City Council - Regular Meeting

New Employees

- Obi Nga, Engineering - Ronke Stallworth, Growth Management - Mariana Prieto, Growth Management - John Bazemore, Growth Management - David Sablan, Growth Management - Edwin Carreras, Rivera Growth Management - Hope Demetropoulos, Water Resources

The Mayor's Citizen Recognition Award will be presented to Kevin Christian

Presentation of the Engineers Week Proclamation to Alan Garri, Vice President, Kimley Horn, and to Mackenzie Fix, President, Forest Chapter of the Florida Engineering Society

Service Award - Fire Captain Anthony Ortiz - 25 Years of Service

Budget Resolution 2026-127 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala's Community Development Block Grant program in the amount of $23,429

Presentation By: James Haynes

Additional expenditures under the cooperative purchasing agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Juniper support solutions through BlueAlly in the amount of $45,551.56, for an increased aggregate contract expenditure of $93,179

Presentation By: Kenneth Jamerson

Adjustment to Mayor and City Council vehicle allowances

Presentation By: Todd Swanson

Budget Resolution 2026-128 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to transfer funds from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies account to increase vehicle allowances for the Mayor and City Council in the amount of $22,400

Presentation By: Todd Swanson

Reappointment of Joshua DeMonte to the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Howard Gunn and Tanya Hanks to the Ocala Housing Authority Board for new four-year terms ending March 3, 2030

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Jean Floten to the Ocala Municipal Arts Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of James Hartley to the Board of Adjustment for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Kevin Steiner to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board for a new three-year term ending March 1, 2029

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Elgin Carelock and TamBoura Jenkins to the Planning and Zoning Commission for new three-year terms ending March 1, 2029

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Rick Gullet to the Utility Advisory Board for a new four-year term ending November 4, 2030

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Reappointment of Robert DuMond to the Tree Commission for a new four-year term ending March 1, 2030

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

February 3, 2026 City Council meeting minutes

Presentation By: Angel Jacobs

Ordinance 2026-7 to rezone approximately 2.26 acres for properties located in the 1400 block of NE 14th Street (Parcel 26496-005-00 & 26496-005-01) from RO, Residential Office, and R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-3, Multi-Family Residential (Case ZON25-0016) (Quasi-Judicial)

ORD-2026-7

Ordinance 2026-8 to rezone two properties totaling approximately 30.49-acres located at 5019 W Silver Springs Blvd and the parcel adjacent to the east (Parcel 23180-000-00 & 23176-003-00) from PD, Planned Development, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON25-0018) (Quasi-Judicial)

ORD-2026-8

The sale of beer, wine and liquor for on-premise consumption for 3100 College Road Holdings, LLLP, doing business as Paddock Market located at 3100 SW College Road, Unit 300 (Parcel 23735-002-00) (Quasi-Judicial)

Presentation By: Endira Madraveren

Purchase of Sulzer Pumps and Equipment from Hydra Services Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026 with an estimated annual expenditure of $250,000

Presentation By: Sean Lanier

Community Development Block Grant 2025 grant agreement totaling $510,378

Presentation By: James Haynes

Five-year lease agreement for Brick City Center for the Arts between the Marion Cultural Alliance and the City of Ocala

Presentation By: Aubrey Hale

Additional expenditures under the contract with Morse Communications Inc. for physical security equipment with an increased aggregate expenditure of $116,929

Presentation By: Christopher Ramos

Contract for the renovation and expansion of Ocala Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center to FSV Construction Company in the amount of $992,054

Presentation By: Michael Balken

Budget Resolution 2026-129 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate the City of Ocala’s Community Development Block Grant allocation totaling $510,378

Presentation By: James Haynes

The purchase of six 250 kVA regulators from Sunbelt Solomon Services, LLC in the amount of $105,084

Presentation By: Doug Peebles

Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Alan Jay Fleet Sales for the purchase of a 2026 Ford T-350 van for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $148,885

Presentation By: Liza Warmuth

Resolution 2026-xx amending the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for design and construction of fuel farm, wash rack, and parking concrete pads to increase funding in the amount of $478,285

Presentation By: Matthew Grow