City Council

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Agenda — 58 items

1. 1. Call to Order
2. 2. Roll Call
3. a. New Employees
4. 3. Public Notice
5. 4. Proclamations and Awards
6. 4a. Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Chris Hickman 2027-0014
7. 4b. Mayor Marciano presentation to the Crawford family 2027-0167
8. 4c. Service Award - Beth Antis - Ocala Fire Rescue - 20 Years of Service 2027-0017
9. 4d. Service Award - Fire Captain Steven Welfel - Ocala Fire Rescue - 20 Years of Service 2027-0135
10. 5. Presentations
11. 5a. The Annual Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) presentation by Jaye Baillie, Executive Director of the MCA at Brick City Center for the Arts 2026-2053
12. 6. Consent Agenda
13. 6a. Fiscal Year 2026-27 umpire and referee services expenses in an amount not to exceed $65,000 2026-2040
14. 6b. Oakcrest Park Conceptual Subdivision 2027-0044
15. 6c. Greenway Reserve Subdivision Developer’s Agreement 2027-0045
16. 6d. Winding Oaks Residential Phase 2 First Amendment to Developer’s Agreement 2027-0076
17. 6e. Winding Oaks Residential Phase 3 First Amendment to Developer’s Agreement 2027-0092
18. 6f. Winding Oaks Residential Phase 4 First Amendment to Developer’s Agreement 2027-0094
19. 6g. Contract for the purchase and installation of flooring for City Hall with Exclusive Surfaces, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $75,000 2027-0139
20. 6h. Resolution 2027-3 to accept Amendment Number One to a Public Transportation Grant Agreement from the Florida Department of Transportation for a Federal Aviation Administration grant match requirement for the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading project in the amount of $17,102 RES-2027-3
21. 6i. Budget Resolution 2027-103 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to appropriate additional grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation for the construction phase of the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading Project in the amount of $17,102 BR-2027-103
22. 6j. Follow-up on Management Action Plans for Fiscal Year 2026 2027-0171
23. 6k. City Council meeting minutes 2027-0176
24. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
25. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
26. 8a. Ordinance 2027-4 to rezone approximately 2.80 acres for a property located at 5203 SW 20th Street (Parcel 23320-005-05) from B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to B-1, Neighborhood Business (Case ZON26-0015) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2027-4
27. 8b. Ordinance 2027-5 to rezone approximately 13.34 acres for properties located at 2015 and 2141 NE 14th Street (Parcel 26490-000-00 & 26492-000-00) from R-1A, Single Family Residential, INST, Institutional, & RO, Residential Office, to INST, Institutional (Case ZON26-0013) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2027-5
28. 8c. Ordinance 2027-6 to rezone two parcels of land, changing the zoning from R-3, Multi-Family Residential, and B-4, General Business, to B-2, Community Business, approximately 1.11 acres, located at 1920 NE Eighth Road (0.81 acres) and the adjacent property to the west (0.30 acres) (Parcel 26119-000-00 & Parcel 26114-000-00). (Case ZON26-0016) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2027-6
29. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
30. 9a. Sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption for Mikael 25, Inc., doing business as Spot on Liquors, located at 125 NW 27th Avenue, Unit 107 (Parcel 2260-228-001) (Quasi-Judicial) 2027-0004
31. 9b. Sale of beer and wine for on-premises consumption for Ocala YH88 LLC, doing business as Yummy House located at 2510 SW 27th Avenue Unit 103 (Parcel 23731-003-00) (Quasi-Judicial) 2027-0073
32. 9c. Resolution 2027-4 to utilize the downtown event zone to allow alcoholic beverage sales (beer, wine, and liquor) as part of the 2026 Ocala Art Festival Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25, 2026 (Quasi-Judicial) RES-2027-4
33. 9d. Ordinance 2026-35 to rezone approximately 4.26 acres of property located at 325 SE 24th Street (Parcel 30576-000-00) from PUD-RO, Office Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial) 2027-0151
34. 9e. Resolution 2027-5 for a Planned Development (PD) Plan and Standards Book (New Ocala MOB LLC PD) for property located at 325 SE 24th Street (Parcel 30576-000-00), approximately 4.26 acres (Case PD26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial). RES-2027-5
35. 9f. Amended and Restated Concurrency Development Agreement for KAS Ocala Limited Liability Company, pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes 2027-0150
36. 9g. Ordinance 2027-1 to amend the Code of Ordinances repealing Chapter 62, Taxation, Article III. - Local Business Tax, Section 22-356 and Section 10-33; and amending Sections 6-2, 10-205, 22-2, 22-32, 22-428, 54-32, 54-98, 110-3, 110-52, 122-921, 122-1198, 122-1210, 122-1214, 122-1216, 122-1224, 122-1225 and Appendix A, Article III, Section 6 by removing references to local business tax, business tax certificate, business tax receipt, and occupational license 2027-0152
37. 9h. Ordinance 2027-2, amending Sec. 90-2, Sec. 90-20, and Sec. 82-33, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, providing changes for definitions of “letter of map change” and “market value,” as well as provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding “repetitive flood damage” and “cumulative substantial improvement” 2027-0153
38. 9i. Ordinance 2027-3 representing a franchise fee agreement with Peoples Gas System, Inc, which grants a non-exclusive franchise to use the public rights-of-way of the City of Ocala for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a natural gas distribution system 2027-0154
39. 10. General Business
40. 10a. Waiver of the one-year wait period required by Section 122-134 to allow for the submittal of a rezoning application, concerning the recently approved Mockingbird Ridge PD, approximately 283.55 acres 2027-0078
41. 10b. Additional expenditures for the purchase of four fire apparatus units for Ocala Fire Rescue from Matheny Motor Truck Co. in the amount of $190,936 2026-2067
42. 10c. Contract with Commercial Industrial Corp. to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and services required to complete the Ocala International Airport Runway 36 Runway Safety Area Grading for a total expenditure not to exceed $379,282 2027-0008
43. 10d. Three-year agreement with Extreme Enterprises of Marion County, Inc. for cemetery grounds maintenance services with an estimated expenditure of $192,259 2027-0015
44. 10e. Three-year agreement with Squeekie Klean Landscaping LLC for City Complex grounds maintenance services with an estimated expenditure of $104,850 2027-0080
45. 10f. Three-year contract for janitorial services with Mega Services Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $38,460 annually and an aggregate expenditure of $115,380 2027-0070
46. 10g. Additional expenditures under the agreement for Underground Boring and Conduit Installation Services with Bellmore Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of $500,000 2027-0079
47. 10h. One-year renewal agreement with Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc. for utility outage reporting, outage management, and interactive voice response system in the estimated amount of $107,100 2027-0142
48. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
49. 12. City Manager's Report
50. 13. Ocala Police Department Report
51. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
52. 15. City Attorney's Report
53. 16. Public Comments
54. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
55. 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2027-0140
56. 18. Comments by Mayor
57. 19. Comments by City Council Members
58. 20. Adjournment

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