110 SE Watula Avenue  
Ocala, FL 34471  
Ocala  
City Council  
Synopsis  
www.ocalafl.gov  
4:00 PM  
Tuesday, August 5, 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 Jay A. Musleh  
Council President Kristen M. Dreyer  
Council Member Barry Mansfield  
Excused:  
2a.  
New Employees  
- Ryon Lee, Electric  
- Scott Minos, Electric  
- Johnny Salcedo, Electric  
- Melissa Lamb, Finance  
- Kevin Brantley Public Works  
- Coke Crawford, Public Works  
3.  
4.  
Public Notice  
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Public Notice for the August 5, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on  
June 26, 2025  
Proclamations and Awards  
Presentation of the National Purple Heart Day Proclamation to Stephen Petty, U.S.  
4a.  
4b.  
Army, Captain; John Webb, U.S. Army, Captain; F.L. Brown, U.S. Army, Sergeant;  
Henry Bolding, U.S.M.C., Lance Corporal; Reginald Nealy, U.S.M.C., Corporal and  
Vito Giammanco, U.S. Army, Specialist  
Presentation of a lifesaving award to Orange Theory members Rafael Rosa, Mike Crimi,  
Tom Culpepper, and Katie Freeman, by Ocala Fire Chief Clint Welborn  
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: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve the award of a two-year contract to Ayopa, Inc., for the provision of grounds  
maintenance services at the City Complex with a maximum expenditure of $57,999  
6a.  
6b.  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
Approve the purchase of industrial products and services for tile and hard floor  
restoration from Saniglaze International, LLC, utilizing the General Services  
Administration Multiple Award Schedule with an aggregate expenditure of $85,000  
Presentation By: John King  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-167 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept  
and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant  
from the State of Florida in the amount of $47,099  
6c.  
Presentation By: Michael Balken  
Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation  
engineering services with McFarland Johnson, Inc  
6d.  
6e.  
6f.  
Presentation By: Michael Baker  
Approve a one-year renewal of the contract for continuing professional general aviation  
engineering services with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC  
Presentation By: Michael Baker  
Approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 renewal of GrayKey forensic software in the amount of  
$69,520  
Presentation By: Joshua Sasso  
Approve minutes from July 15, 2025 City Council meeting  
6g.  
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 - August 19, 2025)  
Introduce Ordinance 2025-34, amending Sec. 90-20, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala,  
Florida, providing for limitations on enclosures under elevated buildings located in flood  
hazard areas  
8a.  
James P. Hilty Sr  
Introduced By:  
9.  
Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances  
General Business  
10.  
Approve award of the contract for construction services for Phase 3 of the SW 44th/46th  
Avenue Four-Lane Expansion Project to Commercial Industrial Corp. in the amount of  
$3,433,678, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a total expenditure not to exceed  
$3,777,046  
10a.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-168 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer  
funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax reserve for contingencies account for Phase 3  
of the SW 44th/46th Avenues Four-Lane Expansion project in the amount of $3,777,046  
10b.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve Task Work Order No. 10 with Black & Veatch Corporation for Professional  
Engineering Services to prepare the City’s revised Federal Emergency Management  
Agency Floodplain Zone AE model, letter of map revisions package, and corresponding  
request for additional information responses in the amount of $186,243  
10c.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve Grant Agreement 25PLN17 with the Florida Department of Environmental  
Protection for the completion of an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida  
Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000  
10d.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-169 appropriating funds from the Florida Department of  
Environmental Protection to complete an Adaptation Plan consistent with the Florida  
Adaptation Planning Guidebook in the amount of $300,000  
10e.  
10f.  
10g.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve Task Work Order No. 51 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for the  
provision of professional engineering services related to the creation and implementation  
of a Stormwater Master Plan for the City of Ocala in the amount of $462,170  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve one-year renewal of the contract with Odyssey Manufacturing Company for  
liquid sodium hypochlorite supply and delivery services at Water Treatment Plant No. 1,  
Water Reclamation Facility No. 2, and Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 with an  
estimated aggregate expenditure of $625,000  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve the purchase of Hendrix cable system from Marmon Utility, LLC, with an  
estimated expenditure of $168,534  
10h.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve a sixteen-month multi-award contract for emergency standby tree trimming and  
line clearing to The Davey Tree Expert Co. and Burford’s Tree, Inc. with an aggregate  
expenditure not to exceed $220,000  
10i.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve one-year renewal of the Agreement for Fuel Supply and Transfer Services with  
Petroleum Traders Corporation in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000  
10j.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-170 to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to transfer  
funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to cover a projected  
deficit in the Fleet Management account in the amount of $395,000  
10k.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve a one-year renewal of the contract with Wear Gloves, Inc. for annual litter  
control and drain and inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $433,472  
10l.  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve the re-award of contract for stormwater grounds maintenance services for the  
City’s southeast section to Southern Charm Mowing & Landscaping, LLC in the amount  
of $367,780  
10m.  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve a one-year renewal of the agreement for elevator and lift preventative  
maintenance and repair services in the amount of $225,000  
10n.  
Presentation By: Gary Crews  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-171 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to  
recognize a General Fund transfer into the Bank Loan Series 2022 debt fund in the  
amount of $4,226,252  
10o.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-172 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept  
and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Ocala  
Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $3,938,144  
10p.  
Presentation By: Tom Duncan  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation  
insurance premiums and authorize the Human Resources/Risk Management Director to  
execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of  
$2,642,504  
10q.  
Presentation By: Todd Swanson  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Mansfield  
EXCUSED:  
11.  
12.  
Internal Auditor's Report  
11a. Internal Audit Report Issued – Unannounced Cash Counts Audit  
City Manager's Report  
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Budget workshop update  
Notification letter and permit application for private fiber vendors  
13.  
14.  
Ocala Police Department Report  
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Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops  
Department Highlights  
Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report  
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Unit Responses  
Service calls update  
Department Highlights  
15.  
16.  
City Attorney's Report  
Public Comments  
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John Barber, 101 SE Silver Springs Boulevard, #206, commented on the CSX rail  
line  
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Charles Calhoun, 9735 SW 92nd Court, spoke on the veteran community  
17.  
Informational Items and Calendaring Items  
- Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 12:00pm - City Council Workshop Re: FY 2025-26 Budget -  
Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 3:45pm - CRA Board meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 3:00pm - TPO Meeting - Marion County BOCC Auditorium  
- Monday, September 1, 2025 - Labor Day Holiday - City offices closed  
- Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - 3:45pm - CRA Board meeting - Council Chambers  
- Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 5:00pm - City Council Special Meeting re: Fire Assessment -  
Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 3:45pm - CRA Board meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 3:00pm - TPO Meeting - Marion County BOCC Auditorium  
Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
17a.  
17b.  
17c.  
Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2025  
Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June  
30, 2025  
18.  
19.  
Comments by Mayor  
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Sheriff's Office special operations  
Splash pad update  
Public Works Department recognition  
Comments by City Council Members  
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Council Member Hilty commented on the FMEA conference and recognized the  
Ocala Electric Department  
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Council Member Musleh thanked the community for their support  
Council President Dreyer requested the City install a ramp in the Council  
Chambers before the next meeting  
20.  
Adjournment  
Adjourned at 5:11 pm