July 19, 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:

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GENERAL AGENDA INFORMATION

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July 19, 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 August 9, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinances:

1. Approving the vacation of air rights over the north one-half of a 20 foot wide alley in the block southeast of 4th Street South and 1st Avenue Souty. (City File 07-33000002)

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2. Approving the vacation of a 10 foot wide unimproved north-south alley in the block southwest of Beach Drive NE and 6th Avenue NE. (City File 07-33000005)

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E. Reports

1. Designation of beneficiaries by members of the Supplemental Firefighter's Retirement System related to providing actuarially adjusted optional forms of retirement benefits.

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F. New Business

G. Council Committee Reports

1. Housing Services Committee. (7/11/07)

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2. Council Procedures Committee. (7/10/07)

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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 840-G ceasing any further intake of complaints pursuant to Chapter 15 of the St. Petersburg City Code which can be filed pursuant to the Pinellas County Human Relations Ordinance; providing for the referral of human rights complaints to the Pinellas County for processing under the Pinellas County Human Relations Ordinance; suspending the enforcement of Chapter 15 as it relates to such complaints; and providing for effective dates.

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First Reading and First Public Hearings

Setting August 9, 2007 as the second reading and second public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

2. Amendments to Chapter 16, Land Development Regulations (LDRs), of the St. Petersburg City Code:

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(a) Ordinance 819-G amending the land development regulations (LDRs) for the City's downtown area. Specifically, it is proposed that the existing CBD (Central Business District) zoning district regulations be replaced with the new DC (Downtown Center) regulations. (City File LDR/ZO-2007-01)

(b) Ordinance 820-G amending Chapter 16, City Code of Ordinances, adding new procedural requirements for implementing the land development regulations (LDRs), including the process and procedures for various types of cases, variance criteria, and submittal and application requirements. In addition, new regulations are proposed for the establishment, operation and procedures of the City's commissions. (City File LDR/ZO-2007-02)

(c) Ordinance 821-G amending various sections of Chapter 16, City Code of Ordinances, to correct errors, add a table of contents, add section numbers, add graphics, amend the text to incorporate recommendations of the Legal Department, revise certain requirements for activity centers in consultation with the Pinellas Planning Council staff, and make other changes of a substantive and non-substantive nature. (City File LDR/ZO-2007-03)

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.

3. The estimated 0.85 acre subject property is generally located on the northwest corner of 6th Street South and 32nd Avenue South. (City File PC-702)

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(a) Ordinance 681-L amending the Future Land Use Map designation from Residential Medium to Commercial General.

(b) Ordinance 705-Z rezoning the above described property from RM-12/15 (Residential Multifamily) to CG (Commercial General), or other less intensive use.

(d) 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.

4. The subject property is a single lot, estimated to be 5,520 sq. ft. or 0.13 acres in size, generally located on the north side of 13th Avenue North, approximately 89 feet west of 4th Street North. (City File PC-706)

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(a) Ordinance 682-L amending the Future Land Use Map designation from Residential Medium to Planned Redevelopment-Mixed Use.

(b) Ordinance 706-Z rezoning the above described property from NSM-1 (Neighborhood Suburban Multifamily) to CCT-1 (Corridor Commercial Traditional), or other less intensive us.

(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

July 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.

(Internal Services)

1. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Revere Control Systems, Inc. in the amount of $159,540.18 for the Reclaimed Water System Automation at Albert Whitted, Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Water Reclamation Facilities and the Water Resources Complex, for a total contract amount of $4,468,861.18. (Engineering Project No. 02086-111; Oracle Nos. 10443, 10442, 10441, 10440)

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2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract extension and increase to the contract amount with Lanzo Lining Services, Inc. in the amount of $1,199,999.74 for the Sanitary Sewer Priority Basins Rehabilitation - Lining FY 2005, for a total contract amount of $2,365,292.74. (Engineering Project No. 05110-111; Oracle No. 10114)

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(City Development)

3. Approving disbursement of up to $1,281,000 from the Capital Repair, Renewal and Replacement Sinking Fund account for qualifying capital repairs to Tropicana Field; and, approving an appropriation of $1,281,000 in the Tropicana Field Operating Fund, Capital Reserve Account, to enable this disbursement.

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda II

July 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 Bank of America, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, for banking and merchant credit card services at an estimated annual cost of $490,000.

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