City Council Regular Session 09/06/2022 06:00 PM City Hall

REVISED

Revision made 9/6/2022:  Item #13 revised, added meeting decorum details under Roll Call

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 - 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 - None

Minutes

• 1.August 15, 2022 Special Called City Council Meeting 

• Special Called Minutes 8-15-2022 final AES.pdf (0.10 MB)

• 2.August 15, 2022 Regular Session 

• Regular Session Minutes 8-15-2022 final AES.pdf (0.14 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.Permit application from Columbia High School to hold the CHS Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 14, 2022, from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M.  The parade will start at 3:00 P.M.  All supporting documents including certificate of insurance have been provided.  

• homecoming parade.pdf (0.61 MB)

Fire Assessment/Budget Hearings

Open Public Hearing on the Proposed Fire Protection Assessment Rates

Public comment on the Proposed Fire Protection Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2022

Close Hearing

• 4.City Council Resolution No. 2022-106 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, constituting the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Fire Assessment Resolution, relating to the provision of fire protection services, facilities and programs in the City of Lake City, Florida; reimposing Fire Protection Assessments against assessed property located within the City of Lake City for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2022; approving the rates of assessment; approving the final assessment roll; confirming and supplementing the 2022 preliminary rate resolution; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.

• Fire Assessment FY 22-23 Res. No. 2022-106.pdf (0.57 MB)

Open Tentative 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.

• FY 2023 Preliminary Hearing Outline Script.pdf (0.02 MB)
• RES. 2022-095 FY 23 MILLAGE.pdf (0.09 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.

• RES. 2022-096 FY 23 BUDGET.pdf (0.20 MB)

Close Hearing 

Old Business

Ordinances

Open Public Hearing

• 7.City Council Ordinance No. 2022-2230 (final reading) - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, amending the City Code related to Code Enforcement; providing for supplemental procedures to the Code Enforcement process; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading August 4, 2022

• ORD NO. 2022-2230.pdf (0.17 MB)

Close Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2022-2230 on final reading

Open Public Hearing

• 8.City Council Ordinance No. 2022-2231 (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 22-05, by the property owner of said acreage; providing for rezoning from Commercial General (CG) to Commercial Central Business District (C-CBD) of the City of Lake City, Florida; providing severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective date.

  Passed on first reading August 15, 2022

• ORD NO. 2022-2231.pdf (0.03 MB)
• SKM_C250i22090208150.pdf (0.05 MB)

Close Hearing

Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2022-2231 on final reading

Other Items - None 

New Business

Ordinances - None 

Resolutions

• 9.City Council Resolution No. 2022-090 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, awarding a project to SGS Contracting Services, Inc.; providing for the rehabilitation of Saint Margarets Wastewater Treatment Facility; providing for the execution of a contract; providing for a total cost not-to-exceed $2,173,300.00; and providing an effective date.

• RES. 2022-090 SGS CONTRACTING SERVICES ITB-021-2022.pdf (0.43 MB)

• 10.City Council Resolution No. 2022-097 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, awarding a contract to B&B Contractors of Florida, Inc.; providing for traffic signal and signage maintenance within the City; and providing an effective date.

• RTC Traffic 8.2022.pdf (0.10 MB)
• RES. 2022-097 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES ITB-015-2022.pdf (0.34 MB)

• 11.City Council Resolution No. 2022-098 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, ratifying the voice vote of the City Council and authorizing the filing of a Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program Application; providing for the development of a remote-control car (RC) track at the Richardson Community Center and playground renovation; providing for conflicts; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-098 RATIFYING FRDAP GRANT.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 12.City Council Resolution No. 2022-100 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the write-off of delinquent utility accounts through September 30, 2020; finding the delinquent utility accounts to be uncollectable; and providing an effective date.

• RTC RES 2022-100.pdf (0.15 MB)
• RES. 2022-100 BAD DEBT WRITE OFF.pdf (0.57 MB)

• 13.City Council Resolution No. 2022-101 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of the Agreement for Animal Control and Animal Care Services with the Lake City - Columbia County Humane Society, Inc.; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-101 AUTHO ANIMAL CONTROL AGRMNT REVISED.pdf (0.35 MB)

• 14.City Council Resolution No. 2022-102 - A resolution of the City Council of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of Task Assignment One with Passero Associates, LLC, for professional services for the realignment of Taxiway C at the Lake City Gateway Airport; providing for a total cost not-to-exceed $221,200.00; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-102 AUTH TA 1 PASSERO ASSOC.pdf (0.72 MB)

• 15.City Council Resolution No. 2022-104 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, authorizing the execution of Task Assignment Number Ten to the continuing contract with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., for professional services assisting the City with the State Road 47 and Interstate 75 Improvement Project; providing for the connection of septic tanks to the project; providing for the payment for the professional services and assistance at a not to exceed cost of $76,100.00; and providing an effective date.

• RTC JonesEdmunds - Casey Jones RV Park.pdf (0.14 MB)
• RES. 2022-104 TA 10 JONES EDMUNDS RV PARK EXTENSION.pdf (0.89 MB)

• 16.City Council Resolution No. 2022-105 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, granting a utility easement to Florida Power & Light Company to provide underground electric utility facilities for the Lake City Fire Station #2; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-105 GRANTING UTILITY EASEMENT TO FPL.pdf (0.21 MB)

• 17.City Council Resolution No. 2022-107 - A resolution of the City Council of Lake City, Florida, Health; providing for the execution of a revised Memorandum of Agreement with the Justice System Partners; providing for researching methods to reduce repeated interactions between Law Enforcement and individuals who have severe mental health and substance abuse disorders; providing for the identification of ways to optimize the use of crisis stabilization units and post-discharge supports; providing for the rescission of City Council Resolution No. 2022-058 relating to a Memorandum of Agreement with the Institute for Justice Research and Development at Florida State University and Meridian Behavioral Health; providing for conflict; and providing for an effective date.

• RES. 2022-107 RESCIND 2022-058 - MOU JUSTICE RESEARCH AT FSU AND MERIDIAN.pdf (3.66 MB)

Other Items

• 18.Discussion and Possible Action:  Terms and conditions City Manager Contract (Presenter:  Mayor Stephen Witt)

Departmental Administration - None 

Comments by Council Members

Adjournment

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:

Monday, September 19:

5:45 p.m. Canvassing Board Meeting

6:00 p.m. City Council Meeting - Final Budget Hearing

Monday, November 21:

6:00 p.m.  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 

Pursuant to 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City with respect to any matter considered at its meetings or hearings, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons needing special accommodations to participate in these meetings should contact the City Manager’s Office at (386) 719-5768.