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April 21, 2026 ·4:00 PM Revised

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

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Agenda — 79 items

  1. 1 Revised 4/17: Pulled 6h
  2. 1. Call to Order
  3. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:36
  4. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 2:28
  5. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:41
  6. - Public Notice for the April 21, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on March 3, 2026
  7. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  8. 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Tyler Corkern 2026-1068 ▶ jump to 3:20
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Arbor Day Proclamation to Amy Liberty, Recreation and Parks Special Services Division Head, and Anthony Santangelo, Ocala Electric Utility Vegetation Manager 2026-1085 ▶ jump to 6:26
  10. 4c. Service Award - Captain Chris Hickman - OFR - 25 Years of Service 2026-1088 ▶ jump to 9:55
  11. 4d. Service Award - Robin Ford - Community Development Services - 35 Years of Service 2026-0969 ▶ jump to 13:57
  12. 4e. Service Award - Donna Guinn - Ocala Police Department - 35 Years of Service 2026-0926 ▶ jump to 16:13
  13. 4f. Service Award - Howard Smallwood, Jr. - Ocala Electric Utility - 35 Years of Service 2026-0908 ▶ jump to 19:19
  14. 5. Presentations
  15. 5a. Reilly Arts Center Executive Director, Natalie McComb, and Reilly Arts Center Senior Director of Operations and Programming, Adam Volpe - Reilly Arts Center and Marion Theatre Update 2026-1143 ▶ jump to 21:35
  16. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 28:39
  17. 6a. Addition of Parcel 26297-000-01 to the City’s Surplus Property List 2026-0869 Approved Pass
  18. 6b. One-year renewal of janitorial service contracts with First Coast Franchising, Inc. doing business as Jani King of Jacksonville and Serviamigos Solutions, LLC, with an aggregate expenditure of $51,694 2026-0952 Approved Pass
  19. 6c. Award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Bacon residence located at 2005 NW First Street to Stejack, LLC, for a total project cost not to exceed $52,439 2026-0985 Approved Pass
  20. 6d. Contract award to The Ford Design Group, LLC, for rehabilitation of the Medina residence located at 1445 NE 22nd Street at a total project cost not to exceed $83,880 2026-1141 Approved Pass
  21. 6e. Change order and additional expenditure under the contract with Marion Rock, LLC, for construction services related to the Lift Station No. 127 Force Main Reroute Phase 1 project in the amount of $67,479 2026-1039 Approved Pass
  22. 6f. First amendment for a one-year renewal with Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. for mosquito control services with an estimated expenditure of $85,000 2026-1044 Approved Pass
  23. 6g. Circle Fore at S.W. 48th Avenue Developer’s Agreement 2026-1093 Approved Pass
  24. 6h. Pulled
  25. 6i. City Council meeting minutes 2026-1173 Approved Pass
  26. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  27. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  28. 8a. 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) ORD-2026-12 Introduced ▶ jump to 28:54
  29. 8b. 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) ORD-2026-13 Introduced ▶ jump to 30:31
  30. 8c. 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) ORD-2026-14 Introduced ▶ jump to 31:32
  31. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  32. 9a. Ordinance 2026-10 to change the Future Land Use map designation on approximately 74.11 acres, comprised of nine parcels (Parcels 21492-000-00, 21477-000-00, 21474-002-00, 21476-000-00, 21474-000-00, 21474-001-00, 21480-000-00, 21494-000-00, and 21478-000-00) located in the 2300 block, along the west side of NW 27th Avenue from Medium Intensity/Special District to Employment Center (Case LUC25-0004) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-1167 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 37:07
  33. 9b. Ordinance 2026-11 to amend the Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, Chapter 18, Article II, Section 18-31 to reduce the required quorum for meetings of the Airport Advisory Board from four to three of five members 2026-1168 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 42:28
  34. 10. General Business
  35. 10a. Property exchange agreement between the City and Ocala SE 8th Street, LLC 2026-0553 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 46:36
  36. 10b. Agreement with Central State Water Resources for the sale and purchase of potable water for Oak Haven subdivision 2026-0537 Pulled Pass ▶ jump to 47:03
  37. 10c. Award of a two-year contract to Marion Rock, LLC, for the Parking Lot Improvement Program with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $1,000,000 2026-0792 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:20
  38. 10d. Task Work Order No. 2 under the City’s continuing professional engineering services agreement with McKim & Creed, Inc., for the provision of engineering services related to the Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 Expansion Conceptual Engineering Report in the amount of $128,118 2026-0991 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 52:46
  39. 10e. Third amendment with In Depth, Inc. for tank inspection and cleaning of the City’s water storage tanks for an amount not to exceed $150,000 2026-1083 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:43
  40. 10f. Utilization of a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Power Technique North America for the purchase of an Atlas Copco Bypass Pump from Hydra Service, Inc. in the amount of $188,281 2026-1051 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 55:35
  41. 10g. Utilization of Sourcewell Cooperative agreement with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of four replacement vehicles for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $226,495 2026-1058 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:55
  42. 10h. Budget Resolution 2026-135 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the General Liability Claims fund for the purchase of four replacement vehicles for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $92,444 BR-2026-135 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 60:06
  43. 10i. Utilization of State of Florida cooperative purchasing agreement with Deere & Company for the purchase of a tractor with attachments for Ocala International Airport in the amount of $115,688 2026-1097 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 61:32
  44. 10j. Budget Resolution 2026-136 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the Airport Reserve for Contingencies account to purchase a tractor with attachments for the Ocala International Airport in the amount of $115,688 BR-2026-136 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 62:58
  45. 10k. Two-year agreement with Sulter Precision Cuts, LLC, for grounds maintenance services for the City’s northeast quadrant in the amount of $108,284 2026-1084 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 63:47
  46. 10l. Three-year agreement with Sulter Precision Cuts, LLC, for stormwater grounds maintenance services for the City’s southeast quadrant in the amount of $294,840 2026-1135 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 64:54
  47. 10m. Purchase of inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility from multiple vendors in the amount of $1,005,746 2026-1087 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 65:57
  48. 10n. Selection of an applicant for appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030 2026-1154 ▶ jump to 66:06
  49. 11. Internal Auditor's Report ▶ jump to 68:53
  50. 11a. Internal Audit Report Issued – Payroll Observations – OPD Department ▶ jump to 69:00
  51. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 72:32
  52. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 75:53
  53. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 78:20
  54. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 81:40
  55. - City Council Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Council Chambers, to discuss Boards, Commissions, and CRA Advisory Board procedures
  56. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 81:45
  57. - Strategic Planning Session scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:30am at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place
  58. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  59. - Staff to meet with Senator McClain on Thursday, April 23, 2026 to discuss HB-399 and third party fiber installation concerns
  60. 17a. Dearmin Substation Transformer Cost Escalation Informational Update 2026-1136
  61. - Audit Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 3:30pm in Council Chambers
  62. 17b. Fully Exected Contracts Under $50,000 2026-1144
  63. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 82:18
  64. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  65. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 84:13
  66. - Commendation of OPD investigative staff
  67. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 96:44
  68. - Unit Responses
  69. - Service Calls Update
  70. - Department Highlights
  71. - Red Flag Warning
  72. - Casa Marion Domestic Violence Center update
  73. - Council Member Mansfield discussed concerns about kratom in the community
  74. - Council Member Hilty expressed concern about a downtown business closing
  75. - Council Member Hilty invited council members to the Saving Mercy ribbon cutting on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10am
  76. - Council Member Dreyer commented on confusing intersection markings near the post office
  77. - Council Member Dreyer requested an update on the intersection at NE Sanchez Ave and NE 3rd Street
  78. - Adjourned at 5:40 pm
  79. 81 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk