110 SE Watula Avenue  
Ocala, FL 34471  
Ocala  
City Council  
Synopsis  
www.ocalafl.gov  
4:00 PM  
Tuesday, August 15, 2023  
1. Call to Order  
a.  
Opening Ceremony  
1.  
2.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
b.  
Welcome and Roll Call  
Mayor Reuben Kent Guinn  
Present:  
Pro Tem Barry Mansfield  
Council Member Ire J. Bethea Sr  
Council Member Kristen M. Dreyer  
Council Member Jay A. Musleh  
Council President James P. Hilty Sr  
c.  
New Employees  
2.  
Public Notice for the August 15, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on July 5, 2023  
3. Proclamations & Awards  
Public Notice  
Service Award - Sergeant Jon McDonald - Ocala Police Department - 15 Years of  
Service  
3a.  
3b.  
3c.  
Service Award - Sergeant David Rodriguez - Ocala Police Department - 15 Years of  
Service  
Service Award - Detective Mary Williams - Ocala Police Department - 20 Years of  
Service  
Service Award - Darren Park - Director of Public Works - 20 Years of Service  
Service Award - Tyrone Sylvester Green - Public Works - 25 Years of Service  
3d.  
3e.  
3f.  
Service Award - Lieutenant Eric Hooper - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of  
Service  
Service Award - Sergeant Shawn Minucci - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of  
Service  
3g.  
Service Award - Sergeant Dan Wright - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service  
Service Award - Fire Chief Clint Welborn - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of Service  
Service Award - Battalion Chief Larry Doerffel - Ocala Fire Rescue - 35 Years of  
3h.  
3i.  
3j.  
Service  
Presentations  
4.  
5.  
Public Comments  
Manny Camps, 2714 NE 14th Street, expressed concern regarding a City ordinance  
6.  
Public Hearings  
Adopt Ordinance 2023-54 to amend the future land use designation from Public to  
6a.  
6b.  
6c.  
Medium Intensity/Special District for approximately 5.83 acres of property located on  
the south side of NW 35th Street in the 2100-2400 block (currently a water retention  
area) (Case No. LUC23-45236)  
Presentation By: Patricia Hitchcock  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
ADOPTED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Adopt Ordinance 2023-55 to rezone from GU, Governmental Use, to PD, Planned  
Development, property located on the south side of NW 35th Street in the 2100-2400  
block (currently a water retention area), approximately 5.83 acres (Case No.  
PD23-45234) (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presentation By: Patricia Hitchcock  
Jay A. Musleh  
ADOPTED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Adopt Resolution 2023-35 approving the First Amendment to the West Oak Planned  
Development PD plan and PD design standards for approximately 198.80 acres of  
property located south of NW 35th Street, east of NW 27th Avenue, north of NW 21st  
Street, and west of railroad (Case No. PD23-45234) (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presentation By: Patricia Hitchcock  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
7.  
Second and Final Reading of Ordinances  
(All are Public Hearings)  
Adopt Ordinance 2023-53 revising Article VIII - Sections 66-191 through 66-197 of the  
Code of Ordinances concerning the operation of golf carts (Case No. COD23-45296)  
7a.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
ADOPTED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Adopt Ordinance 2023-56 to amend Section 122-910 for multi-family dwellings to be  
permitted to develop based on maximum intensity (Floor Area Ratio) rather than  
maximum density in Shopping Centers (Case No. COD23-45198)  
7b.  
Presentation By: Emily Johnson  
Barry Mansfield  
ADOPTED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
8.  
General Business  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2023-155 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget to  
8a.  
accept and appropriate 2023-2024 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant  
funding in the amount of $285,406  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve the purchase of FususOne software and other public safety information  
technology equipment for the Real Time Crime Center from Pileum Corporation in an  
amount not to exceed $235,000  
8b.  
Presentation By: Michael Balken  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve contract for roof system repairs at the E.D. Croskey Recreational Center with  
Marion/Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. in an amount not to exceed $198,860  
8c.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve award of development opportunity ITN#GRM/210512 and redevelopment  
agreement with D & S Development, LLC to construct affordable housing units on  
properties located in the West Ocala CRA subarea.  
8d.  
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve a lease with DOMACH, LLC for the City to manage the parking lot at 210 W.  
Silver Springs Blvd. for fourteen months at $2,500 per month  
8e.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
DENIED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
NAY:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve a five-year contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, to upgrade and  
migrate to the cloud, permitting software (Community Development, formerly known as  
TRAKiT) with an estimated expenditure amount of $954,792  
8f.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve a one-year renewal of the CentralSquare asset management and workorder  
software, Lucity, with ongoing maintenance costs with an estimated expenditure amount  
of $107,142  
8g.  
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve one-year renewal of contract with Tyler Technologies for the City’s financial  
and human resource enterprise software, Munis, and ongoing maintenance costs with an  
estimated expenditure amount of $335,945  
8h.  
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve the purchase of two autotransformers from PTI Transformers, Inc. in an amount  
not to exceed $8,070,340  
8i.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve the purchase of inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility awarded to multiple  
vendors in the amount of $769,677  
8j.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve the purchase of inventory items for Ocala Fiber Network awarded to multiple  
vendors in an amount not to exceed $106,911  
8k.  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 property, casualty, liability, and workers'  
compensation insurance premiums and authorize the HR/Risk Management Director to  
execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of  
$2,676,385  
8l.  
Presentation By: Devan Kikendall  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve a one-year renewal with HM Insurance Group to provide stop loss insurance for  
the City's self-insured health plan with an expenditure of $2,029,699  
8m.  
Presentation By: Devan Kikendall  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Approve contract amendment for a two-year renewal with ElectRx and Health Solutions,  
LLC for an employee prescription drug supply program  
8n.  
Presentation By: Devan Kikendall  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
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.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2023-156 accepting a donation from the Greg Graham Legacy  
Foundation to Ocala Fire Rescue for firefighter recruitment scholarships in the amount of  
$8,000  
9a.  
9b.  
9c.  
9d.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2023-157 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget to  
appropriate additional funding to purchase public safety information technology  
equipment and annual software licenses in the amount of $185,000  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2023-158 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget to  
appropriate funds from the Reserve for Building Fund to purchase permitting software  
(Community Development, formerly known as TRAKiT) in the amount of $336,139  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2023-159 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget to  
appropriate Challenge grant funds from Marion County for the Marion County  
Continuum of Care totaling $52,000  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Approve the release of an Electric Easement that encumbers Marion County Parcel  
#23731-000-00, Rooms To Go  
9e.  
9f.  
9g.  
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor  
Approve a release of Electric Easement that encumbers Marion County Parcel  
#23738-000-00  
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor  
Approve Marion County standard professional services agreement for the 2023-2024  
Challenge Grant totaling $52,000  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Approve a new construction grant program for the Community Redevelopment Areas  
9h.  
9i.  
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale  
Approve Labor Attorney invoices for June 2023 in the amount of $290  
Presentation By: Devan Kikendall  
Outside Counsel Invoices – July, 2023  
9j.  
9k.  
Presentation By: William E. Sexton  
Approve Regular City Council Meeting minutes from August 1, 2023  
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 - September 5, 2023)  
Introduce Ordinance 2023-57 adding Chapter 14 (Animal Control) to the Code of  
Ordinances by adopting Chapter 4 of the Marion County Code as the applicable animal  
control and enforcement code provisions (Case No. COD23-45297)  
11a.  
11b.  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
Introduced By:  
Introduce Ordinance 2023-58 to rezone from B-4, General Business, and M-1, Light  
Industrial, to M-1, Light Industrial, for property located in the 1800 block of US  
Highway 27, approximately 2 acres (Case No. ZON23-45220)(Quasi-Judicial)  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
Introduced By:  
12.  
13.  
Internal Auditor's Report - None  
City Manager's Report  
City Council Workshop scheduled on Tuesday, August 22, 2023  
14. Police and Fire Department Report  
Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts  
Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine  
15.  
Mayor's Report  
Therapy Dog Program  
State of Florida Swimming Championships to be held in Ocala in November  
16.  
17.  
City Attorney's Report  
Informational Items  
17a. Calendaring Items  
- City Council Workshop - Proposed FY 23/24 Annual Budget - Tuesday, August 22,  
2023 - 12:00pm - Council Chambers  
- Labor Day Holiday - City Offices Closed - Monday, September 4, 2023  
- Public Hearing to Discuss FY23/24 Fire Assessment rates - Tuesday, September 12,  
2023 - 5:00pm - Council Chambers  
17b. Comments by Mayor  
17c. Comments by Council Members  
Council Member Dreyer reported on the August 11 Marion County Board of County  
Commissioners and Marion County School Board joint workshop  
Council Member Bethea reported on the Florida League of Cities conference  
17d. Informational  
Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2023  
Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
17d1.  
17d2.  
18.  
Adjournment  
Adjourned at 7:15 pm