City Council

Agenda items

• Additional expenditure under the agreement with Charles White Fence Inc. in the amount of $74,000, for a contract total not to exceed $343,723
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Additional expenditures for athletic court resurfacing services under the contract with Sports Surface Pros, LLC, for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $30,600
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Construction (Other)
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Agreement for Professional Services with JLC AirShow Management, LLC for the production and management of the Wings Over Ocala, Florida Airshow at Ocala International Airport
  • Business Consulting
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Admin Services (Other)
  • Event Planning & Rentals
• Appointment of Leighton Okus to the Ocala Municipal Arts Commission for the remainder of a four-year term ending March 1, 2027
  • Design & Creative
  • Government Authority
• Budget Resolution 2026-155 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant from the State of Florida in the amount of $33,437
  • Government Authority
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Business Consulting
  • Security & Fire Systems Installation
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
• Budget Resolution 2026-156 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $406,165 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match of $21,377 from the Airport Reserve for Projects account for the construction phase of the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading Project for a total cost of $427,542
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Government Authority
• Contract for Downtown Ocala signage and wayfinding design services with Walker Consultants, in an amount not to exceed $57,210
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Design & Creative
  • Business Consulting
• Downtown Trolley ribbon cutting ceremony on August 28 at 10am
• Grant funding from the State of Florida North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management to reimburse overtime expenses for sworn police officers conducting high-visibility education and enforcement in the amount of $33,437
  • Government Authority
• Kibbie Fulton, 520 NE 1st Ave, co-owner of Muddy Lotus Tea,
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Legal Services
  • Cleaning & Janitorial
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
• Kibbie Fulton, 520 NE 1st Ave, co-owner of Muddy Lotus Tea,
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Drywall & Insulation
  • Windows, Doors & Glass
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
• Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
• Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report
• Ocala Police Department Report
• Ocala Police Department Report
• Ordinance 2026-27 to amend Chapter 106, Section 105 - Housing Incentive Fund revising criteria pertaining to affordable housing loan programs including length of terms, applicability, administrative process, and interest rates
  • Lending & Credit
  • Real Estate Development
  • Legal Services
  • Accounting & Tax
  • General Contractor
  • Carpentry & Cabinetry
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Drywall & Insulation
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Ordinance 2026-28 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 11.20 acres for property located in the 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (Parcels 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00) from Medium Intensity/Special District to Public (Case LUC26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • General Contractor
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
  • Government Authority
• Ordinance 2026-29 to rezone from M-2, Medium Industrial, and M-3, Heavy Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located east of the 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (Parcel 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00), approximately 11.20 acres (Case ZON26-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• Ordinance 2026-30 to rezone approximately 5.93 acres of property located at 314 and 28 NW 14th Street and 1332 NW Magnolia Terrace (Parcel 2572-018-001, 2572-017-004, and 2572-017-005) from M-1, Light Industrial, and B-4, General Business, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON25-0008) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
• Ordinance 2026-31 to rezone approximately 3.23 acres for a property located at 1501 NW 14th Street (Parcel 25571-000-00) from G-U, Governmental Use, to B-1, Neighborhood Business (Case ZON26-0006) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • General Contractor
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Legal Services
  • Landscaping & Lawn Service
• Ordinance 2026-32 to rezone approximately 3.05 acres of property located in the 1700 block of NE 18th Place (Parcel 2649-004-001) from M-1, Light Industrial, to M-2, Medium Industrial (Case ZON26-0010) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • General Contractor
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Ordinance 2026-33 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 0.52 acres for property located in the 700 block of NW 14th Street (Parcel 25785-000-00) from Neighborhood to Public (Case LUC26-0005) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • General Contractor
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Ordinance 2026-34 to rezone approximately 9.94 acres for property located in the 700 and 800 blocks of NW 14th Street and the 1400 block of NW 17th Place (Parcel 25768-000-00, 25775+000-00, 25784+000-00, and 25785-000-00) from R-2, Two-Family Residential, to G-U, Governmental Use (Case ZON26-0012) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • General Contractor
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• Presentation of the 2026 Florida Legislative Session Recap and 2027 Legislative Session Preview by Sarah Suskey, The Advocacy Partners
• Presentation of the Arts in Health Day in Ocala, Florida Proclamation to Arts in Health Ocala Metro Executive Director, Patricia Tomlinson
• Presentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Charisse Rivers
• Presentation of the Risk Manager of the Year award to Richard Dennis from Public Risk Underwriters of Florida, Inc.
• Public Notice for the August 18, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on July 7, 2026
• Renew property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation insurance policies for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and authorize the Human Resources/Risk Management Director to execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of $2,566,079
  • Commercial & Business Insurance
  • Business Consulting
  • Accounting & Tax
• Resolution 2026-48 to adopt the Repetitive Loss Area Analysis prepared for the City of Ocala by Black and Veatch
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • General Contractor
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Government Authority
• Resolution 2026-49 to abrogate portions of 30-foot-wide rights-of way for two roadways: NW First Avenue and NW 13th Street, associated with Parcel 2572-018-001, approximately 0.24 acres (Case ABR25-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Legal Services
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• Resolution 2026-50 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant for the construction phase of the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading Project in the amount of $427,542
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Utilities (Sub)
  • Building & Industrial Supply
• Resolution 2026-51 to supplement Resolutions 2002-80 and 2015-57 by removing Occupational Taxes (now known as Business Tax Receipts) as security for the City’s Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Certificate, Series 2015
  • Legal Services
  • Government Authority
• Ryan Panzagraft, 5705 SW 108th St, expressed his concerns over lack of City response to his inquiries
• Second Amendment to Agreement with Oniram Productions, Inc. for the final two-year renewal of concert series production and management services in an amount not to exceed $300,000
  • Business Consulting
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Event Planning & Rentals
• Serena Mojica, 520 NE 1st Ave, thanked Council and Mayor Marciano for the support to understand the difference between pure leaf and synthetic Kratom
• Service Award - Jerry Tafoya - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of Service
• Service Award - Jodie Taylor - Public Works - 30 Years of Service
• Service Award - Joseph Dotten - Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service
• Service Award - Major Gregory Martin - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service
• Soft open date for Parking Garage #2 expected for September 2026
  • General Contractor
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Electrical
  • Elevator & Lift Installation
  • HVAC & Climate Control
  • Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
  • Painting & Flooring
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Real Estate Development
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Cleaning & Janitorial
  • Pest Control
  • Pressure Washing & Exterior Cleaning
  • Security & Fire Systems Installation
• Successor collective bargaining agreement between the City of Ocala and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 2135, Firefighter and Officer Bargaining Unit, for the period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029
  • Legal Services
  • Government Authority
• The sale of beer and wine for on-premise consumption for Pane Vino E' Caffe', LLC, doing business as Via Panini, located at 725 E. Silver Springs Blvd. (Parcel 2820-047-003) (Quasi-Judicial)
  • Full-Service Restaurant
  • Food & Beverage Distribution
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Marketing & Advertising
• Update on Fraud Incident