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January 20, 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 — 66 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:30
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:37
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:21
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. - Public Notice for the January 20, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 8, 2026
  7. 4a. Service Award - Rudy Charlot - Engineering Department - 25 Years of Service 2026-0422 ▶ jump to 2:59
  8. 4b. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Ashley Gerds 2026-0475 ▶ jump to 5:36
  9. 5. Presentations
  10. 5a. Ocala Fiber Update presented by Uptown Services 2026-0625 ▶ jump to 10:34
  11. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 29:18
  12. 6a. Budget Resolution 2026-123 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate grant funds from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the purchase of furniture and specialized equipment for the Real Time Crime Center in the amount of $30,000 BR-2026-123 Adopted Pass
  13. 6b. Budget Resolution 2026-124 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Fund Reserve for the purchase of a dual-purpose K9 in the amount of $13,300 BR-2026-124 Adopted Pass
  14. 6c. Budget Resolution 2026-125 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the Department of Justice in the amount of $8,000 BR-2026-125 Adopted Pass
  15. 6d. The addition of City-owned parcel 2246-011-002 to the affordable housing surplus property list 2026-0480 Approved Pass
  16. 6e. Budget Resolution 2026-126 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recreation and Parks Fee Schedule BR-2026-126 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 34:26
  17. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  18. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  19. 6e. See Item 7
  20. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  21. 9a. Public Hearing to consider a Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (West Oak) for approximately 198.80 acres located south of NW 35th Street, east of NW 27th Avenue, north of NW 21st Street, and west of the Florida Northern Railroad Right-of-Way (CDA25-0001); this is the first of two public hearings; the second will be held on February 3, 2026, before the City Council 2026-0556 ▶ jump to 34:40
  22. 10. General Business
  23. 10a. Additional expenditures under the agreement with Oracle Elevator Holdco, Inc., for the City Hall elevator modernization project in the amount of $188,545 2026-0189 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:10
  24. 10b. Task work order with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, to provide design and construction phase services for Runway 36 safety area grading in the amount of $154,924 2026-0308 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 44:42
  25. 10c. Award of the contract to Gulf Side Improvements, LLC, for a new build of the Woodbury residence located at 826 NW Sixth Avenue with a total project cost not to exceed $100,016 2026-0310 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 46:38
  26. 10d. Fifth amendment to the agreement with ElectRx and Health Solutions, LLC, renewing the contract for a two-year term in an amount not to exceed $800,000 2026-0402 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 48:43
  27. 10e. Purchase of an electric JLG Compact Crawler Boom Lift from Federal Contracts Company utilizing the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule in the amount of $175,257 2026-0415 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:55
  28. 10f. Award of the contract to replace the HVAC chiller for City Hall and Citizen Service Center to Sherman Mechanical Contractors in an amount not to exceed $363,668 2026-0432 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:36
  29. 10g. One-year renewal of the agreement for as-needed electrical repair and installation services with Chuck Stokes Electric of Central Florida in the amount of $125,000 2026-0464 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:33
  30. 10h. Additional expenditures under the Agreement for Overhead Door Repair, Maintenance, and Replacement with Material Handling Systems, Inc., for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $100,000 2026-0536 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 55:34
  31. 10i. Purchase of Grundfos pumps and consumable parts from FJ Nugent and Associates, Inc., with an estimated annual expenditure of $300,000 2026-0437 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:43
  32. 10j. Proposal from E-Z Go authorizing the manufacturing of 82 new golf carts and one new beverage cart for an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $566,238 2026-0481 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:11
  33. 10k. Resolution 2026-12 authorizing the City Manager, Assistant City Manager or Chief Financial Officer to execute Lease-Purchase Agreements with PNC Equipment Finance, LLC, for 82 new golf carts and one new beverage cart for Ocala Golf Club in an amount not to exceed $566,238 RES-2026-12 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 73:18
  34. 10l. Continued utilization of Sourcewell’s Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with SHI International Corp. for the purchase of Microsoft 365 cloud subscriptions, server licenses, and desktop licenses in the amount of $314,994 2026-0540 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:37
  35. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  36. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 74:51
  37. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 80:17
  38. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 81:25
  39. 15. City Attorney's Report
  40. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 83:12
  41. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  42. - Recognition of the upcoming retirement of Recreation and Parks Director Julie Johnson
  43. 17a. Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of November 30, 2025 2026-0436
  44. - 2026 State Legislative Priorities and Appropriation Priorities
  45. 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-0551
  46. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 91:33
  47. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  48. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 93:04
  49. - Department Highlights
  50. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 101:54
  51. - Unit Responses
  52. - Service calls update
  53. - Department Highlights
  54. - Darrin Williams, 3194 NW 16th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34475, commented on interactions with staff of the City Manager's Office
  55. - Kent Guinn, Douglas Law Firm representing Wire 3, 110 N Magnolia Avenue, Ocala, FL 34475, presented a letter of intent to City Council
  56. - Jay Romachunran, CEO, Wire 3, requested City Council consider their offer regarding Ocala Fiber Network
  57. - Recreation and Park Director Julie Johnson's retirement
  58. - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
  59. - Recognition of the Communications Department
  60. - Recognition of Police Chief Mike Balken
  61. - Council Member Dreyer commented on the 2026 Legislative Priorities and systemic failures of not institutionalizing the mentally ill
  62. - Council Member Musleh congratulated Julie Johnson on her retirement
  63. - Council President Bethea recognized City staff for hosting successful MLK Jr. Day events
  64. - Adjourned at 5:42 pm
  65. 67 Minutes
  66. 68 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk