Ocala City Council Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, February 1, 2022  
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Ocala City Hall  
110 SE Watula Avenue  
Second Floor - Council Chambers  
Ocala, Florida  
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Time  
5:00 PM  
Council Members  
Ire Bethea Sr., Council President  
James P. Hilty Sr., Pro Tem  
Kristen Dreyer  
Barry Mansfield  
Jay A. Musleh  
The order of agenda items may be changed if deemed  
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Mayor  
Reuben Kent Guinn  
City Manager  
Sandra Wilson  
Mission Statement  
APPEALS  
The City of Ocala provides fiscally  
responsible services consistent with the  
mmunity's current and future expectations.  
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City Council's  
Strategic Priorities  
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Priority 1: Economic hub  
Priority 2: Fiscally sustainable  
Priority 3: Operational excellence  
Priority 4: Quality of place  
1.  
Call to Order  
a.  
Opening Ceremony  
1.  
2.  
Invocation - Chaplain Doug Green  
Pledge of Allegiance  
b.  
Welcome and Roll Call  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Public Notice  
Proclamations & Awards  
Presentations  
Public Comments  
Public Hearings  
Approve a Chapter 163 Concurrency Development Agreement for  
6a.  
2022-0033  
approximately 23.51 acres of property located at 2550 SE 24th Street  
(Parcel # 29850-000-27) (CDA21-44540). This is the second of two public  
hearings. The first public hearing was held on December 21, 2021. This  
public hearing was postponed from the January 18, 2022 City Council  
Meeting. Request to postpone the public hearing again until the February  
15, 2022 City Council meeting  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-13 for a zoning change to R-3, Multi-Family  
Residential, for approximately 23.51 acres of property located at 2550 SE  
6b.  
ORD-2022-1  
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24th Street (Parcel  
#
29850-000-27) (Case ZON21-44541)  
(Quasi-Judicial). This public hearing was postponed from the January 18,  
2022 City Council Meeting. A request to postpone the public hearing  
again until the February 15, 2022 City Council meeting  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Jay A. Musleh  
Introduced by:  
7.  
8.  
Second and Final Reading of Ordinances - None  
General Business  
Approve Task Work Order #13 to provide SunTran fixed-route bus transit  
design services using Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for bus stop  
prioritization, surveying, construction plans, and permitting for  
twenty-five bus stops in the amount of $218,071  
8a.  
2022-0178  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Approve Task Work Order #14 with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for  
architectural and engineering design services for renovations to the  
SunTran bus facility located at 1805 NE 30th Avenue in the amount of  
$79,646  
8b.  
2022-0179  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Approve contract to purchase six parcels in Downtown Ocala owned by  
Mt. Moriah Church for a future parking garage in the amount of 1,765,000  
8c.  
8d.  
2022-0180  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Adopt Resolution 2022-21 accepting a Federal Aviation Administration  
grant for the Airport Coronavirus Relief Grant Program and authorize the  
City Council President to sign and execute the grant agreement totaling  
$148,000  
RES-2022-21  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
Approve award of three-year contract to Boot Barn, Inc. for the provision  
of discount pricing on protective footwear for City employees in the  
amount of $150,000  
8e.  
2022-0186  
Presentation By: Chris Watt  
9.  
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.  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-126 to appropriate funds from the General  
Fund Reserve for projects for the purchase of six parcels in Downtown  
Ocala owned by the Mt. Moriah Church in the amount of $1,765,000  
9a.  
9b.  
9c.  
9d.  
BR-2022-126  
BR-2022-127  
2022-0181  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-127 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022  
budget to appropriate grant funding from the Federal Aviation  
Administration totaling $148,000  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Approve Task Work Order #4 utilizing Kimley-Horn and Associates for  
traffic management design for the State Road 464 Force Main  
Replacement project with a not-to-exceed cost of $76,949  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
Approve the purchase, delivery and assembly of filtration boxes from  
Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc. for the Edgewood Pond drainage retention  
area with a cost not to exceed $61,835  
2022-0182  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
Approve agreement with the Diocese of Orlando concerning the  
conveyance of property for Trinity Catholic High School and granting a  
new drainage easement to the City of Ocala  
9e.  
9f.  
9g.  
2022-0183  
2022-0184  
2022-0185  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
Approve the purchase of an Apex Interactive Crisis Intervention,  
De-Escalation, and Use of Force Training Simulator in the amount of  
$89,296  
Presentation By: Michael Balken  
Approve a grant contract from the Florida Department of Law  
Enforcement (FDLE) to reimburse expenses for implementation assistance  
with the Florida Incident Based Reporting System (FIBRS) program  
totaling $44,671  
Presentation By: Michael Balken  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-128 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022  
budget to accept and appropriate funds from the Florida Department of  
Law Enforcement (FDLE) to reimburse expenses for implementation  
assistance for the Florida Incident Based Reporting System (FIBRS)  
totaling $44,671  
9h.  
BR-2022-128  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Approve contract for rehabilitation for the English residence located on  
NW 19th Ct to Algat Enterprises, Inc. for a total project cost not to exceed  
$92,078  
9i.  
9j.  
2022-0187  
2022-0190  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Approve contract for rehabilitation of the Roney residence located on NE  
16th Ct. to Algat Enterprises, Inc. for a total project cost not to exceed  
$84,819  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Approve Labor Attorney invoices for the month of December 2021 in the  
amount of $298.75  
9k.  
9l.  
2022-0188  
2022-0189  
Presentation By: Chris Watt  
Approve appointment of Christina Snook to the Ocala Historic  
Preservation Advisory Board for an unexpired three-year term ending  
March 1, 2024  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve Regular Meeting City Council Minutes for Tuesday, January 18,  
2022  
9m.  
2022-0192  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
10.  
11.  
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 Reading of Ordinances  
(Second and Final Reading - February 15, 2022)  
Introduce Ordinance 2022-20 to adjust the General Employees’  
Retirement System investment assumption rate  
11a.  
ORD-2022-2  
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Presentation By: Chris Watt & Doug Peebles  
Introduce Ordinance 2022-21 for a zoning change from B-4, General  
Business, to M-1, Light Industrial, for approximately 7.72 acres of  
property located at 2905 and 2957 N Pine Avenue (Case ZON21-44608)  
(Quasi-Judicial).  
11b.  
ORD-2022-2  
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Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
Internal Auditor's Report  
City Manager's Report  
Police and Fire Department Report  
Mayor's Report  
City Attorney's Report  
Informational Items  
17a. Calendaring Items  
17a1. City Council Work Session - Solid Waste/Recycling & Animal Control -  
Tuesday, February 8, 12pm Noon  
17a2. Strategic Planning Session - Tuesday, March 22 - Time/Location TBA  
17b. Comments by Mayor  
17c. Comments by Council Members  
17d. Informational  
Monthly Budget to Actual Report as of December 31, 2021 and  
17d1.  
2022-0118  
Capital Improvement Project Status Report  
Power Cost Adjustment Report - December 2021  
Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
17d2.  
17d3.  
2022-0124  
2022-0150  
2022-0125  
Risk Management Status Report  
17d4.  
18.  
Adjournment