. It reviews plans of
developments and impact on adjacent street systems, initiates street lighting, administers
multimodal impact fees, conducts traffic studies, analyzes accident problems, reviews
public concerns and complaints, and coordinates and maintains the Computerized Traffic
Control System. This division fabricates, installs, and maintains all traffic signal
installations, pavement markings and traffic signs under the jurisdiction of the City of
Clearwater, including flashing beacons, school signals and the marking of all city parking
lots. This division also serves as the primary liaison with Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT), Pinellas County Traffic Engineering and other municipal traffic
operations agencies, such as Forward Pinellas of Pinellas County.
Because of current and future land use developments, traffic congestion , multi-modal
needs for bus and transit services and the increased daily responsibilities, the City
frequently requires the services of a CONSULTANT to provide immediate consulting
services to review studies and respond to citizens and elected officials’ needs, solve
current operational issues arising from traffic congestion, pedestrian and bicycle access,
parking, update signal timing, review new/suggested traffic patterns with signing and
marking, and other services as they arise.
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Mead & Hunt proposes to provide the following services, on an as-needed basis, to
meet the City’s needs for traffic engineering services, as follows:
I. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OPERATIONS SERVICES
ON-SITE (CITY OFFICE) ASSISTANCE. When called upon, CONSULTANT will
provide specific personnel to work on-site at the City’s offices to assist with
permit reviews, traffic impact fees, DRC reviews, and any other services that
is deemed necessary by the Director and Traffic Manager. On-Site Support is
estimated to be 16 hours per week for a period of 6 months (400 hours).
MEETINGS. When called upon, CONSULTANT will attend meetings with City
staff and stakeholders to assist the City staff on technical matters, peer
reviews, review scope of services prepared by others, etc.
SITE VISITS Mead & Hunt will perform site visits as required to document
existing conditions, inventory roadway and traffic characteristics and to
observe traffic operations, congestion, and other relevant conditions.
TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY REVIEW. CONSULTANT will review and comment on
traffic impact studies and concept plans prepared by others in accordance with
the City’s local ordinances and the ITE Trip Generation Manual . The
CONSULTANT will also conduct independent study checks including traffic data
collection, traffic capacity analysis including level of service/ delay/ queuing,
site trip generation, trip assignment, traffic safety analysis, site access and
circulation evaluation, traffic mitigation, and technical reports and
presentation.
TRAFFIC STUDIES AND ANALYSIS. CONSULTANT will review traffic operation
studies including traffic signal warrant analysis; review of signal timing
optimization plans; traffic signals, signing and marking construction plans; and
assist the City in the review and implementation of signal timing plans for the
operations of the City’s Urban Traffic Signal Computer System. CONSULTANT
will review and comment and develop Concept/Preliminary Design
documentation addressing recommended mitigation measures.
GRANT APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND REPORTING. CONSULTANT will
assist the City in the development/preparation of grant applications specific
to the Urban Traffic Signal Computer System and Intelligent Transportation
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System innovative applications, and multi-modal transportation planning
initiatives for ADA, Bike and Trail, micro-mobility, Transit TSP, complete
streets, and others. Consultant will develop concepts and procurement
strategy for delivery of systems. Consultant will assist the City with reporting
of grant implementation to grantee agency.
3. PROJECT GOALS
This project will provide the City’s Traffic Engineering team with additional resources and
technical expertise to respond to a myriad of needs including day-to-day traffic
operational issues, citizen and elected official inquiries, address urgent traffic safety,
traffic calming and operational concerns, technical report/ plan/ design review, parking
operations, and incorporate needs of bicycles, pedestrians and transit vehicles into traffic
operations and transportation planning. The additional resources and technical expertise
will allow the Division to respond in a timely manner to inquiries, comment / review
requests to keep capital projects and development plans moving forward and provide an
objective outside opinion. Furthermore, the project will support the City in identifying
and pursuing grant opportunities to support traffic control systems and technology
enhancements.
4. FEES:
See Attachment “A”
This price includes all labor and expenses anticipated to be incurred by Mead & Hunt for
the completion of these tasks in accordance with Professional Services Method “A” –
Hourly Rate, for a fee not to exceed One Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars
($195,000).
5. SCHEDULE:
This is an as-needed services Work Order. Therefore, the schedule will be determined
when the services are requested.
6. STAFF ASSIGNMENT:
Paul Silberman, PE, PTOE Vice President (Point-of- Contact)
Keith Riniker, PE, PTOE Vice President
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Ziad A. Sabra, PhD, PE, PTOE Senior Vice President
Steven Jones Senior Project Manager
Robin Fish, PE, PTOE, RSP1 Senior Engineer
Jyothi Paladugu, PE, PTOE Senior Project Manager
Randall Burks, PE, PTOE Senior Project Manager
Rafey Subhani, PE, AICP Senior Project Manager
Sharon Simington Senior Project Manager
Woody Hood, TOPS, TSOS, IMSA II Engineer IV
Chris Lees Engineer V
Jeff Weaver Engineer IV
Katie Masetti, PE, PTOE Engineer III
Michael Monroe, PE, PTOE Engineer III
Jeff Wentz Engineer V
Brian Laverty, AICP Engineer IV
Jamie Kendrick, AICP Engineer IV
Bryon White, PE, PTOE Engineer IV
Kyle Roberts, PE, PTOE Engineer IV
Josh Colson, PE, PTOE Engineer III
Roshan Singh, PE, PTOE Engineer III
Bailey Soplinski Engineer I
Matt O’Connell, GISP Senior Designer
Casen Keller Senior Designer
7. CORRESPONDENCE/REPORTING PROCEDURES:
ENGINEER’s project correspondence shall be directed to Paul Silberman (Project
Managers).
All CITY project correspondence shall be directed to Mr. Omar Atallah with copies to
others as may be appropriate.
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8. INVOICING/FUNDING PROCEDURES:
City Invoicing Code: 0101331-530100
For work performed, invoices shall be submitted monthly to:
Attention: Stephanie Sansom, Division Controller
City of Clearwater, Engineering
PO Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 33858-4748
9. INVOICING PROCEDURES:
At a minimum, in addition to the invoice amount(s) the following information shall be
provided on all invoices submitted on the Work Order:
1. Purchase Order, Project and Invoice Numbers and Contract Amount.
2. The time period (begin and end date) covered by the invoice.
3. A short narrative summary of activities completed in the time period.
4. Contract billing method – Lump Sum or Hourly Rate.
5. If Lump Sum, the percent completion, amount due, previous amount earned and
total earned to date for all tasks (direct costs, if any, shall be included in lump sum
amount).
6. If Hourly Rate, hours, hourly rates, names of individuals being billed, amount due,
previous amount earned, the percent completion, total earned to date for each
task and other direct costs (receipts will be required for any single item with a cost
of $50 or greater or cumulative monthly expenses greater than $100).
7. If the Work Order is funded by multiple funding codes, an itemization of tasks and
invoice amounts by funding code.
10. CONSIDERATIONS:
Consultant acknowledges the following:
1. The Consultant named above is required to comply with Section 119.0701, Florida
Statutes, where applicable.
2. All City directives shall be provided by the City Project Manager.
3. “Alternate equals” shall not be approved until City Project Manager agrees.
4. All submittals must be accompanied by evidence each has been internally checked
for QA/QC before providing to City.
5. Consultants/Contractors are not permitted to use City-owned equipment (i.e.,
sampling equipment, etc.).
6. Documents posted on City website must ADA accessible.
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11. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Our work will consider coordination with, acknowledgement of, and reference to, all
applicable completed and current transportation studies, plans, policies and standing
committees as needed including:
• Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies
Deployment Initiative, Pinellas County
• Safe Streets Pinellas Vision Zero Resolution and Action Plan, Pinellas County,
March 2021
• Greenprint 2.0 City of Clearwater, 2021
• Downtown District & Design Standards, City of Clearwater, 2018
• Draft Intermodal Site Selection Analysis, City of Clearwater, 2016
• Clearwater Multimodal Transit Center (MTC), Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
(PSTA), 2021
• Fort Harrison Complete Street Study (2020) and Design (2022), City of Clearwater
• Beach Area Traffic Study, City of Clearwater, 2008
• Drew Street Corridor Study and Concept Evaluation, Pinellas County/ FDOT, 2021
• Pinellas County Ordinance 85-14 Local Option Gas Tax
• City of Clearwater Code Section 4-904. Mobility management system
• Pinellas County Multimodal Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord. 8805-16, May 2016)
• Beach Parking Study, Desman Associates, 2021
• Downtown District & Design Standards Appendix C of the Community
Development Code City of Clearwater, Florida Adopted Ord. 9149-18 August 2,
2018
• Complete Streets Implementation Plan, City of Clearwater (June 2019)
• Comprehensive Plan Update, and Update to Transportation Element, Multimodal
focus City of Clearwater
• Downtown Redevelopment Plan Update City of Clearwater (March 2018)
• Lake Belleview Walk Audit, City of Clearwater (June 2019)
• Micromobility Code Amendments (Ord. 9348-19, December 5, 2019) – Awaiting
City RFQ for Pilot Program in Downtown (not date established)
• Investment Corridors Discussion in conjunction with Pinellas County (September
2019)
• Shifting Gears Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, City of Clearwater, (2006)
• Early Transportation Planning Work Program Update to Council (May 1, 2017)
• Placemaking Program, City of Clearwater (initiated 2019)
• SR 580 Corridor Planning and Concept Development Study from Alternative US
19/SR 595/Broadway to Tampa Road, FDOT, July 2021
• US 19 Frontage Roads Safety Action Plan, City of Clearwater, May 2021
• FDOT Bike/Ped Plan, 2020
• SR 60 Median/Ped Safety Improvements Gulf to Bay east of US 19 and McMullen
Booth Road, FDOT, 2021
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• Harn Pedestrian Bridges, City of Clearwater 2021
• Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail Design, City of Clearwater, 2021
• Alt-19 Corridor Study, Pinellas County, 2018
• Forward Pinellas Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan, Pinellas
County
• Hercules Ave & Range Road Bicycle Improvement Project Multimodal Priority
Grant, Pinellas County, 2021
• Pinellas Trail Vision, Pinellas County, 2021
• Belcher Road @ Gulf to Bay Blvd Intersection Improvement Study, FDOT, 2021
• Belleair Road Multimodal Feasibility Study, Pinellas County, December 2019
• Pinellas County (Duke Energy) Trail North Gap, under construction
• Advantage Pinellas 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan and Countywide
Bicycle/ Pedestrian Plan, Pinellas County, 2020
• Innovative Transit Technologies Feasibility Study (Hyperloop, Air Taxi, Aerial
Gondolas), Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority
• SR 60 Multimodal Implementation Plan, FDOT, 2016
• List of active Beach development projects including 325 Gulfview Boulevard
Extension
• Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC)
• Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
• Waterborne Transportation Committee
• City/Forward Pinellas/Pinellas County coordination meeting
• PSTA Coordination
• Interagency Signal Maintenance Agreement
• Citywide/ Countywide Crash and Traffic Count databases
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12. SIGNATURES:
PREPARED BY: APPROVED BY:
Ziad A. Sabra, PhD, PE, PTOE Tara Kivett, P.E.
Vice President City Engineer
Mead & Hunt, Inc. City of Clearwater
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Date Date
ATTACHMENT “A”
CONSULTANT WORK ORDER – PROJECT FEES TABLE
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PROJECT FEES TABLE
Task Description Total
1.0 On-Site Development Review / Permits $60,000
2.0 Traffic Impact Study Reviews/ Traffic
Studies/ Multimodal Support
$90,000
3.0 On-Site Support/ Meetings/ Site Visits $15,000
3.0 Grant Application and Reporting Support $25,000
Subtotal $190,000
Other Direct Costs $5,000
Grand Total $195,000
ATTACHMENT “B”
CONSULTANT WORK ORDER – CITY DELIVERABLES
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CONSULTANT WORK ORDER
CITY DELIVERABLES
1. FORMAT:
Any preliminary design plans shall be compiled utilizing the following methods:
1. City of Clearwater CAD standards.
2. Datum: Horizontal and Vertical datum shall be referenced to North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (vertical) and North American Datum of 1983/90
(horizontal). The unit of measurement shall be the United States Foot. Any
deviation from this datum will not be accepted unless reviewed by City of
Clearwater Engineering/Geographic Technology Division.
2. DELIVERABLES:
The deliverables will include technical memoranda, graphics, review of reports,
calculations concepts, conference calls, meeting attendance. Consultant input may also
include tender/ requests for proposal preparation input, cost estimates, and /or
development of conceptual /preliminary design plans.
Example deliverables anticipated include:
o Permit review memos, Traffic Impact Fee/ mitigation agreements, DRC review
memos
o Development of concepts/preliminary design plans addressing recommended
mitigation measures for development projects/ traffic impact studies.
o Preparation of focused concept/preliminary design plans addressing
recommended mitigation measures for traffic calming and Vision Zero safety
improvements.
o Applications and supporting materials for grant funded projects and required
reporting.
Final design plans will not be prepared under this task. Only concept plans may be
required. If so, those plans will be produced digitally using a 24" x 36" plan format at a
ATTACHMENT “B”
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scale of 1" = 20’ unless approved otherwise. Upon completion the consultant shall deliver
all drawing files in digital format.
Technical reports will be delivered digitally and in paper copies, if required.
Cover Memo
City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1086
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Planning & Development
Agenda Number: 7.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Presentation on Clearwater 2045 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement and Preliminary
Framework Report. (WSO)
SUMMARY:
The Planning and Development Department initiated the Clearwater 2045 Comprehensive Plan
update in September 2020, contracting with HDR, Inc. and SB Friedman Development
Advisors to provide land use, housing, and mobility expertise.
The plan update is a multi -year planning process, with anticipated completion in Fall 2023 with
the start of the adoption process beginning in late Spring 2023. The project is divided into five
overall tasks: (1) Project Start Up, (2) Data & Analysis, (3) Visioning & Planning Framework, (4)
Plan Drafting, and (5) Plan Refinement & Adoption. To date, Tasks 1 through 3 are complete,
with Task 4 currently underway. Task 3, the Visioning & Planning Framework, will be the
primary focus of the presentation.
A significant amount of community engagement was completed between April and July 2021,
reaching over 300 people. Participants were asked to discuss the current condition of
Clearwater and their vision for the city and were able to participate through a variety of formats,
including Listening Sessions with community leaders and Community Conversations
conducted virtually, in person, and specifically with youth. The project website -
Clearwater2045.com - included an early survey asking 5 Key Questions, as well as a
questionnaire, “Our Plan, Your Vision”, asking participants to indicate which themes they think
should be included in the proposed vision, which is described below.
The project team has taken the feedback and insights provided by the different participants and
identified planning themes which were used to create a vision statement for Clearwater 2045.
Additionally, building on the current Comprehensive Plan ’s Citywide Design Structure, a
place-based Preliminary Plan Framework has been developed to provide generalized direction
addressing land use, development, and community character for types of places including
neighborhoods and neighborhood centers, Downtown and the beach, and mixed -use centers
and corridors. The framework defines the preferred development character and design quality
of these place-types across the city and is being used to establish goals and policy statements.
The draft Vision Statement & Preliminary Framework Report was presented to the Community
Development Board in October 2021 and then to City Council at its November 15, 2021 work
session for feedback prior to finalizing the report and moving into drafting of the Plan
amendments. Staff will provide an overview of the final Vision Statement & Preliminary
Framework Report and an update on the overall project’s progress.
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CLEARWATER 2045
Vision Statement & Preliminary Framework
City Council Work Session
Monday, October 17, 2022
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Agenda
1.Vision Statement & Planning Themes
2.Preliminary Framework
3.Plan Organization
4.Next Steps
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Vision Statement & Planning Themes
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
VISION STATEMENT
Vision statements offer a high level, aspirational
statement about the qualities that make the city an
attractive and sustainable place to live, work, visit, play,
and learn.
Vision statement created from feedback received
during the early engagement portions of the project.
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
VISION STATEMENT
From the bay to the beach,Clearwater is a city of
diverse,unique and special places;livable
neighborhoods;economic resiliency;friendly
people;and amazing opportunities.
““
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
PLANNING THEMES
A Sustainable & Resilient Environment
Connected & Accessible Destinations
Livable & Attractive Places
A City of Opportunity Diverse & Inclusive Communities
Cooperative & Responsive Governance
Preliminary Framework
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
PRELIMINARY PLAN FRAMEWORK
A placed-based approach, building on the Citywide
Design Structure in the current plan.
A method to focus attention on the design character,
quality, and sustainability of places across the city.
A point of reference for use in updating plan goals,
objectives and policies.
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
City Neighborhoods
Diverse neighborhoods
provide a wide range of
options.
Protect neighborhood
character while exploring
opportunities to increase
stability, livability,
affordability and diversity.
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Downtown Clearwater
& Clearwater Beach
Traditional centers for living,
working, shopping and
entertainment. The city’s primary
economic engines and its most
walkable, vital, and transit-
supportive places.
Focus on ensuring continued
attractiveness, managing
remaining development potential,
and improving access.
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Mixed Use Centers
Emerging mixed use centers for living, working, and shopping.
Focus on retrofit and redevelopment, improving access and connectivity, and walkability.
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Corridors &
Neighborhood Centers
Community and neighborhood
hubs of activity. Locations for
neighborhood shopping, services,
and new housing.
Focus on promoting mixed uses,
improving walkability and safety,
and addressing neighborhood
transitions.
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Hercules District
The city’s traditional center for
smaller scale manufacturing,
assembly, repair, and other
“maker” enterprises.
Protect the district as an
employment center while
exploring the potential for a
wider range of complementary
uses.
Plan Organization
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
PLAN CORE CHAPTERS
Quality
Places
Comprehensive Plan
City of Clearwater
Conservation
& Coastal
Management
Comprehensive Plan
City of Clearwater
Support
Services
Comprehensive Plan
City of Clearwater
Mobility
Comprehensive Plan
City of Clearwater
Parks &
Public Places
Comprehensive Plan
City of Clearwater
Next Steps
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
NEXT STEPS
FALL 2022 -
SPRING 2023
Drafting of Plan
Elements
Plan Element Workshops
SPRING 2023 -
FALL 2023
Plan Refinement
Plan Review & Adoption
Questions
CLEARWATER 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update
Vision Statement & Preliminary Framework Report
City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
August 2022 Source: www.myclearwater.com
Source: www.myclearwater.com
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Updating the Plan
The Clearwater Comprehensive Plan details the long-term vision and future direction of our community and provides guidance for decisions about development, conservation, livability, and sustainability.
Community-Based Planning
Community outreach and engagement are central features of the update process. Opportunities to attend in-person and virtual conversations and public hearings, as well as participate in surveys, polls, contests, and provide commentary on draft documents will be available during various stages of the planning process.
Clearwater 2045 Website
A project website has been established to support community engagement. The website, Clearwater2045.com, is a great place to learn about the planning process and share concerns and ideas for the city’s future.
About the Comprehensive Plan
Clearwater’s Comprehensive Plan is a policy document designed to guide decisions on the city’s future growth and development. It presents long-term visions and goals for the city as well as actions needed to achieve them.
The Plan identifies the need for changes in city policies and programs to address challenges and meet demands. It also provides a foundation for decisions about investments in public infrastructure and services.
Why Update the Plan?
The State of Florida requires local governments to prepare, adopt, and amend comprehensive plans and implement them with appropriate land development regulations. Plans are typically reviewed and updated
every 7-10 years to reflect changes in conditions and policy direction.
The current update builds on past planning efforts. The city adopted a Comprehensive Plan in 1989 to address the state’s landmark Growth Management Act of 1986. The most recent revision to the Comprehensive Plan was completed in 2008.
The Update Process
The Comprehensive Plan update project, Clearwater 2045, will take approximately 2 years and conclude with adoption by City Council and transmittal to relevant state agencies for review.
The update process is being led by the city’s Planning and Development Department with assistance from other city departments and stakeholders across the city.
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Early Engagement
The planning process kicked-off with a series of outreach and community engagement activities conducted between April and July 2021.
Over 300 residents joined staff in a series of virtual, in-person, and online engagement activities. Some residents expressed their goals for the future of Clearwater at a single meeting while others joined the conversation several times. While the conversations and subjects were varied and wide-ranging, there were a number of concepts, issues, and ideas that continually arose, no matter the session. These common themes include the following:
• Concern about transportation issues including safety, multimodal connections, congestion, bikability and walkability, public transportation options, etc.
• Interest in promoting cultural, social, and artistic vibrancy in the Downtown area, as well as citywide, including suggestions for increasing the number of events (concerts, markets, etc.) and entertainment opportunities appealing to a diverse age range of the community.
• Bringing new life to Downtown with more local businesses and restaurants.
• Balancing the emphasis of city policy and programs between neighborhoods, Downtown, the beach, and other corridors.
PERCENT OF TOTAL PARTICIPATION ENGAGEMENT BY MEETING FORMAT
4% Zoom Community Conversations
10% Youth Community Conversations
13% Listening Sessions
32% 5 Key Questions
41% In-Person Community Conversations
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FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
I LOVE this one thing most about Clearwater:
“5 Key Questions” Online Survey Response
“If I have to pick one thing it’s natural beauty in an urban setting. Clearwater is clean, full of life, full of nature, refreshing weather, friendly people, lots of community assets like parks & recreation centers, It’s paradise.”
One thing that would IMPROVE our city the most:
“More affordable housing, and more reliable and thorough public transportation”
“Improve access to the beach so the traffic build up is not so intense on the access roads.”
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City of Tampa, Esri, HERE, Garmin, GeoTechnologies, Inc., USGS, EPA
Good
Needs Improvement FNot to scale
Keene RdBelcher RdMcMullen Booth RdDrew St
Druid Rd
COLLECTION OF ALL IN-PERSON RESPONSES TO “SHARE YOUR OPINION” ACTIVITY
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Based on initial research and feedback from the public, a vision statement and planning themes were developed to guide the process of preparing plan goals, objectives, and policies.
The vision statement offers a high level, aspirational statement about the qualities that make the city an attractive and sustainable place to live, work, visit, play, and learn. The themes elaborate on the vision and reflect values, priorities, and ideas expressed during early engagement activities.
The vision statement and planning themes will be used to guide the planning effort and serve as touch points in each chapter of the plan. Sustainability, resiliency, equity, and collaborative planning are cross-cutting principles reflected in the themes and guiding the goals, objectives, and policies presented in the plan chapters.
Vision Statement & Planning Themes
VisionStatement
From the beach to the
bay, Clearwater is a city
of diverse, unique and
special places; livable
neighborhoods; economic
resiliency; friendly
people; and amazing
opportunities.
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Livable & Attractive Places
Capitalizing on the city’s unique natural setting, rich history and culture, and many locational advantages is a core objective of the city. Strong neighborhoods, a thriving Downtown, quality parks and recreation opportunities, and a collection of lively, mixed-use districts and corridors are the building blocks for success. Elevating livability, sustainability, and attractiveness is at the heart of the Plan.
A City of Opportunity
Clearwater is a great place to live, work, play, and learn; start and build a business; raise a family; and visit for a day trip or an extended vacation. Clearwater offers a strong economy and well-prepared workforce; culture, recreation, and entertainment; and opportunities for education, skill building, and entrepreneurship.
A Sustainable & Resilient Environment
Clearwater commits to being a good steward of the environment. City actions focus on protecting and conserving natural, coastal, and cultural resources; preparing for climate change and sea-level rise; and promoting sustainable practices in planning, design, and infrastructure.
Planning Themes
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Connected & Accessible Destinations
The presence of a safe, accessible, and integrated network of streets, streetscapes, trails, transit, and shared mobility services is critical to the city’s long-term success. A widening number of options can help residents, workers, and visitors access destinations and opportunities across their neighborhoods, the city, and the Tampa Bay Region.
Diverse & Inclusive Communities
Clearwater’s future is shaped by the incredible diversity of its people and places. The city celebrates the rich history and heritage of its neighborhoods, the diversity of its built and natural environments, and the broad array of educational, entertainment, cultural, recreational, and economic opportunities available to the community.
Cooperative & Responsive Governance
The city values authentic engagement and dialogue. Quality and accessible communications, effective and inclusive outreach, transparency, and openness are at the heart of the city’s communication, collaboration, and engagement activity.
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MIXED-USE CENTERS
CORRIDORS & NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
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Preliminary Plan Framework
The Preliminary Plan Framework provides a foundation for updating Comprehensive Plan goals, objectives, and policies.
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Framework Categories
Preliminarily, five types of places have been defined to describe conditions in the city.
• City Neighborhoods• Downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach• Mixed-use Centers• Corridors and Neighborhood Centers• Hercules District
The categories represent a starting point for defining preferred conditions across the city and adjusting and refining future land use goals, objectives, and policies.
A brief review of each category follows.
Place-Based Planning
A place-based planning strategy is being used to define the preferred character and quality of places across the city. From neighborhoods to Downtown, from the beach to US 19, multimodal corridors, and neighborhood centers, the Plan will provide guidance regarding the appropriate density, intensity, form, and character of development and redevelopment.
This place-based planning approach also informs decision making by City Council and staff, and makes the Plan more accessible and useful to Clearwater residents and property owners. Stakeholders can quickly understand the overall direction for the city and find Plan recommendations and policies most relevant to their area of interest or concern.
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CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
Clearwater’s diverse neighborhoods are the building blocks of the city. From traditional and historic neighborhoods near Downtown to newer neighborhoods in Countryside, Clearwater neighborhoods offer a wide range of housing and lifestyle options to meet the needs of city residents.
Plan objectives and policies will focus on conserving older and historic neighborhoods, stabilizing neighborhoods experiencing disinvestment, and ensuring the livability and long-term sustainability of newer neighborhoods. As a primary theme of the Plan, strategies will be developed to expand housing choice, increase affordability, and improve overall livability and resilience.
DOWNTOWN CLEARWATER & CLEARWATER BEACH
Downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are the city’s traditional centers for living, working, shopping, and entertainment. These places act as the city’s primary economic engines and are among the most dense, walkable, vital, and attractive destinations in the Tampa Bay Region.
Plan objectives and policies will focus on ensuring the continued success of Downtown and Clearwater Beach. The Plan will offer guidance regarding managing growth and change, activating vacant and underutilized spaces, elevating design character and quality, and improving access and mobility for locals, visitors, and workers.
Framework Categories
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MIXED-USE CENTERS
Mixed-use centers along US 19 and Fort Harrison Avenue are emerging as important centers for living, working, and shopping. These centers of activity are bringing new life and opportunity to formerly underutilized and predominantly auto-oriented places across the city.
Plan objectives and policies will focus on encouraging reinvestment and redevelopment, attracting employment intensive uses, improving access and connectivity, promoting transit-supportiveness and walkability, and ensuring compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods.
CORRIDORS & NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
The city’s multimodal corridors and neighborhood centers serve as focal points of community identity and activity. These hubs of shopping, dining, and services have the potential to evolve into more distinct, attractive destinations and better serve the daily and weekly needs of nearby neighborhoods.
Plan objectives and policies will focus on promoting mixed uses, activating underutilized buildings and sites, improving walking and biking connections, and mitigating impacts of development and redevelopment on adjacent neighborhoods.
HERCULES DISTRICT
The Hercules District is the city’s traditional center for smaller scale manufacturing, assembly, repair, and other “maker” enterprises.
Plan objectives and policies will focus on protecting the district as an employment center and hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. While opportunities for a broader range of employment-supportive uses will be explored, the district’s unique position as an employment-intensive district will be strengthened.
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Plan Organization
The Plan is being designed as a highly accessible document, with goals, objectives and policies organized to make it easy to find information of interest. The following infographic shows the proposed structure of the Plan.
Introduction
Overview
• Plan Purpose & Process• Planning Context • How to Use the Plan
Vision, Themes & Plan Framework
• Vision & Themes• Plan Framework
Core Chapters
Conservation & Coastal Management
• Coastal Management• Flood Hazard• Natural Resource Protection
Support Services
• Solid Waste• Potable Water• Stormwater• Wastewater
Quality Places
• Neighborhoods & Housing• Centers & Corridors• Heritage & Culture
Mobility
• Level of Service/Congestion Mitigation• Safety/Vision Zero• Complete Streets• Active Transportation• Public Transit • Airport
Parks & Public Spaces
• City Parks• Neighborhood Parks• Community Centers• Greenways & Trails• Conservation
Plan Implementation
• Concurrency Management/CIP• Plan Coordination• Annexations • Public Schools
Action Items
Note: Sustainability, resiliency, equity, and collaborative planning are cross-cutting principles reflected in the themes and guiding the goals, objectives, and policies in each plan chapter.
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1058
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Public Utilities
Agenda Number: 8.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize a purchase order to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba Ferguson Waterworks for the
supply of backflow devices and parts in the annual not-to-exceed amount of $227,000.00 with
the option for two, one-year renewals, pursuant to Invitation to Bid No. 48-22, and authorize the
appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Backflow devices are an important water system component that prevent water in structures
from flowing backwards and potentially contaminating the drinking water. Florida Administrative
Code requires installation and routine maintenance of these devices for any addresses where
reclaimed water is available or there is a risk of contamination. The City has over 14,000 of
these devices installed. This contract will allow Public Utilities to repair, maintain, and replace
these devices as needed.
Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 48-22 was issued on July 26, 2022, for the supply of backflow devices
and parts. Four bids were received on August 24, 2022. Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba
Ferguson Waterworks is recommended for award, representing the lowest most responsive
and responsible bidder, meeting the specifications for ITB No. 48-22, Backflow Devices and
Parts.
The term of the contract will be October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, with the option
for two, one-year renewals. Renewal terms allow for cost increases based on Producer Price
Index #1017, Steel mill products. Renewal prices shall be firm for the respective annual term.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Budgeted funds for FY23 are available in Public Utilities’ operating cost centers, cost code
550400 Operating Supplies & Materials.
Funding for future years will be requested within contract calendar and spending limits.
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September 20, 2022
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: REVISED
Public Utilities and the Procurement Division recommend award of ITB No. 48-22, Backflow
Devices and Parts to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC – dba Ferguson Waterworks, the lowest most
responsible bidder, in accordance with the bid specifications, in the estimated amount of
$227,000.00 annually, for a period of one (1) year, with two (2), one (1) year extension options.
This Award recommendation will be considered by the City Council at the October 17, 2022,
Work Session (9:00 a.m.) and voted on at the October 20, 2022, Council Meeting (6:00 p.m.).
These meetings are held at Clearwater Main Library, at 100 N. Osceola Ave., Clearwater, FL
33755.
Inquiries regarding this Intent to Award can be directed to Scott Burrows, Procurement Analyst,
at (727) 562-4634 or mailed to City of Clearwater, Attn: Procurement Division, PO Box 4748,
Clearwater, FL 33758-4748.
Posted on this date by:
Scott Burrows Scott Burrows Procurement Analyst
CITY OF CLEARWATER
ITB # 48-22, Backflow Devices and Parts
DUE DATE: August 24, 2022; 10:00 AM
BID TABULATION SUMMARY
ITEM DESCRIPTION American Backflow Products, Co. Core & Main LP Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba
Ferguson Waterworks Test Guage Inc.
1 Group 1: Double Check Valve (DCV) 3/4" - 2"63,367.88$ 40,881.92$ 32,653.52$ $ 34,865.08
2 Group 2: Double Check Valve Assembly (DCVS) 3' - 8'43,539.73$ 36,773.87$ 38,021.00$ $ 39,546.89
3 Group 3: Double Check Detector Assembly (DCDA) 2"27,525.84$ 23,249.28$ 24,120.00$ $ 25,035.12
4 Group 5: Reduced Pressure Zone (RPZ) 3/4" - 2"218,590.53$ 184,655.48$ 182,861.00$ $ 194,732.80
5 Group 6: Reduced Pressure Zone Assembly (RPZA) 3'-10'47,829.30$ 47,627.16$ 30,664.20$ $ 32,375.76
6 Group 6: Reduced Pressure Zone Assembly (RPZA) 3'-10'43,938.95$ 32,821.09$ 38,372.00$ $ 22,823.67
7 Group 7: Freeze Protection Valve (FPV)7,200.00$ -$ 4,626.00$ $ -
8 Group 8: Miscellaneous Parts 3,200.00$ 12,424.00$ 2,100.00$ $ 6,296.00
9 Group 9: Repair Kits 178,261.11$ 90,852.34$ 171,095.16$ $ 167,329.10
Total Bid Amount for Groups 1-9:633,453.34$ 469,285.14$ 524,512.88$ $ 523,004.42
NOTE:
Items with a star ( ) indicates intent to award.NOTE: Indicates where vendor did not bid on all items in the group
NOTE: Vendors did not bid on Group 7
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1078
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Public Utilities
Agenda Number: 8.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize an increase on purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing Company of Tampa, FL,
for Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite, in the amount of $355,000.00, increasing the annual
not-to-exceed amount from $533,500.00 to $888,500.00 through the term of the contract and
authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) is used as a disinfectant at the City of Clearwater’s
potable water treatment plants, water reclamation facilities, and reclaimed water pump stations
to maintain regulatory compliance with the City’s Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) operating permits.
On January 17, 2022, there was a price increase for Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite from
$0.5140/gallon to $0.7800/gallon. A market analysis was performed to ensure the pricing was
competitive and in compliance with the PPI index. This price increase is the driving factor for
the increase.
On January 16, 2020, Council approved a purchase order to Odyssey Manufacturing in the
annual not-to-exceed amount of $485,000.00 with two, one-year renewal options pursuant to
ITB 13-20, Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite. On September 21, 2022, City Manager approved a
10% increase in the amount of $48,500.00. With this increase, the total not-to-exceed amount
will be $888,500.00 through January 16, 2023.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Budgeted funds for FY23 are available in various Public Utilities cost centers, cost code 551000
Lab Supplies - Chemicals
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1074
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Action ItemIn Control: Legal
Agenda Number: 9.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Approve amendment to Retainer Agreement with Matthew D. Weidner, P.A., for representation
in lien foreclosures and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
SUMMARY:
The City entered into a retainer agreement with Matthew D. Weidner, P.A. on July 24, 2018,
which is set to expire in 2023. Since that time, the City has recovered over $800,000 in code
enforcement liens through the litigation initiated by Mr. Weidner.
The current agreement requires that any funds recovered from these liens be submitted to the
City, which then processes and pays the accompanying invoice. It does not have any
provisions for a flat fee to be charged in cases where there is minimal involvement of counsel.
The City Attorney would like to amend the agreement to provide for a flat fee in certain cases, to
amend the invoicing process so that the monetary recovery is made payable to counsel’s trust
account so that he may retain the applicable percentage and submit the remainder to the City,
and to extend the agreement to provide for an expiration date three years from the effective
date of the amendment.
The proposed process will conserve staff time and reduce the possibility of errors. Currently,
staff must receive and deposit checks through Official Records, then process each invoice
separately through Legal and Finance for payment. With the amended process, staff would no
longer have to process the invoices.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
There is a project fund associated with this agreement, but it is a revenue code with provisions
for offsetting expenditures such as attorney’s fees and lot maintenance. With the new fee
arrangement, outside counsel fees will no longer be taken from this fund.
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LIEN FORECLSOURE RETAINER AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LIEN FORECLOSURE RETAINER AGREEMENT,
entered into this _____ day of October, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the
City of Clearwater, a municipal corporation (hereafter "the City"), whose address is P.O.
Box 4748, Clearwater, Florida 33758-4748, and Matthew D. Weidner, P.A., whose
address is 250 Mirror Lake Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (hereinafter “Counsel”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City and Counsel entered into a lien foreclosure retainer agreement
(“the Agreement”) on July 24, 2018 in connection with the foreclosure of municipal liens
the City owns and holds; and
WHEREAS, the parties now desired to amend certain provisions of the Agreement
on the terms and conditions contained here;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants, and
promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the City and
Counsel agree and covenant each with the other as fo llows:
Section 1. Whenever practicable, any monetary recovery made under the
Agreement will first be payable to Counsel’s trust account on behalf of the City. Counsel
will then prepare an invoice for the City related to Counsel’s attorney’s fees and costs as
set forth in the Agreement. Counsel will then forward the invoice along with a check made
payable to the City which shall be the total amount of the monetary recovery made less
the applicable attorney’s fees and costs owed to Counsel.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary,
Counsel’s minimum attorney fee for any case completed under the Agreement shall be a
fixed fee of $1,500.00.
Section 3. The Agreement shall terminate on the third anniversary of the
Effective Date.
Section 4. All terms and provisions of the Agreement not modified, changed, or
amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and Counsel have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
Signed: CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
___________________________ By: __________________________
Frank Hibbard Jon Jennings
Mayor City Manager
Approved as to form: Attest:
___________________________ ________________________________
David Margolis Rosemarie Call
City Attorney City Clerk
Countersigned: MATTHEW D. WEIDNER, P.A.
By: _____________________________
Matthew Weidner, Esq.
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: 9609-22 2nd rdg
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: OrdinanceIn Control: Legal
Agenda Number: 9.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Ordinance 9609-22 on second reading, vacating that certain portion of a 28-foot-wide
alley right-of-way lying west of Lots 20,19,18, 17, and 16 of Block B, being described in the plat
titled “John R. Davey, et. al. Resubdivision” located in Plat Book 1, Page 87 of the public
records of Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas County was formerly a part.
SUMMARY:
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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Ord. No. 9609-22
ORDINANCE NO. 9609-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, VACATING THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF A 28-
FOOT-WIDE ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING WEST OF
LOTS 20, 19, 18, 17 AND 16 OF BLOCK B, BEING
DESCRIBED IN THE PLAT TITLED “JOHN R. DAVEY, ET.
AL. RESUBDIVISION” LOCATED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 87
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, OF WHICH PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA WAS
FORMERLY A PART; SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the owner in fee title of the real property described and depicted in
Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein, (the “Property”), has requested that
the City vacate a 28-foot-wide platted alley right-of-way lying therein, subject to conditions
as further described below; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater (“City”), Duke Energy Florida, LLC, d/b/a Duke
Energy (“Duke”), including successors, and Frontier Communications, Inc. (“Frontier”),
each have utilities lying within the Property and each desires sufficient easements for
continued use, maintenance, repair, and replacement of said utilities infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to reserve a pedestrian ingress and egress easement
over the Property in favor of the general public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clearwater, Florida (“City”) finds that said
right-of-way described herein and depicted in Exhibit “A” is not necessary for use as public
right-of-way, other than as provided for below, and it is deemed to be in the best interest of
the City and the general public that the same be vacated; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following:
A right-of-way described as follows:
See Exhibit “A”
is hereby vacated, closed, and released, and the City of Clearwater releases all of its
right, title, and interest thereto, contingent upon, and subject to, the following conditions
precedent:
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1. The City hereby reserves and retains a Pedestrian Ingress and Egress Easement
over, across, and through the entire Property in favor of the general public.
2. The City hereby reserves and retains a non-exclusive Blanket Utility Easement in
favor of the City for the continued use, installation, maintenance, repair, and
replacement of any and all City utility infrastructure over, across, under and
through the entire Property and necessary ingress and egress related thereto.
3. Non-exclusive Public Utility Easements are hereby reserved and retained in favor
of Duke Energy and Frontier, respectively, consistent with each party’s conditional
Letter of No Objection to this vacation, and any vested rights of occupation, use
and access in existence at the Effective Date of this ordinance, including any rights
vested under any valid franchise agreement between each party and the City or
its use of city rights-of-way then in existence. Should applicable reserved
easements ever be determined to be legally insufficient for the matters reserved,
Owner shall grant recordable easements to the City, Duke Energy, and Frontier,
respectively. Said easements shall be recorded as Official Records with the
Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court as a pre-requisite to this vacation
becoming effective.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall record this ordinance in the Public Records of Pinellas
County, Florida, following adoption.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ________________________________
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED ________________________________
________________________________
Frank Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
________________________________ ________________________________
Laura Mahony Rosemarie Call
Senor Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
Pierce Street
40' R/W
Lot 23
S Osceola Avenue(40' R/W Per Plat)55' R/WS Fort Harrison Avenue70' R/WAlley 17' R/W
Vacated Alley
Per OR
17754-1270
Lot 22
Lot 21
Lot 20
Lot 19
Lot 18
Lot 17
Lot 16
Lot 8
Lot 9
Lot 10
Lot 11
Lot 12
Lot 13
Lot 14
Lot 15John R. Davey et al Re-Subdivision,Block B,Plat Book 1, Page 87DRAWN BY CHECKED BY
DATE DRAWN
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Exhibit A
28' Platted Alley
Right-of-Way VacationJABTLM 06/15/2022
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16 29S 15E
This is not a survey
N.T.S.
Legal description28' Alley Vacation described as follows:All of that certain 28'wide alley lying west of Lots 20,19,18,17 and 16 of Block B, parcels depicted in the plat titled "John R. Davey, et al Resubdivision" in Plat Book 1, page 87 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, FI, of which Pinellas County was formerly a part.I have prepared the above legal description this 24th day of April, 2022. My Florida Licensed Professional Land Surveyor # is LS005062wmmmfi■i/R. Mark Pitchfordi-
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: 9619-22 2nd rdg
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: OrdinanceIn Control: Legal
Agenda Number: 9.3
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Ordinance 9619-22 on second reading, vacating the 18-foot-wide drainage & utility
easement as recorded in Book 926, Page 157, official records of Pinellas County, Florida,
being further described as the south 18 feet of Lots 3, 4, and 5, “Rompon’s & Baskin’s
Corrected Map of Causeway Business District” as recorded in Plat Book 57, Page 1 of the
official records of Pinellas County, Florida.
SUMMARY:
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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Ord. 9619-22
ORDINANCE NO. 9619-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, VACATING THE 18-FOOT-WIDE DRAINAGE &
UTILITY EASEMENT AS RECORDED IN BOOK 926, PAGE
157, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA, BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH
18 FEET OF LOTS 3, 4, AND 5, “ROMPON’S & BASKIN’S
CORRECTED MAP OF CAUSEWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT”,
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 57, PAGE 1 OF THE
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater is the owner in fee title of real property described
and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, and to clear a cloud on title, requests to vacate
said easement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clearwater, Florida finds that said
easement is not necessary for municipal use and it is deemed to be in the best interest of
the City and the general public that the same be vacated; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following:
The easement described is as follows:
See Exhibit “A”
Is hereby vacated, closed, and released, and the City of Clearwater releases all of its
right, title, and interest thereto, however, this vacation is in no way intended to impact the
City’s fee simple title in the property, which is reserved and remains unaffected by this
vacation.
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Section 2. The City Clerk shall record this ordinance in the Public Records of Pinellas
County, Florida, following adoption.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ________________________________
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED ________________________________
________________________________
Frank Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
________________________________ ________________________________
Laura Lipowski Mahony Rosemarie Call
Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
Lot 1
Rompon's & Baskin's Corrected Map of
Causeway Business District
Plat Book 57, Page 1
Lot
1A
Lot 2
Lot 3 Lot 4 Lot 5
Edward Mills
Subdivision
Plat Book 9, Page 36 Osceola AvenueR/W VariesCleveland Street
R/W Varies
18' Drainage and Utility Easement
Per OR 926-157
An 18' Drainage and Utility Easement Vacation as recorded in Official Records Book 926, Page 157 of the Public Records of Pinellas
County, FL being further described as follows:
The South 18' of Lots 3, 4, and 5, "Rompon's & Baskin's Corrected Map of Causeway Business District", as recorded in Plat Book 57,
Page 1 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, FL.
DRAWN BY CHECKED BY
DATE DRAWN
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Exhibit A
18' Drainage and Utility Easement
OR 926-157JABTLM 09/08/2022
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N.T.S.
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: 9633-22 2nd rdg
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: OrdinanceIn Control: Legal
Agenda Number: 9.4
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Ordinance 9633-22 on second reading, vacating the south 5 feet of the 10-foot-wide
platted utility and drainage easement located on Lot 50, Countryside Tract 5, according to the
map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 78, Pages 57-58 of the public records of Pinellas
County, Florida, less and except the east 5 feet thereof.
SUMMARY:
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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Ord. 9633-22
ORDINANCE NO. 9633-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, VACATING THE SOUTH 5 FEET OF THE 10-
FOOT-WIDE PLATTED UTILITY AND DRAINAGE
EASEMENT, LOCATED ON LOT 50, COUNTRYSIDE TRACT
5, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 78, PAGES 57-58, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA,
LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 5 FEET THEREOF;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the owner in fee title of real property described and depicted in Exhibit
“A” (attached hereto and incorporated herein), has requested that the City vacate said utility
and drainage easement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clearwater, Florida finds that said utility
and drainage easement is not necessary for municipal use and it is deemed to be in the
best interest of the City and the general public that the same be vacated; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following:
A utility and drainage easement described as follows:
See Exhibit “A”
is hereby vacated, closed, and released, and the City of Clearwater releases all of its
right, title, and interest thereto, contingent upon, and subject to, the following conditions
precedent:
1. Spectrum has no objections provided applicant bears the expense for relocation
of any Spectrum facilities to maintain service to customers affected by the
proposed vacation. Therefore, an easement for Spectrum is hereby reserved and
retained in favor of Spectrum, consistent with Spectrum’s conditional Letter of No
Objection to this vacation, and any vested rights of occupation, use and access in
existence at the Effective Date of this ordinance, including any rights vested under
any valid franchise agreement between each party and the City or its use of City
rights-of-way then in existence. Should the applicable reserved easement ever be
determined to be legally insufficient for the matters reserved, Owner shall grant a
recordable easement to the Spectrum. Said easement shall be recorded as Official
Records with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
[RE15-1313-080/295332/1]
Ord. 9633-22
Section 2. The City Clerk shall record this ordinance in the Public Records of Pinellas
County, Florida, following adoption.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ________________________________
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED ________________________________
________________________________
Frank Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
________________________________ ________________________________
Laura Mahony Rosemarie Call
Senior Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
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65.80'S11° 26' 51"W5.10'N89° 39' 47"W
64.82'
P.O.C.
SOUTHWEST
CORNER
LOT 50
P.O.B.
5' UTILITY & DRAINAGE EASEMENT
WEST LINE
LOT 50
PARALLEL TO
NORTH LINE
LOT 50
SKETCH OF DESCRIPTION
This sketch and description has been issued by the following
Landtec Surveying office:
ANDREW SNYDER PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR AND MAPPER
FLORIDA REGISTRATION No. 5639 (NOT VALID WITHOUT THE
SIGNATURE AND THE ORIGINAL RAISED SEAL OF THE FLORIDA
LICENSED SURVEYOR AND MAPPER SHOWN ABOVE)
SIGNED: DATE:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SKETCH AND DESCRIPTION MEETS THE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 5J-17.051 & 5J-17.052 OF THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 472.027, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
AND SEAL HEREON MEETS PROCEDURES AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 5J-17.062. PURSUANT TO
SECTION 472.025, FLORIDA STATUTES.
SURVEYOR'S
CERTIFICATION:SKETCH OF DESCRIPTION
LEGEND:
P.O.B. - POINT OF BEGINNING
P.O.C. - POINT OF COMMENCEMENT
P.B. - PLAT BOOK
P.G. - PAGE
08.15.22
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
A 5' UTILITY & DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED IN LOT 50, COUNTRYSIDE TRACT 5, PLAT BOOK 78, PAGES 57 AND 58, PUBLIC RECORDS OF PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 50, THENCE N00°20'13”E, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 50, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET, TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N00°20'13”E, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 50, A DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET; THENCE S89°39'47”E, A DISTANCE OF
65.80 FEET; THENCE S11°26'51”W A DISTANCE OF 5.10 FEET; THENCE N89°39'47”W ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 50, A DISTANCE OF
64.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SAID LANDS LYING IN PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA; CONTAINING 326 SQ. FT.(0.007 AC.) MORE OR LESS.
SCALE:1"=20'
LB # 8007
700 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Suite 4-100
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Office: (561) 367-3587
Fax: (561) 465-3145
www.LandtecSurvey.com
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Proposed 5' Easement Vacation
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1120
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Council Discussion
Item
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 12.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Update on NOFO regarding Homelessness - Vice Mayor Beckman
SUMMARY:
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1121
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Council Discussion
Item
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 12.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Contingency Rates - Councilmember Allbritton
SUMMARY:
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-0885
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Presentation(s) for
Council Meeting
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 16.1
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Inflation Reduction Act - Harry Glenn, Van Scoyoc Associates
SUMMARY:
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Presentation for the
Clearwater City Council
BIG FIRM CAPABILITY • SMALL FIRM ATTENTION • RESULTS YOU DESERVE
THE IRA AT A GLANCE
•Revenue
•15% Corporate Minimum Tax -- $222 Billion
•Prescription Drug Pricing Reform -- $265 Billion
•IRS Tax Enforcement -- $124 Billion
•1% Stock Buybacks Fee -- $74 Billion
•Loss Limitation Extension -- $2 Billion
•Investments
•Energy Security and Climate Change -- $369 Billion
•Affordable Care Extensions -- $64 Billion
•Western Drought Resiliency -- $4 Billion
HEALTH PROVISIONS
•Capping Out of Pocket Prescription Drug Costs
•Beginning in FY 2025, places a cap on the cost of prescription drugs for individuals enrolled in Medicare at $2,000 per year.
•Beneficiaries will have the option of distributing those drug costs through monthly payments over the course of the year.
•Capping prescription drug costs will improving health outcomes for the most vulnerable and reduce the burden on locally-funded hospitals and emergency rooms.
•Providing Free Vaccines to Medicare Recipients
•All CDC recommended vaccines will be free to those enrolled in Medicare.
•Federal support for vaccine distribution will help reduce the cost of uncompensated care to locally funded health facilities and clinics.
•Extends Affordable Care Act Premium Subsides to 2025
•Maintains expanded eligibility for ACA health insurance subsidies to individuals purchasing health care coverage on the ACA Marketplace with incomes over 400% of the federal poverty line.
•Will reduce the number of uninsured residents using public hospitals and unable to pay.
TAX CREDITS
•Many of the tax credits included in the IRA are eligible for direct payments in lieu of
qualifying credits.
•This allows local governments, public entities, and some other eligible entities to elect to
receive a direct cash transfer from the Department of Treasury in lieu of some tax credits
included in the bill.
•The inclusion of a direct pay option will allow recipients to fund projects themselves and
forgo outside financing.
•Treasury must still issue and publish a final rule detailing precisely how qualified
recipients can apply for and receive direct payments.
•Production Tax Credit
•Extends the production tax credit (PTC) for electricity generated from renewable energy sources for facilities that begin construction before Jan. 1, 2025.
•The credit would be increased for facilities located in “energy communities” that:
•Are a brownfield site;
•Are a metropolitan statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area that:
•Has/dad after 2009 .17% direct employment rate in or 25% tax revenue derived from the coal, oil, or natural gas sectors and
•Has/had after 2009 an unemployment rate at or above the national average for the previous year;
•Are in a census tract or adjacent tract where a coal mine or coal-fired electric generating unit has closed.
•This credit is eligible for direct pay to local governments and public entities.
•Energy Investment Tax Credit
•Extends the energy investment tax credit (ITC) for facilities that begin construction before January 1, 2025.
•Provides credit for certain investments in renewable energy property, including solar, fiber-optic, fuel cell, small wind, offshore wind, combined heat and power and waste energy recovery projects.
•This credit is eligible for direct pay to local governments and public entities.
TAX CREDITS
•Carbon Capture Credit
•Extends the carbon capture (45Q) tax credit for carbon sequestrations projects that begin construction
before January 1, 2033.
•Based on each metric ton of qualified carbon oxide (QCO) captured using carbon capture equipment and
disposed of in secure geological storage or used in certain oil or natural gas recovery projects.
•The IRA eases the value reduction of the 45Q tax credit when used in conjunction with a tax-exempt
bond, such as the new carbon capture private activity bonds (PABs) issued by state or local governments.
•This credit is eligible for direct pay to local governments and public entities.
•Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit
•Creates a new tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen at a qualifying facility for the first 10 years
of production.
•Qualifying facilities are those that begin construction before January 1, 2033.
•This credit is eligible for direct pay to local governments and public entities.
TAX CREDITS
•Nuclear Investment Tax Credit
•Establishes a new tax credit for zero-emission nuclear power that is produced and sold after 2023.
•The credit is reduced as the price of electricity sold by the facility increases.
•This credit is NOT eligible for direct pay.
•Commercial Clean Vehicle Tax Credit
•Establishes a new tax credit for eligible commercial clean vehicles, such as zero-emissions buses or
garbage trucks.
•The credit is equal to 30 percent of the cost of the vehicle or the incremental cost of the vehicle,
whichever is lower.
•Mobile machinery and commercial fuel cell vehicles would also be eligible for the credit.
•This credit is eligible for direct pay to local governments and public entities.
TAX CREDITS
EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS
•Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Program
•Establishes two grant programs to help local governments reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
•The first provides $7 billion in FY 2022 for EPA to make grants to states, municipalities, tribes, and
nonprofits to enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to adopt and benefit from zero-
emission technologies.
•The second provides $20 billion in FY 2022 for EPA to provide financial and technical assistance
on projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
•$8 billion of this amount would be set aside for projects in low-income communities.
•Methane Emissions Reduction Program
•Establishes a Methane Emissions Reduction Program at EPA to provide grants, rebates and other
financial incentives to encourage industry to reduce methane.
•Can also be used to improve the climate resiliency of local communities, mitigate the health effects of
emissions in low-income and disadvantaged communities, and support environmental restoration.
•The program is funded at $1.55 billion for FY2022.
EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS
•Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program
•Establishes a program for states, local governments, and other eligible entities for greenhouse gas air
pollution planning and implementation activities.
•Provides additional federal technical assistance.
•Funded at $5 billion in FY 2022.
•Air Pollution Grant Programs
•Creates a number of small grant programs intended to improve the monitoring of and reduce air pollution.
This includes:
•A $117.5 million air monitoring grant program;
•A $3 million program to deploy air quality sensors in low income and disadvantaged communitie;
and
•$20 million for methane monitoring.
•Air pollution control agencies will be eligible to apply.
EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS
•School Air Pollution Reduction Grant Programs
•Provides $37.5 million to EPA to award grants to air pollution control agencies to monitor and reduce
GHG emissions and other air pollution at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
•Provides an additional $12.5 million for technical assistance to these schools to address environmental
issues, develop school environmental quality plans, and identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution
hazards.
•Air pollution control agencies will be eligible to apply.
•Low-Emissions Electricity Program
•Sets aside $17 million for outreach and technical assistance to state and local governments to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation.
•Department of Energy Loan Guarantees
•Provides $40 billion to the Department of Energy for loan guarantees for the Innovative Clean Energy
Program.
•Eligible projects include renewable energy systems, advanced fossil energy technologies,
hydrogen fuel cell projects, and carbon capture and energy storage projects.
EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS
•Temporary Loan Program for Energy Infrastructure
•Authorizes $250 billion in loans or refinancing guarantees for energy infrastructure projects, which:
•Retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure no longer operating, or
•Enable existing energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
•Environmental Justice Block Grant Program
•Establishes a $3 billion Environmental Justice Block Grant at EPA.
•Grants will be awarded for a period of three years to carry out projects that benefit disadvantaged
communities.
•Examples of eligible activities include but are not limited to:
•Community-led air monitoring;
•Investments in workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
•Mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
•Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program
•Creates a program administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to provide grants to
states, local governments, or transportation authorities to:
•Increase neighborhood access and transportation equity, or
•Reduce the negative effects of infrastructure projects in disadvantaged or underserved communities.
•Funded at $1.89 billion in FY 2022.
•An additional $1.26 billion for FY 2022 is set aside for disadvantaged or underserved communities
that adopt anti-displacement policies or community land trusts.
•FHWA Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Grants
•Provides $50 million in FY2022 for FHWA to provide guidance, technical assistance and other tools to
support efficient transportation and infrastructure project delivery at the local level.
•FHWA can also use the funds to make grants to local governments to build capacity to the extent that it
allows the eligible local government entity to ultimately assume responsibility for final project delivery
of a surface transportation project.
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
•Funding For Low-Carbon Transportation Materials
•Allows the FHWA to reimburse state and local governments or provide incentives to for the use of low-
embodied carbon construction materials and products in projects funded by the FHWA.
•Eligible projects include those on a Federal-aid highway; tribal transportation facility; Federal lands
transportation facility; or Federal lands access transportation facility.
•Funded at $2 billion for FY 2022.
•Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Grant Program
•Creates a $1 billion EPA-administered rebate and grant program for state and local governments to
replace Class 6 or 7 heavy-duty vehicles (including buses) with zero-emission vehicles.
•Also funds the purchase or installation of zero-emission charging infrastructure.
•$600 million is available in FY 2022 to all eligible applicants.
•Another $400 million is set aside in FY 2022 for the replacement of vehicles that serve one or more
communities located in nonattainment areas.
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
•Port Pollution Program
•Creates a new Port Pollution Program at EPA to award grants and rebates to state and local governments
with jurisdiction over a port or port authority to reduce pollution.
•The program is funded at $3 billion for FY 2022.
•$750 million set aside for ports located in areas with poor air quality.
•Environmental Review Adoption Funding
•Provides $100 million for state and local governments to facilitate the development and review of
documents for the Federal Highway Administration’s environmental review process for proposed FHWA
funded projects.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
•High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program
•Creates a High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program at the Department of Energy to award grants to
state energy offices to develop and implement a rebate program for low- or moderate-income households
or owners of certain qualifying multifamily buildings.
•A qualifying multifamily building is any multifamily property where at least 50% of the residents
are low to moderate income.
•Local governmental entities can be recipients of a rebate to carry out an electrification project on behalf
of low- or moderate-income households.
•Note that local governments cannot be applicants or sub-applicants for the actual grant funding.
•Eligible electrification projects include:
•Installation of electric heat pumps for water heaters, dryers, space heaters, etc.
•Installation of electric stoves, heat pumps, and ranges.
•Installation of insulation, air sealing and ventilation materials, or electric wiring.
•Funded in total at $4.8 billion for FY 2022.
•Funding for Building Energy Code Adoption
•Provides a total of $1 billion to the Department of Energy to award grants to state and local governments
to adopt and implement the latest energy or zero-energy building codes for residential and commercial
buildings.
•Funding for Energy and Water Efficiency in Affordable Housing
•Provides $1 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing that
promotes energy or water efficiency.
•$837.5 million is for projects related to indoor air quality or sustainability, zero-emission electricity
generation or low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, building electrification, and
climate resilience.
•$42.5 million is reserved for energy and water benchmarking of properties eligible to receive grants
or loans under the above program, regardless if they receive funding or not.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
RESILIENCY, PUBLIC LANDS, AND CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
•Coastal Conservation Funding Program
•Provides funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants and
other financial assistance to state and local governments for conservation and restoration of coastal and
marine habitats and resources.
•$2.6 billion is set aside for FY 2022.
•Transmission Facility Siting Program
•Provides $760 million for a new program at the Department of Energy to award grants to siting
authorities, including some local governments, for a covered transmission project.
•Awards can also be made to state and local governments to spur economic development for those
communities that would be impacted by a covered transmission project.
RESILIENCY, PUBLIC LANDS, AND CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
•Landscape Scale Restoration Program
•Provides $450 million to the U.S. Forest Service’s Landscape Scale Restoration Program for non-federal
forest landowners, including local government entities.
•Eligible activities include climate mitigation and forest resilience activities.
•Urban Community and Forestry Program
•Provides $2.2 billion for the Urban and Community Forestry Program for multi-year competitive grants
to state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for tree planning and other related
activities.
•Local governments may need to partner with relevant state agencies.
•Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Water Supply Projects
•Provides $550 million for grants to disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Bureau of
Reclamation, in eligible states.
•Covers up to 100 percent of the cost of the planning, design or construction of water projects
to increase supply to communities or households without reliable access to water.
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1015
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Presentation(s) for
Council Meeting
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 16.2
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
October Service Awards
SUMMARY:
5 Years of Service:
Jarred Sears Fire
Jason Baugh Public Utilities
Michael Flanigan Public Utilities
Tanya Wilson Public Utilities
Anastasia Delgado Police
Michael Kontodiakos Police
David Kurinsky Police
William Giannas Police
10 Years of Service:
Kelly Adkisson Police
Robert Skinner Engineering/Parking
Carlos Cardenas Planning and Development
Denise Sanderson Economic Development and Housing
Tanya Giordano Police
15 Years of Service:
Christopher Livernois Police
Derelle Houser Information Technology
Marianne Paz Parks and Recreation
Vicki Sudduth Planning and Development
Herman Winthrop Public Utilities
Noemi Sens Police
Doniela Prifti Public Utilities
Richard Auskalnis Parks and Recreation
Dennis Coley Gas
Edwin Merrill General Services
Kervin St. Aimie Public Utilities
Jeff Williams Police
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File Number: ID#22-1015
20 Years of Service:
Allie Stewart Planning and Development
Jonathan Hunter Engineering/Stormwater
Tyrone Austin Solid Waste
Deborah Moore General Services
Rosemarie Call City Clerk’s Office
Corey O’Neil Public Utilities
25 Years of Service:
Carol Barden Finance
30 Years of Service:
Joseph Ruhlin Police
Daniel Slaughter Police
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City of Clearwater Main Library - Council
Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
File Number: ID#22-1116
Agenda Date: 10/17/2022 Status: Agenda ReadyVersion: 1
File Type: Presentation(s) for
Council Meeting
In Control: Council Work Session
Agenda Number: 16.3
SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Red Ribbon Week 2022 Proclamation - Michele Edwards, Special Projects and Rising Above
Committee Coordinator at the Clearwater Neighborhood Family Center
SUMMARY:
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