January 11, 2007

8:30 AM

Welcome to the City of St. Petersburg City Council meeting. To assist the City Council in conducting the City’s business, we ask that you observe the following:

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January 11, 2007

8:30 AM

Council Meeting

A. Meeting Called to Order and Roll Call.

Election of Council Chair and Council Vice Chair.

Administration of Oath of Office to the Council Chair and Council Vice Chair by the Honorable John C. Lenderman, Judge of the Circuit Court.

Invocation and Pledge to the Flag of the United States of America.

B. Approval of Agenda with Additions and Deletions.

C. Consent Agenda

(see attached)

D. Awards and Presentations

1. Presentation regarding the Penny Round 3 by Pinellas County Administrator Steve Spratt.

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E. Correspondence

F. Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings - 9:00 A.M.

Public Hearings

NOTE: The following Public Hearing items have been submitted for consideration by the City Council. If you wish to speak on any of the Public Hearing items, please obtain one of the YELLOW cards from the containers on the wall outside of Council Chamber, fill it out as directed, and present it to the Clerk. You will be given 3 minutes ONLY to state your position on any item but may address more than one item.

1. Ordinance 969-V approving the vacation of the east 20 feet of Bayshore Drive NE adjacent to 3143 Bayshore Drive NE. (City File 06-33000027)

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2. Ordinance 799-G amending Division 4 of Section 22, St. Petersburg City Code, relating to the Supplemental Firefighter's Retirement System, providing the authorization for the Pension Board to utilize one or more third party administrators for the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.

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3. Ordinance 802-G establishing ballot language for the release of restrictive covenants at the Vinoy Hotel site

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4. City Charter Amendments - Section 5.05 Elections

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(a) Ordinance 803-G amending the City Charter to change the time period that the Canvassing Board shall meet and canvass the election returns for the City of St. Petersburg to avoid a conflict with State Law.

(b) Ordinance 804-G amending the City Charter to provide that future amendments to the Charter which are required to make the Charter consistent with State or Federal law which relate to the election process be made by ordinance.

5. Ordinance 805-G amending Section 30-2 relating to supplemental notice; providing for written notice to individual unit owners of property in cooperative or condominium ownership.

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6. Ordinance 806-G amending Section 26-131(a) to add a provision providing authority to tow vehicles parked on City-owned or leased property in areas not specifically designed or designated for parking.

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7. Ordinance 807-G amending the City Charter to merely fix typographical errors previously included in the Charter, add clarification to other provisions and delete obsolete language. (TABLE)

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8. Ordinance 808-G amending the City Charter to allow for the Chair and Vice Chair in a January following a non-City election year to be elected and sworn in on the first regular meeting in January and adjusting the terms accordingly.

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9. Ordinance 809-G amending the City Charter to provide that a vacancy on City Council must be filled within 45 days.

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10. Approving an amendment to the City's FY2006-2007 Annual Action Plan ("Amendment") to add a strategy to use $2,250,000 in proceeds from the sale of the Dome Industrial Park Pilot Project Property, acquired with a Section 108 Loan, to the U.S. Department of Labor to acquire additional properties ("Additional Properties") within the Dome Industrial Park for the purpose of job creation activities; and to use Community Development Block Grant funds to pay debt service on bonds issued to pay off the Section 108 Loan ("Bonds") until proceeds from the sale of the Additional Properties are available to service the Bonds; authorizing the Mayor to submit the amendment to the U.S. Department Of Housing and Urban Development and to execute all documents necessary for implementation of the Amendment.

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G. Reports

H. New Ordinances - (First Reading of Title and Setting of Public Hearing)

Setting January 18, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

1. Amending the City Charter to merely fix typographical errors previously included in the Charter, add clarification to other provisions and delete obsolete language.

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I. New Business

1. Respectfully requesting the start time for the January 18, 2007 Public Hearing(s) be rescheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Councilmember Bryan)

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2. Requesting discussion of the renaming of the Northwest Recreation Center to the J.W. Cate Jr. Recreation Center. (Councilmember Polson)

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3. Referring to the Affordable Housing Committee for consideration the City of St Petersburt to take on low-income housing construction, location and relocation (50% and below). (Vice-Chair Flowers)

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4. Referring to the Legislative Affairs & Intergovernmental Relations Committee a resolution supporting the Florida League of Cities key priority issues and referring the resolution to the Legal Department for review and submittal of any proposed changes in the langugage to the LAIR Committee. (Vice- Chair Flowers)

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J. Council Committee Reports

1. Public Safety, Services & Infrastructure Committee. (12/21/06)

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K. Legal

1. Declaring the Martin Luther King Drum Major for Justice Parade which is to take place on January 15, 2007, to be a Special Event within the meaning of Section 29-213(l) of the St. Petersburg City Code and delineating boundaries and time within which the declaration is to be effective.

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2. Payment of Outside Counsel for Representation in Titan/Ocean Jewel Bankruptcy.

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3. Settlement of non-derivative claims contained in a single lawsuit.

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L. Open Forum

If you wish to address City Council on subjects other than public hearing or quasi-judicial items listed on this agenda, please sign up with the Clerk prior to the meeting. Only the individual wishing to speak may sign the Open Forum sheet and only City residents, property owners, or business owners may speak. All issues discussed under Open Forum must be limited to issues related to the City of St. Petersburg government.

Speakers will be called to address Council according to the order in which they sign the Open Forum sheet. In order to provide an opportunity for all citizens to address Council, each individual will be limited to one appearance per month and each speaker will be given three (3) minutes. The nature of the speakers' comments will determine the manner in which the response will be provided. The response will be provided by City staff and may be in the form of a letter or a follow-up phone call depending on the request.

M. Adjournment

Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda I

January 11, 2007

NOTE: Business items listed on the yellow Consent Agenda cost more than one-half million dollars while the blue Consent Agenda includes routine business items costing less than that amount.

(Purchasing)

1. Insurances

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(a) Renewing an agreement with CIGNA HealthCare of Florida, Inc. for group health insurance at an estimated annual premium of $29,369,246.

(b)