May 21, 2009
3:00 PM
Welcome to the City
of
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.
2.
Placards and posters
are not permitted in the Chamber.
Applause is not permitted except in connection with Awards and
Presentations.
3.
Please do not address
Council from your seat. If asked by
Council to speak to an issue, please do so from the podium.
4.
Please do not pass
notes to Council during the meeting.
5.
Please be courteous
to other members of the audience by keeping side conversations to a minimum.
6.
The Fire Code
prohibits anyone from standing in the aisles or in the back of the room.
7.
If other seating is
available, please do not occupy the seats reserved for individuals who
are deaf/hard of hearing.
GENERAL AGENDA INFORMATION
For
your convenience, a copy of the agenda material is available for your review at
the Main Library,
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.
May
21, 2009
3:00
PM
Council Meeting
A.
Meeting
Called to Order and Roll Call.
Invocation and Pledge to the Flag of the
B. Approval of Agenda with Additions and Deletions.
C. Consent Agenda
(see attached)
D. Awards and Presentations
E.
New
Ordinances - (First
Setting June 4, 2009 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinance(s):
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F.
Reports
1.
Stimulus
Funding Update. (Oral)
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G.
New
Business
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H.
Council
Committee Reports
1.
Budget,
Finance & Taxation Committee.
(5/14/09)
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2.
Public
Services & Infrastructure Committee.
(5/14/09)
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(a) Ordinance amending Section 28-6, City Code; revising the requirements for a public vehicle driver permit; and modifying and clarifying requirements for applications, appeals, denials and revocations.
(b) Ordinance amending Sections 17-151 through 17-173 of the St. Petersburg City Code, which regulate peddlers, solicitors and canvassers.
(c) Ordinance amending Sections 17-226 through 17-255 of the St. Petersburg City Code, related to fortunetelling.
(d) Ordinance
providing for the adoption of regulations promoting the use of drought tolerant
plant materials; providing for incentives; and providing for prohibitions
limiting the use of
(e) Ordinance
amending the St. Petersburg City Code by creating a new Section 16.50.85
providing for community gardens; creating a new Section 16.70.030.1.13
providing for procedures for review and approval of an annual community garden
permit; providing for conditions of approval; and providing for suspensions,
revocations and appeals.
I.
Legal
J.
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 Lot Clearing Number 1456.
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2.
Confirming
the Preliminary Assessment for Building Securing Numbers 1116 and 1117.
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3.
Confirming
the Preliminary Assessment for Building Demolition Numbers 356 and 357.
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Second
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(a) Ordinance
894-G amending the Comprehensive Plan based on the 2007 Evaluation and
Appraisal Report prepared pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II F.S.
Quasi-Judicial Proceedings - 2nd
Reading/2nd 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.
Second
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(a) Ordinance 689-L establishing Commercial General and Residential Low as the Future Land Use Map designations, subsequent to annexation, for an area totaling approximately 18.25 acres, generally located on the west side of the Pinellas Bayway (SR 679) on the northern end of Tierra Verde.
(b) Ordinance
716-Z establishing CCS-3 (Corridor Commercial Suburban) and NS-2 (Neighborhood
Suburban) as the Official Zoning Map designations for the above-described
property, subsequent to annexation.
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
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
May 21, 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.
(Purchasing)
1.
Approving
the purchase of replacement police cruisers from Garber
Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. for the Fleet Management Department at
a total cost of $1,117,143. [Moved
to Reports as F-2]
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2.
Pumps,
Pump Parts and Repair Services:
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(a) Renewing blanket purchase agreements with Alfred Conhagen, Inc. of Florida, Tampa Armature Works, Inc. d/b/a TAW Technical Field Services; Cardo USA, Inc. formerly ABS Pumps, Inc; Alttec Corporation; and Carter & Ver Planck for pumps, pump parts and repair services for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $675,000.
(b) Approving
blanket purchase agreements with Carl Eric Johnson, Inc., ITT Water &
Wastewater Florida, LLC and Tencarva Machinery Co. d/b/a Hudson Pump &
Equipment, sole source providers for pumps, pump parts and repair services for
the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $225,000.
(City Development)
3.
Downtown
St. Petersburg Intermodal Facility Study:
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(a) Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which will allow the MPO, a designated Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grantee, to pass through to the City a contribution of $20,000 in FTA Section 5303 funding from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) towards Task 2 of the Downtown St. Petersburg Intermodal Facility Study, and approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $505,888 in the General Capital Improvement Fund.
(b) Authorizing
the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the firm PB Americas, Inc. in the
amount of $499,867 for professional services related to the Downtown St.
Petersburg Intermodal Facility Study.
Consent Agenda II
Consent
Agenda B
May 21, 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)
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(City Development)
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(Internal Services)
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(Appointments)
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End notes
Note: An abbreviated listing of upcoming City
Council meetings.
Council FY10 Budget Workshop
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., CIP, Room 100
Consolidated Plan Review Committee
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8:30 a.m., Room 100
Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8:00 a.m., Room 100
Public Services & Infrastructure Committee
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 9:15 a.m., Room 100
City Council Workshop –
Thursday, May 14, 2009, immediately following Public Services &
Infrastructure Committee, Council Chamber
CRA/Agenda Review (5/21/09 Agenda)
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 1:00 p.m.,
Room 100
Council Workshop – USF Student Presentation
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 1:30 p.m., Room 100
Council Joint Meeting with Pinellas Board of
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 9:30 a.m., at JWB Children’s Services Council of
Council FY10 Budget Workshop
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Operating Budget, Room
100
Council Waterfront Master Plan Workshop
Thursday, May 28, 2009, following Agenda Review, Room 100
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End notes for Quasi (delete if
unneeded)
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED
FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS:
1. Anyone wishing to speak must fill out a yellow card and present
the card to the Clerk. All speakers must
be sworn prior to presenting testimony.
No cards may be submitted after the close of the Public Hearing. Each party and speaker is limited to the time
limits set forth herein and may not give their time to another speaker or
party.
2. At any time during the
proceeding, City Council members may ask questions of any speaker or
party. The time consumed by Council
questions and answers to such questions shall not count against the time frames
allowed herein. Burden of proof:
in all appeals, the Appellant bears the burden of proof; in variance
application cases, the Applicant bears the burden of proof; in rezoning and
Comprehensive Plan land use cases, the Owner bears the burden of proof except
in cases initiated by the City Administration, in which event the City
Administration bears the burden of proof. Waiver of Objection: at any
time during this proceeding Council Members may leave the Council Chamber for
short periods of time. At such times
they continue to hear testimony because the audio portion of the hearing is
transmitted throughout City Hall by speakers.
If any party has an objection to a Council Member leaving the Chamber
during the hearing, such objection must be made at the start of the
hearing. If an objection is not made as
required herein it shall be deemed to have been waived.
3. Initial Presentation. Each party shall be allowed ten (10) minutes
for their initial presentation.
a. Presentation by City
Administration.
b. Presentation by Applicant
and/or Appellant. If Appellant and Applicant are different entities then each
is allowed the allotted time for each part of these procedures. The Appellant shall speak before the
Applicant. In connection with land use
and zoning ordinances where the City is the applicant, the land owner(s) shall
be given the time normally reserved for the Applicant/Appellant, unless the
land owner is the Appellant.
c. Presentation by
Opponent. If anyone wishes to utilize
the initial presentation time provided for an Opponent, said individual shall
register with the City Clerk at least one week prior to the scheduled public
hearing.
4. Public
Hearing. A Public Hearing will be
conducted during which anyone may speak for 3 minutes. Speakers should limit their testimony to
information relevant to the ordinance or application and criteria for review.
5. Cross Examination. Each party shall be allowed five (5) minutes
for cross examination. All questions
shall be addressed to the Chair and then (at the discretion of the Chair) asked
either by the Chair or by the party conducting the cross examination of the
speaker or of the appropriate representative of the party being cross
examined. One (1) representative of each
party shall conduct the cross examination.
If anyone wishes to utilize the time provided for cross examination and
rebuttal as an Opponent, and no one has previously registered with the Clerk,
said individual shall notify the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the
Public Hearing. If no one gives such
notice, there shall be no cross examination or rebuttal by Opponent(s). If more than one person wishes to utilize the
time provided for Opponent(s), the City Council shall by motion determine who
shall represent Opponent(s).
a. Cross examination by Opponents.
b. Cross examination by City Administration.
c. Cross examination by Appellant followed by Applicant, if
different.
6. Rebuttal/Closing. Each party shall have five (5) minutes to
provide a closing argument or rebuttal.
a. Rebuttal
by Opponents.
b. Rebuttal
by City Administration.
c. Rebuttal
by Appellant followed by the Applicant, if different.