City Council
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Agenda — 74 items
- 1 Revised 3/2: Added 4b, 10b. Renumbered Section 10.
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- - Public Notice for the March 3, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 29, 2026
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- 4a. Presentation of the Flood Awareness Week Proclamation to City Engineering Department Director, Sean Lanier; Civil Engineer, Payal Pandya; and to Civil Engineer, Austin Cash
- 4b. Recognition of Ocala Police Department Excelsior Award by the Commission of Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation
- 5. Presentations
- 5a. Engineering & Water Resources Department Director, Sean Lanier - Ocala Vulnerability Assessment
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. One-year lease for office space at Ocala International Airport with Ascente Aviation LLC, with a monthly receivables amount of $1,369
- 6b. Annual renewal of the office and hangar lease with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for lease-year revenues of $54,874
- 6c. One-year renewal of contract with Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., for specialty grounds maintenance services with expenditure amount not to exceed $72,600
- 6d. Resolution 2026-15 to approve and adopt the Marion County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
- 6e. Reappointment of Jane Cosand to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029
- 6f. Reappointment of Dustin Magamoll to the Board of Adjustment for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030
- 6g. Appointment of Erica Gibb to the Board of Adjustment for the remainder of an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2028
- 6h. Reappointment of Michael Kroitor and Shirley J. Wright to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for new three-year terms ending March 1, 2029
- 6i. City Council meeting minutes
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Ordinance 2026-9 to adopt recommended changes to actuarial assumptions and methods for the City of Ocala General Employees' Pension Plan, as outlined in the 2014-2024 Experience Study
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Ordinance 2026-7 to rezone approximately 2.26 acres for properties located in the 1400 block of NE 14th Street (Parcel 26496-005-00 & 26496-005-01) from RO, Residential Office, and R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-3, Multi- Family Residential (Case ZON25-0016) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9b. Ordinance 2026-8 to rezone two properties totaling approximately 30.49-acres located at 5019 W Silver Springs Blvd and the parcel adjacent to the east (Parcel 23180-000-00 & 23176-003-00) from PD, Planned Development, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON25-0018) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 10. General Business
- 10a. One-Year renewal of Agreement for Tree Trimming and Line Clearance Services with Davey Tree Expert Company in an amount not to exceed $2,541,543
- 10b. Contract extension and expansion for Supervisory Control Data Acquisition Software Services with Survalent Technology Corporation for a total initial cost of $339,541
- 10c. Five-year renewal with Davenport Group for server virtualization software, VMware, maintenance and support in an estimated expenditure of $171,648
- 10d. Utilization of a cooperative purchasing agreement with Government Finance Officers Association for consulting services in an amount not to exceed $233,000
- 10e. Three-year Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., to provide citywide geographic information system software with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $180,900
- 10f. One-year renewal of contract service agreement with American Pipe & Tank, Inc, for the provision of wastewater services with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $100,000
- 10g. One-year renewal of contract with Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., for ground maintenance services in an amount not to exceed $261,900
- 10h. First Amendment to the Agreement for Third Party Liability/Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Services between the City of Ocala and PMA Management Corp. renewing the agreement for an additional three-year term and establishing a total contract sum not to exceed $802,239
- 10i. Continued utilization of the State of Florida’s contract with WEX Bank for fuel card services for renewal term expenditures in an amount not to exceed $96,000
- 10j. Utilization of a cooperative purchasing agreement with Iteris, Inc., for the purchase of traffic signal travel time readers with connected vehicle capability in the amount of $384,000
- 10k. Purchase and Sale Agreement for approximately 6.65 acres of real property located east of NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., identified by Parcel ID: 25502-000-00, in an amount not to exceed $550,000
- 10l. Budget Resolution 2026-130 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the Stormwater Reserve for Contingency account to purchase parcel 25502-000-00 in the amount of $550,000
- 10m. Budget Resolution 2026-131 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation for the design and construction of fuel farm, wash rack, and parking concrete pads in the amount of $478,285 and transfer funds from the Reserve for Projects account in the amount of $119,572
- 10n. Three-year renewal of the lease with Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida LLC at the Ocala International Airport for annual rent and fees of approximately $410,374
- 10o. Three-year renewal of the lease with Avis/Budget Rental Car, LLC, at the Ocala International Airport for annual rent and fees of approximately $310,368
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- - Family Fun Day, Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, location Tuscawilla Park
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- - Public School Planning Official (PSPO) meeting, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, location Live Stock Pavillion
- 16. Public Comments
- - PCA update
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - January 2026
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 17b. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- - Unit Responses
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Service calls update
- 20. Adjournment
- - Department Highlights
- - Lourene Ek, 5907 SW 59th Street, Ocala, FL, read words of wisdom to City Council from past presidents
- - Jason Tolbert, 201 NE 37th Court, Ocala, FL, thanked the Ocala Police Department and Mayor Marciano for their community support efforts
- - Larry Johnson, 5360 NE 16th Street, Ocala, FL, requested an honorary street be named after his late father
- - Darnitha Johnson, CEO, Royal Queen's Apartment Founder, commented on domestic violence/child abuse/sexual assault awareness education
- - Dr. Manes Pierre, requested Mayor Marciano investigate time fraud allegedly committed by an Ocala police officer
- - Jean Rickman, Economic Development Coordinator for Congresswoman Kat Cammack, 2630 SE 3rd Street, Ocala, FL, commented on the Fiscal Year 2027 congressional appropriations for programmatic/language requests
- - Dignity House visit
- - Internet Crimes Against Children Program
- - Council Member Hilty shared his wonderful experience visiting Washington, D.C., to discuss public utility challenges
- 72 Adjourned at 5:24 PM
- 73 Minutes
- 74 _______________________________ ________________________________ Ire J. Bethea Sr. Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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