April 16, 2009

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 deaf/hard of hearing and 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.

April 16, 2009

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)

Awards & Presentations

1. Proclamation recognizing Firefighters Appreciation Month.

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

E. Reports

1. "Pilot Neighborhood Noise Program."

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2. Amending the Reclaimed Water Policies and Regulations to allow for seasonal connections to the Reclaimed Water System upon a determination by the Water Resources Department of reclaimed water availability and making other modifications necessary to update the Policies and Regulations.

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3. EMS Update. (Oral)

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4. Stimulus Package Update. (Oral)

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5. Approving the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP") program for 2009/10 through 2011/12 ("Proposed Plan"); approving an amendment ("Amendment") to the City's SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan for 2006-2009 ("Current Plan"); authorizing the submission of the Proposed Plan and the Amendment to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the Proposed Plan and the Current Plan, as amended; and to expend funds in accordance with the Proposed Plan and Current Plan, as amended, upon approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; finding that 5% of the SHIP local housing distribution plus 5% of SHIP Program Income is insufficient to pay the administrative costs of the City's SHIP program; authorizing up to ten percent (10%) of the City's SHIP allocation plus five percent (5%) of the City's SHIP Program Income for administrative costs of the City's SHIP Program; and establishing a procedure for setting maximum sales prices under the SHIP and HOME programs.

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6. Renewing an agreement with Viewtech Financial Services, Inc for management services for the toilet replacement program for the Water Resources department at an estimated annual amount of $220,000.

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7. Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Reports:

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(a) Approving the 2008 Annual Report for the Intown Areawide Development of Regional Impact (IADRI).

(b) Approving the 2008 Annual Report for the Gateway Areawide Development of Regional Impact (GADRI).

8. Calling Primary Election for the Tuesday in September which is nine weeks prior to the General Municipal Election.

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9. Current Water Shortage Oral Update, to be provided by Southwest Florida Water Management District Executive Director David L. Moore. (To be heard at 4:30 p.m.)

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10. Pinellas Planning Council (PPC) Update. (Councilmember Kennedy) (Oral)

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F. New Business

1. Requesting the scheduling of a Waterfront Master Plan Workshop. (Chair Danner)

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2. Referring to the Public Services & Infrastructure Committee for review, City policies regarding accessibility for the disabled when attending City events and local businesses. (Councilmember Newton)

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3. Requesting the Public Services & Infrastructure Committee coordinate representatives from the Downtown Business Association, Dome District, M.L. King Business Association, Grand Central District as well as Council Chair Danner, Councilmember Newton, Councilmember Nurse and Councilmember Curran for the purpose of coordinating a solid, unified corridor along Central Avenue from the Bay to 34th Street. (Vice Chair Curran)

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4. Requesting City Council consider amending Resolution #2005-702 to establish revised salaries for Mayor and Members of City Council. (Chair Danner)

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G. Council Committee Reports

1. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (4/9/09)

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(a) Resolution approving the restated City of St. Petersburg Investment plan for Municipal Funds.

(b) Resolution accepting the proposal and approving the award of a consulting agreement to ____________ for a Management Evaluation of the City's Progress Energy Center's Mahaffey Theater.

2. Public Services & Infrastructure Committee. 4/9/09)

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H. Legal

1. Attorney-Client Session, City of St. Petersburg v. Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Authority, Case No. 09-1839-CI-13.

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I. Public Hearings and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings - 4:00 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 926-G authorizing the grant of a Public Utility Easement to Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation, at the Port of St. Petersburg at 300 - 8th Avenue Southeast, St. Petersburg.

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2. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment on Lot Clearing Numbers 1454 and 1455.

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3. Confirming the Preliminary Assessment on Building Securing Numbers 1115.

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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

On Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 4:15 p.m., an attorney-client session, pursuant to Florida Statute 286.011(8), will be held in conjunction with the lawsuit styled City of St. Petersburg v. Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Authority Case No. 09-1839-CI-13. Any or all of the following persons will be attending: Jeff Danner Chair; Leslie Curran, Vice Chair; James S. Bennett, Herbert E. Polson; James Kennedy; Bill Dudley; Karl Nurse; Wengay "Newt" Newton; Mayor Rick Baker; John C. Wolfe, City Attorney; Mark A. Winn, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Jeanne Hoffmann, Assistant City Attorney and Jane Wallace, Assistant City Attorney. The session will commence in City Council Chambers, 175 Fifth Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. After the commencement of the session at the public meeting, the session will be closed and only those persons described above together with a certified court reporter will be allowed to be present. The subject matter of the meeting shall be confined to settlement negotiations and strategy related to litigation expenditures. At the conclusion of the session the meeting will be re-opened and the session will be terminated.

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Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda A

April 16, 2009

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.

(Neighborhood Services)

1. Approving the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP") program for 2009/10 through 2011/12 ("Proposed Plan"); approving an amendment ("Amendment") to the City's SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan for 2006-2009 ("Current Plan"); authorizing the submission of the Proposed Plan and the Amendment to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the Proposed Plan and the Current Plan, as amended; and to expend funds in accordance with the Proposed Plan and Current Plan, as amended, upon approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; finding that 5% of the SHIP local housing distribution plus 5% of SHIP Program Income is insufficient to pay the administrative costs of the City's SHIP program; authorizing up to ten percent (10%) of the City's SHIP allocation plus five percent (5%) of the City's SHIP Program Income for administrative costs of the City's SHIP Program; and establishing a procedure for setting maximum sales prices under the SHIP and HOME programs. [Moved to Reports as E-5]

(Purchasing)

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2. Renewing blanket purchase agreements with Morelli Landscaping, Inc., GDK Leasing, Inc. dba Amplex, Inc., Landscape Flower Growers, Inc., and Amerson Nurseries, Inc. for trees, shrubbery and flowers at an estimated annual amount of $1,740,000.

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

April 16, 2009

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. Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Neptune Technology Group, Inc., a sole source supplier, for water meters for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $325,000.

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