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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/15/2026 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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2026-2201 4a.ProclamationPresentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Kimberly Wilkerson   Not available Not available
2026-2052 4b.ProclamationPresentation of the National Arts and Humanities Month Proclamation to Jaye Baillie, Executive Director for the Marion Cultural Alliance at Brick City Center for the Arts   Not available Not available
2026-2181 4c.ProclamationPresentation of the Give4Marion Proclamation to the Community Foundation for Ocala/Marion County CEO, Lauren Deiorio   Not available Not available
2026-2050 4d.ProclamationPresentation of the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation to representatives of Ocala Chamber and Economic Partnership   Not available Not available
2026-2165 4e.ProclamationService Award - Captain Jason Craig - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of Service   Not available Not available
2026-2177 5a.PresentationPresentation of the State of Downtown by Ocala Main Street Executive Director, Sara Lambert   Not available Not available
2026-1835 6a.Agenda ItemContinued utilization of the cooperative purchasing agreement with Precision Sidewalk Safety Corp. for the provision of concrete sidewalk trip hazard repairs with an expenditure not to exceed $75,000   Not available Not available
BR-2026-162 6b.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-162 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Fort King Heritage Foundation for professional concept plan design services for the Fort King Visitor and Education Center in the amount of $6,400   Not available Not available
2026-2038 6c.Agenda ItemKinward at Heathbrook Conceptual Subdivision Plan   Not available Not available
2026-2046 6d.Agenda ItemAward the 2026 Ocala International Airport Airfield Paint Project to Florida Airfield Maintenance, JV, in the amount of $74,329   Not available Not available
BR-2026-163 6e.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-163 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funding from the Ocala Airport Reserve for Construction for the 2026 Ocala International Airport Airfield Paint project in the amount of $74,329   Not available Not available
BR-2026-164 6f.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-164 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to reimburse overtime and operating expenditures related to community policing education and programs totaling $36,883   Not available Not available
2026-2056 6g.Agenda ItemAgreement to accept Victims of Crime Act grant funds received from the State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $59,412   Not available Not available
BR-2026-165 6h.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-165 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate Victims of Crime Act grant funds received from the State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $59,412   Not available Not available
BR-2026-166 6i.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-166 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Reserve for Fund Balance for the purchase of a tested dual-purpose K-9 in the amount of $13,300   Not available Not available
BR-2026-167 6j.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-167 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiative Program grant in the amount of $22,730   Not available Not available
BR-2026-168 6k.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-168 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiative Program grant in the amount of $1,256   Not available Not available
RES-2026-55 6l.ResolutionResolution 2026-55 to approve the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership Annual Report for program closeout year 2023-2024   Not available Not available
2026-2094 6m.Agenda ItemExpenditures under the contract with Vestwell Holdings for Gradifi Solutions - Student Loan Reimbursement Program in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-27   Not available Not available
2026-2101 6n.Agenda ItemDonation of one surplus vehicle to Belleview High School with a valuation of $4,813   Not available Not available
BR-2026-169 6o.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-169 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate prior year City match funds in the amount of $47,222   Not available Not available
2026-2206 6p.Agenda ItemCity Council meeting minutes   Not available Not available
ORD-2026-35 8a.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-35 to rezone approximately 4.26 acres of property located at 325 SE 24th Street (Parcel 30576-000-00) from PUD-RO, Office Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
BR-2026-170 9a.Budget ResolutionResolution 2065-170 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 millage rates for the Downtown Development Districts at the current rates of 1.7185 (District A), 1.6332 (District B), and 1.4699 (District C)   Not available Not available
BR-2026-171 9b.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-171 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget for the Downtown Development fund in the amount of $856,159   Not available Not available
BR-2026-172 9c.Budget ResolutionResolution 2026-172 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 millage rate for the City of Ocala at the current rate of 6.6177   Not available Not available
BR-2026-173 9d.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-173 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget for the City of Ocala in the amount of $1,269,705,929   Not available Not available
BR-2026-174 10a.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-174 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funding from the Affordable Housing Incentive Fund Reserves to provide an affordable housing development loan for Madison Oaks East, LLC in the amount of $460,000   Not available Not available
2026-2088 10b.Agenda ItemPurchase of S&C Electric’s TripSaver II reclosers in an estimated amount of $121,008   Not available Not available
2026-2037 10c.Agenda ItemExpenditure on utility services provided by Duke Energy, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in an estimated amount of $140,000   Not available Not available
RES-2026-56 10d.ResolutionResolution 2026-56 to accept a Public Transit Grant Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Ocala for operational funding for the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, in the amount of $837,458   Not available Not available
2026-2061 10e.Agenda ItemContract for construction services for the Ocala Fiber Network Administration Building with Master Builders Development Group, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $258,756   Not available Not available
2026-2066 10f.Agenda ItemAdditional expenditures under the Florida Department of Management Services contract for the purchase of tires, tubes, and services in the amount of $250,000 for an increased aggregate expenditure of $710,000   Not available Not available
2026-2195 10g.Agenda ItemFive-year agreement with Premise Health Employer Solutions, LLC, for management and operation of the City of Ocala Employee Health Clinic, with Fiscal Year 2026-27 expenditures not to exceed $1,876,566   Not available Not available
2026-2194 10h.Agenda ItemRenewal of Employment Agreement for City Clerk, Angel Jacobs   Not available Not available
2026-2193 10i.Agenda ItemRenewal of Employment Agreement for Police Chief, Michael Balken   Not available Not available
2026-2191 10j.Agenda ItemRenewal of Employment Agreement for City Manager, Peter Lee   Not available Not available
2026-2192 10k.Agenda ItemRenewal of Employment Agreement for City Attorney, William Sexton   Not available Not available
2026-2204 11a.Agenda ItemSupply Chain Cyber Security Incident Final Report   Not available Not available
2026-2130 17a.Informational ItemsFully Executed Contracts Under $50,000   Not available Not available