SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County pertaining to the Clearwater Planning Area, extending the term of said agreement from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2030 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Clearwater Planning Area is a geographic boundary which includes properties that are incorporated into the city and those properties which are unincorporated Pinellas County, but which are eligible for annexation into the City of Clearwater. The Interlocal Agreement establishes the Planning Area and clarifies jurisdictional authority remains with Pinellas County until a property annexes into the City. Inclusion of the Planning Area within the City’s Comprehensive Plan advises all property owners, regardless of current jurisdiction, of the long-range planning goals for the City.
The term of the original agreement was January 14, 1992, to September 30, 2000. The subsequent agreement included a modified Clearwater Planning Area boundary and legal description and extended the term from September 30, 2000, to September 30, 2010.
A second amendment to the agreement extended the term from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2020, and with the pending expiration of the current agreement, a third amendment to the agreement extending the term from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2030 is proposed to City Council for consideration at a required public hearing.
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