City Council Meeting 10/19/2020 06:00 PM CMT Technology

Due to the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the City of Lake City will hold the October 19, 2020 City Council Meeting via telephonic and video conferencing communications media technology. 

To participate, instructions are located at the end of this agenda. 

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Invocation - Council Member Jake Hill

Proclamations - None 

Minutes - None 

Approval of Agenda

Presentations

• 1.Second Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2019 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  Ms. Melissa Fox, Compliance Manager, Fred Fox Enterprises, Inc.

Open  Second Public Hearing (virtual)

To receive citizen views concerning the community's economic and community development needs.

Close Hearing 

• 2.City Council Resolution No. 2020-101 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the implementation of the long-term and short-term objectives of the City of Lake City Community Development Plan; and establishing an effective date. 

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2020-102 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the use of fifty thousand dollars and zero cents ($50,000.00) as leverage for the Small Cities Commercial Revitalization Community Development Block Grant application to be submitted by the City to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for federal fiscal year 2019. 

• 4.City Council Resolution No. 2020-103 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the submission of an application for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for federal fiscal year 2019.

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 - None

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing (virtual)

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2164 - (final reading) An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, repealing ordinance 2016-2081; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. 

  First reading August 17, 2020

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2164 (final reading) 

Open Public Hearing (virtual)

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2166 - (final reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida; amending City Code Chapter 70, Article V, Firefighters' Retirement, amending section 70-130, compliance with the Internal Revenue Code; providing for severability; providing for a repealer; and providing an effective date.

  First reading September 14, 2020

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2166 (final reading) 

New Business

Ordinances

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2169 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the Code of the City of Lake City, Florida amending the regulation related to the discharge of firearms to allow hunting on annexed tracts of land upon which hunting had been permitted by Columbia County, Florida immediately prior to annexation; providing certain safety regulations; providing for the termination of such hunting upon any zoning reclassification; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.  

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2169 (first reading)

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2020-2170 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida amending the Internal Revenue Code Chapter 70, Article IV, Police Officers Retirement Fund, Section 70-100, related to compliance with the Internal Revenue Code; providing for codification in the code; providing for severability; providing for a repealer; and providing for an effective date. 

  Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-2170 (first reading)

• 9.City Council Ordinance No.  2020-2171 - (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Article II, Section 2-31 of the Code of the City of Lake City, Florida, relating to meetings of the City Council; providing that regular and special meeting locations can be held anywhere in Columbia County, subject to advance notice requirements; providing for severability; providing for codification, repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. 

  Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-2171 (first reading)

Resolutions

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2020-114 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of a memorandum of agreement for cost-share assistance with the Suwannee River Water Management District to analyze and plan for future water supply needs of the City of Lake City over a 20 year period and sharing the costs of the planning, up to $28,000.00. 

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2020-108 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of Task Assignment Number Twelve to the continuing contract with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., for the professional consulting services and completion of an alternative water supply feasibility study; and to pay the consultant a not-to-exceed amount of $56,000.00 for its services. 

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2020-110 - 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.

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2020-111 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing six (6) aerator replacements at the St. Margarets Wastewater Treatment Facility and authorizing the execution of an agreement with SGS Contracting Services, Inc., for a price not-to-exceed $1,471,700.00.

• 14.City Council Resolution No. 2020-113 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of a Union Employment Agreement with Local No. 2288 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO.

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2020-115 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida accepting a utility easement from Robert and Jane Collins for the purpose of collection and distribution of storm water from the Gwen Lake Estates area.

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2020-117 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida accepting a utility easement from Jon and Shirley Bell for the purpose of collection and distribution of storm water from the Gwen Lake Estates area. 

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2020-118 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with TSC-Jacobs North, Inc., for the replacement of the complete wastewater clarifier mechanism and all associated equipment located at the St. Margaret's Wastewater Treatment Facility at a price not-to-exceed $434,895.00.

• 18.City Council Resolution No. 2020-120 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida accepting the bid from, and authorizing the execution of an agreement with, Florida Fill and Grading, Inc. for improvements to the drainage at Gwen Lake  for Phases 1 and 2, at a cost not-to-exceed $420,000.00.  

Discussion and Possible Action:

• 19.Meeting location for future City Council Meetings (Mayor Witt)

• 20.Advisory Committee Meetings (Mayor Witt)

Departmental Administration

• 21.Discussion and Possible Action:    Consider approval for the Esri Small Municipal Enterprise Agreement for a duration of three (3) years in the amount of $27,500.00 per year for access to Esri term license software.  As the City continues to grow and utilize the GIS Portal this agreement will provide the necessary licensing needed.  The funds for is agreement are budgeted for FY2021. (Joe Helfenberger)

• 22.Discuss Affordable Housing Plan (Joe Helfenberger)

• 23.Update on EPA Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant (Joe Helfenberger)

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

Communications Media Technology Instructions 

Members of the public may attend the meetings online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85143910809  or 

Telephonic by toll number (no cost to the city), audio only: at 1-346-248-7799
Meeting ID:  851 4391 0809#   
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Telephonic by toll-free number (cost per minute, billed to the city, zero cost to the caller), audio only:  
1-888-788-0099 
Meeting ID:  851 4391 0809#   
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Public Participation

The public may participate at the appropriate time via:  (i) video conference by utilizing the software chat function or raise hand function to request to speak; or (2) telephonically by dialing *9 to raise hand.  The Chair will allow for sufficient time for all participants to be heard. 

Those attendees wishing to share a document must email the item to submissions@lcfla.com no later than noon on the day of the meeting. 

Contingency Information

Contingency Plan Meeting:  This will be activated and held if the City experiences connection or web conferencing failure.  Any meeting taking place via the contingency plan will be held and/or reconvened via a conference call utilizing the information provided below. 

The public may attend the contingency plan meeting as follows:
1-844-992-4726 (toll free) 
Enter access code:  173 541 6832#
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The public may participate in the contingency plan meeting at the appropriate time when the chair requests public comment.  The Chair will allow for sufficient time for all participants to be heard.