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April 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
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:42
  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, City Projects Director Tye Chighizola, Director of Airport Matthew Grow, 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, IT Director Christopher Ramos, 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. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 1:57
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  7. 4a. Proclamation calling for a General Election for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 2025-1098 ▶ jump to 2:40
  8. - Public Notice for the April 15, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on March 21, 2025
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Arbor Day Proclamation to Charlita Whitehead, Economic Development and Cultural Arts Project Coordinator, and to Amy Casaletto, Recreation and Parks Special Services Division Head 2025-1065 ▶ jump to 4:06
  10. 4c. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Joshua Musikantow 2025-1084 Postponed
  11. 4d. Service Award - Jarvis Mulkey - Recreation & Parks Department - 25 Years of Service 2025-1095 ▶ jump to 7:39
  12. 5. Presentations
  13. 5a. Presentation of the Active Marion Project by Marion County Hospital District Chief Operating Officer, Debra Velez, and Vice President of Community Health Programs, Jessica Cole 2025-1068 ▶ jump to 9:39
  14. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 15:11
  15. 6a. Approve the award of development opportunity to, and an Affordable Housing Agreement with, the Habitat for Humanity of Marion County Inc. to construct and sell an affordable housing unit on surplus property in West Ocala 2025-1107 Approved Pass
  16. 6b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-144 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiative Program grant in the amount of $19,846 BR-2025-144 Adopted Pass
  17. 6c. Adopt Resolution 2025-17 appointing Bridgette Delva and Rhanda Mckown to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for unexpired three-year terms ending December 31, 2025 RES-2025-17 Adopted Pass
  18. 6d. Adopt Resolution 2025-18 to approve the City of Ocala’s Local Housing Assistance Plan for 2025-2028 RES-2025-18 Adopted Pass
  19. 6e. Adopt Resolution 2025-19 approving Amendment #2 to Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to extend the end date of the agreement to June 1, 2026 RES-2025-19 Adopted Pass
  20. 6f. Approve Second Amendment to the Ground Lease between the City of Ocala, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Marion County Board of County Commissioners with first lease year revenue of $18,103 2025-1108 Approved Pass
  21. 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-145 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a donation from Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection to purchase Cellebrite licensing totaling $8,800 BR-2025-145 Adopted Pass
  22. 6h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-146 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to upgrade equipment at the Ocala Police Department’s district offices in the amount of $32,000 BR-2025-146 Adopted Pass
  23. 6i. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant Agreement No. LPS0025 extending the expiration date for the Foxwood Farms Water Quality Improvement Project 2025-1109 Approved Pass
  24. 6j. Adopt Resolution 2025-20 approving an Off-System Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements within City rights-of-way RES-2025-20 Adopted Pass
  25. 6k. Approve First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Design-Build Services for the Downtown Parking Garage No. 2 with SSC Construction Management, LLC, for a reduction in the Guaranteed Maximum Price in the amount of $61,375 2025-1110 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:53
  26. 6l. Approve minutes from April 1, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-1102 Approved Pass
  27. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  28. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  29. 6k. See Item 7
  30. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  31. 9a. Adopt Ordinance 2025- 22 to rezone two parcels of land containing approximately 1.34 acres, located at 1533 and 1541 NE 14th Street (Parcel 26486-000-00 and 26486-001-00) from RO, Residential Office, to R-3, Multi-Family Residential (Case ZON25-0003) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-1104
  32. 10. General Business
  33. 10a. Approve one one-year renewal of the agreement with C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc., for Transportation Rehabilitation Improvement Program projects in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 2025-0686 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 40:37
  34. 10b. Approve one-year renewal of the agreement with Marion Rock, LLC, for drainage rehabilitation improvement projects in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 2025-0909 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:18
  35. 10c. Approve the purchase of Grundfos pumps and consumable parts from FJ Nugent and Associates, Inc., with an estimated annual expenditure of $460,000 2025-1042 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 42:11
  36. 10d. Approve Second Amendment to the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with In-Depth, Inc., for tank inspection and cleaning of the City’s water storage tanks with an increased annual expenditure of $150,000 2025-1059 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:01
  37. 10e. Approve award of contract to C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. for the State Road 40 traffic signalization project at SW/NW 46th Avenue in the amount of $1,897,490, plus 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure not to exceed $2,087,239 2025-1072 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 44:51
  38. 10f. Approve additional expenditures under the Agreement for Yard and Wood Waste Disposal Services with D&G Solutions Group, LLC, for an increased aggregate expenditure amount of $2,248,259 2025-0857 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 45:41
  39. 10g. Approve an agreement between the City of Ocala and Creative Outdoor Advertising, Inc. for the placement, maintenance, and advertising of transit benches 2025-1034 Pulled
  40. 10h. Approve utilization of OMNIA Partners’ cooperative purchasing agreement with Advance Auto Parts for the purchase of automotive parts and accessories with an aggregate expenditure of $285,000 2025-1035 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:13
  41. 10i. Approve the annual renewal for the Service and Maintenance Agreement for video surveillance and access control systems with Morse Communications in an estimated amount of $112,206 2025-1043 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 48:27
  42. 10j. Approve award of a five-year contract to OTI Fiber, LLC, d/b/a Opticaltel, to provide dark fiber connections for Ocala Fiber Network in the aggregate amount of $181,440 2025-1056 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 49:32
  43. 10k. Approve three-year renewal of the agreement for school security officer services with Trinity Catholic High School with receivables in the amount of $320,436 2025-1066 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:31
  44. 10l. Approve utilization of cooperative purchasing agreements with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., and Ad-Vance Personnel Services, Inc., for the provision of temporary staffing services with an aggregate expenditure amount of $400,000 2025-1079 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 51:52
  45. 10m. Vote for one applicant to be appointed to the Tree Commission for an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2029 2025-1083 ▶ jump to 52:05
  46. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  47. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 54:42
  48. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 72:26
  49. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 74:46
  50. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 77:40
  51. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 77:56
  52. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  53. 18. Comments by Mayor
  54. - Inspector Of The Year Award
  55. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 90:30
  56. - Transportation and EMS Impact fees
  57. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 90:36
  58. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  59. - Unit Responses
  60. - Service calls update
  61. - Department Highlights
  62. - Approve proposed bodily injury settlement in the Exline and Wright claims Approved
  63. - Karen Hartsell, 1536 E Silver Springs Boulevard, expressed concern regarding construction impacts
  64. - Natalie Rector, 1508 SE Fort King Street, spoke in support of local government
  65. 67 Adjourned at 5:32 pm
  66. 68 Minutes
  67. 69 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk