City Council Regular Session 10/04/2021 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

Events Prior to Meeting -  5:30 PM City Council Photo Session

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Stephen M. Witt  

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

• 1.9-13-2021 Council Workshop

• City Hall Workshop 9-13-2021 final AES.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 2.9-15-2021 Special Called City Council Meeting

• Special Minutes 9-15-2021 final AES.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 3.9-20-2021 Council Regular Session

• Minutes 9-20-2021 final AES.pdf (0.03 MB)

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Consent Agenda

• 4.Permit application from Blue Grey Army, Inc. to hold the Olustee Battle Festival starting with the set-up on Thursday, February 17, 2022.  The festival will be held on Friday, February 18 through Saturday, February 19, 2022.  All supporting documents, excluding the certificate of insurance, have been provided.  This approval is contingent upon receipt of the certificate of insurance prior to the event. 

• ADA Olustee Festival Application.pdf (4.01 MB)

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

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2202 (final 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.  

  Passed first reading on 9/20/2021 

• ADA Ordinance 2021-2202.pdf (9.51 MB)

Close Hearing

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

Open Public Hearing

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2203 (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 86-110.16 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. 

  Passed first reading on 9/20/2021

• ADA Ordinance 2021-2203.pdf (2.59 MB)

Close Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No, 2021-2203 on final reading

Other Items

• 7.Discussion and Possible Action - Council to set the ranking process to be used for candidates providing submissions to serve as the successor of the unexpired term of the vacated City Council District 14 seat. (Mayor Witt) 

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

• 9.Discussion and Possible Action - On May 3, 2021 City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2189  was passed and adopted relating to the establishment of a temporary moratorium for 180 days related to the issuance of new business tax receipts that are related to activities that include electronic simulated gaming promotion or electronic sweepstakes and excepting renewals of existing business tax receipts.  The temporary moratorium is set to expire on October 30, 2021.   (Interim City Manager Mike Williams and Chief Gilmore) 

• Ordinance 2189 ADA.pdf (0.13 MB)
• ADA County Internet Cafe Stats.pdf (0.15 MB)

New Business

Ordinances

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2200 (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 21-06, by the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from residential, single-family-2 (RSF-2) to commercial, neighborhood (CN) of certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. 

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2200 on first reading

• Ord 2021-2200 Z_21-06_ORD.pdf (0.07 MB)

• 11.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2201 (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended, pursuant to an application, LDR 21-03, by the City Council, providing for amending Section 3.1.1.3 entitled Planning and Zoning Board; organization, term of office by changing the term of office from three years to four years; providing for amending Section 3.2.1.3 entitled Board of Adjustment; organization, term of office by changing the term of office from three years to four years; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2201 on first reading

• Ord 2021-2201 LDR_21-03_1stRead_ORD (002).pdf (0.09 MB)

• 12.Ordinance No. 2021-2205 (first reading)  An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 21-02, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonable 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.  Price Creek 

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2205 on first reading

• ADA ANX-21-02_1stREAD_ORD.pdf (0.32 MB)

• 13.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2206 (first public hearing/transmittal public hearing) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending Ordinance No. 91-688, as amended, relating to an amendment to the text of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, pursuant to application, CPA 21-03 by the City Council, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended; providing for adding a property rights element to the Comprehensive Plan per Section 163.3161(10), Florida Statutes, as amended and Section 187.101(3), Florida Statutes, as amended; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.  

  Adoption of City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2206 on first public hearing/transmittal public hearing) 

• Ord 2021-2206 CPA_21-03_1stR_ORD.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 14.City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2207  (first reading) An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, pursuant to Petition No. ANX 21-03, relating to voluntary annexation; making findings; annexing certain real property located in Columbia County, Florida, which is reasonable 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. Georgia Oil

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2207 on first reading

• Ord 2021-2207 ANX-21-03_1stREAD_ORD.pdf (0.28 MB)

Resolutions

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2021-145 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the addition of Michael D. Williams, the City Manager, as an authorized signor of all checks, vouchers, transfers or disbursements on all bank accounts of the City of Lake City, Florida; and providing for an effective date.  

• RES. 2021-145 AUTH. INTERIM CITY MGR AS SIGNATOR.pdf (0.09 MB)

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2021-146 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing Task Assignment Number Eighteen to the Continuing Contract with North Florida Professional Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation, for engineering services related to the inspection of the steel structure known as Memorial Stadium.

• RES. 2021-146 AUTHO TA 18 NFPS.pdf (0.40 MB)

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2021-147 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of a declaration of restrictive covenant; providing for issuance of a conditional site rehabilitation completion order by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; providing for the imposition of certain restriction and engineering controls to reduce the risks associated with users of certain real property and the environment caused by contaminants; and providing for an effective date.  

• RES. 2021-147 AUTHORIZING DECLARATION FDEP.pdf (0.61 MB)

• 18.City Council Resolution No. 2021-148 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the Florida Gateway College; providing for the locating and mapping of utility facilities; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.  

• RES. 2021-148 - ILA FGC UTILITIES.pdf (0.23 MB)

• 19.City Council Resolution No. 2021-151 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake  City, Florida, authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with Florida Department of Transportation; providing for the rehabilitation of runway 5-23 at the airport; providing for a statutory exemption to the prohibition of employing the same entity for both design and construction engineering and inspection services; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date. 

• RES. 2021-151 AMEND FDOT PTGA 5-23 RUNWAY REHAB.pdf (0.10 MB)

Departmental Administration

• 20.Lake City Police Department requesting approval to transfer $102,947.00 in funds from Department's FY21 budget 521-010.12 Salary account to Department's FY22 budget 521-060.64 Capital Outlay and Machinery account to bring laptops used by officers into compliance with SmartCop's standards.  (Chief Gilmore) 

• Laptops and SmartCop.pdf (0.16 MB)

Other Items

• 21.Approval for the Kiwanis Organization to place a shade structure over the playground equipment at Kiwanis Park, a City owned park, located behind First Federal Bank main office, on 90 W.  The Kiwanis Organization purchased the shade structure and there is no expense to the City.  (David Young, Growth Management Director)

• ReportToCouncil Kiwanis Park Shade Structure.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Staff Analysis Report Kiwanis Park Shade Structure.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Parcel.pdf (0.20 MB)
• Kiwanis park.pdf (0.98 MB)
• Kiwanas_09-02-2021.pdf (0.37 MB)
• Sep 2, Doc 2.pdf (0.30 MB)

• 22.Discussion and Possible Action - Meeting with County to negotiate for the possible combining of certain City and County services (Mayor Witt) 

• Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 23.City Hall Update (Interim City Manager Mike Williams)

  Note:  The Columbia County School Board Auditorium is not available on Tuesdays, which could be a City Council Meeting date when a holiday falls on a Monday.  Planning and Zoning Board is scheduled to meeting the first Tuesday of each month.  The Beautification Advisory Committee and the Community Redevelopment Agency Committees are scheduled to meet the second Tuesday of each month. 

• 24.Memorial Stadium Update (Interim City Manager Mike Williams/Growth Management Director Dave Young)

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

Youtube Chanel Information

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