City Council Regular Session 09/19/2022 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 on our YouTube channel. YouTube channel information is located at the end of this Agenda.

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Council Member Jake Hill, Jr. 

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

• 1.September 6, 2022 Regular Session

• Regular Session Minutes 9-6-2022 final AES.pdf (0.18 MB)
• 9-6-2022 Exhibit A.pdf (0.11 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

• 2.Request from Lake City Fire Department to utilize remaining funds from the PSAP Upgrade to purchase a Polaris UTV in the amount of $23,006.27 for fire and medical response.  

• Report to Council-Polaris UTV.pdf (0.02 MB)
• polaris state contract.pdf (0.07 MB)

Presentations - None 

City Clerk to announce the results from the Primary Election held on August 23, 2022 for the office of City Council Member District 10 and City Council Member District 14.

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2022-115 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, declaring Chevella Reed Young to have been elected City Council Member for District Ten in the August 23, 2022, Nonpartisan Election. 

• Aug 23 2022 Primary Official Certification.pdf (1.43 MB)
• RES. 2022-115 APPOINTING CHEVELLA YOUNG.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 4.City Council Resolution No. 2022-116 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, declaring Ricky Jernigan to have been elected City Council Member for District Fourteen in the August 23, 2022, Nonpartisan Election. 

• RES. 2022-116 APPOINTING RICKY JERNIGAN.pdf (0.06 MB)

Open Final Hearing of the FY2022-2023 Budget 

• 5.City Council Resolution No. 2022-095 - 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 the Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 9/6/2022

• FY 2023 Final Hearing Outline Script.pdf (0.02 MB)
• RES. 2022-095 FY 23 MILLAGE.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 6.City Council Resolution No. 2022-096 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and providing for an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 9/6/2022

• RES. 2022-096 FY 23 BUDGET.pdf (0.15 MB)

Close Hearing

Old Business

Ordinances - None 

Other Items

• 7.Discussion and Possible Action - Request to forgive Code Enforcement Liens in the amount of $40,800.00 that occurred from February 12, 2021 to date (544 days) on Parcel #05884000, 1175 NW Ashley Street, Lake City, Florida 32055 for Jacqueline Espenship, Special Magistrate Order Case No. 2021-00000020 (Presenter:  Mayor Stephen Witt) 

  Note:  This item was presented at the July 18, 2022 Council Meeting. Minutes from the July 18, 2022 are attached along with other supporting documentation. 

• The following documents were presented by Missy Zecher.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Gmail - Re_ Amnesty Lien App.pdf (0.45 MB)
• Letter from Current Tenant.pdf (0.56 MB)
• 1175 NW Ashley Street Supporting Docs.pdf (1.32 MB)
• The following documents were presented at the July 18 2022.pdf (0.01 MB)
• ReportToCouncil CE Case 21-00000020 (002).pdf (0.02 MB)
• CE Case 21-00000020 Packet.pdf (10.54 MB)
• ADA Regular Session Minutes 7-18-2022.pdf (0.13 MB)

New Business

Ordinances - None

Resolutions

• 8.City Council Resolution No. 2022-103 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the Lake City Police Department to apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $113,942.00; providing for the procurement of equipment for the use and benefit of the Police Department; and providing for an effective date.

• RTC JAG Grant FY2021 $113,942.00.pdf (0.38 MB)
• RES. 2022-103 APPLY FOR EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASST GRANT.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2022-110 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the acceptance of the staffing for adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the United States of America, Department of Instruments through the FEMA Grants Outcomes System; providing for the acceptance of $717,693.60 in Federal Funding; and providing an effective date.

• RES. 2022-110 ACCEPTING SAFER GRANT.pdf (0.32 MB)

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2022-112 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, initiating an inquiry and investigation into matters of the City; providing for an examination of the closing of certain City offices by the City Manager; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-112 INVESTIGATION INTO CLOSING OF CITY OFFICES.pdf (0.15 MB)

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2022-113 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City Florida, initiating an inquiry and investigation into matters of the City; providing for an examination of the implementation of the City's Personnel Manual; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-113 INVESTIGATION ASST CITY MGR VACANCY.pdf (0.17 MB)

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2022-114 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, initiating an inquiry and investigation into matters of the City; providing for an examination of the treatment of employees within protected classes; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-114 INVESTIGATION TREATMENT FEMALE EMPLOYEES BY HR DIRECTOR ^0 CM.pdf (0.15 MB)

Other Items - None

Departmental Administration - None 

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:

Saturday, October 15, 2022:

9:00 AM - Noon   Florida Gateway College Fun in the Park Event at Olustee Park 

Monday, November 21, 2022:

6:00 PM City Council Meeting - Swearing in of new Council Members

YouTube Channel Information

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