PUBLIC HEARINGS

AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS

Countywide Planning Authority

23-2021A

Case No. CW 24-01 - City of Clearwater

Countywide Plan Map amendment from Residential Low Medium to

Public/Semi-Public, regarding 0.54 of an acre more or less, located at

210 Meadow Lark Lane in Clearwater.

Recommendation:

Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance

approving Case No. CW 24-01, a proposal by the City of Clearwater to

amend the Countywide Plan Map from Residential Low Medium to

Public/Semi-Public, regarding 0.54 of an acre more or less, located at

210 Meadow Lark Lane in Clearwater.

This case involves two parcels totaling 0.540-acres located on

the west side of Meadow Lark Lane approximately 820 feet north

of Gulf to Bay Boulevard.

The properties are owned by First Baptist Church of Clearwater,

Inc. and are currently vacant.

The applicant is requesting the proposed amendment to use the

site as a softball field for Calvary Christian High School.

The parcels are within Pinellas County’s jurisdiction, and the

applicant has submitted a Petition for Annexation (ANX2023-

06007) into the City of Clearwater. This separate application is

being processed concurrently with this map amendment.

As Calvary Christian High School’s athletic facilities have

expanded over time, properties have been annexed and

incorporated into the main parcel, future land use and zoning

amendments have been approved to ensure the overall property

would have a consistent institutional designation.

An amendment to the Countywide Plan Map is therefore required

to bring consistency between the City’s Future Land Use Map

and the Countywide Plan Map.

23-2022A

Case No. CW 24-02 - Pinellas County

Countywide Plan Map amendment from Residential Low Medium to

Retail and Services, regarding 0.19 of an acre more or less, located at

4685 Park Street in unincorporated Pinellas County.

Recommendation:

Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance

approving Case No. CW 24-02, a proposal by Pinellas County to amend

the Countywide Plan Map from Residential Low Medium to Retail and

Services, regarding 0.19 of an acre more or less, located at 4685 Park

Street in unincorporated Pinellas County.

The applicant is seeking a Countywide Plan Map amendment of

an approximately 0.19-acre portion of a larger 1.58-acre parcel

located at 4685 Park Street North in west Lealman.

The site is currently vacant and was historically used as a towing

yard.

The applicant wishes to use the property for a recreational

vehicle and boat storage use.

The requested amendment to Retail and Services would permit a

wide range of nonresidential and residential uses intended for

areas that support and are compatible with intense commercial

uses.

The proposed land use change would establish one classification

for the entire parent parcel.

Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each

unanimously recommended approval of the proposal.

23-2023A

Case No. CW 24-03 - City of St. Petersburg

Countywide Plan Map amendment from Office to Multimodal Corridor,

regarding 0.41 acre more or less, located at 200 66th Street North.

Recommendation:

Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance

approving Case No. CW 24-03, a proposal by the City of St. Petersburg

to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Office to Multimodal Corridor,

regarding 0.41 acre more or less, located at 200 66th Street North.

The current use of the property consists of an existing

single-family home that was built in 1950.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to allow for

redevelopment of the property to support multifamily housing with

the potential for retail or other permitted mixed uses.

The applicant’s intent to redevelop the 0.41-acre site to

multifamily housing at a density that is not consistent with the

current Office Countywide Plan Map designation which only

allows a maximum of 15 units per acre.

The intended use is consistent with the permitted uses and

locational characteristics of the proposed Multimodal Corridor

category.

The subject property is located between the Central Avenue and

Pasadena Avenue North Multimodal Corridor designation, both

areas that has been deemed appropriate to be designated as a

Multimodal Corridor, pursuant to the requirements of the

Countywide Rules.

Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each

unanimously recommended approval of the proposal.

23-2024A

Case No. CW 23-03 - City of Madeira Beach

Countywide Plan Map amendment from Retail and Services, Resort,

Residential Medium, and Recreation/Open Space to Activity Center,

regarding 27.0 acres more or less, in an area generally bounded by

133rd Avenue West to the west, John’s Pass to the east, Boca Ciega

Bay to the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.

Recommendation:

Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance

approving Case No. CW 23-03, a proposal by the City of Madeira Beach

to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Retail and Services, Resort,

Residential Medium, and Recreation/Open Space to Activity Center,

regarding 27.0 acres more or less, in an area generally bounded by

133rd Avenue West to the west, John’s Pass to the east, Boca Ciega

Bay to the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, also known as the

John’s Pass Village area.

Development standards in the John’s Pass Village area have

been inconsistent with the Countywide Rules for several years

dating back to 2008.

The proposed John’s Pass Village Activity Center aims to correct

these inconsistencies while also providing for an increment of

new development potential in the John’s Pass Village area.

In 2020, the city began a community planning process to

determine the best and most responsible approach to reconcile

the inconsistencies created in 2008. After careful consideration

of the character and scale of the existing development patterns,

a decision was made to adopt the Activity Center category (with

a Community Center subcategory per original proposal).

The proposed amendment involves designating six different

character districts within the Activity Center: Traditional Village,

Commercial Core, Boardwalk, Low Intensity Mixed Use, John’s

Pass Resort and Transitional character districts.

The Forward Pinellas staff report, and staff analysis (attached)

recommended an alternative compromise to change the Activity

Center subcategory from Community Center to Neighborhood

Center because the proposed subcategory did not meet several

of the criteria as outlined in the Countywide Plan.

Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each

voted unanimously in September of 2023 to recommend

approval of the alternative compromise.

After requesting a time extension, the City of Madeira Beach

elected to accept the alternative compromise.

Action by the Countywide Planning Authority will adopt an

ordinance which is reflective of the alternative compromise.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

24-0068A

Petition of Justin Aftanis, Dawn Aftanis, Marcel E. Feilinger, and

Stephen S. Feilinger to vacate the 10-foot drainage easement lying

within Lot 28 (334 Lagoon Drive) and Lot 29 (338 Lagoon Drive), Block

E, replat of Third Addition to Ozona Shores, Plat Book 53, Page 18,

lying in Section 11-28-15, Pinellas County, Florida. (Quasi-Judicial)

Recommendation:

Approval of the petition to vacate the 10-foot-wide drainage easement

located on the properties at 334 Lagoon Drive and 338 Lagoon Drive.

Request is for the vacation of a 10-foot-wide drainage easement.

The petitioners are requesting the vacation to allow for installation

of a pool.

The petitioners have agreed for the abandoned storm water pipe

to become private property as part of the request.

Staff recommends approval.

If petition is granted, the Board of County Commissioners is

asked to adopt the attached resolution pursuant to Florida State

Statue 177.101.

Authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court to record the resolution in the

public records of Pinellas County.

23-2051A

Resolution to expand the boundaries of the County seat of Pinellas

County (first public hearing).

Recommendation:

Conduct a public hearing to adopt the resolution to expand the

boundaries of the current County seat of Pinellas County, the City of

Clearwater, and to set forth the geographic boundaries of the expansion

area.

Article VIII, Section 1(k) of the Florida Constitution provides that

the County seat may not be moved except as provided by

general law.

General law provides, in Section 138.12, Florida Statutes, that

“any county may expand the geographical area of the county seat

of its county beyond the corporate limits of the municipality

named as the county seat by adopting a resolution to that effect

at any regular or special meeting of the board”.

General law provides in Section 138.12, Florida Statutes, that the

Board of County Commissioners will hold not less than two public

hearings on the proposal at intervals of not less than 10 or more

than 20 days and after notice of the proposal and such meetings

have been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the

county.

A second public hearing will be held on March 5, 2024, at which

time, staff recommends final adoption of the resolution.

A study was commissioned and has been completed that

assesses both the viability of maintaining the County’s aging

structures, as well as the location for a new County campus, and

has concluded that constructing a new campus is more

economically feasible than rehabilitating current structures;

further, a mid-County location would better serve the citizens of

Pinellas County.

Expanding the boundaries of the current County seat will not

cause a fiscal impact on Pinellas County.

CONSENT AGENDA - Items 10 through 31

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER

10.

24-0169A

Minutes of the regular meetings held December 12, 2023 and January

16, 2024.

11.

24-0170A

Vouchers and bills paid from December 31, 2023 through January 20,

2024.

Reports received for filing:

12.

24-0171A

Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Financial Statements, Year

Ended September 30, 2023, with Summarized Financial Information for

the Year Ended September 30, 2022.

13.

14.

15.

24-0172A

24-0174A

24-0175A

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Financial Statements, September

30, 2023.

Pinellas County Tax Collector Financial Statements, September 30,

2023.

Pinellas County Sheriff Financial Statements, September 30, 2023, with

Summarized Financial Information for the Year Ended September 30,

2022.

16.

17.

18.

24-0176A

24-0177A

24-0178A

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Financial Statements,

September 30, 2023.

Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller

- 2024 Inspector General’s Annual Plan.

Division of Inspector General, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,

Report No. 2024-01, dated January 25, 2024 - Investigative Review of

the District Cooling and Central Energy Plant Operations and

Maintenance Service Agreement.

19.

20.

24-0179A

24-0180A

Pinellas County Purchasing Receipt and File Quarterly Report,

Reporting Period October 1 through December 31, 2023.

Quarterly Donation Listing of $1,000 or Greater for the quarter ending

December 31, 2023.

Miscellaneous items received for filing:

21.

24-0181A

Forward Pinellas Notice of Public Hearing for proposed amendments of

the Countywide Plan Map, to be held on February 14, 2024.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS

Administrative Services

22.

24-0072A

Award of bid to JF Acquisition LLC d/b/a JF Petroleum Group for the

U.S. Highway 19 fuel site renovation.

Recommendation:

Approval of the award of bid to JF Acquisition LLC d/b/a JF Petroleum

Group for the U.S. Highway 19 fuel site renovation.

This contract is to remove the existing underground system of

60,000-gallon capacity which has reached its 30-year end of life

cycle and replace it with an aboveground system with an 80,000

-gallon capacity.

Two bids were received with award recommendation to JF

Acquisition LLC d/b/a JF Petroleum Group as the lowest

responsive responsible bidder in the amount of $3,083,377.84.

All work will be completed within 365 consecutive calendar days.

The Small Business Enterprise commitment is 5% for this

contract.

The funding for this award is budgeted in the Capital

Improvement Plan, under Fueling System Retrofits project

002153A, funded in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025, funded by the

Penny for Pinellas. There is sufficient funding for the renovation

and construction of the fueling site located at U.S.19, however,

additional funding will need to be identified and approved for the

additional fueling sites.

Contract No. 23-1167-ITB-C, in the total not to exceed amount of

$3,083,377.84, with all work completed within 365 consecutive calendar

days; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court

to attest.

23.

24-0097A

Quarterly report of claim settlements for the period of October 1, through

December 31, 2023.

Recommendation:

Accept the receipt and file quarterly report of claim settlements for the

period of October 1, through December 31, 2023.

The $197,500.00 in total settlements is sufficiently budgeted for in

the Fiscal Year 2024 Adopted Budget in the Risk Financing Fund.

County Administrator

24.

23-1907A

Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the

County Administrator for the period ending January 31, 2024.

Recommendation:

Accept the receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to

the County Administrator.

Public Works

25.

23-2060A

Award of bid to Sea & Shoreline, LLC for the Weedon Island Preserve

Salt Marsh Restoration - American Rescue Plan Act and other grant

funded project.

Recommendation:

Approval of the award of bid to Sea & Shoreline, LLC for the Weedon

Island Preserve Salt Marsh Restoration (PID 000083A) - American

Rescue Plan Act and other grant funded project.

This contract will enhance and restore a 41-acre section of the

northern portion of Weedon Island Preserve by removing

manmade spoil mounds to improve water flow.

One bid was submitted, with award recommendation to Sea &

Shoreline, LLC as the only responsive responsible bidder. After

negotiations, Sea & Shoreline, LLC lowered the bid by

$73,500.00 (2.5%) for a total contract not to exceed

$2,838,040.00.

The Small Business Enterprise commitment for this project is 8%.

All work is to be completed within 400 consecutive calendar days.

Funding for the agreement is budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2024-

2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), under the Weedon

Island Preserve Salt Marsh Restoration, CIP project # 000083A.

Contract No. 23-1129-ITB-C, in the amount of $2,838,040.00, with all

work completed within 400 consecutive calendar days; Authorize the

Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

26.

23-1794A

Ranking of firms and agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC for

red tide generated marine life collection and disposal.

Recommendation:

Approval of the ranking of firms and agreement with the number one

ranked firm, DRC Emergency Services, LLC for red tide generated

marine life collection and disposal.

The purpose of this emergency services contract is to provide

public health and safety at public beaches and waterways for the

collection, removal, and disposal of deceased marine life

produced by a red tide event.

Two firms submitted proposals: award recommendation is to the

top ranked firm for a duration of 60-months to provide for red tide

generated marine life collection and disposal.

The contract has a term of five years with a not to exceed

estimated value $5,000,000.00; actual expenditures are

contingent based upon services required in the event of a red tide

event.

Similar to the Federal Emergency Management Agency debris

removal contracts, this contract will not be utilized unless there is

a red tide event. Actual expenditure is contingent based upon

services required during an emergency event. Funds will be

provided through contingency reserves. All or part of the costs

incurred may be offset with reimbursement from the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection.

Departments will not issue purchase orders obligating the County

without identifying that amount of funding within each fiscal year’s

existing budget.

Contract No. 23-0400-RFP(AJM): not to exceed contract value of

$5,000,000.00 for the duration of the 60-month contract; Authorize the

Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

Safety and Emergency Services

27.

23-1356A

Ranking of firms and agreement with Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. for 9-1-1

core services.

Recommendation:

Approval of the ranking of firms and agreement with Intrado Life &

Safety, Inc. (Intrado) for 9-1-1 core services.

This contract provides for public emergency communications

services via the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) network at the

Public Safety Complex. NG9-1-1 enables the public to make

voice and text emergency calls from any communications device

via Internet Protocol-based networks as well as enhancing

accessibility to those with hearing and sight problems.

This contract provides 9-1-1 Communications Centers with Next

Generation Core Services and Emergency Services IP Network

services. It includes a robust Management Information System

and optional Disaster Recovery solution.

This contract is effective for a period of five years from issuance

of notice to proceed, with a total not-to-exceed contract value of

$5,139,900.00. There is provision for one five-year extension.

This contract replaces the current contract currently held by

Intrado, with a decrease of $410,100.00 or 7.38%.

Five firms submitted proposals; Intrado was evaluated as the

highest-ranked firm and is recommended for award by the Safety

and Emergency Services, Regional 9-1-1 Department.

Funding for this contract is budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2024

Adopted budget within the Emergency Communications E911

System Special Revenue Fund. Funding for future years will be

requested in future budgets.

Contract 23-0568-RFP in the total not to exceed amount of

$5,139,900.00, effective for five years; Authorize the Chairman to sign

and Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

Utilities

28.

23-1833A

Award of bid to Applied Drilling Engineering, Inc. for the William E. Dunn

Water Reclamation Facility Exploratory Well Project.

Recommendation:

Approval of the award of bid to Applied Drilling Engineering, Inc. for the

William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Exploratory Well

Project 004365A.

The purpose of this agreement is to construct an injection well at

the WRF that will provide disposal capacity for excess reclaimed

water. The injection well provides the County with a disposal

option for managing excess reclaimed water efficiently and

effectively.

Three bids were received with award recommendation to Applied

Drilling Engineering, Inc. as the lowest responsive responsible

bidder in the amount of $2,954,550.00.

All work to be completed within 365 consecutive calendar days

from the issuance of the notice to proceed.

The Small Business Enterprise commitment is 5% for this

contract.

Funding is budgeted under Dunn Exploratory Well Project

004365A, included in the Capital Improvement Plan, funded by

the Sewer Renewal and Replacement Fund.

Contract No. 23-1141-ITB-C in the total not to exceed amount of

$2,954,550.00, for a duration of 365 consecutive calendar days;

Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to

attest.

29.

23-1805A

Award of bid to Chinchor Electric, Inc. for the construction of the William

E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility electrical improvements.

Recommendation:

Approval of the award of bid to Chinchor Electric, Inc. for the

construction of the William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility (WRF)

electrical improvements.

This contract provides for facility-wide electrical system

improvements and upgrades to the WRF that will increase

reliability and bring the facility into conformance with Class I

reliability guidelines while providing an improved electrical system

for the future.

Upgrades include the removal and replacement of the existing

transformers, motor control centers, and generators, installation

of new conduit and wiring, and building a new facility to store all

the above equipment to protect them from climate damage.

Two bids were received, with award recommendation to Chinchor

Electric, Inc. as the lowest responsive responsible bidder in the

amount of $21,451,561.00.

Chinchor Electric, Inc.’s submittal contains a Small Business

Enterprise Program commitment of 7%.

All work is to be completed within 1,100 consecutive calendar

days.

Funding is budgeted under William E. Dunn Water Reclamation

Facility Electrical Improvements Project 003409A, included in the

Capital Improvement Plan, funded by the Sewer Renewal and

Replacement Fund.

Contract No. 23-1117-ITB-C in the amount of $21,451,561.00. All work

must be completed within 1,100 consecutive calendar days from

issuance of notice to proceed; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the

Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest...

30.

23-1762A

Award of bid to New Era Electric, Inc. for the construction of the South

Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation Facility electrical switchgear

replacement.

Recommendation:

Approval of the award of bid to New Era Electric, Inc. for the

construction of the South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation

Facility (SCBAWRF) electrical switchgear replacement.

This project serves as Phase 1 of a multi-year, multi-phase

program to replace all the electrical switchgear and generator

controls at SCBAWRF that have reached the end of their useful

service life.

The scope of Phase 1 work includes the replacement of the

switchgear and electrical controls in Generator Building 2. The

new switchgear will provide better reliability and increased safety

to plant operations.

Three bids were received with award recommendation to New

Era Electric, Inc. in the amount of $2,633,824.00 as the lowest

responsive and responsible bidder.

New Era Electric, Inc. is certified with Pinellas County as a Small

Business Enterprise Program vendor.

All work is to be completed within 450 consecutive calendar days.

Funding is now budgeted under South Cross Bayou Electrical

Switchgear Replacement Project 004906A, included in the

Capital Improvement Plan, funded by the Sewer Renewal and

Replacement Fund.

Contract No. 23-1080-ITB-C in the amount of $2,633,824.00. All work

must be completed within 450 consecutive calendar days from issuance

of notice to proceed; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of

the Circuit Court to attest.

REGULAR AGENDA

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS

Convention and Visitors Bureau

32.

24-0088A

Termination of agreement with Bay Promo LLC and award of bid to On

Time Marketing Corp. for promotional and novelty items.

Recommendation:

Termination of agreement with Bay Promo LLC and approval of the

award of bid to On Time Marketing Corp. (On Time) for promotional and

novelty items as and when needed.

Convention and Visitors Bureau is requesting termination for

convenience of the Agreement with Bay Promo, LLC due to

performance issues and award bid On Time, as the second

lowest responsive responsible bid.

This contract is for promotional items and is primarily utilized by

the Convention and Visitors Bureau to support tourism with lesser

use by Communications, Utilities, Airport and Solid Waste

Departments.

This contract was originally approved by the Board of County

Commissioners on August 15, 2023, in the total not to exceed

amount of $1,130,802.15, effective for thirty-six months. This

replacement contract with On Time is $134,440.52 more for total

award amount as compared to the contract being terminated.

The contract with On Time has a total not to exceed expenditure

of $1,265,242.67 ($421,747.56 annually), effective for a period of

thirty-six months with a provision for two additional twelve-month

extensions.

Funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2024 Adopted Budget for

this contract.

Contract No. 23-0605-ITB in the total not to exceed amount of

$1,265,242.67 or annual not to exceed amount of $421,747.56, effective

for a period of thirty-six months; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the

Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

County Administrator

33.

24-0052A

East Lake Community Library Fiscal Year 2024 Municipal Services

Taxing Unit special projects funding request.

Recommendation:

Approval of the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) special projects

funding request made by the East Lake Community Library (ELCL) for

the purchase and installation of upgrades to lighting in public areas.

This project will allow the ELCL to upgrade existing hanging light

fixtures with approximately seventy flat panel LED ceiling lights in

the main public area, the Children's Room, and the Teen Room

of the library.

The existing hanging light fixtures in the public areas of the

original building are over twenty years old, require continuous

replacement, and do not properly light areas of the collection.

Replacement bulbs, ballasts, and the labor charges for

electricians make these outdated fixtures expensive as well as

inefficient.

The project funding request is in an amount not to exceed

$20,000.00. Any costs exceeding the maximum award will be

paid for by the ELCL utilizing capital reserve funds.

The request for funding in the amount not to exceed $20,000.00

is a one-time expenditure of MSTU special projects funds.

Funding is appropriated and available in the Fiscal Year 2024

Adopted Budget.

Housing & Community Development

34.

23-1955A

Ranking of firms and agreements with twelve firms for requirements of

Pinellas County Housing and Community Development support

services.

Recommendation:

Approval of the ranking of firms and agreements with twelve firms for

requirements of Pinellas County Housing and Community Development

Department (HCD) support services. The maximum expenditure

associated with each firm is based on a five-year total per HCD

estimates based on discipline:

1.) Alfred Benesch & Company $350,000.00

2.) GAI Consultants, Inc. $250,000.00

3.) HDR Engineering, Inc. $250,000.00

4.) Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc. $350,000.00

5.) Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. $450,000.00

6.) Lambert Advisory, LLC. $250,000.00

7.) Pritchett Steinbeck Group, Inc. $350,000.00

8.) Regional Economic Consulting Group, LLC. $250,000.00

9.) SB Friedman Development Advisors, LLC. $350,000.00

10.) Toole Design Group, LLC. $250,000.00

11.) Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. $350,000.00

12.) Wade Trim, Inc. $450,000.00

These new agreements provide HCD, and other County

departments, with as-needed consultant services for ten major

disciplines as outlined in the staff report including but not limited

to housing planning and analysis, multimodal planning,

transportation planning and economic analysis.

Sixteen submissions were received and evaluated, with the

twelve highest ranked firms recommended for award.

Contract with twelve firms for HCD function support services with

a five-year estimated expenditure not to exceed $3,900,000.00.

These contracts are partially funded in the HCD Fiscal Year 2024

Budget in the General Fund. Work authorized under these

contracts will be based upon the availability of funding in the

department’s annual budget for each of the next five years.

Contract No. 23-0749-RFP for a five-year total contract value of

$3,900,000.00; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the

Circuit Court to attest.

Human Services

35.

23-1968A

Funding recommendation by the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory

Board for the Regional Opioid Abatement Leadership, Planning, and

Coordination Solicitation.

Recommendation:

Approval of the funding recommendation made by the Opioid

Abatement Funding Advisory Board (OAFAB) for the Regional Opioid

Abatement Leadership, Planning, and Coordination Solicitation, and

delegation of authority to the County Administrator to sign the

agreement and associated documentation with the recommended

vendor.

Pinellas County Human Services administered a competitive

grant solicitation process for an evaluation and gap analysis of

the current state of the opioid epidemic and abatement

programming in Pinellas County.

The solicitation was opened on October 11, 2023, and four

applications were received. The OAFAB completed rank and

review of applications on December 5, 2023, and on January 26,

2024, following oral presentations Ernst & Young earned the

highest score and was recommended as the vendor.

The proposal from Ernst & Young, LLP was for an amount not to

exceed $478,000.00 that will be allocated through an agreement

with the vendor in a separate item. Delegation of authority is

being requested to expedite contracting and completion of gap

analysis report.

The recommended proposal will be funded entirely from Regional

Opioid Abatement settlement funds. These funds are accounted

for in their own special revenue fund, separate from the general

fund. This is the first OAFAB funding recommendation.

The Board of County Commissioners previously approved the

OAFAB Priority List on June 13, 2023, item 23-0826A where

Leadership, Planning, and Coordination were identified as a

priority.

Public Works

36.

23-2019A

First amendment to the agreement with WSP USA, Inc. for the Forest

Lakes Boulevard Phase III Professional Engineering Services

Agreement.

Recommendation:

Approval of the first amendment to the contract with WSP USA, Inc. for

the Forest Lakes Boulevard Phase III Professional Engineering Services

Agreement.

The contract is for engineering services related to the widening of

Forest Lakes Boulevard, from State Road (SR) 580 to SR 584

(Tampa Road).

The original scope of services for this agreement was for the

development of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) with the

option to add the development of final design documents. The

PER was completed in June 2023.

The first amendment is for preparation of final design documents,

plans, and specifications for the widening of Forest Lakes

Boulevard from SR 580 to SR 584 (Tampa Road). This

amendment increases the contract in the amount of

$1,098,983.91 for a revised not to exceed amount of

$1,557,947.62 and adds 1630 calendar days for design and post

design services.

The project is partially funded through the Florida Department of

Transportation County Incentive grant program.

The funding for this award is budgeted in the Capital

Improvement Plan, under Forest Lakes Boulevard Phase III -

From Tampa Road to SR 580 (003914A), Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

-FY26, funded by the Local Option Infrastructure Sales Surtax

(Penny for Pinellas), state grant (FDOT), and Multimodal Impact

Fees.

Contract No. 21-0004-NC increase in the amount of $1,098,983.91, for

a revised not to exceed amount of $1,557,947.62 for 1,630 consecutive

calendar days from the notice to proceed date; Authorize the Chairman

to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

37.

23-2030A

Grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection for the Dunedin Causeway Resiliency and Adaptation Plan.

Recommendation:

Approval of the grant agreement with the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Dunedin Causeway Resiliency

and Adaptation Plan.

FDEP provides grant funding in the amount of $600,000.00 for

the Dunedin Causeway Resiliency and Adaptation Plan.

Funding is reimbursable to County once activities are completed.

No County match is required.

County will expend funds over a two-year period from Fiscal Year

(FY) 2024 - 2025.

Board of County Commission Chairman to sign the agreement

and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds reporting form.

FDEP Agreement No. 23PLN131; Agreement provides grant funding in

the amount of $600,000.00; Agreement term expires September 30,

2026.

38.

23-1998A

Grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection for the Pinellas County dune restoration project.

Recommendation:

Approval of the grant agreement with the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Pinellas County dune

restoration project.

Through this agreement, FDEP will fund up to $15,100,000.00 of

design and construction activities. This is 50% of the project

estimate at the time these discussions began with FDEP

($30,200,000.00 at that time). Grant funding amount includes a

combination of federal and state funding.

County match is $15,100,000.00, funded by the Tourist

Development Tax. This match is also 50% of the project estimate

at the time these discussions began with FDEP ($30,200,000.00

at that time).

The Pinellas County dune restoration project is the post Idalia

Emergency Shore Stabilization project, budgeted in the Fiscal

Year (FY) 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) plan

and funded by the Tourist Development Tax. The FY24 Adopted

budget was $21,000,000.00.

A budget amendment of $16,000,000.00 was approved at the

Board of County Commissioner’s meeting on the December 12,

2023 (Legistar File 23-1772A). This amendment shifted

$16,000,000.00 from Reserves-Future Years-Tourist

Development-Beach Nourishment within the Capital Projects

Fund 3001 to Post Idalia Emergency Shore Stabilization, CIP

project 006241A, and resulted in an amended FY24 budget of

$37,000,000.00 for project 006241A (from $21,000,000.00 to

$37,000,000.00). The current total project estimate is

approximately $37,000,000.00. This item replaces Legistar item

23-1861A and reflects a revised agreement and updated State

and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds requirements form.

PID 006241A; FDEP Grant No. 24PI1; Total estimate project cost is

$30,200,000.00 including $15,100,000.00 in federal and state funding

and $15,100,000.00 County match; Agreement term ends December

31, 2026.

39.

24-0053A

Grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection for north County stormwater improvements.

Recommendation:

Approval of the grant agreement with the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection (FDEP) for north County stormwater

improvements.

FDEP will fund up to $9,500,000.00 for design and construction

activities. No match required from the County.

Projects are intended to improve both stormwater treatment and

system capacity for project drainage basin areas before final

discharges to St. Joseph Sound. Capacity improvements will

protect and mitigate impacts to both public and private

infrastructure investments from flooding damage.

The $9,500,000.00 grant provides for $2,374,000.00 for

preconstruction activities and $7,126,000.00 for construction

activities for:

Crystal Beach Drainage Improvements, PID 003896A

Palm Harbor Regional Stormwater Facility Improvements.

PID 004243A

Bee Branch Erosion Control, Omaha to Outfall, PID

005587A

Sutherland Area Drainage Improvements, PID 005585A

Pinellas Trail Green Infrastructure, PID 005586A

These projects are budgeted in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-FY29

Capital Improvement Plan and are funded by this State grant and

the Local Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Penny for Pinellas).

Because the State appropriation is budgeted in the FY24-FY29

Capital Improvement Program plan, no budget adjustment is

necessary.

FDEP Grant No. LPA0365; Combined total of estimated project cost is

$22,091,000.00 including $9,500,000.00 in funding from FDEP; No

County match required; Agreement term ends October 31, 2028.

40.

23-1697A

Ranking of firms and agreement with APTIM Environmental &

Infrastructure, LLC for engineering, construction and monitoring services

for the Pinellas County Beach Nourishment Project.

Recommendation:

Approval of the ranking of firms and agreement with APTIM

Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC (APTIM) for engineering,

construction and monitoring services for the Pinellas County Beach

Nourishment Project.

The contract is for engineering services to obtain permits,

develop plans, specs and bid documents, construction phase,

and post construction monitoring services for the Pinellas County

Beach Nourishment Project.

A Request for Qualifications to comply with the Consultants

Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), per Florida Statute 287.055,

was released on September 13, 2023; the negotiation and

scoping process concluded on January 26, 2024.

Award recommended to the sole firm, APTIM, in the negotiated

amount of $2,397,660.50.

Three no-bids were received stating scheduling issues and lack

of ability to complete project.

One certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) subconsultant is

included in the award to APTIM: Hyatt Survey Services, Inc. for

total SBE fees in the amount of $135,218.00, or approximately

6% commitment of the total award amount.

This project includes four Capital Improvement Program projects

that are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Capital

Improvement Plan: Sand Key Nourishment 2023 (001516A),

Treasure Island Nourishment 2022 (002574A), Long Key-Upham

2024 Beach Nourishment (004487A), and Long Key-Pass a Grille

Nourishment 2022 (002573A). Projects are funded by Tourist

Development Tax and State grants.

Contract No. 23-1078-RFP-CCNA, in the total not to exceed amount of

$2,397,660.50 for 1277 consecutive calendar days from the notice to

proceed date; Agreement term may be extended through an

amendment; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit

Court to attest.

41.

23-1980A

State funded County Incentive Grant Program Agreement and

corresponding Resolution with the Florida Department of Transportation

for design activities of the Intelligent Transportation System/Advanced

Traffic Management System on Duhme Road/113th Street from State

Road 666/Tom Stuart Causeway to State Road 688/Ulmerton Road

project.

Recommendation:

Approval of the state funded County Incentive Grant Program

Agreement and corresponding resolution (Exhibit D) with the Florida

Department of Transportation (FDOT) for design activities of the

Intelligent Transportation System/Advanced Traffic Management

System on Duhme Road/113th Street from State Road (SR) 666/Tom

Stuart Causeway to SR 688/Ulmerton Road project.

Agreement is for FDOT financial assistance maximum

participation of $277,300.00. County is responsible for

$383,000.00. Total project cost estimate of $660,300.00.

Project will enhance flow of traffic by providing necessary

surveillance of traffic conditions along the roadway, and provide

motorists with information for alerts, incidents, and evacuations.

Total project length is approximately 5.8 miles.

The agreement term is through December 8, 2026.

The funding for this grant agreement is budgeted in the Capital

Improvement Plan, under ATMS 113th Street 004544A, which is

funded by the 9th Cent Local Option Fuel Tax and State Grant,

funded in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-FY26.

FDOT FPN 448509 1 34 0; FDOT to fund $277,300.00 and County to

fund $383,000.00; Agreement term ends December 8, 2026; Authorize

the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest and file

per Florida Statute 163.01(11).

Utilities

42.

24-0117A

First amendment to exercise a term extension to the agreement with

Condy Holdings LLC d/b/a Carus LLC for the proprietary corrosion

control chemical blend used in the Pinellas County Utilities water

system.

Recommendation:

Approval of the first amendment to exercise a term extension at the

same pricing, terms, and conditions to the original agreement with

Condy Holdings LLC d/b/a Carus LLC for the proprietary corrosion

control chemical blend used in the Pinellas County Utilities water

system.

The contract is for the corrosion control chemicals used in the

drinking water system to maintain compliance with the federally

mandated Lead and Copper Rule.

This first amendment exercises the first of three optional 12

-month extensions, per the original award, for a new revised end

date of June 30, 2025.

Because the chemical blend is proprietary, extending the current

agreement under the same pricing is the recommended course of

action.

This contract was approved by the Board of County

Commissioners (Board) on August 2, 2022, in the total contract

not to exceed amount $658,320.00 for a twenty-four month term.

Expenses will be made from the Utilities’ Operating Budget and

funding will be derived from the Water Revenue and Operating

Fund.

PCU has sufficiently budgeted for this contract in the Fiscal Year

2024 Adopted Budget.

Contract No. 21-0694-N increase in the amount of $465,000.00, for a

revised total contract not to exceed $1,123,320.00, effective through

June 30, 2025; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the

Circuit Court to attest.

AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS

Business Technology Services

43.

23-1832A

First amendment to the agreements with 22nd Century Technologies,

Inc., Computer Aid Inc., Image Technology Resources Corp d/b/a IT

Resources, Serigor, Inc., SoftSages, LLC d/b/a SoftSages Technology,

and US Tech Solutions, Inc. for information technology staff

augmentation services.

Recommendation:

Approval of the first amendment to the agreements with 22nd Century

Technologies, Inc., Computer Aid Inc., Image Technology Resources

Corp d/b/a IT Resources, Serigor, Inc., SoftSages, LLC d/b/a SoftSages

Technology, and US Tech Solutions, Inc. for information technology

staff augmentation services as required by the Business Technology

Services (BTS) department.

These agreements provide as-needed information technology

staffing to maintain service levels to operating departments; rates

are negotiated for each assignment.

This amendment will ensure appropriate funding is in place to

provide technical services for various BTS, Board of County

Commissioners (BCC), and other Constitutional project initiatives

as well as ongoing support staffing.

These expenditures are accounted for in the Fiscal Year 2024

budget and sources of funding include payroll lapse from vacant

BTS full time equivalent position(s) and BCC strategic projects.

Initial award was based on an estimated annual expenditure of

$1M or a total contract value of $5M for anticipated BTS needs.

BTS is forecasting approximately $2.5M per year for a revised

total contract value of $12.5M based upon current BTS staffing

needs and additional non-BTS departmental staffing

requirements.

Contract No. 22-0120-P increase in the amount of $7,500,000.00 for a

revised total not to exceed expenditure of $12,500,000.00; Authorize the

Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.

COUNTY COMMISSION

47.

24-0079A

2024 Federal Legislative Program.

Recommendation:

Approval of the 2024 Federal Legislative Program.

The 2024 Federal Legislative Program outlines the Board’s

federal legislative priorities for the year, including:

National Flood Insurance Program

■

SUPPORT a long-term extension to the

program that ensures financial sustainability,

while not pricing out policy holders. This

includes providing premium discounts for private

and community-based mitigation efforts.

SUPPORT legislation that revises Risk Rating

2.0 to better support the connection between

insurance, flood mapping, flood risk management

and encourages mitigation.

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Beach Nourishment

REQUEST the Army Corps of Engineers

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reevaluate its Perpetual Storm Damage

Reduction Easement policy, which requires 100%

of beachfront property owner to provide perpetual

public access, use, and construction easements

for areas landward of the Erosion Control Line

within the limits of the Sand Key, Treasure Island,

and Long Key nourishment projects.

Offshore Oil Drilling

SUPPORT legislation to permanently ban oil

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drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico within

125 miles of Florida. Legislation providing for a

moratorium in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

expired in 2022, but the area remains

protected through 2032 under a 2020

Presidential Executive Order.

American Rescue Plan Funding

■

SUPPORT legislation that provides additional

flexibility and extends the dates by which State

and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds may be

obligated and spent.

Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

■

SUPPORT strategies and funding for local

governments that reduce or eliminate PFAS and

hold parties responsible for introducing PFAS

into waste streams.

48.

24-0051A

Appointment to the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative Board of

Directors (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).

Recommendation:

Approval of one appointment to the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative

(PPLC) Board of Directors.

Per the PPLC Interlocal Agreement, three members of the PPLC

Board of Directors shall be county senior management

employees, representing Pinellas County, who shall be appointed

by the Board of County Commissioners upon the

recommendation of the County Administrator.

The County Administrator recommends appointing Veronica Ettel,

Senior Budget Analyst with the Office of Management and

Budget.

Nancy McKibben, Assistant to the County Administrator, along

with Jeffrey Gellermann, County Extension Director, are currently

serving as the County’s senior management appointees.

This appointment has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County.

49.

23-2020A

Appointment to the Technical Management Committee.

Recommendation:

Approval of the appointment of Mary Stephanie Watson to fill the vacant

position of Robert Mills on the Technical Management Committee

(TMC), as one of the two representatives for the County.

On January 3, 2023, Robert Mills was promoted to director of the

Office of Resiliency and Asset Management Department.

Section 106.54 of the County Code requires the TMC be

composed of 13 members, where the Board of County

Commissioners has two appointments.

This appointment has traditionally been a Solid Waste

Department staff member. Stephanie Watson is currently the

Hazardous Waste Management Manager within the Solid Waste

Department.

Stephanie Watson has been employed at Solid Waste since

November 2015 and demonstrates a wide breadth of solid waste

knowledge including waste diversion, reduction, and disposal.

She has a thorough understanding of the department’s outreach

and support services and is the department’s public information

officer.

50.

23-1906A

County Commission New Business:

Pertinent and timely Committee/Board updates, policy considerations,

administrative/procedural considerations, and other new business.

ADJOURNMENT

Special Accommodations

Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to effectively participate in this meeting are

asked to contact Pinellas County’s Office of Human Rights by e -mailing such requests to

accommodations@pinellas.gov at least three (3) business days in advance of the need for reasonable

accommodation. You may also call (727) 464-4882.

Public Participation Procedures

Persons wishing to comment regarding a specific agenda item should do so:

In person - by preregistering at https://comment.pinellas.gov or by filling out a comment card with the County

staff person in the meeting room; or,

Virtually - in advance in accordance with the instructions in the notice of this meeting, or on the virtual platform

or phone after preregistering.

Members of the public wishing to make comments on the virtual platform or by phone must preregister by 5

p.m. the day before the meeting. At the scheduled section of the meeting when the item is before the Board of

County Commissioners (Board), the Chairman or Clerk will call on each individual, one by one, to be heard.

Each individual may speak for up to three minutes as may be modified by the Chairman. Comments or

behavior that violate Pinellas County Commission Public Participation and Decorum Rules will be

disconnected. Members of the public who cannot attend at the time an agenda item is before the Board may

offer comments during the Citizens to Be Heard section near the beginning of the meeting. More information is

available at https://pinellas.gov/participating-in-a-BCC-meeting or by calling (727) 464-4400.

Public Hearing Procedures

The procedure used by the Board in conducting Public Hearings is to have a staff presentation followed by the

applicant presenting the specific proposal. The Board will then hear comments from the proponents, the

opponents and a staff summary. The applicant will then be given an opportunity to close and the Board will

decide on the matter. Public Hearings before the Board are governed by the provisions of Section 134 -14 of

the Pinellas County Land Development Code as may be modified by Pinellas County Emergency Order. That

code provides that at the conclusion of each person’s presentation, any speaker may seek the Chairman’s

permission to ask questions of staff.

Specifically:

1. At the conclusion of the presentations by the applicant and any proponents, all affected parties may

seek the Chairman’s permission to ask questions of or seek clarification from the applicant and/or the

proponents.

2. At the conclusion of the presentation by the opponents, all affected parties may seek the Chairman’s

permission to ask questions of or seek clarification from any opponent.

The applicant’s closing comments will address testimony subsequent to his or her presentation. Continuing

rebuttal of other than directly preceding testimony will not be allowed. Because much testimony has already

been submitted in writing, the following guidelines accommodate efficient presentations:

1. The applicant should present his or her entire case, including rebuttal, in no more than 20 minutes.

2. Persons wishing to speak regarding a Public Hearing item may speak for up to three minutes each.

3. Persons wishing to attend virtually must preregister at https://comment.pinellas.gov by 5 p. m. the day

before the meeting.

Appeals

Persons are advised that, if they decided to appeal any decision made at this meeting/hearing, they will need

a record of the proceeding, and, for such purposes, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the

proceeding is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

If a Board meeting beginning at 9:30 A.M. has not concluded by noon, a recess will be taken from noon to

12:30 P.M., and the remainder of the meeting will continue at 12:30 P.M.

If a Board meeting beginning at 2:00 P.M. has not concluded by 5:30 P.M., a recess will be taken from 5:30 to

6:00 P.M. The remainder of the afternoon agenda will resume at 6:00 P.M., followed by Public Hearings.