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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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PRESENTATIONS
and AWARDS
A.
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD - None
Any Person Wishing to Speak at This Time,
Excluding Non-Public Hearing Items
on the Agenda or Issues Previously Acted on
by the Board of County Commissioners,
Must Have a Yellow Card Completed
and Given to the Board Secretary at the Staff
Table Located at the Front of the Board Room.
The Chairman Will Call Each Speaker, One by
One, to the Podium to be Heard. Each Speaker
May Speak up to Three (3) Minutes.
B.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS
Any Person Wishing to Speak about a Public
Hearing Item Shall Complete a Blue
Card and Submit it to the Board Secretary
at the Staff Table Located at the Front of
the Board Room. The Procedure Used by the
Board of County Commissioners in Conducting
Public Hearings is to Have a Staff Presentation
Followed by the Applicant Presenting the Specific
Proposal. The Board Will Then Hear Comments
from the Proponents Followed by Comments from
the Opponents and a Staff Summary. The Applicant
Will Then be Given an Opportunity to Close
and the Board of County Commissioners Will
Decide on the Matter. Please Refer to the
Back of Your Agenda Copy for More Details
on Guidelines for Time Limitations and Opportunities
to Speak.
1.
Any Person Who Has Been Authorized to Represent
an Organization with Five (5) or More Members
or a Group of Five (5) or More Persons Shall
Complete a Blue Card, Submit
it to the Board Secretary at the Staff Table
Located at the Front of the Board Room,
and Should Limit Their Presentation to Ten
(10) Minutes. It is Expected that Others
in the Organization or Group Will Waive
Their Time.
2.
Any Other Person Who Wishes to Speak about
a Public Hearing Item Shall Complete a Blue
Card, Submit it to the Board Secretary
at the Staff Table Located at the Front
of the Board Room, and May Speak up to Three
(3) Minutes. The Chairman Will Call Each
Speaker, One by One, to the Podium to be
Heard.
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AUTHORITY (CPA)
Consideration of the Following Proposals to
Amend the Adopted Countywide Future Land Use
Plan:
SUBTHRESHOLD AMENDMENTS
1.
a. Case CW 05-4
– Dunedin (Continued from March 1, 2005).
Location – 3.5 Acres Located on the Northwest
Corner of Bayshore Boulevard (Alternate
U.S. Highway 19) and Spring Street; Amendment
from Residential Medium to Residential Urban.
b. Case CW 05-9
– Redington Shores.
Location – 0.9 Acre Located West of Gulf
Boulevard, Approximately 900 Feet North
of 175th Avenue; Amendment from Recreation/Open
Space to Residential High.
c. Case CW 05-10
– Pinellas Park (to be Re-Advertised).
Location – 1.2 Acres Located East of 8989
66th Street North and South of 80th Avenue
North; Amendment from Commercial General
to Residential Suburban.
d. Case CW 05-11
– Clearwater.
Location – 4.3 Acres Located East of 25191
U.S. Highway 19 North, Southeast of the
Intersection of Chautauqua Avenue and Third
Avenue; Amendment from Residential Suburban
to Residential Low.
e. Case CW 05-12
– Pinellas County.
Location – 1.0 Acre Located on the South
Side of Boy Scout Road, 330 Feet West of
U.S. Highway 19 North; Amendment from Residential
Urban to Residential/Office Limited.
REGULAR
AMENDMENTS
2.
a. Case CW 04-57
– St. Petersburg (Continued from January
11, 2005).
Location – 1.1 Acres Generally Located on
the North Side of 38th Avenue South, Immediately
West of the I-275 Right-of-Way;
Amendment from Commercial General to Residential/Office/Retail.
b. Case CW 05-8
– St. Pete Beach (Continued from March 1,
2005).
Location – The Gulf Boulevard Redevelopment
District is Located Along the Corridor of
Gulf Boulevard, North of Pinellas Bayway
and South of 64th Avenue. The Downtown Redevelopment
District is Centered Along Corey Avenue,
Blind Pass Road, and Gulf Boulevard; Amendment
for proposed Gulf Boulevard Redevelopment
District from Residential Urban, Resort
Facilities Medium, Commercial General, Transportation/Utility,
Recreation/Open Space, Residential High,
Residential Medium and for Downtown Redevelopment
District from Residential Low Medium, Residential
Medium, Residential Low Medium with Resort
Facilities Overlay, Residential/Office/Retail,
Commercial General, Institutional, Transportation
Utility to Community Redevelopment District
(for Both Redevelopment Districts).
c. Case CW 05-13
– Pinellas County.
Location – 0.5 Acre Located on the West
Side of Belcher Road, 490 Feet North of
Nebraska Avenue; Amendment from Residential
Low to Residential/Office Limited.
SCHEDULED
PUBLIC HEARINGS – BCC
3. Proposed Ordinance
Amending the Pinellas County Code Relating
to
Air Quality.
to 4/7 budget Info session
4. Proposed Ordinance
Amending and Restating Ordinance No. 82-24
Regarding the St. Petersburg Intown Redevelopment
Plan and Extension of the Redevelopment Trust
Fund (Continued from March 1, 2005).
C. CONSENT
AGENDA
CLERK
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
5.
Approval of:
a.
Minutes of Regular Meetings Held February
22 and March 1, 2005.
b. Corrections to Minutes:
1.
Item No. 3 from the Meeting of September
21, 2004, Should Read Under Imprest Fund
Expenditures, "Replacement Checks
Numbered 686770 through 686773 and 686775
through 686779; Manual Checks Numbered
686774 and 686780 through 686789."
2.
Item No. 11b from the Meeting of November
2, 2004, Should Read Under Imprest Fund
Expenditures, "Replacement Checks
Numbered 751001 through 751004 and 751010;
Manual Checks Numbered 751000 and 751005
through 751009."
3.
Item No. 3 from the Meeting of November
16, 2004, Should Read Under Imprest Fund
Expenditures, "Manual Checks Numbered
751011 through 751013, 751015, 751017,
and 751018."
4.
Item No. 3 from the Meeting of December
21, 2004, Should Read Under Imprest Fund
Expenditures, "Manual Checks Numbered
751026 and 751028 through 751033."
6.
Reports:
a.
Pinellas County Jail, Florida Model Jail
Standards Inspection, October 2004.
b.
Juvenile Welfare Board Financial Statements
for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2004,
with Independent Auditor's Report Thereon,
Together with State of Florida Annual Local
Government Financial Report for Fiscal Year
2003-2004.
c.
Feather Sound Community Services District,
Inc. Financial Statements for Fiscal Year
Ended September 30, 2004, with Independent
Auditor's Report Thereon.
d.
Internal Audit Division, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Report No. 2005-04 Dated March 10,
2005 – Audit of Compensation Plan-Board
of County Commissioners.
e. Internal Audit Division, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, Report No.
2005-05 Dated March 10, 2005 – Audit of
WorkNet Pinellas, Together with The Audit
Watch.
7.
Other Approvals:
a. General – None.
b. Vouchers and Bills Paid.
8.
Miscellaneous Items to be Received for Filing:
a.
City of Clearwater Public Hearing Notices
of Annexation, Land Use Plan and Zoning0
Atlas Amendments Regarding Ordinances Nos.
7404-05 through 7409-05 to be Held May 5,
2005.
b.
Correspondence from City of Pinellas Park
Regarding Eight Ordinances Voluntarily Annexing
Certain Property; Public Hearings Held March
10 and March 24, 2005.
c.
City of Safety Harbor Ordinance No. 2005-04
Amending the Zoning Atlas Adopted February
21, 2005.
d.
Pinellas Park Water Management District
Minutes of Regular Authority Meeting No.
4 Dated January 20, 2005, and Financial
Statement Dated January 2005.
e.
Board of Commissioners of Pinellas Suncoast
Fire & Rescue District Resolution No.
2005-01 Adopted February 15, 2005, Providing
for Fixing of Rate of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments
in Compliance with the Charter of the District.
f.
City of Indian Rocks Beach Ordinances Nos.
2005-18 and 2005-19 Regarding Recommendations
from Pinellas Assembly Process, "Areas
of Agreement" and "Areas for Further
Discussion," Respectively, Denied February
8, 2005.
g.
Resolutions Regarding Recommendations from
Pinellas Assembly Process, "Areas of
Agreement" and "Areas for Further
Discussion," Respectively:
1.
City of Dunedin Nos. 05-09 and 05-10 Adopted
February 17, 2005.
2.
City of Oldsmar Nos. 2005-03 and 2005-04
Adopted February 15, 2005.
COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
Public
Works
9.
Approval of the Ranking of Firms and Authorization
for Staff to Negotiate a Contract for Professional
Engineering Services for 102nd Avenue – 125th
Street to Ridge Road.
10.
Approval of Change Orders:
a.
No. 2 Final, Acceptance of Contract as Complete
and Release Retainage with Pepper Contracting
Services, Inc. for Georgia Avenue from County
Road 1 to U.S. Alternate 19.
b.
No. 3 Final, Acceptance of Contract as Complete
and Release Retainage with Keystone Excavators,
Inc. for Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Annual Contract,
Construction of Underdrains and Minor Drainage.
Utilities
11.
Approval of the Ranking of Firms and Authorization
for Staff to Negotiate a Contract for Construction
Management at Risk Services for Water Blending
Facility and High Service Pump Station.
12.
Approval of Change Order No. 1 with Vogel
Brothers Building Co. for Replacement – Relocation
of Pump Station 071 (Rebid).
13.
Approval of Change Orders No. 1 Final and
Releases of Retainage with:
a.
TLC Diversified Inc. for Gulf Beach and
Capri Isle Water Storage Tank Modifications.
b.
Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc. for 2” Galvanized
Water Main Replacement.
Other
Departments
14.
Approval of a Grant Funding Agreement with
the Department of Community Affairs for Homeland
Security Enhancement (Emergency Management).
15.
Approval of a Cooperative Grant Funding Agreement
with Southwest Florida Water Management District
and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission for the Aquatic Habitat Enhancement
of Lake Seminole (Environmental Management).
16.
Approval to Declare Miscellaneous County-Owned
Equipment Surplus and Authorize its (Purchasing):
a.
Transfer from Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court.
b. Sale.
D.
REGULAR AGENDA
None
17. Items for Discussion from Consent Agenda
(County Administrator
and Clerk of Circuit Court).
COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
Public
Works
18. Approval of
Acceptance of a Warranty Deed.
19. Approval of
the Installation of Three Speed Humps on 68th
Street
North between 46th Avenue North and 54th Avenue
North and a Multiple Stop Condition at 49th
Avenue North.
20. Approval of
the Contract for Sale and Purchase of a Vacant
Parcel on
46th Avenue North for the Park Street/Starkey
Road from Tyrone Boulevard to 84th Lane Project.
21. Approval of
an Award of Bid for Municipal Services Taxing
Unit Sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities
Act Ramp Improvements Fiscal Year 2005 Contract
to Keystone Excavators, Inc. and Pepper Contracting
Services, Inc.
22. Approval of
Change Order No. 2 with David Nelson Construction
Co. for Wall Springs Park Phase III.
23. Approval of
Change Order No. 2 with Pepper Contracting
Services, Inc. for County Road 1 from Tampa
Road to New York Avenue.
24. Approval of
Acceptance of the Preliminary Engineering
Report for the Belleair Beach Causeway Bridges
Replacement.
Utilities
25. Adoption of
a Resolution to Create a Municipal Recycling
Reimbursement Grant Program.
26. Approval of
Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Metzger
& Willard, Inc. for Consultant Services
for the Design of Replacement/Relocation for
Pinellas County Utilities Pump Station No.
071 (Indian Shores Master Station).
4/19 27.
Approval of Pre-Qualifications of Vendors
for the Re-Procurement of Operation, Maintenance,
and Management Services for the Waste to Energy
Facility.
Other
Departments
28. Approval of
a Purchase Authorization for Vehicles 2005
from Various Dealerships for Various County
Departments (General Services).
29. Approval of
the Fourth Amendment to the Lease with the
State of Florida Department of Education,
Division of Blind Services for Food Concession
Services (General Services).
30. Approval of
the Ranking of Firms and Authorization for
Staff to Negotiate with the Number One Ranked
Firm for Pharmacy Services for the County’s
Eligible Indigent Population (Human Services).
31. Approval of
an Agreement for Crime Scene Services with
the City of Largo for the Sheriff (Justice
and Consumer Services).
32. Approval of
a Law Enforcement Agreement with the City
of Madeira Beach for the Sheriff (Justice
and Consumer Services).
33. Adoption of
a Resolution to Appropriate Earmarked Receipts
for a Particular Purpose in the Fiscal Year
2005 General Fund for Unanticipated Grant
Proceeds for the Sheriff (Management and Budget).
34. Adoption of
a Uniform Write–Off Policy for Accounting
Purposes (Management and Budget).
None
35. Other Administrative
Matters.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
36. Approval of
Authority for the County Attorney to Defend
the Cases of:
a.
Citibank (West), FSB, v. Edward J. Edmisten,
et al - Circuit Civil Case No. 05-001476-CI-21
- Mortgage Foreclosure Involving a Rental
Property Improvement Program Agreement.
b.
Danny A. Baird v. Jim Coats as Sheriff of
Pinellas County - Circuit Civil Case No.
05-000679-CI-8 – Allegations of Excessive
Force Resulting in Permanent Injury.
c.
Estate of Larry D. Germonprez v. James Coats,
Pinellas County Sheriff, UCN Case Number
522005CA001770XXCICI – Allegations of Wrongful
Death and Civil Rights Violations.
d.
Robert Noell v. Sheriff James Coats, Lt.
George Henry, Det. Richard Jones, U.S. District
Case No. 8:04-cv-2142-T-24 – Allegations
of Illegally Seized Amusement Game Machines
and False Arrests.
37. Approval of
an Amendment to Section 456/Deferred Compensation
Plan/VALIC.
38. Approval of
Ratification of a Contract with the Pinellas
County Charter Review Commission and MGT of
America.
39. Approval of
a Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement with
the Sheriff.
40. Approval of
the Request for Reimbursement of Taxable Costs
in State v. John Alfred Johnson, Criminal
Case No. CRC02-10977CFANO.
41. Approval of
an Amended and Restated Agreement for Representation
by Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. to Provide
Legal Advice and Representation of Designated
Complainants in Fair Housing Cases Filed Under
Chapter 70 of the Pinellas County Code.
42. Approval of
the Authority to Execute a Tolling Agreement
with Redington Beach.
43. Approval of
Contracts for Special Counsel with Zinober
& McCrea for Representation in the Cases
of:
a.
Estate of Larry D. Germonprez v. James Coats,
Pinellas County Sheriff, UCN Case Number
522005CA001770XXCICI.
b.
Robert Noell v. Sheriff James Coats, Lt.
George Henry, Det. Richard Jones, U.S. District
Case No. 8:04-cv-2142-T-24.
None
44. Miscellaneous.
E.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
45.
a.
Update by Michael Meidel, Economic Development
Bureau Chief re disposition of three properties:
Motor Vehicle Inspection Station, 42 Avenue
in Lealman; Jumbo Sports facility, 49th
Street and Ulmerton Road; and Long Branch
property, 150th Avenue North.
b. Status report by Administrator Spratt
re 2005 Pinellas County Summer Camp Program.
F.
COUNTY COMMISSION
46.
Miscellaneous.
| Commissioner
Seel: |
Expresses
pleasure with county staff re Extreme
Home Makeover; thanks Commissioner Stewart
for gas tax information; comments re comparison
of Pinellas local option sales tax versus
adjacent counties. |
| Commissioner
Stewart: |
Update
re Job Corp, comments on PSTA moratorium
on any efforts to include cities and unincorporated
areas in transit governance; Board concurs
to move forward with scheduling meeting
with Transit Governance Task Force and
cities. |
|
Commissioner Latvala: |
Notes
she will be in Tallahassee on April 14
and not able to attend the budget information
session. |
| Commissioner
Harris: |
Comments
on curbside recycling; attendance at Public
Health Celebration; and offers water conservation
tip re calibration of lawn sprinklers. |
| Commissioner
Welch: |
Commends
Commissioner Stewart’s efforts re Job
Corp.; attendance at opening of new fire
training facility; update on Homeless
Policy Group; Tallahassee trip and presentation
on local government fiscal capacity; conflict
with April 21 workshop and Information
Technology Board meeting. |
| Chairman
Morroni: |
Congratulates
Administrator on skills exhibited with
regard to recent negotiations with City
of St. Pete; donation of $12,000 approved
for the WWII Veterans’ Memorial in Tallahassee;
noting request from Chairman Mercier,
Sarasota BCC, Board adopts resolution
in support of Red Light Camera legislation;
Board chooses not to conduct a comparison
of Polk and Pinellas Counties adult use
ordinances. |
| Administrator
Spratt: |
Noting
a scrivener’s error in agenda item No.
10b, states there is no retainage to be
released with regard to the project; clarifies
that the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s
Office has not initiated its collection
agency services; and that EMS is one of
the County’s highest receivable areas. |
4:22
P.M. ADJOURNMENT
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