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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2024 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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2024-1515 4a.ProclamationProclamation and Plaque honoring Professor Ira Holmes   Not available Video Video
RES-2025-2  ResolutionAdopt Resolution 2025-2 honoring Professor Ira Holmes as “Chairman Emeritus” of the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board   Not available Video Video
2024-2217 4b.ProclamationThe National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation will be presented to the Director of Information Technology (IT) Department Christopher Ramos and IT Department Staff   Not available Video Video
2024-2316 4c.ProclamationThe Public Power Week Proclamation will be presented to Doug Peebles, Director of Ocala Electric Utility; Tyler Puckett, Supervisor, Public Education, Outreach & Administration; Tammy Warren, Public Education & Outreach Coordinator; and OEU Staff members   Not available Video Video
RES-2025-1 6a.ResolutionAdopt Resolution 2025-1 approving the City of Ocala's State Housing Initiatives Partnership Annual Report for program closeout for the 2021-2022 funding cycle   Not available Not available
BR-2025-100 6b.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-100 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership grant program in the amount of $14,050   Not available Not available
BR-2025-101 6c.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-101 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to appropriate funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Reserve for Fund Balance account for software-related expenses in the amount of $39,000   Not available Not available
2024-2242 6d.Agenda ItemApprove additional expenditures under the agreement for city-wide pressure washing services in the amount of $50,000   Not available Not available
2024-2246 6e.Agenda ItemApprove the Winding Oaks Commercial Phase 1 Revision Conceptual Subdivision Plan, SUB24-45665   Not available Not available
2024-2247 6f.Agenda ItemApprove Partial Termination of Developer’s Agreement and Amendments for the Paddock Park Commercial Center   Not available Not available
2024-2295 6g.Agenda ItemApprove additional contract expenditures with The Notice Company, Inc. for claims administration services in the amount of $54,646   Not available Not available
BR-2025-102 6h.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-102 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to support additional expenditures for the fire fee reimbursement process through a transfer from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account totaling $54,646   Not available Not available
2024-2298 6i.Agenda ItemApprove additional expenditures under the contract with Allen, Norton, & Blue for the provision of labor and employment legal services in the amount of $64,000   Not available Not available
BR-2025-103 6j.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-103 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to support additional employment legal services contract expenses totaling $64,000   Not available Not available
2024-2357 6k.Agenda ItemApprove an access and utility easement agreement between City of Ocala, (Grantor), Mercy Village LLLP (Tenant/Grantee), and Saving Mercy Corporation (Landlord/Grantee)   Not available Not available
2025-0001 6n.Agenda ItemApprove minutes from September 17, 2024 City Council meeting   Not available Not available
2024-2249 6l.Agenda ItemApprove the Contract for Sale and Purchase of surplus parcel #22525-001-00 to Aashka and Rose Group, LLC totaling $9,164   Not available Video Video
2024-2250 6m.Agenda ItemApprove the Contract for Sale and Purchase of surplus parcel #2848-001-002 to Aashka and Rose Group, LLC totaling $14,981   Not available Not available
ORD-2025-1 8a.OrdinanceIntroduce Ordinance 2025-1 to rezone approximately 4.63 acres for property located at 1712 SE Lake Weir Avenue (Parcel 2920-010-008) from INST, Institutional to B-2A, Limited Community Business (Case ZON24-45752) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2025-2 8b.OrdinanceIntroduce Ordinance 2025-2 to rezone approximately 8.85 acres of a 9.16 acre property located in the 2600 block of NE 36th Avenue (Parcel 24241-010-00) from M-1, Light Industrial, to M-2, Medium Industrial (Case ZON24-45799) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
2024-2169 9a.Agenda ItemApprove the sale, production, and distribution of beer, wine, and liquor for on-premise consumption, on-premise consumption outside of an enclosed building, and off-premise consumption for Midtown Eateries, LLC d/b/a Midtown Eateries (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
2024-2244 9b.Agenda ItemApprove Community Development Services’ application for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Grant in the amount of $7,000,000   Not available Video Video
2024-1895 10a.Agenda ItemApprove the first renewal and additional expenditures under the Agreement for Underground Boring and Conduit Installation Services with Bellmore Enterprises, Inc. for the new contract amount of $3,000,000   Not available Video Video
2024-2066 10b.Agenda ItemApprove the use of multiple cooperative purchasing agreements for the purchase of citywide information technology equipment in the estimated amount of $565,260   Not available Video Video
BR-2025-104 10c.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-104 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate $790,550 in Public Transportation Grant Agreement funds from the Florida Department of Transportation and $796,550 in local matching funds to support the Ocala/Marion County Public Transit System, SunTran, for a total amount of $1,587,100   Not available Video Video
2024-2216 10d.Agenda ItemApprove Fiscal Year 2024-25 umpire referee services expenses in the amount of $110,000   Not available Video Video
2024-2231 10e.Agenda ItemApprove the Second Amendment to the Agreement for SunTran Transit Management Services with RATP Dev USA, Inc. with an anticipated aggregate expenditure amount of $11,010,410   Not available Video Video
2024-2237 10f.Agenda ItemApprove a one-year contract renewal for holiday lighting services to Rileigh’s Outdoor in an amount not to exceed $170,000   Not available Video Video
2024-2239 10g.Agenda ItemApprove three-year agreements for continuing professional architectural services with various firms for citywide projects requiring architectural services   Not available Video Video
2024-2245 10h.Agenda ItemApprove utilizing the State of Florida contract for the purchase of tires, tubes, and services with an aggregate annual expenditure of $275,000   Not available Video Video
2024-2283 10i.Agenda ItemApprove annual agreement for business creation, retention, and attraction services with the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership in the amount of $190,000   Not available Video Video
2024-2293 10j.Agenda ItemApprove contract award to Morse Communications, Inc., for monitoring and support services related to the upgrade of the City’s phone system in the amount of $821,983   Not available Video Video
BR-2025-105 10k.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2025-105 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer building-related expenses and revenues from the General Fund to the newly created Building Fund totaling $4,836,433   Not available Video Video
2024-2292 10l.Agenda ItemApprove the Fiscal Year 2024-25 annual renewal of maintenance and support services for Computer Information Systems’ computer-aided dispatch software in an amount not to exceed $135,318   Not available Video Video
2024-2205 10m.Agenda ItemVote for one applicant to fill an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2027 on the Recreation Commission   Not available Video Video
2024-2233 17a.Informational ItemsCritical purchase of emergency environmental restoration services rendered by ETC Services on June 20, 2024, in the amount of $50,106   Not available Not available
2024-2241 17b.Informational ItemsPower Cost Adjustment Report - August 2024   Not available Not available
2024-2251 17c.Informational ItemsMonthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of August 31, 2024   Not available Not available