[6:18] >> [ GAVEL ]

[6:20] >> This time I'll call

[6:21] to order the June 1, 2026,

[6:22] meeting of the City of

[6:24] Clearwater Downtown

[6:25] Development Board. Move

[6:26] to item 2.1 on the agenda:

[6:28] approve the minutes for the

[6:29] May 18, 2026, Downtown

[6:30] Development Board meeting. Is

[6:32] there a motion?

[6:33] >> So, moved.

[6:35] >> Second.

[6:36] >> All those in favor?

[6:37] >> Aye.

[6:38] >> Opposed? Unanimous. Move

[6:39] to Item 3. Is, is there anyone

[6:41] here today

[6:42] from the public desires

[6:44] to be heard on a Downtown

[6:47] Development Board issue that is

[6:48] not on today's agenda? Hearing

[6:54] and seeing no one, move to

[6:55] Item 4. Excuse me,

[6:58] I think we wanted to go to 4.2

[6:59] first. Okay, no, no objection.

[7:02] We'll, we'll go to 4.2 and come

[7:04] back to 4.1. Present the event

[7:09] report out for the Second

[7:10] Annual Taste of Clearwater

[7:11] hosted by Rotary Club of

[7:13] Clearwater Charities.

[7:16] >> Good afternoon, Vicki

[7:17] Shire, CRA manager. The

[7:19] Rotary Club of Clearwater

[7:20] hosted the Second Annual Taste

[7:21] of Clearwater on Saturday,

[7:22] April 18th, 2026, from 11 AM

[7:24] to 5 PM. On the 600 block of

[7:27] Cleveland Street and Station

[7:28] Square Park. At this time, I'd

[7:29] like to invite the members

[7:31] of the Clearwater Rotary to

[7:32] come forward and provide the

[7:33] board with an event recap and

[7:35] highlights from this year's

[7:36] Taste of Clearwater.

[7:38] >> Thank you.

[7:43] >> Good afternoon. I'm

[7:46] Melissa Stamos with the

[7:47] Rotary Club of Clearwater, and

[7:48] Adam Blackwell, who's the

[7:50] president on April 18th,

[7:51] we had the Taste of Clearwater

[7:52] event. This was our second

[7:55] year. We did switch the format

[7:56] this year. Last year was in

[8:00] Coachman Park. We had some

[8:01] delays due to the hurricanes.

[8:03] We moved it this year to

[8:05] Cleveland Street. We put an

[8:08] emphasis on having the downtown

[8:09] merchants and vendors,

[8:10] and we had a nice stage area

[8:11] with some great bands. We had

[8:12] about 2,000 attendees,

[8:14] which was a nice number. It was

[8:16] a nice flow. We had the vendors

[8:21] up and down the street,

[8:22] and then we had the stage

[8:23] inside that courtyard. We had

[8:28] nice decorations. We had a

[8:29] variety of vendors. We had

[8:30] Chiang Mai, we had Lazy Jerk,

[8:32] Coco Crush, Andy's Custard. So

[8:34] again, a lot

[8:35] of downtown merchants,

[8:37] Clearwater merchants. We did do

[8:38] a lot

[8:39] of social media marketing.

[8:40] Prior to the event, we had

[8:45] about 21,000 people who visited

[8:46] the site on Facebook and

[8:47] Instagram. We had almost 1,000

[8:48] during the event.

[8:49] After the event, we had 1,555

[8:55] impressions. That's people

[8:59] coming back

[9:00] to say they enjoyed the event.

[9:04] And our total reach was

[9:05] 23,051. Every content event

[9:06] content was also cross-posted

[9:08] across Pinellas County,

[9:09] Clearwater, and Tampa. So, we

[9:11] didn't just post on the

[9:13] Rotary Club, we had a variety

[9:14] of sites. We featured on over

[9:15] 50 online event calendars

[9:16] throughout Tampa Bay leading up

[9:20] to the event. Our live music

[9:24] acts were The Brigade, which

[9:25] was a hardcover band. They

[9:27] really,

[9:28] really were great. A lot

[9:29] of people really liked them.

[9:31] And they maintained the crowd.

[9:32] So, the people that were there

[9:34] stayed. We also had St. Pete

[9:35] Sons, who is a great band. It

[9:36] was just a really nice day,

[9:38] great music.

[9:40] >> Good weather.

[9:41] >> Good weather, too. That

[9:43] helped, absolutely. Because

[9:44] last year our event got rained

[9:45] out kind of, so we didn't have

[9:46] the attendance that we did this

[9:47] year. And we're hoping

[9:48] to continue to build on this

[9:49] event. I think this format

[9:50] really works for us. You know,

[9:52] the people come in,

[9:54] walk up and down the street,

[9:55] visit the vendors, buy some

[9:58] food, and then when you go

[10:00] into the stage area,

[10:01] it's all laid out for you. We

[10:03] did engage Amplify

[10:06] Clearwater, and we conducted

[10:07] outreach to downtown merchants

[10:08] to encourage participation. A

[10:09] key initiative

[10:11] of this event was

[10:12] to support the downtown

[10:13] Clearwater businesses. What we

[10:15] did was we offered them turnkey

[10:16] booth opportunities

[10:17] at no cost. So that was a good

[10:20] invitation

[10:21] for the downtown businesses

[10:22] to come and be a part of it.

[10:23] It also increased involvement

[10:26] and exposure

[10:27] for the local merchants. Our

[10:28] event highlights again was live

[10:31] music performances, shaded

[10:32] seating and gathering areas.

[10:33] That really helped because last

[10:35] year was very, very hot,

[10:36] so people didn't tend

[10:37] to linger. We had high-quality

[10:39] restroom trailer accommodations

[10:40] that were air-conditioned and

[10:41] very easily accessible. The

[10:44] cleanliness and upkeep of the

[10:46] event space we had volunteer

[10:49] dedicated volunteers that were

[10:51] going around making sure there

[10:52] was no trash,

[10:55] keeping it clean. We also had

[10:59] family-friendly elements. We

[11:00] had the Clearwater Threshers

[11:01] mascot come. We had games and

[11:02] activity areas. We had a bunny

[11:03] interaction area so kids could

[11:05] pet the bunnies. It was great.

[11:06] We had a walk-through display

[11:07] highlighting the history

[11:08] of the Rotary Club of

[11:10] Clearwater. Many attendees

[11:12] remained at the event

[11:13] for several hours. So that was

[11:14] great because then they would

[11:16] visit the vendors more often.

[11:17] Some of our challenges. Our

[11:20] alcohol sales,

[11:22] next year we need to

[11:23] consolidate. I think it was too

[11:24] spread out and therefore we

[11:25] didn't get as enough revenue

[11:26] that we wanted from that.

[11:28] Also, we didn't sell water, and

[11:29] I think we missed a big

[11:33] opportunity there. So next year

[11:35] we will also sell water

[11:36] bottles. The event structure as

[11:37] a vendor-focused format

[11:38] continues to evolve. We did get

[11:39] feedback from a lot

[11:43] of people that they were there

[11:44] for the music. So, we're going

[11:48] to continue to hone the event.

[11:49] To make, you know,

[11:50] the best possible opportunity.

[11:51] Also, the adjustment of time

[11:52] for the event. I think having

[11:53] it that early in the day kind

[11:56] of dissuaded some people from

[11:57] coming because it's so hot. So

[11:58] if we maybe pushed the event a

[12:00] little bit later to lead right

[12:01] into a sound event, you know,

[12:03] we'd get more attendees and

[12:04] then people wouldn't be as

[12:05] dehydrated. What else do we

[12:07] have here? The parking

[12:08] situation was great. Because we

[12:13] had the Garden Avenue parking.

[12:14] And the support

[12:15] of the city was great. We had

[12:16] some employees come the day

[12:22] before and they were able

[12:23] to take care of any issues that

[12:24] last year we had to deal with

[12:26] on the day of the event. So, it

[12:28] was a very smooth,

[12:29] clean event. It was great. We

[12:31] look forward to continuing

[12:33] to do so. I think Adam has some

[12:34] comments.

[12:35] >> Thank you. I don't want

[12:37] to break the furniture.

[12:40] >> Thank you, Melissa.

[12:42] >> As you may know, the

[12:43] Rotary Club of Clearwater is

[12:44] now over 100 years old,

[12:45] and events like this allow us

[12:47] to plow back

[12:48] into the community roughly

[12:49] $200,000 each year

[12:52] through scholarships, grants,

[12:53] support of the ROTC, support

[12:56] of the Legion, and other,

[12:57] other community organizations

[12:59] in Clearwater. So,

[13:03] without fundraising events

[13:04] like the taste of Clearwater,

[13:05] that would be impossible. So,

[13:06] we're very grateful

[13:09] for your support. It was good

[13:10] to see many of you

[13:12] at the event. And just to add

[13:13] that law enforcement that day

[13:15] was key,

[13:16] and they did a phenomenal job.

[13:17] So, we're very grateful

[13:19] for that as well.

[13:22] >> So, thank you. Okay, any

[13:23] questions from the board for

[13:27] Councilman Raulston?

[13:30] >> Yes, so just a couple

[13:32] of things. I know you talked

[13:34] about the alcohol. It could

[13:36] have been a little bit better.

[13:37] But in the challenges, it says

[13:38] alcohol sales logistics

[13:42] presented operational

[13:46] challenges. And I didn't know

[13:47] whether people were trying

[13:50] to take alcohol out

[13:51] of the area or something like

[13:53] that or if it was just the way

[13:54] that you were selling it.

[13:55] >> No, so I think it was

[13:56] signage for us. We didn't get

[13:57] the exposure. People were

[13:58] walking around trying

[14:00] to figure

[14:01] out where do I get a drink. We

[14:02] also had two other vendors

[14:03] selling alcohol,

[14:04] so I think it kind

[14:05] of detracted from our sales.

[14:06] We're also thinking about next

[14:08] year maybe changing the format

[14:09] of how we raise the revenue.

[14:10] So instead of having each

[14:12] vendor take their own payment,

[14:14] we might do tickets and then

[14:15] pay the vendors

[14:17] at the end and keep part

[14:18] of the proceeds. So, I think

[14:21] that would also increase our

[14:22] revenue.

[14:24] >> Okay. And then

[14:25] under the market Marketing and

[14:26] promotion, the Facebook

[14:27] campaigns, you gave me the

[14:30] impressions and the

[14:31] engagements,

[14:34] and maybe I just missed it,

[14:35] what do you think, feet

[14:37] on the street,

[14:38] what was your count there?

[14:40] >> We estimated 2,000.

[14:41] >> Okay. Yeah. So that's pretty

[14:42] good. 6 hours, you got 2,000

[14:43] people.

[14:45] >> Yeah, and it was

[14:46] before an event at the Sound,

[14:47] so people were coming

[14:48] in later, and the last band,

[14:50] Brigade, really draw people

[14:52] drew people in. So again,

[14:54] if we shifted the time, I think

[14:56] we'd probably get even more

[14:57] attendance.

[15:00] >> Thank you.

[15:03] >> You're welcome.

[15:04] >> I should also add, just

[15:05] in closing,

[15:07] that we did have a great group

[15:08] of sponsors. Everybody from

[15:09] ProVise, Duke Energy,

[15:10] of course Clearwater Downtown

[15:11] Development Board, Coastal,

[15:12] Forbes, Abe's, Publix, Habitat

[15:13] for Humanity, National

[15:16] Aviation, And of course, the

[15:17] Threshers. So we're very

[15:18] grateful to our sponsors.

[15:19] >> That's Moneeno.

[15:20] >> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you

[15:24] for being here. I was part of

[15:27] that early group that got there

[15:28] when it was scorching hot. I

[15:30] did search for a bottle

[15:32] of water. I think we settled

[15:33] for snow crab or something. But

[15:34] we had a great time. I agree,

[15:35] maybe shifting that timeframe a

[15:36] little bit later might make not

[15:40] deter some people from wanting

[15:44] to come out there because it is

[15:45] so hot and there isn't much

[15:46] of a breeze blowing

[15:47] through those buildings. As

[15:49] well as alcohol and signage. I

[15:50] had some people that were

[15:51] looking around,

[15:52] I think they found something

[15:53] at Coco's, but it was all kind

[15:54] of disjointed on that side. But

[15:56] the number one thing I did walk

[15:57] away knowing is how good that

[15:58] AC in the bathroom felt.

[16:01] >> Right.

[16:02] >> I agree with that.

[16:04] >> Is that where you were?

[16:05] >> That's where I ate my

[16:06] lobster Reuben, I think.

[16:08] >> Wow.

[16:09] >> Well, good thing they were

[16:10] very clean.

[16:11] >> They were clean and it was

[16:12] very refreshing. It was

[16:15] appreciated. It was a good

[16:16] event. I look forward to seeing

[16:17] staff's place or AI data.

[16:18] Just, yeah, yeah, perfect.

[16:19] Thank you.

[16:23] >> Great job.

[16:25] >> Anybody else? Council

[16:27] Member Teixeira.

[16:28] >> Just a clarification,

[16:29] if you will. It says here that

[16:30] there was 641 attendees and

[16:31] described the peak hour as

[16:34] noon. So my question is,

[16:36] was that 641 attendees captured

[16:37] just at noon and does not

[16:38] include throughout the day?

[16:40] Okay, so that's just part

[16:43] of the picture,

[16:44] not the whole picture.

[16:46] >> Thank you.

[16:47] >> Just wanted

[16:48] to clarify that.

[16:49] >> Yeah. We had a clicker,

[16:50] we were trying to keep track,

[16:51] but you know, you can't get an

[16:52] exact number when people are

[16:53] coming in from both sides

[16:54] of the street.

[16:55] But we had a good crowd

[16:56] at the band shell,

[16:57] and that was really nice,

[16:58] so.

[17:03] >> Okay. Anybody else? Okay,

[17:05] thank you, thank you,

[17:06] thank you for coming today.

[17:07] Yeah, okay, moved to item

[17:11] 4.1, the agenda, June 2022

[17:12] director's report.

[17:40] >> Good afternoon. Jesus

[17:42] Ni o, CRA Executive Director.

[17:44] This is an update for you

[17:45] for the June 2026 Director's

[17:47] Report. So first, we'll talk

[17:55] about a little bit here,

[17:56] event recaps that are coming up

[17:58] in July. So, the first one here

[17:59] is Sharkapalooza. This was a

[18:01] very fun family event that took

[18:02] place. This took place on

[18:03] March 16th at Coachman Park.

[18:06] And they estimated 1,000

[18:07] attendees. And our place area

[18:09] data show that 1,300

[18:14] individuals showed up. So, they

[18:15] underestimated a little bit

[18:17] there. But I also have a few

[18:18] little pictures here for you.

[18:22] Nothing spectacular,

[18:25] but I always want

[18:27] to show people. It's not I can

[18:34] show them

[18:35] after the presentation

[18:36] since it's up. So, this one was

[18:44] also another completed project.

[18:45] I'm not sure why it's

[18:47] behind that slide

[18:48] of upcoming events,

[18:49] but this is another event.

[18:50] This is part of the Hello

[18:51] Cleveland Street live music

[18:52] series. This is put together

[18:54] by Downtown Pizza. This takes

[18:55] place in the 400 block. And so

[18:56] far, it's starting to become

[18:57] more and more popular. And we

[18:58] hope that they continue this

[19:00] particular series. So, the last

[19:01] one was the Hello Cleveland

[19:03] Street Ginger Rose. And we had

[19:05] a fairly good turnout. This was

[19:07] also part

[19:08] of the DDB microgrant program,

[19:09] which is up to $5,000. Now,

[19:11] this is for upcoming

[19:13] DDB-sponsored events. This one

[19:15] is Symphony by the Sea, which

[19:16] takes place on June 6th.

[19:18] Location at the Baker Sound.

[19:23] This is DDB funding up to

[19:26] $50,000

[19:28] for this particular event.

[19:29] This is to celebrate America

[19:31] 250 with waterfront evening of

[19:32] live orchestra music featuring

[19:33] patriotic favorites, Broadway

[19:34] hits. Movie themes from Star

[19:35] Wars and Jaws and the iconic

[19:37] 1812 Overture. So, it's kind

[19:38] of good that we have a lot

[19:39] of people here so we can kind

[19:40] of promote our events that we

[19:41] have out there. So, we hope

[19:42] that you can attend. Again,

[19:44] this is June 6th at the

[19:47] BayCare Sound. Market Marie,

[19:49] they're back

[19:50] at their usual location at

[19:51] Coachman Park. This will be

[19:52] June 13th from a.m. to p.m.

[19:54] And we're also hoping

[19:55] to see if we can bring them

[19:57] to do kind

[19:59] of an event recap when they

[20:00] were over at the 600 block.

[20:01] Now, if we can just put the

[20:03] overhead, please.

[20:04] >> You can do it.

[20:08] >> These are just a few

[20:10] pictures of Sharkapalooza. I

[20:11] always want to show people

[20:12] out there having fun. It seemed

[20:14] like the kids had a lot

[20:15] of fun. In addition, I do want

[20:16] to say that Clearwater Marine

[20:17] Aquarium was also

[20:18] in partnership

[20:20] with this particular event.

[20:21] In addition, I also want

[20:22] to talk a little bit

[20:26] about the Clearwater CRA's

[20:29] 2026 Grad Chalk Walk that's

[20:38] celebrating the graduating

[20:40] seniors from Clearwater High

[20:41] School and Countryside High

[20:42] School. So, this event already

[20:47] took place,

[20:48] but it was spectacular as far

[20:50] as from what I understand

[20:51] from staff and just

[20:53] from individuals that talked

[20:55] about it. You can see your

[20:57] social media on Facebook if you

[20:58] want

[21:01] to see the clear pictures.

[21:04] Very proud parents

[21:05] of graduates out there. These

[21:06] graduates might be the new

[21:07] leaders that sit up here one

[21:08] day. You never know.

[21:11] >> Few more.

[21:12] >> Oh, wow.

[21:13] >> I like that one.

[21:14] >> That's cool.

[21:15] >> That's cool.

[21:16] >> And that's the chalk art

[21:20] there.

[21:23] >> The chalk.

[21:31] >> They're beautiful.

[21:32] >> That's beautiful.

[21:33] >> Nice, right?

[21:35] >> Go Tornadoes.

[21:36] >> We're proud

[21:38] of those artists. I also want

[21:39] to celebrate a new business

[21:40] in downtown. This is

[21:41] at the atrium. So, this is

[21:43] Nourish and Nosh. It's a bakery

[21:44] bistro. So, if anyone

[21:45] in the audience wants

[21:46] to go get a pastry, go there.

[21:47] This is one

[21:48] of our staff members, Marilyn

[21:49] Brown. She was there just kind

[21:51] of welcoming the new business

[21:53] owners.

[21:55] >> And that's the interior.

[23:08] >> It's a very beautiful place.

[23:09] If you haven't gone,

[23:10] I encourage you to go. And

[23:12] we're working closely

[23:13] with the business owner just

[23:14] to make sure that they're

[23:15] Welcome here in Clearwater.

[23:17] So, I do also want

[23:18] to give a little bit of update

[23:19] on the Cleveland Street

[23:20] activation and mobile vendor

[23:21] initiative. Nothing real

[23:22] intensive, but because the

[23:26] ordinance was amended already

[23:27] by the city council, I do want

[23:29] to let you know that we are

[23:30] working on the mobile vendor

[23:33] right-of-way program permit,

[23:34] working with Public Works to

[23:39] make sure that we can get those

[23:40] individuals that are mobile

[23:42] vendors on the street.

[23:43] In addition, we do have a call

[23:50] for mobile vendors that has

[23:51] been issued out. It's been

[23:53] published and we're spreading

[23:54] it on our social medias.

[23:55] To date, I think we have 13

[23:56] individuals that are interested

[23:58] in bringing their mobile

[23:59] vendors to Cleveland Street.

[24:00] And I have Vicki here just

[24:02] in case, you know,

[24:03] you have questions

[24:05] on that particular program.

[24:06] But the last item I do want

[24:07] to get Mr. Battle here to talk

[24:08] a little bit about. RBOA. RBOA,

[24:11] that's the marketing company

[24:13] that was hired by the DDB to

[24:14] come and rebrand the downtown.

[24:20] >> Sure, I'll speak,

[24:21] I'll speak from,

[24:22] from my seat here. My apologies

[24:23] if you can't hear me. I'll try

[24:24] my best

[24:25] to speak up as well as I can.

[24:26] It's at our last meeting

[24:27] at least a special meeting,

[24:28] a lot of great feedback. I

[24:29] think they, the consultant,

[24:33] felt very good in that there

[24:35] was consensus or majority like

[24:36] of one of the concepts, the

[24:38] Horizon concept,

[24:39] the more artsy of the two,

[24:42] representing the bridge and the

[24:43] sound and palm tree and kind

[24:44] of that flowing image,

[24:50] if you will. However, there

[24:51] seemed to be a lot of interest

[24:52] in the other concept as well.

[24:53] So, we're going

[24:55] to take one more pass with you

[24:56] in terms of some one-on-ones

[24:59] to have some conversations

[25:00] about really how to use both.

[25:02] and one is a lead and one is a

[25:03] secondary, if you will,

[25:04] and try to figure out how

[25:05] to weave both

[25:07] of those concepts. And they

[25:08] have some experience

[25:09] in doing that, so we asked them

[25:10] that question because there

[25:11] seemed to be a definite

[25:12] recognition that both seem

[25:13] to represent the city well.

[25:14] So, we're going to do that

[25:16] exercise and hopefully come

[25:17] back with a platform and an

[25:18] approach that uses a bit

[25:22] of both, and that be the

[25:24] platform, and that be the

[25:26] announced branding marketing

[25:27] approach. Going forward. So,

[25:29] your feedback at the last

[25:31] meeting was phenomenal.

[25:32] Definitely appreciate it. And

[25:33] the words I had from some

[25:35] of you about it, I appreciate

[25:36] that feedback as well. So next

[25:37] time we come back, we'll

[25:38] definitely be more

[25:40] laser-focused

[25:41] about one approach with, you

[25:42] know, some options included

[25:43] in that. So, I just wanted

[25:44] to bring that

[25:45] to your attention. So, thank

[25:47] you for a few minutes.

[25:51] >> That concludes the report.

[25:52] >> Okay. Any questions

[25:53] for the Director? Not. Thank

[25:54] you. Okay, that time we'll move

[25:59] to item 4.3 on the agenda,

[26:00] approve the April 2026

[26:02] financial statement

[26:03] for filing.

[26:07] >> Good afternoon, Ann Lopez,

[26:08] CRA Assistant Director. The

[26:09] item that I have

[26:10] before you is the April 2026

[26:12] financial statement

[26:13] for filing. The expenditures

[26:14] and transfers year to date

[26:15] through the month of April were

[26:19] $800 $59,524. For the month

[26:23] of April, there were $25,057.

[26:27] Your Future Downtown

[26:28] Initiatives line has a balance

[26:33] of $592,915. And the available

[26:34] balance as of April 30th was

[26:36] $1,213,172. I did want to let

[26:38] the board know that staff had

[26:40] reviewed all of the outstanding

[26:42] purchase orders and events that

[26:43] had been completed,

[26:44] and any events that came in

[26:46] under the estimated approved

[27:00] budget, we've taken those funds

[27:01] and we've reallocated them to

[27:02] your unallocated special events

[27:03] grant line. So those funds are

[27:07] available

[27:08] between now and the end of the

[27:09] fiscal year.

[27:12] >> I'd be happy

[27:13] to answer questions.

[27:14] >> Any questions

[27:15] from the board? Does anyone

[27:17] here from the public desire

[27:18] to speak to this agenda item?

[27:20] Seeing none is there a motion?

[27:23] >> Motion

[27:25] to approve agenda item 4.3.

[27:31] >> Second.

[27:32] >> All those in favor?

[27:33] >> Aye.

[27:34] >> Opposed? Unanimous. Move

[27:35] to item 5, but you've already

[27:36] given the director's report,

[27:37] so thank you

[27:39] for that earlier. Moved item

[27:41] 6, board members to be heard.

[27:42] Any board member

[27:43] to be heard today? Okay, you

[27:44] see none. We will adjourn the

[27:48] June 1, 2026, meeting of the

[27:54] City of Clearwater Downtown

[27:55] Development Board. We'll recess

[27:57] till 1:30 when we will start

[27:59] our work session.

[28:01] >> [ RECESS ]

[36:35] >> This time we'll call to order

[36:37] the June 1, 2026, work session

[36:40] of the Clearwater City Council.

[36:42] Before we get into the agenda,

[36:44] first two items

[36:45] under presentations encourage,

[36:48] you know, folks to cheer, you

[36:50] know, do what you want. We're

[36:51] honoring some folks today. But

[36:53] after that, when we get

[36:55] to our meeting,

[36:58] our work session portion

[36:59] of it,

[37:00] this is a work session. It's

[37:02] not a we don't have public

[37:04] comment today. And so, it's

[37:05] really, you know, to moan,

[37:07] groan. You may

[37:08] like something any one

[37:10] of the five

[37:11] of us says or anybody up here

[37:12] at the Mayor says or doesn't

[37:13] say, but we ask you to,

[37:15] to not disrupt our meeting by

[37:18] showing emotion or whatever

[37:20] when something is set up here.

[37:21] It's, it's a work session

[37:22] for us to discuss city items.

[37:24] You'll have the opportunity

[37:25] certainly to come Thursday

[37:29] night to talk about whatever

[37:32] agenda item you want. And I say

[37:33] that to everybody because I

[37:35] know there are a couple issues

[37:36] on the agenda today that all

[37:37] of us have heard

[37:39] from the community about. So

[37:40] just want to make I want to

[37:42] make sure that everybody

[37:43] understands today is not an

[37:44] opportunity

[37:45] for public comment. Come out

[37:47] Thursday night if you want

[37:48] to have public comment

[37:49] on any agenda item that's

[37:50] on here today. So, with that,

[37:51] we'll move to Item 2.1. I'd

[37:52] like to call forward Rodney

[37:53] Malpass, Fire District

[37:54] Commander,

[37:56] for his taking the oath

[37:57] of office.

[38:08] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[38:09] Council Members, City

[38:11] Manager, and Assistant

[38:12] Manager. On behalf of Chief

[38:13] Pittman, I'd like to introduce

[38:14] our newest command staff

[38:16] member, Chief Rodney Malpass.

[38:18] Over 30 years of service

[38:20] in the fire service,

[38:23] so we're super excited

[38:24] to bring him

[38:25] to you today as one of our new

[38:27] district commanders.

[38:32] >> [ SWEARING IN ]

[39:10] >> Thank you.

[39:41] >> So next we'll move to item

[39:43] 2.2, which is the Executive

[39:44] Leadership Academy graduation.

[39:45] This time I'd like

[39:47] to call forward Michelle

[39:48] Sheldon from our Human

[39:49] Resources Department.

[39:57] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[39:58] Council, City Administration.

[39:59] My name is Michelle Sheldon,

[40:00] and I represent the Training

[40:02] and Engagement Division

[40:03] of the Human Resources

[40:04] Department. The Executive

[40:05] Leadership Academy was created

[40:07] through the vision and

[40:08] commitment of Jennifer

[40:09] Poirier, who recognized the

[40:10] importance of investing

[40:11] in the City's future leaders.

[40:12] Her belief that great

[40:14] organizations are built by

[40:15] developing great people

[40:16] inspired the creation of this

[40:17] program and its continuation.

[40:18] Continued growth. Would the

[40:19] executive leadership

[40:21] participants please come and

[40:22] join me? It's a good thing,

[40:32] y'all. So as part

[40:33] of the city's Clearwater's

[40:45] strategic plan

[40:46] for superior public service,

[40:47] which includes building a

[40:49] diverse, talented workforce

[40:50] through opportunity, wellness,

[40:55] and growth. We specifically

[40:56] Objective 5.2, encouraging

[40:57] professional development

[40:58] through education, skill-based

[40:59] training, and leadership

[41:01] succession planning. We took

[41:02] another big step forward this

[41:03] year with our second cohort

[41:05] of this academy. We focused on

[41:07] developing the next generation

[41:08] of city leaders,

[41:09] and not just any leaders,

[41:10] They're Clearwater leaders,

[41:11] the kind who show up,

[41:14] they take initiative,

[41:16] and support others

[41:17] along the way. Building

[41:19] on the success

[41:20] of the inaugural cohort, the

[41:21] Clearwater Executive

[41:22] Leadership Academy continues to

[41:23] provide a year-long leadership

[41:24] development experience

[41:25] for high-potential employees.

[41:28] The purpose

[41:29] of the academy was first

[41:30] to equip employees with

[41:31] practical leadership

[41:33] strategies, tools,

[41:34] and problem-solving skills to

[41:35] navigate both everyday

[41:36] operations and then those

[41:38] occasional unexpected

[41:40] challenges. Last year's cohort,

[41:42] you know, the hurricane, so.

[41:43] Second, to retain and invest

[41:46] in our talented employees

[41:47] by creating opportunities

[41:49] for growth. We want

[41:50] to keep our stars shining here,

[41:52] right here in Clearwater. And

[41:54] third, to boost engagement

[41:55] across the board,

[41:57] because let's face it, an

[41:58] inspired team is a powerful

[41:59] team. And finally, to build our

[42:02] bench strength so when new

[42:03] leadership opportunities arise,

[42:04] we have strong,

[42:05] prepared candidates to step

[42:06] into those roles. We provided

[42:08] monthly half-day trainings

[42:10] on topics

[42:11] like embracing chaos,

[42:12] workforce dynamics,

[42:15] governmental communication and

[42:17] records policies, optimizing

[42:19] efficiency, and of course,

[42:20] real-world challenges.

[42:21] But that's not all.

[42:22] Participants had homework.

[42:24] >> Sorry, guys.

[42:27] >> They completed outside

[42:28] assignments. They did a

[42:29] community impact project. They

[42:30] took the CliftonStrengths

[42:32] assessment. And engaged in

[42:33] workshops where they spent time

[42:35] learning how to lead by

[42:36] leveraging their own unique

[42:37] strengths. Through it all,

[42:39] they stayed committed,

[42:40] they showed up,

[42:41] and they leaned in,

[42:42] and they grew together. So now

[42:44] it's time to recognize the

[42:45] incredible individuals who

[42:46] completed the Clearwater

[42:47] Executive Leadership Academy.

[42:49] Please join us in

[42:51] congratulating the following:

[42:52] Allie Chandler-Bair. Cassie

[42:54] Cordova.

[43:05] >> Oh, you got your hands full.

[43:14] >> Thank you, Alex.

[43:27] >> Thank you.

[43:28] >> Graham Donaldson.

[43:29] >> Congratulations. Thank you.

[43:31] >> Thank you.

[43:32] >> Congratulations.

[43:33] >> Brooke Harris.

[43:34] >> Congratulations.

[43:35] >> Congratulations.

[43:36] >> Fred Hemrick.

[43:38] >> Jared Hood.

[43:39] >> Jared Hood. David Kaidow.

[43:44] Meredith Kambick. Jesus Ni o.

[43:49] >> Congratulations.

[43:53] >> Heather Parsons.

[43:57] >> Good job. Superstar.

[43:58] >> Kailyn Price.

[44:00] >> Congratulations.

[44:19] >> And Michael Vaca. And

[44:26] Alexis Wells. Let's give them

[44:34] all a big round of applause.

[44:35] >> [ APPLAUSE ]

[44:42] >> They certainly earned it.

[44:48] >> Yeah, very fun. Yeah,

[44:49] Graham, we might maybe come

[44:51] down a little bit.

[44:53] >> Yeah, just Graham, go

[44:54] to the outside.

[44:59] >> Graham, go to the outside

[45:03] down here. It's just a height

[45:04] thing.

[45:11] >> I always jump it up 1, 2,

[45:13] 3. Perfect.

[45:17] >> What a great group

[45:23] of graduates. We're so proud

[45:25] of our entire team, but

[45:27] particularly these leaders that

[45:38] are developing and committed

[45:39] to being part of the future

[45:40] of Clearwater going forward.

[45:42] So, thank you

[45:44] for organizing this,

[45:45] Michelle.

[45:49] >> Yeah, that will move

[45:50] to item 3.1 on the agenda:

[45:53] approve recommended changes

[45:55] to Penny for Pinellas project

[45:56] funding.

[45:59] >> Good afternoon, Mayor and

[46:00] Council. Kayleen Castle, budget

[46:01] director. By ordinance,

[46:03] we are required

[46:04] to hold a public hearing at any

[46:05] time when which there is a

[46:07] change in Penny for Pinellas

[46:09] project funding greater than

[46:10] $500,000. This item

[46:12] before you today and for

[46:15] Thursday night is seeking

[46:16] approval to eliminate the

[46:17] police equipment facility

[46:18] project, transferring $750,000

[46:20] of Penny for Pinellas funding

[46:22] to the new main PD parking

[46:23] expansion project. Capital

[46:25] project C2206 PD equipment

[46:31] facility was funded with

[46:32] $750,000 in money for

[46:34] Pinella's revenues

[46:35] in fiscal year '22. That

[46:37] project was originally created

[46:38] to provide a storage facility

[46:39] for the police department's

[46:42] oversized vehicles and

[46:43] equipment. It's being changed

[46:44] in scope. We're requesting

[46:46] approval to transfer that

[46:48] previously approved funding

[46:49] to a new project, Main PD

[46:52] Parking Expansion. This new

[46:53] project supports Clearwater

[46:55] Police Department's need for

[46:56] additional secure parking

[46:59] spaces which support their

[47:02] operations,

[47:03] and it also supports the new

[47:05] City Hall construction,

[47:06] freeing up spaces

[47:07] in the garage for incoming

[47:08] City Hall staff. I'd be happy

[47:09] to answer additional questions

[47:10] that you have, and I also have

[47:12] some support help from PD and

[47:13] Public Works if you have

[47:14] questions for them.

[47:16] >> Any questions

[47:17] on this agenda item? Okay, if

[47:19] not, thank you.

[47:21] >> Move to agenda item 3.2,

[47:23] amend the city's fiscal year

[47:25] 2025-26 operating capital

[47:26] improvement budgets.

[47:28] >> Mayor and Council, if I will

[47:31] if I may, please, just want to

[47:32] jump in. I know that we are all

[47:33] aware that currently the

[47:34] legislature is meeting in

[47:35] Tallahassee

[47:37] for a special session

[47:38] to discuss property taxes. As

[47:40] we've spoken on Friday,

[47:42] certainly we're encouraging

[47:43] everybody to just reach out and

[47:45] make sure that our legislature

[47:46] understands the impact that

[47:47] this will be to the City of

[47:48] Clearwater. You've all been

[47:50] provided those numbers, and if

[47:51] there's any additional

[47:53] information that we can provide

[47:54] to help aid in that

[47:55] communication and education,

[47:56] please just let us know. Go

[47:58] ahead, Kayleen.

[47:59] >> So, this item is the

[48:00] mid-year budget review

[48:01] for fiscal year '25-'26 budget.

[48:04] This report reflects 6 months

[48:05] of activity from October

[48:06] through March and also includes

[48:07] council action to date. There

[48:08] are no general fund amendments

[48:10] necessary at mid-year. That

[48:13] doesn't happen very often.

[48:14] General fund reserves are

[48:16] approximately $73.4 million or

[48:18] 32% 2.8% of the fiscal year

[48:22] '25-'26 general fund

[48:23] expenditure budget. This

[48:25] exceeds our minimum requirement

[48:26] by $54.4 million. I want

[48:27] to point out to you,

[48:28] if you compare

[48:29] to the first quarter report,

[48:31] this is a little bit different

[48:32] in that we've although your

[48:33] action hasn't been formally

[48:35] approved,

[48:37] we included the commitment

[48:38] for the commitment of reserves

[48:41] for your approval of the

[48:42] Philly's term sheet in April,

[48:43] so we reduced for that

[48:45] commitment that you made.

[48:47] In the Air Park Fund,

[48:49] amendments reflect an

[48:50] allocation of $350,000

[48:51] from fund reserves transferred

[48:52] to the Capital Fund for the

[48:53] apron relayment project,

[48:55] and this was previously

[48:57] approved by Council. In the

[48:58] Capital Improvement Fund, we

[49:00] are recognizing a net increase

[49:01] of $3,574,619 at midyear,

[49:04] and this is primarily related

[49:07] to previous action approved

[49:09] by the Council. As just

[49:11] mentioned, the transfer of

[49:12] $350,000 from Airpark Reserve

[49:13] to the Apron Relayment

[49:15] Project. And in the Aviation

[49:16] Operations Center Project, we

[49:18] are recognizing an increase

[49:19] of $400,000 in grant revenue

[49:23] from FDOT and an increase of

[49:24] $2,099,765 in reimbursement

[49:27] revenue ultimately from

[49:29] FlyUSA. Other significant

[49:32] amendments to capital projects

[49:33] in this report include an

[49:35] increase of $42,500

[49:38] in fine revenue and $3,491 in

[49:39] Duke Energy refund revenue

[49:40] in the Green Print

[49:43] Implementation Project. We an

[49:46] increase of $45,200

[49:48] in insurance claim

[49:49] reimbursement in the

[49:50] Motorized Equipment

[49:51] Replacement Project. An

[49:53] increase of $66,429

[49:54] in grant revenues from FDLE

[49:57] in the Police Equipment

[50:00] Replacement Project. An

[50:03] increase of $40,000 $455,000

[50:04] in property owner share

[50:05] revenues in the gas systems

[50:07] Pasco new mains and service

[50:08] lines project. And an increase

[50:09] of $361,600

[50:11] in FDOT reimbursements and

[50:12] $139,073 in special program

[50:15] fund revenues are recognized in

[50:16] the ATMS infrastructure

[50:18] upgrades project. And ATMS, I

[50:19] can't exactly remember right

[50:20] now what that acronym is,

[50:22] but it's related to streets.

[50:23] Street lighting. And

[50:25] in the special program fund,

[50:26] an increase of $1,247,674 is

[50:27] reflected at mid-year.

[50:39] Significant amendments

[50:40] in that fund include an

[50:41] increase of $343,696

[50:43] in contractual services revenue

[50:44] for police extra duty,

[50:47] $773,843

[50:51] in reimbursements received

[50:56] from FEMA, $54,138

[50:57] in fines and court proceeds for

[50:59] public safety programs and the

[51:00] tree replacement program.

[51:03] We've recognized $22,935

[51:06] in special event revenues

[51:08] from the Sea Blues Festival.

[51:09] And finally, a total of

[51:11] $38,481 is transferred between

[51:13] existing special programs. I'd

[51:14] be happy to answer any

[51:16] additional questions you have.

[51:18] >> Okay. Any questions

[51:19] on this agenda item?

[51:22] >> Okay, all right.

[51:26] >> See you Thursday.

[51:28] >> Thank you.

[51:29] >> Agenda item 4.1, accept

[51:30] ordinance 2026-2339, an

[51:34] interlocal agreement gas

[51:35] franchise with the City of

[51:36] Newport-Ritchie.

[51:38] >> Good afternoon, I'm Brian

[51:39] Langille, Executive Director

[51:40] of CGS Energy. This is a

[51:41] franchise with

[51:42] Newport-Ritchie. It will go

[51:43] for a 30-year time period.

[51:45] In return, we will be providing

[51:48] a 6% franchise rate

[51:51] to the city

[51:52] for all gas customers billing

[51:54] on their customer bills every

[51:55] month. So that would continue

[51:56] on. Currently right now it's

[52:00] at 6%, so it's not changing.

[52:02] The original 30-year expired

[52:03] at the end of December

[52:04] of last year. We've been going

[52:06] month to month,

[52:08] and so now we've been able to

[52:09] negotiate and get this new

[52:10] agreement in place,

[52:13] and I'd be happy

[52:15] to answer any questions.

[52:17] >> Any questions on this? We

[52:20] have none, so thank you.

[52:21] >> Agenda Item 4.2, ratifying,

[52:23] confirming,

[52:24] increase per change order

[52:25] number 1 to utility work

[52:27] by highway contractor agreement

[52:28] with the Florida Department

[52:29] of Transportation.

[52:31] >> Good afternoon, Council. I'm

[52:34] Alex Leon, Assistant Director

[52:35] for CGS Energy. This item is

[52:36] looking seeking

[52:37] for a ratifying confirm

[52:38] from you for a total amount

[52:40] of $80,369.73

[52:41] for an FDOT project

[52:43] along the US 19. The original

[52:45] estimates were obviously too

[52:46] low, and as a result,

[52:47] once the project was bid out

[52:48] by FDOT,

[52:50] the budget the total amount

[52:52] for the project came out too

[52:53] high or higher than originally

[52:55] estimated, which required these

[52:56] additional funds to be added

[53:00] to the project. Project. I'll

[53:01] take any questions.

[53:09] >> Okay, any questions

[53:10] on this agenda? Here, none. Do

[53:11] we have consent? Yep, consent

[53:12] on 4.2.

[53:14] >> Thank you.

[53:15] >> Agenda item 5.1: approve the

[53:17] right-of-way vacation request

[53:18] from the Church of

[53:19] Scientology Flag Service

[53:20] Organization for the

[53:21] right-of-way more particularly

[53:23] described as the southern

[53:24] portion of Garden Avenue.

[53:28] >> Good afternoon, Council.

[53:29] Kyle Vaughn, Public Works

[53:30] Department. This item is the

[53:31] request for vacation

[53:32] of a portion

[53:34] of the platted right-of-way

[53:35] of South Garden Avenue lying

[53:36] between Franklin Street and

[53:39] Court Street. If approved,

[53:41] drainage and utility easements

[53:42] would be reserved

[53:44] over existing infrastructure.

[53:46] And I can take your questions.

[53:50] >> Just to remind the really

[53:52] the public, but also the

[53:53] Council, We vote

[53:55] on this item twice,

[53:56] but not today. We vote

[53:57] on it once on Thursday night

[54:00] and then again,

[54:01] the next meeting

[54:03] on the following Thursday night

[54:04] meeting. So, as I said earlier,

[54:07] this is there will be an

[54:08] opportunity for the public

[54:09] to come out twice,

[54:11] not just this Thursday, but

[54:12] at the following meeting

[54:13] to speak to this issue,

[54:15] but not today. So, with that,

[54:16] is there any questions or

[54:17] council discussion?

[54:23] >> This is a good opportunity

[54:25] to discuss it, or do you want

[54:26] to wait for the if you have

[54:27] questions.

[54:28] >> Yeah, not necessarily

[54:30] questions, but I did want

[54:31] to voice my opinion.

[54:33] >> Is that you may. Yeah, you

[54:34] can discuss it however you

[54:36] choose.

[54:39] >> Okay. All right.

[54:40] >> Okay. All right.

[54:41] >> Thank you.

[54:43] >> Move to agenda item 6.1,

[54:44] authorize a purchase order

[54:45] to attend 8 Fire and

[54:46] Equipment Anka Freightonston,

[54:47] Florida, for one Osage

[54:48] Warrior Type 1 rescue.

[54:50] >> Good to see you again.

[55:08] Scott Babry, Deputy Chief.

[55:09] Clearwater Fire and Rescue is

[55:10] requesting the approval

[55:12] to purchase and Osage Warrior

[55:13] Type 1 rescue vehicle on a

[55:14] 2027 Ford F-450 crew cab

[55:18] chassis to replace a rescue

[55:19] unit currently that we have

[55:23] with a G number 5234. We

[55:27] recognize that G number as

[55:28] Rescue 49 at a total cost of

[55:29] $387,920.45. The purchase

[55:32] includes a $319,748 base price

[55:33] on the vehicle, $88,263 in

[55:40] competitively procured options

[55:42] through the Florida Sheriffs

[55:43] Association contract, also a

[55:45] $26,262 model year discount,

[55:46] and a $6,171.45 in

[55:52] department-specific options

[55:53] required for compatibility and

[55:55] operational needs. The upgrade

[55:56] configuration supports CFR's

[55:58] urban EMS operations

[56:02] with a heavier-duty chassis,

[56:03] reinforced drivetrain,

[56:05] which is consistent

[56:10] with the current fleet,

[56:11] improving maintenance and

[56:12] training efficiency. Due to an

[56:13] estimated 24-month production

[56:15] timeline,

[56:17] early ordering is necessary.

[56:18] Just a reminder, funding,

[56:20] funding is included in the city

[56:22] capital improvement plan and

[56:23] will be reimbursed

[56:24] through the Pinellas County EMS

[56:26] tax funding anticipated

[56:27] in fiscal year 2020. 2027,

[56:29] 2028. Once the new unit is

[56:33] placed into service, again,

[56:34] at Station 47, which is at 565

[56:36] Sky Harbor Drive, then that

[56:39] rescue unit, the G5234,

[56:40] will transition

[56:42] into reserve status. Open for

[56:43] questions if you have any.

[56:45] >> Any questions

[56:47] on this agenda item?

[56:48] >> Not a question. Thank you,

[56:50] sir. Not a question. Thank you,

[56:52] Chief, for explaining that. I

[56:53] just want the public to,

[56:54] to hear exactly what honed in

[56:55] on the last portion there

[56:57] of funding, you know,

[56:58] we're putting the money up,

[57:00] but then Pinellas County

[57:01] through our EMS taxes will be

[57:03] reimbursing us at that time.

[57:05] So, it's a big dollar cost,

[57:06] but it's an important piece

[57:07] of equipment that we need

[57:08] to make sure works. So when you

[57:10] ever have to, hopefully never,

[57:11] call 911, somebody shows up

[57:12] at your door.

[57:14] >> Thank you.

[57:15] >> Any other discussion or

[57:16] questions? If not,

[57:17] then do we have consent? Yep.

[57:18] Consider on 6.1.

[57:22] >> Game 7.1, approve a

[57:24] revocable license agreement

[57:25] between All Around Amusements

[57:27] and the City of Clearwater.

[57:28] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[57:31] council members. The item

[57:32] before you today is our

[57:34] approval

[57:35] of a license agreement with

[57:37] All Around Amusement LLC to

[57:38] continue providing beach

[57:39] amusements

[57:41] on an area that's west of Pier

[57:42] 60 Park. All Around Amusement

[57:46] was the only respondent

[57:47] to the RFP, and they have been

[57:48] providing this entertainment

[57:50] concession on Clearwater Beach

[57:51] since 2014. Most notably,

[57:56] they use things like large

[57:57] inflatable rides or slides,

[57:59] you can't miss them, jump

[58:00] houses, trampolines, and that

[58:01] human guinea pig ball. I don't

[58:03] know if you tried that lately,

[58:04] but in any event, if approved,

[58:11] the agreements for 5 years,

[58:12] which will allow the licensee

[58:13] the opportunity

[58:15] to purchase some new equipment

[58:16] to be able to put out

[58:17] on the beach

[58:18] during that time. I'm available

[58:20] to answer any questions you

[58:21] might have.

[58:24] >> Now, this, this does not

[58:25] include the Ferris wheel,

[58:26] right?

[58:27] >> This is that is correct.

[58:28] This is just the equipment

[58:29] that's on the sand.

[58:30] >> And how long about I see

[58:31] it's a 5-year agreement, but

[58:32] how long have they been doing

[58:33] this?

[58:35] >> They've been doing this this

[58:36] particular vendor's has been

[58:37] doing it since 2014. We have

[58:38] done it prior to that,

[58:42] but it's been with different

[58:43] vendors that have come. And

[58:44] unfortunately, it's a, I think,

[58:45] a thankless job in many ways

[58:46] because they are there every

[58:48] single day, 365 days,

[58:53] and required to be there,

[58:54] and it's on the sand.

[58:55] But it's, it's an entertainment

[59:01] that families love. They may

[59:04] not look that attractive

[59:05] at times, but they are

[59:06] certainly something that we can

[59:08] gain revenue by, and the

[59:10] families can still enjoy while

[59:12] they're here.

[59:15] >> I see families using them.

[59:16] Yes.

[59:17] >> Thank you.

[59:19] >> Any other questions? If not,

[59:20] do we have consent? Yeah, we

[59:22] have consent on 7.1.

[59:24] >> 8.1: approve the annexation

[59:26] for 1399 Pineapple Lane ADRIAN

[59:27] YOUNG, Planning and

[59:29] Development.

[59:32] >> This is a voluntary

[59:33] annexation request for 3.4

[59:34] acres located

[59:35] on the south side of

[59:36] Pineapple Lane, approximately

[59:38] 210 feet south of Naval

[59:39] Drive. The parcel is currently

[59:40] vacant. The applicants request

[59:41] annexation to receive city

[59:43] services and combine the parcel

[59:44] with Moccasin Lake Park.

[59:45] Planning and Development staff

[59:47] concludes that the annexation

[59:48] petition is consistent

[59:50] with the Comprehensive Plan,

[59:52] Community Development Code, and

[59:53] recommends approval. If there

[59:54] are any questions

[59:55] >> Any questions

[59:56] on this agenda? We have none.

[59:59] >> 8.2, approve a future land

[1:00:01] use map amendment from the

[1:00:02] residential low category to the

[1:00:04] recreation open space category

[1:00:05] for 1399 Pineapple Lane.

[1:00:07] >> Excellent. Adrian, again

[1:00:09] this voluntary future land use

[1:00:13] map amendment request is for

[1:00:14] 3.4 acres located south located

[1:00:15] south of Pineapple Lane,

[1:00:16] approximately 210 feet south

[1:00:18] of Naval Drive. The applicant

[1:00:19] is requesting future land use

[1:00:22] amendment from Residential Low

[1:00:24] to thank you, to Recreation

[1:00:25] Open Space. The Planning and

[1:00:34] Development Department

[1:00:35] concludes that the future land

[1:00:36] use petition is consistent

[1:00:38] with the Comprehensive Plan,

[1:00:39] Community Development Code, and

[1:00:40] recommends approval.

[1:00:42] >> If any questions. Any

[1:00:43] questions

[1:00:44] on this agenda item?

[1:00:45] >> Agenda item 8.3, approve a

[1:00:46] zoning atlas amendment

[1:00:49] from the Residential

[1:00:50] Agriculture Pinellas County

[1:00:51] District to the Open Space

[1:00:52] Recreation OSR City of

[1:00:53] Clearwater. Adrian Young again.

[1:00:55] >> This voluntary zoning atlas

[1:00:56] request amendment is for 3.4

[1:01:02] acres at the same location,

[1:01:03] south side of Pineapple Lane,

[1:01:04] 210 feet south of Naval

[1:01:05] Drive. The applicant's

[1:01:07] requesting a zoning amendment

[1:01:08] from Residential Agricultural

[1:01:09] to Open Space Recreation.

[1:01:10] Yes, open space recreation.

[1:01:14] Plan development again

[1:01:15] concludes that this amendment

[1:01:16] is consistent with the

[1:01:17] Comprehensive Plan,

[1:01:19] Development Code, and

[1:01:20] recommends approval.

[1:01:21] >> If there are any questions

[1:01:23] any questions? This

[1:01:25] for those that don't know,

[1:01:26] this is a great addition to

[1:01:28] Moccasin Lake Park. It's really

[1:01:29] going

[1:01:31] to be a great additional space

[1:01:32] for to connect with the park.

[1:01:33] So, yes, sir. Thank you.

[1:01:36] >> Okay, move to Agenda Item

[1:01:42] 8.4, approve the annexation

[1:01:44] initial future land use map

[1:01:45] designation residential low and

[1:01:46] initial zoning atlas

[1:01:47] designation of low medium

[1:01:49] density residential for 1554

[1:01:50] Owen Drive. Excellent. Thank

[1:01:51] you.

[1:01:54] >> Again, Adrian with Plan

[1:01:55] Development. This voluntary

[1:01:56] annexation request is for 0.43

[1:01:57] acres located on the west side

[1:01:58] of Owen Drive, approximately

[1:02:00] 597 feet south of State Road

[1:02:01] 590. The applicants request

[1:02:04] annexation

[1:02:05] to receive sanitary sewer

[1:02:06] from the city. Again, the

[1:02:07] planned development concludes

[1:02:09] that the annexation petition is

[1:02:10] consistent with the Community

[1:02:11] Development Code, consistent

[1:02:13] with the Comprehensive Plan,

[1:02:15] and recommends approval.

[1:02:16] >> Have any questions? Okay,

[1:02:18] any questions

[1:02:20] on this agenda item? Okay,

[1:02:21] none.

[1:02:22] >> Agenda Item 8.5, a perfect

[1:02:24] development agreement

[1:02:26] between MHG Palm Pavilion

[1:02:29] Hotel LP, Six Flags Planted

[1:02:32] LLC, and the City of

[1:02:33] Clearwater

[1:02:35] for property located at 10

[1:02:36] Bay Esplanade and 18 Bay

[1:02:40] Esplanade.

[1:02:44] >> All right, good afternoon.

[1:02:45] Lauren Matske, Planning and

[1:02:46] Development. So, this item has

[1:02:48] previously been presented to

[1:02:49] City Council for first reading

[1:02:50] on May 14th, and at that time

[1:02:52] there were no additional

[1:02:53] comments or changes recommended

[1:02:55] or asked for

[1:02:56] in the development agreement.

[1:03:00] So, this was scheduled for the

[1:03:01] final approval consideration

[1:03:02] on Thursday night. As a

[1:03:03] reminder, the a couple

[1:03:05] of key points about the project

[1:03:06] and the development agreement:

[1:03:09] it's a 1.06-acre site located

[1:03:10] at 10 and 18 Bay Esplanade.

[1:03:12] It's located within the tourist

[1:03:13] zoning district, and more

[1:03:15] specifically, the Old Florida

[1:03:17] District of Beach by Design.

[1:03:18] The request is

[1:03:20] for the allocation of 91 hotel

[1:03:21] units from the Hotel Density

[1:03:24] Reserve. Combined with the

[1:03:26] permitted density already

[1:03:28] entitled to the site, the

[1:03:34] project will contain a maximum

[1:03:35] of 144 rooms. The building

[1:03:36] height is 75 feet,

[1:03:42] and that's measured from the

[1:03:43] design flood elevation, which

[1:03:44] is our base flood elevation

[1:03:46] plus the required feet

[1:03:47] of freeboard. The project

[1:03:48] provides 173 parking spaces,

[1:03:49] which meets the Community

[1:03:53] Development Code requirements

[1:03:55] for off-street parking. Access

[1:03:58] is provided from both Kendall

[1:04:00] Street and Bay Esplanade. The

[1:04:01] project includes hotel rooms,

[1:04:03] a lobby,

[1:04:04] back-of-house operations. The

[1:04:05] existing restaurant is attached

[1:04:07] and will be accessory

[1:04:08] to the hotel, and then there's

[1:04:10] a small pool amenities

[1:04:11] on the 5th floor. It's been

[1:04:13] found

[1:04:14] to be generally consistent to

[1:04:15] Beach by Design Hotel Density

[1:04:16] Reserve criteria, and the

[1:04:18] development agreement is

[1:04:20] consistent

[1:04:24] with the comprehensive plan and

[1:04:25] Beach by Design redevelopment

[1:04:26] objectives,

[1:04:27] as well as the criteria

[1:04:28] in the Community Development

[1:04:29] Code. So, the proposal is

[1:04:31] consistent with the applicable

[1:04:35] minimum lot requirements,

[1:04:36] parking requirements, etc.,

[1:04:38] and it's been reviewed against

[1:04:40] the hotel density reserve

[1:04:41] criteria. It's generally

[1:04:43] consistent and complies

[1:04:45] with everything. And I already

[1:04:49] said that, sorry about that.

[1:04:50] So, we're seeking approval of

[1:04:52] the development agreement and

[1:04:55] adoption of Resolution 2609

[1:04:57] on Thursday night.

[1:05:00] >> Okay, any discussion?

[1:05:01] Councilman Raulston?

[1:05:03] >> I just, you know,

[1:05:04] I've been getting a lot

[1:05:05] of emails. I'm sure all

[1:05:06] of us have about the I guess

[1:05:09] the thing that concerns me is

[1:05:10] the traffic. Now, I have a I go

[1:05:11] back and forth by that property

[1:05:12] all the time because I have

[1:05:14] property at the end

[1:05:15] of the beach. And almost every

[1:05:21] day I'm back and forth. I don't

[1:05:22] notice the traffic

[1:05:24] on that portion as bad as it is

[1:05:26] on the South Beach because I

[1:05:27] know we've got a road no

[1:05:30] problem down there. But as far

[1:05:31] as the traffic study went that

[1:05:33] was submitted that you, I

[1:05:34] guess, looked at,

[1:05:35] it doesn't seem to me

[1:05:39] like there's going

[1:05:41] to be that much

[1:05:42] of a difference with 144 rooms

[1:05:43] with people coming

[1:05:45] in and out. A lot of people

[1:05:48] in hotels, people don't know,

[1:05:49] they don't have a car. Most

[1:05:54] of them fly

[1:05:56] in and they take the grouper

[1:05:57] over to the beach or whatever.

[1:05:59] But what was your opinion on

[1:06:00] that?

[1:06:01] >> I personally did not review

[1:06:02] the traffic study. Our Public

[1:06:03] Works traffic engineering group

[1:06:04] as well as the planning staff

[1:06:07] reviewed it, and they found

[1:06:08] that they based it was based on

[1:06:09] the methodology that was agreed

[1:06:11] upon with the Public Works

[1:06:12] Department, and they found that

[1:06:13] there would not be any

[1:06:14] substantial impacts

[1:06:17] to the level of service

[1:06:19] in this area. So, I think The

[1:06:21] project is the ultimate size or

[1:06:22] request for the number of rooms

[1:06:24] and everything is limited.

[1:06:25] It's less than what officially

[1:06:26] could be requested,

[1:06:28] and that's based

[1:06:29] on the ability

[1:06:31] to provide the necessary

[1:06:32] parking on site

[1:06:35] for the hotel. So, they did not

[1:06:39] ask for a request

[1:06:40] to reduce the number

[1:06:41] of parking spaces. I think

[1:06:42] to your point,

[1:06:43] we have good walkability

[1:06:44] in this area, and we also run

[1:06:47] additional services so people

[1:06:50] can traverse the beach

[1:06:51] without necessarily needing

[1:06:52] to drive their,

[1:06:54] their individual cars. But that

[1:06:55] would have all been factored

[1:06:57] into their traffic study,

[1:06:58] which was reviewed. And then I

[1:06:59] would also remind that this is

[1:07:01] the first step. The next step,

[1:07:04] if, if City Council does

[1:07:06] approve this resolution and

[1:07:08] this conceptual plan, is that

[1:07:09] it would then move forward

[1:07:11] to a more detailed review

[1:07:12] by the Development Review

[1:07:14] Committee and then ultimately

[1:07:15] would need approval by the

[1:07:16] Community Development Board.

[1:07:17] Okay, thank you.

[1:07:21] >> You're welcome. Any other

[1:07:23] questions? Councilman Menino.

[1:07:24] >> Thank you, Mayor. Just a

[1:07:25] quick question, Lauren, for

[1:07:26] clarity. I had a couple

[1:07:28] questions regarding I know

[1:07:29] we've identified Kendall

[1:07:30] Street as well as Bay

[1:07:31] Esplanade is going to have

[1:07:32] parking garage entrances and

[1:07:33] exits. Are they

[1:07:35] on both roads,

[1:07:40] or is it one way in, one way

[1:07:42] out, or in and out

[1:07:43] on both sides.

[1:07:44] >> Let me see. Sorry, just no,

[1:07:45] that's okay. You know what, I

[1:07:46] think it'll be better if I just

[1:07:47] say I'll get back

[1:07:48] to you. I can, I can get that

[1:07:49] information and clarity instead

[1:07:50] of thumbing through

[1:07:52] to find the site plan. And

[1:07:53] that's fair.

[1:07:56] >> That was just some

[1:07:57] residents' questions.

[1:07:59] >> Sure, I'm trying

[1:08:01] to look real quick. It looks

[1:08:04] like, looks like it might oh,

[1:08:05] that's the pedestrian. I'd

[1:08:06] rather just get back to you.

[1:08:08] Apologies on that. No, you're

[1:08:09] good.

[1:08:10] >> Appreciate you. Any other

[1:08:11] questions? I have a couple.

[1:08:12] You said it's generally

[1:08:13] consistent with Beachbody

[1:08:15] design. What would be some of

[1:08:16] the exceptions or flexibility

[1:08:17] that they need?

[1:08:21] >> I mean, in this instance,

[1:08:22] because it's conceptual, that's

[1:08:23] the way that we phrase it

[1:08:24] because and like anything,

[1:08:26] by the time it comes through

[1:08:27] for a more robust review

[1:08:28] for the Development Review

[1:08:30] Committee, there could be a few

[1:08:31] tweaks here and there. So, this

[1:08:32] is reviewed

[1:08:34] at the conceptual level.

[1:08:36] That's the way the process was

[1:08:40] set up so that City Council

[1:08:42] could do this review

[1:08:43] in particular

[1:08:45] for the allocation

[1:08:47] of the room. City Council does

[1:08:50] both readings for hotel density

[1:08:51] reserve as opposed to a more

[1:08:52] traditional development

[1:08:54] agreement where it goes

[1:08:56] to the Community Development

[1:08:57] Board and this. And so as a

[1:08:58] result, like,

[1:08:59] it was agreed upon years ago

[1:09:00] that, you know, at this level

[1:09:02] we would accept a more

[1:09:03] conceptual plan so that way the

[1:09:05] development community,

[1:09:06] the developers did not go into

[1:09:07] the full very detailed design

[1:09:10] and then reach this stage and

[1:09:13] find out that City Council did

[1:09:14] not want

[1:09:15] to allocate the rooms. So, it

[1:09:17] just gives us a little bit of,

[1:09:18] you know, what the

[1:09:20] to the detail that we have,

[1:09:21] it's consistent. So.

[1:09:25] >> The other question I got

[1:09:29] from a community member was

[1:09:30] concern over the number of

[1:09:31] rooms and the relatively small

[1:09:33] amount of space,

[1:09:34] how big the rooms were going

[1:09:36] to be, and, you know,

[1:09:38] do they have a relationship

[1:09:42] with the flag, hotel flag,

[1:09:46] what type of, you know,

[1:09:47] would it be on the lower end

[1:09:48] of our,

[1:09:49] the nightly rate scale. I know,

[1:09:53] you know, we tried to have a

[1:09:54] mix when we allotted these

[1:09:56] rooms, you know, the higher end

[1:09:58] and the middle and then lower

[1:09:59] end. Do you know anything

[1:10:00] about that, what type

[1:10:03] of property they propose?

[1:10:04] >> No, we're not given a flag

[1:10:05] if it's not selected yet. That

[1:10:07] wasn't provided to us,

[1:10:08] but these, the Hotel Density

[1:10:09] Reserve was a established to,

[1:10:10] to help out with kind

[1:10:12] of the mid, mid-scale fewer

[1:10:16] amenities,

[1:10:18] not the resorts or anything

[1:10:20] like that. This is the type

[1:10:21] of project that,

[1:10:22] that was intended or

[1:10:23] to be incentivized by this.

[1:10:24] You real quick, in, in 2006-ish

[1:10:26] is when the city did work

[1:10:28] with outside entities to help

[1:10:32] determine and establish this

[1:10:41] Ocean City Reserve. So, it

[1:10:45] stemmed from, at the time,

[1:10:46] there were a lot

[1:10:47] of conversions

[1:10:48] to condominiums. Our hotels

[1:10:50] were being converted. And

[1:10:52] without going

[1:10:53] into it's a great white paper,

[1:10:54] but I don't have it memorized.

[1:10:55] But in general,

[1:10:56] it was found that there needed

[1:10:57] to be a minimum of 120 rooms

[1:10:58] per acre

[1:10:59] to really make projects work

[1:11:01] on our beach at that time. And

[1:11:03] then looking further

[1:11:06] at what it would take

[1:11:07] to accumulate the amount

[1:11:11] of parcels

[1:11:12] to make that number happen,

[1:11:14] it really wasn't feasible. So

[1:11:17] that's why Beach by Design

[1:11:18] enables a couple

[1:11:21] of different pathways. So, on

[1:11:22] properties that are less than

[1:11:24] 2.5 acres,

[1:11:25] that's where they can get up

[1:11:26] to 150 units per acre maximum,

[1:11:30] and only 100 units could come

[1:11:31] from the reserve. Larger

[1:11:32] properties,

[1:11:33] if they have more than 2.5

[1:11:37] acres in size,

[1:11:38] they are limited

[1:11:39] to a maximum density of 90

[1:11:41] units per acre. So, but

[1:11:42] in terms of room size,

[1:11:44] what we focus on

[1:11:45] in the review is the amenities

[1:11:46] in the room, so they can't have

[1:11:48] full kitchens. We always review

[1:11:49] for any lockout rooms just to

[1:11:51] make sure that they are meeting

[1:11:53] the maximum density,

[1:11:55] or they are comporting

[1:11:56] with the code and the beach

[1:11:59] by design. Okay. All right.

[1:12:01] Thank you.

[1:12:06] >> Nothing else, then. Thank

[1:12:07] you for that. We'll see you

[1:12:08] Thursday night.

[1:12:12] >> Okay, that will move

[1:12:13] to agenda item 8.6, approve a

[1:12:15] First Amendment to a

[1:12:16] Declaration of Covenants and

[1:12:17] Restrictions by Gulfview

[1:12:18] Boulevard Owner LLC.

[1:12:22] >> All right,

[1:12:23] and good afternoon again.

[1:12:24] Lauren Matsky with Planning and

[1:12:25] Development. So, this item

[1:12:26] relates to the Hyatt Regency

[1:12:27] Hotel property, which is at

[1:12:29] 301 South Gulfview Boulevard.

[1:12:30] This is unique for us. The

[1:12:31] developer had entered

[1:12:32] into the a development

[1:12:34] agreement with the city in the

[1:12:35] early 2000s and subsequently

[1:12:36] received hotel density reserve

[1:12:38] units for the project. As part

[1:12:40] of that development agreement,

[1:12:42] they had

[1:12:43] to record a declaration of

[1:12:44] Covenants and Restrictions,

[1:12:46] which was done in 2006. The

[1:12:50] existing declaration limits the

[1:12:56] occupancy of any hotel unit

[1:12:57] by an owner or other occupant

[1:12:58] to no more than 30 consecutive

[1:12:59] days per state,

[1:13:02] which is consistent with our

[1:13:05] overnight accommodations uses.

[1:13:07] It also requires that hotel

[1:13:08] units,

[1:13:11] when not when not occupied

[1:13:12] by owners, be made available

[1:13:13] to the public

[1:13:16] for overnight rental

[1:13:17] for no fewer than 305 days per

[1:13:18] calendar year. So, it's pretty

[1:13:20] prescriptive in terms

[1:13:21] of that. The, the owner's

[1:13:22] representative reached out to

[1:13:26] the city a few months ago

[1:13:27] because they are proposing a

[1:13:28] First Amendment

[1:13:31] to this covenant. It would

[1:13:34] delete and restate that use

[1:13:35] provision and clarify though

[1:13:36] that the hotel units may be

[1:13:37] owned in operated as interval

[1:13:40] ownership or timeshare units.

[1:13:41] It would still retain the

[1:13:44] 30-day consecutive stay

[1:13:45] limitation. So, it's really a

[1:13:47] change

[1:13:48] in ownership model as opposed

[1:13:51] to a change of use because it

[1:13:52] remains consistent with our

[1:13:53] overnight accommodations use.

[1:13:56] So, as you all are aware,

[1:13:58] Beach by Design requires hotels

[1:13:59] that receive these reserve

[1:14:01] units, they have

[1:14:04] to remain available

[1:14:06] to the public for overnight

[1:14:07] transient lodging. It should be

[1:14:08] noted that the development

[1:14:10] agreement that granted the

[1:14:12] original units expired because

[1:14:13] it's more than 10 years old.

[1:14:16] This agenda item presents that

[1:14:17] context just

[1:14:19] for your consideration, and the

[1:14:20] proposed amendment does not

[1:14:22] change the short-term occupancy

[1:14:23] limitation and it's otherwise

[1:14:27] consistent with the Community

[1:14:29] Development Code. So, the real

[1:14:31] request is

[1:14:33] to change this covenant

[1:14:35] to contemplate or allow for

[1:14:38] timeshare where it wasn't

[1:14:39] specifically spelled

[1:14:40] out before. But it comes back

[1:14:43] to City Council because the

[1:14:44] original covenant was a

[1:14:46] requirement of the hotel

[1:14:48] development agreement. So even

[1:14:50] though that development

[1:14:51] agreement has expired,

[1:14:52] any changes

[1:14:53] of those requirements,

[1:14:55] because it's required,

[1:14:56] must be approved by City

[1:14:57] Council.

[1:15:00] >> Okay. Questions on this

[1:15:01] agenda? Okay. Do we have

[1:15:06] consent? We have consent on

[1:15:08] 8.6. Thank you. Thank you very

[1:15:09] much. Agenda item 8.7.

[1:15:16] >> Appoint Nancy Mack as

[1:15:17] special magistrate pursuant

[1:15:18] to Section 162.03, Florida

[1:15:22] Statutes, and Section 5-406, 6

[1:15:24] and Article 7 of the

[1:15:26] Clearwater Community

[1:15:27] Development Code.

[1:15:28] >> Good afternoon, Council,

[1:15:29] City Management. I'm Sarah

[1:15:30] Green, Code Compliance

[1:15:31] Manager. The item

[1:15:32] before you is to appoint

[1:15:34] Nancy B. Mag as a special

[1:15:35] magistrate and approve a legal

[1:15:36] services agreement. The intent

[1:15:37] of the special magistrate is to

[1:15:40] enhance the city's enforcement

[1:15:41] mechanisms. Currently, we have

[1:15:42] a Municipal Code Enforcement

[1:15:44] Board made up of volunteer

[1:15:45] citizens who hear cases

[1:15:46] regarding potential violations

[1:15:47] of the city's ordinances. This

[1:15:48] item is not replacement

[1:15:50] of that. Florida Statute 162

[1:15:52] and the city's code of

[1:15:54] ordinances reflect the

[1:15:55] authority of both the special

[1:15:56] magistrate and code boards

[1:15:57] to enforce the city's codes.

[1:15:58] The implementation of a special

[1:15:59] magistrate would provide a

[1:16:02] second enforcement option

[1:16:03] for staff. In doing so, we've

[1:16:04] reduced large time-consuming

[1:16:05] agendas

[1:16:06] for the board and residents, as

[1:16:07] well as segment technical and

[1:16:09] time-intensive cases. This is

[1:16:12] part of an ongoing effort

[1:16:13] to enhance the efficiency

[1:16:14] of the enforcement process for

[1:16:16] both staff and residents.

[1:16:18] >> Happy

[1:16:19] to answer any questions. Any

[1:16:20] questions

[1:16:21] on this agenda item? Not we'll

[1:16:23] move to agenda. Thank you.

[1:16:24] >> Agenda item 9.1, approve a

[1:16:25] purchase order with SHI

[1:16:26] International Corp of New

[1:16:33] Jersey for Microsoft software

[1:16:35] and telephone services. Good

[1:16:36] afternoon, Mayor, Council.

[1:16:39] >> Jared Barton, IT manager.

[1:16:40] This item before you is

[1:16:41] requesting approval for

[1:16:43] software licensing and

[1:16:44] maintenance for our existing

[1:16:46] office productivity suite and

[1:16:49] enhanced security programs.

[1:16:50] This item renews the city's

[1:16:52] Microsoft Enterprise

[1:16:53] Enrollment through SHI

[1:16:54] for a 3-year term from July

[1:16:55] 1st, 2026, through June 30th,

[1:16:58] 2029. The renewal supports core

[1:16:59] city technology operations

[1:17:03] including Microsoft 365

[1:17:04] Government Community Cloud,

[1:17:07] email, Teams, identity

[1:17:08] management, cybersecurity,

[1:17:10] and compliance tools. This

[1:17:13] helps maintain continuity

[1:17:14] of essential productivity,

[1:17:15] security, compliance, and cloud

[1:17:16] services while preserving

[1:17:18] Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

[1:17:19] coverage. And with that,

[1:17:20] I'll be happy

[1:17:23] to answer any questions.

[1:17:25] >> Any questions

[1:17:26] on this agenda? If not,

[1:17:29] do we have consent? Yes.

[1:17:31] Consent on 9.1. Thank you.

[1:17:33] >> Agenda Item 10.1: approve

[1:17:34] the second phase

[1:17:38] of marina slip rate adjustments

[1:17:39] for recreational tenants

[1:17:40] consistent with the previously

[1:17:41] adopted market rate study.

[1:17:45] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[1:17:46] Council. Mike McDonald, Marine

[1:17:47] and Aviation Director. Before

[1:17:49] you today is the second phase

[1:17:50] of the marina slip rate

[1:17:51] adjustments identified in the

[1:17:53] marine market rate study

[1:17:55] completed by Walter Duke and

[1:17:56] Partners. As Council may

[1:17:58] recall, Overall, the study

[1:17:59] found that marina slip rental

[1:18:00] rates across the city's marina

[1:18:02] system were significantly

[1:18:03] below comparable market rates.

[1:18:05] The Marine Advisory Board

[1:18:07] reviewed the study and

[1:18:09] recommended a phased

[1:18:11] implementation approach

[1:18:13] to allow tenants time

[1:18:14] to adjust while moving rates

[1:18:16] toward market alignment.

[1:18:17] Council subsequently provided

[1:18:18] staff direction to proceed with

[1:18:19] that phased approach and return

[1:18:20] with a second phase

[1:18:22] for consideration.

[1:18:23] In accordance

[1:18:25] with that direction,

[1:18:26] staff is recommending approval

[1:18:27] of the second phase of

[1:18:28] recreational slip rate

[1:18:30] adjustments for the Beach

[1:18:31] Marina, Harbor Marina, and

[1:18:32] Island Marine Estates effective

[1:18:33] October 1st, 2026. Staff is not

[1:18:36] recommending any additional

[1:18:40] rate increase for the Beach

[1:18:41] Marina commercial tenants

[1:18:42] at this time due

[1:18:43] to the ongoing Beach Marina

[1:18:44] reconstruction project and its

[1:18:46] impact

[1:18:47] on commercial operation. Staff

[1:18:49] believes that it is appropriate

[1:18:50] to defer any further commercial

[1:18:52] rate adjustments until

[1:18:54] construction is substantially

[1:18:56] complete and a new market rate

[1:18:57] study can be performed. As part

[1:19:00] of the Council's prior

[1:19:01] direction, staff also completed

[1:19:03] a long-term financial pro forma

[1:19:04] for the Marina Enterprise

[1:19:06] Fund. The analyst demonstrates

[1:19:08] that the proposed rates provide

[1:19:10] positive operating cash flow

[1:19:11] and improve the long-term

[1:19:13] financial position of the

[1:19:14] Marina System. However, the

[1:19:15] Enterprise Fund continues to,

[1:19:17] to face significant obligations

[1:19:18] associated with future capital

[1:19:20] replacement, infrastructure

[1:19:21] maintenance, interfund

[1:19:22] commitments,

[1:19:24] and depreciation associated

[1:19:26] with major marina redevelopment

[1:19:27] projects. The recommended rate

[1:19:29] adjustments help move the

[1:19:32] marina system toward long-term

[1:19:33] financial sustainability while

[1:19:35] ensuring that the Enterprise

[1:19:36] Fund remains responsible

[1:19:38] for funding its own operations,

[1:19:39] maintenance,

[1:19:40] repairs and future capital

[1:19:41] needs without reliance on the

[1:19:44] general fund.

[1:19:46] >> I'll be happy

[1:19:47] to answer any questions.

[1:19:48] Questions?

[1:19:49] >> Councilmember Albritton.

[1:19:50] Okay, so I remember we

[1:19:53] discussed this and we had a

[1:19:56] bunch of people here talking

[1:19:58] about a lot of long-time

[1:20:00] renters that were there

[1:20:01] from the beginning of time.

[1:20:02] And, you know,

[1:20:04] I know we did we were way

[1:20:06] behind on raising our rates.

[1:20:08] My question is, how many of

[1:20:14] those longtime renters did we

[1:20:15] lose because of this?

[1:20:16] >> We lost a few, but we still

[1:20:18] have a waiting list. So, when I

[1:20:19] say a few, I'm going

[1:20:21] to say there are 7 or 8 tenants

[1:20:22] that left.

[1:20:25] >> Okay, but we do have a

[1:20:26] waiting list?

[1:20:28] >> Yes, sir. It's not as long

[1:20:30] as it used to be, but we still

[1:20:31] have a waiting list.

[1:20:32] >> Okay. All right.

[1:20:33] >> Thank you. Any other

[1:20:35] questions? Okay, thank you.

[1:20:38] Thank you. Do we have consent?

[1:20:39] We have consent on 10.1.

[1:20:41] >> Agenda item 11.1, authorized

[1:20:44] purchase order Shannon

[1:20:46] Chemical Corporation

[1:20:47] for the supply of dry blended

[1:20:51] polyphosphate corrosion control

[1:20:53] chemicals.

[1:20:57] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[1:20:58] Council. My Planning Public

[1:20:59] Utilities Director. Today I'm

[1:21:00] requesting your authorization

[1:21:02] to award ITB 22-26

[1:21:05] for corrosion control chemicals

[1:21:06] to Shannon Chemical

[1:21:08] Corporation of Malvern,

[1:21:09] Pennsylvania. This contract

[1:21:12] establishes a term supply of

[1:21:13] dry blended poly/ortho

[1:21:14] corrosion control chemicals

[1:21:16] to support our 3 water

[1:21:18] treatment plants. As the lowest

[1:21:19] responsive bidder, Shannon

[1:21:21] Chemical Corporation will

[1:21:24] provide their product

[1:21:25] at a unit cost of $3.43 per

[1:21:26] pound, bringing the estimated

[1:21:28] total annual cost of treatment

[1:21:29] to $141,094.77 for initial

[1:21:31] one-term one-year term with two

[1:21:35] optional one-year renewals.

[1:21:38] This chemical treatment

[1:21:41] prevents the corrosion of

[1:21:42] distribution pipes and leaching

[1:21:43] into drinking water, which

[1:21:44] directly preserves our public

[1:21:45] health and infrastructure

[1:21:47] in alliance

[1:21:48] with our commitment to

[1:21:49] environmental stewardship. I'd

[1:21:50] be happy to respond

[1:21:51] to any questions that you may

[1:21:52] have.

[1:21:53] >> All right, any questions

[1:21:55] on this agenda item? Okay, if

[1:21:56] not, do we have consent? Yep.

[1:21:57] We have consent, 11.1.

[1:21:58] >> 11.2, thank you. Authorized

[1:22:00] purchase orders Ferguson US

[1:22:04] Holdings doing business as

[1:22:05] Ferguson Enterprises and

[1:22:06] Consolidated Pipe Supply

[1:22:07] Company for the supply of

[1:22:09] potable and reclaimed water

[1:22:14] meters.

[1:22:16] >> My apologies. Afternoon

[1:22:17] again, Mayor, Council. I am

[1:22:18] Michael Vaca, Public

[1:22:19] Utilities Infrastructure

[1:22:21] Manager. Before you today,

[1:22:22] I am requesting your approval

[1:22:24] to award the potable and

[1:22:26] reclaimed water meters to

[1:22:28] Badger Meters Consolidated

[1:22:30] Pipe Supply and Ferguson

[1:22:31] Enterprises, LLC. As the lowest

[1:22:32] responsive and responsible

[1:22:35] bidders, these vendors will

[1:22:37] provide metering

[1:22:38] infrastructures

[1:22:39] for an estimated annual amount

[1:22:43] of $400,000

[1:22:44] during the initial 1 year,

[1:22:45] which includes a 2-year options

[1:22:47] with 1-year renewals. Securing

[1:22:48] these standard meters ensures

[1:22:54] that accurate utility billing,

[1:22:56] resource management,

[1:22:59] which directly supports

[1:23:02] with our commitment

[1:23:03] to high-performing governments

[1:23:05] by maintaining public

[1:23:06] infrastructure and optimizing

[1:23:08] city assets through systematic

[1:23:10] management efforts. And I am

[1:23:11] happy to respond

[1:23:12] to any questions you may have.

[1:23:13] Yes, sir.

[1:23:14] >> Any questions on this

[1:23:15] agenda?

[1:23:16] >> Councilmember Albritton.

[1:23:17] These drive-by meters? AMI?

[1:23:18] Not yet, sir. We are

[1:23:19] in the process

[1:23:20] of reviewing them. This is the

[1:23:21] standard water meters that are

[1:23:23] currently that we deploy out

[1:23:24] in the field. These meters that

[1:23:26] we are purchasing will coincide

[1:23:27] with when we do move

[1:23:28] to that automatic reading.

[1:23:33] >> Good. Thank you. Any other

[1:23:35] questions? Okay, do we have

[1:23:37] consent? We have consent.

[1:23:38] 11.2.

[1:23:39] >> And just to follow up,

[1:23:41] we are working towards AMI.

[1:23:42] We're working on our RFP right

[1:23:44] now as we speak,

[1:23:46] so we're hoping

[1:23:47] to have something to bring

[1:23:48] to you soon.

[1:23:50] >> Yes, thank you. And

[1:23:51] to your, to your point, I mean,

[1:23:52] there are other municipalities

[1:23:55] surrounding us here in Tampa

[1:23:56] Bay are moving of that. And I

[1:23:59] think it's good

[1:24:01] to hear that we're

[1:24:02] on the path to,

[1:24:03] to do that ourselves.

[1:24:05] >> Yes, we are. Actually,

[1:24:06] there's ironically,

[1:24:07] there's the conference in

[1:24:08] Tampa for AMI this week that

[1:24:10] we're attending.

[1:24:11] >> Yeah, thank you. Thank you.

[1:24:13] >> Move to agenda item 12.1,

[1:24:16] authorized purchase order, No

[1:24:17] Waste Equip Manufacturing

[1:24:18] Company, for the purchase

[1:24:20] of roll-off containers,

[1:24:22] compact

[1:24:23] for some compactor parts.

[1:24:25] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[1:24:28] Council, city staff. Jacoby

[1:24:29] Washington, Solid Waste

[1:24:31] Assistant Director. This

[1:24:33] request provides the Solid

[1:24:36] Waste Department

[1:24:37] with the ability to purchase

[1:24:38] roll-off containers,

[1:24:41] compactors, and replacement

[1:24:42] parts as needed. These are

[1:24:44] critical assets that support

[1:24:45] daily collection operations,

[1:24:46] customer service needs, and

[1:24:49] ongoing equipment replacements.

[1:24:50] Approval of this item ensures

[1:24:51] continued reliable service,

[1:24:52] supports operational needs, and

[1:24:53] ensure the city can effectively

[1:24:55] manage its equipment needs

[1:24:56] through May of 2029. I'll be

[1:24:57] glad to answer any questions if

[1:25:02] you guys have any.

[1:25:06] >> Okay, questions on 12.1? Do

[1:25:07] we have consent

[1:25:10] on this agenda item? Yeah, you

[1:25:11] have consent on 12.1. Thank

[1:25:12] you, sir. Thank you. 13.1.

[1:25:13] >> Reappoint John Connolly

[1:25:14] to the Pension Investment

[1:25:16] Committee with a term

[1:25:17] to expire June 4, 2028.

[1:25:19] Council members, Mr.

[1:25:22] Connolly, has been serving

[1:25:23] in this capacity and is

[1:25:24] eligible for reappointment and

[1:25:25] is willing.

[1:25:27] >> Okay, any discussion? If

[1:25:28] not, do we have consent? Yes.

[1:25:29] We have consent on 13.1.

[1:25:31] >> Agenda item 13.2, appoint an

[1:25:34] individual to the community

[1:25:36] defined contribution the City

[1:25:37] of Clearwater defined

[1:25:38] contributions plan Fiduciary

[1:25:41] Investment Committee

[1:25:42] with a term expiring June 4th,

[1:25:44] 2030. Council members, this is

[1:25:45] one board that we've been

[1:25:47] trying to fill

[1:25:48] for a long time. We only have

[1:25:50] one position, and we finally

[1:25:51] have several applicants

[1:25:52] for your consideration.

[1:25:53] Attached to the agenda item,

[1:25:55] we have Nielsen Lionheart, who

[1:25:56] lives in the 33759 and has a

[1:25:58] teacher background. Carrie

[1:26:02] Nelson, who lives, off of 1216

[1:26:04] South Missouri Avenue and is a

[1:26:06] retired HR consultant.

[1:26:11] William Johnson, who lives in

[1:26:12] 33764 and is an accounting

[1:26:13] manager. And Lori Watson, who

[1:26:14] lives in 33761 and is a retired

[1:26:24] institutional financial

[1:26:27] services client service

[1:26:28] consultant.

[1:26:29] >> Any discussion or

[1:26:35] suggestions

[1:26:37] on who we might appoint? Not

[1:26:39] everybody jumping at once.

[1:26:41] Yes, Mary Tishida.

[1:26:49] >> I believe both Mr. Dukeri

[1:26:50] and Mrs. Raulston would be my

[1:26:51] front runners with their

[1:26:53] professional background,

[1:26:54] financial services. I know it's

[1:26:56] one, but trying

[1:26:57] to get some leeway here.

[1:27:07] >> Mayor, I'll throw in Lori

[1:27:12] Watson. I wrote

[1:27:13] down as well because of her

[1:27:14] experience and background.

[1:27:19] >> I'm fine. Anybody else?

[1:27:20] Lori Watson sounds great.

[1:27:21] Lori Watson then. We have

[1:27:23] to send them the word. Yes.

[1:27:24] >> Agenda item 13.3: appoint 2

[1:27:31] individuals to the Community

[1:27:34] Development Board, with one

[1:27:35] with a term expiring June 4th,

[1:27:36] 2030, and one as the alternate

[1:27:38] member with a term expiring

[1:27:40] June 4th, 2030. Mr.

[1:27:41] Mastrosario completed his

[1:27:42] unexpired term and is not

[1:27:43] wanting to reappointed, and

[1:27:45] Mr. Heinrichs, who was serving

[1:27:47] as the alternate member, has

[1:27:48] completed his term and is

[1:27:49] unable to continue his,

[1:27:50] his service on the board. So,

[1:27:51] for your consideration,

[1:27:57] we have one individual with the

[1:27:59] preferred professional

[1:28:00] backgrounds, Mr. Luis Serna,

[1:28:01] who lives in 33761. And then,

[1:28:02] for your consideration, we've

[1:28:04] received several applications

[1:28:06] Communications as well. Mr.

[1:28:07] William Johnson, who also lives

[1:28:08] in 33761. Michael Mark,

[1:28:09] 33767, a retired physician.

[1:28:10] Richard Maza, 33761, a retired

[1:28:11] doctor. Loretta Mitchell, a

[1:28:12] business owner in 33755. Todd

[1:28:14] St. John Fulton, 3755, sales

[1:28:16] property and management, and

[1:28:17] Eliseo Santana, 33755, a

[1:28:18] retired technologist. And

[1:28:20] over the weekend,

[1:28:28] I received an application

[1:28:30] from former Council Member

[1:28:33] Hoyt Hamilton, and it's not

[1:28:37] attached to the agenda item but

[1:28:52] will be attached if the

[1:28:53] discussion is deferred to

[1:28:56] Thursday.

[1:28:58] But I did provide copies

[1:28:59] at your seats.

[1:29:01] >> Okay, Vice Mayor. Yes, thank

[1:29:02] you, sir.

[1:29:03] >> First, thank you to all the

[1:29:04] applicants that applied

[1:29:05] for this position. Greatly

[1:29:06] appreciate it. For me,

[1:29:10] I had two standouts. I'll start

[1:29:11] with Mr. Cerna. Seems

[1:29:13] overqualified in my opinion,

[1:29:16] which I think is going

[1:29:17] to be huge going into the

[1:29:18] upcoming development that we

[1:29:20] have, especially with county

[1:29:21] properties coming online and

[1:29:22] him being a planning director

[1:29:23] and working directly

[1:29:25] with municipalities, living

[1:29:27] in the city for 6+ years. I

[1:29:28] think that he would he'd

[1:29:29] probably be an asset

[1:29:31] to this board. My second one

[1:29:32] would be Hoyt Hamilton. I mean,

[1:29:33] he's been here for 14-plus

[1:29:36] years as a city councilman.

[1:29:38] Family's generationally known

[1:29:39] here for being out on the

[1:29:40] beach. I think that he would

[1:29:43] bring a very unique and

[1:29:44] knowledgeable skill set

[1:29:45] to this board just because of

[1:29:46] how well he knows how the area

[1:29:53] has grown over the years and

[1:29:54] where it can have the potential

[1:29:55] to go. So those would be my two

[1:29:57] nominees out

[1:29:58] of the list presented. Okay.

[1:29:59] Absolutely agreed.

[1:30:00] >> Mr. Cerna is qualified. No

[1:30:06] surprises there. And I agree,

[1:30:07] Mr. Hamilton, I'd actually

[1:30:10] enjoy I would enjoy seeing him

[1:30:12] reengaged. He brings a lot

[1:30:13] to the table. So yes,

[1:30:14] absolutely.

[1:30:19] >> Councilman Menino.

[1:30:20] >> Thank you, Mayor. I support

[1:30:21] the same sentiments that were

[1:30:22] just said. Luis Cerna, 30 years

[1:30:24] as a city planner, that

[1:30:25] experience and expertise is

[1:30:26] definitely needed in a place of

[1:30:27] development we are as a

[1:30:30] community. He'll definitely be

[1:30:31] an asset to that board. As well

[1:30:33] as Hoyt, I agree

[1:30:36] with what's said,

[1:30:37] but it also should be pointed

[1:30:38] out that he is currently

[1:30:39] serving on Pinellas' local

[1:30:41] planning agency, and I think

[1:30:42] that's vitally important

[1:30:43] for this role as well. So those

[1:30:45] two. Okay, anybody else to?

[1:30:49] >> I think we have consent,

[1:30:50] unanimous consent. Well, then

[1:30:52] my next question is

[1:30:55] >> Is which one? Who do you

[1:30:58] want to serve in which role?

[1:31:03] So, I need someone

[1:31:04] in the regular member role, and

[1:31:05] then I need an alternate

[1:31:07] member.

[1:31:09] >> I would say, I would say

[1:31:10] Cerna as the regular member and

[1:31:17] Hoyt as the alternate.

[1:31:19] Agreed.

[1:31:21] >> Okay, may I place it

[1:31:23] on consent?

[1:31:27] >> Thanks. Okay, we'll move

[1:31:28] to agenda item 14.1. Mayor,

[1:31:30] it's a second reading. I don't

[1:31:34] have anything to add. Okay, any

[1:31:35] questions on it? If not,

[1:31:37] we'll move to Agenda Item 15,

[1:31:39] City Manager's Report.

[1:31:44] >> I think you have something

[1:31:46] special for us to um,

[1:31:47] yes sir I just wanted

[1:31:49] to bring up yesterday's

[1:31:50] incident out on Clearwater

[1:31:51] Beach, specifically at

[1:31:53] Coronado Drive. I know that it

[1:31:54] was troubling and certainly

[1:31:55] caused a disruption for the

[1:31:57] residents and visitors and

[1:31:58] employees and businesses that

[1:31:59] are out there on the beach.

[1:32:00] Clearwater Beach is one of the

[1:32:01] most visited and recognizable

[1:32:05] places, not only in our city,

[1:32:06] but our beach wins national,

[1:32:08] nationwide,

[1:32:09] and worldwide awards annually.

[1:32:11] But it's also a neighborhood,

[1:32:12] and it's a workplace,

[1:32:14] and a destination for families

[1:32:16] from here to

[1:32:18] around the world. And what

[1:32:19] happened yesterday, we want to

[1:32:21] make sure just everybody

[1:32:22] understands, that does not

[1:32:23] reflect who we are as a

[1:32:24] community or the experience

[1:32:26] that we expect people

[1:32:27] to have when they are here in

[1:32:28] Clearwater. I wanted to express

[1:32:29] our sincere appreciation to

[1:32:31] Clearwater Police Department

[1:32:32] and Clearwater Fire and

[1:32:34] Rescue, as well as the

[1:32:35] dispatchers and our partner

[1:32:36] agencies

[1:32:37] for their immediate response.

[1:32:39] Also want to thank the

[1:32:42] residents and businesses,

[1:32:43] and businesses who cooperated

[1:32:44] with us

[1:32:45] during the difficult situation.

[1:32:46] We are continuing

[1:32:48] to coordinate

[1:32:50] across city departments,

[1:32:51] law enforcement agencies,

[1:32:52] and regional partners to

[1:32:53] protect the safety and quality

[1:32:55] of life, and the

[1:32:56] family-friendly character that

[1:32:57] defines Clearwater Beach. And

[1:33:01] if I may, I would like

[1:33:02] to call up Deputy Chief

[1:33:03] Wallach

[1:33:04] to provide a little bit of an

[1:33:05] update and answer any questions

[1:33:06] you may have.

[1:33:16] >> Good afternoon, Mayor,

[1:33:17] Council, City Manager. Deputy

[1:33:19] Chief Mike Wallach, the police

[1:33:20] department. Provide you a quick

[1:33:22] update

[1:33:23] into reference yesterday. I,

[1:33:25] I can't go

[1:33:26] into a lot because there's a

[1:33:27] lot of investigative resources

[1:33:28] involved, but we had have

[1:33:29] identified a suspect, so we are

[1:33:30] working towards that. I want to

[1:33:32] also be very clear that this

[1:33:33] involved parties

[1:33:34] from outside the local area,

[1:33:36] surrounding counties. This was

[1:33:37] not a Pinellas County local

[1:33:40] event. The police department

[1:33:41] was aware of it. We had

[1:33:43] allegations allocated resources

[1:33:46] to it, and they took the

[1:33:48] appropriate actions as they

[1:33:50] could. And we got support

[1:33:53] from the surrounding agencies,

[1:33:55] be it the Pinellas County

[1:33:57] Sheriff's Office and the

[1:33:58] Largo Police Department. Since

[1:34:00] yesterday,

[1:34:02] I've had numerous conversations

[1:34:03] with the Pinellas County

[1:34:04] Sheriff, and we've also have

[1:34:07] plans going forward to

[1:34:08] aggressively attack this so

[1:34:09] this does not happen again

[1:34:11] in this type of environment.

[1:34:12] Just a few things

[1:34:13] to touch upon too. We've have

[1:34:14] used a copious amount of

[1:34:16] resources that we have red

[1:34:17] light cameras, tag readers.

[1:34:19] There's a surplus of plus 20

[1:34:20] of them. Our Real-Time Crime

[1:34:21] Center has been very

[1:34:23] influential to helping us

[1:34:24] identify the persons involved

[1:34:25] in this one-off situation.

[1:34:27] There's city cameras. As you

[1:34:29] know,

[1:34:30] every officer is outfitted

[1:34:31] with a camera that they display

[1:34:33] on their chest. They have some

[1:34:35] officers have cameras inside

[1:34:37] of their car, and also the

[1:34:38] Sheriff's Office has cameras

[1:34:41] on their persons and in their

[1:34:42] cars as well. I'd be happy

[1:34:44] to answer any questions.

[1:34:46] >> Any questions for the

[1:34:49] Chief? Mainly a statement.

[1:34:52] Chief, thank you for the police

[1:34:54] department and the work that

[1:34:55] men and women of our police

[1:35:02] department did yesterday.

[1:35:03] Thank you to Largo and

[1:35:05] Pinellas County Sheriff's

[1:35:08] Office too for coming to our

[1:35:09] assistance when we needed it.

[1:35:11] You know,

[1:35:13] we're a vacation destination

[1:35:14] for the world. We have

[1:35:15] world-class beaches. Our

[1:35:16] residents enjoy it,

[1:35:17] and we want

[1:35:19] to be family friendly. And you

[1:35:20] all provide the safety and

[1:35:21] security that we are already

[1:35:25] enjoy. And what we saw

[1:35:27] yesterday is behavior that is

[1:35:28] completely unacceptable. It's

[1:35:29] reprehensible and will not be

[1:35:30] tolerated

[1:35:31] within the city limits of

[1:35:32] Clearwater as far as I'm

[1:35:33] concerned. I did send

[1:35:34] out an email

[1:35:36] to the police chief, city

[1:35:37] manager, and city attorney

[1:35:38] to look into ways to be more

[1:35:39] unique and give our police

[1:35:40] officers more teeth

[1:35:41] in holding people accountable,

[1:35:43] be it the parents,

[1:35:44] be it these organizers.

[1:35:46] Because when you're sending

[1:35:49] out teenagers to disrupt

[1:35:50] family-friendly lives and

[1:35:52] environments, as we're seeing

[1:35:53] from Tampa to now

[1:35:54] on our beach, it's, it's, as I

[1:35:56] said, unacceptable. I know you

[1:35:58] also said that it will not be

[1:35:59] tolerated. So, if you're

[1:36:00] planning on coming

[1:36:01] to the beach, you might end up

[1:36:03] in handcuffs and in jail. I

[1:36:04] echo that sentiment 1,000%

[1:36:05] because that's not what we're

[1:36:06] going to tolerate here in

[1:36:07] Clearwater. So, thank you again

[1:36:10] to the men and women of

[1:36:11] Clearwater Police Department

[1:36:12] keeping us safe, all the first

[1:36:13] responder agencies including

[1:36:14] Clearwater Fire and Rescue,

[1:36:16] Sunstar, who are

[1:36:17] out there too as well. So, I

[1:36:18] look forward

[1:36:19] to seeing what we can't come up

[1:36:20] with

[1:36:21] to help equip you all better

[1:36:22] to be able to keep our beach

[1:36:23] and city just as safe as it's

[1:36:25] already been.

[1:36:26] >> So, thank you. I can touch

[1:36:27] upon one thing real quick that

[1:36:28] might provide you a little

[1:36:30] insight. Since December of

[1:36:31] 2025, December 31st,

[1:36:34] there's been 11 of these

[1:36:36] identified type situations that

[1:36:38] we have encountered. Of the

[1:36:40] 11, 9

[1:36:41] of them never took place, and

[1:36:45] 2 were I'm sorry, 9 were One

[1:36:47] never happened and two were

[1:36:48] totally dismantled

[1:36:51] at the time. But we also use a

[1:36:52] letter that we've been sending

[1:36:53] out

[1:36:55] to people that post these type

[1:36:56] of these incidences and letting

[1:36:57] them know that we got this

[1:36:58] letter from working with

[1:37:00] Volusia County Sheriff's

[1:37:01] Office that this type

[1:37:03] of event is not going to be

[1:37:05] tolerated and there's

[1:37:06] consequences that go along

[1:37:10] with it. And I have a copy

[1:37:11] of the letter if you'd like

[1:37:12] to see it. As you can see,

[1:37:13] this is one that has been sent

[1:37:15] out previously. The name has

[1:37:25] been redacted, but there's a

[1:37:26] letter that's formulated. It

[1:37:28] outlines unsanctioned events,

[1:37:29] and it's ultimately signed

[1:37:32] at the end by the chief.

[1:37:34] >> Perfect. Okay. Okay. Any

[1:37:36] further? Yeah. That's for

[1:37:37] Nino.

[1:37:39] >> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you

[1:37:40] to our entire team, men and

[1:37:41] women. I know when we all got

[1:37:42] that phone call,

[1:37:43] we were completely devastated,

[1:37:45] especially being as the first

[1:37:50] day of summer as we rolled

[1:37:51] into. I don't think any of us

[1:37:53] on the leadership team have any

[1:37:54] questions in the ability

[1:37:56] of our team. So, thank you.

[1:37:58] Your strength in the media was

[1:38:00] appreciated. I think your exact

[1:38:01] words were a trip

[1:38:03] to the beach. May earn you a

[1:38:05] trip to jail. And that strength

[1:38:06] is needed at times like this. I

[1:38:07] think we also should take that

[1:38:10] time to look

[1:38:11] at the whole picture. And while

[1:38:15] our team is fully capable

[1:38:16] to manage these situations,

[1:38:17] it's a shared responsibility

[1:38:19] in our entire community

[1:38:21] to keep our community safe,

[1:38:23] and not just the men and women

[1:38:26] with a badge. Guardians,

[1:38:29] parents, neighbors, community

[1:38:30] leaders, we all share

[1:38:31] in that responsibility

[1:38:33] in being vigilant

[1:38:34] in our community. We need

[1:38:36] to make sure as we get into the

[1:38:37] summer as families and

[1:38:38] neighborhoods,

[1:38:39] we keep our kids busy,

[1:38:40] keep them structured,

[1:38:41] keep them accountable,

[1:38:43] find things for them to do that

[1:38:44] help them make positive choices

[1:38:45] with their lives and not just

[1:38:47] out of boredom show up

[1:38:50] to some other town, because

[1:38:51] we've seen time and time again

[1:38:52] we're not unfortunately immune

[1:38:53] to situations

[1:38:58] like this that we see

[1:38:59] on the news. So, I wish nothing

[1:39:00] but the best

[1:39:01] to our first responders,

[1:39:02] our entire team. Prayers

[1:39:03] to keep everybody safe. And

[1:39:04] hopefully as a community, we

[1:39:06] can stay vigilant and work

[1:39:08] alongside of

[1:39:09] with our men and women

[1:39:10] in the agencies

[1:39:12] to keep our community safe.

[1:39:15] >> Thank you. Anybody else?

[1:39:17] Well, I have two things.

[1:39:19] Number one,

[1:39:22] I've seen the flyer. There was

[1:39:24] a, it was an event promoter,

[1:39:26] I believe from Lakeland.

[1:39:28] That's where the gentleman

[1:39:30] Polk County. Polk County.

[1:39:32] Okay. Who was promoting the

[1:39:33] event. There was a free event,

[1:39:34] a gathering on Clearwater

[1:39:38] Beach, and then a paid event,

[1:39:40] an after party taking place

[1:39:43] in Tampa that the gentleman

[1:39:44] was, and the group

[1:39:46] of people were charging money

[1:39:49] to attend the after-party. So

[1:39:50] you're the information you gave

[1:39:52] us on making sure the folks

[1:39:54] aren't, you know, trying

[1:39:56] to bring people

[1:39:58] out here and then somehow,

[1:40:02] either here or

[1:40:03] off the beach somewhere else,

[1:40:04] you know, make money off

[1:40:05] of it, that's we're not going

[1:40:06] to tolerate that. You have

[1:40:09] to have a permit if you want

[1:40:10] to hold an event, and,

[1:40:12] and we're not going

[1:40:13] to people get away

[1:40:14] with doing what he did.

[1:40:17] >> Yes, sir. As soon as we

[1:40:18] received that information

[1:40:19] from the after-party, I talked

[1:40:20] to my counterparts at Tampa

[1:40:21] Police Department and relayed

[1:40:22] that information as well.

[1:40:23] That's the type

[1:40:24] of relationships we have

[1:40:25] across the bridge and with the

[1:40:27] sheriff and surrounding

[1:40:29] agencies.

[1:40:31] >> Second thing is,

[1:40:32] I actually learned about it

[1:40:33] from my son, who, thank God, he

[1:40:36] was He was safe like all the

[1:40:39] other folks around, but he was

[1:40:41] within about 100 to 200 feet

[1:40:42] from the incident when it

[1:40:47] happened outside of the

[1:40:48] Wyndham. He was working

[1:40:50] at the Wyndham that night. And

[1:40:51] so, I learned about it right

[1:40:53] away. I've learned

[1:40:56] to be very careful. And I've

[1:40:58] had people say,

[1:40:59] why haven't you said anything?

[1:41:00] Well, you know,

[1:41:01] we all don't want to interfere

[1:41:03] with whatever investigation is

[1:41:04] going on. So, we all are very

[1:41:06] careful, so the public knows,

[1:41:07] all 5 of us, very careful

[1:41:09] making any comment publicly

[1:41:10] until you've had a chance

[1:41:12] to process things. And I knew

[1:41:13] from my son who was working

[1:41:15] with you all to kind of, you

[1:41:16] know, keep, keep things

[1:41:17] across the street to Wyndham

[1:41:20] kind of under control. The URL

[1:41:21] were on top

[1:41:22] of it and you needed,

[1:41:23] needed that space

[1:41:25] to gather information. The

[1:41:26] other thing that I tried

[1:41:27] to do is

[1:41:28] to let you speak as you did

[1:41:29] on television last night and to

[1:41:30] the media very eloquently. I

[1:41:34] want to thank you

[1:41:37] for what you shared publicly.

[1:41:40] You did a great job

[1:41:41] at the press conference

[1:41:42] in getting

[1:41:43] out the appropriate

[1:41:44] information. But I wanted

[1:41:45] to and I want

[1:41:47] to thank you and the police for

[1:41:49] what you did. I have a

[1:41:50] different perspective on it

[1:41:52] for two things. One, I walked

[1:41:54] the beach yesterday,

[1:41:55] the shoreline. I was there.

[1:41:56] At the pier about

[1:41:58] between and yesterday,

[1:41:59] and I saw these groups

[1:42:00] of kids. Nothing was out

[1:42:01] of control

[1:42:05] at the time. I mean, it was

[1:42:07] but I did see groups of kids,

[1:42:08] but not differently

[1:42:10] from what I would see sometimes

[1:42:12] during high school spring break

[1:42:13] week. And I saw some, you know,

[1:42:17] some mainly young guys walking

[1:42:20] past me or whatever,

[1:42:21] and I I don't know if one of

[1:42:22] these was the one who had the

[1:42:24] gun or whatever, but I was

[1:42:25] out there 2 hours before this

[1:42:26] and I didn't feel unsafe. I did

[1:42:28] feel like, you know,

[1:42:34] maybe and we often have groups

[1:42:35] of kids gather

[1:42:37] around the pier that, you know,

[1:42:38] maybe doesn't look family

[1:42:40] friendly, but most

[1:42:42] of the families move, you know,

[1:42:45] down away from that pier when

[1:42:46] things are happening

[1:42:47] out there.

[1:42:49] But I didn't see any of this,

[1:42:50] the social media that we've

[1:42:51] gotten,

[1:42:52] that it was complete chaos.

[1:42:54] From my perspective,

[1:42:55] it was not that. And my son,

[1:42:58] who was across the street

[1:43:02] from it, until

[1:43:03] like the incident happened,

[1:43:06] he didn't see groups

[1:43:07] of kids running up and down.

[1:43:08] So, some,

[1:43:09] I just want everybody

[1:43:10] to know that some of the social

[1:43:11] media things you've seen the

[1:43:13] videos. In my view,

[1:43:14] my personal view, and talked

[1:43:15] to my son last night,

[1:43:16] it made it look

[1:43:18] like it was complete chaos

[1:43:21] for a long period of time

[1:43:22] out there, and it was not. Our

[1:43:23] police officers, as you said,

[1:43:26] knew it was coming,

[1:43:28] had the beach under control

[1:43:29] at all times. Were there some

[1:43:31] moments where there would yes,

[1:43:32] obviously it got out of hand,

[1:43:33] and thank God that my son

[1:43:35] wasn't somehow

[1:43:38] in a inadvertently involved

[1:43:39] in it. And I've all those

[1:43:40] families that were around,

[1:43:41] there was traffic

[1:43:42] on the street. I, I thank God

[1:43:45] for their safety because it was

[1:43:47] there were difficult moments,

[1:43:48] as you know. But I want

[1:43:49] to assure the public that,

[1:43:51] because I've seen some posts,

[1:43:52] don't go to Clearwater Beach,

[1:43:53] it's not safe it is safe every

[1:43:58] day. It was safe last night.

[1:44:00] Our police last night were

[1:44:02] in complete control

[1:44:04] of the situation and the crowd.

[1:44:06] And there is no reason and I

[1:44:07] say this as someone whose loved

[1:44:09] one was within harm's way of

[1:44:12] this gentleman there is no

[1:44:13] reason to not visit

[1:44:14] Clearwater Beach

[1:44:19] for safety reasons. We have a

[1:44:20] safe beach. Our police do an

[1:44:21] incredible job because I've

[1:44:23] made this point before,

[1:44:27] I'll make it again, we have

[1:44:28] on a busy day,

[1:44:29] we have as many people

[1:44:31] out there

[1:44:35] on the beach as they have at

[1:44:36] Baker Ballpark for the

[1:44:38] Phillies game,

[1:44:39] any sporting event

[1:44:41] in the area. But we had we

[1:44:42] don't have a hard perimeter

[1:44:44] like we do

[1:44:45] with those other places. It is

[1:44:46] an incredibly hard job

[1:44:48] for our police to keep track

[1:44:50] of that, and you all do a

[1:44:52] phenomenal job every day.

[1:44:54] >> Thank you, Mayor. I just

[1:44:55] want

[1:44:56] to add two things real quick,

[1:44:58] just so everybody knows,

[1:44:59] there's a lot of posts

[1:45:00] out there on social media right

[1:45:02] now that are going on, be it

[1:45:03] TikTok or Instagram. A lot of

[1:45:05] those videos that you're seeing

[1:45:07] are not actually Clearwater.

[1:45:08] There are some are that

[1:45:09] Clearwater, but there's a lot

[1:45:11] of them that occurred

[1:45:12] from other locations,

[1:45:13] from other events. So, take

[1:45:14] caution with that. Also, I want

[1:45:16] to reiterate that the priority

[1:45:17] to the having this the beach

[1:45:19] being safe is 100% our

[1:45:20] priority. And just

[1:45:21] to reiterate one last time,

[1:45:23] this is two groups

[1:45:25] of kids that don't get along.

[1:45:29] This is these guys argue, and

[1:45:30] this is not just attacking

[1:45:31] random people.

[1:45:32] >> These are two groups going

[1:45:34] at it. Yeah, yeah. And, and

[1:45:35] like I said, you,

[1:45:37] you all do a phenomenal job.

[1:45:38] Our, our beach is safe, if not

[1:45:40] safer than any other beach

[1:45:46] in the United States. You do a

[1:45:47] phenomenal job. We definitely

[1:45:48] want these promoters,

[1:45:49] these folks who want to come

[1:45:51] out there and cause problems

[1:45:52] to know you are on it and are

[1:45:53] in control,

[1:45:55] and we're not going

[1:45:56] to tolerate this stuff. We, we

[1:45:58] have a safe beach. It was a

[1:45:59] safe beach yesterday. We had

[1:46:00] some incidents we had

[1:46:02] to take care of,

[1:46:03] and it will be a safe beach.

[1:46:05] We are going

[1:46:06] to make sure that Clearwater

[1:46:08] Beach continues to be a

[1:46:09] family-friendly destination and

[1:46:11] one of the safest beaches

[1:46:13] in the United States. United

[1:46:14] States. So, thank you

[1:46:16] for what you do. You know,

[1:46:18] we're always hesitant

[1:46:20] to react too much

[1:46:21] to what happens on social media

[1:46:23] because sometimes you can make

[1:46:24] it worse and make the, you

[1:46:25] know, it kind of unleashes more

[1:46:27] and more nonsense.

[1:46:28] Like you said,

[1:46:29] videos that aren't even

[1:46:31] Clearwater Beach. So, we want

[1:46:34] to be careful on that,

[1:46:36] but appreciate what was shared

[1:46:37] by others here today. And I

[1:46:38] just wanted to share that from

[1:46:40] my own personal perspective.

[1:46:41] >> Appreciate it. The, the men

[1:46:43] and women of the police

[1:46:45] department appreciate the

[1:46:46] support they get, and as long

[1:46:47] as the sheriff's office in

[1:46:50] Largo too. So, thank you.

[1:46:52] Appreciate it.

[1:46:53] >> Thank you. Thank you.

[1:46:55] Okay. Any other nothing else.

[1:46:56] With that, we'll move

[1:46:57] to agenda item 16, City

[1:46:58] Attorney for reports.

[1:46:59] Nothing, Mayor. Okay. Agenda

[1:47:00] item 17, new business.

[1:47:01] Nothing. Agenda Item 18,

[1:47:04] council comments. Nope.

[1:47:06] Agenda Item 19, closing

[1:47:09] comments. I don't have anything

[1:47:11] else today, so we will adjourn

[1:47:15] the work session of

[1:47:17] Clearwater City Council for

[1:47:18] June 1st, 2026.

[1:47:19] >> [ GAVEL ]

Council Work Session on 2026-06-01 1:30 PM

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