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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/17/2026 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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2027-0213 4a.ProclamationMayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Rebecca Chamberlain   Not available Not available
2027-0264 4b.ProclamationPresentation of the Mayor's Citizen Lifesaving Award to Heidi Eck, Chris Laudenslager, Pablo Suazo, Courtney Yancey and Nick Zalak   Not available Not available
2027-0214 4c.ProclamationService Award - Jacqueline Gutierrez - Ocala Electric Utility - 30 Years of Service   Not available Not available
RES-2027-7 6a.ResolutionResolution 2027-7 to sunset the Ocala Community Solar Subscription Program   Not available Not available
2027-0256 6b.Agenda ItemPurchase of inventory items for Electric Utility from Gresco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $51,745   Not available Not available
2027-0182 6c.Agenda ItemThree-year agreement with Tip Top Tree Experts, LLC, for palm tree inoculations and canopy tree services in an aggregate amount not to exceed $83,655   Not available Not available
BR-2027-108 6d.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2027-108 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Fund Reserve for Fund Balance for operating supplies for the Polar Patrol program in the amount of $2,492   Not available Not available
2027-0245 6e.Agenda ItemTwo-year agreement with Benet Incorporated for the provision of fire station supplies, with an estimated total expenditure of $74,591   Not available Not available
2027-0193 6f.Agenda ItemAward of the contract for rehabilitation of the Parker residence, located at 1704 SW Fifth Place, to The Ford Design Group, LLC, for a total project cost not to exceed $62,000   Not available Not available
RES-2027-8 6g.ResolutionResolution 2027-8 to approve an amendment to the City of Ocala’s Local Housing Assistance Plan for 2025-2028   Not available Not available
2027-0267 6h.Agenda ItemRequest from Habitat for Humanity of Marion County for reimbursement of fees associated with the production of an affordable housing unit on lot 2497-005-005 in the amount of $11,839   Not available Not available
2027-0268 6i.Agenda ItemRequest from Habitat for Humanity of Marion County for reimbursement of fees associated with the production of an affordable housing unit on lot 2856-003-003 in the amount of $5,935   Not available Not available
2027-0317 6j.Agenda ItemApprove reappointment of Austin Ridge to the Ocala Police Officers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees for a two-year term ending August 6, 2028   Not available Not available
2027-0321 6k.Agenda ItemCity Council meeting minutes   Not available Not available
ORD-2027-7 8a.OrdinanceOrdinance 2027-7, amending Sec. 54-121, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, modifying the billing option for multi-family units with roll-off compactors   Not available Not available
2026-2120 10a.Agenda ItemPurchase of physical security equipment from Morse Communications Inc., including digital cameras, building access controls, and alarms, with an estimated expenditure of $245,800   Not available Not available
BR-2027-109 10b.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2027-109 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration to support the City of Ocala’s public transit system, SunTran, and the purchase of one natural gas standby generator in the amount of $286,008   Not available Not available
2027-0172 10c.Agenda ItemAdditional funding for the annual Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair Services contract with Marion Rock, LLC in the amount of $600,000, increasing the existing contract not-to-exceed amount to $1,200,000   Not available Not available
2027-0261 10d.Agenda ItemTask work order number five with DRMP, Inc. for the provision of construction engineering and inspection services related to the State Road 464 at SE 25th Avenue Improvement project in the amount of $195,012   Not available Not available
2027-0190 10e.Agenda ItemThree-year agreement with Charles White Fence Inc. for stormwater fencing installation and repairs with an expected expenditure of $210,000   Not available Not available
2027-0251 10f.Agenda ItemPurchase of various inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $253,916   Not available Not available
2027-0207 10g.Agenda ItemUtilization of the Electric Rate Stabilization Reserve Funds to offset power cost under-collections in the amount of $7,000,000 and carry forward of $3,005,487 to Fiscal Year 2026-27 to absorb the total Fiscal Year 2025-26 under-collection of $10,005,487   Not available Not available
RES-2027-9 10h.ResolutionResolution 2027-9 to approve the Emergency Solutions Grant program agreement between the City of Ocala and Marion County for outreach services in the amount of $100,000   Not available Not available
BR-2027-110 10i.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2027-110 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to accept and appropriate Emergency Solutions Grant program funding from Marion County for outreach services in the amount of $100,000   Not available Not available
2027-0269 10j.Agenda ItemAsbestos, lead, and mold testing three-year contract for DK Environmental Construction Services, Inc., and PbO3 Environmental Monitoring, LLC in an amount not to exceed $150,000   Not available Not available
2027-0270 10k.Agenda ItemPurchase of one automatic aid chest compression device (Lucas Device) and two LifePak 35s from Stryker Sales Corporation utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $139,687   Not available Not available
2027-0250 10l.Agenda ItemOne-year renewal with Read’s Uniforms, LLC, to provide fire rescue uniforms for an annual estimated expenditure of $138,000   Not available Not available
2027-0259 11a.Agenda ItemInternal Audit Memo on the Manual Operations During a Multi-Day Wide Area Network Outage Tabletop Exercise   Not available Not available
2027-0260 17a.Informational ItemsContracts Fully Executed Under $50,000   Not available Not available