Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Wednesday, August 09, 2023 06:00 PM Commission Chambers

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - City Attorney Thomas Trask

3.ROLL CALL

4.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

5.PROCLAMATIONS - Mayor/City Clerk

6.PRESENTATIONS (limited to 10 minutes each)

7.PUBLIC COMMENT

Public participation is encouraged. If you are addressing the Commission, step to the podium and state your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to five (5) minutes and do not include any topic on the agenda. Public comment on agenda items will be allowed when they come up.

If you would like someone at the City to follow up on a comment or question made at the meeting, you may fill out a comment card with the contact information and give it to the City Manager. Comment cards are available at the back table in the Commission Chambers. It is not mandatory to complete a comment card. 

For any quasi-judicial public hearings that might be on the agenda, an affected person may become a party to a quasi-judicial proceeding and can be entitled to present evidence at the hearing including the sworn testimony of witnesses and relevant exhibits and other documentary evidence and to cross-examine all witnesses by filing a notice of intent to be a party with the Community Development Director not less than five days prior to the hearing.

8.CONSENT AGENDA

Any member of the Board of Commissioners can ask to pull a consent item for separate discussion and vote.

1. A.Approval of Minutes

9.PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. A.Ordinance 2023-18, Fees & Collection Procedures Manual FY 2023 - 1st Reading & Public Hearing

2. B.Ordinance 2023-23, Board of Commissioners Compensation and Health Insurance - 1st Reading & Public Hearing

3. C.Ordinance 2023-24, FRS Reinstatement - 1st Reading & Public Hearing

4. D.Ordinance 2023-25, Adjusting Election District Boundaries - 1st Reading & Public Hearing

10.UNIFINISHED BUSINESS

1. A.Tom and Kitty Stuart Park Parking

2. B.Fitness Center Public Usage

11.CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS

1. A.Gulf Beaches Public Library Service Contract

2. B.Approve Pinellas Public Library Cooperative Renewal Agreement 

3. C.Facility Use Contract - The Spring Games, LLC

12.NEW BUSINESS

1. A.Employer Contribution to Health and Dental Premium

2. B.Commission - Prior Issues on Developments, Litigation

13.STAFF REPORTS

14.AGENDA SETTING

1. A.Interviews with the two Law Firms that responded to RFQ 23-08 City Attorney -  Trask Daigneault, LLP and Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.

2. B.Amendment to ALS First Responder Agreement 

3. C.Smoking/Vaping Ban on Sand, Parks, Public Places

4. D.RFI 2023-06 Engineering Continuing Services - Engineers of Record

15.REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE

1. A.Board of Commissioners 

2. B.City Attorney

3. C.City Manager

4. D.City Clerk 

16.ADJOURNMENT

One or more Elected or Appointed Officials may be in attendance.

Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Board of Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The law does not require the minutes to be transcribed verbatim; therefore, the applicant must make the necessary arrangements with a private reporter or private reporting firm and bear the resulting expense. In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and F.S. 286.26; any person with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should call the City Clerk at 727-391-9951, ext. 231 or 223 or fax a written request to 727-399-1131.