September 10, 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. Awards and Presentations

1. Proclamation recognizing September 6-12, 2009 as Suicide Prevention week, Yellow Ribbon Suicide Awareness & Prevention Week and National Suicide Awareness Week.

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2. Proclamation recognizing Carefest 2009 Week.

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3. Proclamation recognizing Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

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4. Presentation of the Outstanding Public Study Award to the City of St. Petersburg from the Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA).

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5. Presentation regarding free Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.

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D. New Business

1. Requesting City Council adopt a resolution opposing the expansion of off shore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. (Councilmember Nurse)

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E. Legal

1. An attorney-client session, pursuant to Florida Statute 286.011(8), Bettie Webb v. City of St. Petersburg, Case No. 08-5388-CI-19. [To be heard at 3:30 p.m.]

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2. Declaring the results of the September 1, 2009 Primary Election.

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F. Adjournment

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CRA

St. Petersburg Canvassing Board

September 10, 2009

1. City Council Convenes as Canvassing Board.

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2. Resolution of the City of St. Petersburg Canvassing Board canvassing the election results of the September 1, 2009 Primary Election.

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3. Adjourn Canvassing Board.

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On Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 3:30 p.m., an attorney-client session, pursuant to Florida Statute 286.011(8), will be held in conjunction with the lawsuit styled Bettie Webb v. City of St. Petersburg, Case No. 08-5388-CI-19. 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; and Joseph P. Patner, 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. At the conclusion of the session the meeting will be re-opened and the session will be terminated.