February 21, 2008

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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If you are hearing impaired an require the services of an interpreter, please contact the City Clerk, 893-7448, or call our TDD Number, 892-5259, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and we will provide that service for you.

February 21, 2008

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

Awards & Presentations

1. Introduction of Mr. Tim Garling, Executive Director, PSTA.

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

E. Reports

F. New Business

G. Council Committee Reports

1. Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. (2/13/08)

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2. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (2/14/08)

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3. Public Services & Infrastructure Committee. (2/14/08)

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4. Co-Sponsored Events Committee. (2/14/08)

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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. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers (SEC) 1080 and1081.

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2. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Numbers (DMO) 341 and 342.

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3. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers (LCA) 1423, 1424, 1425, and 1426.

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Second Reading and Second Public Hearings

4. City File LGCP/PSFE-2008:

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(a) Ordinance 850-G adopting a new Public School Facilities Element and related amendments to the Capital Improvements Element, Intergovernmental Coordination Element and Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan.

5. City File LGCP-2008-01:

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(a) Ordinance 866-G amending the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, specifically, amending Policy LU3.1(B.2), concerning residential uses and transient accommodation uses; and amending Policy LU3.1(F.2), concerning transient accommodation uses.

6. Ordinance 876-G amending City Code Chapter 16, Land Development Regulations. (City File LDR-2007-04)

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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.

7. City File PC-707-A

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(a) Ordinance 684-L amending the Future Land Use Map designations of approximately 582 parcels of land located throughout the City, totaling an estimated 211 acres, to address the errors or "glitches" identified following the October 2006 adoption of the Future Land Use Map amendments that implemented the Vision 2020 Plan and new Land Development Regulations (LDRs).

(b) Ordinance 708-Z amending the Official Zoning Map designations of the property described above.

8. Ordinance 709-Z amending the Official Zoning Map designations of approximately 239 parcels of land located throughout the City, totaling an estimated 431 acres, to address the errors or "glitches" identified following the October 2006 adoption of the Official Zoning Map amendments that implemented the Vision 2020 Plan and new Land Development Regulations (LDRs). (City File ZO-94-A)

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9. City File PC-709-A

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(a) Ordinance 685-L establishing Planned Redevelopment-Mixed Use (PR-MU) as the Future Land Use Map designation for property estimated to be 15.68 acres in size, including one 3.12 acre parcel, generally located at 2311 Ulmerton Road, and four parcels estimated to be a total of 12.56 acres in size, generally located on the north side of Ulmerton Road, west of Heron Blvd.

(b) Ordinance 710-Z establishing CCS-1 (Corridor Commercial Suburban) as the Official Zoning Map designation for the above-described property, or other less intensive use, subsequent to annexation.

Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m.

10. Proposal by the Tampa Bay Rays to redevelop the Tropicana Field site and to build a new ballpark on the Al Lang site.

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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 I

Consent Agenda A

February 21, 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.

(Internal Services)

1. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County in the amount of $3,500,000 for Pinellas Trail Crossing Improvements at 34th Street South; and approving a supplemental appropriation of $3,500,000 from the increase in the unappropriated balance of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Capital Projects Fund (3004) resulting from these additional revenues to the Pinellas Trail Crossing Improvements at 34th Street South Project (TBD).

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

February 21, 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. Approving the purchase of play structures and play surfaces for the Dell Holmes Park playground from Landscape Structures, Inc. and ForeverLawn of Florida, Inc. for the Parks Department at a cost of $313,536.

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2. Awarding an annual cooperative purchase agreement to Holcim (US), Inc. for bulk Portland cement for the Stormwater, Pavement and Traffic Operations Department at an estimated annual cost of $129,950.

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3. Authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $38,000 from the unappropriated balance of the City Facilities Capital Improvement Fund (3031) to the Renovate Station 10 Project (10127); and providing an effective date.

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4. Ratifying and approving the renewal of a contract with Bank of America Corporation for purchasing card services.

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(City Development)

5. Authorizing the Mayor to purchase two (2) Perpetual and Exclusive Drainage Easements for the Lake Coronado Storm Drainage Improvement Project No. 06043 110 for the aggregate sum of $14,600; to pay closing related costs in an amount not to exceed $1,200.

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6. Authorizing the Mayor to purchase one (1) improved parcel located at 980 43rd Street South and one (1) vacant parcel located at approximately 934 - 43rd Street South for the Greater Childs Park Area Strategic Planning Initiative for the aggregate sum of $180,400; to pay closing related costs in an amount not to exceed $2,000; and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate same; rescinding an unencumbered appropriation in the Neighborhood and Citywide Infrastructure Capital Improvement Fund (3027) in the amount of $183,000 from the Childs Park 44th Street South Project (P310142); and approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $183,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Neighborhood and Citywide Infrastructure Capital Improvement Fund (3027) to the Childs Park Lake Property Project (11929).

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