City Council Regular Session 11/03/2025 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 11/3/2025: Item #4 - presentation updated with price proposal 

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 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/Awards/Recognitions - None

Public Participation - Persons Wishing to Address Council

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Approval of Consent Agenda

• 1.City Council Resolution No. 2025-145 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting grant funds awarded by the State of Florida Department of Law Enforcement to the City of Lake City; providing funding for the purchase of two drones to be utilized by the Lake City Police Department; 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.

• 2.City Council Resolution No. 2025-148 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement between the City and NV5 Geospatial, Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation, for certain information technology products and 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.

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2025-149 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain "Railroad Reimbursement Agreement - Grade Crossing Traffic Control Devices - Municipal" with the State of Florida Department of Transportation related to certain railroad traffic signal upgrades on NE Broadway Avenue at FDOT/ARR Crossing Number 622832K in the City of Lake City; 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.

Presentations

• 4.Partnering for Progress: Precept Acquisitions & City of Lake City (Workforce Housing) - Leslie Buckholtz, President, Precept Acquisitions LLC 

Quasi-Judicial Hearings

Open Quasi-Judicial Hearing

Final Reading

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2329 (final 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 more than 50 acres of land, pursuant to an application, CPA 25-05, by Carol Chadwick, P.E., as agent for Real Terrace, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, the property owner of said acreages, 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 County Residential, Low Density (less than or equal to 2 dwelling units per acre) to Commercial of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; making findings of fact in support thereof; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date. (Property is located at the intersection of NW Real Terrace and NW Bascom Norris Dr)

  Passed on first reading 9/3/25

  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. 2025-2329 on final reading

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2333 (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 ten or more contiguous acres of land, pursuant to an application, Z 25-07, by Carol Chadwick, P.E., as agent for Real Terrace, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, the property owner of said acreages; providing for rezoning from County Residential, Single Family-2 (RSF-2) to City Commercial, Intensive (CI) of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date.(Property is located at the intersection of NW Real Terrace and NW Bascom Norris Dr)

  Passed on first reading 9/3/25

  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. 2025-2333 on final reading

Close Quasi-Judicial Hearing

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2340 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, concerning Code Enforcement and Forgiveness of Code Enforcement Liens amending the definition of "violator" in Chapter 2, Article X, Section 2-413 of the City of Lake City, Florida Code of Ordinances; providing for lien forgiveness and forgiveness of fines and liens associated with Code Enforcement proceedings by amending Chapter 2, Article XI of the City of Lake City, Florida Code of Ordinances; providing for severability; providing for codification and scrivenor's errors; providing for conflicts, and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 10/6/25

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2340 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2342 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, relating to the presence of minors in businesses selling alcoholic beverages; repealing Chapter 6, Section 6-5 of the City of Lake City Code of Ordinances in its entirety; providing direction for codification of this ordinance; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. 

  Passed on first reading 10/6/25

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2342 on final reading

Resolutions - None

Other Items

• 9.Lake Shore Hospital/Meridian Update (City Attorney Clay Martin)

New Business

Ordinances

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2327 (first reading) - An ordinance pertaining to solid waste services and management within the City of Lake City; providing updated definitions; establishing provisions related to third-party and contractor-generated waste; establishing provisions related to storm debris waste contractors; establishing a contractor registration process for declared states of emergency; repealing all resolutions and ordinances in conflict; making findings of fact in support thereof; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.

• 11.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2341 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, relating to the use of a Speed Detection System in school zones in the City of Lake City, Florida; creating Chapter 98, Article V, Section 98-85 of the City of Lake City Code of Ordinances entitled "School Speed Zone Infractions" which authorizes a school speed zone speed enforcement program and use of Speed Detection Systems; providing program implementation requirements; designating school zones and enforcement; providing legislative findings; providing for severability; providing for codification; providing for correction of scrivener's errors; and providing an effective date.

Resolutions

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2025-147 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement between the City and Spyglass Group, LLC., an Ohio Limited Liability Company, for auditing services to analyze primary telecommunications service accounts; 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.

Other Items

• 13.Discussion - Animal Control (Council Member James Carter)

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

YouTube Information

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