City Council Regular Session 11/01/2021 06:00 PM City Hall

The 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 live on our YouTube channel. YouTube channel information is located at the end of this Agenda

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Stephen Witt 

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.

Roll Call

Minutes

• 1.10-13-2021 Special Called Council Meeting 

• 2.10-18-2021 City Council Regular Session

Approval of Agenda

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.

Appointment of City Council Member for District 14

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2021-165 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida appointing Befaithful Coker as Councilmember of District Fourteen in accordance with the City Charter; and providing an effective date. 

• 4.Swearing in Ceremony Befaithful Coker, City Council District 14 

Approval of Consent Agenda

• 5.Permit application from Rotary Club of Lake City to hold the Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 4:30 PM until 8:00 PM.  The parade will start at 6:00 PM.  All supporting documents including certificate of insurance have been provided.  In case of inclement weather, the parade will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021.  

• 6.Approve a one-time annual token of appreciation to all City employees in the amount of $50.00 for part time and those with less than one year of employment and $100.00 for other full time employees.  

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2200 (final 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 21-06, by the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from residential, single-family-2 (RSF-2) to commercial, neighborhood (CN) 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. 

  Passed on first reading October 4, 2021

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2200 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2201 (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 21-03, by the City Council, providing for amending Section 3.1.1.3 entitled Planning and Zoning Board; organization, term of office by changing the term of office from three years to four years; providing for amending Section 3.2.1.3 entitled Board of Adjustment; organization, term of office by changing the term of office from three years to four years; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  

  Passed on first reading October 4, 2021

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2201 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 9.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2205 (final reading)  An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 21-02, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonable compact, and contiguous to the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida, into the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  Price Creek.

  Passed on first reading October 4, 2021

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2205 on final reading 

Open Public Hearing

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2207  (final reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 21-03, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonable compact, and contiguous to the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida, into the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. Georgia Oil.

  Passed on first reading October 4, 2021

Close Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2207 on final reading

Other Items

• 11.City Hall Update (Mike Williams)

• 12.Memorial Stadium Update (Mike Williams)

• 13.Discussion and Possible Action - Fire Pension Board Appointee (Mayor Witt) 

New Business

Ordinances

• 14.City Council  Ordinance No. 2021-2209 (first reading) - An ordinance of  the City of Lake City, Florida; amending the code of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for amendments to Chapter 70, Article V ("Firefighters' Retirement"); providing for codification; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.  

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2209 on first reading

Resolutions

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2021-155 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with Fred Fox Enterprises, Inc.; providing for grant administration services of a Community Development Block Grant totaling $750,000.00; providing for the development of an amphitheater at Wilson Park; providing for the payment of a fee not-to-exceed $49,000.00 for the services; and providing for an effective date.  

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2021-156 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a bid from Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc., related to the recurring analysis of the City's water quality; providing for a contract price not to exceed $112,753.00; and providing an effective date.  

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2021-157 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City Florida, authorizing the execution of an addendum to the Gas Services Agreement with the Florida Gas Utility, a public body corporate and politic; providing for the participation in a natural gas pre-pay transaction; and providing for an effective date.  

• 18.City Council Resolution No. 2021-158 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of Task Assignment Number Nineteen to the Continuing Contract with North Florida Professional Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation; providing for engineering services related to the resurfacing of Patterson Street from United States Highway 90 to State Road 100A; providing for the payment for the professional services at a not to exceed cost of $59,406.00; and providing an effective date.  

• 19.City Council Resolution No. 2021-159 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, Inc.; and providing for an effective date.  

• 20.City Council Resolution No. 2021-160 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Columbia County, Florida; providing for the engagement of the  County's building official on an interim basis to act as the City's building official; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.  

• 21.City Council Resolution No. 2021-161 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, ratifying the execution and submission of the 2022 Airport Improvement Program pre-application for grant funding to the Federal Aviation Authority; providing for the application of a grant award of up to $1,822,500.00 in eligible costs associated with the rehabilitation of airport apron pavement and the realignment of Taxiway C at the Lake City Gateway Airport.  

• 22.City Council Resolution No. 2021-162 A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A., Inc.; providing for updates and the refurbishment of an existing ozone generator at the Price Creek Water treatment facilities; providing for a price not-to-exceed $124,770.00; providing for an exception to the competitive procurement of the commodity; and providing for an effective date.  

• 23.City Council Resolution No. 2021-163 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with Computers at Work!, Inc., doing business as vTech io, Inc.,; providing for the purchase of equipment and software to enhance the Lake City Police Departments network systems and information technology infrastructure; providing for a payment amount not-to-exceed $102,947.00; and providing for an effective date.  

• 24.City Council Resolution No. 2021-164 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the State Highway Lighting Maintenance, and Compensation Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation; providing for the terms and conditions of maintenance of the state facilities to be maintained by the City; providing for the acceptance of $158,290.11, for the initial year of the seven year term of the agreement; providing for annual adjustments in compensation; and establishing an effective date. 

Other Items

• 25.Discussion and Possible Action - Consider adding new federal holiday Juneteenth, Sunday, June 19, 2022 (observed on Monday, June 22) to the City's Holiday Schedule for 2022.  

  Note:  There have been no changes to the Holiday Schedule as outlined in the Personnel Manual adopted by City Council in Regular Session on October 6, 2014 by City Council Resolution No. 2014-071. 

• 26.Discussion and Possible Action - Selection of a Vice Mayor to fill the remainder of the unexpired annual term in accordance with Section 302 (c) of the City Charter.

  Note:  Chris Greene - appointed 12/21/2020 to serve for 2021

  Melinda Moses - appointed 12/16/2019 to serve for 2020

  Eugene Jefferson - appointed 12/3/2018 to serve for 2019

  Jake Hill, Jr. - appointed 12/4/2017 to serve for 2018

• 27.Discussion and Possible Action - Appointment of Planning and Zoning Board and Board of Adjustment Members 

Departmental Administration - None 

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

YouTube Chanel Information

Members of the public may also view the meeting live on our YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofLakeCity