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Votes at a glance: Clearwater City Council actions, Sept. 29, 2025
Summary
Council approved a mix of procedural, procurement and policy actions. The only broad policy debate with extended public comment and a unanimous vote to proceed was authorization for an appraisal and next steps on creating a municipal electric utility.
The Clearwater City Council took a series of votes on Sept. 29, 2025. Below are the formal actions recorded at the meeting, with short descriptions and outcomes. Unless otherwise noted votes were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous in the public record.
Key policy vote - Municipal electric utility feasibility (agenda item 4.3): Council authorized an appraisal, negotiations and follow‑up due diligence to evaluate a potential municipal electric utility (Clearwater MEU). Motion by Councilmember Ryan Cotton; second by Councilmember Mike Menino. Outcome: approved unanimously.
Procurement, budget and administrative approvals (selected) - 6.3: Award construction contract to C & T Contracting Services, LLC for Northeast Water Reclamation Facility sand‑filter rehabilitation, $5,469,339. Outcome: approved. - 6.4: Authorize the city manager and staff to enter negotiations with Pinellas County on an interlocal agreement for participation in the county’s regional resource recovery facility (RRRF). Outcome: approved (negotiations only; final agreement returns to council). - 6.5: Approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Aviation Administration for operation/maintenance of visual approach slope indicators at the Clearwater Executive Airport; no cost to the city as FAA assumes maintenance. Outcome: approved. - 6.6: Authorize multi‑vendor purchase orders for computer hardware/servers/maintenance up to $3,500,000 (FY2026 term) to support city IT and SCADA/network requirements. Outcome: approved. - 6.7: Authorize purchase orders for natural gas meters, regulators and parts up to $1,600,000 for CGS Energy operations (term 10/01/2025–09/30/2026). Outcome: approved.
Appointments and governance - 6.8: Reappoint Kelly Batsford and Frank Cornier to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board through 09/30/2029. Outcome: approved. - 6.9: Appoint Richard Fox to fill a vacancy on the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board through 06/30/2026. Outcome: approved.
Legal and litigation items - 6.11–6.13: Authorize engagement of outside counsel for active litigation matters following the departure of the city’s lead litigator for a North Port appointment. Outcome: approved.
Ordinances and budgets (second reading/adoption) - 7.1: Ordinance adopting name change from Clearwater Airpark to Clearwater Executive Airport and repealing related advisory‑board code sections: adopted on second reading. - 7.2: Ordinance amending the operating budget for FY2025 (various funds): adopted on second reading. - 7.3: Ordinance amending the capital improvement budget for FY2025 adding $6,048,461: adopted on second reading.
Resolutions and other actions - 10.1: Adopt resolution designating Clearwater as a Red Star City (recognition for families of service members, veterans and first responders lost to suicide): adopted.
Votes and procedure notes - Most routine procurement and budget items were approved on voice votes recorded as unanimous. When recorded, motions and seconds were noted on the record but many routine motions were moved and seconded without an attributed mover in the transcript (typical for consent and regular business items). - The municipal electric utility item generated the longest presentation and public comment period; the council’s action on that item was an authorization to proceed to an appraisal and further due diligence rather than a commitment to purchase distribution assets.
If you are tracking a specific agenda item and need the meeting transcript excerpt or formal ordinance/resolution language, contact the City Clerk’s office or the city’s public records portal for the official minutes and documents.
