Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners  
333 Chestnut Street  
Clearwater, FL 33756  
Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Regular Meeting Agenda  
Thursday, September 22, 2022  
2:00 P.M.  
Public Hearings at 6:00 P.M.  
Charlie Justice, Chairman  
Janet C. Long, Vice-Chair  
Dave Eggers  
Rene Flowers  
Pat Gerard  
Kathleen Peters  
Karen Williams Seel  
Barry A. Burton, County Administrator  
Jewel White, County Attorney  
Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller  
ROLL CALL  
INVOCATION by Reverend JC Pritchett, Faith Church, St. Petersburg.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD  
1.  
Citizens To Be Heard - Public Comment.  
CONSENT AGENDA - Items 2 through 16  
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER  
2.  
3.  
Minutes of the regular meeting held June 21, 2022.  
Vouchers and bills paid from August 14 through August 27, 2022.  
Reports received for filing:  
4. Dock Fee Report for the month of August 2022.  
Miscellaneous items received for filing:  
5.  
City of Clearwater Ordinance No. 9580-22 adopted August 4, 2022,  
annexing certain properties.  
6.  
Eastlake Oaks Community Development District minutes and  
corresponding attachments of the meeting held June 9, 2022.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS  
County Administrator  
7.  
Receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County  
Administrator for the period ending August 31, 2022.  
Accept the receipt and file report of non-procurement items delegated to the County  
Administrator.  
Recommendation:  
Housing & Community Development  
8.  
Resolution ratifying the County Administrator’s approval to submit a  
request for reallocated Emergency Rental Assistance funds under the  
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and authorizing the Chairman and the  
County Administrator to take required actions for Pinellas County to  
receive additional reallocated Emergency Rental Assistance funds.  
Adoption of a resolution that will ratify, confirm, and enter into the minutes the approval  
by the County Administrator to submit a request for reallocated Emergency Rental  
Assistance (ERA2) funds to the U.S. Department of Treasury (US Treasury); and  
authorize the Chair or the County Administrator to take required actions for the County  
to receive additional reallocated ERA2 funds.  
Recommendation:  
* Resolution ratifies the County Administrator's approval to request reallocated ERA2  
funds.  
a.) Treasury issued reallocation guidance for ERA2 funds not expended by grantees.  
b.) Notification of the availability to apply for reallocated funds was distributed on July 5,  
2022, with a submittal deadline of Friday, July 22, 2022.  
c.) As a grantee, the County met and exceeded the 50.0% expenditure ratio  
requirement to be eligible to request reallocated funds.  
d.) When feasible, Treasury intends to reallocate excess funds from a grantee to  
another grantee within the same state.  
e.) The amount of funding requested must be based on need and the grantees' ability  
to spend the funds in August, September, October, and November 2022.  
f.) The amount of funds requested is $2.1M based on the average monthly spending  
rate for the program for tenants in all areas of the County, outside of the City of St.  
Petersburg. The City submitted a separate request for reallocated funds.  
* Resolution also authorizes the Chair or County Administrator to take necessary  
actions required to receive additional reallocated ERA2 funds.  
a.) Authorization enables the Chair or the County Administrator to:  
* sign and submit applications, certifications, funding acceptance awards, or grant  
agreements, and amendments thereto, in an amount not to exceed $2.1M; and  
* execute agreements or amend existing agreements with existing vendors for  
administration of the ERA2 program; and  
b.) Authorization enables the Housing and Community Development Department  
Director, or designee, to sign and file necessary reports, forms, and other  
administrative documents related to the administration and operation of the ERA2  
Program.  
Management and Budget  
9.  
Resolution supplementing the Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Budget for  
unanticipated revenue and realigning appropriation from reserves for  
unanticipated expenditures.  
Adopt a resolution to recognize and appropriate unanticipated revenue for a particular  
purpose in the Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Budget appropriated as follows:  
Recommendation:  
* $1,156,160.00 to the General Government budget from the U.S. Department of the  
Treasury through the Consolidation Appropriations Act for Phase 1 of the Emergency  
Rental Assistance Program.  
* Phase 1 of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program completed in April of 2022.  
* This resolution aligns the budget with actual funding levels received and distributed.  
Approval to realign appropriation in the amount of $673,500.00 from Reserves for  
Contingency in the General Fund for costs related to emergency response and recovery  
associated with hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Expenditures will be  
submitted for reimbursement under the Federal Emergency Management Agency  
public assistance grant.  
Public Works  
10.  
Fiscal Year 2022 Board Budget Amendment No. 4 to realign  
appropriation from the Air Quality Tag Fee Fund Reserves and the  
Employee Health Benefits Fund Reserves with the Public Works  
Operating Budget and the Employee Health Operating Budget for  
unanticipated Fiscal Year 2022 expenditures.  
Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 Board Budget Amendment No. 4 realigning Fiscal  
Year 2022 appropriation from the Air Quality Tag Fee Fund Reserves and the  
Employee Health Benefits Fund Reserves with the Public Works Operating Budget and  
the Employee Health Benefits Operating Budget respectively.  
Recommendation:  
* This amendment moves $190,000.00 from the Air Quality Tag Fee Fund Reserves to  
the Air Quality program budget which allows labor and benefits costs to be shifted from  
the General Fund to the Tag Fee Fund. As a result, the Air Quality Tag Fee Fund  
maintains an ending fund balance that is less than 50% of the revenue collected in  
FY22 as required by Florida Statutes.  
* This amendment also realigns $3,030,100.00 from the Employee Health Benefits  
Fund Reserves to the Employee Health Benefits program budget to cover medical  
claims that are projected to exceed budget due to higher than expected claims this  
year.  
11.  
Ranking of firms and agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for  
professional engineering design services for the Joe's Creek Model  
Update, Alternative Analysis and Feasibility Study.  
Approval of the ranking of firms and agreement with the number one ranked firm,  
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) for professional engineering services related  
to the design of Joe's Creek Model Update, Feasibility Study and Alternatives Analysis.  
Recommendation:  
* The purpose of this contract is for professional engineering services to develop the  
Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for Joe's Creek Model Update, Alternative  
Analysis and Feasibility Study.  
* The PER will evaluate flooding and water quality deficiencies in Joe's Creek and  
further develop the Joe's Creek Greenway Trail Project.  
* Award recommendation to the top ranked firm, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. in the  
amount of $967,318.86, in accordance with the Consultant Competitive Negotiation Act,  
per Florida Statute 287.055.  
* Southwest Florida Water Management District grant funding in the amount of  
$301,837 is included in the services award amount.  
* Two certified Small Business Enterprise subconsultants are included in the award to  
Jacobs: McKiernan Consulting Service, and Cumbey & Fair, Inc. for approximately  
6.3% commitment of the total award amount.  
* This agreement is included within the Capital Improvement Program project 004116A  
Joe's Creek Greenway Trail and Stormwater Management funded by the Local  
Government Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Penny) and a Southwest Florida Water  
Management District Grant.  
Contract No. 21-0003-NC(PLU), in the amount of $967,318.86 from the notice to  
proceed date for a term of four hundred twenty consecutive calendar days; Authorize  
the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.  
12.  
Ranking of firms and agreements with the top five ranked firms for the  
requirements of continuing land surveying and mapping, subsurface utility  
locating, and geographic information system services primarily funded  
through a federal grant from the American Rescue Plan Act.  
Approval of the ranking of firms and agreements with the top five ranked firms for the  
requirements of continuing land surveying and mapping, subsurface utility locating, and  
geographic information system services primarily funded through a federal grant from  
the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).  
Recommendation:  
1.) ECHO UES, Inc.  
2.) SurvTech Solutions, Inc.  
3.) George F. Young, Inc.  
4.) Cumbey & Fair, Inc.  
5.) Hyatt Survey Services, Inc.  
* The purpose of this continuing contract is to provide professional surveying and  
mapping, subsurface utility locating, and geographic information system services as  
part of the County's design and construction of certain capital projects or other  
operational needs.  
* Award recommendation with the five firms per the Consultant Competitive Negotiation  
Act (CCNA) requirements, Florida Statute 287.055, with an upset limit over the 5-year  
term of $1,000,000.00 for each firm and a total combined upset limit for all firms of  
$5,000,000.00.  
* Percentage SBE goals are not established for CCNA continuing contracts. When the  
County utilizes a firm for an individual work assignment, the requesting department  
working with Economic Development will ensure SBEs are utilized.  
a.) Cumbey & Fair, Inc., and Hyatt Survey Services, Inc., are both Pinellas County  
certified small business enterprise (SBE) firms;  
b.) ECHO UES, Inc., George F. Young, and SurvTech Solutions, Inc. have all  
committed to utilizing SBE subconsultants for individual work assignments issued under  
this contract.  
* Funding is derived from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.  
* This contract is primarily for projects that are federally funded through ARPA which is  
a new contract for the County with no prior contract to compare for price comparison  
purposes. However, the rates are comparable to similar professional services  
contracts.  
* The rates provided by all firms are fully burdened including labor. There is no markup  
allowed for subconsultants and rates are fixed for the 5-year term of the contract. The  
County reserves the right to renegotiate rates if there is a substantial change in market  
conditions.  
Contract No. 22-0423-CN(JJ); the upset limit over the five-year term is $1,000,000.00  
for each firm for a total of $5,000,000.00; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk  
of the Circuit Court to attest.  
13.  
Ranking of firms and agreements with the three highest ranked firms for  
professional engineering services pertaining to brownfield projects funded  
through Federal grant dollars, including American Rescue Plan Act funds.  
Approval of the ranking of firms and agreements with the three highest ranked firms for  
brownfield professional engineering services projects on a continuing basis under  
projects primarily funded through Federal grant dollars, including American Rescue  
Plan Act (ARPA) funds:  
Recommendation:  
1.) Cardno, Inc.  
2.) Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.  
3.) Terracon Consultants, Inc.  
* The purpose of this continuing Consultant Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA)  
contract is to have available professional engineering services on an as needed basis  
for brownfield and environmental assessments and remediation projects.  
* Award recommendation is to the top three ranked firms per CCNA, Florida Statute  
287.055; the upset limit over the five-year term is $5,000,000.00 for each firm for a total  
of $15,000,000.00.  
* All three recommended firms have committed to utilizing multiple certified Small  
Business Enterprise (SBE) firms for individual work assignments resulting from these  
agreements. Percentage goals are not established for CCNA continuing contracts.  
When the County utilizes a firm for an individual work assignment, the requesting  
department, working with Economic Development, ensures SBEs are utilized.  
* This is a new contract primarily for projects federally funded through ARPA, so the  
County has no prior contract to compare for price purposes. However, all rates were  
evaluated to determine competitiveness based on current market conditions. Staff  
negotiations achieved rate reductions from the original submittals ranging from ten to  
fifteen percent. Rates are fully burdened and fixed for the term of the contract.  
Contract 22-0366-CN(LN); the upset limit over the five-year term is $5,000,000.00 for  
each firm for a total of $15,000,000.00; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of  
the Circuit Court to attest.  
Utilities  
14.  
Award of bid to Brenntag Mid-Florida for Sulfur Dioxide Gas, a technical  
grade product for Pinellas County Utilities.  
Approval of the award of bid and agreement with Brenntag Mid-Florida for Sulfur  
Dioxide Gas, a technical grade product for the Pinellas County Utilities (Utilities).  
Recommendation:  
* This contract is to procure technical grade Sulfur Dioxide Gas needed for the  
wastewater treatment process at the South Cross Bayou Facility.  
* Contract award is in the amount of $264,680.00 for a one-year contract term.  
* Sulfur Dioxide Gas is a compressed, non-flammable gas containing at least 99.9 of  
sulfurous oxide for purity and is used to remove excess chlorine from the treated  
effluent that is discharged to Joe's Creek, which is a regulatory compliance  
requirement.  
* One bid was received with Brenntag Mid-Florida as a responsive, responsible bidder.  
Due to market volatility for this chemical, Brenntag Mid-Florida was the only vendor  
agreeing to hold pricing for the 12-month agreement duration.  
* This contract replaces Contract No. 22-0038-B-BW with Allied Universal Corporation  
which expires on December 20, 2022, with an approved amount of $192,500.00 for a  
one-year contract duration.  
* The price of the technical grade Sulfur Dioxide Gas has increased 16.4% per ton over  
the current contract; price per ton increased from $1,750 to $2,036.  
* Funding is derived from Sewer Operating Fund.  
Contract No. 22-0482-B-BW estimated annual expenditure of $264,680.00 with a  
12-month duration.  
15.  
Award of bid to QRC Inc. for the annual water and reclaimed water  
repairs and extensions for Fiscal Years 2022-2024.  
Approval of the award of bid and agreement with QRC Inc. for the annual water and  
reclaimed water repairs and extension for Fiscal Years 2022-2024  
Recommendation:  
* This is a twenty-four-month contract for the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of  
water and reclaimed water pipes, manholes, and other infrastructure, including  
emergency repairs on an as needed basis.  
* Total estimated expenditure in the amount of $5,135,600.00 for two years and is  
approximately an 18% increase from the prior contract for the same duration.  
* This contract will replace current contract no. 190-0087-CP(PLU), Annual Potable  
Water and Reclaimed Water Repair Services in the original award amount of  
$4,332,242.00 for two years. Due to several large emergency repairs, the current  
contract has insufficient remaining funds.  
* Two bids were received with the award recommendation to the lowest responsive and  
responsible bidder.  
* This contract includes 8% small business enterprise commitment from QRC Inc.  
* Funding is derived through the Utilities water and sewer operating funds.  
Bid No. 22-0397-CP, PID No. 002246E, award in the amount of $5,135,600.00 for two  
years; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
16.  
Receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County as  
delegated to the County Attorney.  
Accept the receipt and file report of civil lawsuits filed against Pinellas County.  
Recommendation:  
REGULAR AGENDA  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENTS  
Administrative Services  
17.  
First Amendment to the Purchase Authorization with Graybar Electric  
Company, Inc. for electrical, lighting, data communications, and security  
products and services.  
Approval of the First Amendment to the Purchase Authorization with Graybar Electric  
Company, Inc. for electrical, lighting, data communications, and security products and  
services.  
Recommendation:  
* This purchase authorization is for electrical, lighting, data communications, and  
security products and services for various County departments.  
* The First Amendment is to exercise the first of three, two-year term extensions  
through January 31, 2025, and increase the total purchase authorization amount by  
$980,000.00 for a revised not to exceed contract value of $3,430,000.00.  
* Pricing is per the City of Kansas City Missouri Master Agreement EV-2370 on behalf  
of the US Communities Purchasing Cooperative which was extended through January  
31, 2025.  
* This purchase authorization was originally approved with an effective term of the from  
February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2023, with provisions for three two-year term  
extensions. Change Order No. 2 exercises the first of three extensions.  
* The County Administrator approved the purchase authorization on January 12, 2018,  
in the original amount of $925,000.00. The Board of County Commissioners approved  
Change Order No. 1 on September 9, 2019, increasing the purchase authorization in  
the amount of $1,525,000.00 for a revised not to exceed amount of $2,202,281.79  
* As a result of a scrivener error, Change Order No. 1 was applied to the incorrect  
expenditure of $677,281.79 resulting in a discrepancy of $247,718.21 from the total  
award amount. This change order accounts for the scrivener error and adds  
$980,000.00 to the extension term. The math is now correct.  
* This contract is utilized by several departments and funding is derived from multiple  
funds. Using a multi departmental analysis, the Office of Management and Budget has  
determined that this contract is consistent with the Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget.  
Contract No. 178-0181-PB increase in the total amount of $ $980,000.00 for a revised  
not to exceed total expenditure of $3,430,000.00 with an estimated average annual  
expenditure of $686,000.00, effective through January 31, 2025.  
Convention and Visitors Bureau  
18.  
Agreements with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, Inc.  
d/b/a Visit Florida for the production and the promotion of “Life’s  
Rewards” season two, a video series.  
Approval of the two Agreements with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing  
Corporation, Inc. d/b/a Visit Florida for the production and the promotion of "Life's  
Rewards" Season Two (LRS2), a video series that promotes tourism to the County.  
Recommendation:  
* Agreement for production of LRS2 is for $250,000.00 and will feature the County as  
the only destination in connection with the video series.  
* Agreement for promotion of LRS2 is for $250,000.00 and includes a complete  
promotion program for marketing the video series.  
* The County will receive national and international exposure through distribution on  
internet platforms in addition to other promotional and marketing benefits.  
* The County's public relations agency of record estimates the advertising value for  
destination exposure in LRS2 ranges from $3.7 million to $20.2 million, which will result  
in the County receiving a return on investment of approximately $7.40 to $40.40 for  
every dollar spent.  
Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.  
County Administrator  
19.  
Municipal Services Taxing Unit funding for the Friends of Ridgecrest, Inc.  
for facility upgrades and maintenance equipment for the Tasker Beal Jr.  
Service Center.  
Approval of the Municipal Services Taxing Unit funding request, in the amount not to  
exceed $16,071.86, for facility upgrades and maintenance equipment for the Tasker  
Beal Jr. Service Center.  
Recommendation:  
* The Tasker Beal Jr. Service Center is owned and operated by the Friends of  
Ridgecrest and serves as a community center in the Greater Ridgecrest community.  
* The Center needs various improvements and maintenance equipment to allow for  
increased service delivery to the community.  
* Funds will be used to purchase a lawn mower, edger, weed wacker, blower, pole saw,  
pressure washer, generator, office furniture, and installation of a security system,  
motion detectors, flood lights, smoke detectors, water fountains and internet for the  
facility.  
20.  
Municipal Services Taxing Unit funding for the Tierra Verde Community  
Association for repairs and upgrades to the landscaping and irrigation  
system within the Pinellas Bayway South median.  
Approval of the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) funding request, in the amount  
not to exceed $20,000.00, for the Tierra Verde Community Association (TVCA) for  
repairs and upgrades to the landscaping and irrigation system within the Pinellas  
Bayway South median.  
Recommendation:  
* In 2017, the County received a landscaping beautification grant from the Florida  
Department of Transportation to install landscaping within the median of the Pinellas  
Bayway South.  
* In 2017, the County entered into an agreement with the TVCA which assigned TVCA  
with the responsibility of maintaining the median, including landscaping and the  
irrigation system.  
* In 2018, the County entered into a funding agreement with the TVCA to provide  
$18,000.00 annually towards the cost of annual maintenance of the median. This  
funding was determined based upon the cost to the County if it was to maintain the  
median at its basic level of service.  
* The MSTU funding is being requested to repair and upgrade the irrigation system  
within the median which was struck by lightning. Additionally, funds would be used to  
replace plants that died due to the inoperable irrigation system.  
* The total cost of the project is $20,258.86 and the TVCA will fund the remaining  
$258.86. Because a new agreement is required, the funding will be allocated from the  
FY 23 Budget.  
* To ensure the landscaping and irrigation system are maintained once replaced, this  
MSTU funding is contingent upon the TVCA entering into a new maintenance and  
funding agreement for the median. The funding will not be provided until a new  
agreement is approved by the Board of County Commissioners and executed by the  
County and the TVCA.  
Economic Development  
21.  
Nine applications for funding under the Penny for Pinellas Employment  
Sites Program.  
Conditional approval and funding of nine projects presented here following the  
successful completion of due diligence to comply with program guidelines as  
determined by the County Administrator.  
Recommendation:  
It is further recommended that the Board of County Commissioners delegate authority  
to the County Administrator to negotiate and execute all agreements and  
documentation associated with the Employment Sites Program project funding.  
A total of nine applications were received and evaluated. Based on scoring evaluations  
and the determination of these projects' readiness to proceed, all applications are  
recommended for conditional funding at this time.  
* Harrod Properties - Starkey Lakes, in the amount of $2,800,000.00 to offset costs  
related to stormwater vaults and fill dirt required for a new 160,000 square foot  
industrial building in Largo.  
* Wendover Real Estate, in the amount of $1,952,000.00 to assist in underwriting a  
vaulted detention system to maximize development and meet stormwater regulations  
with the development of a 69,006 square foot manufacturing addition to their existing  
headquarter building in unincorporated Largo.  
* Agora Edge, in the amount of $1,717,412.00 to help on infrastructure costs associated  
with a complete buildout of the site as well as the relocation of municipal utilities. The  
project will construct a new 47,900 square foot light manufacturing facility on 6 acres  
(currently undeveloped) located at the corner of 20th Avenue North and 29th Street  
North in St. Petersburg.  
* B&R Enterprise - FGCI, in the amount of $385,969.00 to offset costs associated with  
unanticipated building code regulations for the rehabilitation of an existing 22,551  
square foot industrial building located in the Lealman CRA.  
* Sunshine Properties LLP, in the amount of $405,275.00 to cover stormwater work,  
and a fire sprinkler system in the new building to meet code requirements. Dosatron  
and Diluted Solutions are growing their current facility from 14,000 square feet to over  
25,000 square feet on their existing site in Clearwater.  
* Auburn Supply Group, in the amount of $327,000.00 to offset the rising costs of  
construction to their new 12,000 square foot industrial building in Tarpon Springs.  
* Tampa Bay Innovation Center, in the amount of $4,000,000.00 to assist in  
underwriting the construction of a three-story, 45,000 square foot technology facility for  
the Innovation Center in the site located in St. Petersburg.  
* Lockheed Martin, in the amount of $906,000.00 to off-set the costs associated with  
significant import of fill dirt, environmental preservation, and stormwater improvements  
to the property to accommodate a new 45,000 square foot industrial building in  
unincorporated Oldsmar.  
* 8th Ave SE Industrial LLC, in the amount of $950,000.00 to assist in remediation of  
the site and removal of materials along with clean fill dirt for the structures. The project  
will be two new industrial flex buildings that will total 197,000 square feet located in  
Largo.  
Housing & Community Development  
22.  
Additional funding commitment for the Seminole Square Apartments  
affordable housing development by Archway Partners, LLC.  
Recommend an increase in affordable housing funding of $1.56M for the Seminole  
Square Apartments affordable housing project by Archway Partners, LLC.  
Recommendation:  
It is further recommended that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate and  
approve the terms, conditions, and final funding amount not to exceed the Board of  
County Commissioners' (Board) approved amount.  
* Seminole Square is a planned new construction project of 96 multi-family affordable  
apartment units serving households earning at or below 80% of Area Median Income  
located at 2075 Seminole Blvd. in Largo.  
* On February 22, 2022, the Board approved Penny for Pinellas funding assistance of  
up to $4M for land acquisition and construction costs subject to due diligence and final  
approval by the County Administrator (Granicus Item #21-2584A).  
* Since the time of application, project cost projections have increased from  
$27,553,517.00 to $30,757,794.00 (11.6% or $3,204,277.00 increase) due to  
construction cost increases including higher material and labor costs, and rising interest  
rates on temporary construction financing.  
* The developer has addressed $804,277.00 of the shortfall by renegotiating debt  
terms: increasing tax credit equity, extending debt repayment from 35 to 40 years and  
modifying the debt service coverage ratio to allow for a larger loan amount. These  
changes result in a reduced operating revenue forecast.  
* The City of Largo Commission approved an additional funding commitment in the  
amount of $840,000.00 on August 16, 2022. The City's total funding commitment is  
$1,450,000.00.  
* If approved, this increase changes the total County funding commitment from $4M to  
$5.56M. The source of funding for the increase will be a combination of Penny, HUD  
HOME and/ or State Housing Initiatives Partnership funds as determined at the time of  
funding.  
* Other sources of project funding include 4% tax credit equity ($12,212,161.00), JP  
Morgan Private Mortgage ($9,625,000.00), and Deferred Developer Fee  
($1,910,633.00).  
Human Services  
23.  
Agreement with the District Six Medical Examiner for professional  
services related to the Medical Examiner’s Office and Pinellas County  
Forensic Laboratory.  
Approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Agreement with the District Six Medical  
Examiner for professional services related to the Medical Examiner's Office and  
Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory.  
Recommendation:  
* This Agreement provides operational support to the Pinellas County Forensic  
Laboratory and Medical Examiner's Office in accordance with Chapter 406, Florida  
Statutes.  
* The Medical Examiner's Office provides both forensic medicine services (i.e.:  
investigation of sudden, unexpected, or suspicious death, autopsies, cremation  
approvals), and forensic laboratory services (i.e.: chemical, organic, and drug analyses)  
for Pinellas County on a contractual basis.  
* The Medical Examiner's Office reports 14,167 deaths in Pinellas County in 2021 with  
1,166 cases resulting in autopsies, up 10% from Calendar Year (CY) 2020 to CY21.  
The Office has seen unprecedented workload increases due to synthetic opioids with  
618 drug-related accidental deaths in CY21, of which 66% were due to a combination of  
prescription and illicit drugs. Additionally, from CY20 to CY21, DUI Toxicology  
increased by 37%, Post-mortem Toxicology increased by 7%, and DNA analyses  
increased by 19%.  
* This Agreement provides General Fund support in the amount of $7,264,503.00 for  
FY23 Professional Services which includes core Medical Examiner staff and  
operational costs. This is an increase of $486,143.00 or 7.2% over the FY22  
Professional Services Agreement largely due to increases in salary expenses. This  
increase is partially offset within the total budget by per service fees charged to Pasco  
County as well as federal grants.  
24.  
Funding agreement with Boley Centers, Inc. for permanent supportive  
housing operations.  
Approval of the funding agreement with Boley Centers, Inc. for permanent supportive  
housing operations.  
Recommendation:  
* Boley Centers provides residents with on-site case management which may include  
connections to services such as primary medical care, vocational training and job  
placement and other community supportive services.  
* This agreement provides funding for staff, operations, and services for permanent  
supportive housing units.  
* Funding from this agreement acts a as mandatory local match required to secure  
funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.  
* Funding in an amount not to exceed $669,869.99 has been included in the Human  
Services' Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 General Fund budget request. There are no changes in  
the funding allocation from FY22.  
25.  
Human Services Social Action Grant funding recommendations.  
Approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Social Action Grant Funding Recommendations  
and direct Human Services to negotiate agreements for the recommended programs.  
Recommendation:  
* Pinellas County Human Services administered a competitive grant application process  
for FY23 Social Action Grant Funding.  
* The grant solicitation opened on April 1, 2022, and fifty-seven applications were  
received.  
* Two Social Action Review committees were convened to discuss applications and  
recommend awards that best meet the needs of the County and its residents. The  
committees recommend awards for sixteen agencies.  
* An amount not to exceed $1,551,000.00 in funding is available; this is the same  
amount as FY22. The committees made recommendations totaling the full available  
amount, with individual awards ranging from $35,000.00 to $150,000.00.  
* Sixteen community agencies are recommended for Social Action Grant Funding with  
programming in the priority areas of food/nutritional services; homeless prevention and  
supportive services; healthcare and human services for disadvantaged residents; and  
supportive services for an aging population. A breakdown of the recommended awards  
is attached. The grant awards will be for a one-year project period. Funding  
Recommendations are attached.  
Solid Waste  
26.  
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris  
Removal grant application to remove waste tires from the coastal waters  
around Pinellas County.  
Approval to grant the County Administrator authority to sign the National Oceanic and  
Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Removal Grant Application provided through  
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove waste tires originally placed as  
artificial reefs from the coastal waters around Pinellas County.  
Recommendation:  
* Removal of waste tires from the waters around Pinellas County is an environmental  
goal yet a complicated and expensive undertaking.  
* Grant funding request is estimated at $4,750,000.00 (95%) with an anticipated County  
match of $250,000.00 (5%).  
* County match will be funded in the FY 2024 Budget, if grant is awarded.  
* Application deadline is September 30, 2022 making it necessary to seek approval for  
the County Administrator to sign the application.  
* A future delegated item will be prepared to reflect the completed grant application.  
Grant application estimated at $5,000,000.00, with anticipated grant funding received  
being $4,750,000.00; Authorize the County Administrator to sign the grant application  
on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.  
Utilities  
27.  
Agreement with Frontier Florida LLC to reimburse Pinellas County for  
additional utility locates support services.  
Approval of the Agreement with Frontier Florida, LLC (Frontier) to reimburse Pinellas  
County Utilities (PCU) for additional utility line locate support services needed to locate  
infrastructure owned and maintained by PCU. This is in conjunction with Frontier's  
accelerated Fiber to the Home project.  
Recommendation:  
* This is an agreement that will allow Frontier Florida LLC to reimburse PCU in the  
estimated amount of $600,000.00 due to additional utility line locate services requested  
and needed. Utilities has obtained McKim & Creed to provide these additional  
infrastructure location support services. Frontier has offered to reimburse the County  
for this additional expense.  
* This contract will help prevent future utility line breaks that cause disruption to  
customers and utility services. Underground utility lines must be located prior to any  
digging or project work can begin. Frontier has a very aggressive schedule that is  
outpacing the County's ability to keep up with locating requests.  
* Frontier Florida LLC has a 1.5-year accelerated fiber optic cable installation project  
that has created an abnormally high rate and demand for utility line locate requests.  
* Frontier's fiber optic cables will be installed by directionally drilling that requires  
underground pipes and valves to be first detected, located, and visibly marked. This  
prevents damage to underground assets located in these work areas.  
* Contracted services will be used to provide support for utility line locate requests to  
maintain the current utility line locates workload and meet the additional 25% workload  
demand needed and requested by Frontier Florida LLC for their ongoing fiber  
installation project.  
* PCU currently has a Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) contract with  
McKim & Creed for services including line locating services.  
* PCU will be billed monthly by McKim & Creed for additional locate services performed,  
and PCU will submit reimbursement requests to Frontier.  
* This CCNA agreement has a $4 million project limit for this type of service.  
* Revenue will be deposited in the Water and Sewer Operating Funds to reimburse for  
expense from these funds.  
Frontier to reimburse County approximately $600,000.00 for utility locates to meet  
Frontier deadlines; Agreement term effective for twenty (20) months upon execution.  
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS  
CareerSource Pinellas  
28.  
Appointment to WorkNet Pinellas d/b/a CareerSource Pinellas Board of  
Directors (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).  
Approval of the appointment to the WorkNet Pinellas d/b/a CareerSource Pinellas  
Board of Directors.  
Recommendation:  
* Appointment of one Business seat, expired on June 30, 2022, for a two-year term  
expiring on June 30, 2024.  
* The local board must include representatives from four categories: Business,  
Workforce, Education and Training, Government, Economic and Community  
Development, Other.  
* The name of the applicant can be viewed on the attached worksheet.  
Pinellas County Community Redevelopment Agency  
29.  
Fiscal Year 2023 Lealman Community Redevelopment Area Work Plan.  
Sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency), approve the Fiscal Year  
(FY23) 2023 Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Work Plan.  
Recommendation:  
* The proposed Work Plan was first presented to the Agency at a July 14th Work  
Session and includes $2.245 million of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) spending for  
projects and programs that conform to the nine objectives outlined in the Lealman CRA  
Plan and thereby Chapter 163 of Florida Statues, which governs CRAs.  
* The proposed Work Plan is a communication tool for staff to seek approval from the  
Agency and the Lealman CRA Advisory Committee on specific projects and programs  
requiring TIF expenditures, and to communicate progress with residents and  
community stakeholders.  
* Staff is making this request as a best management practice in furtherance of efficient  
implementation of the Lealman CRA Plan.  
30.  
Fiscal Year 2023 Lealman Community Redevelopment Trust Budget.  
Sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency), transmit the proposed  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Trust budget  
to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation to approve.  
Recommendation:  
* The proposed FY23 total budget for the Lealman CRA Trust is $6,324,040.00 and  
includes estimated revenues (County Tax Increment Finance (TIF), Municipal Services  
Taxing Unit TIF and Interest) of $3,062,340.00 and an estimated carryover of  
$3,261,700.00 from the FY22 Adopted Budget.  
* Staff is seeking a motion from the Agency recommending that the Board of County  
Commissioners adopt the proposed FY23 Lealman CRA Trust budget.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY  
31.  
32.  
33.  
Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Doyle Mann v. Seminole  
Square Apartment III Association, Inc. et al.; HUD Case No.  
04-22-1242-8; PC Case No. 22-038 - alleged housing discrimination.  
Approval and authorization for the County Attorney to initiate litigation on behalf of  
Doyle Mann through outside counsel retained for these legal services.  
Recommendation:  
Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Aquatania Colbert v. Pueblo  
Village Apartments, LLC and Phillip Tracy; HUD Case No. 04-22-9238-8;  
PC Case No. 22-014 - alleged housing discrimination.  
Approval and authorization for the County Attorney to initiate litigation on behalf of  
Aquatania Colbert through outside counsel retained for these legal services.  
Recommendation:  
County Attorney Reports.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  
34. County Administrator Reports.  
COUNTY COMMISSION  
35.  
Appointments to the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board  
(Board of County Commissioners as a whole).  
Approve eight reappointments to the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board for  
a term of 4 years.  
Recommendation:  
* Approve eight reappointments  
* Applicant names can be viewed on the attached list  
* Ballot/worksheet has been provided; however, the Clerk may request a verbal vote  
36.  
37.  
Appointments to the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative (Board of County  
Commissioners as a whole).  
Approve two appointments to the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative for a term of 3  
years.  
Recommendation:  
* Names can be viewed on the attached list.  
* Ballot/worksheet is provided; however, the Clerk may request a verbal vote.  
Appointments to the Suncoast Health Council (Board of County  
Commissioners as a whole).  
Approve three reappointments to Suncoast Health Council for a term of 2 years  
beginning on October 1, 2022.  
Recommendation:  
* Approve three reappointments.  
* Names can be viewed on the attached list.  
* Ballot/worksheet has been provided; however, the Clerk may request a verbal vote.  
38.  
County Commission New Business: Pertinent and Timely  
Committee/Board Updates, Policy Considerations,  
Administrative/Procedural Considerations, and other New Business:  
- Temporary Closure of the Skyway Bridge for the Armed Forces Family  
Foundation Skyway 10k Run (Commissioner Justice)  
- Skyway Lighting Resolutions (Commissioner Justice)  
- County Administrator Annual Review  
6:00PM  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS  
Educational Facilities Authority  
39.  
Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act Resolution for issuance by the  
Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority of its Revenue Bonds to  
increase the approved par amount to be $10,000,000.00 as the not to  
exceed principal amount of such bonds, to be issued on behalf of  
Learning Independence for Tomorrow, Inc. d/b/a LiFT Academy.  
Conduct a public hearing to adopt a Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA)  
Resolution granting TEFRA approval of the Pinellas County Educational Facilities  
Authority Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  
$10,000,000.00 on behalf of Learning Independence for Tomorrow, Inc. d/b/a LiFT  
Academy (Borrower).  
Recommendation:  
* Borrower is requesting issuance of bonds for the acquisition, construction and  
renovation of existing facilities located at 1005 South Highland Avenue, Clearwater,  
Florida 33756.  
* Borrower is responsible for payments of all fees and expenses.  
* Issuance of these bonds will have no fiscal impact on the County.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
40.  
Petition of Pinellas County to vacate a portion of a thirty-foot-wide platted  
right-of-way, lying in Sections 08, Township 27 South, Range 16 East,  
Pinellas County, Florida (Legislative Hearing).  
Consider granting petition of Pinellas County to vacate a portion of a thirty-foot-wide  
platted right-of-way, lying in Sections 08, Township 27 South, Range 16 East in Tarpon  
Springs; and if granted, adopt the attached Resolution pursuant to 336, Florida State  
Statutes.  
Recommendation:  
* Thirty-foot-wide platted right-of-way lays adjacent to the property located at 0 North  
Highland Avenue, Tarpon Springs, as described in Exhibit A.  
* Staff is requesting the vacation because it is related to previous exchange of property  
along North Highland Avenue. The right-of-way should not have been included in the  
original exchange.  
* Approval will correct a scrivener's error in Resolution 22-16, previously approved by  
the Board of County Commissioners (Board) at the February 22, 2022 Board meeting  
and authorize the Chairman to execute corrective instruments, if any, as may be  
needed.  
* If Petition is granted, the Board is asked to adopt the attached Resolution pursuant to  
336, Florida State Statutes.  
Authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court to record the Resolution in the public records of  
Pinellas County.  
41.  
Resolutions to adopt final millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2023  
(second public hearing).  
Following a public hearing, adopt resolutions approving the final millage rates and  
budgets for Fiscal Year 2023.  
Recommendation:  
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@pinellascounty.org 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 pinellascounty.org/comment 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 www.pinellascounty.org/BCC_Participation.htm 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 pinellascounty.org/comment 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.