110 SE Watula Avenue  
Ocala, FL 34471  
Ocala  
City Council  
Synopsis  
www.ocalafl.gov  
4:00 PM  
Tuesday, October 21, 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  
2a.  
New Employees  
- Mark McCutcheon, Electric  
- Parthkumar Jayani, Engineering  
- Michael Kincaid, Engineering  
- Bobby Davis, Water Resources  
- Clarence Simmons, Water Resources  
3.  
Public Notice  
Public Notice for the October 21, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on September  
12, 2025  
4.  
Proclamations and Awards  
Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Davieoyn Hopson  
4a.  
4b.  
Presentation of the Reilly Arts Center Day Proclamation to Reilly Arts Center Executive  
Director Natalie McComb  
Service Award - Kirk Friberg - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of Service  
4c.  
4d.  
Service Award - Sergeant Michael Diesso - Ocala Police Department - 25 Years of  
Service  
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: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Additional expenditures under the contract with ElectRx and Health Solutions, LLC to  
fund continued prescription benefit services for City employees through the end of the  
current contract term in the amount of $75,000  
6a.  
6b.  
Presentation By: Todd Swanson  
Continued utilization of the cooperative purchasing agreement with Precision Sidewalk  
Safety Corp. for the provision of concrete sidewalk trip hazard repairs with an  
expenditure not to exceed $75,000  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
Greenway Reserve Conceptual Subdivision Plan  
6c.  
6d.  
6e.  
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale  
Winding Oaks Commercial Phase 1 Developer’s Agreement  
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale  
Allocation from the City of Ocala’s Affordable Housing Fund to support the proposed  
Magnolia Terrace multi-family development totaling $84,000  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Appointment of TamBoura Jenkins to the Planning and Zoning commission for the  
remainder of an unexpired four-year term ending March 1, 2026  
6f.  
6g.  
6h.  
6i.  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Appointment of Bruce Gonseth to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for the  
remainder of an unexpired three-year term ending March 1, 2028  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Re-appointment of Justin Hardy to the Firefighters’ Retirement System Board of  
Trustees to a new two-year term ending October 4, 2027  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
City Council meeting minutes from October 7, 2025  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
7.  
Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion  
Should any items be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, they will be discussed at  
this time.  
8.  
9.  
Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances  
Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances  
Public Hearing to transmit to the Florida Department of Commerce a text amendment to  
the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan by deleting Policy 18.13 and  
Policy 18.24 relating to development conditions that apply to 75.93 acres of two parcels  
of land that total approximately 251.09 (Parcels 2380-000-001 and 23812-001-00)  
located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Case FLUP25-0001)  
9a.  
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Public hearing for the transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce a request to  
change the Future Land Use map designation on approximately 74.11 acres, comprised  
of nine parcels (Parcels 21492-000-00, 21477-000-00, 21474-002-00, 21476-000-00,  
21474-000-00, 21474-001-00, 21480-000-00, 21494-000-00, and 21478-000-00) located  
in the 2300 block, along the west side of NW 27th Avenue from Medium  
9b.  
Intensity/Special District to Employment Center (Case LUC25-0004) (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Resolution 2026-3 amending Resolution 2021-20 the Winding Oaks Planned  
Development (PD) Plan (master signage plan) and PD Standards Book for property  
located at 4090 SW 66th Street, approximately 960.59 acres, excluding the Jaguar  
property (parcel# 35512-001-03)  
9c.  
Presentation By: Endira Madraveren  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Resolution 2026-4 for the Downtown Event Zone to allow alcoholic beverage sales as  
part of the 2025 Ocala Art Festival Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, 2025  
(Quasi-Judicial)  
9d.  
Presentation By: Endira Madraveren  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
General Business  
10.  
Second amendment to the Agreement for Management of the Fort King Tennis Center to  
incorporate a management services fee in an amount not to exceed $98,800  
10a.  
Presentation By: Julie Johnson  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
TABLED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Purchase 36 time clocks from UKG Inc. with an estimated expenditure of $153,632  
10b.  
10c.  
Presentation By: Kelly Vann  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Ratification of the City Manager’s signature on the 2023 U.S. Department of Housing  
and Urban Development for Marion County’s Continuum of Care Homeless  
Management Information System 2023-2024 program year grant in the amount of  
$223,815  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Budget Resolution 2026-105 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and  
appropriate funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for  
Marion County’s Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System  
2023-2024 program year grant in the amount of $223,815  
10d.  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
One-year renewal of the contract for supply and delivery of bulk premium  
high-performance engine oil with Palmdale Oil Company, Inc. with an aggregate  
expenditure of $175,000  
10e.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Utilization of the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreements with TPH Acquisition,  
LLP, d/b/a The Parts House for the purchase of replacement auto parts with an aggregate  
expenditure of $1,277,000  
10f.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Utilization of multiple cooperative purchase agreements for the purchase of 106 vehicles  
and equipment for various City departments in the amount of $11,366,554  
10g.  
10h.  
10i.  
Presentation By: John King  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Five-year maintenance agreement with Environmental Products Group for a TruVac  
FLXX Hydro Excavator truck in the amount of $75,000  
Presentation By: Liza Warmuth  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Utilization of Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with East Coast Emergency,  
Inc. for the purchase of emergency audio/visual warning devices with an aggregate  
expenditure of $300,000  
Presentation By: Liza Warmuth  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Sale of the Ocala Electric Utility 230kV Seminole Silver Springs North-to-Shaw 230kV  
transmission line to Duke Energy Florida, LLC for $9,893,712  
10j.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Purchase of electric meters from Wesco Distribution, Inc. with a not to exceed  
expenditure of $2,000,000  
10k.  
10l.  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
One-year extension to the purchase and sale contract for 115 acres of non-aviation  
property at Ocala International Airport with InSite Real Estate Investment Properties,  
LLC  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
RESULT:  
PULLED  
Budget Resolution 2026-106 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate  
$225,850 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match  
of $11,886 from the Airport reserve for projects account to design an extension to the  
runway 36 safety area for a total cost of $237,736  
10m.  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Budget Resolution 2026-107 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate  
$2,664,891 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, transfer $140,257  
for the match and $269,000 for project contingency from the Airport reserve for projects  
account, to construct the General Aviation Apron Rehabilitation for a total project  
amount of $3,074,148  
10n.  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Task work order with Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering, PLLC, for construction  
engineering inspection services to be performed during the terminal apron rehabilitation  
project in the amount of $112,476  
10o.  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Barry Mansfield  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Agreement with C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc. for the provision of construction services  
for the Terminal Apron Rehabilitation project in the amount of $2,690,211 with 10  
percent contingency for a total project budget not to exceed $2,959,232  
10p.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Third Elevator Change Order and additional expenditure under the contract with SSC  
Construction Management, LLC for design-build services for the Downtown Parking  
Garage No. 2 in the amount of $216,000  
10q.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Expenditures for a contract with Lumen/Level 3 Communications LLC for 40 Gigabits  
of dedicated internet access in the amount of $400,000  
10r.  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Ire J. Bethea Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
Five-year agreements with PFM Asset Management, LLC, Sawgrass Asset Management,  
LLC, and Seix Investment Advisors, LLC, for the provision of investment manager  
services for the City's treasury funds with an estimated annual expenditure of $180,000  
per contract year  
10s.  
Presentation By: Peter Brill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr  
AYE: Bethea Sr, Hilty Sr, Mansfield, Musleh, and Dreyer  
11.  
12.  
Internal Auditor's Report  
City Manager's Report  
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United Way Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2025  
Cancellation of the School Board and County meeting scheduled for Tuesday,  
October 29, 2025  
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Recognition of City employee, James Haynes, Director of Community Development  
Services  
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  
15.  
16.  
City Attorney's Report  
Public Comments  
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Buddy Oswald, 4304 SE 5th Street, Ocala, FL, commented on the importance of  
freedom and democracy  
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Sandra Yager, Resident, expressed concern regarding the Salvation Army  
Jason Tolbert, Resident, commented on the homeless population problem in the  
City  
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Carolyn Torrey, 1202 SE 14th Avenue, Ocala, FL, commented on the ARC Corn  
Hole fundraiser  
17.  
Informational Items and Calendaring Items  
- Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 3:00pm - TPO Meeting - Marion County BOCC Auditorium  
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 3:30pm - CRA meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - Veteran's Day - City Offices closed  
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 12:00pm - City Council Workshop Re: Solid Waste Rate -  
Council Chambers  
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
- Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025 - Thanksgiving Holiday - City Offices  
closed  
- Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 4:00pm - City Council meeting - Council Chambers  
Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
17a.  
17b.  
17c.  
Fully Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
Dearmin Substation Transformer Cost Escalation Informational Update  
18.  
Comments by Mayor  
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State of the City presentation  
Road improvements/safety plan  
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Interfaith - Saving Mercy and Dignity House  
19.  
Comments by City Council Members  
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Council Member Hilty shared his experience attending the IHMC conference  
Council Member Bethea commented on the homeless population issue  
Council Member Musleh recognized Chief of Staff Chris Watt for hosting a  
successful presentation at the Kiwanis Club  
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Council President Dreyer commended an employee named Donne Yancey with the  
Utility Department  
20.  
Adjournment  
Adjourned at 6:31 pm