City Council Regular Session 09/16/2024 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 9/13/2024:  Item #14; supporting documentation added, Item #15; supporting documentation added.

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 James Carter

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.

Budget Hearing

Open Final Hearing of the FY 2024-2025 Budget

• 1.City Council Resolution No. 2024-105 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the Millage Rate and Final Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; making certain findings of fact in support of the City adopting said millage rate and final levy of ad valorem taxes; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 9/3/2024

• 2.City Council Resolution No. 2024-106 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; making certain findings of fact in support of the City adopting said Final Budget; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 9/3/2024

Close Hearing

Approval of Consent Agenda

• 3.Minutes - August 19, 2024 Regular Session

• 4.Minutes - August 21, 2024 Council Budget Workshop

• 5.Minutes - August 22, 2024 Council Budget Workshop

• 6.Minutes - September 3, 2024 Workshop

• 7.City Council Resolution No. 2024-055 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain amendment to the lease agreement with Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as successor in interest to Homes of Merit, Inc., a Florida Corporation, to extend the lease for one (1) year; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said amendment; 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 amendment; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 8.City Council Resolution No. 2024-108 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain continuing contract agreement between the City and North Florida Professional Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation, for engineering assessments, project development, design, permitting, construction monitoring, and other related 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. 2024-109 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. WG057 between the City and State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, recognizing said amendment provides; recognizing said amendment provides for an extension of time for completing SR47/I-75 Wastewater Improvements and an extension thereof to the Casey Jones RV Park; recognizing said amendment updates other provisions of said agreement; recognizing said amendment updates other provisions of said agreement; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving amendment; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said amendment; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said amendment; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2024-110 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing Task Assignment Number One pursuant to the continuing contract with Tocoi Engineering, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; providing for engineering services to develop a skate park and a master plan for Young's Park; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said Task Assignment; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said Task Assignment; authorizing the City Manager with the consent of the City Attorney to make minor changes to the scope of work of the Task Assignment provided such changes do not increase the quoted price in the Task Assignment; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2024-112 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain agreement between the City and the United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration for the administration of Federal Grant Funds arising from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Airport Infrastructure Grant Project Number 3-12-0039-031-2024; 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, as appropriate, to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2024-113 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, approving the 2020 Federal Highway Administration Adjusted Urban Area Boundary for the City of Lake City, Florida Urban Area, Florida, and functional classifications for City of Lake City, Florida, as prepared by the Florida Department of Transportation; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said Adjusted Urban Area Boundary; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said Adjusted Urban Area Boundary; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said Adjusted Urban Area Boundary; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

Presentations - None

Old Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions - None

Other Items - None

New Business

Ordinances

Open Quasi - Judicial Hearing

• 13.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2293 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 24-03 submitted by VYP, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, formerly known as JCP-VYP, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, the owner of said real property, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings of fact in support thereof; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonably compact, and contiguous to the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. This property is located on Highway 90 West across from CVS.

  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 Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2293 on first reading

Resolutions

• 14.City Council Resolution No. 2024-068 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain second amendment to the amended and restated contract for Collection & Disposal Services for Solid Waste & Recycling between the City and Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation; finding said second amendment, among other things, extends said contract; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said second amendment; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said second amendment; directing the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said second amendment; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2024-107 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, rescinding Resolution 2024-025; making findings of fact in support thereof; declaring a Moratorium on the acceptance and/or approval of applications for the renaming of Public Ways and Private Ways by the City Manager; making findings of fact in support thereof; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for an effective date.(Presley Lane to NE Railroad St) (Council Member Ricky Jernigan)

Other Items - None

Departmental Administration - None

Comments by Council Members

Council Member James Carter

Council Member Jake Hill, Jr.

Council Member Ricky Jernigan

Council Member Chevella Young

Mayor Stephen Witt

Adjournment

YouTube Information

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