City Council
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Agenda — 75 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- a. New Employees
- 3. Public Notice
- 4 Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Manager Peter Lee, City Attorney William Sexton, Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, City Clerk Angel Jacobs, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Finance Director Peter Brill, City Projects Director Tye Chighizola, Planning Director Aubrey Hale, Budget Director Tammi Haslam, Community Development Services Director James Haynes, Director of Parks & Recreation Julie Johnson, HR/Risk Management Director Devan Kikendall, 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.
- 4. Proclamations and Awards
- 4a. Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to April McDonald
- - Public Notice for the February 18, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on January 10, 2025
- 4b. Presentation of the Ocala Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Month Proclamation to Regent, Ocala Chapter Renée Coventry, and to fellow Daughters of the Ocala Chapter, NSDAR
- 4c. Presentation of the Engineers Week Proclamation to Alan Garri on behalf of Florida Engineering Society
- 4d. Service Award - Captain Charles Eades - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service
- 5. Presentations
- 6. Consent Agenda
- 6a. Approve the award of development opportunity to, and an Affordable Housing Agreement with, the Ocala Housing Authority to construct and rent an affordable housing unit on surplus property (Parcel ID: 2195-131-000) located in West Ocala.
- 6b. Approve the award of a two-year contract to Commercial Buildings Management LLC, d/b/a Liberty Maintenance Service, LLC, for the provision of janitorial services for City Hall and the Citizen Service Center in the amount of $81,219
- 6c. Approve additional expenditures on the contract with Wrike, Inc., for the deployment of additional cloud-based project management and collaboration services for an increased aggregate expenditure of $55,825
- 6d. Approve one-year renewal with Dell Technologies for software and hardware maintenance and support in an estimated expenditure of $90,779
- 6e. Approve the release of a perpetual ingress and egress easement granted by J.A. and Lillian Perry
- 6f. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-131 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate additional funds from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for online sting operations in the amount of $20,538
- 6g. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-132 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer funds from the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Area fund reserves to the West Ocala Redevelopment Area grants account in support of affordable housing initiatives being implemented in the West Ocala CRA subarea totaling $50,000
- 6h. Approve reappointment of Dr. Barbara Brooks and Luzonia Waters to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, to the Brownfields Advisory Committee
- 6i. Approve reappointment of Dr. Barbara Brooks and Elgin Carelock to new four-year terms expiring on March 1, 2029, to the West Ocala Redevelopment Advisory Committee
- 6j. Approve reappointment of Karl Kunz and Greg Blair to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, on the East Ocala Redevelopment Advisory Committee
- 6k. Approve reappointment of Ted Schatt to a new four-year term ending on March 1, 2029, to the Downtown Ocala Redevelopment Subarea Advisory Committee
- 6l. Approve reappointment of Floyd Hershberger and Clark Yandle to new four-year terms ending March 1, 2029, to the North Magnolia Redevelopment Advisory Committee
- 6m. Approve reappointment of Brent Malever to the Board of Adjustment for a four-year term ending March 1, 2029
- 6n. Approve reappointment of Anthony Ortiz and Charlie Varney to the General Employees Retirement Plan System Board of Trustees for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028
- 6o. Approve reappointment of Rick Hugli to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a three-year term ending March 1, 2028
- 6p. Approve reappointment of Darrell O’Kain and appointment of Camellia Loojune to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028
- 6q. Approve reappointment of Tucker Branson and Kevin Lopez to the Planning & Zoning Commission for three-year terms ending March 1, 2028
- 6r. Approve reappointment of Phil Howell to the Ocala Tree Commission for a four-year term ending March 1, 2029
- 6s. Approve reappointment of Glen Fiorello to the Firefighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees for a two-year term ending October 4, 2026
- 6t. Approve minutes from January 21, 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. Open a public hearing to review the Transit Development Plan annual progress report
- 9b. Adopt Ordinance 2025-16 to rezone from M-1, Light Industrial, O-1, Office, MH, Mobile Home Park, and RO, Residential Office, to INST, Institutional, for properties located at 2211 Northeast 14th Street and 1409 Northeast 22nd Avenue (Parcel 26394-000-00 and 26392-000-00), approximately 5.57 acres (Case ZON24-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9c. Adopt Ordinance 2025-17 to rezone approximately 16.43 acres for property located approximately 40 feet north of the intersection of NE 28th Street and NE 23rd Avenue (Parcel 24278-000-01) from RO, Residential Office, R-1, Single-Family Residential, and R-2, Two-Family Residential, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45765) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 9d. Adopt Resolution 2025-14 for a PD Plan and Standards Book for property located approximately 40 feet north of the intersection of NE 28th Street and NE 23rd Avenue (Parcel 24278-000-01, approximately 16.43 acres (Case No. PD24-45765) (Quasi-Judicial)
- 39 page break
- 10. General Business
- 10a. Approve the purchase of an Altec AT48M bucket truck utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $215,006
- 10b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-133 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate funds for the purchase of an Altec AT48M bucket truck in the amount of $215,006
- 10c. Approve a two-year renewal of the contract with Airgas USA, LLC, for the provision of liquid carbon dioxide supply and delivery services in the amount of $284,000
- 10d. Approve award of a contract for the rehabilitation of the Carter Residence, located at 2516 NW Second St., to Newson Construction & Consulting, LLC, for a total project cost not to exceed $110,150
- 10e. Approve a one-year renewal for underground and aerial fiber optic cable installation services on an as-needed basis from Service and Technology Network Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,300,000
- 10f. Approve a one-year renewal of the agreement with Crystal Communications, Inc., for Alcatel-Lucent network equipment and software for network upgrades in an amount not to exceed $190,000
- 10g. Approve the award of a three-year contract to Thorn Run Partners for federal lobbying and advocacy services with an aggregate expenditure amount of $216,000
- 10h. Approve a Developer’s Agreement with B I Realty, LLC and RaceTrac, Inc. facilitating a roadway realignment of SW 40th Avenue, infrastructure improvements, and relocation of a city lift station located generally at 4040 W Silver Springs Boulevard, along with the property located directly to the south (Parcel 22866-000-02 and 22866-000-03)
- 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
- - Lineman Competition
- 16. Public Comments
- - Airport Master Plan workshop scheduled for February 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM
- 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- - Public Sanitation meeting postponed
- 17a. Informational Item regarding the Mutual Aid Agreement for Operational Assistance between the Ocala Police Department and the Gainesville Police Department
- 17b. Executed Contracts Under $50,000
- - Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- 18. Comments by Mayor
- 19. Comments by City Council Members
- - Unit Responses
- 20. Adjournment
- - Service calls update
- - Steven Janoski, 1900 NE 50th Avenue, expressed concern regarding halfway houses
- - Step Challenge update
- - Healthy Ocala
- - Council Member Musleh advised he will not be present at the next meeting
- - Adjourned at 5:17 pm
- 74 Minutes
- 75 _______________________________ ________________________________ Kristen M. Dreyer Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk
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