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July 1, 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 — 72 items

  1. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 1:33
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:40
  3. 3. Public Notice
  4. 3 Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Manager Peter Lee, City Attorney William Sexton, Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, City Clerk Angel Jacobs, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Finance Director Peter Brill, Planning Director Aubrey Hale, Budget Director Tammi Haslam, Community Development Services Director James Haynes, Director of Parks & Recreation Julie Johnson, HR/Risk Management Director Devan Kikendall, City Engineer & Director of Water Resources Sean Lanier, Chief Financial Officer Janice Mitchell, Director of Public Works Darren Park, Director of Electric Utility Doug Peebles, Director of Ocala Fiber Network Mel Poole, Strategic & Legislative Affairs Administrator Jeannine Robbins, Procurement & Contracting Officer Daphne Robinson, Growth Management Director Jeff Shrum, Chief of Staff Chris Watt, Ocala Police Dept Representative, IT Representative, The Press and other interested parties.
  5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. 4a. Presentation of the Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation to Director of Recreation and Parks Julie Johnson, Assistant Director of Recreation and Parks Bill Rodriguez, and division head staff members 2025-1487 ▶ jump to 3:22
  7. - Public Notice for the July 1, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 10, 2025
  8. 5. Presentations
  9. a. Presentation of the ‘2025 Legislative Session Debrief’ by Sarah Suskey and Stephen Shiver, The Advocacy Partners 2025-1251 ▶ jump to 7:49
  10. b. Building Officials Association of Florida selected Mike Brown, Ocala Chief Building Inspector, as the 2025 Building Inspector of the Year 2025-1489 ▶ jump to 14:22
  11. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 20:23
  12. 6a. Approve the purchase of two generator electronic control module upgrades from Caterpillar Inc., utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $68,521 2025-1391 Approved Pass
  13. 6b. Approve an Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation 2025-1418 Approved Pass
  14. 6c. Adopt Resolution 2025-32 for an Agreement for Subordination of Utility Interest to the Florida Department of Transportation RES-2025-32 Adopted Pass
  15. 6d. Approve the partial release of a utility easement encumbering Parcel #35512-002-00 2025-1496 Approved Pass
  16. 6e. Approve the release of a utility easement encumbering Parcels 35512-002-00, 35512-001-05, 35512-001-07, and 35512-001-00 2025-1497 Approved Pass
  17. 6f. Approve one-year renewals of janitorial services contracts with First Coast Franchising, Inc. d/b/a Jani King of Jacksonville and Serviamigos Solutions, LLC, with an aggregate expenditure of $51,694 2025-1462 Approved Pass
  18. 6g. Approve a Mutual Aid Agreement with Florida Municipal Power Agency for Leased Employee Services in an amount not to exceed $90,000 2025-0561 Approved Pass
  19. 6h. Approve the purchase of inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility from multiple vendors in the amount of $65,370 2025-1484 Approved Pass
  20. 6i. Approve award to Gresco Utility Supply for the sole source purchase of triple-single reclosers and related inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility in the amount of $64,398 2025-1486 Approved Pass
  21. 6j. Approve one-year renewal of the contract with Boot Barn, Inc., for discount pricing on protective footwear in the amount of $88,000 2025-1488 Approved Pass
  22. 6k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-162 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a community donation for K-9-related expenses in the amount of $200 BR-2025-162 Adopted Pass
  23. 6l. Approve an agreement between the School Board of Marion County and the Ocala Police Department giving the Ocala Police Department access to the School Board of Marion County’s cameras in times of emergency 2025-1498 Approved Pass
  24. 6m. Approve City Council meeting minutes from June 17, 2025 2025-1542 Approved Pass
  25. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  26. 24 page break
  27. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  28. 8a. Introduce 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) ORD-2025-33 ▶ jump to 20:41
  29. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  30. 9a. Request to postpone to the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting - 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) 2025-1504 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 22:13
  31. 9b. Request to postpone to the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting - 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) 2025-1505 Postponed Pass
  32. 9c. Request to postpone to the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting - 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) 2025-1506 Postponed Pass
  33. 9d. Request to postpone to the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting - 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) 2025-1507 Postponed Pass
  34. 9e. Request to postpone to the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting - 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) 2025-1508 Postponed Pass
  35. 9f. Adopt Resolution 2025-33 to amend the Planned Development, Plan and Standards Book for property located at the northeast corner of the intersection of NE 25th Avenue and NE 28th Street (Parcel 24274-000-00), approximately 12.61 acres (Case No. PD24-45735) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2025-33 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:34
  36. 9g. Adopt Ordinance 2025-32 to amend the boundaries of the Ridge at Heath Brook Community Development District generally located southeast of SW Highway 200 (College Road) and west of I-75 by adding approximately 29.142 acres to increase the size of the Community Development District to approximately 104.938 acres (Case No. CDD25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1510 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 29:36
  37. 10. General Business
  38. 10a. Approve additional expenditures and Task Work Order No. 3 under the City’s continuing professional architectural services agreement with Architecture Studio, Inc., for the provision of architectural and engineering services related to the Water Resources Utility Maintenance Complex in the amount of $279,000, and increasing the aggregate threshold to $750,000 2025-0776 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 30:51
  39. 10b. Approve Task Work Order No.43 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the provision of engineering services related to the update of the City’s Reclaimed Water Master Plan in the amount of $88,209 2025-0780 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:39
  40. 10c. Approve Task Work Order No. 44 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the provision of engineering services related to Water Reclamation Facility Biosolids System Evaluation in the amount of $80,586 2025-0897 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:40
  41. 10d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-163 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the Water Resources Reserve for Contingency account for professional services in the amount of $550,000 BR-2025-163 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 33:26
  42. 10e. Approve award of a two-year contract to Chinese Connection Painting, Inc., Lamphier Company, and Overall Contractors Group, Inc. for the provision of citywide painting services with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $250,000 2025-1272 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:27
  43. 10f. Approve agreement with Powerserve Technologies, Inc. for the provision of design and furnishing of relays and panels for the Dearmin and Water Plant Substations in the amount of $298,373 2025-1456 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:49
  44. 10g. Approve award of a two-year contract with Brian Bombassei, LLC for miscellaneous pavement striping and marking services in an amount not to exceed $100,000 2025-1461 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 37:18
  45. 10h. Approve the purchase of five Federal Transit Administration Heavy-duty Category B 35-foot low-floor plus battery electric transit buses from Gillig, LLC, in the amount of $6,264,500 2025-1479 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 39:36
  46. 10i. Approve employee paid insurance plans for dental, vision, life, group Medicare, short-term disability, pet, legal services, flexible spending accounts, and cancer/accident/critical illness at no cost to the City and City paid plans in an annual amount $175,500 for life insurance, $11,345 for flexible spending account administration, and $19,709 for Employee Assistance Program premiums 2025-1509 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:24
  47. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  48. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 41:38
  49. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 42:13
  50. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 58:36
  51. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 62:59
  52. - July 4th Patriot Skies event
  53. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 63:12
  54. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 63:20
  55. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  56. 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - May 2025 2025-1482
  57. - Department Highlights
  58. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 63:22
  59. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 67:31
  60. - Unit Responses
  61. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 83:29
  62. - Service calls update
  63. - Department Highlights
  64. - Approval of a Satisfaction and Release of Lien for a Nuisance Abatement Board lien dated August 7, 2012 Approved Pass
  65. - July 4th Patriot Skies event
  66. - Letter of Support for World Equestrian Center sports complex project
  67. - Council Member Mansfield expressed concern regarding crosswalks established by FDOT across SR200
  68. - Council Member Mansfield expressed concern for Downtown businesses
  69. - Council Member Hilty reported on fiber installation complaints
  70. 70 Adjourned at 5:24 pm
  71. 71 Minutes
  72. 72 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk