October 1, 2009

8:30 AM

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

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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.

October 1, 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 1007-V approving the vacation of 20th Avenue North, between 29th Street North and 31st Street North. (City file 09-33000001)

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2. Ordinance 1008-V 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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3. Ordinance 1009-V approving the vacation of a 10-foot wide unimproved alley in the block bound by 40th and 41st Avenues South, and 4th and 6th Streets South. (City File 09-33000008)

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4. Ordinance 1010-V approving the partial street vacation of the portion of 2nd Avenue North, between 1st and 2nd Streets lying north of the two existing west bound travel lanes. This area currently is the sidewalk area located adjacent to the Baywalk Complex. (City File 09-33000011)

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E. Reports

1. Muvico Parking Agreement.

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

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

Setting October 15, 2009 as the public hearing date for the following proposed Ordinances:

1. Amending the Intown West Community Redevelopment Plan, modifying public improvement project descriptions and project funding sources and updating existing condition descriptions.

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2. Amending the Bayboro Harbor Community Redevelopment Plan, modifying public improvement project descriptions and project funding sources and updating existing condition descriptions.

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3. Amending Article IV, Division 3 of Section 22, St. Petersburg City Code, relating to the Employees' Retirement System for the purpose of allowing a change in eligibility for participation.

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4. Amending Article III, Division 1 of Section 22, St. Petersburg City Code, relating to the City of St. Petersburg 401(a) Plan for the purpose of allowing a change in eligibility for participation.

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5. Amending Article IV, Division 4 of Section 22, St. Petersburg City Code, concerning the Supplemental Firefighters' Retirement Plan to effect changes negotiated between the City administration and the Union providing an annual 2% Cost of Living Increase (COLA) for members retired on or after October 1, 2008 to be funded solely by available State premium tax funding pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 175.

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G. New Business

1. Requesting a Special Session of City Council to be scheduled on November 16, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. for Year-End Appropriation Adjustments - FY09 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program Budget & Adjustments to the FY10 Budget, Mahaffey Theater Management Evaluation Final Report Presentation by AMS Planning and Research, Inc., and declaring the results of the November 3, 2009 General Election. (Chair Danner)

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H. Council Committee Reports

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

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(a) Resolution approving the applications for Co-Sponsored Event Status in"Name Only" for the following five events: 1) CBS Radio Stations, Inc. (Wing N' Rock Fest), 2) Pinellas Living Green Expo, 3) NAMI Pinellas County, Florida, Inc. (Mental Illness Awareness - Sunset Stroll), 4) Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis), and 5) Aids Service Association of Pinellas Inc. (Aids Walk St. Petersburg 2010) in accordance with Council Resolution No. 2004-282, provided all City fees are paid 10 days prior to the event taking place; waiving Section "D" of City Council Resolution No. 96-506 as to CBS and NAMI; waiving City Council Resolution No. 2000-562(a) 8 as to CBS; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this Resolution.

(b) Resolution waiving the requirements of Resolution No. 2000-562(a) 8 for the Co-Sponsored Event to be presented by the Women's Half Marathon, LLC on November 22, 2009 in Albert Whitted Park and the streets of St. Petersburg; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this Resolution.

(c) Ordinance providing for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in a portion of Vinoy Park for an event to be held on November 27, 28 and 29, 2009; providing exemption from City Code sections including but not limited to those Code sections dealing with alcoholic beverages being sold and consumed in City Parks.

2. Committee of the Whole. (9/17/09)

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(a) Ordinance amending the St. Petersburg City Code relating to Pushcarts; providing for hours of operation; providing for additional requirements; and clarifying existing requirements.

3. Legislative Affairs & Intergovernmental Relations Committee. (9/17/09)

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4. Budget, Finance & Taxation Committee. (9/24/09)

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5. Public Services & Infrastructure Committee. (9/24/09)

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6. Housing Services Committee. (9/24/09)

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I. Legal

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. Adjournment

Consent Agenda I

Consent Agenda A

October 1, 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. Renewing a blanket purchase agreement with Odyssey Manufacturing Co., for sodium hypochlorite for the Water Resources Department at an estimated annual cost of $1,250,000.

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(City Services)

2. Accepting a grant from the Coordinated Child Care of Pinellas, Inc. ("CCC") in the amount of $1,010,612 for the Teen Arts, Sports and Cultural Opportunities (TASCO) Center Based Teen Programs; authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement and all other documents necessary to effectuate this transaction with CCC; and approving a supplemental appropriation of $1,010,612 from the increase in the unappropriated balance of the General Fund resulting from these additional revenues to the Recreation Department TASCO FY10 project.

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(Internal Services)

3. Approving Change Order No. 1 to the Agreement with All American Concrete, Inc. dated September 26, 2008 for Sanitary Sewer Repair/Replacement - FY 2008 (Project No. 08039-111), extending the Agreement through September 26, 2010, increasing the amount by $2,000,000 and increasing unit prices; and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this transaction.

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4. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $46,091 to the contract with Rauh-Co Construction Services, Inc. for Renovations to the Main Library, for a total contract amount of $532,291. (Engineering Project No. 03319-019; Oracle No. CP82541)

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Consent Agenda II

Consent Agenda B

October 1, 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.

(Neighborhood Services)

1. Approving the Social Services Allocation Committee and Administration recommendations for FY 10 funding of $426,000 to provide operating support to social service agencies serving residents of St. Petersburg for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.

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