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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Revised
Meeting date/time: 8/4/2026 4:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Ocala City Hall 110 SE Watula Avenue Second Floor - Council Chambers Ocala, Florida https://www.ocalafl.gov/meetings
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2026-1890 4a.Agenda ItemResolution honoring and celebrating the life of Mr. Whitfield Jenkins   Not available Not available
2026-1283 4b.ProclamationThe Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Victoria Clifton   Not available Not available
2026-1696 4c.Agenda ItemPresentation of the Florida Lineworker Appreciation Proclamation to Ocala Electric Utility staff.   Not available Not available
2026-1827 4d.Agenda ItemOcala Electric Utility Receives Florida Municipal Electric Association’s Inaugural Utility Award of Excellence   Not available Not available
2026-1844 4e.ProclamationPresentation of the National Purple Heart Day Proclamation to Combat Engineer William James; Sergeant First Class Lonzo Douglas; and Military Police Officer John Bowles   Not available Not available
2026-1800 5a.PresentationThe Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership annual presentation by Matt McCormick, President and CEO   Not available Not available
BR-2026-152 6a.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-152 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Fund Reserve for Fund Balance to purchase crime prevention supplies in the amount of $12,612   Not available Not available
2026-1760 6b.Agenda ItemOne-year grant agreement with Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems for the Ocala Police Department Chaplain Program position in the amount of $99,779   Not available Not available
BR-2026-153 6c.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-153 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate grant funds received from Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. Health Systems for the Ocala Police Department Chaplain Program in the amount of $99,779   Not available Not available
2026-1697 6d.Agenda ItemFirst one-year renewal of contract for Supply and Delivery of Engineering Wood Fiber Services with Kempfer Sawmill, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $97,350   Not available Not available
2026-1781 6e.Agenda ItemAdditional expenditures for the provision of natural gas services with TECO Peoples Gas and Mansfield Power and Gas LLC for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $75,000   Not available Not available
2026-1793 6f.Agenda ItemPurchase of three-phase meter test board from Tesco, The Eastern Specialty Company, totaling $51,186   Not available Not available
BR-2026-154 6g.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-154 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate grant funding from the Duke Energy Foundation in the amount of $9,200   Not available Not available
RES-2026-45 6h.ResolutionResolution 2026-45 to approve Off-System Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements within City rights-of-way   Not available Not available
2026-1857 6i.Agenda ItemAppointment of David Layman to the Police Officers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees for a new two-year term ending August 6, 2028   Not available Not available
2026-1875 6j.Agenda ItemCity Council meeting minutes   Not available Not available
ORD-2026-27 8a.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-27 to amend Chapter 106, Section 105 - Housing Incentive Fund revising criteria pertaining to affordable housing loan programs including length of terms, applicability, administrative process, and interest rates   Not available Not available
2026-1540 9a.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-17 to annex approximately 82.40 acres for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) (Case ANX26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial).   Not available Not available
2026-1541 9b.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-18 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 82.40 acres for property at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) from High Residential (County) to Low Intensity (City) (Case LUC26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1846 9c.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-22 to rezone approximately 82.40 acres for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00) from A-1, General Agriculture (County) to PD, Planned Development (City) (Case PD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial).   Not available Not available
RES-2026-47 9d.ResolutionPublic Hearing to consider Resolution 2026-47 for a PD Plan and Standards Book (Ocala 52 Partners PD) for property located at 5575 SW 52nd Street (Parcel 23835-000-00), approximately 82.40 acres (Case PD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1847 9e.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-23 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Public, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case LUC26-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1848 9f.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-24 to rezone from R-1, Single- Family Residential, and B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located at the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23476+001-00), approximately 4.06 acres (Case ZON26-0008) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1849 9g.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-25 to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Low Intensity, for property located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-003-00, 23472-002-00, and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 4.88 acres (Case LUC26-0004) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1850 9h.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-26 to rezone from R-3, Multi-Family Residential District, to INST, Institutional District, for properties located in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street (Parcel 23472-004-00 and a portion of 23472-001-00), approximately 2.99 acres (Case ZON26-0009) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
2026-1777 10a.Agenda ItemFiscal Year 2026-27 tentative millage rates: Basic City - 6.6177; District A - 1.7185; District B - 1.6332; District C - 1.4699   Not available Not available
RES-2026-46 10b.ResolutionResolution 2026-46 providing for the reimposition of non-ad valorem Fire Assessments, establishing proposed rates for Fiscal Year 2026-27, directing preparation of the Fire Assessment Roll, setting a date for a public hearing, and directing publication and mailing notices of proposed Fire Assessments   Not available Not available
2026-1461 10c.Agenda ItemContract with Sawcross, Inc. to provide and install a new dewatering rotary press at Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, in the amount of $1,648,000 plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total project budget not to exceed $1,812,800   Not available Not available
2026-1525 10d.Agenda ItemOne-year renewal of the contract with CentralSquare for ongoing service and maintenance costs for asset management and work-order software, Lucity, with an estimated expenditure amount of $116,787   Not available Not available
2026-1756 10e.Agenda ItemTwo-year agreement for roof restoration contractor services as-needed with Unicoat Industrial Roofing Corporation, not to exceed $300,000   Not available Not available
2026-1786 10f.Agenda ItemOne-year contract with Bomac Construction Services, Inc. doing business as GH Street Sweeping for street sweeping services with an expenditure of $324,000   Not available Not available
2026-1792 10g.Agenda ItemTwo-year renewal of the agreement with Tyndale Enterprises, Inc. to provide a managed uniform program for Ocala Electric Utility and Ocala Fiber Network in an amount not to exceed $160,000   Not available Not available
2026-1830 10h.Agenda ItemUtilization of the Florida Sheriffs Association agreement with Matheny Motor Truck Company for the purchase of two light rescue vehicles for Ocala Fire Rescue, in the amount of $890,634   Not available Not available
2026-1832 10i.Agenda ItemTask Work Order 26-05 with Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering, PLLC to design services for the relocation of Florida Department of Transportation Pond #3 at Ocala International Airport in the amount of $157,712   Not available Not available
2026-1840 10j.Agenda ItemRenewal of stop loss insurance coverage with HM Insurance Company for the City's self-funded medical and prescription drug plan for the October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, plan year in the amount of $2,315,271   Not available Not available
2026-1804 17a.Informational ItemsPower Cost Adjustment Report - June 2026   Not available Not available
2026-1828 17b.Informational ItemsFully Executed Contracts Under $50,000   Not available Not available
2026-1836 17c.Informational ItemsMonthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June 30, 2026   Not available Not available