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October 1, 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 — 74 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:42
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:54
  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, Assistant Finance Director Peter Brill, City Projects Director Tye Chighizola, Sanitation Division Head Dwayne Drake, Multimedia & Communications Coordinator Danielle Dyals, 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 2:22
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  7. 4a. Proclamation and Plaque honoring Professor Ira Holmes 2024-1515 ▶ jump to 3:02
  8. 6 Public Notice for the October 1, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on September 9, 2024
  9. 4b. The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation will be presented to the Director of Information Technology (IT) Department Christopher Ramos and IT Department Staff 2024-2217 ▶ jump to 12:59
  10. 4c. The Public Power Week Proclamation will be presented to Doug Peebles, Director of Ocala Electric Utility; Tyler Puckett, Supervisor, Public Education, Outreach & Administration; Tammy Warren, Public Education & Outreach Coordinator; and OEU Staff members 2024-2316 ▶ jump to 19:23
  11. 5. Presentations
  12. 9 Adopt Resolution 2025-2 honoring Professor Ira Holmes as “Chairman Emeritus” of the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board RES-2025-2 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 24:02
  13. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 27:44
  14. 6a. Adopt Resolution 2025-1 approving the City of Ocala's State Housing Initiatives Partnership Annual Report for program closeout for the 2021-2022 funding cycle RES-2025-1 Adopted
  15. 6b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-100 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership grant program in the amount of $14,050 BR-2025-100 Adopted Pass
  16. 4d. James Melton Day Proclamation
  17. 6c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-101 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to appropriate funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Reserve for Fund Balance account for software-related expenses in the amount of $39,000 BR-2025-101 Adopted Pass
  18. 6d. Approve additional expenditures under the agreement for city-wide pressure washing services in the amount of $50,000 2024-2242 Approved Pass
  19. 6e. Approve the Winding Oaks Commercial Phase 1 Revision Conceptual Subdivision Plan, SUB24-45665 2024-2246 Approved Pass
  20. 6f. Approve Partial Termination of Developer’s Agreement and Amendments for the Paddock Park Commercial Center 2024-2247 Approved Pass
  21. 6g. Approve additional contract expenditures with The Notice Company, Inc. for claims administration services in the amount of $54,646 2024-2295 Approved Pass
  22. 6h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-102 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to support additional expenditures for the fire fee reimbursement process through a transfer from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account totaling $54,646 BR-2025-102 Adopted Pass
  23. 6i. Approve additional expenditures under the contract with Allen, Norton, & Blue for the provision of labor and employment legal services in the amount of $64,000 2024-2298 Approved Pass
  24. 6j. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-103 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to support additional employment legal services contract expenses totaling $64,000 BR-2025-103 Adopted Pass
  25. 6k. Approve an access and utility easement agreement between City of Ocala, (Grantor), Mercy Village LLLP (Tenant/Grantee), and Saving Mercy Corporation (Landlord/Grantee) 2024-2357 Approved Pass
  26. 6l. Approve the Contract for Sale and Purchase of surplus parcel #22525-001-00 to Aashka and Rose Group, LLC totaling $9,164 2024-2249 Postponed ▶ jump to 28:04
  27. 6m. Approve the Contract for Sale and Purchase of surplus parcel #2848-001-002 to Aashka and Rose Group, LLC totaling $14,981 2024-2250 Postponed
  28. 6n. Approve minutes from September 17, 2024 City Council meeting 2025-0001 Approved Pass
  29. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  30. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
  31. 8a. Introduce 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) ORD-2025-1 Introduced ▶ jump to 28:52
  32. 6l. See Item 7
  33. 8b. Introduce Ordinance 2025-2 to rezone approximately 8.85 acres of a 9.16 acre property located in the 2600 block of NE 36th Avenue (Parcel 24241-010-00) from M-1, Light Industrial, to M-2, Medium Industrial (Case ZON24-45799) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2025-2 Introduced ▶ jump to 29:44
  34. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  35. 6m. See Item 7
  36. 9a. Approve the sale, production, and distribution of beer, wine, and liquor for on-premise consumption, on-premise consumption outside of an enclosed building, and off-premise consumption for Midtown Eateries, LLC d/b/a Midtown Eateries (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2169 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:28
  37. 9b. Approve Community Development Services’ application for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Grant in the amount of $7,000,000 2024-2244 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:48
  38. 10. General Business
  39. 10a. Approve the first renewal and additional expenditures under the Agreement for Underground Boring and Conduit Installation Services with Bellmore Enterprises, Inc. for the new contract amount of $3,000,000 2024-1895 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:00
  40. 10b. Approve the use of multiple cooperative purchasing agreements for the purchase of citywide information technology equipment in the estimated amount of $565,260 2024-2066 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 36:10
  41. 10c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-104 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate $790,550 in Public Transportation Grant Agreement funds from the Florida Department of Transportation and $796,550 in local matching funds to support the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, for a total amount of $1,587,100 BR-2025-104 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 37:26
  42. 10d. Approve Fiscal Year 2024-25 umpire referee services expenses in the amount of $110,000 2024-2216 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:33
  43. 10e. Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement for SunTran Transit Management Services with RATP Dev USA, Inc. with an anticipated aggregate expenditure amount of $11,010,410 2024-2231 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 41:14
  44. 10f. Approve a one-year contract renewal for holiday lighting services to Rileigh’s Outdoor in an amount not to exceed $170,000 2024-2237 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:33
  45. 10g. Approve three-year agreements for continuing professional architectural services with various firms for citywide projects requiring architectural services 2024-2239 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 45:00
  46. 10h. Approve utilizing the State of Florida contract for the purchase of tires, tubes, and services with an aggregate annual expenditure of $275,000 2024-2245 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 46:42
  47. 10i. Approve annual agreement for business creation, retention, and attraction services with the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership in the amount of $190,000 2024-2283 Pulled ▶ jump to 47:02
  48. 10j. Approve contract award to Morse Communications, Inc., for monitoring and support services related to the upgrade of the City’s phone system in the amount of $821,983 2024-2293 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 48:04
  49. 10k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-105 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer building-related expenses and revenues from the General Fund to the newly created Building Fund totaling $4,836,433 BR-2025-105 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 49:47
  50. 10l. Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 annual renewal of maintenance and support services for Computer Information Systems’ computer-aided dispatch software in an amount not to exceed $135,318 2024-2292 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 51:09
  51. 10m. Vote for one applicant to fill an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2027 on the Recreation Commission 2024-2205 ▶ jump to 51:18
  52. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  53. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 53:50
  54. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 59:05
  55. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 60:30
  56. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 62:31
  57. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 62:40
  58. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 62:47
  59. 17a. Critical purchase of emergency environmental restoration services rendered by ETC Services on June 20, 2024, in the amount of $50,106 2024-2233
  60. 17b. Power Cost Adjustment Report - August 2024 2024-2241
  61. 17c. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of August 31, 2024 2024-2251
  62. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 63:27
  63. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 65:42
  64. 57 Hurricane Helene update
  65. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 67:40
  66. 58 Recognition of Emory Roberts retirement
  67. 60 Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  68. 62 Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  69. 70 Recognition of City efforts during Hurricane Helene
  70. 71 Workout with the Mayor event
  71. 73 Council President Mansfield and Council Members thanked City staff for their support efforts during the storm
  72. 75 Adjourned at 5:08 pm
  73. 76 Minutes
  74. 77 _______________________________ ________________________________ Barry Mansfield Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk