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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/2/2023 4:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Ocala City Hall 110 SE Watula Avenue Second Floor - Council Chambers Ocala, Florida https://ocalafl.org/meetings
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2023-0865 3a.ProclamationHistoric Preservation Month Proclamation will be presented to Breah Miller, Planner II; Gus Gianikas CRA Manager; Shari D. Ausley, Chair-Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board; Christina Anne Snook, Vice Chair-Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board; Matt Grow, Board Member-Historic Ocala Preservation Society, and to Pamela Stafford, Board Member - Historic Ocala Preservation Society   Action details Video Video
2023-0879 3b.ProclamationJewish American Heritage Month Proclamation will be presented to Rabbi Yossi Hecht, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Ocala, Florida   Action details Video Video
2023-0958 3c.ProclamationDrinking Water Week Proclamation will be presented to Sean Lanier, Water Resources Director and City Engineer; Rusella Bowes-Johnson, Water Resources Assistant Director; Robyn Preston, Manager of Water Treatment & Reclamation; Ryan Tassa, Lead Water Treatment Plant Operator; and to the Water Operators   Action details Video Video
2023-0959 3d.ProclamationAndrea Ditto, Chair of the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association Region XI, will be presenting the Best-Tasting Drinking Water 2023 Region XI award to Sean Lanier, Water Resources Director and City Engineer; Rusella Bowes-Johnson, Water Resources Assistant Director; Robyn Preston, Manager of Water Treatment & Reclamation; Ryan Tassa, Lead Water Treatment Plant Operator; and to the Water Operators   Action details Video Video
2023-0974 3e.ProclamationAmerican Wetlands Month Proclamation will be presented to Sean Lanier, Water Resources Director and City Engineer; Rusella Bowes-Johnson, Water Resources Assistant Director; Robyn Preston, Manager of Water Treatment and Reclamation; and to Gabriela Sullivan, Water Resources Conservation Coordinator   Action details Video Video
2023-0989 3f.ProclamationProclamation calling for a General Election for Tuesday, September 19, 2023   Action details Video Video
2023-0951 6a.Public HearingOpen a public hearing concerning a Chapter 163 Development Agreement for approximately 26.63 acres of property located on the east side of SW 43rd Court in the 3600 block (across from Saddlewood Elementary) (DMA23-45165). This is the first of two public hearings. The second and final public hearing is scheduled for May 16, 2023, at 4:00 pmOpened a Public Hearing  Action details Video Video
BR-2023-137 8a.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2023-137 amending the Fiscal Year 2022 - 2023 budget to provide a supplemental appropriation to reconcile cash balance forward accounts and for the continuation of projects not completed in Fiscal Year 2021 - 2022 in the amount of $77,167,433AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0863 8b.Agenda ItemApprove one-year renewal with All Seasons Landscape Contractors, Inc. for street sweeping services in the amount of $239,640ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0881 8c.Agenda ItemApprove contract with R&R Builders, LLC, for the rehabilitation of the Pennington residence located at 322 NE 12th Avenue for a total project cost not to exceed $157,100ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0953 8d.Agenda ItemApprove Community Development Block Grant-Corona Virus Grant Sub-Recipient Agreement with the Greater Ocala Community Development Corporation to execute a micro-business loan program in the amount of $200,000ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0956 8e.Agenda ItemApprove a three-year contract with The Fishel Company for third party pole attachment analysis services for Ocala Electric Utility in the estimated amount of $900,000ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0979 8f.Agenda ItemApprove the purchase of electric meters from Wesco Distribution, Inc. with an estimated expenditure of $250,000PulledPass Action details Video Video
RES-2023-26 8g.ResolutionAdopt Resolution 2023-26 approving an amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) 449858-1-94-01 with the Florida Department of Transportation for design and construction of the north T-hangar access road in the amount of $500,000AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0990 8h.Agenda ItemApprove the Legal Services Agreement with Roper, P.A. for outside counsel servicesApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0996 8i.Agenda ItemApprove appointment of and establish compensation for Jared R. Gainey as Assistant City AttorneyApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1040 8j.Agenda ItemApprove settlement in the matter of Cynthia Haile v. the City of Ocala, Florida in the amount of $100,000ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1078 8k.Agenda ItemApprove a two-year contract with C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. for the Transportation Rehabilitation Improvement Program with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $5,000,000ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-0915 9a.Agenda ItemApprove the First Amendment to the Contract for Sale and Purchase of property between the City of Ocala and Newco Homes of Ocala Inc.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
BR-2023-138 9b.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2023-138 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget to appropriate $500,000 in additional grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation and transfer an additional $125,000 from the Airport reserve for contingencies account for design and construction of the north T-hangar access road for a total amount of $625,000ApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-0982 9c.Agenda ItemApprove renewal of Trakit software maintenance with Superion LLC for six months at an estimated expenditure of $23,512ApprovedPass Action details Not available
BR-2023-139 9d.Budget ResolutionAdopt Budget Resolution 2023-139 amending the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget to appropriate funds from the reserve building fund for related expenses in the amount of $57,012ApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1005 9e.Agenda ItemApprove appointment of Antoinette Hunt to the Brownfields Advisory Committee for an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2027ApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-0930 9f.Agenda ItemAccept the grant of an avigation easement from TBMI II, LLC, over property located on the east side of SW 60th Avenue, between SW 31st Street and SW 38th Street, approximately 61.39 acresApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1032 9g.Agenda ItemApprove College Park Townhomes Final Plat (SUB22-44997)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1033 9h.Agenda ItemApprove Heath Preserve Phase 1 and 2 Final Plat (SUB22-44738)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1037 9i.Agenda ItemApprove estoppel certificate as required by the fixed base operator lease with Sheltair Aviation Ocala, LLCApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1036 9j.Agenda ItemApprove Supervisor of Elections recommendation for the 2023 Early Voting periodApprovedPass Action details Not available
2023-1077 9k.Agenda ItemApprove Regular Meeting City Council Minutes from April 18, 2023ApprovedPass Action details Not available
ORD-2023-45 11a.OrdinanceIntroduce Ordinance 2023-45 revising the language in section (7) c. 1. increasing the General Employees Retirement System benefit multiplier from 1.0% to 1.3%. The benefit for current retirees, Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) members, and vested terminated members shall change to reflect the 1.3 percent multiplier for all years of service prospectively beginning with the October 1, 2023 payment   Action details Video Video
ORD-2023-46 11b.OrdinanceIntroduce Ordinance 2023-46 concerning a zoning change to R-3, Multi-family Residential, for approximately 15 acres of property located on the east side of SW 43rd Court in the 3600 block (across from Saddlewood Elementary) (Case ZON23-45169) (Quasi-Judicial)   Action details Video Video
2023-0945 17d1.Informational ItemsPower Cost Adjustment Report - March 2023   Action details Not available
2023-0949 17d2.Informational ItemsMonthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of March 31, 2023   Action details Not available
2023-0954 17d3.Informational ItemsExecuted Contracts Under $50,000   Action details Not available