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March 3, 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 — 74 items

  1. 1 Revised 3/2: Added 4b, 10b. Renumbered Section 10.
  2. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 1:04
  3. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:06
  4. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:30
  5. 3. Public Notice
  6. - Public Notice for the March 3, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 29, 2026
  7. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  8. 4a. Presentation of the Flood Awareness Week Proclamation to City Engineering Department Director, Sean Lanier; Civil Engineer, Payal Pandya; and to Civil Engineer, Austin Cash 2026-0800 ▶ jump to 2:36
  9. 4b. Recognition of Ocala Police Department Excelsior Award by the Commission of Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation 2026-0888 ▶ jump to 7:00
  10. 5. Presentations
  11. 5a. Engineering & Water Resources Department Director, Sean Lanier - Ocala Vulnerability Assessment 2026-0830 ▶ jump to 12:07
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 18:43
  13. 6a. One-year lease for office space at Ocala International Airport with Ascente Aviation LLC, with a monthly receivables amount of $1,369 2026-0694 Approved Pass
  14. 6b. Annual renewal of the office and hangar lease with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for lease-year revenues of $54,874 2026-0836 Approved Pass
  15. 6c. One-year renewal of contract with Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., for specialty grounds maintenance services with expenditure amount not to exceed $72,600 2026-0695 Approved Pass
  16. 6d. Resolution 2026-15 to approve and adopt the Marion County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan RES-2026-15 Adopted Pass
  17. 6e. Reappointment of Jane Cosand to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029 2026-0837 Approved Pass
  18. 6f. Reappointment of Dustin Magamoll to the Board of Adjustment for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030 2026-0838 Approved Pass
  19. 6g. Appointment of Erica Gibb to the Board of Adjustment for the remainder of an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2028 2026-0839 Approved Pass
  20. 6h. Reappointment of Michael Kroitor and Shirley J. Wright to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for new three-year terms ending March 1, 2029 2026-0840 Approved Pass
  21. 6i. City Council meeting minutes 2026-0873 Approved Pass
  22. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  23. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  24. 8a. Ordinance 2026-9 to adopt recommended changes to actuarial assumptions and methods for the City of Ocala General Employees' Pension Plan, as outlined in the 2014-2024 Experience Study ORD-2026-9 ▶ jump to 18:57
  25. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  26. 9a. Ordinance 2026-7 to rezone approximately 2.26 acres for properties located in the 1400 block of NE 14th Street (Parcel 26496-005-00 & 26496-005-01) from RO, Residential Office, and R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-3, Multi- Family Residential (Case ZON25-0016) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-0864 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 22:39
  27. 9b. Ordinance 2026-8 to rezone two properties totaling approximately 30.49-acres located at 5019 W Silver Springs Blvd and the parcel adjacent to the east (Parcel 23180-000-00 & 23176-003-00) from PD, Planned Development, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON25-0018) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-0865 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 29:45
  28. 10. General Business
  29. 10a. One-Year renewal of Agreement for Tree Trimming and Line Clearance Services with Davey Tree Expert Company in an amount not to exceed $2,541,543 2026-0542 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:35
  30. 10b. Contract extension and expansion for Supervisory Control Data Acquisition Software Services with Survalent Technology Corporation for a total initial cost of $339,541 2026-0570 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:05
  31. 10c. Five-year renewal with Davenport Group for server virtualization software, VMware, maintenance and support in an estimated expenditure of $171,648 2026-0622 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:18
  32. 10d. Utilization of a cooperative purchasing agreement with Government Finance Officers Association for consulting services in an amount not to exceed $233,000 2026-0623 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 37:33
  33. 10e. Three-year Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., to provide citywide geographic information system software with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $180,900 2026-0790 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:42
  34. 10f. One-year renewal of contract service agreement with American Pipe & Tank, Inc, for the provision of wastewater services with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $100,000 2026-0710 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 39:44
  35. 10g. One-year renewal of contract with Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., for ground maintenance services in an amount not to exceed $261,900 2026-0717 Pulled Pass ▶ jump to 40:25
  36. 10h. First Amendment to the Agreement for Third Party Liability/Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Services between the City of Ocala and PMA Management Corp. renewing the agreement for an additional three-year term and establishing a total contract sum not to exceed $802,239 2026-0762 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 42:18
  37. 10i. Continued utilization of the State of Florida’s contract with WEX Bank for fuel card services for renewal term expenditures in an amount not to exceed $96,000 2026-0764 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:51
  38. 10j. Utilization of a cooperative purchasing agreement with Iteris, Inc., for the purchase of traffic signal travel time readers with connected vehicle capability in the amount of $384,000 2026-0701 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 46:11
  39. 10k. Purchase and Sale Agreement for approximately 6.65 acres of real property located east of NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., identified by Parcel ID: 25502-000-00, in an amount not to exceed $550,000 2026-0766 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:13
  40. 10l. Budget Resolution 2026-130 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the Stormwater Reserve for Contingency account to purchase parcel 25502-000-00 in the amount of $550,000 BR-2026-130 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 48:17
  41. 10m. Budget Resolution 2026-131 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation for the design and construction of fuel farm, wash rack, and parking concrete pads in the amount of $478,285 and transfer funds from the Reserve for Projects account in the amount of $119,572 BR-2026-131 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 49:21
  42. 10n. Three-year renewal of the lease with Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida LLC at the Ocala International Airport for annual rent and fees of approximately $410,374 2026-0834 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:36
  43. 10o. Three-year renewal of the lease with Avis/Budget Rental Car, LLC, at the Ocala International Airport for annual rent and fees of approximately $310,368 2026-0835 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 51:42
  44. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  45. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 51:54
  46. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 52:56
  47. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 56:53
  48. - Family Fun Day, Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, location Tuscawilla Park
  49. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 59:14
  50. - Public School Planning Official (PSPO) meeting, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, location Live Stock Pavillion
  51. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 59:24
  52. - PCA update
  53. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  54. 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - January 2026 2026-0793
  55. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  56. 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-0801
  57. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 79:22
  58. - Unit Responses
  59. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 81:34
  60. - Service calls update
  61. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 83:43
  62. - Department Highlights
  63. - Lourene Ek, 5907 SW 59th Street, Ocala, FL, read words of wisdom to City Council from past presidents
  64. - Jason Tolbert, 201 NE 37th Court, Ocala, FL, thanked the Ocala Police Department and Mayor Marciano for their community support efforts
  65. - Larry Johnson, 5360 NE 16th Street, Ocala, FL, requested an honorary street be named after his late father
  66. - Darnitha Johnson, CEO, Royal Queen's Apartment Founder, commented on domestic violence/child abuse/sexual assault awareness education
  67. - Dr. Manes Pierre, requested Mayor Marciano investigate time fraud allegedly committed by an Ocala police officer
  68. - Jean Rickman, Economic Development Coordinator for Congresswoman Kat Cammack, 2630 SE 3rd Street, Ocala, FL, commented on the Fiscal Year 2027 congressional appropriations for programmatic/language requests
  69. - Dignity House visit
  70. - Internet Crimes Against Children Program
  71. - Council Member Hilty shared his wonderful experience visiting Washington, D.C., to discuss public utility challenges
  72. 72 Adjourned at 5:24 PM
  73. 73 Minutes
  74. 74 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk