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May 5, 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 — 82 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:30
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 1:41
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. 4a. Presentation of the Professional Municipal Clerks Week Proclamation to the City of Ocala Clerk’s Office staff 2026-1213
  7. 4b. Presentation of the Drinking Water Week Proclamation to Jennifer Kampwerth, Lead Operator, and Sean Lanier, Engineering and Water Resources Director 2026-1010 ▶ jump to 6:48
  8. 4c. Presentation of the American Wetlands Month Proclamation to Sean Lanier, Engineering and Water Resources Director, and Matthew Stanley, Water Resources Conservation Supervisor 2026-1011 ▶ jump to 9:18
  9. 4d. Presentation of the Water Reuse Week Proclamation to William Davis, Lead Operator, Jeffery Greve, Lead Operator, and Sean Lanier, Engineering and Water Resources Director 2026-1013 ▶ jump to 11:55
  10. 4e. Presentation of the Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Proclamation to ABATE of Florida, Inc., Forest Chapter of Marion County President Greg Smale 2026-1150 ▶ jump to 14:31
  11. 5. Presentations
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 18:48
  13. 6a. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13689-000-00 2026-0911 Approved Pass
  14. 6b. Resolution 2026-16 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13689-000-00 RES-2026-16 Adopted Pass
  15. 6c. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers Marion County Parcels 13689-002-00 and 13539-002-00 2026-0948 Approved Pass
  16. 6d. Resolution 2026-17 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers Marion County Parcels 13689-002-00 and 13539-002-00 RES-2026-17 Adopted Pass
  17. 6e. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13539-002-01 2026-0951 Approved Pass
  18. 6f. Resolution 2026-18 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13539-002-01 RES-2026-18 Adopted Pass
  19. 6g. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation 2026-0976 Approved Pass
  20. 6h. Resolution 2026-19 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation RES-2026-19 Adopted Pass
  21. 6i. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation 2026-0979 Approved Pass
  22. 6j. Resolution 2026-20 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation RES-2026-20 Adopted Pass
  23. 6k. Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13539-001-00 2026-1089 Approved Pass
  24. 6l. Resolution 2026-21 to adopt the Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation that encumbers parcel 13539-001-00 RES-2026-21 Adopted Pass
  25. 6m. Budget Resolution 2026-137 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the General Liability Claims fund for the purchase of one replacement vehicle for the Water Resources Department in the amount of $19,327 BR-2026-137 Adopted Pass
  26. 6n. Utilization of Sourcewell cooperative agreement with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of one replacement vehicle for the Water Resources Department in the amount of $33,753 2026-1234 Approved Pass
  27. 6o. Additional expenditures under the cooperative purchasing agreement with GeoGraph Technologies, LLC, for Conversion of ArcFM Data to CrescentLink-Compatible Geodatabase with an aggregate expenditure of $87,600 2026-1186 Approved Pass
  28. 6p. Budget Resolution 2026-138 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept a donation from Walmart in the amount of $5,000 BR-2026-138 Adopted Pass
  29. 6q. Task Work Order No. 55 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering services related to the NE Eighth Avenue Roadway Improvement project in the amount of $62,703 2026-1189 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:59
  30. 6r. First amendments for one-year renewal of contracts with Crowder-Gulf Joint Venture, Inc., primary, and D & J Enterprises, Inc, secondary, for emergency debris removal services 2026-1159 Approved Pass
  31. 6q. See item 7.
  32. 6s. First Amendments for one-year renewal of contracts with Thompson Consulting Services, LLC, primary, and Tetra Tech, Inc., secondary, for emergency debris removal monitoring services 2026-1148 Approved Pass
  33. 6t. Appointment of Mary Ann Hamrick to the Recreation Commission for an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2028, and John McLeod for an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2029 2026-1236 Approved Pass
  34. 6u. Appointment of Gloria Robeson to the West Ocala CRA Committee for the remainder of a four-year term ending March 1, 2028, and Jamie Gilmore to the West Ocala CRA Committee for the remainder of a four-year term ending March 1, 2029 2026-1255 Approved Pass
  35. 6v. City Council meeting minutes 2026-1282 Approved Pass
  36. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion ▶ jump to 19:15
  37. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  38. 8a. Ordinance 2026-15 to establish the Mockingbird Ridge Community Development District generally located west of Interstate 75, southeast of Southwest College Road, north of SW 66th Street and south of SW 40th Street, approximately 169.31 acres (Case CDD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2026-15 Introduced ▶ jump to 30:32
  39. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  40. 9a. Resolution 2026-24 to adopt Vision 2050 RES-2026-24 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 35:51
  41. 9b. Ordinance 2026-12 to amend the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan by deleting Policy 18.13 and Policy 18.24 relating to development conditions that apply to 75.93 acres of two parcels of land that total approximately 251.09 acres (Parcels 2380-000-001 and 23812-001-00) located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Case FLUP25-0001) 2026-1252 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 62:02
  42. 9c. Termination of Agreement Limiting Density between the City of Ocala and Ransome Group (Parcel 2830-000-01 and 23812-000-00) 2026-1256 Approved Pass
  43. 9d. Ordinance 2026-13 to rezone approximately 251.09 acres located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Parcel 23812-001-00 & 2380-000-001) from PUD-06, Planned Unit Development, and OP, Office Park, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-1253 Adopted Pass
  44. 9e. Resolution 2026-25 to consider a PD Plan and Standards Book for property located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Parcel 23812-001-00 & 2380-000-001), approximately 251.09 acres (Case PD25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2026-25 Adopted Pass
  45. 9f. Ordinance 2026-14 to rezone approximately 283.55 acres located west of Interstate 75 and north of SW 66th Street, the 4000 block of SW 66th Street (Parcel 23875-000-01 & 35364-000-00) from PUD-02, Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-1254 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 75:30
  46. 9g. Resolution 2026-26 to consider a PD Plan and Standards Book for property located west of Interstate 75 and north of SW 66th Street, the 4000 block of SW 66th Street (Parcel 23875-000-01 & 35364-000-00), approximately 283.55 acres (Case PD25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2026-26 Adopted Pass
  47. 10. General Business
  48. 10a. First amendment for a one-year renewal utilizing the cooperative purchasing agreement with Brett M. Muscat, doing business as Muscat Painting and Decorating, for preparation and repainting of signal pole mast arm structures and pedestrian signal assemblies with an expenditure not to exceed $160,000 2026-1091 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 77:22
  49. 10b. Resolution 2026-27 to approve State-Funded Grant Supplemental Agreement No.1 for the NW 44th Avenue Extension Project RES-2026-27 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 78:28
  50. 10c. Budget Resolution 2026-139 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for the carry forward of prior fiscal year grant funds totaling $41,439,079 BR-2026-139 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 79:54
  51. 10d. Budget Resolution 2026-140 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to provide a supplemental appropriation to reconcile cash balance forward accounts and for the continuation of projects not completed in Fiscal Year 2024-25 in the amount of $212,927,661 BR-2026-140 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 80:35
  52. 10e. One-year contract with Fisher Scientific LLC, for the purchase of firefighter self-contained breathing apparatus and associated equipment with a projected aggregate expenditure of $111,546 2026-1175 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 81:40
  53. 10f. Purchase of various inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $723,341 2026-1177 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 102:47
  54. 10g. Award of the contract with Bentley Pinder Construction, LLC for a rebuild of the Thomas residence located at 1635 NW 24th Avenue for a total project cost not to exceed $161,618 2026-1183 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 108:20
  55. 10h. Economic Investment Program agreement between the City of Ocala and E-One, Inc. with a total incentive amount not to exceed $193,000 2026-1240 Approved Pass
  56. 10i. Resolution 2026-28 to approve the locally funded agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Ocala RES-2026-28 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 113:39
  57. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  58. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 113:50
  59. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 114:50
  60. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 118:35
  61. 15. City Attorney's Report
  62. 15a. Approval of four grants of easement and an assignment of easement from the City of Ocala to Duke Energy Florida in connection with Duke’s 230kV transmission line project 2026-1265 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 121:46
  63. - Sand & Sun Festival - May 16, 2026, 10:00am - 5:00pm - Citizen's Circle
  64. 16. Public Comments
  65. - City Council Workshop: Safe Streets 4 All - May 12, 2026 at 12:00pm Council Chambers
  66. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  67. 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - March 2026 2026-1174
  68. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  69. 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-1239
  70. - Blue Line Mentoring Program
  71. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 122:21
  72. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 124:35
  73. - Service Calls Update
  74. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 125:58
  75. - Department Highlights
  76. - Recognition of Sanitation Division Head Dwayne Drake for his work with "Clean Up with the Mayor" event
  77. - Letter Carrier Food Drive event
  78. - Recognition of journalist Ben Baugh's legacy
  79. - Council Member Hilty spoke on the amount of food passed out from food pantries
  80. - Council Pro-Tem Musleh noted he will be absent for the May 19, 2026 meeting
  81. - Council President Bethea commended staff on a successful Strategic Planning Session
  82. 84 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk