City Council
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Agenda — 74 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the August 4, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 16, 2026
- 4a. Resolution honoring and celebrating the life of Mr. Whitfield Jenkins
- 4b. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Victoria Clifton
- 4c. Presentation of the Florida Lineworker Appreciation Proclamation to Ocala Electric Utility staff.
- 4b. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Victoria Clifton
- 4d. Ocala Electric Utility Receives Florida Municipal Electric Association’s Inaugural Utility Award of Excellence
- 4e. Presentation of the National Purple Heart Day Proclamation to Combat Engineer William James; Sergeant First Class Lonzo Douglas; and Military Police Officer John Bowles
- 5. Presentations
- 5a. The Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership annual presentation by Matt McCormick, President and CEO
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Budget Resolution 2026-152 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Fund Reserve for Fund Balance to purchase crime prevention supplies in the amount of $12,612
- 6b. One-year grant agreement with Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems for the Ocala Police Department Chaplain Program position in the amount of $99,779
- 6c. Budget Resolution 2026-153 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate grant funds received from Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. Health Systems for the Ocala Police Department Chaplain Program in the amount of $99,779
- 6d. First one-year renewal of contract for Supply and Delivery of Engineering Wood Fiber Services with Kempfer Sawmill, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $97,350
- 6e. Additional expenditures for the provision of natural gas services with TECO Peoples Gas and Mansfield Power and Gas LLC for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $75,000
- 6f. Purchase of three-phase meter test board from Tesco, The Eastern Specialty Company, totaling $51,186
- 6g. Budget Resolution 2026-154 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate grant funding from the Duke Energy Foundation in the amount of $9,200
- 6h. Resolution 2026-45 to approve Off-System Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements within City rights-of-way
- 6i. Appointment of David Layman to the Police Officers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees for a new two-year term ending August 6, 2028
- 6j. City Council meeting minutes
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 26 page break
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Ordinance 2026-27 to amend Chapter 106, Section 105 - Housing Incentive Fund revising criteria pertaining to affordable housing loan programs including length of terms, applicability, administrative process, and interest rates
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Ordinance 2026-17 to annex approximately 82.40 acres for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) (Case ANX26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial).
- 9b. Ordinance 2026-18 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 82.40 acres for property at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) from High Residential (County) to Low Intensity (City) (Case LUC26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9c. Ordinance 2026-22 to rezone approximately 82.40 acres for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) from A-1, General Agriculture (County) to PD, Planned Development (City) (Case PD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial).
- 9d. Public Hearing to consider Resolution 2026-47 for a PD Plan and Standards Book (Ocala 52 Partners PD) for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00), approximately 82.40 acres (Case PD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9e. Ordinance 2026-23 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Public, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case LUC26-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9f. Ordinance 2026-24 to rezone from R-1, Single- Family Residential, and B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located at the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case ZON26-0008) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9g. Ordinance 2026-25 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Low Intensity, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-003-00, 23472-002-00, and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 4.88 acres (Case LUC26-0004) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9h. Ordinance 2026-26 to rezone from R-3, Multi-Family Residential District, to INST, Institutional District, for properties located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-004-00 and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 2.99 acres (Case ZON26-0009) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Fiscal Year 2026-27 tentative millage rates: Basic City - 6.6177; District A - 1.7185; District B - 1.6332; District C - 1.4699
- 10b. Resolution 2026-46 providing for the reimposition of non-ad valorem Fire Assessments, establishing proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2026-27, directing preparation of the Fire Assessment Roll, setting a date for a public hearing, and directing publication and mailing notices of proposed Fire Assessments
- 10c. Contract with Sawcross, Inc. to provide and install a new dewatering rotary press at Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, in the amount of $1,648,000 plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total project budget not to exceed $1,812,800
- 10d. One-year renewal of the contract with CentralSquare for ongoing service and maintenance costs for asset management and work-order software, Lucity, with an estimated expenditure amount of $116,787
- 10e. Two-year agreement for roof restoration contractor services as-needed with Unicoat Industrial Roofing Corporation, not to exceed $300,000
- 10f. One-year contract with Bomac Construction Services, Inc. doing business as GH Street Sweeping for street sweeping services with an expenditure of $324,000
- 10g. Two-year renewal of the agreement with Tyndale Enterprises, Inc. to provide a managed uniform program for Ocala Electric Utility and Ocala Fiber Network in an amount not to exceed $160,000
- 10h. Utilization of the Florida Sheriffs Association agreement with Matheny Motor Truck Company for the purchase of two light rescue vehicles for Ocala Fire Rescue, in the amount of $890,634
- 10i. Task Work Order 26-05 with Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering, PLLC to design services for the relocation of Florida Department of Transportation Pond #3 at Ocala International Airport in the amount of $157,712
- 10j. Renewal of stop loss insurance coverage with HM Insurance Company for the City's self-funded medical and prescription drug plan for the October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, plan year in the amount of $2,315,271
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- - Introduction of new Director of Water Resources, Bryan Heller
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- - Reminder of City Auditor interviews on August 11
- 16. Public Comments
- - Inaugural City Path Graduation on Thursday, August 6th
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2026
- 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- 17c. Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June 30, 2026
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- - Clay Albright spoke on Code Enforcement concerns
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Shawn Fuller, 1332 SE Sanchez Ave, requested assistance with a surprise OEU bill
- 20. Adjournment
- - A concerned citizen discussed his concerns of the use of automatic license plate readers within Ocala
- - Mayor Marciano gave a brief update on the next steps for consideration of banning synthetic kratom
- - Mayor Marciano acknowledged the passing of Terry Crawford
- - Council Member Hilty urged transparency about a recent fraud perpetuated on the City
- - Council Member Dreyer requested an presentation from Mainstreet Ocala at an upcoming meeting on the status of Downtown and Midtown Ocala
- - Council President Bethea commended the Electric Utility department on the awards and dedication to training young people in the trades
- 74 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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