City Council Regular Session 02/02/2026 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 1/30/2026:  Item #9 Exchanged Report to Council (1 page)

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.

Events Prior to Meeting - 5:00 PM Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Noah Walker

Roll Call

Ladies and Gentlemen; The Lake City Council has opened its public meeting. Since 1968, the City Code has prohibited any person from making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks or becoming boisterous while addressing the City Council. Yelling or making audible comments from the audience constitutes boisterous conduct. Such conduct will not be tolerated. There is only one approved manner of addressing the City Council. That is, to be recognized and then speak from the podium.

Failure to abide by the rules of decorum will result in removal from the meeting. 

Approval of Agenda

Proclamations/Recognitions 

• 1.Certificate of Appreciation Presented to Mayor Noah Walker at New Day Springs Missionary Baptist Church (Vice Mayor Chevella Young)

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

Quasi-Judicial Hearings

Open Quasi-Judicial Hearing

Final Reading

• 2.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2349 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 25-07, submitted by Lake City 47, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, relating to voluntary annexation; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonably compact, into the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date. This property is located at the SW quadrant of I75 and SR 47.

  Passed on first reading 1/5/2026

Disclosure by Council members of ex-parte communications (this includes site visits), if any. 

Swearing in of applicant/appellant, staff and all witnesses collectively by City Attorney.

Clerk should take custody of exhibits. 

Note: All exhibits, diagrams, photographs and similar physical evidence referred to during the testimony or which you would like the Council to consider must be marked for identification and kept by the Clerk for 30 days.

A. Brief introduction of ordinance by city staff.

B. Presentation of application by applicant.

C. Presentation of evidence by city staff.

D. Presentation of case by third party intervenors, if any.

E. Public comments.

F. Cross examination of parties by party participants.

G. Questions of parties by City Council.

H. Closing comments by parties.

I. Instruction on law by attorney.

J. Discussion and action by City Council.

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2349 on final reading

• 3.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2350 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 25-08, submitted by Pam Stewart and Scott D. Stewart, relating to voluntary annextion; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonably compact, into the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date. This property is located at the SW quadrant of I75 and SR 47.

  Passed on first reading 1/20/2026

Disclosure by Council members of ex-parte communications (this includes site visits), if any. 

Swearing in of applicant/appellant, staff and all witnesses collectively by City Attorney.

Clerk should take custody of exhibits. 

Note: All exhibits, diagrams, photographs and similar physical evidence referred to during the testimony or which you would like the Council to consider must be marked for identification and kept by the Clerk for 30 days.

A. Brief introduction of ordinance by city staff.

B. Presentation of application by applicant.

C. Presentation of evidence by city staff.

D. Presentation of case by third party intervenors, if any.

E. Public comments.

F. Cross examination of parties by party participants.

G. Questions of parties by City Council.

H. Closing comments by parties.

I. Instruction on law by attorney.

J. Discussion and action by City Council.

Close Quasi-Judicial

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2350 on final reading

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 4.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2347 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended, pursuant to an application, LDR 25-03, by the Growth Management Department of Lake City, Florida; providing for Amending Seciton 4.1.1 entitled Zoning Districts, Establishment of Districts by adding a "MU" Mixed-Use Zoning District; providing for amending Section 4.1.6 entitled Zoning Districts, Definitions of Groupings of Various Districts by adding a definition of Mixed-Use; providing for adding Section 4.19 entitled Zoning Districts, Mixed-Use Zoning District; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading on 1/5/2026

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2347 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2348 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended, pursuant to an application, LDR 25-04, by the Growth Management Department of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for amending Section 4.9.8 entitled "RMF" Residential, Multiple Family, Maximum Height of Structures, Section 4.10.8 entitled "RO" Residential/Office, Maximum Height of Structures and Section 4.14.8 entitled "C-CBD" Commercial, Central Business District, Maximum Height of Structures by limiting the height of Single Family Dwellings and Duplex Dwellings to 35 feet and all other structures to 85 feet; providing for amending Section 4.12.8 entitled "CG" Commercial, General, Maximum of Height of Structures, Section 4.13.8 entitled "CI" Commercial, Intensive, Maximum Height of Structures, Section 4.15.8 entitled "CHI" Commercial, Highway Interchange, Maximum Height of Structures, Section 4.16.8 entitled "ILW" Industrial, Light and Warehousing, Maximum Height of Structures, and Section 4.17.8 entitled "I" Industrial, Maximum Height of Structures, by limiting the height of structures to 85 feet; providing for amending Section 4.15.6 entitled "CHI" Commercial, Highway Interchange, Minimum Lot Requirement by deleting the Minimum Area and Width Requirements; providing for amending Section 15.7 entitled "CHI" Commercial, Highway Interchange, Minimum Lot Yard Requirement by reducing the Front Yard Requirement from 30 feet to 20 feet and by deleting the Side and Rear Yard Requirements; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading on 1/5/2026

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2348 on final reading

Resolutions

• 6.City Council Resolution No. 2026-012 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement between the City and AVI-SPL, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, for audio visual equipment and related professional services; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said agreement; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

  This resolution was tabled on January 20, 2026, to the February 2, 2026 meeting

Other Items 

• 7.Paul Dyal Severance Agreement Matter

  a. Update from City Attorney

  b. Comments from Joel Foreman, Counsel for Paul Dyal

  c. Comments from Guy Norris, Special Counsel for the City of Lake City

  d. Discussion by Council and Possible Action by the City Council

New Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions

• 8.City Council Resolution No. 2026-015 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain services and performance extension agreement extending that certain agreement between the City and Sunrise Consulting Group, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company for Government Affairs Consulting Services; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said agreement; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2026-016 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending that certain agreement between the City and Looks Great Services of MS, Inc., a Mississippi Corporation, for annual tree removal, stump grinding, and mulching; making certain findings of fact in support of the City amending said agreement; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2026-017 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, designating an administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals, and designating an administrative official responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying plats or replats, pursuant to Section 177.071, Florida Statutes, as amended; repealing all resolutions in conflict; providing an effective date; directing the City Clerk to reflect said appointment in such records of the City as are necessary and prudent; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2026-018 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the evaluation and tabulation of responses to that certain Request for Proposal Number 026-2025 for consulting services to perform a fire consolidation feasibility study for the City and the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners; accepting the proposal from Matrix Consulting Group, LTD., a California Corporation; approving the agreement with said vendor; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; providing for sharing the costs and results of such study with the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

Other Items

• 12.Discussion and Possible Action - Consider appointment to Planning and Zoning Board to fill unexpired term through October 31, 2028 for Seat 3-F.  

  Applicant:  Kendria Jones

Departmental Administration - None

Comments by:

City Manager Don Rosenthal 

City Attorney Clay Martin 

City Clerk Audrey Sikes  

Comments by Council Members

Council Member Chevella Young 

Council Member Ricky Jernigan 

Council Member James Carter 

Council Member Tammy Harris

Mayor Noah Walker

Adjournment

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST

Friday, February 6 - Sweets in the Streets "Sweets Extravaganza" in Veterans Park - 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM

Tuesday, February 24 - 250th Celebration of America Kick Off in Olustee Park - 11:00 AM

YouTube Information

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