Council Work Session

Monday, September 28, 2026 1:30 PM City of Clearwater Main Library - Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Main Library - Council Chambers Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final Working Draft

September 28, 2026Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final 1. Call to Order 2. Presentations September Service AwardsID#26-11192.1 Plumb House Presentation - Councilmember Teixeira, Allison Dolan and Sheri Aguilar ID#26-11082.2 3. Economic Development and Housing Approve a First Amendment to the City of Clearwater’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Local Housing Assistance Plan covering Fiscal Years 2024-2027 and adopt Resolution 26-17. ID#26-12113.1 Approve the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Annual Report and Local Housing Incentive Certification for the 2023-2024 closeout year and 2024-2025 interim year and authorize appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-12123.2 Approve a loan to Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc. in the amount of $202,100.00 for the construction of an affordable single-family housing unit; certify said organization as a City of Clearwater Community Housing Development Organization; and authorize city staff to execute documents necessary to effectuate closing on the loan. ID#26-11703.3 4. Police Department Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount not to exceed $515,725.50 for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center security services, during the one-year agreement period commencing on October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11904.1 Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount of $242,260.00 for two co-responder crisis response specialists as part of the Mental Health Co-Responder Program to team with Clearwater Police officers to handle mental health related calls during the one-year agreement period commencing on October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11914.2 5. Public Works Page 2City of Clearwater Printed on 9/22/2026

September 28, 2026Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final Authorize a purchase order (PO) to Cale America, Inc. d/b/a Flowbird, of Clearwater, FL, for the purchase and installation of Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) tap-to-pay parking kiosk readers and associated services, in the amount not to exceed $234,812.00; authorize an increase to an existing purchase order for secure gateway services for back-office payment security and transaction processing, in the amount of $15,792.00, increasing the purchase order from $812,005.00 to $827,797.00, pursuant to Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(c) Piggyback or Cooperative Purchasing, and Section 2.563(1) (d), Non-Competitive Purchase (Impractical), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-09335.1 Approve the Fourth Renewed and Restated Clearwater Beach Route Funding Agreement between Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City of Clearwater for Jolley Trolley service in an amount not to exceed $689,572.57 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-10475.2 Approve a contract increase to CPH Consulting, LLC of Tampa, Florida, for professional services related to the Public Works Department Program consulting services project (24-0048-EN), in the not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $850,000.00, increasing the contract from $350,000.00 to $1,200,000.00, pursuant to Request for Qualifications 37-24, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent). ID#26-08005.3 6. Planning Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to establish a new Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay future land use category with associated bonuses, incorporate policies for a new North Greenwood Community Overlay District, and add Comprehensive Plan policy support for existing nonconformity procedures in the Community Development Code; and pass Ordinance 9860-26 on second reading. (CPA2025-10001) CPA2025-10 001 2nd Rdg 6.1 Approve Ordinance 9861-26 on second reading, approving a City-initiated Future Land Use Map amendment to apply the Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) Overlay within the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), excluding areas designated Central Business District (CBD), Industrial Limited (IL), Transportation/Utility (T/U), Water, Preservation (P), and Recreation/Open Space (R/OS). (LUP2025-11005) LUP2025-11 005 2nd Rdg 6.2 7. Public Utilities Page 3City of Clearwater Printed on 9/22/2026

September 28, 2026Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final Approve a Work Order to McKim and Creed for professional engineering services for the Recovery and Retreatment of Flushed Drinking Water for Conservation Project, 24-0078-UT, in the amount of $294,506.00 pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services and authorize the appropriation officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11887.1 Authorize the award of a construction contract to Odyssey Manufacturing Co. of Tampa, Florida, for the RO1 Chemical Storage and Feed System Improvements in the amount of $426,548.10, pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) 23-0051-UT; authorize a scope change to the previously approved Work Order with Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Tampa, FL, for the RO1 Chemical Storage and Feed System Improvements project (23-0051-UT), adding construction phase engineering, construction administration, construction observation, and project closeout services in the amount of $153,281.10, with no increase to the previously approved Work Order not-to-exceed amount of $495,731.00, pursuant to RFQ 34-23, Engineer of Record (EOR) Consulting Services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-12147.2 Seek public comment on the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Facility Plan for submission to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for State Revolving Fund loan consideration by the October 7, 2026 deadline. (APH) ID#26-12137.3 8. Parks and Recreation Approve a grant agreement between Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc. and the City of Clearwater for new native plantings at the Moccasin Lake Nature Park Pollinator Garden in the amount of $923.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11828.1 Authorize Guaranteed Maximum price proposal to Bandes Construction Company, Inc. of Dunedin, FL for field improvements to Carpenter Complex’s Carlton Field in the amount of $1,694,465.40 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-24, Construction Manager at Risk Services Continuing Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11848.2 9. General Services Approve additional expenditures of $330,000 with Clearwater Vehicle Towing Service, Inc., under Contract No. 902211, resulting from RFP 53-24, for vehicle towing services, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11219.1 Page 4City of Clearwater Printed on 9/22/2026

September 28, 2026Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final Approve a purchase order to Maire Company Inc. in the total amount of $196,496.00 for services provided under that certain connected service agreement dated October 1, 2022, for the final renewal term, beginning October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and for additional services outside the scope of the agreement, pursuant to City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(d), Non-Competitive Purchases; and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-12079.2 Fire Department Approve Pinellas County EMS ALS First Responder Agreement Amendment No. 2 between Pinellas County and City of Clearwater, which will include a budget increase of 19.9% if Florida Constitutional Amendment 3 is ratified, or a 25.4% budget increase if Amendment 3 is not ratified, stipulates the reimbursement caps for vehicles and hourly reimbursement caps, Pinellas County will provide the Learning Management System, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent) ID#26-11991 10. City Attorney Adopt Ordinance 9889-26 on 2nd reading to Approve the Right-of-Way Vacation request from Clearwater Village, L.C. for portions of city rights-of-ways, as recorded in Plat Book 13, page 59 in the Public records of Pinellas County, Florida consisting of the Mall, Lantana Avenue, Idlewild Drive, Evergreen Avenue, Gardenia Court, Woodlawn Terrace, No Name Streets, and Shore Drive, abutting Tract B, Clearwater Village Phase 1, as recorded in Plat Book 126, Pages 6-8 of the Public records of Pinellas County, Florida. 9889-26 2nd Rdg 10.1 Adopt Ordinance 9908-26 on second reading, approving a rights-of-way vacation request from Myrtle Development LLC for city rights-of-way and alleyway more particularly described as those portions of Laura Street, a 15 ft. platted alley, and North Street, also known as Grove Street, lying east of East Street, also known as East Avenue and abutting blocks 14, 15, and 16, in Gould and Ewing’s 2nd Addition according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 52 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas County was formerly a part. 9908-26 2nd Rdg 10.2 Adopt Ordinance 9939-26 on second reading and amend the City’s fiscal year 2025/26 operating budget at third quarter. 9939-2610.3 Adopt Ordinance 9940-26 on second reading and amend the City’s fiscal year 2025/26 capital improvement budget at third quarter. 9940-2610.4 Page 5City of Clearwater Printed on 9/22/2026

September 28, 2026Council Work Session Work Session Agenda - Final 11. City Manager Verbal Reports 12. City Attorney Verbal Reports 13. New Business (requests by Councilmembers to add discussion items to the next work session or, if agreed to by the majority of Council, at the upcoming council meeting instead) 14. Council Comments 15. Closing Comments by Mayor 16. Adjourn 17. Presentation(s) for Council Meeting Manufacturing Month 2026 Proclamation - Beth Galic, Bay Area Manufacturers Association President, and Megan Meyers, Monin. ID#26-112417.1 Community Planning Month Proclamation - Lauren Matzke, Planning and Development Director ID#26-096917.2 Public Natural Gas Week 2026 Proclamation - Brian Langille, Executive Director Gas System ID#26-105417.3 Fire Prevention Week Proclamation, October 4-10, 2026 - Clearwater Fire Chief Chad Pittman ID#26-118617.4 Page 6City of Clearwater Printed on 9/22/2026