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July 21, 2026 ·4:00 PM Final

Ocala City Hall 110 SE Watula Avenue Second Floor - Council Chambers Ocala, Florida https://www.ocalafl.gov/meetings

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Agenda — 63 items

  1. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 1:30
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:38
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:55
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:26
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. - Public Notice for the July 21, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 3, 2026
  7. 4a. Service Award - Priscilla Davis - Recreation & Parks - 20 Years of Service 2026-1503 ▶ jump to 3:12
  8. 4b. Service Award - Alton Peebles, Jr. - Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service 2026-1543 ▶ jump to 6:08
  9. 4c. Service Award - Linda Roos - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service 2026-1415 ▶ jump to 9:57
  10. 4d. Service Award - Captain Sandra Duryea - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service 2026-1416 ▶ jump to 11:09
  11. 5. Presentations
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 13:18
  13. 6a. Five-year Pole Attachment Agreement between the City of Ocala and BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, doing business as AT&T Florida, outlining the terms for attaching telecommunications equipment to City-owned utility poles 2026-1300 Approved Pass
  14. 6b. Second Amendment to Agreement with Powerserve Technologies, Inc. to Extend Delivery Deadline and Increase Contract Amount by $82,721 2026-1648 Approved Pass
  15. 6c. Contract for environmental water testing services with Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc., for a not to exceed amount of $66,517 2026-1677 Approved Pass
  16. 6d. Annual renewal of GrayKey forensic software for $74,740 2026-1688 Approved Pass
  17. 6e. Additional funding of $6,367 for the emergency rental of a 25-ton air conditioner from Sunbelt Rentals in the amount of $10,403 2026-1788 Approved Pass
  18. 6f. City Council meeting minutes 2026-1814 Approved Pass
  19. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  20. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  21. 8a. Ordinance 2026-22 to rezone approximately 82.10 acres for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) from A-1, General Agriculture (County) to PD, Planned Development (City) (Case PD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial). ORD-2026-22 Introduced ▶ jump to 13:54
  22. 8b. Ordinance 2026-23 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Public, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case LUC26-0003) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2026-23 Introduced ▶ jump to 14:43
  23. 8c. Ordinance 2026-24 to rezone from R-1, Single- Family Residential, and B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located at the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case ZON26-0008) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2026-24 Introduced ▶ jump to 15:42
  24. 8d. Ordinance 2026-25 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Low Intensity, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-003-00, 23472-002-00, and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 4.88 acres (Case LUC26-0004) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2026-25 Introduced ▶ jump to 16:41
  25. 8e. Ordinance 2026-26 to rezone from R-3, Multi-Family Residential District, to INST, Institutional District, for properties located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-004-00 and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 2.99 acres (Case ZON26-0009) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2026-26 Introduced ▶ jump to 17:52
  26. 25 page break
  27. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  28. 9a. Ordinance 2026-21 amending Chapter 43, Article V, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida (Police Officers' Retirement System), to conform to the 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Ocala and the Fraternal Order of Police 2026-1808 Adopted Fail ▶ jump to 20:29
  29. 10. General Business
  30. 10a. Additional expenditure for the purchase of two auto transformers from PTI Transformers, Inc., in the amount of $1,100,000 2026-1273 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:00
  31. 10b. Contract with Robert Daniel Dean, Sr., doing business as C & M Lawncare and Tree Service for grounds maintenance services at Ocala Wetland Recharge Park in an amount not to exceed $110,250 2026-1675 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:55
  32. 10c. Second amendment to contract with Polydyne, Inc. for liquid polymer supply and delivery services at Water Treatment Plant No. 1, Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, and Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $250,000 2026-1682 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:07
  33. 10d. Three-year contract for janitorial services with JJ Holding and Services, LLC in the amount of $35,700 annually and an aggregate expenditure of $107,100 2026-1683 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:51
  34. 10e. Fourth Amendment to agreement with Wear Gloves, Inc. for the final one-year renewal term of the contract for annual litter control and drain inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $539,682 2026-1703 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:48
  35. 10f. Second Amendment to agreement with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC for continuing professional general aviation engineering services 2026-1758 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:36
  36. 10g. Second Amendment to agreement with McFarland Johnson, Inc for continuing professional general aviation engineering services 2026-1759 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:39
  37. 10h. Resolution 2026-44 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grant to design Taxiway A Holding Bay in the amount of $178,558 RES-2026-44 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 30:24
  38. 10i. Budget Resolution 2026-151 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $178,558 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match of $9,398 from the Airport reserve for projects account to design taxiway-A Holding Bay for a total cost of $187,956 BR-2026-151 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 32:08
  39. 10j. Continue the grant application process for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Grant to fund the Real Time Crime Center project in the amount of $1,300,000 2026-1768 Pulled ▶ jump to 33:22
  40. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  41. 12. City Manager's Report
  42. 12a. Discuss interview date for Internal Auditor 2026-1794 ▶ jump to 34:20
  43. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 37:44
  44. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 41:29
  45. - Introduction of Jameel Barnes, new Procurement Director
  46. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 43:01
  47. - Update on July 11th storms
  48. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 43:07
  49. - Travel Leisure Magazine recognized Ocala as one of the eight best U.S. cities to live in
  50. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  51. 17a. Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of May 31, 2026 2026-1689
  52. 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-1755
  53. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 56:45
  54. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 78:12
  55. - Christopher Dippon, 1612 NE 25th Ave, Lot B, discussed a road rage incident and expressed concern about his experience with OPD
  56. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 80:45
  57. - Alicia Gonzalez Julias, 5565 SW 8th Loop, spoke on the death of her brother from Kratom
  58. - Ian Crawford, 900 SE 3rd Ave, discussed his near-death experience from taking 7 Stacks Kratom Hydrogen Blend
  59. - Mayor Marciano discussed options on banning Kratom sales within Ocala
  60. - Mayor Marciano recognized Community Housing Services Director James Haynes for his efforts in finding housing for those in need
  61. - Council Pro Tem Musleh spoke in remembrance of former council member Charlie Ruse
  62. - Council President Bethea commended staff for a quick recovery following storms on July 11
  63. 63 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk