City Council
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Agenda — 85 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the August 19, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on July 16, 2025
- 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Angie Lewis
- 4b. Presentation of the National Grief Awareness Day Proclamation to Yolanda Mitchum, Grief Recovery Method Specialist and Founder of H3Haven, Inc.
- 4c. Presentation of the National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day Proclamation to Founder of Picking up the Pieces Michelle Pepin
- 4d. Presentation of the Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day Proclamation to Marty Penuel, retired OEU employee, and representatives from Ocala Electric Utility
- 4e. Service Award - Andrew Blaire - Ocala Fire Rescue - 15 Years of Service
- 4f. Service Award - Carolyn Giese - Finance Department - 20 Years of Service
- 4g. Service Award - Kenneth Jamerson - Ocala Fiber Network - 20 Years of Service
- 4h. Service Award - Sergeant Brandon Sirolli - Ocala Police Department - 20 Years of Service
- 5. Presentations
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Approve award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Brown residence located at 617 NW First St. to 2W Construction Corporation, for a total project cost not to exceed $87,000
- 6b. Approve award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Brown residence located at 110 SW 24th Avenue to 2W Construction Corporation with a total project cost not to exceed $57,100
- 6c. Approve an Affordable Housing Incentive Fund disbursement to Delva One Construction, LLC for the construction of a new single-family affordable housing unit at 1316 NW Eighth Street, in an amount not to exceed $5,699
- 6d. Approve an Affordable Housing Incentive Fund disbursement to Delva One Construction, LLC for the construction of a new single-family affordable housing unit in the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Agency subarea, in an amount not to exceed $9,303
- 6e. Approve the utilization of Sourcewell’s cooperative purchasing agreement with Marathon Equipment Company for the purchase of a 34-cubic-yard roll-off compactor from Tampa Crane & Body in the amount of $51,725
- 6f. Approve the partial release of a utility easement encumbering Parcel 35512-001-00
- 6g. Approve the release of a utility easement encumbering Parcels 35512-001-00, 35512-001-01, 35512-001-03, 35512-001-08, 35512-001-09, 35512-001-10, 35512+001-01, 35512-001-04, and 35512-002-00
- 6h. Approve the release of a utility easement encumbering Parcels 22854-000-00 and 22852-000-00
- 6i. Approve Emerson Pointe Phase 3 Conceptual Subdivision
- 6j. Approval of the Developer’s Agreement for Winding Oaks Residential Phase 2
- 6k. Approval of the Developer’s Agreement for Winding Oaks Residential Phase 4
- 6l. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-173 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a community donation for the National Night Out event in the amount of $500
- 6m. Approval of and authorization for City Council President to execute an assurance and support letter to Dennis W. Michaud for the West Oak Ocala 1 Business, LLC multifamily housing project component of the Pine Oaks Redevelopment Project
- 6n. Adopt Resolution 2025-35 designating an administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals; designating an administrative official responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying proposed plats or replats
- 6o. Approve additional expenditures under the Municipal Election Agreement with the Marion County Supervisor of Elections for the City of Ocala’s September 16, 2025, Special Election in the amount of $54,236
- 6p. Approve reappointment of Brian Cretul to a two-year term ending August 6, 2027, and appointment of David Layman to an unexpired two-year term ending August 6, 2026, on the Police Officers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees
- 6q. Approve appointment of Ethan White to an expired four-year term ending March 1, 2028, on the Board of Adjustment
- 6r. Approve minutes from August 5, 2025 City Council meeting
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Introduce Ordinance 2025-35 to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-1AA, Single-Family Residential, for property located approximately 320 feet east of the intersection at NE 31st Street and NE Jacksonville Road (Parcel 24728-000-00) approximately 7.23 acres (Case ZON25-0010) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 8b. Introduce Ordinance 2025-36 to rezone approximately 1.59 acres for the property located at 458 NW First Street (Parcel 2855-005-000) including two contiguous parcels to the east (Parcel 2855-009-000 and 2855-006-000) from R-3 (Multi-Family Residential) and B-3C (Community Redevelopment Area Mixed Use 2 District), to B-4, (General Business), Case ZON25-0009 (Quasi-Judicial)
- 8c. Introduce Ordinance 2025-37 to rezone approximately 0.45 acres for the property located at 3235 SE Maricamp Road (Parcel 29793-002-02) from B-2, Community Business, to SC, Shopping Center (Case ZON25-0011) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 8d. Introduce Ordinance 2025-38 to annex 39.33 acres comprised of two parcels located in the 5100 block along the south side SW 20th Street
- 8e. Introduce Ordinance 2025-39 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 39.33 acres comprised of two parcels (Parcel 23311-000-00 & Parcel 23817-004-00) located in the 5100 block, along the south side of SW 20th Street from High Intensity (County) to Medium Intensity/ Special District (City)(Case LUC24-45705) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 8f. Introduce Ordinance 2025-40 to rezone approximately 39.33 acres of property comprised of two parcels (Parcel 23311-000-00 & 23817-004-00) located in the 5100 block, along the south side of SW 20th Street from R-3, Multi- Family Residential (County), to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45706) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Adopt Resolution 2025-36 to abrogate a 12-foot-wide alleyway lying east of Lots 10 through 18 and west of Lots 1 through 9, Block 7 of the Meadow View Plat as recorded in Plat Book B, Page 233, of the public records of Marion County, Florida (Parcel 28574-007-01, 28574-007-03, 28574-07-10 and 28574-007-14), approximately 1.12 acres (Case ABR24-0019) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2025-34, amending Sec. 90-20, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, providing for limitations on enclosures under elevated buildings located in flood hazard areas
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Approve Redevelopment Agreement for Project Hometown - Downtown Ocala Marriott AC between the City of Ocala and Domach, LLC, with total City incentives not to exceed $5,619,644
- 10b. Approve Parking Agreement for Project Hometown - Downtown Ocala Marriott AC for dedicated parking spaces in the second City parking garage
- 10c. Approve the utilization of State of Florida’s alternative source agreement with Canon U.S.A., Inc., for citywide copier and printer services with an estimated expenditure of $957,096
- 10d. Approve one-year renewal of contract with Tyler Technologies for ongoing service and maintenance costs for the City's financial and human resource enterprise software, Munis, with an estimated expenditure amount of $321,089
- 10e. Approve renewal of the contract with Wrike, Inc, for cloud-based project management and collaboration software with an estimated expenditure amount of $122,760
- 10f. Approve a 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 $113,938
- 10g. Approve the utilization of OMNIA Partners’ cooperative purchasing agreement with Synnex Corporation for the purchase of a new digital backup storage system for the Ocala Police Department’s Information Technology Department in the amount of $118,364
- 10h. Approve additional expenditures under the agreements with Marion Tree Trimming and Stump Removal, LLC, and Flyway Access, LLC, for citywide tree trimming and removal services in an amount of $90,000 for a contract total not to exceed $1,341,980
- 10i. Approve an interlocal agreement with Marion County for the Emerald Road Extension project in an amount not to exceed $2,332,730
- 10j. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-174 appropriating funds from Marion County for the Emerald Road Extension Project in the amount of $1,760,400
- 10k. Approve award of the contract for the SW 43rd Court and SW 20th Street signalization project to Traffic Control Devices, LLC, in the amount of $1,110,732
- 10l. Approve award of the contract for construction services for the annual sidewalk maintenance and repair program to Marion Rock, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $600,000
- 10m. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Pace Analytical Services, LLC, for environmental water testing in the amount of $105,000
- 10n. Approve one-year renewal agreements for continuing professional engineering services with multiple firms for citywide projects requiring engineering services
- 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
- - Skate Park Ground Breaking Ceremony
- 15a. Approval of and authorization for City Council President to execute a letter of support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed repeal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission standards for fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs), published under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124
- - Comments on Downtown Vision and CRAs
- 16. Public Comments
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- - Department Highlights
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Unit Responses
- 20. Adjournment
- - Service calls update
- - Department Highlights
- - State Road 200 update
- - Council Member Mansfield shared his experience visiting the town of Newbridge in Ireland
- - Council Member Bethea shared his experience attending the Florida League of Cities Conference
- - Adjourned at 6:16 pm
- 85 Minutes
- 86 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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