October 18, 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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October 18, 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 November 1, 2007 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s):

1. Authorizing the grant of a four hundred and fourteen (414) square foot Public Utility Easement to Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation, to install, upgrade and maintain electrical service including, but not limited to, switching equipment and related accessories on the western portion of Progress Energy Park.

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2. Approving an amendment to the Intown Areawide DRI Development Order clarifying the requirements to reserve development capacity.

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E. Reports

1. Update on Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)/PMI, and Arts Advisory Board. (Councilmember Danner)

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2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a five (5) year Fixed Base Operator Lease and Operating Agreement at Albert Whitted Airport with Bay Air Flying Services, Inc., a Florida-for-profit corporation; and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate same. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.)

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F. New Business

1. Selection of Councilmember for District 2.

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G. Council Committee Reports

1. Housing Services Committee. (10/10/07)

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(a) Ordinance creating a Workforce Housing Density Bonus Program to implement the housing density bonus allowed in certain zoning districts; providing for definitions; providing that workforce housing density bonus units shall be affordable for at least thirty years; requiring purchasers and lessees of units to meet certain median income levels; providing for application requirements; requiring an agreement to assist in enforcing the affordability requirements; and providing for violations.

2. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (10/11/07)

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3. Policy & Planning Committee. (10/11/07)

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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 849-G approving the lease of a portion of the City owned waterfront property know as the Bayfront Center for a period of 99 years to the Salvador Dali Museum, Inc. pursuant to Ordinance 674-G ("lease"); and authorizing the Mayor to execute the lease and all other documents necessary to effectuate this transaction. (Requires affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council)

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2. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1419 and 1420.

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3. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Numbers 337 and 338.

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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.

4. Ordinance 065-HL approving the designation of the Sunset Hotel, located at 7401 Central Avenue, as a local historic landmark. (City File HPC-07-03)

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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

CRA

St. Petersburg

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)

October 18, 2007

1. City Council Convene as Community Redevelopment Agency.

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2. A resolution of the St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) finding the "St. Petersburg College Downtown Campus Expansion," located at 133-163 3rd Street North, consistent with the Intown Redevelopment Plan, as reviewed in Community Redevelopment Agency report IRP 09-7A.

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3. A resolution of the St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) finding the "Mansion on the Bay", located at 145 4th Avenue NE, consistent with the Intown Redevelopment Plan, as reviewed in Community Redevelopment Agency report IRP 07-9B.

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4. Adjourn Community Redevelopment Agency.

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Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda I

October 18, 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 the purchase of ruggedized laptop computers from Insight Public Sector for the Police Department at a total cost not to exceed $747,040.

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(Internal Services)

2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract extension and increase to the contract amount with R. E. Purcell Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $1,786,255.75 for City Wide Street Milling and Resurfacing FY 2007, for a total contract amount of $3,572,511.50. (Engineering Project No. 07003-130; Oracle No. 11609)

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3. Lift Stations No. 4, 18 and 52 Rehabilitation:

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(a) Awarding a contract to TLC Diversified, Inc. in the amount of $1,035,475 for Lift Stations No. 4, 18 and 52 Rehabilitation. (Engineering Project No. 06063-111; Oracle No. 10964)

(b) Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to Task Order No. 04-5-GFY/W to the Agreement between the City of St. Petersburg and George F. Young, Inc., in the amount of $38,130 for Lift Stations No. 4, 18 and 52 Rehabilitation, for a total cost of $135,028. (Engineering Project No. 06063-111; Oracle No. 10964)

Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda II

October 18, 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 change orders to (a) Verizon Wireless of the East LP for wireless data services in the amount of $135,000 and (b) Verizon Wireless Services LLC for cellular phone service for a reduction of $25,000.

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2. Awarding a three-year strategic partnership agreement with Superior Uniform Group, Inc. for police and fire uniforms at an estimated annual cost of $170,000.

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3. Accepting the donation of furniture from Regions Bank.

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(City Development)

4. Authorizing the Mayor to acquire ownership via deed in lieu of foreclosure of the parcel of land from The Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free St. Petersburg, Inc. located at approximately 1130 - 16th Street South, St. Petersburg; to pay closing related expenses not to exceed $1,000; and to pay liens and back taxes not to exceed $7,500.