March 6, 2008

8:30 AM

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March 6, 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 - 9:00 a.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 ordering of maintenance dredging improvements within the Special Assessment District described as a portion of Butterfly Lake, said portion being behind the following properties: 4500, 4510, 4516, 4524 and 4534 Huntington Street NE; also behind 1650, 1630, 1620, 1600 and 1590 Massachusetts Avenue NE; and approving the levy of special assessments on the abutting property owners. (Engineering Project No. 05104-110; Oracle No. 11870)

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E. Reports

1. Update on Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA). (Councilmember Danner) (Oral)

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2. Update on Pinellas Planning Council (PPC). (Councilmember Kennedy) (Oral)

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

Setting March 20, 2008 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s):

1. Future Land Use Map and Official Zoning Map amendments pertaining to a parcel of land, generally located on the southeast corner of 38th Avenue North and Ithaca Street North, estimated to be 14,016 sq. ft. or 0.32 acres in size. (City File FLUM-1)

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(a) Amending the Future Land Use Map designation from Planned Redevelopment-Residential to Residential/Office General.

(b) Rezoning the above described property from NT-1 (Neighborhood Traditional) to CRS-1 (Corridor Residential Suburban), or other less intensive use.

Setting April 3, 2008 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance:

2. Approving a vacation of 56th Avenue North, a 60-foot wide right-of-way located between Interstate 275 and 22nd Street North. (City File 07-33000021)

Setting March 20, 2008 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance:

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3. Amending Ordinance No. 844-V; amending the description of the portion of 12th Avenue South being vacated; providing for a permanent street closing of that portion.

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G. New Business

H. Council Committee Reports

1. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (2/28/08)

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(a) KPMG Audit Report.

2. Housing Services Committee. (2/28/08)

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(a) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 1% interest loan to the Lansing Apartments, LTD., a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $500,000 for the proposed construction of the Lansing Apartments, to be located at 333 Dr. M.L. King Street North.

(b) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 1% interest loan to the Sacramento Apartments, LTD, a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $500,000 for the proposed construction of the Sacramento Apartments, to be located at 1007 Arlington Avenue North.

(c) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 1% interest loan to the Austin Apartments, LTD., a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $600,000 for the proposed construction of the Austin Apartments, to be located at 730 Fourth Avenue North.

(d) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 1% interest loan to the Portland Apartments, LTD, a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $600,000 for the proposed construction of the Portland Apartments, to be located at 819 Third Avenue North.

(e) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 3% interest loan to the SP Burlington LP, a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $500,000 for the proposed construction of Burlington Palms, to be located at the northwest corner of Burlington Avenue North and Eighth Street.

(f) Resolution authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and provide a 3% interest loan to the SP Burlington Senior LP, a Florida Limited Partnership, in the amount of $500,000 for the proposed construction of the Burlington Senior Residences, to be located at the southwest corner of Third Avenue North and Eighth Street.

(g) Resolution approving an amendment to the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan ("LHAP") under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP") Program for FY 2006/07 through FY 2008/09 to establish a Hurricane Hardening Strategy ("Strategy").

(h) Approving an amendment to the Energy Conservation Program - Childs Park Neighborhood Strategy ("ECP") within the City's State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP") Local Housing Assistance plan ("LHAP") for FY 2006-FY 2009, to extend the ECP to additional neighborhoods designated by the Mayor.

I. Legal

1. ~~Westminster Shores, Inc. v. City of St. Petersburg Settlement.~~ [DEFER]

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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)

March 6, 2008

1. City Council Convene as Community Redevelopment Agency.

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2. Finding the "DNC Mini Storage Project," located at the southeast corner of 1st Avenue North and 11th Street North, consistent with the Intown West Redevelopment Plan, as reviewed in Community Redevelopment Agency report IWRP 08-2a.

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3. Adjourn Community Redevelopment Agency.

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Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda A

March 6, 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. Finding that $8,784 is an amount sufficient to pay for the maintenance of the side path of the 54th Avenue South Side Path Project ("Project") over its useful life of fifteen (15) years; authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $8,784 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to future side path maintenance required by the Local Agency Program Agreement ("Agreement") between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida ("City") and the State of Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT"); providing that the maintenance funds shall not need annual re-appropriations and shall be considered encumbered for the useful life of the Project with only authorized expenditures from that project being for maintenance of the side path of the Project; finding that execution of the Agreement for the participation by FDOT in the design and construction activities of the Project shall not be considered an unlawful act under Florida Statute 166.241(3); authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida and the State of Florida Department of Transportation for participation by FDOT in the design and construction activities of the Project in an amount not to exceed $1,300,603; and authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $1,300,603 from the increase in the unappropriated balance of the General Capital Improvement Fund resulting from these additional revenues. (FDOT Financial Project No. 41370)

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

March 6, 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 a new street sweeper for the Fleet Management Department at a total cost of $171,405.

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