City Council Regular Session 09/20/2021 06:00 PM City Hall

The 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 live on our Youtube channel. Youtube channel information is located at the end of this Agenda.

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Council Member Jake Hill, Jr.  

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.

Roll Call

Minutes

• 1.August 16, 2021 Regular Session

• 2.August 17, 2021 - Budget Workshop

• 3.August 30, 2021 - Budget Workshop

• 4.September 7, 2021 - Regular Session

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Consent Agenda 

• 5.Permit application from the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce to hold the Gateway City Craft Beer and Wine Festival on Saturday, October 23, 2021, from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM at Darby Pavilion and Wilson Park.  All supporting documents including the certificate of insurance have been provided.  

BUDGET HEARINGS

Open Final Hearing of the FY2021-2022 Budget 

• 6.City Council Resolution No. 2021-130 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting a millage rate for the levy of ad valorem taxes for the City for fiscal year 2021-2022; and providing an effective date. 

  Passed on first hearing 09/07/2021

• 7.City Council Resolution No. 2021-131 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the budget for fiscal year 2021-2022; and providing for an effective date.  

  Passed on first hearing 09/07/2021

Close Hearing

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.

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2204 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the code of the City of Lake City, Florida, Chapter 70, Article IV, Police Officers Retirement Fund; providing for the addition of a Section 70-106; providing for a share account (defined contribution component); providing for severability; providing for conflicts; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.  

  Passed on first reading on 9/07/2021

Close Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2204 on final reading 

Other Items

• 9.Discussion and Possible Action - Fire Pension Board and General Employee Pension Board Appointee (Mayor Witt) 

New Business

Ordinances

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2202 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Chapter 104, entitled vegetation of the City Code of ordinances; providing for repeal of Section 40, titled creation of City Tree Board; appointment of members; terms of the City Code in its entirety; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.  

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2202 on first reading

• 11.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2203 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the City Code to add a new Section Number 86-110.16 to Article III, Chapter 86, which provides for the permanent vacating of the two utility easements located between Lots 5 (Parcel 34-3S-16-02465-105) and Lot 6 (Parcel 34-3S-02465-106), and Lot 6 (Parcel 34-3S-02465-106) and Lot 7 (Parcel 34-3S-16-02465-107), all of said lots being located in the Stonegate Park Subdivision as recorded on a plat thereof and recorded in plat book 7, pages 61 and 62, of the public records of Columbia County, Florida; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. 

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2203 on first reading

Resolutions

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2021-136  - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of an agreement with Marks Gray, P.A.; providing for the provision of special legal counsel services related to aviation at the Lake City Gateway Airport; and providing for an effective date.  

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2021-137 - A resolution of the City Council of the  City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the acceptance of a grant award in an amount of $504,994.00 from the State of Florida, Department of Transportation; providing for the resurfacing of Patterson Avenue from United States Highway 90 to State Road 100A; and providing for an effective date.  

• 14.City Council Resolution No. 2021-138 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council; providing for the receipt of comprehensive planning services; providing for compensation not-to-exceed $23,500.00; and providing for an effective date.  

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2021-139 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, reappointing Steve Brown as the Director to serve on the Florida Gas Utility Board of Directors on behalf of the City and reappointing Paul Dyal, Executive Director of Utilities, as Alternate Director in the absence of Steve Brown; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions in conflict with this resolution; and providing for an effective date.  

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2021-140 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Agreement with the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management; providing for the receipt of fiscal recovery funds in the amount of $6,186,544.00; providing for the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred due to the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency in accordance with the limitations prescribed in the act; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date. 

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2021-141 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the write-off of delinquent utility accounts through September 30, 2019; finding the delinquent utility accounts to be uncollectable; and providing an effective date.    

• 18.Emergency Item - City Council Resolution No. 2021-142 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of a contract with C & K of Lake City, Inc., doing business as ServePro of Columbia and Suwannee Counties for the remediation of mold from the first floor of the City Hall building; providing for a contract price not to exceed $34,292.35; providing for the execution of the contract; and providing for an effective date.  (Dave Young)

• 19.Emergency Item - City Council Resolution No. 2021-144 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an agreement with Michael D. Williams for management services related to the vacant City Manager position; and providing for an effective date.  

Departmental Administration

Other Items

• 20.Discussion and Possible Action - Filling the vacancy of Council Member for City Council District 14.  

• 21.Discussion and Possible Action:  Memorial Stadium (Todd Sampson)

• 22.Discussion and Possible Action - SR47/I75 Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM (Todd Sampson) 

• 23.Emergency Item - Discussion and Possible Action:  Fire Department Staffing (Josh Wehinger) 

Comments by Council Members

Reminder:  Special Joint Florida Gateway College District Board of Trustees/City/County Meeting on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 6 PM in the Wilson S. Rivers Library & Media Center Building 200, Room 102. 

Adjournment

Youtube Chanel Information

Members of the public may also view the meeting live on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28Eyfa2Uogc-8VTWqafG3w  

Agenda revised as follows: 

* Addition of supporting documents for Resolution #2021-137 FDOT Patterson St. Grant 

* Addition of supporting documents for Resolution #2021-141 Bad Debt Write Off's

* Addition of Emergency Item - Resolution #2021-142 Mold Remediation City Hall

* Addition of Emergency Item - Discussion and Possible Action:  Fire Department Staffing Request

*  Addition of Emergency Item - Resolution #2021-144 Michael Williams Agreement  for Management Services related to the vacant City Manager Position