City Council
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Agenda — 71 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 2a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the August 5, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 26, 2025
- 4a. Presentation of the National Purple Heart Day Proclamation to Stephen Petty, U.S. Army, Captain; John Webb, U.S. Army, Captain; F.L. Brown, U.S. Army, Sergeant; Henry Bolding, U.S.M.C., Lance Corporal; Reginald Nealy, U.S.M.C., Corporal and Vito Giammanco, U.S. Army, Specialist
- 4b. Presentation of a lifesaving award to Orange Theory members Rafael Rosa, Mike Crimi, Tom Culpepper, and Katie Freeman, by Ocala Fire Chief Clint Welborn
- 5. Presentations
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Approve the award of a two-year contract to Ayopa, Inc., for the provision of grounds maintenance services at the City Complex with a maximum expenditure of $57,999
- 6b. Approve the purchase of industrial products and services for tile and hard floor restoration from Saniglaze International, LLC, utilizing the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule with an aggregate expenditure of $85,000
- 6c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-167 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant from the State of Florida in the amount of $47,099
- 6d. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation engineering services with McFarland Johnson, Inc
- 6e. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation engineering services with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC
- 6f. Approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 renewal of GrayKey forensic software in the amount of $69,520
- 6g. Approve minutes from July 15, 2025 City Council meeting
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 8a. Introduce 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
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Approve award of the contract for construction services for Phase 3 of the SW 44th/46th Avenue Four-Lane Expansion Project to Commercial Industrial Corp. in the amount of $3,433,678, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure not to exceed $3,777,046
- 10b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-168 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax reserve for contingencies account for Phase 3 of the SW 44th/46th Avenues Four-Lane Expansion project in the amount of $3,777,046
- 10c. Approve Task Work Order No. 10 with Black & Veatch Corporation for Professional Engineering Services to prepare the City’s revised Federal Emergency Management Agency Floodplain Zone AE model, letter of map revisions package, and corresponding request for additional information responses in the amount of $186,243
- 10d. Approve Grant Agreement 25PLN17 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the completion of an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000
- 10e. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-169 appropriating funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to complete an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000
- 10f. Approve Task Work Order No. 51 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering services related to the creation and implementation of a Stormwater Master Plan for the City of Ocala in the amount of $462,170
- 10g. Approve one-year renewal of the contract with Odyssey Manufacturing Company for liquid sodium hypochlorite 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 $625,000
- 10h. Approve the purchase of Hendrix cable system from Marmon Utility, LLC, with an estimated expenditure of $168,534
- 10i. Approve a sixteen-month multi-award contract for emergency standby tree trimming and line clearing to The Davey Tree Expert Co. and Burford’s Tree, Inc. with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $220,000
- 10j. Approve one-year renewal of the Agreement for Fuel Supply and Transfer Services with Petroleum Traders Corporation in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000
- 10k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-170 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to cover a projected deficit in the Fleet Management account in the amount of $395,000
- 10l. Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Wear Gloves, Inc. for annual litter control and drain and inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $433,472
- 10m. Approve the re-award of contract for stormwater grounds maintenance services for the City’s southeast section to Southern Charm Mowing & Landscaping, LLC in the amount of $367,780
- 10n. Approve a one-year renewal of the agreement for elevator and lift preventative maintenance and repair services in the amount of $225,000
- 10o. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-171 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to recognize a General Fund transfer into the Bank Loan Series 2022 debt fund in the amount of $4,226,252
- 10p. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-172 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Ocala Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $3,938,144
- 10q. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation insurance premiums and authorize the Human Resources/Risk Management Director to execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of $2,642,504
- 11. Internal Auditor's Report
- 11a. Internal Audit Report Issued – Unannounced Cash Counts Audit
- 12. City Manager's Report
- 13. Ocala Police Department Report
- 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- 15. City Attorney's Report
- - Budget workshop update
- 16. Public Comments
- - Notification letter and permit application for private fiber vendors
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- 17a. Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 17b. Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2025
- - Department Highlights
- 17c. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June 30, 2025
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- - Unit Responses
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Service calls update
- 20. Adjournment
- - Department Highlights
- - John Barber, 101 SE Silver Springs Boulevard, #206, commented on the CSX rail line
- - Charles Calhoun, 9735 SW 92nd Court, spoke on the veteran community
- - Sheriff's Office special operations
- - Splash pad update
- - Public Works Department recognition
- - Council Member Hilty commented on the FMEA conference and recognized the Ocala Electric Department
- - Council Member Musleh thanked the community for their support
- - Council President Dreyer requested the City install a ramp in the Council Chambers before the next meeting
- 70 Adjourned at 5:11 pm
- 71 Minutes
- 72 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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