City Council
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Agenda — 72 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the October 3, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on September 9, 2026
- 4a. Central Florida Community Action Agency Day Proclamation
- 4b. Fire Prevention Week Proclamation to Ocala Fire Chief Clint Welborn
- 5. Presentations
- 4b. Fire Prevention Week Proclamation to Ocala Fire Chief Clint Welborn
- 5a. 2026 Citywide Team Engagement Survey Results by Jeannine Robbins
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Contract for rehabilitation of the Suggs Cadet-Hopson residence located at 631 West Silver Springs Place to Florida Home Contractors, Inc. for a total project cost not to exceed $98,000
- 6b. Purchase and installation of a slide for Fire Station Six with J.C.I. Stanford and Son Inc. in the amount of $61,500
- 6c. First Amendment to an agreement with North Florida Container and Truck Repair, LLC for dumpster painting and repair services with a maximum expenditure of $95,000
- 6d. Utilization of the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Marathon Equipment Company for the purchase of a 34-cubic-yard roll-off compactor from Sunbelt Waste Equipment in the amount of $51,000
- 6e. SunTran 2026-2029 Title VI Plan update
- 6f. Resolution 2027-1, approving and supporting an application for a State Revolving Fund loan in the amount of $200,000 for the Water Treatment Plant No. 2 project and designating the Council President and City Manager to execute related documents
- 6g. Purchase of various inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $57,457
- 6h. Updated Tri-Party Net Metering Agreement Template for the City’s Net Metering Program
- 6i. City Council meeting minutes
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. 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
- 8b. 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”
- 8c. Ordinance 2027-3 representing a franchise fee agreement with Peoples Gas System, a Division of Tampa Electric Company, 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
- 25 page break
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Resolution 2027-2 to adopt the Ocala Transportation Improvement Plan Fiscal Year 2026-27
- 9b. Permit for the sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption for Circle K Stores, Inc., doing business as Circle K #6867, at their new store currently under construction, located at 4755 W. Hwy 40 (Parcel 22854-000-00) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Task work order number 56 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the provision of additional professional engineering and design services related to the Northeast Eighth Avenue Improvement project in the amount of $62,180
- 10b. Contract with Genesis Construction & Management, Inc. for the provision of all labor, materials, equipment, and services required to construct 15 bus stop shelters for a total expenditure not to exceed $317,515
- 10c. Agreement for business creation, retention, and attraction services with the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership in the amount of $190,000
- 10d. Purchase of ShinMaywa pumps and equipment from Power & Pumps, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026-27 with an estimated annual expenditure of $300,000
- 10e. Purchase of Grundfos pumps and consumable parts from FJ Nugent and Associates, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026-27 with an estimated annual expenditure of $450,000
- 10f. Purchase of Sulzer pumps and equipment from Hydra Service, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2027 with an estimated annual expenditure of $450,000
- 10e. Purchase of Grundfos pumps and consumable parts from FJ Nugent and Associates, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026-27 with an estimated annual expenditure of $450,000
- 10g. Contract with Extreme Enterprises of Marion County for grounds maintenance services at Ocala Wetland Recharge Park in an amount not to exceed $147,535
- 10h. Budget Resolution 2027-101 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to accept and appropriate $837,458 in Public Transportation Grant Agreement funds from the Florida Department of Transportation, $788,775 in matching funds from the City of Ocala, $210,865 in matching funds from Marion County, and $220,000 in program income to support the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, for a total amount of $2,057,098
- 10i. Budget Resolution 2027-102 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Ocala Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $4,694,694
- 10j. Purchase of citywide information technology equipment in the estimated amount of $645,800
- 10k. Purchase data backup system from Dell Technologies with an estimated expenditure of $112,015
- 10l. Purchase of Infoblox software upgrade and virtualization in the amount of $136,770
- 10m. Annual renewal of Computer Information Systems software and interfaces totaling $172,944
- 10n. Renewal of the one-year contract with PCN-Strategies for Getac In-Car Video and Body Camera computer-aided hardware and software with an estimated expenditure amount of $229,279
- 10o. Vote for two applicants to be appointed to the Ocala Municipal Arts Commission for the remainder of four-year terms ending March 1, 2028, and March 1, 2030
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- - City Hall Elevator Repair Update
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- - Sunset Song Series - October 9 at 7pm at Citizen's Circle
- 16. Public Comments
- - Haunted Trail - October 17 at 7pm at Fort King National historic Landmark
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- - Ocala Fine Arts Festival (FAFO) to be held October 24 & 25, 2026 downtown
- 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- - Women in Business Symposium - October 15 at 5:30pm at Mary Sue Rich Community Center
- 17b. Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of August 31, 2026
- - State of the City - October 21 at the Reilly Arts Center
- 17c. Power Cost Adjustment Report - August 2026
- - Council Member Dreyer requested a preview for road closures associated with FAFO to ensure downtown business access during the event
- 17d. Mutual Aid Assistance Expense
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- 20. Adjournment
- - Mayor Marciano provided an update on a recent undercover sting operation targeting underage Kratom sales
- - Equine Parade to occur downtown on Saturday, October 10 starting at 9am
- - Council Member Hilty requested volunteers for the Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraiser
- 70 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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