City Council Regular Session 05/02/2022 06:00 PM City Hall

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

5:45 PM  Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting 

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Stephen Witt 

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

• 1.Building Safety Month - May 2022 

• Building Safety 2022.pdf (0.14 MB)

• 2.Municipal Clerks Week - May 1 - 7, 2022 

• Municipal Clerks Week.pdf (0.11 MB)

Minutes

• 3.April 11, 2022 Special Session 

• Special Called Minutes 4-11-2022 final AES.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 4.April 18, 2022 Regular Session 

• Regular Session Minutes 4-18-2022 final AES.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 5.April 26, 2022 Special Session 

• Special Called Minutes 4-26-2022 final AES.pdf (0.02 MB)

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

• 6.Approval to award Bid (ITB-012-2022) for Purchase of Pipe and Fittings for Disc Filter System Project to Lanier Municipal Supply Co. Inc., the sole bidder for $101,175.55. 

• Report to Council -Materials for Gravity Tie-in.pdf (0.03 MB)
• ITB-012-2022 Bid Tabulation.pdf (0.09 MB)

• 7.Approval to identify $268,000.00 in ARPA funds as the funding source for City Council Resolution No. 2021-150. 

  History:  Bell Street Wastewater Improvement Project and 5A Water Main Project.  Both projects were approved by City Council on October 18, 2021 via City Council Resolution No. 2021-149 and City Council Resolution No. 2021-150.  At the time of the October 18, 2021 approval, funding was not identified.  On February 22, 2022 a motion was made to approve funding for the engineering of the projects identified in City Council Resolution No. 2021-149 and City Council Resolution No. 2021-150 in the amount of $403,000.00. The motion identified restricted ARPA funds as the funding source. However, the amount of funds identified in the motion only covered the amount needed for City Council Resolution No. 2021-149.  Approval of this consent agenda item, will identify ARPA funding as the funding source for City Council Resolution No. 2021-150 in the amount of $268,000.00.  

• CC - Resolutions - 2021-149 - AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF TASK ASSIGNMENT NUMBER EITH TO THE CONTINUING - 10-18-2021 - ADOPTED.pdf (0.54 MB)
• CC - Resolutions - 2021-150 - AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF TASK ASSIGNMENT NUMBER NINE TO THE CONTINUING - 10-18-2021 - ADOPTED.pdf (0.73 MB)
• CC - Minutes - COUNCIL-REG. SESSION - 2-22-2022.pdf (0.30 MB)

Presentations - None 

Old Business

Ordinances - None

Other Items

• 8.Discussion and Possible Action - City Manager Position (Presenter:  Mayor Stephen Witt)

• 9.Discussion and Possible Action - City Parks Camera (Presenter:  Matt Benedetti, Information Technology Director)

• City Parks Project Council Report.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 10.Discussion and Possible Action - Composition of Utility Advisory Committee (Presenter:  Council Member Todd Sampson) 

  Reference Materials Provided:  City Council Resolution No. 2021-049, Composition of Utility Advisory Committee and City Council Ordinance No. 2021-2178 Composition, Function, Responsibilities of Committees

• CC - Resolutions - 2021-049 - APPOINTING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CITY - 3-29-2021 - ADOPTED.pdf (0.08 MB)
• CC - Ordinances - 2021-2178 - AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 2, FO THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES - 3-1-2021 -.pdf (0.67 MB)

• 11.Discussion and Possible Action - Fire Pension Board Appointee (Presenter:  Mayor Stephen Witt) 

• 12.Discussion and Possible Action - Police Officers Pension Board Appointee (Presenter:  Mayor Stephen Witt)

New Business

Ordinances - None 

Resolutions

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2022-040 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the City's participation in three settlements resulting from litigation concerning the opioid epidemic; providing for the execution of the "Allergan Settlement", "CVS Settlement", and "TEVA Settlement", each of which as described by the Florida Attorney General; and providing for an effective date. 

• RES. 2022-040 PARTICIPATION IN THREE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS.pdf (0.45 MB)
• ALLERGAN AGREEMENT.pdf (5.88 MB)
• CVS AGREEMENT.pdf (3.60 MB)
• TEVA AGREEMENT.pdf (12.18 MB)

• 14.City Council Resolution No. 2022-041 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida authorizing the City, by and through the Lake City Police Department, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide law enforcement services as needed. 

• Memo 22-I-021 Updated MOU with VA.pdf (0.04 MB)
• RES. 2022-041 LCPD MOU with VA.pdf (1.44 MB)

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2022-042 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a bid from Holly Electric, Inc., related to electrical services and repairs; providing for the award of an electrical services contract; providing for the execution of the electrical services contract; and providing an effective date. 

• RES. 2022-042 AUTHO ANNUAL CONTRACT HOLLY ELECTRIC.pdf (0.29 MB)

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2022-043 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a bid from C & C Electric, LLC, related to electrical services and repairs; providing for the award of an electrical services contract; providing for the execution of the electrical services contract; and providing an effective date.  

• RES. 2022-043 AUTHO ANNUAL CONTRACT C & C ELECTRIC.pdf (0.29 MB)

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2022-044 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a bid from Base 3, LLC., d/b/a Gibson Electric, related to electrical services and repairs; providing for the award of an electrical services contract; providing for the execution of the electrical services contract; and providing an effective date.  

• RES. 2022-044 AUTHO ANNUAL CONTRACT GIBSON ELECTRIC.pdf (0.29 MB)

• 18.City Council Resolution No. 2022-045 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting a bid from Graham & Sons Electric, Inc., related to electrical services and repairs; providing for the award of an electrical services contract; providing for the execution of the electrical services contract; and providing an effective date. 

• RES. 2022-045 AUTHO ANNUAL CONTRACT GRAHAM & SONS ELECTRIC.pdf (0.29 MB)

• 19.City Council Resolution No. 2022-046 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, rejecting all bids received relating to the Invitation to Bid advertised by the City and concerning the Ichetucknee Quality and Quantity Enhancement Project; and providing for an effective date.  

• Report to Council - Reject Wetland Bid.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Lake City Pipeline Recommendation to Reject Bids.pdf (0.10 MB)
• RES. 2022-046 REJECTING BIDS FOR ITB 009-2022.pdf (0.10 MB)

Other Items

• 20.Discussion and Possible Action - Request to forgive Code Enforcement Liens in the amount of $415,950.00, that occurred from August 14, 2014 (2,773 days) on Parcel #11512-006, 862 NW Georgia Avenue, for Aaron Compton, Special Magistrate Order Case No. 14-52400968.  (Presenter:  Marshall Sova, Code Enforcement Officer) 

• RTC Case #14-52400968.pdf (1.57 MB)
• 862 NW Georgia Ave.pdf (3.71 MB)
• 862 NW Georgia 1 (002).pdf (3.68 MB)

• 21.Discussion and Possible Action - Request to forgive Code Enforcement Liens in the amount of $93,500.00 that occurred from December 8, 2016 (1,870) days) on Parcel No. 06085-000, 331 NW Gwen Lake Avenue, for Sylvester Warren, new owner.  Special Magistrate Order - Case No. 2016-497 (Presenter:  Marshall Sova, Code Enforcement Officer) 

• RTC Case # 16-497.pdf (2.85 MB)
• 331 NW Gwen Lake Ave. (Warren.pdf (3.97 MB)
• 331 NW Gwen Lake Ave. (Warren).pdf (4.18 MB)

• 22.Discussion and Possible Action - City Attorney Fred Koberlein to announce the need for an Attorney Client Litigation Session for Consolidate Case Number:  2021-268-CA, Befaithful Coker v City Council of Lake City, Florida Individually and Collectively, and Stephen Douglas, Intervenor.  

Departmental Administration - None

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

YouTube Channel Information

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