August 9, 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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August 9, 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. Correspondence

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

Setting August 23, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance:

1. Ordinance 841-G providing for the adoption and approval of the Dome Industrial Park Community Redevelopment Plan.

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F. Reports

1. Reconsideration of the July 12, 2007 appeal of the EDC's approval of a site plan at 232 Second Street North. Argument and executive action only.

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G. New Business

1. Requesting review of the City's Social Services ordinances for possible amendments. (Councilmember Danner)

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2. Requesting City Council appoint Councilmember Jeff Danner as the City's voting delegate to the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference. (Vice Chair Bennett)

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H. Council Committee Reports

1. Committee of the Whole - Weeki Wachee Quarterly Update and $500,000 allocation process.

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2. Council Procedures Committee (7/10/07) - Resolution concerning when the Consolidated Plan Review Committee members are appointed, scheduling of an organizational/informational meeting and selection of Committee Chair and Vice Chair.

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I. Legal

1. Approving the City of St. Petersburg Health Facilities Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A and Health Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B (All Children's Hospital, Inc. Obligated Group) as required by the Federal Tax Exempt Financing Reform Act (TEFRA).

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J. 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 979-V 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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2. Ordinance 980-V 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 South. (City File 07-33000002)

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3. FY 2007/08 Annual Action Plan.

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4. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers 1070, 1071 and 1072.

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5. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1415 and 1416.

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6. Confirming Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Numbers 334 and 335.

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Second Reading and Second Public Hearings

7. 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 704-Z amending the Official Zoning Map designations for the downtown area from CBD (Central Business District) Core, CBD-1, CBD-2, CBD-3 and CBD-4 to DC (Downtown Center) Core, DC-1, DC-2, DC-3 (Downtown Center-Waterfront), or DC-P (Downtown Center-Park), or other less intensive use. (City File ZO-93-A)

(c) 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)

(d) 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)

8. Six Ordinances amending six Community Redevelopment Plans to ensure their consistency with the new land development regulations; updating existing condition descriptions (where necessary); deleting outdated graphics and project descriptions, and editorial and formatting revisions for:

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(a) Ordinance 822-G amending the Intown Redevelopment Plan.

(b) Ordinance 823-g amending the Bayboro Harbor Redevelopment Plan

(d) Ordinance 825-G amending the Intown West Redevelopment Plan

(e) Ordinance 826-G amending the Dome Industrial Park Pilot Project Redevelopment Plan

(f) Ordinance 827-G amending the Tangerine Avenue Community Redevelopment Plan

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

CRA

St. Petersburg

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)

August 9, 2007

1. City Council Convene as Community Redevelopment Agency.

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2. Resolution of the St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) finding "Tropicana Center," located at 25 2nd Street North, consistent with the Intown Redevelopment Plan, as reviewed in Community Redevelopment Agency Report IRP 07-6A.

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3. Adjourn Community Redevelopment Agency.

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Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda

August 9, 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. Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Universal Controls Instrument Service Company for instrument maintenance for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $402,000.

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2. Approving an annual software maintenance agreement for the Oracle E-Business Suite from Oracle USA, Inc., a sole source supplier, for the ICS Department at a total cost of $241,761.25.

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3. Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Morelli Landscaping, Inc. for truck watering services at an estimated annual cost of $187,000

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(City Development)

4. Approving the plat of San Martin Village Replat, generally located southwest of Gandy Boulevard and San Martin Boulevard. (City File 06-20000015)

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(City Services)

5. Authorizing the Mayor to accept additional funding to an existing Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County ("JWB") grant in the amount of $73,692 for the TASCO Summer Teen Camp