City Council Regular Session 12/01/2025 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revised 12/1/2025: Item #12 Special Event Permit Application removed, Item # 13 Modifying Christmas Holiday Schedule removed, Item #6 added, Item #10 resolution revised and addendum to Exhibit A added

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 - 5:00 PM Workshop - Mobility Fees

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation - Mayor Noah Walker

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.

Failure to abide by the rules of decorum will result in removal from the meeting. 

Approval of Agenda

Proclamations/Awards

• 1.Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer - November 3, 2025

• BW Day of Prayer Proc.pdf (0.10 MB)

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.Minutes - November 3, 2025 Regular Session

• Regular Session Minutes 11-3-2025 final AES.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Exhibit A.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Ordinance 2025-2329 Presentation.pdf (7.70 MB)
• CPA_25-05_ORD_2025-2329.pdf (0.23 MB)
• Exhibit B.pdf (0.01 MB)
• CPA_25-05_ORD_2025-2329 2.pdf (0.23 MB)
• Exhibit C.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Ordinance 2025-2333 Presentation.pdf (7.44 MB)
• Z_25-07_ORD 2025-2333.pdf (0.23 MB)
• Exhibit D.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Z_25-07_ORD 2025-2333 2.pdf (0.23 MB)

• 3.City Council Resolution No. 2025-156 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the use of certain funds awarded from the settlement with Endo Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware Corporation to be utilized by the Lake City Fire Department to purchase advanced life support equipment in an amount not to exceed $30,844.10; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; recognizing the authority of the City Manager to expend funds not exceeding $35,000 provided the City's procurement policies are followed; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• Report to Council Opioid fund.pdf (0.02 MB)
• RES 2025-156 -- Approve Disbursement (Endo Settlement Funds) (v.2).pdf (0.14 MB)

• 4.City Council Resolution No. 2025-157 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the evaluation and tabulation of responses to that certain Invitation to Bid Number 001-2025 for the exterior painting and renovation of the elevated steel water tank at the City's Water Treatment Plant; awarding said bid to Southeastern Tank and Tower, Inc., a Florida Corporation, at a cost not to exceed $106,000; approving the agreement with said vendor; making certain findings of fact in support thereof; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind the City to said agreement; repealing al prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date. 

• RTC Tank Painting.pdf (1.83 MB)
• RES 2025-157 -- ITB-001-2025 Water Tank Renovation (v.1).pdf (1.17 MB)

• 5.City Council Resolution No. 2025-159 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, accepting funds awarded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program to purchase portable vehicle barriers; adopting the grant award agreement associated with accepting such grant funds; making certain findings of fact in support of the City accepting such funds and adopting said grant award 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.

• Report to Council-JAG Grant $36,000 Vehicle Barriers.pdf (2.41 MB)
• RES 2025-159 -- JAG Grant (Portable Vehicle Barriers) (v.1).pdf (3.07 MB)

• 6.City Council Resolution No. 2025-165 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the Memorandum of Agreement with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Concerning surveys, design, and construction of Alligator Lake Pier at Halpatter Park; making certain findings of fact in support of the City Adopting said agreement; recognizing the authority of the Mayor to execute and bind 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.

• RTC MOA 2025 ada.pdf (0.13 MB)
• RES. 2025-165 -- MOA - FWC.pdf (0.95 MB)

Presentations - None

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2343 (final reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida; amending Chapter 70, Article IV of the City of Lake City Code of Ordinances entitled "Police Officers' Pension Plan and Trust Fund;" amending Section 70-96 of the City of Lake City Code of Ordinances entitled "Service Retirement Benefits; Cost of Living Adjustment" by adopting option for partial lump sum benefit; adding Section 70-106 for the purpose of purchasing prior military service; adding a new Section 70-107 for the purpose of purchasing prior police service; providing for severability; providing for codification; providing for correction of scrivener's errors; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading 11/17/2025

• Ord 2025-2343 -- Police Pensions.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2343.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Business Impact Estimate for service puchase and PLOP 2025 - 4918-9199-0901.1 (v.2).pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2025.09.16,LetterOfNoImpact-LakeCityPolice.pdf (0.13 MB)

Close Public Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2343 on final reading

Resolutions - None 

Other Items - None

New Business

Ordinances

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2345 (first reading) - An ordinance of the City of Lake City, Florida, approving, adopting, and authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement between the City of Lake City, Florida and the Columbia County, Florida Board of County Commissioners regarding a joint planning area and municipal service area to be commonly identified as the cornerstone planning area; providing for recordation; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.

  Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2025-2345 on first reading

• ORD 2025-2345 -- ISBA.pdf (13.05 MB)

Resolutions

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2025-158 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, adopting the mutual aid agreement with United Way of Suwannee Valley, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation; making certain findings of fact in support of the City adopting said 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; directing the Chief of Police to execute said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

• Report to Council-United Way Suwannee Valley re-Homelessness.pdf (0.14 MB)
• RES. 2025-158 -- MOU - Homelessness (v.2).pdf (0.90 MB)

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2025-166 - A resolution of the City of Lake City, Florida, complying with Section 164.1057, Florida Statutes; approving that certain resolution of Chapter 164, Conflict Resolution between Lake Shore Hospital Authority and the City of Lake City, Florida; making certain findings of fact in support of the City approving said agreement; repealing all prior resolutions in conflict; and providing and effective date.

• 2025-166 -- Resolving Lake Shore Conflict (Meridian) (v.4).pdf (1.35 MB)

Other Items

• 11.Appointment of Vice Mayor to serve for 2026 (Mayor Noah Walker)

• Lake City, FL Code of Ordinances.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 12-2-2024 Minutes.pdf (3.99 MB)
• Ballot for Vice Mayor 2026.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Vice Mayor Vote Tabulation Form.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 12.Appointment to Homeless Coalition for United Way (Mayor Noah Walker) 

Departmental Administration - None 

Comments by:

City Manager Don Rosenthal 

City Attorney Clay Martin 

City Clerk Audrey Sikes  

Comments by Council Members

Council Member Chevella Young 

Council Member Ricky Jernigan 

Council Member James Carter 

Council Member Tammy Harris

Mayor Noah Walker

Adjournment

YouTube Information

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