City Council
City Council · 2026-04-21 · meeting
The City Council of Ocala met to discuss various upcoming projects and ongoing city matters. Several potential business opportunities were identified for local contractors, trades, suppliers, and service providers. These include a new commercial development near SE 17th Street and SE 36th Avenue, a mixed-use development at 2100 SW 27th Avenue, and a new public works facility. Other opportunities may arise from the Parking Lot Improvement Program, the Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 Expansion, and grounds maintenance services for the city's northeast and southeast quadrants.
Agenda items
- Addition of Parcel 26297-000-01 to the City’s Surplus Property List
- Real Estate Development
- Commercial Brokerage
- Residential Brokerage
- Building & Industrial Supply
- General Contractor
- Engineering & Architecture
- Legal Services
- Accounting & Tax
- Agreement with Central State Water Resources for the sale and purchase of potable water for Oak Haven subdivision
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Audit Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 3:30pm in Council Chambers
- Award of a two-year contract to Marion Rock, LLC, for the Parking Lot Improvement Program with an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $1,000,000
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Painting & Flooring
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Award of the contract for rehabilitation of the Bacon residence located at 2005 NW First Street to Stejack, LLC, for a total project cost not to exceed $52,439
- General Contractor
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Drywall & Insulation
- Restoration & Waterproofing
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Budget Resolution 2026-135 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the General Liability Claims fund for the purchase of four replacement vehicles for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $92,444
- Durable Goods Wholesale
- Construction (Other)
- Trucking & Freight
- Commercial & Business Insurance
- Legal Services
- Government Authority
- Budget Resolution 2026-136 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the Airport Reserve for Contingencies account to purchase a tractor with attachments for the Ocala International Airport in the amount of $115,688
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Durable Goods Wholesale
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Construction (Other)
- Government Authority
- Casa Marion Domestic Violence Center update
- Legal Services
- Business Consulting
- Admin Services (Other)
- Religious & Civic Organization
- Change order and additional expenditure under the contract with Marion Rock, LLC, for construction services related to the Lift Station No. 127 Force Main Reroute Phase 1 project in the amount of $67,479
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Circle Fore at S.W. 48th Avenue Developer’s Agreement
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- City Attorney's Report
- Legal Services
- City Council Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Council Chambers, to discuss Boards, Commissions, and CRA Advisory Board procedures
- Legal Services
- Business Consulting
- Office & Business Support Services
- City Council meeting minutes
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Roofing
- Painting & Flooring
- Drywall & Insulation
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- City Manager's Report
- Commendation of OPD investigative staff
- Comments by City Council Members
- Comments by Mayor
- Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
- Contract award to The Ford Design Group, LLC, for rehabilitation of the Medina residence located at 1445 NE 22nd Street at a total project cost not to exceed $83,880
- General Contractor
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Concrete & Masonry
- Drywall & Insulation
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Plumbing
- Restoration & Waterproofing
- Roofing
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Council Member Dreyer commented on confusing intersection markings near the post office
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Waste Management
- Council Member Dreyer requested an update on the intersection at NE Sanchez Ave and NE 3rd Street
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- General Contractor
- Council Member Hilty expressed concern about a downtown business closing
- Council Member Hilty invited council members to the Saving Mercy ribbon cutting on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10am
- Religious & Civic Organization
- Council Member Mansfield discussed concerns about kratom in the community
- Legal Services
- Retail (Other)
- Dearmin Substation Transformer Cost Escalation Informational Update
- Utilities (Sub)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Electrical
- Engineering & Architecture
- Department Highlights
- First amendment for a one-year renewal with Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. for mosquito control services with an estimated expenditure of $85,000
- Utilities (Sub)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Durable Goods Wholesale
- Trucking & Freight
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Pest Control
- Government Authority
- Fully Exected Contracts Under $50,000
- Cleaning & Janitorial
- Engineering & Architecture
- Medical Practice
- Government Authority
- General Business
- Informational Items and Calendaring Items
- Internal Audit Report Issued – Payroll Observations – OPD Department
- Accounting & Tax
- Business Consulting
- IT Services & Cybersecurity
- Internal Auditor's Report
- Accounting & Tax
- Legal Services
- Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances
- New Employees
- Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
- Building & Industrial Supply
- General Contractor
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Construction (Other)
- Security & Fire Systems Installation
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Government Authority
- Ocala Police Department Report
- One-year renewal of janitorial service contracts with First Coast Franchising, Inc. doing business as Jani King of Jacksonville and Serviamigos Solutions, LLC, with an aggregate expenditure of $51,694
- Cleaning & Janitorial
- Ordinance 2026-10 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 Intensity/Special District to Employment Center (Case LUC25-0004) (Quasi-Judicial)
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Ordinance 2026-11 to amend the Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, Chapter 18, Article II, Section 18-31 to reduce the required quorum for meetings of the Airport Advisory Board from four to three of five members
- Ordinance 2026-12 to amend 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 acres (Parcels 2380-000-001 and 23812-001-00) located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Case FLUP25-0001)
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Ordinance 2026-13 to rezone approximately 251.09 acres located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Parcel 23812-001-00 & 2380-000-001) from PUD-06, Planned Unit Development, and OP, Office Park, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD25-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Roofing
- Painting & Flooring
- Drywall & Insulation
- Windows, Doors & Glass
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Ordinance 2026-14 to rezone approximately 283.55 acres located west of Interstate 75 and north of SW 66th Street, the 4000 block of SW 66th Street (Parcel 23875-000-01 & 35364-000-00) from PUD-02, Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Plumbing
- Roofing
- Drywall & Insulation
- Painting & Flooring
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Overview of Crime and Traffic Stops
- Presentation of the Arbor Day Proclamation to Amy Liberty, Recreation and Parks Special Services Division Head, and Anthony Santangelo, Ocala Electric Utility Vegetation Manager
- Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Tyler Corkern
- Proclamations and Awards
- Property exchange agreement between the City and Ocala SE 8th Street, LLC
- Real Estate Development
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Title & Settlement Services
- Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances
- Legal Services
- Public Notice
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Public Notice for the April 21, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on March 3, 2026
- Pulled
- Purchase of inventory items for Ocala Electric Utility from multiple vendors in the amount of $1,005,746
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Utilities (Sub)
- Red Flag Warning
- Government Authority
- Reilly Arts Center Executive Director, Natalie McComb, and Reilly Arts Center Senior Director of Operations and Programming, Adam Volpe - Reilly Arts Center and Marion Theatre Update
- General Contractor
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Concrete & Masonry
- Drywall & Insulation
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Painting & Flooring
- Plumbing
- Roofing
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Property Management
- Engineering & Architecture
- Cleaning & Janitorial
- Revised 4/17: Pulled 6h
- Selection of an applicant for appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030
- Engineering & Architecture
- Legal Services
- Real Estate Development
- Service Award - Captain Chris Hickman - OFR - 25 Years of Service
- Service Award - Donna Guinn - Ocala Police Department - 35 Years of Service
- Service Award - Howard Smallwood, Jr. - Ocala Electric Utility - 35 Years of Service
- Service Award - Robin Ford - Community Development Services - 35 Years of Service
- Service Calls Update
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Roofing
- Drywall & Insulation
- Windows, Doors & Glass
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Cleaning & Janitorial
- Waste Management
- Engineering & Architecture
- Staff to meet with Senator McClain on Thursday, April 23, 2026 to discuss HB-399 and third party fiber installation concerns
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Utilities (Sub)
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Strategic Planning Session scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:30am at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place
- Engineering & Architecture
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Business Consulting
- Task Work Order No. 2 under the City’s continuing professional engineering services agreement with McKim & Creed, Inc., for the provision of engineering services related to the Water Reclamation Facility No. 3 Expansion Conceptual Engineering Report in the amount of $128,118
- Engineering & Architecture
- Utilities (Sub)
- Third amendment with In Depth, Inc. for tank inspection and cleaning of the City’s water storage tanks for an amount not to exceed $150,000
- Construction (Other)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Engineering & Architecture
- Waste Management
- Three-year agreement with Sulter Precision Cuts, LLC, for stormwater grounds maintenance services for the City’s southeast quadrant in the amount of $294,840
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Two-year agreement with Sulter Precision Cuts, LLC, for grounds maintenance services for the City’s northeast quadrant in the amount of $108,284
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Business Consulting
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Unit Responses
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Utilization of Sourcewell Cooperative agreement with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of four replacement vehicles for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $226,495
- Durable Goods Wholesale
- Trucking & Freight
- Utilization of State of Florida cooperative purchasing agreement with Deere & Company for the purchase of a tractor with attachments for Ocala International Airport in the amount of $115,688
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Construction (Other)
- Government Authority
- Utilization of a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Power Technique North America for the purchase of an Atlas Copco Bypass Pump from Hydra Service, Inc. in the amount of $188,281
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Construction (Other)
- Utilities (Sub)
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- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
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