September 3, 2009

8:30 AM

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September 3, 2009

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. Ordinance 1006-V approving the vacation of a 20-foot wide public walkway easement lying between Lots 11 and 12, Block 25, Coquina Key Subdivision Section Two, and between Lots 27 and 28, Block 25, Coquina Key Subdivision Section One; amending Ordinance 997-V, by which the vacation was approved in 2008, having the effect of correcting the legal description of the public walkway easement being vacated. (City File 08-33000009)

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2. Ordinance 944-G providing for the declaration of states of emergency and for the exercise of emergency powers following any such declarations including the clearance and removal of disaster-generated debris; increasing the maximum limit on the necessary emergency expenditures without authorization of a higher limit by the City Council; and amending Article VIII of Chapter 2 of the St. Petersburg City Code.

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3. Ordinance 945-G relating to lot clearing required by overgrowth of vegetation, and appeals from Notices of Violation for such overgrowth; amending Sections 16.40.060.4.1.B, 16.40.060.4.2.A and B, and 16.70.010.6.A of the St. Petersburg Code, providing for a shortened appeal period for notice given to repeat violators.

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4. Ordinance 946-G relating to Code Enforcement; amending Section 9-20 of the St. Petersburg Code to define "repeat violation."

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5. Ordinance 947-G amending Ordinance No. 702-G to establish "Race Days" for future Honda Grand Prix automobile races.

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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). (Chair Danner) [Oral]

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

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3. Stimulus Update. (Oral)

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4. Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program ("HPRP"):

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(a) Authorizing the Mayor to execute a sub-grant agreement between the City and Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg, Inc. ("Catholic Charities"), and a subgrant agreement between the City and 211 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. ("Tampa Bay Cares") for the purpose of implementing the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program ("HPRP"), from which the City will allocate no more than $300,000 to Catholic Charities to provide financial assistance for homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, housing relocation and stabilization services for homeless persons or those at risk of becoming homeless in the City; and no more than $15,000 to Tampa Bay Cares to generate reports for assistance provided by the City's vendors who assist persons through the HPRP; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction.

(b) Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City and Pinellas County for the purpose of implementing the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program ("HPRP"), for which the City will allocate no more than $554,249 to provide financial assistance for homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, housing relocation and stabilization services for homeless persons or those at risk of becoming homeless in the City of St. Petersburg; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all other documents necessary to effectuate this transaction.

5. Mast Arm Traffic Signals:

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(a) Awarding a contract to Southwest Signal, Inc. in the amount of $1,140,437.24 for the installation of Mast Arm Traffic Signals at 1st & 2nd Street North between 1st & 5th Avenue North; rescinding an unencumbered appropriation in the Neighborhood and Citywide Infrastructure Capital Improvement Fund (3027) in the amount of $364,000 from the Street and Road Improvements FY07 Project (11142); approving a supplemental appropriations in the amount of $626,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Transportation Impact Fees Capital Improvement Fund (3071) and $660,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Neighborhood and Citywide Infrastructure Capital Improvement Fund (3027) to the 1st and 2nd Street North Mast Arm Project (12076). (Engineering Project No. 06086-212; Oracle No. 12076)

(b) Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to Task Order No. 06-8-AA/GC to the agreement between the City of St. Petersburg and Ayres Associates Inc. in the amount not to exceed $35,000 for 1st & 2nd Street North between 1st Avenue & 5th Avenue North - Installation of Mast Arm Traffic Signals for a total amount of $260,868. (Engineering Project No. 06086-212; Oracle No. 10619, 12076)

6. Authorizing the Mayor to accept a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Recovery Program ("CHRP") grant in the amount of $2,053,740 to fund three years of base salary and benefits for ten sworn law enforcement officers, and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction.

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7. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with 22nd Street Redevelopment, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, for nominal consideration, for the use of an unimproved City-owned parcel located at approximately 2180 - 13th Avenue South to host a community event on September 19, 2009.

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8. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an interlocal agreement between the City and the City of Gulfport, Florida for construction and maintenance of 49th Street South right of way improvements including the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail crossing at 49th Street South; and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate same.

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

Setting September 17, 2009 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinances:

1. Utility Rates for FY 2010:

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(a) Ordinance relating to utility rates and charges; amending Chapter 27, Sections 27-117 (b) and (c), 27-132 (a), 27-133 (a), 27-153 (a) and (d), 27-191 (a) and 27-192 of the St. Petersburg City Code; amending Potable Water and Fire Service connection charges; amending base charges and volume charges for water service, creating a new volume service charge for residential water consumption over 20,000 gallons; amending wholesale water service charges for the City of Gulfport; amending reclaimed water rates; amending reclaimed water connection charges; amending the base and volume charges for wastewater service; amending wastewater service charges for wholesale customers; and establishing a date to begin calculating new rates for billing purposes.

(b) Ordinance relating to Stormwater Utility Rates; creating new Subsection 27-251 (b)(6) of the St. Petersburg City Code; and providing for no rate increase to the Stormwater Management System Utility fees for Fiscal Year 2010.

Setting October 1, 2009 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinances:

2. Approving the vacation of 20th Avenue North, between 29th Street North and 31st Street North. (City File 09-33000001).

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3. Approving the vacation of multiple rights-of-way between 26th and 30th Avenues South and 38th and 40th Streets South, to permit the expansion of the Clam Bayou Habitat Restoration and Stormwater Improvements project. (City File 09-33000005)

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G. New Business

1. Requesting the reappointment of Council Members Jeff Danner and Herb Polson to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA). (Chair Danner)

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H. Council Committee Reports

1. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (8/20 & 8/27/09)

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2. Public Services & Infrastructure Committee. (8/20 & 8/27/09)

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3. Housing Services Committee. (8/27/09)

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4. ~~Co-Sponsored Events Committee. (8/20/09)~~

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I. Legal

1. Announcing an attorney-client session in the lawsuit styled Bettie Webb v. City of St. Petersburg (Case #08-5388-CI-19) on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

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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, owners of property in the City, owners of businesses in the City or their employees 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 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. First Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 Budget - 6:00 P.M.

1. Fiscal Year 2010 Tentative Budget and Proposed Millage Rate:

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(a) Resolution adopting a tentative millage rate for fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

(b) First reading and approval of the tentative Budget Appropriations Ordinance.

L. Adjournment

Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda A

September 3, 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. ~~Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program ("HPRP"):~~ [Moved to Reports as E-4]

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(Internal Services)

2. ~~Mast Arm Traffic Signals:~~ [Moved to Reports as E-5]

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3. Awarding a contract to Shoreline Foundation, Inc. in the amount of $568,520.30 for the construction of Roser Park Drive Retaining Wall Improvements - Phase 2. (Engineering Project Number 00083-210; Oracle Number 10674)

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4. Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract extension and increase to the contract amount with Reynolds Inliner, LLC in the amount of $1,365,000.00 for Sanitary Sewer CIPP Lining - FY2006 Part A for a total contract amount of $2,982,500.00. (Engineering Project Number 06041-311; Oracle Project No. 12329)

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(Miscellaneous)

5. Authorizing the Mayor to accept a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Recovery Program ("CHRP") grant in the amount of $2,053,740 to fund three years of base salary and benefits for ten sworn law enforcement officers, and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction. [Moved to Reports as E-6]

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

September 3, 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. Accepting a proposal from AssetWorks, Inc., a sole source supplier, to upgrade the fleet management application software for the Fleet Management Department at a cost not to exceed $322,840.

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