Lake City Report -
August 19, 2011
Downtown Community
Development on top
Lake City, FL (Posted
August 20, 2011 07:30 am )
From City Manager Wendell Johnson*
Fiscal Year 2011 CDBG Commercial
Revitalization Application
The North Central Florida Regional Planning
Council assisted the City in its submission of a
Community Development Block Grant Application to
the Florida Department of Community Affairs.
The purpose of this $750,000 commercial
revitalization grant is to fund a project
consisting of parking improvements in the
downtown commercial area on a parcel located
west of the Blanche Hotel on NW Veterans
Street.
This project is designed to aid in reversal
of the declining retail and service economy of
the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Business
District (downtown Marion Avenue corridor). The
optimum project result will be to create more
efficient parking to attract more customers and
improve the business and service economy of the
CRA Business District.
Tthis project will be complementary to the
CRA planning vision as defined in the Downtown
Lake City Redevelopment Master Plan.
Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute
Lake City Police Captain John Blanchard
graduated from the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement “Chief Executive Seminar” on August
18, 2011.
Graduates of this class represent criminal
justice agencies around the state who serve in a
leadership role within their agency. The goal of
the Chief Executive Seminar is to prepare
Florida’s law enforcement leadership for the
challenging and changing demands of the future.
Class participants study trends and events that
may affect criminal justice professionals and
our state. Classes are designed to develop new
leadership skills to address and manage the
changes that lie ahead.
The Florida Criminal Justice Executive
Institute, established within the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement and affiliated
with the State University System, was
established in 1990 by the Florida Legislature
who recognized the need for an innovative and
multifaceted approach to the education and
training of criminal justice professionals.
SunGuard computer training in City Hall.
SunGuard’s ONESolution Software Training
The City of Lake City has selected SunGuard’s
ONESolution software to provide for its service
needs for financial operations. This new
“hi-tech” system will replace the City’s
existing NaviLine Software and the training and
implementation process has been ongoing all this
week. The system will be implemented in February
2012.
SunGuard’s ONESolution Finance software will
enhance the City ability to manage day-to-day
financial and purchasing processes, as well as
payroll and personnel functions. Other services
modules will be implemented when available.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
This week from the staff report
Distribution & Collections
(Keith Hampton):
Locate
60
Service Orders 45
Repaired/Responded to Sewer Calls
3
Repaired Curb Stops
1
Repaired Water Lines
1
Installed Fire Hydrants
3
Inspected Sewer Lines 3
Completed Projects on St. John’s Street
Surveyor Completed Location on DOT maps for
Highway 90 West Surveyor Assisted IT with
Location of Directional Bores at Highway 90 West
& I-75
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grammar.
