# City of Clearwater – CRA / Pension Trustees / Council Work Session - 10/12/2026


**Body:** City of Clearwater
**Date:** October 11, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles


The October 12, 2026 City of Clearwater CRA and Council work session covered a proposed $7.5 million settlement of the CRA’s litigation with Crumb Properties 2 LLC concerning the former St. Matthew Cemetery property. Trustees heard community members’ requests for a separate, transparent process to address the cemetery’s history and support affected descendants. A motion to approve the settlement was made and seconded, but the vote outcome is not clear in the transcript. The CRA also reported on redevelopment projects and business-support programs. Council discussed competing proposals for the city-owned property at 1875 Airport Drive—Sunrise Recreational Entertainment’s sports and entertainment complex and Clearwater Golf Associates’ golf-course proposal—and deferred further consideration to Wednesday; no selection was made at this session.

Purchasing and contract matters included a $288,237.50 purchase from Rush Truck Center Tampa for a replacement solid-waste tractor; a $6 million CNT Construction contract for a solid-waste truck wash, following a revised solicitation that drew three bids and came in about $1 million below the earlier bid; and a $36,000 increase to Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC contract 902592 for aluminum sulfate. Council also consented to library-material purchases of $191,000 from Ingram Library Services and $217,000 through the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, and considered a St. Petersburg College purchase order for police and fire training, including a $100,000 police funding request. Other items included an aeration-impeller replacement, four-year on-call construction cost-estimating and advisory services, a Penny for Pinellas reimbursement extension for Gulf Boulevard improvements, and a FEMA-funded Harbor Marina repair contract with Kelly Brothers. The transcript also records a proposed extension for the 24-unit Lake Belleview townhome development agreement and an outside-counsel agreement; amounts for these items were not stated.

**Source:** City of Clearwater