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August 5, 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 — 71 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:09
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:39
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 1:57
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. - Public Notice for the August 5, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 26, 2025
  7. 4a. Presentation of the National Purple Heart Day Proclamation to Stephen Petty, U.S. Army, Captain; John Webb, U.S. Army, Captain; F.L. Brown, U.S. Army, Sergeant; Henry Bolding, U.S.M.C., Lance Corporal; Reginald Nealy, U.S.M.C., Corporal and Vito Giammanco, U.S. Army, Specialist 2025-1729 ▶ jump to 2:40
  8. 4b. Presentation of a lifesaving award to Orange Theory members Rafael Rosa, Mike Crimi, Tom Culpepper, and Katie Freeman, by Ocala Fire Chief Clint Welborn 2025-1629 ▶ jump to 8:53
  9. 5. Presentations
  10. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 13:23
  11. 6a. Approve the award of a two-year contract to Ayopa, Inc., for the provision of grounds maintenance services at the City Complex with a maximum expenditure of $57,999 2025-1600 Approved Pass
  12. 6b. Approve the purchase of industrial products and services for tile and hard floor restoration from Saniglaze International, LLC, utilizing the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule with an aggregate expenditure of $85,000 2025-1648 Approved Pass
  13. 6c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-167 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant from the State of Florida in the amount of $47,099 BR-2025-167 Adopted Pass
  14. 6d. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation engineering services with McFarland Johnson, Inc 2025-1694 Approved Pass
  15. 6e. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation engineering services with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC 2025-1695 Approved Pass
  16. 6f. Approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 renewal of GrayKey forensic software in the amount of $69,520 2025-1688 Approved Pass
  17. 6g. Approve minutes from July 15, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-1742 Approved Pass
  18. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  19. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  20. 8a. Introduce 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 ORD-2025-34 ▶ jump to 13:39
  21. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  22. 10. General Business
  23. 10a. Approve award of the contract for construction services for Phase 3 of the SW 44th/46th Avenue Four-Lane Expansion Project to Commercial Industrial Corp. in the amount of $3,433,678, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure not to exceed $3,777,046 2025-1397 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 16:15
  24. 10b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-168 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax reserve for contingencies account for Phase 3 of the SW 44th/46th Avenues Four-Lane Expansion project in the amount of $3,777,046 BR-2025-168 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 16:53
  25. 10c. Approve Task Work Order No. 10 with Black & Veatch Corporation for Professional Engineering Services to prepare the City’s revised Federal Emergency Management Agency Floodplain Zone AE model, letter of map revisions package, and corresponding request for additional information responses in the amount of $186,243 2025-1675 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 17:47
  26. 10d. Approve Grant Agreement 25PLN17 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the completion of an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000 2025-1683 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 18:25
  27. 10e. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-169 appropriating funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to complete an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000 BR-2025-169 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 19:07
  28. 10f. Approve Task Work Order No. 51 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering services related to the creation and implementation of a Stormwater Master Plan for the City of Ocala in the amount of $462,170 2025-1684 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 19:49
  29. 10g. Approve one-year renewal of the contract with Odyssey Manufacturing Company for liquid sodium hypochlorite supply and delivery services at Water Treatment Plant No. 1, Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, and Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $625,000 2025-1686 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 20:39
  30. 10h. Approve the purchase of Hendrix cable system from Marmon Utility, LLC, with an estimated expenditure of $168,534 2025-1459 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:33
  31. 10i. Approve a sixteen-month multi-award contract for emergency standby tree trimming and line clearing to The Davey Tree Expert Co. and Burford’s Tree, Inc. with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $220,000 2025-1518 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:00
  32. 10j. Approve one-year renewal of the Agreement for Fuel Supply and Transfer Services with Petroleum Traders Corporation in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 2025-1622 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:12
  33. 10k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-170 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to cover a projected deficit in the Fleet Management account in the amount of $395,000 BR-2025-170 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 28:08
  34. 10l. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Wear Gloves, Inc. for annual litter control and drain and inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $433,472 2025-1625 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 30:15
  35. 10m. Approve the re-award of contract for stormwater grounds maintenance services for the City’s southeast section to Southern Charm Mowing & Landscaping, LLC in the amount of $367,780 2025-1692 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:04
  36. 10n. Approve a one-year renewal of the agreement for elevator and lift preventative maintenance and repair services in the amount of $225,000 2025-1632 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:14
  37. 10o. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-171 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to recognize a General Fund transfer into the Bank Loan Series 2022 debt fund in the amount of $4,226,252 BR-2025-171 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 33:29
  38. 10p. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-172 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Ocala Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $3,938,144 BR-2025-172 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 34:39
  39. 10q. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation insurance premiums and authorize the Human Resources/Risk Management Director to execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of $2,642,504 2025-1687 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 36:07
  40. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  41. 11a. Internal Audit Report Issued – Unannounced Cash Counts Audit ▶ jump to 36:21
  42. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 37:05
  43. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 46:48
  44. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 49:07
  45. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 54:00
  46. - Budget workshop update
  47. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 54:01
  48. - Notification letter and permit application for private fiber vendors
  49. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  50. 17a. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-1623
  51. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  52. 17b. Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2025 2025-1672
  53. - Department Highlights
  54. 17c. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June 30, 2025 2025-1697
  55. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 63:08
  56. - Unit Responses
  57. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 66:58
  58. - Service calls update
  59. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 70:10
  60. - Department Highlights
  61. - John Barber, 101 SE Silver Springs Boulevard, #206, commented on the CSX rail line
  62. - Charles Calhoun, 9735 SW 92nd Court, spoke on the veteran community
  63. - Sheriff's Office special operations
  64. - Splash pad update
  65. - Public Works Department recognition
  66. - Council Member Hilty commented on the FMEA conference and recognized the Ocala Electric Department
  67. - Council Member Musleh thanked the community for their support
  68. - Council President Dreyer requested the City install a ramp in the Council Chambers before the next meeting
  69. 70 Adjourned at 5:11 pm
  70. 71 Minutes
  71. 72 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk