June 19, 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:

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

For your convenience, a copy of the agenda material is available for your review at the Main Library, 3745 Ninth Avenue North, and at the City Clerk’s Office, 1^st Floor, City Hall, 175 Fifth Street North, on the Monday preceding the regularly scheduled Council meeting. There is also a copy of the material located on the podium just outside the Chamber doors on the day of the meeting.

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.

June 19, 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

(see attached)

D. Awards and Presentations

1. Proclamation recognizing St. Pete Pride.

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

Setting July 10, 2008 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s):

1. Amending the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) regarding tree removal permits for single family and duplex property. (City File LDR-2008-01)

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2. Approving a vacation of the western 250-feet of an alley in the block bound by Central Avenue, 1st Avenue South, 50th Street South and 51st Street South. (City File 07-33000035)

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F. Reports

1. Selection of a developer for the potential redevelopment of the Tropicana Field Site.

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G. New Business

H. Council Committee Reports

1. Committee of the Whole - Management Studies. (5/29/08)

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2. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (6/12/08)

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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 880-G amending Chapter 11, Sections 11-56 through 11-78 of the St. Petersburg City Code, which regulates noise in the City.

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2. Ordinance 881-G providing for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in a portion of Straub Park for an event to be held on November 22, 2008.

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3. Approving amendments to the FY 2007-2008 Annual Action Plan for HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds and the State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP") Local Housing Assistance Plan ("LHAP") for FY 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 to add a new Home Purchase Community Land Trust Single-Family Housing Strategy; to stipulate that land costs would be based upon the after construction appraised value of the land; to provide funding assistance to a homebuyer to place the land into an approved Community Land Trust ("CLT") which takes the costs of the land out of the acquisition of the home and makes the property affordable; land costs will be determined by the after construction appraised value of the land; to provide an initial allocation of $100,000 of HOME funds from the Rehabilitation Assistance Program ("RAP") and $500,000 of SHIP funds for this strategy; authorizing the Mayor or his designee to submit the amendments to the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development ("HUD") and the Florida Housing Finance Corporation ("FHFC") and to execute all documents necessary to implement the amendments.

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4. Approving the application for registration of TCG South Florida as a telecommunications vendor pursuant to City Code Chapter 25, Article X.

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5. Approving the application for registration of FPL FiberNet, LLC as a telecommunications vendor pursuant to City Code Chapter 25, Article X.

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6. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Lot Clearing Numbers 1433 and 1434.

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7. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Number 346.

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8. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers 1090 and 1091.

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J. Legal

1. Reaffirming and expanding the City Attorney's Office's authority to file legal actions on behalf of the City.

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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

Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda A

June 19, 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. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with Verizon Wireless of the East LP ("Verizon and AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC ("AT&T") for wireless data services at an estimated annual cost of $500,000.

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(Internal Services)

2. Awarding a contract to Terra Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $1,399,998.72 for 22nd Street South, 5th Avenue South and Vicinity Storm Drainage Improvements. (Engineering Project No. 05049-110; Oracle No. P311041)

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

June 19, 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 a change order to Diamond Supply & Fastener, Inc. for fastener replenishment services in the amount of $75,000 which increases the estimated annual amount to $131,000.

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2. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with E & R Industrial Sales, Inc., American Chemical & Building Maintenance Supply, Inc. and Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. for janitorial supplies at an estimated annual cost of $242,000.

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(City Development)

3. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease Renewal Agreement between the City of St. Petersburg, Florida ("City") and JOMAT INC. d/b/a Cones on The Pier, ("Tenant") for Space No. 1017 at The Pier for a Three (3) Year Term commencing November 1, 2007 and expiring October 31, 2010.

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4. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a five (5) year License Agreement with Richard and Elizabeth Widera, for an annual use fee of $50.00, to fence a portion of a City-owned property located in Safety Harbor for the City's 36-Inch Water Transmission Main.

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5. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with Pinellas Studio of Dance, Inc., a Florida Profit corporation, for use of ± 6,140 sq. ft. within the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club building located at 559 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg, for a period of three (3) years at rental rate of $300.00 per month. (Requires an affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.)

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6. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with Neighborly Care Network, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, for use of ±1,300 sq. ft. to operate as a pharmacy within the Multi-Service Senior Center (a.k.a. Sunshine Center) located at 330 Fifth Street North, St. Petersburg, for a period of three (3) years, at an aggregate rent of $36.00; and to waive the reserve for replacement requirement. (Requires an affirmative vote of at least six (6) members of City Council.)

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7. Authorizing the Mayor to execute License Agreements for use of space within City-owned Enoch Davis Center located at 1111 - 18th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, for a period of three (3) years: