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October 21, 2025 ·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 — 83 items

  1. 1 Revised 10/17: Reordered items under General Business
  2. 1. Call to Order
  3. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:57
  4. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:20
  5. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 1:50
  6. 5 Public Notice for the October 21, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on September 12, 2025
  7. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  8. 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Davieoyn Hopson 2026-0024 ▶ jump to 2:33
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Reilly Arts Center Day Proclamation to Reilly Arts Center Executive Director Natalie McComb 2025-1857 ▶ jump to 5:58
  10. 4c. Service Award - Kirk Friberg - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service 2025-2160 ▶ jump to 10:25
  11. 4d. Service Award - Sergeant Michael Diesso - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service 2026-0004 ▶ jump to 11:47
  12. 5. Presentations
  13. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 13:44
  14. 6a. Additional expenditures under the contract with ElectRx and Health Solutions, LLC to fund continued prescription benefit services for City employees through the end of the current contract term in the amount of $75,000 2026-0061 Approved Pass
  15. 6b. Continued utilization of the cooperative purchasing agreement with Precision Sidewalk Safety Corp. for the provision of concrete sidewalk trip hazard repairs with an expenditure not to exceed $75,000 2025-2020 Approved Pass
  16. 6c. Greenway Reserve Conceptual Subdivision Plan 2025-2092 Approved Pass
  17. 6d. Winding Oaks Commercial Phase 1 Developer’s Agreement 2026-0053 Approved Pass
  18. 6e. Allocation from the City of Ocala’s Affordable Housing Fund to support the proposed Magnolia Terrace multi-family development totaling $84,000 2026-0028 Approved Pass
  19. 6f. Appointment of TamBoura Jenkins to the Planning and Zoning commission for the remainder of an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2026 2026-0066 Approved Pass
  20. 6g. Appointment of Bruce Gonseth to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for the remainder of an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2028 2026-0067 Approved Pass
  21. 6h. Re-appointment of Justin Hardy to the Firefighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees to a new two-year term ending October 4, 2027 2026-0063 Approved Pass
  22. 6i. City Council meeting minutes from October 7, 2025 2026-0094 Approved Pass
  23. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  24. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  25. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  26. 9a. Public Hearing to transmit to the Florida Department of Commerce a text amendment to 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 (Parcels 2380-000-001 and 23812-001-00) located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Case FLUP25-0001) 2025-2035 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:55
  27. 9b. Public hearing for the transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce a request 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) 2025-2039 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:27
  28. 9c. Resolution 2026-3 amending Resolution 2021-20 the Winding Oaks Planned Development (PD) Plan (master signage plan) and PD Standards Book for property located at 4090 SW 66th Street, approximately 960.59 acres, excluding the Jaguar property (parcel# 35512-001-03) RES-2026-3 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 35:13
  29. 9d. Resolution 2026-4 for the Downtown Event Zone to allow alcoholic beverage sales as part of the 2025 Ocala Art Festival Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, 2025 (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2026-4 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 37:50
  30. 10. General Business
  31. 10a. Second amendment to the Agreement for Management of the Fort King Tennis Center to incorporate a management services fee in an amount not to exceed $98,800 2026-0075 Tabled Pass ▶ jump to 54:49
  32. 10b. Purchase 36 time clocks from UKG Inc. with an estimated expenditure of $153,632 2025-1924 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:17
  33. 10c. Ratification of the City Manager’s signature on the 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Marion County’s Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System 2023-2024 program year grant in the amount of $223,815 2026-0059 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 59:40
  34. 10d. Budget Resolution 2026-105 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Marion County’s Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System 2023-2024 program year grant in the amount of $223,815 BR-2026-105 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 60:46
  35. 10e. One-year renewal of the contract for supply and delivery of bulk premium high-performance engine oil with Palmdale Oil Company, Inc. with an aggregate expenditure of $175,000 2025-2150 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 62:06
  36. 10f. Utilization of the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreements with TPH Acquisition, LLP, d/b/a The Parts House for the purchase of replacement auto parts with an aggregate expenditure of $1,277,000 2025-2155 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 63:08
  37. 10g. Utilization of multiple cooperative purchase agreements for the purchase of 106 vehicles and equipment for various City departments in the amount of $11,366,554 2025-2052 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 65:46
  38. 10h. Five-year maintenance agreement with Environmental Products Group for a TruVac FLXX Hydro Excavator truck in the amount of $75,000 2026-0056 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 67:03
  39. 10i. Utilization of Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with East Coast Emergency, Inc. for the purchase of emergency audio/visual warning devices with an aggregate expenditure of $300,000 2026-0057 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 69:47
  40. 10j. Sale of the Ocala Electric Utility 230kV Seminole Silver Springs North-to-Shaw 230kV transmission line to Duke Energy Florida, LLC for $9,893,712 2025-2108 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 83:06
  41. 10k. Purchase of electric meters from Wesco Distribution, Inc. with a not to exceed expenditure of $2,000,000 2025-2162 Approved Pass
  42. 10l. One-year extension to the purchase and sale contract for 115 acres of non-aviation property at Ocala International Airport with InSite Real Estate Investment Properties, LLC 2025-2158 Pulled Pass ▶ jump to 84:50
  43. 10m. Budget Resolution 2026-106 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $225,850 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match of $11,886 from the Airport reserve for projects account to design an extension to the runway 36 safety area for a total cost of $237,736 BR-2026-106 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 89:48
  44. 10n. Budget Resolution 2026-107 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $2,664,891 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, transfer $140,257 for the match and $269,000 for project contingency from the Airport reserve for projects account, to construct the General Aviation Apron Rehabilitation for a total project amount of $3,074,148 BR-2026-107 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 90:37
  45. 10o. Task work order with Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering, PLLC, for construction engineering inspection services to be performed during the terminal apron rehabilitation project in the amount of $112,476 2025-2168 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 91:48
  46. 10p. Agreement with C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc. for the provision of construction services for the Terminal Apron Rehabilitation project in the amount of $2,690,211 with 10 percent contingency for a total project budget not to exceed $2,959,232 2026-0055 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 93:14
  47. 10q. Third Elevator Change Order and additional expenditure under the contract with SSC Construction Management, LLC for design-build services for the Downtown Parking Garage No. 2 in the amount of $216,000 2026-0052 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 110:48
  48. 10r. Expenditures for a contract with Lumen/Level 3 Communications LLC for 40 Gigabits of dedicated internet access in the amount of $400,000 2026-0005 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 111:55
  49. 10s. Five-year agreements with PFM Asset Management, LLC, Sawgrass Asset Management, LLC, and Seix Investment Advisors, LLC, for the provision of investment manager services for the City's treasury funds with an estimated annual expenditure of $180,000 per contract year 2026-0007 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 113:17
  50. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  51. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 113:26
  52. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 114:50
  53. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 119:09
  54. - United Way Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  55. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 119:59
  56. - Cancellation of the School Board and County meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2025
  57. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 120:15
  58. - Recognition of City employee, James Haynes, Director of Community Development Services
  59. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 135:56
  60. 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-2149
  61. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  62. 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2026-0054
  63. - Department Highlights
  64. 17c. Dearmin Substation Transformer Cost Escalation Informational Update 2026-0071
  65. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 136:21
  66. - Unit Responses
  67. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 143:04
  68. - Service calls update
  69. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 151:40
  70. - Buddy Oswald, 4304 SE 5th Street, Ocala, FL, commented on the importance of freedom and democracy
  71. - Sandra Yager, Resident, expressed concern regarding the Salvation Army
  72. - Jason Tolbert, Resident, commented on the homeless population problem in the City
  73. - Carolyn Torrey, 1202 SE 14th Avenue, Ocala, FL, commented on the ARC Corn Hole fundraiser
  74. - State of the City presentation
  75. - Road improvements/safety plan
  76. - Interfaith, Saving Mercy and Dignity House
  77. - Council Member Hilty shared his experience attending the IHMC conference
  78. - Council Member Bethea commented on the homeless population issue
  79. - Council Member Musleh recognized Chief of Staff Chris Watt for hosting a successful presentation at the Kiwanis Club
  80. - Council President Dreyer commended Apprentice Lineman Donnelly Yaney
  81. 81 Adjourned at 6:31 pm
  82. 82 Minutes
  83. 83 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk