City Council Regular Session 12/21/2020 06:00 PM

Due to the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the City of Lake City will meet at the Columbia County School Board Administrative Complex Auditorium located at 372 West Duval Street, Lake City, FL 32055. The meetings will also be available via communications media technology.

CMT instructions are located at the end of this Agenda.

Events Prior to Meeting - None

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Council Member Todd Sampson

Roll Call

Proclamations - None

Minutes

1.City Council Regular Session July 20, 2020
2.City Council Regular Session August 3, 2020
3.City Council Regular Session August 17, 2020

Approval of Agenda

Presentations - None

Persons Wishing to Address Council

Citizens are encouraged to participate in City of Lake City meetings. The City of Lake City encourages civility in public discourse and requests that speakers direct their comments to the Chair. Those attendees wishing to share a document and or comments in writing for inclusion into the public record must email the item to submissions@lcfla.com no later than noon on the day of the meeting. Citizens may also provide input to individual council members via office visits, phone calls, letters and e-mail that will become public record.

Approval of Consent Agenda

4.Election and ratification of Mayor Witt's recommendation of Council Member Chris Greene to serve as Vice Mayor for FY21.

Old Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions - None

Other Items - None

New Business

Ordinances

5.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2173 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Ordinance No. 91-688, as amended, relating to an amendment to the text of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, pursuant to application, CPA 20-10, by the City Council, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended, providing for amending Policy I.1.2 of the future land use element by adding a mixed use land classification, repealing all ordinances in conflict, and providing an effective date.

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2173 (first reading)
6.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2174 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida amending Section 102-36 of the City Code to provide for the waiver of impact fees for the development and construction of affordable housing; providing for repeal of ordinances in conflict; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2174 (first reading)
7.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2175 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, to provide for the waiving and suspension of water and sewer impact fees for a period of twelve (12) months as an inducement for economic development; requiring any applicant seeking to take advantage of the development incentive to apply for and acquire a building permit and commence construction of the development prior to the expiration of the development period; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2175 (first reading)

Resolutions

8.City Council Resolution No. 2020-109 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a utility easement from the Kinjac Corporation for the purpose of extending a water main and enabling future utility system improvement and routine operation and maintenance. (Busy Bee)
9.City Council Resolution No. 2020-143 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida accepting a utility easement from New Generation Christian Ministry, Inc., for the purpose of extending the water utilities.
10.City Council Resolution No. 2020-144 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the acceptance of the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, wherein the Department of Transportation agrees to contribute up to eighty percent of the total eligible project costs, not to exceed a maximum of $579,392.00, for the rehabilitation and preservation of Runway 5-23 at the Lake City Gateway Airport.
11.City Council Resolution No. 2020-145 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the City, by and through, its police department, to enter into a Third Judicial Circuit Mutual Aid Agreement between Municipalities and Sheriffs of counties located in the Third Judicial Circuit.
12.City Council Resolution No. 2020-146 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the Cares Act Grant Agreement between Columbia County and Lake City, Florida, accepting the disbursement of $27,699.71 from Cares Act Relief Funding.
13.City Council Resolution No. 2020-147 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, ratifying the Mayor's extension of the State of Emergency arising from the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency.
14.City Council Resolution No. 2020-148 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of an agreement with Gulf Power Company conveying a utility easement to Gulf Power Company to include 0.039 acres of real property and concluding eminent domain litigation.
15.City Council Resolution No. 2020-149 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, appointing members to serve on the Utility Advisory Committee to the City Council, as created by the code of the City of Lake City, Florida; repealing all resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date
16.City Council Resolution No. 2020-150 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the Second Amendment to the contract between the Florida Department of Corrections and City of Lake City for the use of inmate labor in work programs.
17.City Council Resolution No. 2020-151 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, creating and establishing a Joint City-County Utility Committee; appointing members to serve on the committee; repealing all resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

Other Items

18.Discussion and Possible Action - Northeast Florida League of Cities Dinner Meeting - (Jake Hill) The Council previously authorized to host the December 2020 Dinner Meeting in Lake City. However, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the December 2020 Dinner Meeting was cancelled. The Northeast Florida League of Cities has asked if Lake City would be interested in hosting the December 2021 Dinner Meeting in Lake City.
19.Discussion and Possible Action - To provide direction related to City Clerk contract.

Departmental Administration - None

20.Discussion and Possible Action - CARES Act Round Three (Joe Helfenberger)

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

Zoom CMT Information

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Contingency Information

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