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January 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 — 75 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. a. Opening Ceremony
  3. 1. Invocation
  4. 2. Pledge of Allegiance
  5. b. Welcome and Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:57
  6. c. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:32
  7. 6 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, Community Outreach Manager Rachel Fautsch, 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, Senior Planner Endira Madraveren, 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, Strategic & Legislative Affairs Administrator Jeannine Robbins, Director of Finance Emory Roberts, 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.
  8. 2. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:27
  9. 3. Proclamations & Awards ▶ jump to 3:15
  10. 3a. The National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Proclamation will be presented to the Marion County Human Trafficking Task Force ▶ jump to 7:51
  11. 9 Public Notice for the January 16, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on December 6, 2023
  12. 3b. Black History Month Proclamation will be presented to Dwanette Dilworth 2024-0573 ▶ jump to 13:27
  13. 3c. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Birthday and Florida Arbor Day Proclamation will be presented to Jacqua Ballas, President of Pioneer Garden Club and to Barbara McGhee 2nd Vice-President of Pioneer Garden Club 2024-0575 ▶ jump to 16:06
  14. 3. National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' Week Proclamation
  15. 3d. Pamela Calero Wardell and Matthew Wardell Proclamation 2024-0641 ▶ jump to 20:00
  16. 3e. Service Award - Peter Lee - City Manager - 15 Years of Service 2024-0579 ▶ jump to 26:58
  17. 3f. Service Award - Cody McCormack - Ocala Electric Utility - 20 Years of Service ▶ jump to 30:31
  18. 3g. Service Award - Officer James Deas - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service ▶ jump to 31:58
  19. 4. Presentations
  20. 4a. Office of Homeless Prevention Presentation ▶ jump to 33:47
  21. 5. Public Comments
  22. 19 page break
  23. 6. Public Hearings
  24. 6a. Open a public hearing to review and receive comments concerning SunTran’s proposed Fiscal Years 2019-2021 Budgets (Consolidated Capital Grant) using Federal Transit Administration 5307 funds and toll road revenue credits for a total budget amount of $8,330,655 2024-0576 ▶ jump to 51:47
  25. 6b. Approve a request to amend the Chapter 163 Development Agreement, dated September 14, 2021, and recorded in Official Records Book 7570, Page 306, which relates to the operation and development of the subject properties as a C&D Landfill (Friends Recycling) on approximately 74.94 acres of property located at 2350 NW 27th Avenue, Parcel Numbers 21476-000-00, 21478-000-00, 21477-000-00, 21480-000-00, 21494-000-00, 21474-002-00, 21474-001-00, and 21474-000-00 (DMA23-45468). This is the second of two public hearings. The first public hearing was held at the Planning and Zoning Commission Board meeting on January 8, 2024 2024-0588 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 63:10
  26. 7. Second and Final Reading of Ordinances
  27. 7a. Adopt Ordinance 2024-6 amending Chapter 106, Article IV concerning Affordable Housing (COD22-44820) 2024-0585 Adopted as amended Pass ▶ jump to 70:57
  28. 8. General Business
  29. 8a. Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for the provision of a water, sewer, reclaimed water, and miscellaneous fees rate study for an estimated cost of $104,900 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:17
  30. 8b. Approve the purchase of Sulzer pumps from Hydra Services Inc., with an estimated annual expenditure of $150,000 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:13
  31. 8c. Approve Construction Services Agreement with Commercial Industrial Corp. for the provision of construction services for Phase 1B of the SW 44th Avenue Extension Project in the amount of $8,814,840, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure of $9,696,325 2024-0571 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 78:38
  32. 8d. Approve agreement with Art Walker Construction, Inc. for the provision of construction services for Phase II of the NW 44th Avenue Extension Project in the amount of $5,299,999, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure of $5,829,999 2024-0572 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 79:50
  33. 8e. Approve Marion County’s standard professional services agreement for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding for outreach services in the amount of $105,000 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 81:56
  34. 8f. Approve an agreement to purchase 7.80 acres (Parcel # 21512-000-00) from Armstrong Land, LLC for a new fire station (#8) in northwest Ocala in the amount of $600,000 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 84:11
  35. 8g. Approve a mowing and lot clearing contract with Extreme Enterprises of Marion County, Inc. for an amount of $283,800 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 85:06
  36. 8h. Approve the Territorial Agreement between the City of Ocala Electric Utility and Duke Energy Florida, LLC Approved Pass ▶ jump to 86:25
  37. 8i. Adopt Resolution 2024-9 for the Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement for Hurricane Idalia, DR-4734, Agreement Number Z4062, approving the delegation of authority to City Manager, Peter Lee, to execute funding agreements, amendments, and compliance documents as the authorized agent for the City of Ocala Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 87:59
  38. 8j. Approve the purchase of various inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network from multiple vendors in the amount not to exceed $220,310 2024-0580 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 89:11
  39. 9. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 89:49
  40. 9a. Approve Landowner Concurrence Form to Install Structural or Vegetative Activities through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service for Agri Land & Cattle Co., LLC at the City-owned Perry Reuse Site Approved Pass
  41. 9b. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement WG093 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for citywide wastewater system improvements 2024-0583 Approved Pass
  42. 9c. Approve a First Amendment to City Redevelopment Agreement for D&S Development, LLC (GRM/210512) to construct affordable housing units on properties located in the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Area subarea Approved Pass
  43. 9d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-121 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate the City of Ocala’s Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding for outreach services in the amount of $105,000 Approved Pass
  44. 9e. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-122 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to appropriate funds from the Building Fund Reserve for the ProjectDox software integration with the Community Development software system in the amount of $33,000 BR-2024-122 Approved Pass
  45. 9f. December 2023 outside counsel invoices for general city business legal services in the amount of $1,587.50 and for risk management-related legal services in the amount of $3,419.00 2024-0589 Approved Pass
  46. 9g. Approve Labor Attorney invoices for November 2023 in the amount of $520 2024-0593 Approved Pass
  47. 9h. Approve appointment of Darrell O’Kain to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2025 2024-0605 Approved Pass
  48. 9i. Approve City Council meeting minutes from January 2, 2024 2024-0647 Approved Pass
  49. 10. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  50. 11. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinances - None
  51. 12. Internal Auditor's Report - None
  52. 13. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 90:04
  53. 14. Police and Fire Department Report ▶ jump to 91:49
  54. 15. Mayor's Report ▶ jump to 94:12
  55. 16. City Attorney's Report
  56. 16a. Termination of Agreement for Class Action Notice and Administration Services with The Notice Company, Inc. for claims administration associated with the City of Ocala, Florida - Fire Fee Refund 2024-0642 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 98:01
  57. 17. Informational Items ▶ jump to 98:15
  58. 54 Strategic Planning Workshop update
  59. 17a. Calendaring Items
  60. 17b. Comments by Mayor
  61. 56 Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  62. 17c. Comments by Council Members ▶ jump to 98:57
  63. 57 Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  64. 17d. Informational
  65. 17d1. Executed Contract Under $50,000 2024-0587
  66. 59 Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
  67. 18. Adjournment ▶ jump to 106:58
  68. 60 Law Enforcement Day 2024
  69. 67 Council Member Bethea commented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
  70. 68 Council Member Hilty stated he will be attending the FMPA conference in Orlando on January 17, 2024
  71. 69 Council Member Dreyer commented on the location of a methadone clinic
  72. 70 Council President Mansfield commented on the professionalism of the sanitation team
  73. 74 Adjourned at 5:46 pm
  74. 75 Minutes
  75. 76 _______________________________ ________________________________ Barry Mansfield Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk