City Council Regular Session 05/18/2026 06:00 PM City Hall

Agenda

REVISED 5/15/2026

Revised 5/15/2026: Item #1 Supporting documents for Gatekeeper Awards added; Item #4 City Council No. 2026-057 Removed; Item #5 City Council No. 2026-063 Removed 

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 Council Workshop - City Animal Control

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.

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

Approval of Agenda

Presentation- 250th Project - Students from Columbia County School System - Ms. Lisa Lee

Proclamations/Awards/Recognitions

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

Presentations

Quasi-Judicial Hearings - None

Old Business - None

New Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions - None 

Other Items - None 

Departmental Administration

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

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST

Independence Day Celebration - Friday, July 4, 2026, 5:00 PM at the Columbia County Fairgrounds hosted by the City of Lake City and the Board of County Commissioners

YouTube Information

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

Pursuant to 286.0105: Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearings, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Pursuant to 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact the City Manager's Office at (386) 719-5768.