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:
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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 $500,0...
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