City Council
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Agenda — 67 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- - Public Notice for the July 15, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 10, 2025
- 4a. The Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Ashley Gerds
- 4b. Service Award - Doug Peebles - Director of Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service
- 5. Presentations
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Approve additional expenditures for field service assembly and testing services for power transformers under the agreement with Virginia Transformer in the estimated amount of $98,700
- 6b. Approve a task work order with McFarland Johnson, Inc. to provide design services for the T-Hangar Taxilane Rehabilitation project in the amount of $85,506
- 15a. Approve the Special Election Qualifying Procedures and Schedule
- 6c. Approve additional expenditures under the agreement with Chuck’s Stokes Electric of Central Florida, Inc. in the amount of $62,059 for a contract total of $502,059
- 6d. Approve expenditures for utility services provided by SECO Energy for Fiscal Year 2024-25 with an estimated expenditure of $76,000
- 6e. Approve the sale and purchase contract of Surplus Parcel #2260-171-009 to Laverne and Nathaniel Abiaka in the amount of $13,168
- 6f. Approve Jeff Shrum, Growth Management Director, and Tom Duncan, Transit Administrator, as designated “Officials” for the Federal Transit Administration Transit Award Management System
- 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-164 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate a donation for the development of current and future exhibits at the Discovery Center in the amount of $15,000
- 6h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-165 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate community donations for K-9 related expenses in the amount of $1,100
- 6i. Approve the purchase of various inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $160,838
- 6j. Approve appointment of and establish compensation for Dana Dammar as Assistant City Attorney
- 6k. Approve minutes from July 1, 2025 City Council meeting
- 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- 9a. Public Hearing to consider an amendment to a Site Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (New Old Town Village LLC) for approximately 38.9 acres located in the 4300-4600 block of E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcels 27028-004-03, 27028-004-00, 27028-004-01, 27029-000-02, 27028-003-00, and a portion of 2735-000-002) (DMA23-45430); this is the second of two public hearings; the first was held on June 9, 2025, before the Planning and Zoning Commission
- 9b. Adopt Resolution 2025-29 to abrogate a portion of NE 47th Court between Block I, Lot 2 and Block F, Lot 17 of Glynnwood Unit 1 as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 91, of the public records of Marion County, Florida (Parcels 2735-0006-017 & 2735-009-002) (Case ABR23-45418) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2025-29 to change the Future Land Use designation on approximately 0.78 acres for property located in the 1900 block of NE 49th Avenue (Parcels 2735-006-017 and 2735-009-002) from Neighborhood to Low Intensity (Case LUC23-45427) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9d. Adopt Ordinance 2025-30 to rezone approximately 6.83 acres for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcel 2735-000-002, 2735-009-001, 2735-009-002, 2735-006-017, and a portion of parcel 27028-004-03) from PD, Planned Development, R-1, Single-Family Residential, & B-2, Community Business, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD23-45431) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9e. Adopt Ordinance 2025-31 to rezone approximately 0.59 acres for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (a portion of 2735-000-002) from PD, Planned Development, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON23-45419) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9f. Adopt Resolution 2025-30 to approve a resolution for a Planned Development Plan and Standards Book for property located at the southwestern corner of the intersection at NE 49th Avenue and E Silver Springs Boulevard (Parcel 2735-000-002, 2735-009-001, 2735-009-002, 2735-006-017, and a portion of parcel 27028-004-03), approximately 6.83 acres (Case No. PD23-45431) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9g. Adopt Ordinance 2025-33 to rezone approximately 18.24 acres for the property located southwest of the intersection at SW 48th Avenue and SW 49th Place (Parcel 23832-000-00 and a portion of 23894-002-00) from R-3, Multi-Family Residential, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Adopt Resolution 2025-34 providing for the reimposition of non-ad valorem Fire Assessments, establishing proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2025-26, directing preparation of the Fire Assessment Roll, setting a date for a public hearing, and directing publication and mailing notices of proposed Fire Assessments
- 10b. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 tentative millage rates: Basic City - 6.6177; District A - 1.7185; District B - 1.6332; District C - 1.4699
- 10c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-166 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to provide a supplemental appropriation to reconcile cash balance forward accounts and for the continuation of projects not completed in Fiscal Year 2023-24 in the amount of $3,786,945
- 10d. Approve a task work order with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, for design services for the A12 Hangar Infrastructure project in the amount of $147,741
- 10e. Approve a task work order with McFarland Johnson, Inc. to provide design services for fuel farm expansion, aircraft wash pad and vehicle parking pads in the amount not to exceed $102,117
- 10f. Approve a contract between the City of Ocala and Cummins, Inc D/B/A Cummins Sales and Service for engine and transmission replacement services on an as-needed basis not to exceed $1,340,270
- 10g. Approve a one-year renewal with HM Insurance Group to provide stop-loss insurance for the City's self-insured health plan, with an expenditure of $1,977,347
- 10h. Approval of agreement with Marion County School Board for the School Resource Officer Program with receivables over three years of $5,946,781
- 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
- - City's storm preparation
- 17a. Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- 17b. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of May 31, 2025
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- - Department Highlights
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- 20. Adjournment
- - Unit Responses
- - Service calls update
- - Department Highlights
- - David Layman, 4567 NE 6th Street, commented on fiber installation issues
- - Jerry Lourenco, 2350 NW 27th Avenue, commented on the invitation to bid for the disposal of Class 1 and Class 3 solid waste
- - Recognition of the Parks & Recreation Department and Ocala Main Street for 4th of July celebration
- - Recognition of the Electric Department for storm response
- - Workout with the Mayor event scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 9 am, location Tuscawila Park
- 66 Adjourned at 5:44 pm
- 67 Minutes
- 68 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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