City Council Regular Session 01/16/2024 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.

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Council Member Chevella Young

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.December 18, 2023 Regular Session 

• Regular Session Minutes 12-18-23 final AES.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 2.January 2, 2024 Regular Session

• Regular Session Minutes 1-2-2024 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

• 3.Approval to award Bid ITB-001-2024 US Highway 90 Landscape Maintenance Services Annual Contract to Green Star Management, LLC, the lowest bidder, for $16,500.00

• RTC ITB-001-2024 US HWY 90 Landscape Maintenance Services.pdf (0.14 MB)
• ITB-001-2024 Solicitation.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Bid Tabulation.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Green Star Management Proposal.pdf (0.08 MB)

Presentations - None

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 4.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2266 (final 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 23-09, by the property owner of said acreage, providing for rezoning from Residential Office (RO) and Residential Multi-Family 1 (RMF-1) to Commercial Intensive (CI) 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. (Faith Crossing)

  Passed on first reading 1/2/2024

• Ord 2024-2266.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2266.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate - Ordinance 2024-2266.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Z23-09 Concurrency Management Assessment.pdf (1.46 MB)
• Second Reading 2024-2266.pdf (0.01 MB)

Close Public Hearing

                  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2266 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 5.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2267 (final 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 more than ten contiguous acres of land, pursuant to an application, Z 23-08, by the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from Commercial General (CG) and Commercial Intensive (CI) to Commercial Highway Interchange (CHI) of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing for an effective date. (Lake City RV Park)

  Passed on first reading 1/2/2024

• Ord 24-2267.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2267.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate - Ordinance 2024-2267.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Z23-08 Concurrency Management Assessment.pdf (1.61 MB)
• Second Reading 2024-2267.pdf (0.01 MB)

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2267 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 6.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2268 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended; relating to Section 4.15.5, Special Exceptions, more specifically Section 4.15.5.2, amending the text for Travel Trailer Parks and Campgrounds, and Section 4.15.5.3 adding text to allow storage facilities for boats, recreational vehicles, and similar equipment by special exemption, within the Commercial Highway Interchange Zoning District of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (LDR-TA-23-01)

  Passed on first reading 1/2/2024

• Ord 24-2268.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2268.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate - Ordinance 2023-2268.pdf (0.02 MB)
• LDR Commercial Highway Interchange RV and Boat Storage Facility Text Amendment.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Second Reading 2024-2268.pdf (0.01 MB)

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2268 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2269 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the text of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations, as amended; relating to Section 4.13.5, Special Exceptions, more specifically Section 4.13.5.16, amending the text to permit Travel Trailer Parks or Campgrounds by Special Exception, within the Commercial Intensive Zoning District of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing for an effective date. (LDR-TA-23-02)

  Passed on first reading 1/2/2024

• Ord 24-2269.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2269.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate - Ordinance 2023-2269.pdf (0.02 MB)
• LDR Commercial Intensive (RV Park and Campground Special Exception Text Amendment).pdf (0.04 MB)
• Second Reading 2024-2269.pdf (0.01 MB)

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2269 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2270 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the future Land Use Plan Map of the City of Lake City Comprehensive Plan, as amended; relating to an amendment of 50 or less acres of land, pursuant to an application, CPA 23-07, by the property owner of said acreage, under the amendment procedures established in Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended; providing for changing the Future Land Use Classification from Residential Medium Density (less than or equal to 8 dwelling units per acre) to Commercial of certain lands within the Corporate Limits of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date. (Faith Crossing)

  Passed on first reading 1/2/2024

• Ord 24-2270.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2270.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate - Ordinance 2024-2270.pdf (0.02 MB)
• CPA23-07 Conncurrency Management Assessment.pdf (1.48 MB)
• Second Reading 2024-2270.pdf (0.01 MB)

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2270 on final reading

Resolutions - None

Other Items - None

• 9.Discussion and Possible Action - Filling the vacancy of Council Member for City Council District 13.  (Mayor Stephen Witt)

  Note:  For reference purposes, all supporting documentation provided at the January 2, 2024 meeting is attached.  During the January 2, 2024 meeting, City Council authorized acceptance of letters of interest for 30 days.  Deadline for submissions is February 1, 2024. 

• Report to Council-1-2-2024 Filling of Vacancy for Council Member.pdf (0.11 MB)
• SAMPSON RESIGNATION.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Charter Information for Council Seat.pdf (0.06 MB)
• SAMPLE QUALIFYING CHECKLIST-DISTRICT 13.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Minutes Regular Session 9.20.21 Greene's vacancy.pdf (0.67 MB)
• CC - Minutes - COUNCIL - REG. SESSION - 10-4-2021.pdf (0.37 MB)
• CC - Agenda Packets - HANDOUT - 10-4-2021.pdf (0.06 MB)
• NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT FOR LCR.pdf (0.11 MB)

New Business

Ordinances

• 10.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2274 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the City Code of Ordinances to create Article IX titled Shopping Carts, to regulate businesses within the City of Lake City, Florida, that provide shopping carts to customers; establishing shopping cart retention system requirements; establishing enforcement procedures; establishing a civil citation penalty; providing for codification; providing for severability; providing for repeals; and providing for an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2274 on first reading.

• Ord 2024-2274.pdf (0.10 MB)

• 11.City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2275 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the City Code to add new Section Number 86-2 to Part III, Chapter 86, Article I; providing for the regulation of Public Parks, park hours, and penalties for violations; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of conflicts; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2024-2275 on first reading.

• Ord 2024-2275.pdf (0.10 MB)

Resolutions

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2024-010 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, declaring one firearm to be surplus to the City's needs; providing for the conveyance of the firearm to Sergeant Jason Byrd for his outstanding service to the City and its citizens during his career with the Lake City Police Department; and providing for the removal of the firearm from the fixed assets of the City.

• Res 24-010.pdf (0.43 MB)

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2024-011 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, confirming and upholding the City of Lake City's Historic Preservation Agency's issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness as to COA 23-31, submitted by Rocky Ford as owner; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date. 

• RES. 2024-011 CONF AND UPHOLDING HISTORIC PRES AGENCY'S CERT OF APPROPRIATENESS - ROCKY FORD.pdf (0.07 MB)

Other Items

• 14.Discussion and Possible Action: City Attorney (City Attorney Todd Kennon)

• 01.02.23 Ltr to Mayor and Councilmembers - Resignation.pdf (0.26 MB)
• CC - Resolutions - 2022-099 - AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR - 10-3-2022 - ADOPTED.pdf (0.59 MB)

• 15.Informational Purposes Only - City Attorney Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron, P.A. invoices for December 2023. Folds Walker, LLC invoice for December 2023.

• 20240112135045201.pdf (1.05 MB)
• Folds Walker Invoice 2719 dated 01-02-2024.pdf (0.20 MB)

Departmental Administration

• 16.Discussion and Possible Action - Executive Director of Utilities position (Interim City Manager Dee Johnson)

• RTC Executive Director of Utilities.pdf (0.40 MB)
• Executive Director of Utilities (002).pdf (0.07 MB)

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST

January 22, 2024 - Council Workshop - 6:00 PM - Mariah Fund

January 29, 2024 - Council Workshop - 6:00 PM - Council Meeting Decorum

February 26, 2024 - Council Workshop - 6:00 PM - Affordable Housing/Properties and Application and Policy for Grant Funding Request $5,000.00 max

YouTube Information

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