Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners · 2026-08-04 · meeting
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners met to discuss various county matters. Several items on the agenda could lead to local business opportunities. These include a review of a housing finance authority item that may involve financial planning and administration for housing initiatives, potentially benefiting finance, real estate, and construction businesses. Additionally, the board discussed budget adjustments and transfers for public safety, solid waste, and transportation, which could involve suppliers and service providers. The board also reviewed a report on the Silver Springs Shores Phase II Septic to Sewer Project, which may require work from utility and underground contractors, and civil engineers.
Agenda items
- A motion to approve the Consent Agenda is a motion to approve all recommended actions. All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion unless desired by a Commissioner.
- Billy Woods, Sheriff - Request Approval of Expenditure of $22,500 from Law Enforcement Trust Fund
- Budget Amendment
- Budget Transfer from Law Enforcement Trust Fund to MSTU for Law Enforcement - $22,500
- CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING from July 21, 2026, to Consider Adoption of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report Large-Scale Text Amendment to Amend the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (25-L05) After the Evaluation and Appraisal Report
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING from July 21, 2026, to Consider Adoption of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report Large-Scale Text Amendment to Amend the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (25-L05) After the Evaluation and Appraisal Report
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Code Enforcement Board (CEB) - June 10, 2026
- County Transportation Maintenance Fund - Transportation - $70,000
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Trucking & Freight
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Government Authority
- County Transportation Maintenance Fund - Transportation - $90,000
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Waste Management
- Development Review Committee (DRC) - July 6 and 13, 2026
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- FINAL PUBLIC HEARING for the Community Services’ 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership and Emergency Solutions Grant
- Government Authority
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Roofing
- Drywall & Insulation
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Fine and Forfeiture Fund - State Attorney - $20,000
- General Fund - Cooperative Extension Service - $11,000
- General Fund - Court Administration Tech - $13,000
- General Fund - Public Safety Communications - $30,500
- General Fund - Public Safety Communications - $340,905
- General Fund - Public Safety Radio - $18,500
- Housing Finance Authority - June 17, 2026
- Financial Planning & Advisory
- Real Estate Development
- General Contractor
- Insurance Fund - Employee Health - $8,500,000
- Land Development Regulation Commission - July 1 and 15, 2026
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- License Review Board - March 10 and May 12, 2026
- MSTU for Law Enforcement - Sheriff Patrol CID Transfer - $98,240
- Government Authority
- Accounting & Tax
- Business Consulting
- Marion County Health Department – For the Latest health news and information, Visit the Website at http://marion.floridahealth.gov/
- Marion County Historical Commission - June 8, 2026
- May 18, 2026
- 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
- Multiple Fund - Sheriff Operating - $497,821
- Opioid Settlement Committee - January 9, April 16, June 12, September 11, 2025 and January 8, 2026
- PRESENTATION - Mission: Bus Brigade, School Supply Drive - Bobbi Perez, Human Resources Director (Presentation Only)
- PROCLAMATION - Purple Heart Day - Daisy Diaz, Veterans Services Director (Approval and Presentation)
- PUBLIC HEARINGS (Request Proof of Publication) at 10:00 am:
- Planning and Zoning Commission - April 27, 2026
- Present Administrative Budget Transfer Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26
- Present Budget Adjustments to the Tentative Budget Fiscal Year 2026-27
- Legal Services
- Accounting & Tax
- Business Consulting
- Government Authority
- Present East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Roll Up Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2026
- Present Letter Dated July 13, 2026, from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Regarding the County’s Shared Cost for the State’s Fiscal Year
- Present Letter Dated July 8, 2026, from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Regarding Registration of Kinetic ABS FL LLC to Assume Windstream’s Assets and Provide Communications Services in the County of Marion, FL’s Public Right-of-Way Pursuant to Florida Statute § 337.401(3)(a)
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Legal Services
- Present Memorandum from Gregory C. Harrell, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Regarding the Filing of Ordinances 26-26, 26-27, and 26-28 with the Secretary of State’s Office
- Present Monthly Building Safety Productivity Report for the Month of June 2026
- Present Regular Report of Utilization for Reserve for Contingencies
- Present Report No. 2026-04 Interim Construction Audit of Silver Springs Shores Phase II Septic to Sewer Project
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Engineering & Architecture
- Present Report for Shocker Park Tourism Evaluation
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Present Solid Waste Monthly Operations Report for May 2026 and June 2026
- Present Update for Property Appraiser Budget Fiscal Year 2026-27
- Present Update for Sheriff Budget Fiscal Year 2026-27
- Accounting & Tax
- Business Consulting
- Commercial & Business Insurance
- Government Authority
- Present Update on 2022-26 Strategic Plan Empowering Marion for Success II for August 2026
- Business Consulting
- Engineering & Architecture
- Government Authority
- Present Walk-On Items From Previous BCC Meeting: NONE
- Present for information and record, minutes and notices received from the following committees and agencies:
- Present the Acquisition or Disposition of Property Forms Authorizing Changes in Status, as Follows: 040815 and lists from Solid Waste and Utilities
- Legal Services
- Real Estate Development
- Utilities (Sub)
- Title & Settlement Services
- Project Adjustment
- Request Appointment of a Public Sector Board Member for the Central Florida Community Action Agency Board of Directors
- Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-085 NW 70th/80th Avenue, Segment 3 - Art Walker Construction, Inc., Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $22,914,383.42)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-095 2026 Marion Oaks Overlay Units 9, 10 and 12 - C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc., Tallahassee, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; annual expenditure of $1,654,141.70)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Utilities (Sub)
- Request Approval of Certification by State or Local Official of Public Housing Agency Plans Consistency with the Consolidated Plan or State Consolidated Plan for Ocala Housing Authority FY 2026 Annual Agency Plan (Budget Impact - None)
- Request Approval of Change Order to Purchase Order 2501316: 22Q-152 SW 38th/40th Street Phase A and SW 38th Street Phase B (from SW 80th Avenue to SW 43rd Court) - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; additional expenditure of $116,110)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- Concrete & Masonry
- Engineering & Architecture
- Request Approval of Contract Amendment (renewal): 24BE-007-CA-01 Visitor Tracking & Economic Impact Study - Downs & St. Germain, LLC., Sarasota, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; annual expenditure is estimated at $75,000)
- Business Consulting
- Engineering & Architecture
- Request Approval of Contract Amendment with Florida Stone: 21Q-042-CA-06, Limerock Supplier - Quikrete Aggregates, Atlanta, GA (Budget Impact - None)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Government Authority
- Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 18Q-160-CA-14 SW/NW 80th/70th Avenue Widening Preliminary Engineering Report - Guerra Development Corporation, Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; total expenditure of $189,415)
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Accounting & Tax
- Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 25B-141-CA-02 Marion County Annual Sidewalk Repair - Hartman Civil Construction Co., Inc., Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated annual expenditure of $400,000)
- Concrete & Masonry
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 26PB-086 On-Call Professional Services - Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., Longwood, FL (Budget Impact - None)
- Business Consulting
- Accounting & Tax
- Request Approval of Florida Housing Finance Corporation Local Government of Opportunity Funding Form and Marion County Community Services Preliminary Loan Commitment Agreement for Construction Financing Letter for Madison Oaks West II, LLC (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $460,000)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Plumbing
- Roofing
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Request Approval of Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to Award Grant Funding for the Bear-Resistant Container Program (Budget Impact - None)
- Request Approval of Memorandum of Agreement Between Wings of Faith Fellowship Church of God Inc. and Marion County for Use of Park Facility Space for Food Distribution Services (Budget Impact - None)
- Religious & Civic Organization
- Catering
- Request Approval of Purchase Agreement in Association with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Expansion for Parcel 21935-002-00 (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,250,000)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Request Approval of Purchases $50,000 and Over
- Request Approval of Sole Source Declaration: 26SS-111 HIVENT, HIBOCS, HICARB, and HIVON Odor Control Equipment, Media, Parts, Services - Heyward Florida Incorporated, Winter Park, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated expenditure of $100,000)
- Utilities (Sub)
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Waste Management
- Request Approval of Water Main Extension Connection Agreement WME-130-S Between Worldwide Alliance LLC and Marion County Utilities (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $134,632.50)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Request Approval of Water Main Extension Connection Agreement WME-137-S Between Araujo Menezes LLC and Marion County (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $70,413)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Request Approval of a Purchase Agreement Associated with the NW 49th Street Phase 3 Road Improvement Project for a Portion of Parcel 13561-001-01 (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $10,000)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Request Approval of a Purchase Agreement Associated with the SW 80th Avenue Segment 1B Improvement Project for a Portion of Parcel 21357-006-00 (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $9,440)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Request Approval of a Utility Easement Between Marion County and The Florida Governmental Utility Authority in Association with the Transfer of Chatmire Roads (Budget Impact - None)
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Appraisal & Inspection
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant Between Marion County and Project Hope of Marion County (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $128,775)
- Business Consulting
- Accounting & Tax
- Office & Business Support Services
- Government Authority
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with Arnette House (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $25,000)
- Business Consulting
- Accounting & Tax
- Legal Services
- Professional Services (Other)
- Office & Business Support Services
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with Marion County Veterans Helping Veterans, Inc. (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $100,000)
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with Neighborhood Housing and Development Corporation (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $264,500)
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Commercial & Business Insurance
- Legal Services
- Office & Business Support Services
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with Ocala Housing Authority (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $33,000)
- Legal Services
- Accounting & Tax
- Business Consulting
- Office & Business Support Services
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with United Way of Marion County (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $82,500)
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Emergency Solutions Grant LOTUS Marion Inc. (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $230,222.37)
- Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Grant with Neighborhood Housing and Development Corporation (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $30,627.10)
- Professional Services (Other)
- Office & Business Support Services
- Request Approval to Execute Assignment and Assumption of Mortgage and Other Loan Documents Between Marion County, CASA of Marion and LOTUS Marion (Budget Impact - None)
- Request Approval to Schedule and Advertise Two Public Hearings to Consider an Ordinance to Amend the Marion County Land Development Code on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., and Monday, September 14, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., with Each Hearing to be Held in the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Request Board Authorization for County Attorney and County Engineer to Proceed with the Acquisition of Certain Property Interests from William Andrew Carrigan, Jr. and Jeanne Marie Reynolds Carrigan, or their Successors in Interest, for the NW 49th Street Phase 3 Road Construction Project, Within the Purchase Price and Other Parameters Described Herein (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $626,247.00)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- General Contractor
- Painting & Flooring
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Utilities (Sub)
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Government Authority
- Request Ratification of Letter Supporting Fort McCoy Meat, LLC Grant Proposal Under the United States Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 4
- General Contractor
- Construction (Other)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Full-Service Restaurant
- Food Service (Other)
- Request for Release of Lien on Code Enforcement Case Number 583492-JB; Parcel Number 1328-014-028.
- Reserved for comments related to items specifically listed on this agenda. Scheduled requests will be heard first and limited to five (5) minutes. Unscheduled requests will be limited to two (2) minutes. Citizens may contact Marion County Administration by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting at 352-438-2300 to request to speak or submit the request online at: www.marionfl.org.
- Scheduled requests will be heard first and limited to five (5) minutes. Unscheduled speakers will be limited to two (2) minutes. Citizens may contact Marion County Administration by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting at 352-438-2300 to request to speak or sign up online at: www.marionfl.org .
- Solid Waste Disposal Fund - Solid Waste Collection - $95,000
- Solid Waste Disposal Fund - Solid Waste Disposal - $43,500
- Waste Management
- Solid Waste Disposal Fund - Solid Waste Recycling - $41,000
- Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) - For Minutes and Agendas, Visit the Website at http://www.WaterMatters.org
- Utilities (Sub)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Engineering & Architecture
- St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) - For Minutes and Agendas, Visit the Website at https://www.sjrwmd.com
- The Marion County Board of County Commissioners welcomes you to its regularly scheduled meeting held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted. The zoning portion of the meeting is held on the third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. and the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Transfer Project Funds and Amend the Capital Improvement Program - Infrastructure Surtax Capital Projects - $116,110
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Transfer Project Funds and Amend the Capital Improvement Program - Infrastructure Surtax Capital Projects - $3,000,000
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Transfer Project Funds and Amend the Capital Improvement Program - Marion County Utility Fund - $78,765
- Utilities (Sub)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) - For Minutes and Agendas, Visit the Website at https://ocalamariontpo.org
- Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority (WRWSA) - For Minutes and Agendas, Visit the Website at http://www.wrwsa.org
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Engineering & Architecture
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