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I.	CALL TO ORDER
	A.	Invocation and Pledge– Led by Councilmember Sandra Bradbury
	B.	Identification of Members Present– Acknowledgement of Members in Attendance
II.	CONSENT AGENDA
	A.	Minutes of November 19, 2008 Meeting –  To be placed on January Consent Agenda
	B.	Financial Statement for November 2008 – Approved
	C.	Countywide Planning Authority Actions – December- Received
	D.	Annexation Report – November – Received
	E.	Preliminary January Agenda – Received
	F.	Correspondence – Received
III.	PUBLIC HEARING - To begin at 1:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as agenda permits
	A.	Public Hearing Format Announcement and Oath
	B.	Amendments to the Countywide Future Land Use Plan:
		Group 1: Subthreshold Amendments
		1.	Case CW 08-42: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Residential/Office General to Residential/Office/Retail
		2.	Case CW 08-43: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Commercial General and  Residential Urban to Commercial General
		3.	Case CW 08-47: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Commercial Neighborhood to Residential Low
		Group 2: Regular Amendments
		4.	Case CW 08-44: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Residential Urban to Residential Low Medium
		5.	Case CW 08-45: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Residential Urban, Commercial General, and Preservation to Commercial General and Preservation
		6.	Case CW 08-46: Pinellas County – Recommended approval from Residential Urban to Industrial Limited, inclusive of separate and additional recommendation
	C.	Case CW 08-13/CW 06-44 (SAP Change No. 3-2008): City of Largo – Recommended approval from Residential Urban, Residential Low Medium, and Residential/Office/Retail to Community Redevelopment District, inclusive of separate and additional recommendation
	D.	Rule Amendment Re: Consistency – Adopted Resolution No. 08-6 and authorized transmittal of the accompanying ordinance, exclusive of amendments addressing coastal storm area and density averaging, to the Countywide Planning Authority for amendment of the Countywide Rules
IV.	REPORTS/OTHER ACTION
	A.	Annual Report – Preliminary Draft – Received/Discussed
	B.	Planning Officials Training Workshop – Received/Discussed
V.	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ITEMS
	A.	PAC Membership Roster for 2009 – Receipt and Acceptance- Accepted
	B.	Verbal Reports
		1.	School District Project Report (November 24)
		2.	LarsenAllen Letter re Auditing firm
		3.	Recognition of Theresa Harris, former PPC staff member
VI.	OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
	A.	Chairman/Member Items
		1.	Election of Officers for 2009– Approved Nominating Committee’s Recommendation as follows:
			Chairman                    Mayor Beverley Billiris
			Vice Chairman           Vice Mayor Jerry Knight
			Treasurer                    Commissioner John Morroni
			Secretary                    Mayor Pat Gerard
		2.	Recognition and Presentation of Plaques to outgoing members – Mayors Holmes, Maloof and Steingold
		3.	Mayor Holmes presented the Citizens Connection Newsletter from South Pasadena and thanked the Council and Staff
		4.	Mayor Maloof noted she will not run for re-election in Treasure Island in March and thanked the Council and Staff
		5.	Mayor Steingold noted that he will now serve on the Pinellas County MPO; that his replacement on the Council will be Commissioner Nina Bandoni whose background is in planning; and thanked the Council and Staff
		6.	Mayor Hackworth thanked the Council for honoring him as their Chairman for the last year and noted the Council will continue to serve the Pinellas Community with development and future redevelopment issues.
VII.	ADJOURNMENT

Note: Dependent upon the length of the agenda, the Council may recess for approximately ten (10) minutes at 2:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as is convenient.

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