City Council Regular Session 06/17/2024 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.

Events Prior to Meeting - 5:00 PM Welcome Reception for Mr. Don Rosenthal, new City Manager

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Vice-Mayor - Council Member Jake Hill, Jr.

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.

As a reminder, persons are not to openly carry a handgun or carry a concealed weapon or firearm while the governing body is meeting. 

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

Approval of Agenda

Proclamations - None

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

• 1.April 26, 2024 Special Called Council Meeting Minutes 

• 2.May 6, 2024 Regular Session Minutes

• 3.May 20, 2024 Regular Session Minutes

• 4.June 3, 2024 Regular Session Minutes

• 5.City Council Resolution No. 2024-045 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the City to apply for that certain Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Grant administered by the United States Department of Justice; making certain findings of fact in support of the City applying for said grant; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute such documents as are necessary to apply for said grant; directing the Mayor to execute said documents; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 6.City Council Resolution No. 2024-046 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting funds awarded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program to purchase ballistic shields, Conex boxes, and other equipment; adopting the grant award agreement associated with accepting such grant funds; making certain findings of fact in support of the City accepting such funds and adopting said grant award 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.

• 7.City Council Resolution No. 2024-047 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting that certain Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Gainesville by and through the City of Gainesville Police Department allowing the Lake City Police Department to participate in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program; making findings of fact in support thereof; 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; authorizing and directing the Chief of Police of the Lake City Police Department to join the Mayor in executing said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 8.City Council Resolution No. 2024-048 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, concerning and recognizing the appointment of Brenda Douglass to serve through the end of the current term in Seat "A" on the City's Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment, and Historic Preservation Agency Board; recognizing the expiration of said term on October 31, 2026; directing the City Clerk to reflect said appointment and expiration of term in such records of the City as are necessary and prudent; making certain findings of fact in support of the City Clerk reflecting such appointment and expiration of term in the records of the City; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2024-049 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, concerning and recognizing the appointment of Schara Wilson to serve through the end of the current term in Seat "D" on the City's Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment, and Historic Preservation Agency Board; recognizing the expiration of said term on October 31, 2027; directing the City Clerk to reflect said appointment and expiration of term in such records of the City as are necessary and prudent; making certain findings of fact in support of the City Clerk reflecting such appointment and expiration of term in the records of the City; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2024-050 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the addition of Donnie L. Rosenthal, as City Manager, as an authorized signor of all checks, vouchers, transfers, or disbursements on all bank accounts of the City of Lake City, Florida; ratifying and reaffirming the previous appointments of Demetrius Johnson, as Assistant City Manager, and Angela Taylor Moore, as City Finance Director as additional signatory options on all checks, vouchers, or disbursements on all City bank accounts; making findings of fact in support thereof; and providing for an effective date.

Presentations

• 11.Victoria Coker, Chair of Youth Group Activities for Youth Leadership Week - Appreciation to Council

• 12.Staff Sergeant Jacob Burgess with the National Guard Armory - PowerPoint on Recruiting (Council Member Ricky Jernigan)

Old Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions - None

Other Items

• 13.Discussion - Council pay raises (Mayor Stephen Witt)

New Business

Ordinances

• 14.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2286 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, closing, abandoning, and vacating a utilities easement for HCA Florida Lake City Hospital pursuant to application VRW24-03 submitted by same; finding abandoning and vacating said utilities easement will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute such Quit Claim of easement as are necessary to effectuate the intent hereof; directing the City Attorney to prepare said Quit Claim of easement; finding it is in the best interest of the City and for the general welfare of its citizens to vacate said easement; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing severability; and providing an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2286 on first reading 

• 15.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2287 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, closing, abandoning, and vacating a utilities and drainage easement for Clyde Skaflestad pursuant to application VRW24-01 submitted by same; finding closing, abandoning, and vacating said utilities and drainage easement will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare; conditioning the closing, abandonment, and vacation of said easement on the applicant granting an alternative drainage easement to the City; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute such Quit Claim of easements as are necessary to effectuate the intent hereof; directing the City Attorney to prepare said Quit Claim of easement from the City to the applicant; directing the City Attorney to prepare said grant of easement of the alternative easement from the applicant to the City; finding it is in the best interests of the City and for the general welfare of its citizens to close, abandon, and vacate said easement upon the conditions set forth in this ordinance; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. (Clyde Skaflestad)

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No, 2024-2287 on first reading 

Resolutions

• 16.The following resolution is sponsored by Mayor Stephen Witt

  City Council Resolution No. 2024-051 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, appointing John Woolum to serve through the end of the current term in Seat "F" on the City's Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment, and Historic Preservation Agency Board; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; recognizing the expiration of said term on October 31, 2024; directing the City Clerk to reflect said appointment and expiration of term in such records of the City as are necessary and prudent; making certain findings of fact in support of the City Clerk reflecting such appointment and expiration of term in the records of the City; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

Other Items

• 17.Informational Purposes Only - April 2024 Invoice for Robinson, Kennon, & Kendron, P.A.

Departmental Administration - None 

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

YouTube Information

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