Submitted By: Payal Pandya
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-142 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to appropriate funds from the Stormwater Reserve for Contingencies account for continuing professional engineering services in the amount of $500,000
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Ocala (City) has expended the funds approved in this fiscal year’s budget for continuing professional engineering services (CPES). The City’s Engineering Department contacted Black & Veatch Corporation (Black & Veatch) to provide support to achieve Class 2 during the triennial re-verification process for the Community Rating System (CRS), Task Work Order (TWO) #7, and to provide professional services to conduct a preliminary engineering analysis to determine configurations or options available to increase the storage capacity of the two ponds on Silver Springs Blvd., Task Work Order (TWO) #9. Additionally, the Engineering Department desires to procure other engineering services through the remainder of the fiscal year.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
There are sufficient funds in the Stormwater Reserve for Contingencies Account to fund the CPES with an additional $500,000 to complete TWO#7 and TWO#9 and additional task work orders planned for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Staff recommends approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$500,000 will be transferred from the Stormwater Reserve for Contingencies account 158-099-999-538-81-99800 and appropriated to 158-020-430-538-53-31010.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
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ALTERNATIVE:
• Adopt with Changes
• Table
• Deny
BUDGET RESOLUTION 2025-142
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE STROMWATER RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT FOR continuing professional engineering services IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000
WHEREAS, to provide support in preparing for the Community Rating System to achieve Class 2 and re-verification process, Task Work Order #7, and to provide professional services to conduct a preliminary engineering analysis of the two ponds on Silver Springs Road to determine configurations or options available, Task Work Order #9; and
WHEREAS, an additional $500,000 will be required to cover these and future task work orders through the expiration of the initial contract term; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in the Stormwater Reserve for Contingencies account to fund these Task Work Orders.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, duly assembled in regular session, that the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget be amended as outlined below:
SOURCE:
158-099-999-538-81-99800 Stormwater Reserve for Contingencies ($500,000)
USE:
158-020-430-538-53-31010 Professional Services - Other $500,000
This resolution adopted this ______ day of ______________________, 2025.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Kristen M. Dreyer
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Reviewed for accounting accuracy & completeness:
By: _________________________________
Peter A. Lee
City Manager