City Council
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Agenda — 78 items
- 1 Revised: Item 10a & 10b
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 3 Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Manager Peter Lee, City Attorney William Sexton, Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Assistant Finance Director Peter Brill, Director of Airport Matthew Grow, Planning Director Aubrey Hale, Budget Director Tammi Haslam, Community Development Services Director James Haynes, Director of Parks & Recreation Julie Johnson, HR/Risk Management Director Todd Swanson, City Engineer & Director of Water Resources Sean Lanier, Chief Financial Officer Janice Mitchell, Director of Public Works Darren Park, Director of Electric Utility Doug Peebles, Director of Ocala Fiber Network Mel Poole, IT Director Christopher Ramos, Strategic & Legislative Affairs Administrator Jeannine Robbins, Procurement & Contracting Officer Daphne Robinson, Growth Management Director Jeff Shrum, Chief of Staff Chris Watt, Ocala Police Dept Representative, IT Representative, The Press and other interested parties.
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the September 16, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on August 20, 2025
- 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Michael Hoffmann
- 4b. Presentation of the Give4Marion Day Proclamation to Ocala/Marion County Community Foundation President and Executive Director, Lauren DeIorio
- 4c. Presentation of the Constitution Week Proclamation to the Daughters of the American Revolution Regent, Rochelle Gerofsky
- 4d. Presentation of the Central Florida Community Action Agency Day Proclamation to CFCAA Board Member Dr. Gwendolyn B. Dawson
- 4e. Presentation of the Osceola Middle School Centennial Celebration Proclamation to Osceola Middle School Principal Renee Johnson
- 4f. Service Award – Sergeant Michael Diesso – Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service
- 4g. Service Award – Captain Anthony Vizzini – 25 Years of Service
- 5. Presentations
- 5a. Public Information Officer, Gregory Davis – Communications Update
- 5b. CEP annual presentation by Tamara Fleischhaker and Heather Shubirg
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Five-year Pole Attachment Agreement between the City of Ocala and Wire 3, LLC, outlining the terms for attaching telecommunications equipment to City-owned utility poles
- 6b. Second amendment to the Agreement for Management of the Fort King Tennis Center to incorporate a management services fee in an amount not to exceed $98,800
- 6c. Assignment of an airport hangar ground lease from Townley Engineering and Manufacturing to Tem2025Holdings, Inc.
- 6d. Renewal of the annual maintenance and support contract of VMWare for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $86,303
- 6b. See Item 7
- 6e. Minutes from September 3, 2025 meeting
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Ordinance 2025-41, amending Sec. 54-31 and 54-121, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, providing for maximum accumulation of waste and modifying the rate for multi-family units with roll-off compactors
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Permit for the sale of beer and wine for on-premises consumption for Genki Izakaya, LLC., doing business as Koto Hibachi Express Sushi and Bubble Tea, located at 3811 SW College Road (Parcel 2388-002-00)(Quasi-Judicial)
- 9b. Sale of beer, wine and liquor for on-premises consumption for Shelijen, LLC, doing business as, Staybridge Suites Ocala located at 4627 NW Blitchton Rd (Parcel 21509-001-02)(Quasi-Judicial)
- 9c. Resolution 2025-182 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 millage rates for the Downtown Development Districts at the current rates of 1.7185 (District A), 1.6332 (District B), and 1.4699 (District C)
- 9d. Budget Resolution 2025-183 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for the Downtown Development fund in the amount of $695,065
- 9e. Resolution 2025-184 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 millage rate for the City of Ocala at the current rate of 6.6177
- 9f. Budget Resolution 2025-185 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for the City of Ocala in the amount of $1,152,885,830
- 10. General Business
- 9c. Resolution 2025-182 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 millage rates for the Downtown Development Districts at the current rates of 1.7185 (District A), 1.6332 (District B), and 1.4699 (District C)
- 10a. Additional expenditures under the existing agreement with GFL Solid Waste Southeast LLC for solid waste disposal services in the amount of $1,719,574 for an estimated contract total of $19,368,574
- 10b. Award of a five-year contract to GFL Solid Waste Southeast, LLC, for the provision of solid waste disposal services with an approximate total expenditure of $19,412,250
- 10c. Seventh amendment to the agreement with Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. for single-stream curbside recycling with a yearly expenditure of $1,684,065
- 10d. Three-year contract award to Shellard Lighting Design, LLC, for holiday lighting and décor services in an aggregate amount not to exceed $508,023
- 10e. Expenditures for a contract with CenturyLink/Lumen Technologies for bandwidth/metropolitan area network circuits in the amount of $298,296
- 10f. Resolution 2025-41 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grant for the rehabilitation of the general aviation terminal apron in the amount of $2,664,891
- 10g. Resolution 2025-42 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grant to extend the runway safety area (Runway 36) in the amount of $225,850
- 10h. One year renewal with Read’s Uniforms, LLC, to provide fire rescue uniforms for an annual estimated expenditure of $138,000
- 10i. Collective bargaining agreements with the Police Officer Bargaining Unit and the Lieutenants and Sergeants Bargaining Unit of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #129 for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- 16. Public Comments
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- - Staff legislative priorities review
- 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- - O-Line Trolley update
- 17b. Flood Insurance Assessment Report
- - City staff recognition
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 20. Adjournment
- - Department Highlights
- - Unit Responses
- - Service calls update
- - Department Highlights
- - Request for Quit Claim Deed
- - Jason Tolbert, Resident, commented on homeless challenges
- - Lindsey Turner, Resident, concerns of homeless issues
- - Ride-along with Code Enforcement
- - Comments on Downtown Autumn decorations
- - Workout with the Mayor event
- - 9/11 Memorial request
- - Council Member Musleh thanked the public for supporting his reelection
- - Council President Dreyer encouraged the public to go vote
- 76 Adjourned at 5:53 pm
- 77 Minutes
- 78 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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