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September 17, 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 — 90 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:42
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:58
  4. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:13
  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, 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, Chief of Staff Chris Watt, Ocala Police Dept Representative, IT Representative, The Press and other interested parties.
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards ▶ jump to 2:55
  7. 4a. The National Arts and Humanities Month Proclamation will be presented to Jaye Baillie, Executive Director for the Marion Cultural Alliance at Brick City Center for the Arts 2024-2113
  8. 4b. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Ocala Fire Rescue Captain Jesse Blaire 2024-2145 ▶ jump to 7:15
  9. 7 Public Notice for the September 17, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on August 7, 2024
  10. 4c. The Give4Marion Day Proclamation will be presented to Ocala/Marion County Community Foundation President and Executive Director, Lauren Deiorio and Ashley Gerds, Director of Strategic Engagement 2024-2196 ▶ jump to 10:56
  11. 4d. Service Award - Major Angela Scroble - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service 2024-2148 ▶ jump to 18:36
  12. 4e. Service Award - Battalion Chief Theron McEarchern - Ocala Fire Rescue - 40 Years of Service 2024-2158 ▶ jump to 20:24
  13. 5. Presentations
  14. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 23:27
  15. 6a. Approve a lease with Healthy Hub Ocala, LLC for the Café at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place with an initial term of three years 2024-1902
  16. 6b. Approve the first amendment for renewal of the agreement for management of the Fort King Tennis Center for an additional five-year term 2024-2168
  17. 6c. Approve a one-year renewal with Pace Analytical Services, LLC for environmental water testing in the amount of $90,000 2024-2138
  18. 6d. Adopt Resolution 2024-38 to accept a Florida Department of Transportation grant to design the terminal apron rehabilitation in the amount of $7,722 RES-2024-38
  19. 6e. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-174 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to appropriate grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation for the design of terminal apron rehabilitation in the amount of $7,722 BR-2024-174
  20. 6f. Approve Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to support a limited design and implementation for a siting study to determine feasibility and cost of raising or dopplerizing the Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range Tactical Air Navigation and co-located communications at Ocala International Airport in the amount of $58,807 2024-2171
  21. 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-175 transferring Airport Reserve funds to support a Federal Aviation Administration Reimbursable Agreement to support a limited design and implementation for a siting study to determine the feasibility and cost of raising or dopplerizing the Very High-Frequency Omni-Directional Range Tactical Air Navigation and co-located communications at the Ocala International Airport in the amount of $58,807 BR-2024-175
  22. 6h. Approve labor attorney invoices for July 2024 for $6,462.60 2024-2161
  23. 6i. Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for the provision of a solid waste rate study for an estimated cost of $74,559 2024-2166
  24. 6j. August 2024 outside counsel invoices for general city business legal services in the amount of $1,595 and for risk management-related legal services in the amount of $135 2024-2206
  25. 6k. Approve appointment of Tucker Branson to an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2025, on the Ocala Planning & Zoning Commission 2024-2204
  26. 6l. Approve Regular Meeting City Council minutes from September 3, 2024 2024-2238
  27. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  28. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances - None
  29. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  30. 9a. Adopt Resolution 2024-39 to allow alcoholic beverage possession and consumption (beer and wine) as part of the Douglass Law Firm grand opening event being hosted by Ocala Main Street Thursday, October 10, 2024, 5 to 8 p.m. (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2024-39 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 24:52
  31. 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2024-29 to rezone approximately 10.02 acres for property located at the northeast and southeast corners of SW 60th Avenue and SW 43rd Street Road to PD, Planned Development (Parcel 23833-000-01 and 23833-000-02) (Case PD23-45260) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone until the October 15, 2024, City Council meeting - Previously postponed from the April 16, 2024 and July 16, 2024, City Council meetings 2024-1717 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 25:32
  32. 9c. Adopt Resolution 2024-23 concerning a PD, Planned Development Plan, including PD standards for property located at the northeast and southeast corners of SW 60th Avenue and SW 43rd Street (Parcel 23833-000-01 and 23833-000-02) (Case PD23-45260) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone until the October 15, 2024, City Council meeting - Previously postponed from the April 16, 2024 and July 16, 2024, City Council meetings 2024-1718 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 25:57
  33. 9d. Adopt Ordinance 2024-48 to annex approximately 25.67 acres for property located approximately 600 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 49th Avenue, Lot 1 and Drainage Retention Area Tract A of the Foxwood III Plat (P.B. 14, Pg 197) (Parcel 21509-001-01 and 21509+001-01) (Case ANX24-45693) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2173 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:04
  34. 9e. Adopt Ordinance 2024-49 to annex approximately 0.05 acres for property located at 2951 NW 47th Avenue, (Parcel 21509-001-00) (Case ANX24-45776) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2174 Adopted Pass
  35. 9f. Adopt Ordinance 2024-50 to annex approximately 1.85 acres for property located approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 46th Terrace, Drainage Retention Area Tract B of the Foxwood III plat (P.B. 14 Pg. 197) (Parcel 21509+001-02) (Case ANX24-45696) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2175 Adopted Pass
  36. 9g. Adopt Ordinance 2024-51 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 25.67 acres for properties located approximately 600 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 49th Avenue, Lot 1 and Drainage Retention Area Tract A of the Foxwood III plat (P.B. 14, Pg. 197) (Parcel 21509-001-01 and 21509+001-01) from Commercial (County) to Low Intensity (City) (Case LUC24-45694) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2176 Adopted Pass
  37. 9h. Adopt Ordinance 2024-52 to rezone approximately 25.67 acres for properties located approximately 600 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 49th Avenue, Lot 1 and Drainage Retention Area Tract A of the Foxwood III plat (P.B. 14, Pg. 197) (Parcel 21509-001-01 and 21509+001-01) from PUD, Planned Unit Development (County), to R-3, Multi-Family Residential (City) (Case ZON24-45695) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2178 Adopted Pass
  38. 9i. Adopt Ordinance 2024-53 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 1.85 acres for property located approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 46th Terrace, Drainage Retention Area Tract B of Foxwood III plat (P.B. 14, Pg. 197) (Parcel 21509+001-02) from Commercial (County) to Low Intensity (City) (LUC24-45697) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2179 Adopted Pass
  39. 9j. Adopt Ordinance 2024-54 to rezone approximately 1.85 acres for property located approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 46th Terrace, Drainage Retention Area Tract B of Foxwood III (P.B. 14, Pg. 197) (Parcel 21509+001-02) from B-2, Community Business (County), to B-2, Community Business (City) (Case ZON24-45698) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2180 Adopted Pass
  40. 9k. Adopt Ordinance 2024-55 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 0.05 acres for property located at 2951 NW 47th Avenue (Parcel 21509-001-00) from Commercial (County) to Public (City) (Case LUC24-45777) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2181 Adopted Pass
  41. 9l. Adopt Ordinance 2024-56 to rezone approximately 0.05 acres for property located at 2951 NW 47th Avenue (Parcel 21509-001-00) from PUD, Planned Unit Development (County) to G-U, Governmental Use (City) (Case ZON24-45778) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2182 Adopted Pass
  42. 9o. Adopt Ordinance 2024-59 to rezone approximately 5.86 acres, located at 4040 W Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcel 22866-000-02) along with the parcel located directly to the south (Parcel # 22866-000-03) from B-2, Community Business (County), to B-2, Community Business (City) (Case ZON24-45692) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2185 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 46:14
  43. 9p. Adopt Ordinance 2024-60 to rezone approximately 0.36 acres for property located approximately 807 feet northwest of the intersection of SE 36th Avenue and SE Maricamp Road (Parcel 29850-000-20) from B-2, Community Business, to SC, Shopping Center (Case ZON24-45716) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2186 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 49:11
  44. 9q. Adopt Ordinance 2024-61 to rezone approximately a 2.16-acre portion of the subject property located at 1500 SW 17th Avenue (portion of Parcel 23656-015-02) from M-1, Light Industrial, to B-5, Wholesale Business (Case ZON24-45738) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2187 Denied Fail ▶ jump to 62:22
  45. 9r. Adopt Ordinance 2024-62 to rezone approximately 9.10 acres for property located at 240 SW 46th Avenue (Parcel 2284-006-000) from B-2, Community Business, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON24-45729) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2188 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 65:31
  46. 9s. Adopt Ordinance 2024-63 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 7.8 acres for properties located approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of US Highway 27 and NW 45th Terrace, (Parcel 21512-000-00) from Low Intensity to Public (Case LUC24-45740) 2024-2189 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 68:46
  47. 9t. Adopt Ordinance 2024-64 to rezone approximately 7.8 acres for property located approximately 300 feet south of the intersection at US Highway 27 and NW 45th Terrace, (Parcel 21512-000-00) from B-4, General Business to G-U, Governmental Use (Case ZON24-45741) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-2190 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 69:14
  48. 10. General Business
  49. 10a. Approve expenditures for utility services provided by Duke Energy, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2024-25 with an estimated annual expenditure of $130,000 2024-2149 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 70:51
  50. 10b. Approve additional purchases under the contract for Vent-O-Matic air release valves for an increased total contract expenditure of $232,434 2024-2150 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 71:46
  51. 10c. Approve additional expenditures under the City's continuing professional engineering services agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation to perform task work orders increasing the aggregate threshold from $300,000 to $500,000 2024-2151 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:41
  52. 10d. Approve award of a three-year contract for state legislative lobbying services to The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners, d/b/a The Advocacy Partners for $195,000 2024-2162 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:17
  53. 10e. Approve a Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to support construction efforts to relocate Runway 36 medium intensity approach lighting system at Ocala International Airport in the amount of $162,555 2024-2170 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 75:39
  54. 10f. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-176 transferring Airport Reserve funds to support a Federal Aviation Administration Reimbursable Agreement for construction efforts to relocate runway 36 medium intensity approach lighting system at the Ocala International Airport in the amount of $162,555 BR-2024-176 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 76:08
  55. 10g. Approve additional expenditures under the Agreement for Ocala Golf Club Management with Indigo Sports, LLC, in the amount of $390,000 2024-2240 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 79:38
  56. 10h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-177 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to the Golf Fund to support additional contract expenses for course maintenance totaling $390,000 BR-2024-177 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 81:10
  57. 10i. Adopt Resolution 2024-40 to accept a Public Transportation Grant Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Ocala for operational funding for the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, in the amount of $790,550 RES-2024-40 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 82:24
  58. 10j. Approve additional expenditures under the contract with Morse Communications for physical security expenditures with an increased aggregate expenditure of $120,480 2024-2226 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 83:33
  59. 10k. Approve Employment Agreement for City Manager, Peter Lee 2024-2198 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 86:35
  60. 10l. Approve Employment Agreement for City Attorney, William Sexton 2024-2201 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 89:07
  61. 10m. Approve Employment Agreement for Police Chief, Michael Balken 2024-2202 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 90:56
  62. 10n. Approve Employment Agreement for City Clerk, Angel Jacobs 2024-2207 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 91:57
  63. 10o. Approve Employment Agreement with Internal Auditor, Randall E. Bridgeman 2024-2208 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 94:13
  64. 11. Internal Auditor's Report ▶ jump to 94:24
  65. 11a. Internal Audit Report Issued – Unannounced Cash Counts Audit ▶ jump to 94:31
  66. 11b. Internal Audit Charter – Annual Update ▶ jump to 95:31
  67. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 96:48
  68. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 100:39
  69. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 102:24
  70. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 103:06
  71. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 104:25
  72. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 111:16
  73. 72 Update of Downtown construction projects
  74. 17a. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2024-2195
  75. 73 Uptown Services evaluation of Ocala Fiber Network. Work Session scheduled for October 29, 2024
  76. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 112:06
  77. 74 Mr. Lee thanked City Council for the opportunity to continue serving as City Manager
  78. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 112:34
  79. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 114:28
  80. 76 Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  81. 78 Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  82. 80 Mr. Sexton thanked City Council for the opportunity to continue serving as City Attorney
  83. 82 Jerry Lourenco, 2350 NW 27th Avenue, spoke on the Construction and Demolition Landfill Ordinance
  84. 86 Mayor Marciano encouraged Council and the community to support the non-profit community Give4Marion campaign
  85. 88 Council Member Hilty commented on the presentation of a check by Senator Perry to the Nancy Renyhart Dementia Center
  86. 89 Council Member Dreyer requested the City Manager call each Council Member to provide an update on the Technical Working Group meeting
  87. 90 Council Member Musleh congratulated the City Manager on the new contract
  88. 92 Adjourned at 5:54 pm
  89. 93 Minutes
  90. 94 _______________________________ ________________________________ Barry Mansfield Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk