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July 15, 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 — 67 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:10
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:32
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 1:48
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. - Public Notice for the July 15, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 10, 2025
  7. 4a. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Ashley Gerds 2025-1599 Postponed
  8. 4b. Service Award - Doug Peebles - Director of Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service 2025-1521 ▶ jump to 2:31
  9. 5. Presentations
  10. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 15:22
  11. 6a. Approve additional expenditures for field service assembly and testing services for power transformers under the agreement with Virginia Transformer in the estimated amount of $98,700 2025-0754 Approved Pass
  12. 6b. Approve a task work order with McFarland Johnson, Inc. to provide design services for the T-Hangar Taxilane Rehabilitation project in the amount of $85,506 2025-1374 Approved Pass
  13. 15a. Approve the Special Election Qualifying Procedures and Schedule Approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:48
  14. 6c. Approve additional expenditures under the agreement with Chuck’s Stokes Electric of Central Florida, Inc. in the amount of $62,059 for a contract total of $502,059 2025-1473 Approved Pass
  15. 6d. Approve expenditures for utility services provided by SECO Energy for Fiscal Year 2024-25 with an estimated expenditure of $76,000 2025-1474 Approved Pass
  16. 6e. Approve the sale and purchase contract of Surplus Parcel #2260-171-009 to Laverne and Nathaniel Abiaka in the amount of $13,168 2025-1491 Approved Pass
  17. 6f. Approve Jeff Shrum, Growth Management Director, and Tom Duncan, Transit Administrator, as designated “Officials” for the Federal Transit Administration Transit Award Management System 2025-1502 Approved Pass
  18. 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-164 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate a donation for the development of current and future exhibits at the Discovery Center in the amount of $15,000 BR-2025-164 Adopted Pass
  19. 6h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-165 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate community donations for K-9 related expenses in the amount of $1,100 BR-2025-165 Adopted Pass
  20. 6i. Approve the purchase of various inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $160,838 2025-1578 Approved Pass
  21. 6j. Approve appointment of and establish compensation for Dana Dammar as Assistant City Attorney 2025-1605 Approved Pass
  22. 6k. Approve minutes from July 1, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-1626 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 consider an amendment to a Site Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (New Old Town Village LLC) for approximately 38.9 acres located in the 4300-4600 block of E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcels 27028-004-03, 27028-004-00, 27028-004-01, 27029-000-02, 27028-003-00, and a portion of 2735-000-002) (DMA23-45430); this is the second of two public hearings; the first was held on June 9, 2025, before the Planning and Zoning Commission 2025-1464 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 36:31
  27. 9b. Adopt Resolution 2025-29 to abrogate a portion of NE 47th Court between Block I, Lot 2 and Block F, Lot 17 of Glynnwood Unit 1 as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 91, of the public records of Marion County, Florida (Parcels 2735-0006-017 & 2735-009-002) (Case ABR23-45418) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1615 Adopted Pass
  28. 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2025-29 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 0.78 acres for property located in the 1900 block of NE 49th Avenue (Parcels 2735-006-017 and 2735-009-002) from Neighborhood to Low Intensity (Case LUC23-45427) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1616 Adopted Pass
  29. 9d. Adopt Ordinance 2025-30 to rezone approximately 6.83 acres for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcel 2735-000-002, 2735-009-001, 2735-009-002, 2735-006-017, and a portion of parcel 27028-004-03) from PD, Planned Development, R-1, Single-Family Residential, & B-2, Community Business, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD23-45431) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1617 Adopted Pass
  30. 9e. Adopt Ordinance 2025-31 to rezone approximately 0.59 acres for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (a portion of 2735-000-002) from PD, Planned Development, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON23-45419) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1618 Adopted Pass
  31. 9f. Adopt Resolution 2025-30 to approve a resolution for a Planned Development Plan and Standards Book for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcel 2735-000-002, 2735-009-001, 2735-009-002, 2735-006-017, and a portion of parcel 27028-004-03), approximately 6.83 acres (Case No. PD23-45431) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1619 Adopted Pass
  32. 9g. Adopt Ordinance 2025-33 to rezone approximately 18.24 acres for the property located southwest of the intersection at SW 48th Avenue and SW 49th Place (Parcel 23832-000-00 and a portion of 23894-002-00) from R-3, Multi-Family Residential, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1620 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:24
  33. 10. General Business
  34. 10a. Adopt Resolution 2025-34 providing for the reimposition of non-ad valorem Fire Assessments, establishing proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2025-26, directing preparation of the Fire Assessment Roll, setting a date for a public hearing, and directing publication and mailing notices of proposed Fire Assessments RES-2025-34 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 45:09
  35. 10b. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 tentative millage rates: Basic City - 6.6177; District A - 1.7185; District B - 1.6332; District C - 1.4699 2025-1541 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:07
  36. 10c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-166 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to provide a supplemental appropriation to reconcile cash balance forward accounts and for the continuation of projects not completed in Fiscal Year 2023-24 in the amount of $3,786,945 BR-2025-166 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 50:20
  37. 10d. Approve a task work order with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, for design services for the A12 Hangar Infrastructure project in the amount of $147,741 2025-1264 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:47
  38. 10e. Approve a task work order with McFarland Johnson, Inc. to provide design services for fuel farm expansion, aircraft wash pad and vehicle parking pads in the amount not to exceed $102,117 2025-1373 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:08
  39. 10f. Approve a contract between the City of Ocala and Cummins, Inc D/B/A Cummins Sales and Service for engine and transmission replacement services on an as-needed basis not to exceed $1,340,270 2025-1501 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 58:32
  40. 10g. Approve a one-year renewal with HM Insurance Group to provide stop-loss insurance for the City's self-insured health plan, with an expenditure of $1,977,347 2025-1614 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 61:09
  41. 10h. Approval of agreement with Marion County School Board for the School Resource Officer Program with receivables over three years of $5,946,781 2025-1621 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 62:29
  42. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  43. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 62:47
  44. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 63:48
  45. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 70:09
  46. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 14:50
  47. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 72:52
  48. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 102:11
  49. - City's storm preparation
  50. 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-1520
  51. 17b. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of May 31, 2025 2025-1534
  52. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  53. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 102:18
  54. - Department Highlights
  55. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 103:51
  56. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 103:53
  57. - Unit Responses
  58. - Service calls update
  59. - Department Highlights
  60. - David Layman, 4567 NE 6th Street, commented on fiber installation issues
  61. - Jerry Lourenco, 2350 NW 27th Avenue, commented on the invitation to bid for the disposal of Class 1 and Class 3 solid waste
  62. - Recognition of the Parks & Recreation Department and Ocala Main Street for 4th of July celebration
  63. - Recognition of the Electric Department for storm response
  64. - Workout with the Mayor event scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 9 am, location Tuscawila Park
  65. 66 Adjourned at 5:44 pm
  66. 67 Minutes
  67. 68 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk