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April 16, 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 ▶ jump to 1:10
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 1:12
  3. a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:50
  4. 3 Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Manager Peter Lee, City Attorney William Sexton, Assistant City Clerk 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, 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, Director of Parks & Recreation Preston Pooser, 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 1:51
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards ▶ jump to 3:13
  7. 4a. Service Award - Neville Bowen - Ocala Electric Utility - 15 Years of Service 2024-1005 ▶ jump to 3:17
  8. - Public Notice for the April 16, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on March 4, 2024
  9. 4b. Service Award - Chief Mike Balken - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service 2024-1093 ▶ jump to 4:53
  10. 4c. The Arbor Day Proclamation will be presented to Rachel Fautsch, Growth Management Community Outreach Manager, and to Amy Casaletto, Recreation and Parks Special Services Division Head 2024-1121 ▶ jump to 7:43
  11. 4d. Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation will be presented to Mr. Seawolf, President, Paynes Prairie Chapter, Bikers Against Child Abuse 2024-1149 ▶ jump to 11:59
  12. 5. Presentations
  13. 5a. Earned Media Update 2024-1150 ▶ jump to 16:53
  14. 5b. Jaye Baillie, Executive Director of Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) at Brick City Center for the Arts, will give the Annual MCA Presentation 2024-1157 ▶ jump to 18:55
  15. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 31:36
  16. 6a. Approve Cooperative Agreement with the School Board of Marion County for bus rentals for the City's summer youth programs in the amount of $800 2024-0946 Approved Pass
  17. 6b. Approve agreement with AC Signs, LLC d/b/a Decamil for the fabrication and installation of wayfinding parking signs for Parking Garage One for $69,220, plus a ten percent contingency, for a total expenditure of $76,142. 2024-1115 Approved Pass
  18. 6c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-128 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate a Tourism Enhancement grant from the Marion County Tourist Development Council for the Fourth of July drone show event in the amount of $20,000 BR-2024-128 Pulled
  19. 6d. Approve Interlocal Agreement for Reimbursement of Logging Recorder System Annual Maintenance Costs with Marion County in the amount of $94,811 2024-0917 Approved Pass
  20. 6e. Approve settlement in the matter of Kellee Reza, as Parent and Natural Guardian of P.H., a minor, v. City of Ocala, Florida with a proposed settlement amount of $100,000 2024-1122 Approved Pass
  21. 6f. Approve settlement in the matter of James David Day and Joann Day, personally and as Trustees of the Day Family Trust v. City of Ocala, Florida with a proposed settlement amount of $75,050 2024-1128 Approved Pass
  22. 6g. March 2024 outside counsel invoices for general city business legal services in the amount of $2,687.50 and for risk management-related legal services in the amount of $3,999.46 2024-1130 Approved Pass
  23. 6h. Approve minutes from April 2, 2024 City Council meeting 2024-1158 Approved Pass
  24. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  25. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances - None
  26. 24 page break
  27. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
  28. 9a. Adopt Ordinance 2024-14 to amend the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan by deleting Policy 18.7 relating to development conditions for property located southwest of the intersection of NE 24th Street and NE 36th Avenue, Parcel No. 24272-001-00, approximately 11.61 acres (Case FLUP23-45444) 2024-0773 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 37:30
  29. 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2024-23 annexing property located at the northeast corner of NW 60th Avenue and W Highway 40 (Parcel 2303-013-001, 2303-012-067, 2303-012-072 and 23174-000-00); approximately 2.56 acres (ANX24-45512) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone to the May 7th, 2024 City Council meeting 2024-1136 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 36:00
  30. 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2024-24 change the Future Land Use designation from Commercial (County) to Low Intensity (City), for a property located at the northeast corner of NW 60th Avenue and W Highway 40 (Parcel 2303-013-001, 2303-012-067, 2303-012-072 and 23174-000-00); approximately 2.56 acres (LUC24-45513) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone to the May 7, 2024 City Council Meeting 2024-1137 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 36:23
  31. 9d. Adopt Ordinance 2024-25 rezone from B-2 Community Business (County) to B-2, Community Business (City), for a property located at the northeast corner of NW 60th Avenue and W Highway 40 (Parcel 2303-013-001, 2303-012-067, 2303-012-072 and 23174-000-00); approximately 2.56 acres. (ZON24-45514) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone to the May 7, 2024 City Council Meeting 2024-1138 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 36:43
  32. 9e. Adopt Ordinance 2024-26 rezoning from PUD-09, Planned Unit Development, to M-1, Light Industrial, for property located in the 3400 block of NE 36th Avenue, in proximity to the southwest corner of NE 36th Avenue and NE 24th Street, north of the CSX Railroad (Parcel 24272-001-00); approximately 11.61 acres (ZON23-45443) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-1139 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 41:02
  33. 9f. Adopt Ordinance 2024-27 rezoning from RO, Residential-Office, to B-2, Community Business, for property located at 2405 NE 14th Street (Parcel 26428-000-00); approximately 0.81 acres (ZON24-45511) (Quasi-Judicial) 2024-1140 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 48:10
  34. 9g. Adopt Ordinance 2024-28 to rezone from R-3, Multi-Family Residential, to PD, Planned Development, and approval of PD plan with Design Standards, for property located in the 1100 block of NW 14th Street (Parcel 25773-000-00), approximately 16.58 acres (Case PD23-45351) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone to the May 7, 2024 City Council Meeting 2024-1141 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 37:03
  35. 9h. Adopt Ordinance 2024-29 rezoning to PD, Planned Development, and approval of PD Plan with Design Standards, for property located at the northeast and southeast corners of SW 60th Avenue and SW 43rd Street Road (Parcel 23833-000-01 and 23833-000-02), approximately 10.02 acres (Case PD23-45260) (Quasi-Judicial) - Request to postpone until the May 7, 2024, City Council meeting 2024-1152 Postponed Pass ▶ jump to 37:26
  36. 10. General Business
  37. 10a. Approve three-year contract with SHI International Corp. for the citywide virtualization system, VMWare, and related ongoing maintenance and licensing costs with an estimated aggregate expenditure amount of $302,586 2024-0983 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:14
  38. 10b. Approve a two-year contract with Grandview Landscaping Services, Inc. for street sweeping services with an aggregate expenditure of $400,000 2024-0997 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:00
  39. 10c. Approve a two-year contract with Lewis Steel Works, Inc. for the provision of front-loading steel waste containers with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $770,000 2024-1112 ▶ jump to 55:15
  40. 10d. Approve agreement with Thomas F Amodeo d/b/a A & A Trucking & Excavating for the provision of demolition services for two Water Resources projects for $338,994, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure of $372,894 2024-1101 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:53
  41. 10e. Approve agreement with Uptown Services, LLC for consulting services for Ocala Fiber Network business plan and strategies in the amount of $100,000 2024-1118 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 57:45
  42. 10c. Approve a two-year contract with Lewis Steel Works, Inc. for the provision of front-loading steel waste containers with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $770,000 2024-1112 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 55:28
  43. 10f. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-129 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to provide a supplemental appropriation to reconcile cash balance forward accounts and for the continuation of projects not completed in Fiscal Year 2022-23 in the amount of $122,933,979 BR-2024-129 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 60:04
  44. 10g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-130 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget for the carry forward of prior fiscal year grant funds totaling $26,004,733 BR-2024-130 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 62:51
  45. 10h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-131 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $6,664,524 BR-2024-131 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 63:51
  46. 10i. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-132 to accept and appropriate local matching funds in the amount of $188,903 from Marion County and $566,707 from the City of Ocala to support the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, for a total of $755,610 BR-2024-132 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 65:15
  47. 11. Internal Auditor's Report ▶ jump to 65:45
  48. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 65:46
  49. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 68:14
  50. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 69:32
  51. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 70:38
  52. - EarthFest/Arbor Day Celebration scheduled for April 20, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Tuscawilla Park
  53. 16. Public Comments ▶ jump to 70:40
  54. - Employee Fun Day Recap
  55. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 81:09
  56. - Community Development Services event on Fair Housing and Affordable Housing issues
  57. 17a. Local Mitigation Strategy 2023 Annual Report 2024-1097
  58. - SE traffic study update
  59. 17b. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2024-1129
  60. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 81:13
  61. - Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  62. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 83:16
  63. 20. Adjournment
  64. - Deputy Fire Chief Richard Lietz – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  65. - Don Curran, spoke in support of Israel
  66. - Step Challenge Update
  67. - Mayor's Spring Cleanup event on April 20, 2024 at 9am at Tuscawilla Park
  68. - Workout with the Mayor event
  69. - Recognition of Parks & Recreation staff
  70. - Council Member Bethea presented a PowerPoint for FDOT District 5 projects
  71. - Council Member Dreyer encouraged Council to attend the TPO and 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan meeting next week
  72. 71 Adjourned at 5:26 pm
  73. 72 Minutes
  74. 73 _______________________________ ________________________________ Barry Mansfield Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk