Votes at a glance: key approvals from the Jan. 13 Clearwater DDB, CRA and City Council meetings

The Jan. 13 joint meetings produced the following formal actions. Items are listed by body, agenda reference and summary outcome.

Downtown Development Board (DDB) - DDB item 2.1 — Approval of meeting minutes: Approved by voice vote. - DDB item 4.1 — Special event grant for Marchtoberfest (Max Marketing Inc.): Approved; grant awarded $25,000. - DDB item 4.2 — Approval of October–November financial statements: Approved; DDB ending balance reported as $1,084,906.40.

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - CRA item 2.1 — Approval of December 16, 2024 minutes: Approved by vote. - CRA item 4.2 — Amend loan/grant agreement for 949 Cleveland Street LLC: Approved; final completion date extended to July 15, 2025. - CRA item 4.3 — Authorize executive director to enter negotiations with Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition for lease/development of four parcels (North Greenwood container village): Approved (authorized negotiations); CRA has $500,000 conceptually allocated for the project; final lease and funding to return to board.

City Council (consent and other actions) - CC 3.1 — Approve four‑year PSTA funding agreement for expanded ferry service (add Thursday): Approved; agenda figure $130,625.22 (staff will provide corrected attachment); PSTA concession cited $100,000; net incremental city cost ~ $7,000 annually. - CC 5.1 — Purchase order for replacement parking kiosks (Veil America / Flowbird): Approved to replace items lost in storm damage. - CC 5.2 — Guaranteed maximum price (GMP) proposal for the Long Center renovation: Pulled from consent for additional council review (no approval recorded). - CC 5.3 — GMP proposal to build the Traffic Management Center: Approved. - CC 5.4 — Surplus and disposition for municipal services building furniture (MSB renovation): Approved. - CC 5.5 — Final rental and settlement payments to United Rentals for lost pumps: Approved (not to exceed $254,188.40 for rental and loss settlement). - CC 6.1 — Merchant services master agreement amendment (Bank of America): Approved. - CC 7.1 — Lease agreement between the city and Clearwater Ferry for vessels purchased under state grant: Approved. - CC 8.1 — Declare vehicles and equipment surplus and authorize auction: Approved. - CC 9.1 — Approve collective bargaining agreement with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): Approved (3‑year contract ratified by membership; payroll and step changes to be funded via first‑quarter budget amendment). - CC 11.1 — Agreement with DEX Imaging (Total Print USA) for citywide copier/printer services: Approved. - CC 12.1 — Renewal of SmartCover maintenance program purchase order (Hydronox/SmartCover): Approved (not to exceed $50,000 through Jan. 1, 2026). - CC 12.2 — Work order to McKim & Creed for engineering design for a solar PV canopy at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility chlorine contact chamber: Approved to proceed with design; staff will return with power production, ROI and funding options. - CC scheduling items and administrative items (GMPs, RFPs, work sessions): Multiple scheduling and administrative consents approved as recorded in the meeting.

Notes: This summary lists recorded approvals and items pulled for further review. Specific contracts, permit conditions and funding details are available in the full staff reports and agenda attachments. If a petitioned item included later corrections to an agenda attachment (as noted for the PSTA agreement), staff committed to deliver corrected documents prior to subsequent council action.