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I.	CALL TO ORDER– At 1:00 P.M. by Mayor Beverley Billiris, Chairman
	A.	Invocation and Pledge– Led by Commissioner John Morroni
	B.	Identification of Members Present– Acknowledgement of Members in Attendance
II.	CONSENT AGENDA
	A.	Minutes of October 21, 2009 Council Meeting– Approved
	B.	Financial Statement for October 2009– Approved
	C.	Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) Actions – November 2009– Received/Discussed
	D.	Annexation Report – October 2009– Received
	E.	Preliminary December 2009 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 09-21: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Commercial General to Recreation/Open Space
		2.	Case CW 09-22: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Residential Low to Institutional
		3.	Case CW 09-23: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Residential Low to Institutional
		4.	Case CW 09-24: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Residential Low to Institutional
		5.	Case CW 09-25: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Residential Low Medium to Commercial General
		6.	Case CW 09-26: Pinellas County– Recommended Approval from Transportation/Utility to Institutional
		7.	Case CW 09-27: City of Clearwater– Recommended Approval from Residential Medium with Transportation/Utility Overlay and Water/Drainage Feature Overlay to Residential Medium with Transportation/Utility Overlay and Water/Drainage Feature Overlay
		Group 2: Regular Amendments
		8.	Case CW 97-62: City of Largo – West Bay Drive Community Redevelopment District Plan 2009 (SAP Change No. 1-2009) – Continued from October PPC meeting– Recommended Approval Subject to Enumerated Conditions
IV.	REPORTS/OTHER ACTION
	A.	Progress Assessment: CW 94-55 – Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan– Received/Accepted/Authorized Transmittal to CPA for Receipt and Acceptance
	B.	Determinations of Consistency – Dunedin, Gulfport, Kenneth City and Largo– Received/Discussed/Recommended Approval and Transmittal to the Countywide Planning Authority for Adoption of Resolutions
V.	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ITEMS
	A.	Amendment of the Countywide Rules re: TDRs and Density/Intensity Averaging (continued from October)–Received/Discussed/Provided Direction
	B.	Verbal Reports
		1.	Draft Letter of Consistency – Approved/Authorized Chairman to Sign As Needed
		2.	Executive Committee – Confirmed Meeting for December 4, 3:30 PM, in the offices of the Pinellas Planning Council
		3.	Provided information on cost savings
		4.	Provided information on proposed legislation  regarding the Planning Council and discussed appropriate follow-up actions – Discussed/Provided Direction
VI.	OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
	A.	Chairman/Member Items
		1.	Nominating Committee for Election of 2010 Officers– Chairman appointed Councilmembers Oddo and Kennedy to serve with Chair; Committee met following conclusion of  regular PPC meeting
		2.	Holiday Gathering– Discussed/Provided Direction
		3.	Councilmember Jim Kennedy provided information on the December 7 Transit Workshop   and invited cities and county to participate
VII.	ADJOURNMENT–  3:06 P.M.

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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If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you to the provision of certain assistance. Within two (2) working days of your receipt of this notice, please contact the Office of Human Rights, 400 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue, Suite 500, Clearwater, FL 33756 (727) 464-4062 (V/TDD).

For more information concerning the Pinellas Planning Council and the countywide planning process see the PPC website at www.pinellasplanningcouncil.org, call 464-8250, or write to: 600 Cleveland Street, Suite 850, Clearwater, Florida 33755-4160.

This meeting is scheduled to be aired live and replayed in Pinellas County on Bright House cable channel 622, Knology channel 18 and Verizon channel 44. Effective December 11, 2007, Bright House Cable has moved Pinellas 18 to channel 622. If you have Bright House Cable you must have digital cable to access channel 622. If you do not have digital cable and want to watch your government television station, please call Bright House customer service at (727) 329-5020 for more information. You can also watch Pinells County Connection TV live on the Internet or view archived videos at: www.pinellascounty.org/media.