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August 19, 2025 ·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 — 85 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 3:13
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 4:21
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. - Public Notice for the August 19, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on July 16, 2025
  7. 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Angie Lewis 2025-1736 ▶ jump to 5:00
  8. 4b. Presentation of the National Grief Awareness Day Proclamation to Yolanda Mitchum, Grief Recovery Method Specialist and Founder of H3Haven, Inc. 2025-1537 ▶ jump to 9:31
  9. 4c. Presentation of the National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day Proclamation to Founder of Picking up the Pieces Michelle Pepin 2025-1823 ▶ jump to 12:44
  10. 4d. Presentation of the Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day Proclamation to Marty Penuel, retired OEU employee, and representatives from Ocala Electric Utility 2025-1738 ▶ jump to 16:56
  11. 4e. Service Award - Andrew Blaire - Ocala Fire Rescue - 15 Years of Service 2025-1835 ▶ jump to 22:33
  12. 4f. Service Award - Carolyn Giese - Finance Department - 20 Years of Service 2025-1677 ▶ jump to 24:30
  13. 4g. Service Award - Kenneth Jamerson - Ocala Fiber Network - 20 Years of Service 2025-1768 ▶ jump to 25:56
  14. 4h. Service Award - Sergeant Brandon Sirolli - Ocala Police Department - 20 Years of Service 2025-1538 ▶ jump to 28:16
  15. 5. Presentations
  16. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 30:29
  17. 6a. Approve award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Brown residence located at 617 NW First St. to 2W Construction Corporation, for a total project cost not to exceed $87,000 2025-1612 Approved Pass
  18. 6b. Approve award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Brown residence located at 110 SW 24th Avenue to 2W Construction Corporation with a total project cost not to exceed $57,100 2025-1676 Approved Pass
  19. 6c. Approve an Affordable Housing Incentive Fund disbursement to Delva One Construction, LLC for the construction of a new single-family affordable housing unit at 1316 NW Eighth Street, in an amount not to exceed $5,699 2025-1733 Approved Pass
  20. 6d. Approve an Affordable Housing Incentive Fund disbursement to Delva One Construction, LLC for the construction of a new single-family affordable housing unit in the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Agency subarea, in an amount not to exceed $9,303 2025-1735 Approved Pass
  21. 6e. Approve the utilization of Sourcewell’s cooperative purchasing agreement with Marathon Equipment Company for the purchase of a 34-cubic-yard roll-off compactor from Tampa Crane & Body in the amount of $51,725 2025-1696 Approved Pass
  22. 6f. Approve the partial release of a utility easement encumbering Parcel 35512-001-00 2025-1708 Approved Pass
  23. 6g. Approve the release of a utility easement encumbering Parcels 35512-001-00, 35512-001-01, 35512-001-03, 35512-001-08, 35512-001-09, 35512-001-10, 35512+001-01, 35512-001-04, and 35512-002-00 2025-1709 Approved Pass
  24. 6h. Approve the release of a utility easement encumbering Parcels 22854-000-00 and 22852-000-00 2025-1710 Approved Pass
  25. 6i. Approve Emerson Pointe Phase 3 Conceptual Subdivision 2025-1711 Approved Pass
  26. 6j. Approval of the Developer’s Agreement for Winding Oaks Residential Phase 2 2025-1818 Approved Pass
  27. 6k. Approval of the Developer’s Agreement for Winding Oaks Residential Phase 4 2025-1821 Approved Pass
  28. 6l. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-173 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a community donation for the National Night Out event in the amount of $500 BR-2025-173 Adopted Pass
  29. 6m. Approval of and authorization for City Council President to execute an assurance and support letter to Dennis W. Michaud for the West Oak Ocala 1 Business, LLC multifamily housing project component of the Pine Oaks Redevelopment Project 2025-1827 Approved Pass
  30. 6n. Adopt Resolution 2025-35 designating an administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals; designating an administrative official responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying proposed plats or replats RES-2025-35 Adopted Pass
  31. 6o. Approve additional expenditures under the Municipal Election Agreement with the Marion County Supervisor of Elections for the City of Ocala’s September 16, 2025, Special Election in the amount of $54,236 2025-1744 Approved Pass
  32. 6p. Approve reappointment of Brian Cretul to a two-year term ending August 6, 2027, and appointment of David Layman to an unexpired two-year term ending August 6, 2026, on the Police Officers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees 2025-1814 Approved Pass
  33. 6q. Approve appointment of Ethan White to an expired four-year term ending March 1, 2028, on the Board of Adjustment 2025-1815 Approved Pass
  34. 6r. Approve minutes from August 5, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-1854 Approved Pass
  35. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  36. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  37. 8a. Introduce Ordinance 2025-35 to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-1AA, Single-Family Residential, for property located approximately 320 feet east of the intersection at NE 31st Street and NE Jacksonville Road (Parcel 24728-000-00) approximately 7.23 acres (Case ZON25-0010) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-35 Introduced ▶ jump to 30:46
  38. 8b. Introduce Ordinance 2025-36 to rezone approximately 1.59 acres for the property located at 458 NW First Street (Parcel 2855-005-000) including two contiguous parcels to the east (Parcel 2855-009-000 and 2855-006-000) from R-3 (Multi-Family Residential) and B-3C (Community Redevelopment Area Mixed Use 2 District), to B-4, (General Business), Case ZON25-0009 (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-36 Introduced ▶ jump to 31:41
  39. 8c. Introduce Ordinance 2025-37 to rezone approximately 0.45 acres for the property located at 3235 SE Maricamp Road (Parcel 29793-002-02) from B-2, Community Business, to SC, Shopping Center (Case ZON25-0011) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-37 Pulled
  40. 8d. Introduce Ordinance 2025-38 to annex 39.33 acres comprised of two parcels located in the 5100 block along the south side SW 20th Street ORD-2025-38 Introduced ▶ jump to 32:51
  41. 8e. Introduce Ordinance 2025-39 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 39.33 acres comprised of two parcels (Parcel 23311-000-00 & Parcel 23817-004-00) located in the 5100 block, along the south side of SW 20th Street from High Intensity (County) to Medium Intensity/ Special District (City)(Case LUC24-45705) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-39 Introduced ▶ jump to 33:49
  42. 8f. Introduce Ordinance 2025-40 to rezone approximately 39.33 acres of property comprised of two parcels (Parcel 23311-000-00 & 23817-004-00) located in the 5100 block, along the south side of SW 20th Street from R-3, Multi- Family Residential (County), to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45706) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-40 Introduced ▶ jump to 34:59
  43. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  44. 9a. Adopt Resolution 2025-36 to abrogate a 12-foot-wide alleyway lying east of Lots 10 through 18 and west of Lots 1 through 9, Block 7 of the Meadow View Plat as recorded in Plat Book B, Page 233, of the public records of Marion County, Florida (Parcel 28574-007-01, 28574-007-03, 28574-07-10 and 28574-007-14), approximately 1.12 acres (Case ABR24-0019) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2025-36 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 38:21
  45. 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2025-34, amending Sec. 90-20, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, providing for limitations on enclosures under elevated buildings located in flood hazard areas 2025-1822 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 48:18
  46. 10. General Business
  47. 10a. Approve Redevelopment Agreement for Project Hometown - Downtown Ocala Marriott AC between the City of Ocala and Domach, LLC, with total City incentives not to exceed $5,619,644 2025-1554 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:10
  48. 10b. Approve Parking Agreement for Project Hometown - Downtown Ocala Marriott AC for dedicated parking spaces in the second City parking garage 2025-1607 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 59:54
  49. 10c. Approve the utilization of State of Florida’s alternative source agreement with Canon U.S.A., Inc., for citywide copier and printer services with an estimated expenditure of $957,096 2025-1624 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 61:29
  50. 10d. Approve one-year renewal of contract with Tyler Technologies for ongoing service and maintenance costs for the City's financial and human resource enterprise software, Munis, with an estimated expenditure amount of $321,089 2025-1751 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 62:50
  51. 10e. Approve renewal of the contract with Wrike, Inc, for cloud-based project management and collaboration software with an estimated expenditure amount of $122,760 2025-1740 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 64:16
  52. 10f. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with CentralSquare, for ongoing service and maintenance costs for asset management and work order software, Lucity, with an estimated expenditure amount of $113,938 2025-1730 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 65:13
  53. 10g. Approve the utilization of OMNIA Partners’ cooperative purchasing agreement with Synnex Corporation for the purchase of a new digital backup storage system for the Ocala Police Department’s Information Technology Department in the amount of $118,364 2025-1633 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 66:25
  54. 10h. Approve additional expenditures under the agreements with Marion Tree Trimming and Stump Removal, LLC, and Flyway Access, LLC, for citywide tree trimming and removal services in an amount of $90,000 for a contract total not to exceed $1,341,980 2025-1678 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 67:55
  55. 10i. Approve an interlocal agreement with Marion County for the Emerald Road Extension project in an amount not to exceed $2,332,730 2025-1699 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 69:03
  56. 10j. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-174 appropriating funds from Marion County for the Emerald Road Extension Project in the amount of $1,760,400 BR-2025-174 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 69:48
  57. 10k. Approve award of the contract for the SW 43rd Court and SW 20th Street signalization project to Traffic Control Devices, LLC, in the amount of $1,110,732 2025-1811 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 70:50
  58. 10l. Approve award of the contract for construction services for the annual sidewalk maintenance and repair program to Marion Rock, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $600,000 2025-1705 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 71:41
  59. 10m. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Pace Analytical Services, LLC, for environmental water testing in the amount of $105,000 2025-1712 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:30
  60. 10n. Approve one-year renewal agreements for continuing professional engineering services with multiple firms for citywide projects requiring engineering services 2025-1745 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:44
  61. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  62. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 73:54
  63. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 77:56
  64. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 79:30
  65. 15. City Attorney's Report
  66. - Skate Park Ground Breaking Ceremony
  67. 15a. Approval of and authorization for City Council President to execute a letter of support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed repeal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission standards for fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs), published under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124 2025-1830 ▶ jump to 81:10
  68. - Comments on Downtown Vision and CRAs
  69. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 82:38
  70. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 82:50
  71. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  72. 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-1723
  73. - Department Highlights
  74. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 82:59
  75. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 92:37
  76. - Unit Responses
  77. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 99:22
  78. - Service calls update
  79. - Department Highlights
  80. - State Road 200 update
  81. - Council Member Mansfield shared his experience visiting the town of Newbridge in Ireland
  82. - Council Member Bethea shared his experience attending the Florida League of Cities Conference
  83. - Adjourned at 6:16 pm
  84. 85 Minutes
  85. 86 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk