City Council Regular Session 02/20/2024 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 2/15/2024: Item #11 revised exhibit

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 - Vice Mayor-Council Member Jake Hill

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. 

Proclamations - None

Minutes - None 

Approval of Agenda

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

• 1.City Council Resolution No. 2024-017 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting the bid from, and authorizing the execution of an agreement with Atlantic Lining Co., Inc. for the replacement of the Sprayfield Effluent Reservoir Liner, at a cost not-to-exceed $566,382.42.

• 2.Approval to award Bid No. ITB-009-2024 for Annual Limerock Contract to Pritchett Trucking, lowest bidder.

Presentations - None

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Quasi-Judicial Proceeding 

Preliminary Matters:

• 3.The City Attorney shall read the ordinance by title.

  City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2276 - (final reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 24-01, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings; 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, into the boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (Cecilia Davis)

  Passed on first reading 2/5/24

• 4.Disclosure by Council members of ex-parte communications (this includes site visits), if any.  

• 5.Swearing in of applicant/appellant, staff and all witnesses collectively by Clerk.

• 6.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 Proceeding 

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2276 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2278 - (final reading) An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the City Code to add a new Section Number 86-110.22 to Article III, Chapter 86, which provides for the permanent vacating of a right of way; finding that the right of way was abandoned by the City; finding that the closing of the right of way will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare; finding that it is in the best interest of the City and for the general welfare of its citizens to close the right of way; providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severability; providing for inclusion into the City Code; and providing an effective date. (McCall)

  Passed on first reading 2/5/24

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2278 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2279 - (final reading) An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Article I Section 70-2 of the City Code related to residency requirements; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 2/5/24

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2279 on final reading

Resolutions - None

Other Items

• 9.Discussion and Possible Action: City Manager Application Review Process (Human Resources Director BillieJo Bible)

New Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2024-019 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the Lake City Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Learning for Life, a foreign non-profit corporation, which operates and maintains the program known as "Exploring Youth Protection" training.

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2024-020 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing Task Assignment Number Eleven to the continuing contract with Mittauer & Associates, Inc., a Florida Corporation; providing for the Professional Engineering Services associated with Project No. 8904-12-1 and updating the City's Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan to comply with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) requirements; providing for a proposed cost of $6,500.00 and completed by the February 19, 2024 deadline.

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2024-022 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving that certain Supplemental Agreement between the City and State of Florida Department of Transportation for additional Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) Grant Funds in the amount of $126,871.92 for the design, construction, engineering, and inspection of Grandview Street from Faith Road to McFarlane Avenue; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said Supplemental 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.Informational Purposes Only - City Attorney Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron, P.A. invoices for December 2023 and January 2024.

Departmental Administration

• 14.Discussion and Possible Action: Approval of funding to purchase a large order of Cordonel meters for $554,960.00 which is not budgeted. Also, approval to move $500,000.00 from the Utility Administration budget to the Water & Distribution Collections budget, move $200,000.00 from account 410.70.536-090.99.02 and $300,00.00 from account 410.70.536-060.63. If approved these funds would be moved to account 410.78.536.030.52 to cover the cost of the meters (Distribution & Collection Director Brian Scott)

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST

February 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Special Called Council Meeting followed by a Council Workshop on Council Meeting Decorum and Application and Policy for Grant Funding Request $5,000.00 max

March 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Council Workshop on Affordable Housing/Properties

YouTube Information

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