June 21, 2007

3:00 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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June 21, 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 July 12, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

1. Approving the vacation of the south 311 feet of Northeast Madison Circle North, north of 62nd Avenue North. (City File 07-33000008)

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E. Reports

F. New Business

1. Requesting the City's participation in International Flag Day by flying flags over City Hall. (Councilmember Flowers)

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G. Council Committee Reports

1. Affordable Housing Committee. (6/13/07)

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2. Council Procedures Committee. (6/14/07)

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3. Committee of the Whole - Panhandling. (6/14/07)

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H. Legal

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. Ordinance 831-G 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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2. Ordinance 836-G repealing the existing Section 22-30 of the current City Code regarding the Civil Service Board and creating a new Section 22-30 providing for a Civil Service Board as required by the City Charter and enumerating the composition, procedures and powers of the Board.

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3. Ordinance 837-G relating to City Elections and Qualifying Periods; declaring the necessity for an ordinance; amending Sections 10.7 and 10.8 of the St. Petersburg City Code; and providing an effective date.

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4. Ordinance 838-G relating to City Elections; declaring the necessity for an ordinance; amending Section 5.05 of the St. Petersburg City Charter; and providing an effective date.

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5. A resolution approving the Greater Childs Park Area Strategic Planning Initiative.

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6. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1413 and 1414.

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7. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Numbers 332 and 333.

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8. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers 1068 and 1069.

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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 II

Consent Agenda

June 21, 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 to Odyssey Manufacturing Co. for sodium hypochlorite in the amount of $346,500 which increases the estimated annual amount to $1,336,500.

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2. Approving the purchase of two three play structures from Landscape Structures, Inc. for the Capital Improvements Department at an estimated cost of $190,819 $285,331.

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(City Development)

3. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease Agreement with Northwest Youth Baseball, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, for the use of a restroom/ concession stand/storage building located within a portion of City-owned Northwest Park for a period of three (3) years, at an aggregate rent of $36.00; and to waive the reserve for replacement requirement. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.)

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4. Recommending that Project Scar ("Project"), a national headquarters company, be approved as a Qualified Target Industry Business pursuant to Section 288.106, Florida Statutes and committing $12,800 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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(Neighborhood Services)

5. Approving the award of a three-year agreement to Bright House Networks, LLC for dedicated internet and intranet services for the St. Petersburg Public Library System for a total amount not to exceed $150,000.00 and $50,000.00 for contingency funding related to additional fees and costs for scalability; authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction; and providing an effective date.

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(Internal Services)

6. Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Construction Management Project Agreement with Huffman General Contractors, Inc. for the Sunken Gardens Improvements project, which covers Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $15,796.01 for additional renovations at Sunken Gardens, which expands the scope of work and increases the Guaranteed Maximum Price to $343,311.12; authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction; and providing an effective date. (Capital Improvements Project Numbers 377 and 413; Oracle Numbers 10708 and 11182.)

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7. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Wastewater Treatment Service Agreement with the City of Largo for wastewater service to properties within St. Petersburg and located within Largo's wastewater service area.

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8. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the School Board of Pinellas County to allow joint use of playground equipment at Bay Vista Elementary School by the City of St. Petersburg for an initial period of ten (10) years. (Capital Improvements Project Number 351.4; Oracle Project Number 10963)

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(Confirmation of Appointments)

9. Confirming the reappointment of Larry LaDelfa as a regular member to the Public Arts Commission to serve a four-year term ending 4/30/11.

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10. Confirming the reappointment of Ann O'Neil Vickstrom as a regular member and Marie Sterling as an alternate member to the Board of Adjustment to serve three-year terms ending 6/30/10 or until the new Commission structure under the updated Land Development Regulations is adopted and members are appointed to the new Commissions.

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11. Confirming the reappointment of Wendy Giffin and David Punzak as regular members and John McQueen and Calvin Samuel as alternate members to the Environmental Development Commission to serve three-year terms ending 6/30/10 or until the new Commission structure under the updated Land Development Regulations is adopted and members are appointed to the new Commissions.

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(Miscellaneous)

12. Approving the minutes of the City Council meetings held on April 5, April 12 and April 19, 2007.

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13. Ratifying the proposed labor agreement for fiscal year 2007 (September 18, 2006 through September 30, 2007) between the City of St. Petersburg and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 747, St. Petersburg Association of Firefighters, (SPAFF) Firefighters, Paramedics and Lieutenants' Unit, effective June 25, 2007, and approving a supplemental appropriation of $131,788 in the Emergency Medical Services Fund, and a transfer appropriation within the General Fund from contingency to the Fire Department of $353,705.

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14. Declaring the Fourth of July events to be held at North Straub Park, Vinoy Park and Spa Beach on Wednesday, July 4, 2007, as special events within the meaning of Section 29-213(l