April 19, 2007

2:00 PM

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:

1. If you are speaking under the Public Hearings, Appeals or Open Forum sections of the agenda, please observe the time limits indicated on the agenda.

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GENERAL AGENDA INFORMATION

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If you are hearing impaired an require the services of an interpreter, please contact the City Clerk, 893-7448, or call our TDD Number, 892-5259, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and we will provide that service for you.

April 19, 2007

2:00 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 May 3, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

1. Ordinance authorizing encumbrances on Albert Whitted Municipal Airport property in accordance with Section 1.02(c)(5)B, St. Petersburg City Charter, for a Federal Aviation Administration grant in the estimated amount of $26,600 for the design and construction of the re-marking of Runway 6-24, and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this grant.

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E. Reports

1. Tangerine Avenue Community Redevelopment Area (TACRA) Phase III Property Disposition Agreement.

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2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Hap O'Neill, Incorporated, d/b/a O'Neill's Marina, for the operation of a marina located on City-owned waterfront property at 6701 - 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, for a term of two (2) years with the right to request to extend for additional one-year terms at the sole discretion of the City. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.).

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F. New Business

1. Referring to the Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee for review a Letter of Understanding from Timothy C. Bryant, to bequest to the City of St. Petersburg an endowment which will be used to plant flowering trees on public property. (Vice Chair Bennett)

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G. Council Committee Reports

1. Affordable Housing Committee. (4/11/07)

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2. Legislative Affairs & Intergovernmental Relations. (4/12/07)

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

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H. Legal

I. Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings

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.

Public Hearings - 2:00 p.m.

1. Selection of Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for Albert Whitted Airport.

Public Hearings - 6:00 p.m.

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2. Ordinance 828-G amending Sections 5-66 and 5-86 of the St. Petersburg City Code; requiring deaccession of works of art to be subject to City Council approval; and modifying deaccession review for art not acquired through the Percent for the Arts Ordinance.

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(a) Approving the Public Art Deaccession Policy.

3. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers SEC 1063, 1064, 1065 and 1066.

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4. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Number DMO 330.

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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

April 19, 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 a change order to Motorola, Inc. for portable radios in the amount of $142,500 which increases the estimated annual amount to $703,900.

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2. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with Premier Chemicals, LLC and Siemens Water Technologies Corp (formerly US Filter Davis Process), sole source suppliers, for wastewater odor control services for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual amount of $600,000.

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3. Awarding a contract to Misener Marine Construction, Inc. in the amount of $2,133,080 for the construction of City Municipal Marina - South Yacht Basin - Pier Number 5, and approving a supplemental appropriation of $2,600,000 from the Marina Capital Projects Fund 4043. (Engineering Project No. 01074-217; Oracle No. 11110)

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda II

April 19, 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. Accepting a proposal from Kone, Inc., a sole source supplier, for the renovation of the service elevator at The Pier at a total cost of $102,800.

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2. Awarding a five-year blanket purchase agreement to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C. for Laboratory & Safety Supplies & Equipment for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $115,000.

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3. Accepting a bid from Concrete Modular Systems, Inc. to furnish and install a concrete modular building at Azalea Middle School for a total cost of $117,833.

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4. Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE) for tire repairs and recapping services for the Fleet Management and Sanitation departments at an estimated annual cost of $175,310.

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5. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with Imagineering, Inc., J.W. Appley and Son, Incorporated and Alfred Conhagen, Inc. of Florida for machine shop work, fabrication and welding services at an estimated annual cost of $303,000.

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6. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with the Times Publishing Co., d/b/a St. Petersburg Times, Media General Operations, Inc., d/b/a The Tampa Tribune, The Weekly Challenger Inc., Potter Media Inc., d/b/a The Pinellas News, and PeaceSonian Spirit & Pride Newspaper for newspaper advertisements at an estimated annual cost of $307,000.

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7. Accepting a bid from Huffman General Contractors, Inc. to construct a concession and restroom building at the Bartlett Park football/soccer fields for a total cost of $328,357.

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(City Development)

8. Approving the plat of Magnolia Ridge Subdivision, generally located northwest of 38th Avenue North and 79th Street North. (City File 06-20000018)

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9. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Hap O'Neill, Incorporated, d/b/a O'Neill's Marina, for the operation of a marina located on City-owned waterfront property at 6701 - 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, for a term of two (2) years with the right to request to extend for additional one-year terms at the sole discretion of the City. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.).

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10. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with the University of South Florida, a public body corporate, for its College of Marine Science, for the use of property located at 4240 - 35th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, within a portion of City-owned Clam Bayou, for a period of thirty-six (36) months, at a rent of $10.00 for the entire term and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate same; and waiving the reserve for replacement requirement. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council).

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(City Services)

11. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City and the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida to provide school buses and drivers for City-sponsored field trips from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

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(Internal Services)

12. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Local Agency Program Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") and the City of St. Petersburg, Florida ("City"), for participation by FDOT in the design activities of the Clam Bayou Trail - Phase 2 Project ("Project") in an amount not to exceed $110,000; and authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $110,000 from the increase in the unappropriated balance of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Capital Projects Fund (3004) resulting from these additional revenues. (FDOT Financial Project No. 422721-1-38-01)

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