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February 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 — 75 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:01
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:21
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:05
  5. 4 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, 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, 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.
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  7. 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to April McDonald 2025-0672 ▶ jump to 2:50
  8. - Public Notice for the February 18, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 10, 2025
  9. 4b. Presentation of the Ocala Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Month Proclamation to Regent, Ocala Chapter Renée Coventry, and to fellow Daughters of the Ocala Chapter, NSDAR 2025-0544 ▶ jump to 6:37
  10. 4c. Presentation of the Engineers Week Proclamation to Alan Garri on behalf of Florida Engineering Society 2025-0689 ▶ jump to 10:52
  11. 4d. Service Award - Captain Charles Eades - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service 2025-0641 ▶ jump to 15:05
  12. 5. Presentations
  13. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 18:44
  14. 6a. Approve the award of development opportunity to, and an Affordable Housing Agreement with, the Ocala Housing Authority to construct and rent an affordable housing unit on surplus property (Parcel ID: 2195-131-000) located in West Ocala. 2025-0524 Approved Pass
  15. 6b. Approve the award of a two-year contract to Commercial Buildings Management LLC, d/b/a Liberty Maintenance Service, LLC, for the provision of janitorial services for City Hall and the Citizen Service Center in the amount of $81,219 2025-0554 Approved Pass
  16. 6c. Approve additional expenditures on the contract with Wrike, Inc., for the deployment of additional cloud-based project management and collaboration services for an increased aggregate expenditure of $55,825 2025-0583 Approved Pass
  17. 6d. Approve one-year renewal with Dell Technologies for software and hardware maintenance and support in an estimated expenditure of $90,779 2025-0645 Approved Pass
  18. 6e. Approve the release of a perpetual ingress and egress easement granted by J.A. and Lillian Perry 2025-0681 Approved Pass
  19. 6f. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-131 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate additional funds from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for online sting operations in the amount of $20,538 BR-2025-131 Adopted Pass
  20. 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-132 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Area fund reserves to the West Ocala Redevelopment Area grants account in support of affordable housing initiatives being implemented in the West Ocala CRA subarea totaling $50,000 BR-2025-132 Adopted Pass
  21. 6h. Approve reappointment of Dr. Barbara Brooks and Luzonia Waters to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, to the Brownfields Advisory Committee 2025-0687 Approved Pass
  22. 6i. Approve reappointment of Dr. Barbara Brooks and Elgin Carelock to new four-year terms expiring on March 1, 2029, to the West Ocala Redevelopment Advisory Committee 2025-0704 Approved Pass
  23. 6j. Approve reappointment of Karl Kunz and Greg Blair to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, on the East Ocala Redevelopment Advisory Committee 2025-0707 Approved Pass
  24. 6k. Approve reappointment of Ted Schatt to a new four-year term ending on March 1, 2029, to the Downtown Ocala Redevelopment Subarea Advisory Committee 2025-0711 Approved Pass
  25. 6l. Approve reappointment of Floyd Hershberger and Clark Yandle to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, to the North Magnolia Redevelopment Advisory Committee 2025-0713 Approved Pass
  26. 6m. Approve reappointment of Brent Malever to the Board of Adjustment for a four-year term ending March 1, 2029 2025-0694 Approved Pass
  27. 6n. Approve reappointment of Anthony Ortiz and Charlie Varney to the General Employees Retirement Plan System Board of Trustees for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028 2025-0695 Approved Pass
  28. 6o. Approve reappointment of Rick Hugli to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a three-year term ending March 1, 2028 2025-0696 Approved Pass
  29. 6p. Approve reappointment of Darrell O’Kain and appointment of Camellia Loojune to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028 2025-0698 Approved Pass
  30. 6q. Approve reappointment of Tucker Branson and Kevin Lopez to the Planning & Zoning Commission for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028 2025-0700 Approved Pass
  31. 6r. Approve reappointment of Phil Howell to the Ocala Tree Commission for a four-year term ending March 1, 2029 2025-0701 Approved Pass
  32. 6s. Approve reappointment of Glen Fiorello to the Firefighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees for a two-year term ending October 4, 2026 2025-0702 Approved Pass
  33. 6t. Approve minutes from January 21, 2025 City Council meeting 2025-0728 Approved Pass
  34. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  35. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  36. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  37. 9a. Open a public hearing to review the Transit Development Plan annual progress report 2025-0676 Opened a Public Hearing ▶ jump to 19:04
  38. 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2025-16 to rezone from M-1, Light Industrial, O-1, Office, MH, Mobile Home Park, and RO, Residential Office, to INST, Institutional, for properties located at 2211 Northeast 14th Street and 1409 Northeast 22nd Avenue (Parcel 26394-000-00 and 26392-000-00), approximately 5.57 acres (Case ZON24-0007) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0715 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 32:57
  39. 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2025-17 to rezone approximately 16.43 acres for property located approximately 40 feet north of the intersection of NE 28th Street and NE 23rd Avenue (Parcel 24278-000-01) from RO, Residential Office, R-1, Single-Family Residential, and R-2, Two-Family Residential, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45765) (Quasi-Judicial) 2025-0716 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 40:29
  40. 9d. Adopt Resolution 2025-14 for a PD Plan and Standards Book for property located approximately 40 feet north of the intersection of NE 28th Street and NE 23rd Avenue (Parcel 24278-000-01, approximately 16.43 acres (Case No. PD24-45765) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2025-14 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 40:57
  41. 39 page break
  42. 10. General Business
  43. 10a. Approve the purchase of an Altec AT48M bucket truck utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $215,006 2025-0546 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:28
  44. 10b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-133 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate funds for the purchase of an Altec AT48M bucket truck in the amount of $215,006 BR-2025-133 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:58
  45. 10c. Approve a two-year renewal of the contract with Airgas USA, LLC, for the provision of liquid carbon dioxide supply and delivery services in the amount of $284,000 2025-0530 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 44:52
  46. 10d. Approve award of a contract for the rehabilitation of the Carter Residence, located at 2516 NW Second St., to Newson Construction & Consulting, LLC, for a total project cost not to exceed $110,150 2025-0580 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 46:41
  47. 10e. Approve a one-year renewal for underground and aerial fiber optic cable installation services on an as-needed basis from Service and Technology Network Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 2025-0643 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:49
  48. 10f. Approve a one-year renewal of the agreement with Crystal Communications, Inc., for Alcatel-Lucent network equipment and software for network upgrades in an amount not to exceed $190,000 2025-0674 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 48:42
  49. 10g. Approve the award of a three-year contract to Thorn Run Partners for federal lobbying and advocacy services with an aggregate expenditure amount of $216,000 2025-0691 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:05
  50. 10h. Approve a Developer’s Agreement with B I Realty, LLC and RaceTrac, Inc. facilitating a roadway realignment of SW 40th Avenue, infrastructure improvements, and relocation of a city lift station located generally at 4040 W Silver Springs Boulevard, along with the property located directly to the south (Parcel 22866-000-02 and 22866-000-03) 2025-0678 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 59:37
  51. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  52. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 59:50
  53. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 63:19
  54. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 65:52
  55. 15. City Attorney's Report
  56. - Lineman Competition
  57. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 67:50
  58. - Airport Master Plan workshop scheduled for February 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM
  59. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 73:51
  60. - Public Sanitation meeting postponed
  61. 17a. Informational Item regarding the Mutual Aid Agreement for Operational Assistance between the Ocala Police Department and the Gainesville Police Department 2025-0644
  62. 17b. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-0703
  63. - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
  64. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 73:56
  65. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 75:32
  66. - Unit Responses
  67. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 75:52
  68. - Service calls update
  69. - Steven Janoski, 1900 NE 50th Avenue, expressed concern regarding halfway houses
  70. - Step Challenge update
  71. - Healthy Ocala
  72. - Council Member Musleh advised he will not be present at the next meeting
  73. - Adjourned at 5:17 pm
  74. 74 Minutes
  75. 75 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk