City Council Regular Session 01/02/2024 06:00 PM City Hall

This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall located at 205 North Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055.  Members of the public may also view the meeting on our YouTube channel.  YouTube channel information is located at the end of this agenda.

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Stephen Witt 

Roll Call

Proclamations - None 

Minutes - None 

Approval of Agenda

Public Participation - 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 

Presentations - None 

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 1.City Council Ordinance No. 2023-2265 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Sections 2-178(e) and 2-182 of Article VI, Chapter 2, of the Code of the City of Lake City relating to purchases of items and contractual services and bid procedures; providing that all purchases of items and contractual services when the estimated cost thereof exceeds thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) be purchased by formal written contract, approved by the City Council, after public notice inviting quotations and proposals; providing that all bid-based contracts for the purchase of items and contractual services when the estimated cost thereof exceeds thirty five thousand dollars, ($35,000.00) be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; providing for the elimination of bid quotations for purchase of items and services when the cost thereof does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00); providing for bid procedures for the purchase of items and services when the cost exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), but is less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00); providing for bid procedures for the purchase of items and services when the cost thereof exceeds fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), but is less than thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000.00);providing for bid procedures for the purchase of items and services which cost thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) or more; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of conflicts; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 12/04/2023

Close Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance 2023-2265 on final reading

Resolutions - None 

Other Items - None 

New Business

Ordinances

• 2.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2266 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the official zoning atlas of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended; relating to the rezoning of less than ten contiguous acres of land; pursuant to an Application, Z 23-09, by the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from Residential Office (RO) and Residential Multi-Family 1 (RMF-1) to Commercial Intensive (CI) of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  (Faith Crossing)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2266 on first reading

• 3.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2267 (first reading) -  An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida amending the official zoning atlas of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended; relating to the rezoning of more than ten contiguous acres of land, pursuant to an application, Z 23-09, by the property owner of said acreage, providing for rezoning from Commercial General (CG) and Commercial Intensive (CI) to Commercial Highway Interchange (CHI) of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida, providing severability, repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (Lake City RV Park)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2267 on first reading

• 4.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2268 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended; relating to Section 4.15.5, Special Exceptions, more specifically Section 4.15.5.2, amending the text for Travel Trailer Parks and Campgrounds, and Section 4.15.5.3 adding text to allow storage facilities for boats, recreational vehicles, and similar equipment by Special Exception, within the Commercial Highway Interchange Zoning District of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  (LDR-TA-23-01)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2268 on first reading

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2269 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations; as amended; relating to Section 4.13.5, Special Exceptions, more specifically Section 4.13.5.16, amending the text to permit Travel Trailer Parks of Campgrounds by Special Exception, within the Commercial Intensive Zoning District of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida, providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (LDR-TA-23-02)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2269 on first reading

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2270 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the Future Land Use Plan Map of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, as amended; relating to an amendment of 50 or less acres of land, pursuant to an application, CPA 23-07, by the property owner of said acreage, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended; providing for changing the Future Land Use Classification from Residential Medium Density (less than or equal to 8 dwelling units per acre) to Commercial of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (Faith Crossing)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2270 on first reading

Resolutions

• 7.City Council Resolution No. 2024-001 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Another Way, Inc., Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center, through the Lake City Police Department, to coordinate services that are provided to adult and adolescent victims and survivors of rape. 

• 8.City Council Resolution No. 2024-002 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Another Way, Inc., Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center, through the Lake City Police Department, to coordinate services to victims and survivors of domestic violence.  

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2024-003 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the Third Judicial Circuit Mutual Aid Agreement between municipalities and sheriffs of counties located in the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, through the Lake City Police Department.  

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2024-004 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, designating Michael Deloach, as the alternate director to serve on the Florida Gas Utility Board of Directors on behalf of the City; and repealing all prior resolutions in conflict with this resolution.

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2024-005 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a utility easement from Notami Hospitals of Florida, Inc., for the purpose of relocating the existing utilities to accommodate the tower expansion. 

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2024-006 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, declaring certain personal property owned by the City to be either surplus to its needs and sold at public noticed sale or determined to be obsolete, non-serviceable, or beyond economic repair pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Section 2-183 of the City Code, and authorizing the city to remove such surplus property when sold or disposed of from the fixed assets of the city.  

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2024-007 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the City to enter into Change Order Number One to Task Assignment Number Ten between the City and Jones Edmunds, for professional services assisting the City with the State Road 47 and Interstate 75 improvement project; providing for the connection of septic tanks to the project; increasing the original contract price to a price not-to-exceed $95,200.00; and providing an effective date.

Other Items

• 14.Discussion and Possible Action - Filling the vacancy of Council Member for City Council District 13.  (Mayor Stephen Witt)

Departmental Administration

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

Upcoming Dates of Interest

January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Parade - 10AM

January 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Council Workshop - Mariah Fund

January 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Council Workshop - Council Meeting Decorum

February 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Council Workshop - Affordable Housing/Properties and Application and Grant Funding Request $5,000 max

YouTube Information

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