City Council Regular Session 03/16/2026 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 3/16/2026:  Item # 13 Typographical error corrected on ordinance 

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 - Council Member Ricky Jernigan

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 

Presentations

• 1.250th Project Presentation - Students from Columbia County School System - Ms. Lisa Lee

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

• 2.City Council Resolution No. 2026-006 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding with Learning for Life, Inc., a nonprofit organization operated by the Boy Scouts of America; 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; directing the Chief of Police to execute said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2026-031 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain update to job position and description for Firefighter Training Officer; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said position and description; directing the City Manager to update the City's Position Descriptions Manual with said Revised Position and description; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 4.City Council Resolution No. 2026-034 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving Change Order Two (2) to that certain Task Assignment Ten (10) between the City and Jones Edmunds and Associates, Inc., a Florida Corporation, said Change Order increasing the contract price to $118,500.00 to account for additional design, bidding, and contractor selection services for the State Road 47 Casey Jones RV Park Collection System Project; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said Change Order; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

Quasi-Judicial Hearings

Open Quasi-Judicial Hearing

Final Reading

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2357 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 26-02, 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. (Intersection of SR47 and I75)

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. 2026-2357 on final reading

First Reading

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2353 (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 26-01S, by Justin Tabor, Senior Planner, North Florida Professional Services, Inc., as agent for Lake City 47, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and Pam Stewart and Scott D. Stewart, the property owners 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 County Highway Interchange to City Commerical 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. (SW quadrant of I75 and SR 47)

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. 2026-2353 on first reading

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2354 (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 ten or more contiguous acres of land, pursuant to an application, Z 26-01L, by Justin Tabor, Senior Planner, North Florida Professional Services, Inc., as agent for Lake City 47, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and Pam Stewart and Scott D. Stewart, the property owners of said acreage; providing for rezoning from County Commerical, Intensive (CI) and County Commerical, Highway Interchange (CHI) to City 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; providng an effective date. (SW quadrant of I75 and SR47)

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. 2026-2354 on first reading

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2362 (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 26-04S, by Daniel Crapps, Trustee of C & W Land Trust, property owner of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision and as agent for Eastpark, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, property owner of Lot 7 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision; Premiere Investments, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, properyy owner of Lot 6 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision; and Chad R. Strait, property owner of Lots 4 and 5 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision, the property owners 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 Classificattion from County Residential, Medium/High Density (Less than or equal to 14 dwelling units per acre) and County Commercial to City 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. (Intersection of Real Terrace and Hwy 247, Branford Hwy)

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. 2026-2362 on first reading

• 9.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2363 (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 26-02S, by Daniel Crapps, Trustee of C & W Land Trust, Property Owner of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision and as agent for Eastpark, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, property owner of Lot 7 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision; Premiere Investments, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, property owner of, Lot 6 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision; and Chad R. Strait, property owner of Lots 4 and 5 of the C & W Business Park Subdivision, the property owners of said acreage; providing for rezoning from County - Commercial, Intensive (CI) and County - Residential, Multiple-Family-1 (RMF-1) to City - Commercial, Intensive (CI) of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providng severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date. (Intersection of Real Terrace and Hwy 247, Branford Hwy)

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. 2026-2363 on first reading

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2364 (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 26-05S, by Brian Pitman, P.E., as agent for Eastpark, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, 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 County Residential, Medium/High Density (less than or equal to 14 dwelling units per acre) to City 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. (West of Real Terrace and East of I75 and also West of C&W Business Park, which is at the intersection of Real Terrace and Hwy 247, Brandford Hwy)

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. 2026-2364 on first reading

• 11.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2365 (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 acres of land, pursuant to an application, Z 26-03S, by Brian Pitman, P.E., as agent for Eastpark, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from County-Residential, Multiple-Family-1 (RMF-1) 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. (West of Real Terrace and East of I75 and also West of C&W Business Park, which is at the intersection of Real Terrace and Hwy 247, Brandford Hwy)

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. 2026-2365 on first reading

Close Quasi-Judicial Hearing

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 12.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2358 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, relating to the criminal background screening of certain regulated persons, public service providers, municipal employees, vendors, contractors, contractor employees, and appointees, including volunteers; amending Chapter 70, Article I, Section 70-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lake City, Florida, providing for criminal background screening of such individuals; making findings of fact in support thereof; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 3/2/2026

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2358 on final reading

Resolutions - None

Other Items - None

New Business

Ordinances

• 13.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2359 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida; amending City Code Chapter 70, Article V, Firefighters' Retirement, adding a new Section 70-136 for the purpose of purchasing prior military service; adding a new Section 70-137 for the purpose of purchasing prior firefighter service; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date. 

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2359 on first reading 

• 14.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2360 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the Text of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, as amended; pursuant to an application, CPA 26-02T, by the Growth Management Department of the City of Lake City, Florida, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended; providing for amending the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the Comprehensive Plan by adding Objective VII.9 entitled Joint Planning Area and Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element; making findings of fact in support thereof; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2360 on first reading

• 15.City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2361 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the Text of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, as amended; pursuant to an application, CPA 26-03T, by the Growth Management Department of the City of Lake City, Florida, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended; providing for amending Policy I.1.2 of the Future Land Use element under Mixed Use by changing the minimum percentage of non-residential uses from 50 to 15, the maximum residential uses from 40 to 75, adding requirements to the open space areas and by changing the residential density limits from 10 to 40 dwelling units based on gross acreage of the overall residential portion of the proposed mixed use land use classification; making findings of fact in support thereof; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-2361 on first reading

Resolutions

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2026-007 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida approving that certain agreement between the City and the State of Florida Department of Commerce for administration of grant funds from the State of Florida Department of Commerce Rural Infrastructure Fund; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said agreement; recognizing the authority of the City Manager to execute and bind the City to said agreement; directing the City Manager to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providng an effective date.  

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2026-035 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the evaluation and tabulation of responses to that certain Invitation to Bid Number 006-2026 for the aviation fuels annual contract at the Lake City Gateway Airport; awarding said bid to Eastern Aviation Fuels, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation DBA Titan Aviation Fuels; approving the agreement with said vendor; making certain 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; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 18.City Council Resolution No. 2026-037 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the Community Redevelopment Agency (the "CRA") Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to reallocate $150,000.00 from the CRA "Infrastructure" account to the CRA "Other Current Charges" account in furtherance of and in support of an expanded Facade Grant Program to be administered by the CRA; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said amendment; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 19.City Council Resolution No. 2026-039 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement between the City and the Columbia County School Board for the acquisition of real property generally described as the former Five Points Elementary School Campus; providing a more accurate description of said campus; 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

• 20.Discussion and Possible Action – Chief Butler requests balance of the Mariah Fund in the amount of $142,788.32 to be used by Executive Director of Utilities for the replacement of the worn/damaged playground equipment in our city parks.

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

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