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December 3, 2024 ·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 — 64 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:19
  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, City Projects Director Tye Chighizola, Multimedia & Communications Coordinator Danielle Dyals, 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. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  6. 4a. Annual President's Award ▶ jump to 2:08
  7. - Public Notice for the December 3, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on November 6, 2024
  8. 5. Presentations
  9. 5a. Comments by outgoing Council President ▶ jump to 7:53
  10. 5b. Presentation of Plaques and Gifts ▶ jump to 11:59
  11. 5c. Council Reorganization
  12. 1. Election of Council President Kristen M. Dreyer ▶ jump to 12:42
  13. 2. Election of Council President Pro-Tem ▶ jump to 13:51
  14. 3. Change of seating and name plates
  15. 5d. Recognition of first responders and staff who deployed as part of the mutual aid response for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton 2025-0140 ▶ jump to 15:46
  16. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 22:21
  17. 6a. Approve Exhibition Rental Agreement with the St. Louis Children's Museum for a professional educational traveling exhibit at the Discovery Center in the amount of $55,000 2025-0173 Approved Pass
  18. 6b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-119 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate two donations for the development of current and future exhibits at the Discovery Center in the amount of $15,000 BR-2025-119 Adopted Pass
  19. 6c. Approve a task work order with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, to provide design phase services for the Terminal Apron Rehabilitation in the amount of $93,530 2025-0176 Approved Pass
  20. 6d. Approve the Developer’s Agreement for Emerson Pointe Phase 1 and Phase 1A 2025-0281 Approved Pass
  21. 6e. Approve minutes from the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting 2025-0315 Approved Pass
  22. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  23. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  24. 8a. Introduce Ordinance 2025-10 to rezone approximately 15.00 acres of property generally located in the 2000-3000 block of NW 35th Avenue Road, approximately 660-feet northwest of the intersection of NW 35th Avenue Road and NW 21st Street, (Parcel 21466-000-00) from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON24-45826) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-10 ▶ jump to 22:36
  25. 8b. Introduce Ordinance 2025-11 to annex approximately 1.29 acres for property located at 4001 NW Blitchton Road (Parcel 21537-002-00) (Case ANX24-45820) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-11 ▶ jump to 23:44
  26. 8c. Introduce Ordinance 2025-12 to change future land use designation of approximately 1.29 acres for property located at 4001 NW Blitchton Road (Parcel 21537-002-00) from Commercial (County) to Medium Intensity/Special District (City) (Case LUC24-45821) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-12 ▶ jump to 24:41
  27. 8d. Introduce Ordinance 2025-13 to rezone approximately 1.29 acres for property located at 4001 NW Blitchton Road (Parcel 21537-002-00) from B-2, Community Business (County), to B-2, Community Business (City) (Case ZON24-45822) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-13 ▶ jump to 25:37
  28. 8e. Introduce Ordinance 2025-14 to rezone approximately 15.46 acres for property located approximately 900-feet northwest of the intersection of SW College Road and SW 20th Court (Parcel 23553-003-00 and Parcel 23561-000-00) from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-3, Multi-Family Residential (Case ZON24-45672) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-14 ▶ jump to 26:28
  29. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  30. 9a. Adopt Ordinance 2025-1 to rezone approximately 4.63 acres for property located at 1712 SE Lake Weir Avenue (Parcel 2920-010-008) from INST, Institutional to B-2A, Limited Community Business (Case ZON24-45752) (Quasi-Judicial) - Previously postponed from October 15, 2024, and November 19, 2024, City Council meeting. Request to postpone to December 17, 2024, City Council meeting 2025-0317 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 27:52
  31. 9b. Adopt Resolution 2025-8 to abrogate an approximate 0.57-acre portion of railroad spur and utility right-of-way lying north of Lots 9-13 (Block F) and south of Lot 8 (Block F) of the Ocala Industrial Park as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 46, of the public records of Marion County, Florida (Parcel 23656-000-01) (Case ABR24-45753) (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2025-8 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 30:16
  32. 9c. Approve the sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption for RaceTrac, Inc, d/b/a RaceTrac located at 4040 W Silver Springs Blvd. (Quasi Judicial) 2025-0280 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:48
  33. 10. General Business
  34. 10a. Approve agreement with SSC Construction Management, LLC for design-build services for the Downtown Parking Garage No. 2 in the amount of $17,481,485.70 plus a contingency amount of $974,497.30, for a total expenditure of $18,455,983 2025-0084 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:53
  35. 10b. Approve the award of the contract for demolition and removal services for the buildings at the site of Downtown Parking Garage No. 2 to Thomas F. Amodeo/ A & A Trucking & Excavating in the amount of $94,694, plus a 10 percent contingency of $9,469, for a total expenditure not to exceed $104,164 2025-0241 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 51:55
  36. 10c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-120 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Projects account to support the demolition and removal of buildings on the Downtown Parking Garage No. 2 site in the amount of $104,164 BR-2025-120 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:42
  37. 10d. Approve a three-year piggyback agreement for utility rehabilitation and construction services with R&M Service Solutions, LLC in the amount of $500,000 2025-0245 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:28
  38. 10e. Approve piggyback agreement with Pavement Technology, Inc. for pavement maintenance and rejuvenation services for a total expenditure not to exceed $550,000 2025-0177 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:40
  39. 10f. Approve the use of multiple cooperative purchasing agreements for the purchase of three solid waste roll-off compactor trucks and ten compactor units in the amount of $1,129,587 2025-0282 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 104:32
  40. 10g. Approve one-year renewal with Harris Corporation for the City’s customer management system, Cogsdale, with an estimated expenditure of $274,405 2025-0234 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 105:49
  41. 10h. Approve the implementation of an employer-paid long-term disability insurance benefit for all eligible City of Ocala employees with an estimated annual cost of $279,000. 2025-0271 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 107:18
  42. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  43. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 107:33
  44. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 107:47
  45. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 109:27
  46. 15. City Attorney's Report
  47. 15a. Authorization to manage claims and/or settle pending claims associated with Hurricane Milton / Lift Station #11 damages claims, including the related expenditure of funds 2025-0287 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 112:08
  48. 15b. Approval of settlement in the matter of Terry Yaple and the Estate of Michael Yaple, Case Number 2023-CA-002299, with a proposed settlement amount of $135,000 2025-0314 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 113:05
  49. - Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  50. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 113:18
  51. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
  52. - Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  53. 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - October 2024 2025-0260
  54. 17b. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2025-0285
  55. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 113:43
  56. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 115:12
  57. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 116:14
  58. - City Council recognition
  59. - Police Department recognition
  60. 60 Mayor (Elf) on the Shelf
  61. - Council Members congratulated new Council President Dreyer and thanked past president Council Member Mansfield for his service
  62. - Adjourned at 5:56 pm
  63. 65 Minutes
  64. 66 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk