[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 ]