January 10, 2008

8:30 AM

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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January 10, 2008

8:30 AM

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. Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings

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 864-G amending Section 20-79 of the City Code to revise the definition of prohibited zone.

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2. Ordinance 865-G establishing a fund designated as the "Art and Cultural Programs Fund."

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First Reading and First Public Hearings

Setting April 17, 2008 as the second reading and second public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s).

3. Proposed amendments to the Local Government Comprehensive Plan. (City File LGCP/WSP-2008)

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(a) Ordinance 868-G amending the Comprehensive Plan to implement legislative requirements of Chapter 163, Part II, F.S. related to long-range water supply planning.

(b) Resolution transmitting the proposed amendments to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for review in accordance with Chapter 163, F.S. and Rule 9J-11, F.A.C.

E. Reports

1. ~~Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Annual Report.~~

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

Setting January 24, 2008 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s):

1. The 5.55 acre subject property is generally located on the east side of San Fernando Blvd. NE, approximately 180 feet south of Gandy Blvd. (City file PC-705)

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(a) Ordinance 683-L amending the Future Land Use Map designation from Residential Urban to Planned Redevelopment Mixed-Use.

(b) Ordinance 712-Z rezoning the above described property from NPUD-1 (Neighborhood Planned Unit Development) to CCS-1 (Corridor Commercial Suburban), or other less intensive use.

2. The subject property, estimated to be 4.69 acres in size, is generally located south of 5th Avenue South and north of 6th Avenue South, between Dr. M.L. King Jr. Street South and 10th Street South. (City File ZO-96)

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(a) Ordinance 713-Z amending the Official Zoning Map designation from CRT-1 (Corridor Residential Traditional) to CCT-1 (Corridor Commercial Traditional), or other less intensive use.

(b) Ordinance 870-G approving a Development Agreement.

3. Amending Chapter 20, Article VI, Section 20-147 of the St. Petersburg City Code relating to false alarms.

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4. Ordinance prohibiting lying down or sleeping in the right-of-way including sidewalks.

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5. Ordinance prohibiting storage of property in the right-of-way, including sidewalks and regulating disposal of abandoned property.

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G. New Business

H. Council Committee Reports

I. Legal

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

January 10, 2008

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 play structures from Landscape Structures, Inc., Playpower LT Farmington, Inc. and Playcore Wisconsin, Inc. for the Parks Department at an estimated cost of $760,000.

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(Internal Services)

2. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract extension and increase to the contract amount with Rowland, Inc. in the amount of $881,000 for Sanitary Sewer Priority Basins Rehabilitation - Manhole Rehabilitation, for a total contract amount of $1,758,999.20. (Engineering Project No. 05113-111; Oracle No. 10114)

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3. Awarding a contract to Aduddell Restoration and Waterproofing, Inc. in the amount of $551,500 for the Municipal Services Center Parking Garage Maintenance and Repair Project. (Engineering Project No. 03087-119; Oracle Nos. CP95091 and 11672)

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda II

January 10, 2008

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. Awarding one-year blanket purchase agreements to Yutzy Tree Service, Inc., Evergreen Tree Service, Inc., and McCoy Sod & Landscaping, Inc. for tree trimming and removal services at an estimated annual cost of $150,000.

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