City Council
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Agenda — 63 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the July 21, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 3, 2026
- 4a. Service Award - Priscilla Davis - Recreation & Parks - 20 Years of Service
- 4b. Service Award - Alton Peebles, Jr. - Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service
- 4c. Service Award - Linda Roos - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service
- 4d. Service Award - Captain Sandra Duryea - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service
- 5. Presentations
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Five-year Pole Attachment Agreement between the City of Ocala and BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, doing business as AT&T Florida, outlining the terms for attaching telecommunications equipment to City-owned utility poles
- 6b. Second Amendment to Agreement with Powerserve Technologies, Inc. to Extend Delivery Deadline and Increase Contract Amount by $82,721
- 6c. Contract for environmental water testing services with Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc., for a not to exceed amount of $66,517
- 6d. Annual renewal of GrayKey forensic software for $74,740
- 6e. Additional funding of $6,367 for the emergency rental of a 25-ton air conditioner from Sunbelt Rentals in the amount of $10,403
- 6f. City Council meeting minutes
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Ordinance 2026-22 to rezone approximately 82.10 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).
- 8b. 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)
- 8c. 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)
- 8d. 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)
- 8e. 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)
- 25 page break
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Ordinance 2026-21 amending Chapter 43, Article V, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida (Police Officers' Retirement System), to conform to the 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Ocala and the Fraternal Order of Police
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Additional expenditure for the purchase of two auto transformers from PTI Transformers, Inc., in the amount of $1,100,000
- 10b. Contract with Robert Daniel Dean, Sr., doing business as C & M Lawncare and Tree Service for grounds maintenance services at Ocala Wetland Recharge Park in an amount not to exceed $110,250
- 10c. Second amendment to contract with Polydyne, Inc. for liquid polymer supply and delivery services at Water Treatment Plant No. 1, Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, and Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $250,000
- 10d. Three-year contract for janitorial services with JJ Holding and Services, LLC in the amount of $35,700 annually and an aggregate expenditure of $107,100
- 10e. Fourth Amendment to agreement with Wear Gloves, Inc. for the final one-year renewal term of the contract for annual litter control and drain inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $539,682
- 10f. Second Amendment to agreement with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC for continuing professional general aviation engineering services
- 10g. Second Amendment to agreement with McFarland Johnson, Inc for continuing professional general aviation engineering services
- 10h. Resolution 2026-44 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grant to design Taxiway A Holding Bay in the amount of $178,558
- 10i. Budget Resolution 2026-151 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $178,558 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match of $9,398 from the Airport reserve for projects account to design taxiway-A Holding Bay for a total cost of $187,956
- 10j. Continue the grant application process for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Grant to fund the Real Time Crime Center project in the amount of $1,300,000
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 12a. Discuss interview date for Internal Auditor
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- - Introduction of Jameel Barnes, new Procurement Director
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- - Update on July 11th storms
- 16. Public Comments
- - Travel Leisure Magazine recognized Ocala as one of the eight best U.S. cities to live in
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- 17a. Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of May 31, 2026
- 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Christopher Dippon, 1612 NE 25th Ave, Lot B, discussed a road rage incident and expressed concern about his experience with OPD
- 20. Adjournment
- - Alicia Gonzalez Julias, 5565 SW 8th Loop, spoke on the death of her brother from Kratom
- - Ian Crawford, 900 SE 3rd Ave, discussed his near-death experience from taking 7 Stacks Kratom Hydrogen Blend
- - Mayor Marciano discussed options on banning Kratom sales within Ocala
- - Mayor Marciano recognized Community Housing Services Director James Haynes for his efforts in finding housing for those in need
- - Council Pro Tem Musleh spoke in remembrance of former council member Charlie Ruse
- - Council President Bethea commended staff for a quick recovery following storms on July 11
- 63 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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