City Council - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Ocala, FL
- Meeting Date
- January 20, 2026
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
24 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialRoll Call•Item a
New Employees
- Laura Eaglen, Human Resources - Tyler Olender, Human Resources - Anjali Singh, Human Resources - Caleb Boyd, Electric - John Reedy, Electric - Kyle Stender, Electric
Proclamations and Awards•Item 4a
Service Award - Rudy Charlot - Engineering Department - 25 Years of Service
Proclamations and Awards•Item 4b
The Mayor's Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Ashley Gerds
Presentations•Item 5a
Ocala Fiber Update presented by Uptown Services
Consent Agenda•Item 6a
Budget Resolution 2026-123 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate grant funds from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the purchase of furniture and specialized equipment for the Real Time Crime Center in the amount of $30,000
Presentation By: Michael Balken
Consent Agenda•Item 6b
Budget Resolution 2026-124 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds from the Police Trust and Agency Fund Reserve for the purchase of a dual-purpose K9 in the amount of $13,300
Presentation By: Michael Balken
Consent Agenda•Item 6c
Budget Resolution 2026-125 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the Department of Justice in the amount of $8,000
Presentation By: Michael Balken
Consent Agenda•Item 6d
The addition of City-owned parcel 2246-011-002 to the affordable housing surplus property list
Presentation By: James Haynes
Consent Agenda•Item 6e
Budget Resolution 2026-126 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recreation and Parks Fee Schedule
Presentation By: Julie Johnson
Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances•Item 9a
Public Hearing to consider a Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (West Oak) for approximately 198.80 acres located south of NW 35th Street, east of NW 27th Avenue, north of NW 21st Street, and west of the Florida Northern Railroad Right-of-Way (CDA25-0001); this is the first of two public hearings; the second will be held on February 3, 2026, before the City Council
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
General Business•Item 10a
Additional expenditures under the agreement with Oracle Elevator Holdco, Inc., for the City Hall elevator modernization project in the amount of $188,545
Presentation By: John King
General Business•Item 10b
Task work order with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, to provide design and construction phase services for Runway 36 safety area grading in the amount of $154,924
Presentation By: Matthew Grow
General Business•Item 10c
Award of the contract to Gulf Side Improvements, LLC, for a new build of the Woodbury residence located at 826 NW Sixth Avenue with a total project cost not to exceed $100,016
Presentation By: James Haynes
General Business•Item 10d
Fifth amendment to the agreement with ElectRx and Health Solutions, LLC, renewing the contract for a two-year term in an amount not to exceed $800,000
Presentation By: Todd Swanson
General Business•Item 10e
Purchase of an electric JLG Compact Crawler Boom Lift from Federal Contracts Company utilizing the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule in the amount of $175,257
Presentation By: Gary Crews
General Business•Item 10f
Award of the contract to replace the HVAC chiller for City Hall and Citizen Service Center to Sherman Mechanical Contractors in an amount not to exceed $363,668
Presentation By: Gary Crews
General Business•Item 10g
One-year renewal of the agreement for as-needed electrical repair and installation services with Chuck Stokes Electric of Central Florida in the amount of $125,000
Presentation By: Gary Crews
General Business•Item 10h
Additional expenditures under the Agreement for Overhead Door Repair, Maintenance, and Replacement with Material Handling Systems, Inc., for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $100,000
Presentation By: Gary Crews
General Business•Item 10i
Purchase of Grundfos pumps and consumable parts from FJ Nugent and Associates, Inc., with an estimated annual expenditure of $300,000
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
General Business•Item 10j
Proposal from E-Z Go authorizing the manufacturing of 82 new golf carts and one new beverage cart for an aggregate expenditure not to exceed $566,238
Presentation By: Julie Johnson
General Business•Item 10k
Resolution 2026-12 authorizing the City Manager, Assistant City Manager or Chief Financial Officer to execute Lease-Purchase Agreements with PNC Equipment Finance, LLC, for 82 new golf carts and one new beverage cart for Ocala Golf Club in an amount not to exceed $566,238
Presentation By: Julie Johnson
General Business•Item 10l
Continued utilization of Sourcewell's Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with SHI International Corp. for the purchase of Microsoft 365 cloud subscriptions, server licenses, and desktop licenses in the amount of $314,994
Presentation By: Joshua Sasso
Informational Items and Calendaring Items•Item 17a
Monthly budget-to-actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of November 30, 2025
Informational Items and Calendaring Items•Item 17b