110 SE Watula Avenue  
Ocala, FL 34471  
Ocala  
City Council  
Synopsis  
www.ocalafl.gov  
4:00 PM  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Mayor Ben Marciano  
Present:  
Pro Tem Ire J. Bethea Sr  
Council Member James P. Hilty Sr  
Council Member Barry Mansfield  
Council Member Jay A. Musleh  
Council President Kristen M. Dreyer  
a.  
New Employees  
- Carey Hamilton, Facilities Management  
- Savanna Rodriguez, Facilities Management  
- Zachary Glover, Public Works  
- Carlos Torres, Public Works  
3.  
Public Notice  
Public Notice for the January 7, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on December 3,  
2024  
4.  
Proclamations and Awards  
Presentation of the National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month  
4a.  
Proclamation to Ocala Police Department Detective Crystal Blanton and Advocate  
Donna Guinn, and to Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Osthed Henrik and  
Nicholas Sutliff  
Presentation of the National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists’ Week Proclamation  
to Ocala CRNA and resident Donna Varadin  
4b.  
4c.  
Presentation of the Marion County’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Day  
Proclamation to Dwanette Dilworth and Paola Leaman  
5.  
6.  
Presentations  
Consent Agenda  
Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote.  
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of Council or the public  
request specific items to be removed for separate discussion and action.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve additional expenditures under the agreement for city-wide printer and copier  
services in the estimated amount of $90,000  
6a.  
6b.  
6c.  
6d.  
6e.  
6f.  
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos  
Approve a five-year contract with five one-year renewals to provide network services to  
the School Board of Marion County with revenue in the amount of $6,960,000  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
Approve the administrative costs for SunTran’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget as required  
by Section 341.071 of the Florida Statutes  
Presentation By: Tom Duncan  
Approve November 2024 outside counsel invoices for general city business legal  
services in the amount of $648  
Presentation By: William E. Sexton  
Approval of and authorization to execute First Amendment to Developer’s Agreement  
between the City of Ocala, Florida and Sunbelt Land Fund I-Ocala South, LLC  
Presentation By: William E. Sexton  
Approve appointment of Rick Gullett to the Utility Advisory Board for the remainder of  
an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2026  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve appointment of Joshua DeMonte to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory  
Board for the remainder of an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2026  
6g.  
6h.  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve City Council meeting minutes from December 17, 2024  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
7.  
8.  
Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion  
Should any items be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, they will be discussed at  
this time.  
Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances  
(Second and Final Reading - January 21, 2025)  
Introduce Ordinance 2025-15 to rezone 1.14 acres from R-2, Two-Family Residential, to  
R-3, Multi-Family Residential, for property located in the 700 block of SW Third Street  
(Parcel 2848-002-001) (Case: ZON24-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)  
8a.  
Jay A. Musleh  
Introduced By:  
9.  
Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances  
Adopt Resolution 2025-9 to amend the Florida Professional Park (formerly known as  
Shady Road) Planned Unit Development, to amend a note prohibiting parking in the  
front yard along SW 34th Street Road (also known as SW 24th Avenue) relating to a  
2.78-acre property located northwest of intersection at SW 32nd Place and SW 24th  
Avenue (Case No. PH24-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)  
9a.  
Presentation By: Endira Madraveren  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
General Business  
Approve Task Work Order #39 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the provision  
10.  
10a.  
10b.  
10c.  
of engineering services related to the update of the City’s Wastewater Master Plan in the  
amount of $117,000  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve award of a five-year contract to A.C.M.S., Inc. d/b/a Heart of Florida  
Environmental for the disposal of City wastewater treatment plant biosolids in their  
landfill with an aggregate expenditure of $2,867,850  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve one-year renewal of Construction Services Agreement with Miller Pipeline,  
LLC, for Water Resources Improvement Program Projects in the amount of $2,000,000  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve a six-month contract with Marcum Enterprises, LLC, for sidewalk maintenance  
and repair projects with a maximum expenditure of $236,012  
10d.  
10e.  
10f.  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve the purchase of 14 R-Mag circuit breakers for various substations from  
WESCO Distribution in the amount of $608,153  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for  
the provision of design services for SunTran transit facility site and building  
improvements in the amount of $368,247  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Ring Power Corporation for the  
purchase of a National 20-ton boom crane truck in the amount of $302,069  
10g.  
Presentation By: Liza Warmuth  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve the purchase of emergency audio/visual warning devices utilizing a Sourcewell  
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with East Coast Emergency, Inc., with an aggregate  
expenditure of $300,000  
10h.  
Presentation By: Liza Warmuth  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Approve a two-year contract award to American Cable Electric, LLC, for the provision  
of underground conduit installation services in the aggregate amount of $1,600,000  
10i.  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-124 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to  
appropriate the City of Ocala’s Community Development Block Grant allocation totaling  
$501,396  
10j.  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
11.  
12.  
Internal Auditor's Report  
City Manager's Report  
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Sanitation Work Session rescheduled for February 13, 2025  
Council Member board appointments will remain unchanged  
Drone show update  
13.  
14.  
Ocala Police Department Report  
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Police Department Year in Review  
Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops  
Berkeley Pointe update  
Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report  
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Ocala Fire Rescue update  
Unit Responses  
Call type Spotlights  
Department Highlights  
15.  
City Attorney's Report  
Attorney-client shade meeting scheduled for January 21, 2025, at 3:15 pm  
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16.  
17.  
Public Comments  
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Manny Camps commented on actions by Ocala Police Officers  
Rock Gibboney commented on human trafficking prevention  
Informational Items and Calendaring Items  
- Monday, January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - City offices closed  
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - City Council meeting - 4:00 pm - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - City Council Workshop: Sanitation - 12:00 pm, Council  
Chambers  
Power Cost Adjustment Report - November 2024  
17a.  
Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
17b.  
18.  
Comments by Mayor  
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Healthy Ocala Step Challenge  
19.  
20.  
Comments by City Council Members  
Adjournment  
Adjourned at 4:52 pm