March 15, 2007

3:00 PM

Council Meeting

A. Meeting Called to Order and Roll Call.

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

Setting April 5, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

1. Approving the vacation of a 10 foot wide alley lying southwest of 13th Avenue South and 21st Street South. (City File 06-33000033)

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2. Approving the vacation of a 15 foot wide north-south alley in the block bound by 3rd and 4th Streets South, 11th Avenue South, and Booker Creek. (City File 06-33000034)

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3. Amending Ordinance 933-V, which approved the vacation of all rights-of-way and easements within the block bounded by 6th and 7th Avenues South and 5th and 6th Streets South, and the vacation of the west 33 feet of 5th Street South between 6th and 7th Avenues South, to correct certain scrivenor's errors and to state more clearly the intended effect of the Ordinance.

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E. Reports

1. Renewal of City Property Insurance Policies for 2007.

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F. New Business

G. Council Committee Reports

1. Committee of the Whole. (3/1/07) (Oral)

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2. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (3/8/07)

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3. Policy & Planning Committee. (3/8/07)

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H. Legal

1. Authorizing a loan in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,500,000 from the First Florida Governmental Financing Commission for the Municipal Marina Improve-ment Project; approving the acquisition, construction and erection of certain Capital Projects and the refinancing of certain indebtedness; approving the execution and delivery of a financing commission; approving the execution of and delivery of a continuing disclosure certificate; and providing certain other matters in connection with the making of such loan.

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I. Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings - 6:00 p.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. Proposed amendments to the St. Petersburg City Code, Section 20, relating to tents and other temporary shelters in any right-of-way and sleeping in public or City right-of-ways:

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(a) Ordinance 815-G providing for the amendment of the St. Petersburg City Code by repealing and removing the existing language in Section 20-76 relating to sleeping in public; adding a new Section 20-76 providing for the prohibition of tents and other temporary shelters without the consent of the property owner; and prohibiting tents and other temporary shelters in the right-of-way.

(b) Ordinance 816-G providing for the amendment of the St. Petersburg City Code by adding a new Section 20-75 regulating sleeping on the right-of-way contiguous to residential uses.

(c) Ordinance 817-G providing for the amendment of the St. Petersburg City Code by adding a new Section 20-74 regulating sleeping on or in the right-of-way.

2. Ordinance 818-G amending Section 2 of Ordinance 772-G to extend the expiration period for the recording of certain matters.

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3. Approving the Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1409 and 1410.

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4. Approving the Preliminary Assessment on Building Demolition Number 329.

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5. Approving the Preliminary Assessment on Securing Building Numbers 1061 and 1062.

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Quasi-Judicial Proceedings

Swearing in of witnesses. Representatives of City Administration, the applicant/appellant, opponents, and members of the public who wish to speak at the public hearing must declare that he or she will testify truthfully by taking an oath or affirmation in the following form:

"Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"

The oath or affirmation will be administered prior to the presentation of testimony and will be administered in mass to those who wish to speak. Persons who submit cards to speak after the administration of the oath, who have not been previously sworn, will be sworn prior to speaking. For detailed procedures to be followed for Quasi-Judicial Proceedings, please see yellow sheet attached to this agenda.

6. City File PC-701: The 0.17 acre subject property is generally located 125-feet west of the southwest corner of 4th Street North and 53rd Avenue North.

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(a) Ordinance 680-L amending the Future Land Use Map designation from Residential Medium to Residential Office Retail.

(b) Ordinance 703-Z rezoning the above described property from RM-12/15 (Residential Multifamily) to ROR-1 (Residential Office Retail), or other less intensive use.

(c) Resolution requesting amendment to the Countywide Future Land Use Plan, as described above, to comply with the requirements of the Pinellas Planning Council and Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.

J. 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.

K. Adjournment

Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda I

March 15, 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. Approving the purchase of replacement vehicles from Duval Motor Company d/b/a Duval Ford and Garber Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. for the Fleet Management department at a total cost of $622,677.

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(Internal Services)

2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Construction Management Project Agreement with Hennessy Construction Services, Inc. to provide At-Risk Construction Management Services for the construction of Albert Whitted Park, a continuation of the Bayfront Improvement Projects, for the Capital Improvements Department at a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $1,991,542; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction.

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3. Ratifying and approving a change order in the amount of $785,911 and renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Progress Energy, Inc. for $223,711 for street lights and poles for the Internal Services Administration which increases the estimated contract amount to $1,699,622.

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda II

March 15, 2007

NOTE: The Consent Agenda contains normal, routine business items that are very likely to be approved by the City Council by a single motion. Council questions on these items were answered prior to the meeting. Each Councilmember may, however, defer any item for added discussion at a later time.

(Purchasing)

1. Approving the purchase of tactical ballistic vests from Law Enforcement Supply, Inc. in the amount of $23,100; and approving a supplemental appropriation of $24,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund.

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2. Renewing a cooperative blanket purchase agreement with Smith Industries, Inc., dba Smith Fence Company for fencing in the amount of $205,000.

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3. Ratifying and approving an increase to Riley Electric Co., Inc. for electrical maintenance and repairs in the amount of $209,150 which increases the estimated annual amount to $259,150.

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(City Development)

4. 4th Street North and 91st Avenue North:

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(a) Approving the plat of Pine Hills Partial Replat, generally located southwest of 4th Street North and 91st Avenue North. (City File 06-20000022)

(b) Approving the Statement of Certification as to the completion of conditions of approval for an Official Zoning Map amendment for property generally located on the south side of 91st Avenue North, approximately 140 feet west of 4th Street North. (City File PC-683)

5. Approving the plat of Brightwaters Section 1, Lot A Second Partial Replat, generally located on Brightwaters Boulevard Northeast, east of Snell Isle Boulevard. (City File 06-20000016)

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6. Approving issuance of the historic property ad valorem tax exemption for the following properties and forwarding to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners: 750 - 3rd Street North, Monticello, Private Residence and 300 - 4th Street North, Pennsylvania Hotel.

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(a) 750 - 3rd Street North, Monticello, Private Residence

(b) 300 - 4th Street North, Pennsylvania Hotel

7. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease between the City of St. Petersburg, and Rainforest Gifts, Inc., for Space No. 1002 at The Pier for a Three (3) Year Term commencing December 1, 2006 and expiring November 30, 2009.