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February 17, 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 — 71 items

  1. 1 Revised 2/13/26 - Moved item 10f. to 10c.
  2. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 1:29
  3. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:31
  4. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 2:13
  5. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 3:25
  6. - Public Notice for the February 17, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 23, 2026
  7. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  8. 4a. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Kevin Christian 2026-0704 ▶ jump to 4:06
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Engineers Week Proclamation to Alan Garri, Vice President, Kimley Horn, and to Mackenzie Fix, President, Forest Chapter of the Florida Engineering Society 2026-0697 ▶ jump to 8:54
  10. 4c. Service Award - Fire Captain Anthony Ortiz - 25 Years of Service 2026-0428 ▶ jump to 12:37
  11. 5. Presentations
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 16:44
  13. 6a. Budget Resolution 2026-127 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s Community Development Block Grant program in the amount of $23,429 BR-2026-127 Adopted Pass
  14. 6b. Additional expenditures under the cooperative purchasing agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Juniper support solutions through BlueAlly in the amount of $45,551.56, for an increased aggregate contract expenditure of $93,179 2026-0770 Approved Pass
  15. 6c. Adjustment to Mayor and City Council vehicle allowances 2026-0771 Approved Pass
  16. 6d. Budget Resolution 2026-128 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to increase vehicle allowances for the Mayor and City Council in the amount of $22,400 BR-2026-128 Adopted Pass
  17. 6e. Reappointment of Joshua DeMonte to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029 2026-0772 Approved Pass
  18. 6f. Reappointment of Howard Gunn and Tanya Hanks to the Ocala Housing Authority Board for new four-year terms ending March 3, 2030 2026-0773 Approved Pass
  19. 6g. Reappointment of Jean Floten to the Ocala Municipal Arts Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030 2026-0774 Approved Pass
  20. 6h. Reappointment of James Hartley to the Board of Adjustment for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030 2026-0775 Approved Pass
  21. 6i. Reappointment of Kevin Steiner to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029 2026-0776 Approved Pass
  22. 6j. Reappointment of Elgin Carelock and TamBoura Jenkins to the Planning and Zoning Commission for new three-year terms ending March 1, 2029 2026-0777 Approved Pass
  23. 6k. Reappointment of Rick Gullet to the Utility Advisory Board for a new four-year term ending November 4, 2030 2026-0778 Approved Pass
  24. 6l. Reappointment of Robert DuMond to the Tree Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030 2026-0779 Approved Pass
  25. 6m. February 3, 2026 City Council meeting minutes 2026-0780 Approved Pass
  26. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  27. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  28. 8a. 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) ORD-2026-7 ▶ jump to 16:57
  29. 8b. 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) ORD-2026-8 ▶ jump to 17:52
  30. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  31. 9a. The sale of beer, wine and liquor for on-premise consumption for 3100 College Road Holdings, LLLP, doing business as Paddock Market located at 3100 SW College Road, Unit 300 (Parcel 23735-002-00) (Quasi-Judicial) 2026-0781 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:33
  32. 10. General Business
  33. 10a. Purchase of Sulzer Pumps and Equipment from Hydra Services Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026 with an estimated annual expenditure of $250,000 2026-0782 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:31
  34. 10b. Community Development Block Grant 2025 grant agreement totaling $510,378 2026-0783 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:47
  35. 10c. Budget Resolution 2026-129 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate the City of Ocala’s Community Development Block Grant allocation totaling $510,378 BR-2026-129 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:26
  36. 10d. Five-year lease agreement for Brick City Center for the Arts between the Marion Cultural Alliance and the City of Ocala 2026-0784 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:03
  37. 10e. Additional expenditures under the contract with Morse Communications Inc. for physical security equipment with an increased aggregate expenditure of $116,929 2026-0785 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:16
  38. 10f. Contract for the renovation and expansion of Ocala Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center to FSV Construction Company in the amount of $992,054 2026-0786 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:26
  39. 10g. The purchase of six 250 kVA regulators from Sunbelt Solomon Services, LLC in the amount of $105,084 2026-0787 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 39:52
  40. 10h. Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Alan Jay Fleet Sales for the purchase of a 2026 Ford T-350 van for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $148,885 2026-0788 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:55
  41. 10i. Resolution 2026-14 amending the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for design and construction of fuel farm, wash rack, and parking concrete pads to increase funding in the amount of $478,285 RES-2026-14 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:54
  42. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  43. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 44:04
  44. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 50:23
  45. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 53:37
  46. - Sculpture Scroll, Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 11 AM to 5 PM
  47. 15. City Attorney's Report
  48. - Fire Station 8 groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 10 AM
  49. 16. Public Comments
  50. - State Road 40 discussions with FDOT Update
  51. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  52. - Skate Park grand opening
  53. 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-0692
  54. - Draft letter for discontinuation of curbside recycling
  55. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 58:51
  56. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 55:48
  57. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  58. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 69:33
  59. - Department Highlights
  60. - Unit Responses
  61. - Service calls update
  62. 55 Department Highlights
  63. - Status update for the intersection located at 7th and 42nd
  64. - Past Florida League of Mayors event hosted by the City
  65. - April 2026 Government Step Challenge
  66. - Council Member Hilty commented on the PCA rate
  67. - Council Member Hilty commented on the Marion County Veterans Hall of Fame
  68. - Council Member Dreyer commented on a past meeting at Ft. King Middle School regarding traffic concerns in the neighborhood
  69. - Adjourned at 5:09 PM
  70. 70 Minutes
  71. 71 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk