110 SE Watula Avenue  
Ocala, FL 34471  
Ocala  
City Council  
Synopsis  
www.ocalafl.org  
4:00 PM  
Tuesday, April 5, 2022  
1. Call to Order  
a.  
Opening Ceremony  
1.  
2.  
Invocation - Chaplain Gene Kenney  
Pledge of Allegiance  
b.  
Welcome and Roll Call  
Mayor Reuben Kent Guinn  
Present:  
Pro Tem James P. Hilty Sr  
Council Member Kristen M. Dreyer  
Council Member Barry Mansfield  
Council Member Jay A. Musleh  
Council President Ire J. Bethea Sr.  
2.  
Public Notice  
Public Notice for the April 5, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on February 15,  
2022  
3.  
Proclamations & Awards  
City of Ocala Healthcare Decisions Day Proclamation will be presented to Hospice of  
3a.  
Marion County CEO Rick Bourne, Hospice of Marion County Director of  
Communications Brynett Gamba, and Hospice of Marion County Community Awareness  
Manager Jessica McCune.  
Water Conservation Month Proclamation will be presented to the Southwest Florida  
Water Management District Government Affairs Program Manager Frank Gargano and  
City Staff .  
3b.  
4.  
5.  
Presentations  
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems MS4 City Permit  
Presentation By: James Pogue  
Public Comments  
4a.  
Mark McFallen 1910 NW 1st Street, shared his experience calling 911 for emergency services  
6. Public Hearings  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-31 concerning an amendment to the code of ordinances to allow  
6a.  
multi-family dwellings in the Shopping Center zoning district (Case COD22-44701).  
This is the second of two public hearings. The first public hearing was held on April 5,  
2022.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Jay A. Musleh  
INTRODUCED  
Jay A. Musleh  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-32 concerning an amendment to the code of ordinances to create  
a definition for a satellite hospital emergency room and allow the use in the Institutional,  
B-4, B-5, and SC zoning districts (Case COD22-44700). This is the second of two public  
hearings. The first public hearing was held on April 5, 2022.  
6b.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
James P. Hilty Sr  
INTRODUCED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Approve the sale of beer and wine for on-premise consumption for Madras Café, LLC  
d/b/a Madras Café located at 2800 SW 24th Ave #101 (Quasi-Judicial)  
6c.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve the sale of beer and wine for on-premise consumption for Pro Nails of Ocala,  
LLC d/b/a Pro Nails at 5400 SW College Rd #107 (Quasi-Judicial)  
6d.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE: Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
7.  
8.  
Second and Final Reading of Ordinances - None  
General Business  
Approve agreement with Utility Metering Solutions, LLC. for the installation and  
integration of a fixed network metering system for the Water Resources Department in  
the estimated amount of $732,595  
8a.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE: Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve one-year renewal of the continuing contract with Marion Rock, Inc. for the  
Drainage Rehabilitation Improvement Program construction services in the amount of  
$1,500,000  
8b.  
Presentation By: Sean Lanier  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve one-year renewal agreement with the School Board of Marion County to  
provide fiber services to metropolitan area network schools with gross revenue in the  
amount of $1,238,917  
8c.  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve three-year agreement with Lumen Technologies Group to purchase bandwidth  
to support internet usage with a total expenditure of $131,580  
8d.  
8e.  
8f.  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve three-year agreement with Lumen Technologies Group to purchase an  
additional 20 Gigs bandwidth to support network usage with an expenditure of $302,472  
Presentation By: Mel Poole  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve one-year contract renewal with Davey Resource Group for Electric Department  
tree trimming and line clearance services at an estimated cost of $2,500,000  
Presentation By: Doug Peebles  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve three-year contract with Optimize Manpower Solutions, Inc. for as-needed  
citywide temporary personnel services with an estimated annual expenditure of $400,000  
8g.  
Presentation By: Tiffany Kimball  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve one-year renewal with All Seasons Landscape Contractors, Inc. for street  
sweeping services in the amount of $239,640  
8h.  
Presentation By: Darren Park  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve moving forward with construction of aviation themed playground at Ocala  
Airport  
8i.  
Presentation By: Matthew Grow  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-138 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget to  
transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies to cover expenditures  
incurred as a result of loan closing costs totaling $144,500  
8j.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-139 to accept and appropriate local matching funds in the  
amount of $552,000; $16,836 from the disposition of old SunTran buses; and $145,000  
from bus fares, bus passes and fuel tax refunds to support the Ocala/Marion County  
Public Transit System, SunTran, for a total of $713,836  
8k.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve a subrecipient agreement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Marion County, Inc.  
to provide touchless drinking fountains, chairs, portable bleachers, purchase and  
installation of a SMART Board, laptop computers, an upgrade to the HVAC system, and  
8l.  
a used passenger van using CDBG-CV3 funds pending final legal review with a total not  
to exceed $140,693  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Adopt Resolution 2022-27 entering into a Grant Agreement between the Federal Transit  
Administration and the City of Ocala to receive American Rescue Plan Act Grant  
funding in the amount of $627,007  
8m.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-140 reducing building permit fees to comply with Florida  
Statutes 553.80(7)(a).  
8n.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Adopt Resolution 2022-29 to approve the City of Ocala’s Local Housing Assistance Plan  
for 2022-2025  
8q.  
8o.  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Approve advertisement of the quote solicitation for recruitment services for an in-house  
attorney  
Presentation By: Chris Watt  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve a change to section 3-2 of the Employee Handbook adding Juneteenth as a City  
holiday  
8p.  
Presentation By: Chris Watt  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED  
Jay A. Musleh  
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer  
Adopt Resolution 2022-29 to approve the City of Ocala’s Local Housing Assistance Plan  
for 2022-2025  
8q.  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
SECONDER: James P. 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  
James P. Hilty Sr  
SECONDER: Barry Mansfield  
AYE:  
9a.  
Hilty Sr, Dreyer, Mansfield, Musleh, and Bethea  
Approve the purchase of two sets of battery-powered extrication equipment from  
Purchase Point Equipment Supply, LLC in the amount of $73,992  
Presentation By: Clint Welborn  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-141 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget  
to transfer funds from the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Reserve account to  
supplement the purchase of two sets of battery powered extrication equipment in  
the amount of $4,837  
9b.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-142 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget  
to supplement the purchase of two electric refuse vehicles by transferring funds  
from Sanitation’s Reserve for Contingencies in the amount of $96,398  
9c.  
9d.  
9e.  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-143 to accept and appropriate American Rescue  
Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funding from the Federal Transit Administration in the  
amount of $627,007  
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam  
Adopt Budget Resolution 2022-144 to appropriate funding from the Building  
Division’s Reserve for Building Fund account for Building related expenses in  
the amount of $50,795  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Approve CampAlto Conceptual Subdivision plan  
9f.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Approve agreement with the School Board of Marion County for use of Aquatic  
Fun Centers for swim team practices and swim meets with a projected revenue of  
$4,500  
9g.  
Presentation By: John Spencer  
Approve Labor Attorney invoices for the month of February 2022 in the amount  
of $609.00  
9h.  
9i.  
Presentation By: Chris Watt  
Approve amendment to contract for rehabilitation of the Criswell residence  
located on NE 15th Avenue to Bruce Wayne Wiley, LLC for a total project cost  
not to exceed $50,381  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Adopt Resolution 2022-28 appointing Dr. Gwendolyn Dawson to the Affordable  
Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) for an unexpired three-year term ending  
December 31, 2022  
9j.  
Presentation By: James Haynes  
Approve reappointment of Tom McCullough to the Ocala Historic Preservation  
Advisory Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2025  
9k.  
9l.  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve reappointment of Robert DuMond and Bill Reese to the Tree  
Commission for new four-year terms ending March 1, 2026  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve appointment of Tod Wojciechowski to the Airport Advisory Board to a  
new four-year term ending April 5, 2026  
9m.  
9n.  
9o.  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve reappointment of Howard Gunn and Tanya Hanks to the Ocala Housing  
Authority Board for new 4-year terms ending March 3, 2026  
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs  
Approve Regular Meeting City Council Minutes for Tuesday, March 15, 2022  
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 - April 19, 2022)  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-33 that enables the City to conduct criminal background checks  
on employees, appointed positions, and third parties doing business with or in the City of  
Ocala where the City determines such screenings are necessary for security or public  
safety reasons. This ordinance is authorized by Florida Statute, § 166.0442.  
11a.  
Presentation By: Patrick G. Gilligan  
Jay A. Musleh  
INTRODUCED  
Jay A. Musleh  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-34 for a zoning change from GU, Governmental Use, to B-2,  
Community Business, for approximately 4.19 acres of property located at 2735 E Silver  
Springs Blvd (Case ZON22-44665) (Quasi-Judicial)  
11b.  
11c.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Kristen M. Dreyer  
INTRODUCED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-35 for zoning change from B-2 Community Business, to R-3,  
Multi-family Residential, for approximately 19.34 acres of property located at the dead  
end of SW 40th Ave, south of SW 43rd Street (Case ZON22-44689) (Quasi-Judicial).  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Barry Mansfield  
INTRODUCED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-36 for an annexation of approximately 35.6 acres of property  
located at 3848 NW 27TH AVE (Case ANX22-44696).  
11d.  
11e.  
11f.  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
James P. Hilty Sr  
INTRODUCED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-37 for a land use change of approximately 35.6 acres of property  
located at the SE corner of 3848 NW 27TH AVE (Case LUC22-44697).  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
Barry Mansfield  
INTRODUCED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
Adopt Ordinance 2022-38 a zoning change from General Agriculture, A-1 (County), to  
Medium Industrial, M-2 (City), for approximately 35.6 acres of property located at SE  
corner of 3848 NW 27TH AVE (Case ZON22-44698) (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola  
James P. Hilty Sr  
INTRODUCED  
Introduced By:  
RESULT:  
12.  
13.  
Internal Auditor's Report - None  
City Manager's Report  
City Manager Sandra Wilson noted the staff is requesting a CRA meeting and Audit Committee  
meeting on April 19, 2022, times to be announced.  
Ms. Wilson recognized City staff for supporting the Ocala Olympic events  
Ms. Wilson provided Council with the March 2022 Strategic Planning Action Items and 2022  
Alternative Employment Programs Communications  
Ocala Electric Utility Community Solar Program (presentation by Tony Clayton)  
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  
Mayor Guinn thanked various individuals/businesses for supporting the Olympic Athlete events  
16.  
17.  
City Attorney's Report  
Informational Items  
17a. Calendaring Items  
17b. Comments by Mayor  
Mayor Guinn shared several pictures from the Olympic Athlete events  
Mayor Guinn requested an update regarding the removal of the railroad track  
17c. Comments by Council Members  
Council Member Dreyer requested clarification regarding the Media Policy for employees and  
the City Attorney’s involvement with public records request  
17d. Informational  
Monthly Budget to Actual Report as of February 28, 2022 and Capital  
Improvement Project Status Report  
17d1.  
Power Cost Adjustment Report - February 2022  
17d2.  
17d3.  
17d4.  
Executed Contracts Under $50,000  
Treasury Cash and Investment Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2021  
18.  
Adjournment  
Adjourned at 6:09 p.m.  
Minutes  
_______________________________  
Ire Bethea Sr.  
________________________________  
Angel B. Jacobs  
Council President  
City Clerk