May 17, 2007

4:00 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.

2.            Placards and posters are not permitted in the Chamber.  Applause is not permitted except in connection with Awards and Presentations.

3.            Please do not address Council from your seat.  If asked by Council to speak to an issue, please do so from the podium.

4.            Please do not pass notes to Council during the meeting.

5.            Please be courteous to other members of the audience by keeping side conversations to a minimum.

6.            The Fire Code prohibits anyone from standing in the aisles or in the back of the room.

7.            If other seating is available, please do not occupy the seats reserved for the hearing impaired.

 

GENERAL AGENDA INFORMATION

 

For your convenience, a copy of the agenda material is available for your review at the Main Library, 3745 Ninth Avenue North, and at the City Clerk’s Office, 1st Floor, City Hall, 175 Fifth Street North, on the Monday preceding the regularly scheduled Council meeting.  There is also a copy of the material located on the podium just outside the Chamber doors on the day of the meeting.

 

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.

 

May 17, 2007

4:00 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.          Awards and Presentations

1.         Bicycle Friendly Community Award Presentation and Bike Month/Bike-to-Work Week Proclamation.

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

Setting June 7, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

1.         Approving the vacation of a 30 foot wide unimproved east-west street and utility easement located along the south property line of the Nautico mixed-use development.  (City File 07-33000003)

 
 
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2.         Approving the vacation of a portion of Plaza Comercio between San Merino Boulevard NE and Savona Drive NE.  (City File 07-33000007)

 
 
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3.         Approving an amendment to the City's Courtesy Docks Ordinance; amending Sections 7-211 through 7-213 of the St. Petersburg City Code; increasing vessel lengths for selected slips; clarifying certain prohibited uses; establishing fees for violations of certain prohibited docking activities and, amending and adding terminology.

 
 
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4.         Amending Sections 25-401(1)(b) and 25-417 of the City Code relating to cable service and open video service providers using public rights of way; requiring registration; providing for cable and video services for public facilities; imposing requirements for governmental and educational access channels; defining terms; and providing for severability.

 
 
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5.         Amending Section 3-7 of the St. Petersburg City Code, relating to enforcement of conditions and requirements of street closure permits.

 
 
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F.           Reports

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

 
 
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G.          New Business

 

H.          Council Committee Reports

 

I.             Legal

1.         Proposed Worker's Compensation Settlement.

 
 
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2.         Interlocal Agreement with Public Defender.

 

 
 
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J.            Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings - 5:00 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.         Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1411 and 1412.

 
 
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2.         Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Number 331.

 
 
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3.         Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Number 1067.

 
 
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4.         Resolution adopting the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) for the City's Comprehensive Plan, and authorizing transmittal to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for appropriate action as required by Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes.  (City File LGCP/EAR-2007)

 
 
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5.         Ordinance 830-G revising Section 7-5 of the St. Petersburg City Code to amend Section 7-5(g) to create no-fishing zone for the first 300 feet of the Pier approach; deleting Section 7-6 which regulates the use of fishing gear from the Municipal Pier or any public bridge in the City from the City Code.

 
 
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K.          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.

 

L.          Adjournment

Consent Agenda I


Consent Agenda I

May 17, 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.

(City Services)

1.         Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant from the State of Florida Department of Education ("Department") in an amount up to $664,521 for the City's summer food program and to execute a grant  agreement with the Department; approving a supplemental appropriation of $664,521 from the increase in the unappropriated balance of the General Fund resulting from these additional revenues.

(Internal Services)

 
 
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2.         Approving an agreement between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida ("City") and Oracle USA, Inc. ("Oracle"), for Oracle to provide a Computerized Maintenance Management System ("System") and Implementation Services ("Base Agreement") at a total cost not to exceed $1,787,230 for the Base Agreement;  approving $110,000 for contingency funding related to this project; approving a maintenance agreement between the City and Oracle for Oracle to provide maintenance and support services for the System ("Maintenance Agreement") at a total cost not to exceed $103,600 for the first year; authorizing the City Attorney to make non-substantive changes to the above-referenced agreements; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the above-referenced agreements.

 
 
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Consent Agenda II

 


Consent Agenda II

May 17, 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 a change order with (a) Courtney L. and Alphonso P. Gwen d/b/a A & G Environmental Services and (b) Tri-Angle Maintenance Service, Inc. for custodial services in the amount of $63,985 which increases the total contract amount to $140,700.

 
 
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2.         Approving the purchase of replacement tractors with telescoping hydraulic boom mowers from Alamo Sales Corp., for the Fleet Management Department at a total cost of $367,012.80.

 
 
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3.         Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Crowder-Gulf Joint Venture, Inc. for storm debris removal and disaster recovery assistance for the City.

 
 
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(City Development)

4.         Recommending that Project Aquamarine, ("Project"), an existing headquarters electrical contracting business, be approved as a Qualified Target Industry Business pursuant to Section 288.106, Florida Statutes; finding that the commitment of Local Financial Support necessary for the Project exists; committing $36,000 as the City's share of the Local Financial Support for the Project under the Tax Refund Program for Qualified Target Industry Businesses to be paid to the Florida Economic Development Trust Fund, subject to appropriation and conditioned on the Project meeting statutory requirements.

 
 
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5.         Authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with Palmetto Park Crime Watch and Neighborhood Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, for the use of a surplus, unimproved City-owned parcel located at 2519 - 3rd Avenue South as a "Community Garden" for a term of three (3) years at nominal rent.

 
 
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6.         Authorizing the Mayor to purchase one (1) improved parcel located at 2351 - 8th Avenue South, within the overall Dome Industrial Park, for $75,000 and to pay closing related expenses not to exceed $1,000.

 
 
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7.         Authorizing the Mayor to purchase one (1) unimproved parcel located at approximately 1224 - 18th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, to be combined with the adjacent City-owned parcels for future development, in the amount of $40,000 and to pay closing related costs not to exceed $500

 
 
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