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March 18, 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 0:42
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:45
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:06
  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, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Assistant 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 1:07
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards ▶ jump to 2:10
  7. 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Michael Hoffmann 2025-0871 Postponed ▶ jump to 2:12
  8. - Public Notice for the March 18, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on February 17, 2025
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Procurement Month Proclamation to the Director of Procurement and Contracting Officer Daphne Robinson and staff members 2025-0935 ▶ jump to 2:32
  10. 4c. Service Award - Deputy Fire Chief Richard Lietz - 25 Years of Service 2025-0902 ▶ jump to 7:06
  11. 5. Presentations
  12. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 7:49
  13. 6a. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-136 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the Department of Justice in the amount of $10,000 BR-2025-136 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 7:53
  14. 6b. Approve an Affordable Housing Agreement with Next Dimension Builders to construct and sell an affordable housing unit on a surplus property (parcel number 2260-147-016) in West Ocala 2025-0941 Approved Pass
  15. 6c. Approve an Affordable Housing Agreement with Next Dimension Builders to construct and sell an affordable housing unit on surplus property (parcel number 2260-149-015) located in West Ocala 2025-0942 Approved Pass
  16. 6d. Approve an Affordable Housing Agreement with Next Dimension Builders to construct and sell an affordable housing unit on a surplus property (parcel number 22555-000-00) in West Ocala 2025-0943 Approved Pass
  17. 6e. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-137 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate 2023-24 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program disaster relief funding in the amount of $15,404 BR-2025-137 Adopted Pass
  18. 6f. Ratify the signature of the City Manager on the 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program Funding Competition Grant Agreement for Coordinated Entry supportive services totaling $71,023 2025-0944 Approved Pass
  19. 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-138 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Marion County’s Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry 2022-2023 program year grant in the amount of $71,023 BR-2025-138 Adopted Pass
  20. 6h. Approve a three-year renewal of the online training platform, KnowBe4, with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $95,102 2025-0945 Approved Pass
  21. 6i. Adopt Resolution 2025-15 approving Amendment #1 to Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to include design of Taxiway C, C1, and C3 RES-2025-15 Adopted Pass
  22. 6j. Approve one year renewal with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., and Life Assist, Inc., for the provision of emergency medical services supplies with an aggregate contract expenditure amount of $60,000 2025-0946 Approved Pass
  23. 6k. Approve award of a piggyback agreement to Life Extension Clinics, Inc., for the provision of firefighter physical examinations with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $84,000 2025-0947 Approved Pass
  24. 6l. Approve one-year software renewal with Granicus, LLC, for Legistar meeting and agenda services in the amount of $68,895 2025-0948 Approved Pass
  25. 6m. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Priority Dispatch Corporation with an estimated expenditure of $86,700 2025-0949 Approved Pass
  26. 6n. Approve minutes from March 4, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-0950 Approved Pass
  27. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  28. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  29. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances ▶ jump to 8:34
  30. 9a. Adopt Ordinance 2025-18 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 12.81 acres for property located at 3001 NE 21st Street (Parcel 24264-001-04) and the parcel directly to the east (Parcel 24264-000-00) from Employment Center to Public (Case LUC25-0002) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0924 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:25
  31. 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2025-19 to rezone approximately 12.81 acres for the property located at 3001 NE 21st Street (Parcel 24262-001-04) and the parcel directly to the east (Parcel 24264-000-00) from M-1, Light Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use (Case ZON25-0002) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0925 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 14:05
  32. 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2025-20 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 12.42 acres for property located in the 1800 block of SW 15th Avenue (Parcel 23656-017-00 and 23656-017-16) from Employment to Public (Case LUC25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0926 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 15:50
  33. 9d. Adopt Ordinance 2025-21 to rezone approximately 12.42 acres for property located in the 1800 block of SW 15th Avenue (Parcel 23656-017-00 and 23656-017-16) from M-1, Light Industrial (City) to G-U, Governmental Use (City) (Case ZON25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0927 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 18:53
  34. 10. General Business ▶ jump to 19:09
  35. 10a. Approve a three-year agreement with Accelerated Technology Laboratories, LLC, for the Laboratory Information Systems platform, Confience, for an estimated aggregate expenditure of $114,850 2025-0951 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 19:35
  36. 10b. Approve a one-year renewal contract with UKG for the City's time management software, UKG Pro, with ongoing maintenance costs for an estimated expenditure amount of $123,750 2025-0952 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 20:48
  37. 10c. Approve agreement with Dinkins Construction LLC for design-build services for Fire Station No. 8 in the amount of $4,213,901, plus a 10 percent contingency amount of $421,391, for a total expenditure of $4,635,292 2025-0953 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:53
  38. 10d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-139 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from reserve for fund balance accounts to provide additional funding for the construction of Fire Station No. 8 in the amount of $1,256,081 BR-2025-139 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 22:53
  39. 10e. Approve one-year renewal of the contract with C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. for the Parking Lot Improvement Program with an aggregate expenditure amount not to exceed $500,000 2025-0954 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:41
  40. 10f. Approve additional expenditures under and a one-year renewal of the contract with Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., for supply and delivery of quicklime in the aggregate amount of $2,133,000 2025-0955 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:20
  41. 10g. Ratify the signature of the City Manager on the 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program Funding Competition Grant Agreement for Homeless Management Information System software and personnel totaling $209,173 2025-0956 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:06
  42. 10h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-140 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Marion County’s Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System 2022-2023 program year grant in the amount of $209,173 BR-2025-140 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 28:04
  43. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  44. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 28:29
  45. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 32:20
  46. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 34:03
  47. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 35:21
  48. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 35:24
  49. - Water Rate Study scheduled for April 29, 2025
  50. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 35:35
  51. - Solid Waste Workshop scheduled for May 13, 2025
  52. 17a. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of January 31, 2025 2025-0888 ▶ jump to 35:36
  53. - Parking Garage Public Workshop scheduled for April 9, 2025, at 12:00 pm and 5:30 pm, location IHMC
  54. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 35:38
  55. - Government Finance Professionals Week
  56. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 37:51
  57. - Fiber installation damage update
  58. 20. Adjournment
  59. 52 Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  60. - Unit Responses
  61. - Service calls update
  62. - Department Highlights
  63. - Ride along with OPD Bike Unit
  64. - Mayor's Fitness Challenge
  65. - Recognition of Community Development Services Director James Haynes
  66. - Council Member Mansfield commented on the parking garage construction project and Downtown business outreach
  67. - Pro Tem Bethea recognized Whitfield Jenkins and requested City Council attend the street naming in his honor
  68. - Council Member Musleh commented the parking garage construction project and a letter received from the Marion County Building Industry Association
  69. - President Dreyer commended Council Member Hilty for winning the Illuminary Award and requested the City create free swimming lessons program
  70. - Adjourned at 4:44 pm
  71. 72 Minutes
  72. 73 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk