City Council
Regular MeetingOcala, FL · December 19, 2023
Minutes
110 SE Watula Avenue
Ocala Ocala, FL 34471
City Council www.ocalafl.gov
Synopsis
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 4:00 PM
1. Call to Order
a. Opening Ceremony
1. Invocation - Chaplain Tony Clayton
2. Pledge of Allegiance
b. Welcome and Roll Call
Present: Pro Tem Barry Mansfield
Council Member Ire J. Bethea Sr
Council Member Kristen M. Dreyer
Council Member Jay A. Musleh
Council President James P. Hilty Sr
Mayor Ben Marciano
c. New Employees
- Regnaldo Butler, Electric Utility
- Kimberly Foster, Electric Utility
- Kik Koppitch, Electric Utility
- Jack Conley, Water Resources
2. Public Notice
Public Notice for the December 19, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on November
3, 2023
3. Proclamations & Awards
3a. Service Award - Joseph Talley - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of Service
3b. Service Award - Major Steven Cuppy - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service
4. Presentations
4a. Presentation to Former Mayor Kent Guinn from Lilly Baron, President of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Ocala
4b. Former Mayor Kent Guinn - outgoing remarks, gifts to City Council
4c. Presentation to Former Mayor Kent Guinn from Mayor Ben Marciano
4d. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 2023 Annual Report
Presentation By: James Haynes
5. Public Comments
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City Council Synopsis December 19, 2023
6. Public Hearings
6a. Approve on-premise consumption of beer and wine for a bottle club, or bring your own
beverage, for DLM’s DIY, Inc d/b/a AR Workshop Ocala, located at 2431 SW 27th Ave,
Suite 13 (Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
6b. Approve on-premise consumption for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor for 18 South,
LLC d/b/a 18 South located at 18 South Magnolia Avenue (Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
6c. Adopt Ordinance 2024-1 to rezone from PUD-0, Planned Unit Development, to PD,
Planned Development for property located at the northwest corner of SE 24th Road and
SE 31st Street (Parcel 29851-000-00), approximately 14.15 acres (PD23-45098)
(Quasi-Judicial) - Postponed from the October 17 and November 7, 2023, City Council
meetings
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
Introduced By: Ire J. Bethea Sr
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, and Musleh
NAY: Hilty Sr
6d. Adopt Resolution 2024-2 concerning a PD, Planned Development, including PD
standards for property located at the northwest corner of SE 24th Road and SE 31st
Street (Parcel 29851-000-00) (Case No. PD23-45098) (Quasi-Judicial) - Postponed from
the October 17 and November 7, 2023, City Council meetings
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, and Musleh
NAY: Hilty Sr
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6e. Approve a developer’s agreement with Impact Development Partners, LLC
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, and Musleh
NAY: Hilty Sr
7. Second and Final Reading of Ordinances
(All are Public Hearings)
7a. Adopt Ordinance 2024-9 to amend the future land use designation from Medium
Intensity/Special District to Public, for property located in the 2500 block of NW Martin
Luther King Jr Avenue (Parcel 21448-001-00); approximately 18.76 acres
Presentation By: Emily Johnson
Introduced By: Jay A. Musleh
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Jay A. Musleh
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
7b. Adopt Ordinance 2024-10 to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential, and M-2,
Medium Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located in the 2500 block of
NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (Parcel 21448-001-00); approximately 18.76 acres
(Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Emily Johnson
Introduced By: Ire J. Bethea Sr
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8. General Business
8a. Approve the purchase of 15 R-Mag circuit breakers for various substations from
WESCO Distribution in the amount of $603,303
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Jay A. Musleh
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
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8b. Approve the Territorial Agreement between the City of Ocala and Sumter Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-117 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept
and appropriate 2023-2024 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant funding in
the amount of $461,713
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Jay A. Musleh
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-118 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to
appropriate funds from the Building Fund Reserve for building-related expenses in the
amount of $260,469
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8e. Approve a one-year renewal with Oracle America, Inc. for the NetSuite hosting of
GovSense software in the cloud for $275,052
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer
SECONDER: James P. Hilty Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8f. Approve one-year renewal with GovSense, LLC for software maintenance and support in
the amount of $68,157
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8g. Approve Agreement No. LPA0596 between the Florida Department of Environmental
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Protection and City of Ocala for the Ocala Force Main Construction Project in the
amount of $500,000
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Kristen M. Dreyer
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
8h. Approve a property exchange agreement between the City and Friends Recycling, LLC
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
NAY: Bethea Sr
9. Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of Council or the public
request specific items to be removed for separate discussion and action.
RESULT: APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA
MOVER: Jay A. Musleh
SECONDER: Kristen M. Dreyer
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
9a. Adopt Resolution 2024-3 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Highway
Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation
for the maintenance of East State Road 40 medians
Presentation By: Darren Park
9b. Approve a three-year Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement with the
Florida Department of Transportation for maintenance of medians on East State Road 40
by the City of Ocala for revenue totaling $60,975
Presentation By: Darren Park
9c. Approve the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual
Performance Evaluation Report
Presentation By: James Haynes
9d. Approve the one-year service maintenance agreement renewal for Honeywell Process
Solutions (formally Connexo NetSense) in the amount of $63,481
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
9e. Approve the release of the Temporary Construction Easement on Marion County Parcel
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# 2782-025-011
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor
9f. Approve the partial release of an Electric Utility Easement located on Marion County
Parcel #13538-002-00
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor
9g. Approve the West Oak Phase 1 Final Plat & Developer’s Agreement, SUB22-4949,
subject to legal review
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
9h. Approve West Oak Phase 2 Residential Final Plat and Developer’s Agreement,
SUB23-45323, subject to legal review
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
9i. Approve the purchase of two sets of battery-powered extrication equipment from North
America Fire Equipment Co. Inc. (NAFECO) in the amount of $87,742
Presentation By: Clint Welborn
9j. Adopt Resolution 2024-7 approving a License Agreement with the Florida Department
of Transportation for improvements within City rights-of-way for Financial Project
Number 439234-1-52-01
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
9k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-119 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept
and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s HOME Investment Partnership
Program grant in the amount of $13,853
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
9l. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-120 appropriating funds from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection for the Ocala Force Main Construction Project in the amount
of $500,000
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
9m. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-121 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept
and appropriate the City of Ocala’s Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding
for outreach services in the amount of $105,000
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
RESULT: PULLED
9n. Outside Counsel Invoices – November, 2023
Presentation By: William E. Sexton
9o. Approve City Council meeting minutes from December 5, 2023
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs
10. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
Should any items be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, they will be discussed at
this time.
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City Council Synopsis December 19, 2023
11. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinances
(Second and Final Reading - January 2, 2024)
11a. Introduce Ordinance 2024-11 to adopt the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan; amend the
City of Ocala Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
by reference; and amend associated goals, objectives, and policies (CPTA23-45291)
Introduced By: James P. Hilty Sr
11b. Introduce Ordinance 2024-12 revising Section 43-87(b)(3) of the Code of Ordinances to
provide that participants in the City of Ocala General Employees’ Deferred Retirement
Option Plan (DROP) may participate in the plan for a period not to exceed 96 months
Introduced By: Ire J. Bethea Sr
11c. Introduce Ordinance 2024-13 revising Section 70-685(a) of the Code of Ordinances
concerning the procedure for the maintenance and refund of residential utility service
deposits
Introduced By: Kristen M. Dreyer
12. Internal Auditor's Report - None
13. City Manager's Report
13a. City Council committee assignments
Fisher Park update
Parking Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2023
Fluoride Workshop to be scheduled
14. Police and Fire Department Report
Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
15. Mayor's Report
Boys & Girls Club
Adoption event at the Marion County Courthouse
16. City Attorney's Report
16a. Approve Settlement in the matter of Goff v. City of Ocala, Florida with a proposed
settlement amount of $95,000
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: James P. Hilty Sr
SECONDER: Ire J. Bethea Sr
AYE: Mansfield, Bethea Sr, Dreyer, Musleh, and Hilty Sr
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16b. Discussion of potential adjustments to City Council agenda items and organization
17. Informational Items
17a. Calendaring Items
- City offices closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26 in observance of
the Christmas holiday
- City offices closed Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of New Year's Day
- City offices closed Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King
Day Holiday
17b. Comments by Mayor
17c. Comments by Council Members
Council Member Bethea commented on the lack of maintenance along the city's entry corridors
Council Member Hilty commented on the adoption event hosted at the Marion County
Courthouse
Council Member Dreyer thanked Parking Enforcement Specialist Heather Stine on behalf of the
carolers for attending the ARC caroling event
17d. Informational
17d1. Executed Contracts Under $50,000
17d2. Treasury Cash and Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2023
18. Adjournment
Adjourned at 6:54 pm
Minutes
_______________________________ ________________________________
James P. Hilty Sr. Angel B. Jacobs
Council President City Clerk
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Agenda
Ocala City Council Agenda - Final
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Meeting Information WELCOME!
Location
Citizens are encouraged to participate in City of Ocala
Ocala City Hall meetings. Speaker cards should be filled out in advance and
110 SE Watula Avenue submitted to the City Clerk. Speakers will be limited to 3
Second Floor - Council Chambers (three) minutes. Additional time may be granted by the Council
Ocala, Florida President. When recognized, state name and address. Citizen
https://ocalafl.gov/meetings
groups are asked to name a spokesperson.
Time The City of Ocala encourages civility in public discourse and
4:00 PM requests that speakers limit their comments to specific motions
and direct their comments to the Council. Cell phones should be
Council Members
Barry Mansfield, Council President turned off or set to vibrate.
Kristen Dreyer, Pro Tem
Ire Bethea Sr. The order of agenda items may be changed if deemed
James P. Hilty Sr. appropriate by City Council.
Jay A. Musleh
Mayor Citizens are encouraged to provide comments in writing to the
Ben Marciano City Clerk before meetings for inclusion into the
public record. Citizens may also provide input to individual
City Manager council members via office visits, phone calls, letters and
Peter Lee
e-mail that will become public record. In some instances, i.e.,
Quasi-Judicial Hearings, these particular contacts may be
prohibited.
Mission Statement
The City of Ocala provides fiscally APPEALS
responsible services consistent with the Any person who desires to appeal any decision at this meeting
community's current and future will need a record of the proceedings and for this purpose may
expectations. need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made that includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is made.
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Priority 4: Operational excellence
Priority 5: Quality of place
City Council Agenda - Final December 19, 2023
1. Call to Order
a. Opening Ceremony
1. Invocation - Chaplain Tony Clayton
2. Pledge of Allegiance
b. Welcome and Roll Call
c. New Employees
- Regnaldo Butler, Electric Utility
- Kimberly Foster, Electric Utility
- Kik Koppitch, Electric Utility
- Jack Conley, Water Resources
2. Public Notice
3. Proclamations & Awards
3a. Service Award - Joseph Talley - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of
Service
3b. Service Award - Major Steven Cuppy - Ocala Police Department - 30
Years of Service
4. Presentations
4a. Presentation to Former Mayor Kent Guinn from Lilly Baron, President
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Ocala
4b. Former Mayor Kent Guinn - outgoing remarks, gifts to City Council
4c. Presentation to Former Mayor Kent Guinn from Mayor Ben Marciano
4d. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 2023 Annual Report
Presentation By: James Haynes
5. Public Comments
6. Public Hearings
6a. Approve on-premise consumption of beer and wine for a bottle club, or
bring your own beverage, for DLM’s DIY, Inc d/b/a AR Workshop
Ocala, located at 2431 SW 27th Ave, Suite 13 (Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
6b. Approve on-premise consumption for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor
for 18 South, LLC d/b/a 18 South located at 18 South Magnolia
Avenue (Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
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6c. Adopt Ordinance 2024-1 to rezone from PUD-0, Planned Unit
Development, to PD, Planned Development for property located at the
northwest corner of SE 24th Road and SE 31st Street (Parcel
29851-000-00), approximately 14.15 acres (PD23-45098)
(Quasi-Judicial) - Postponed from the October 17 and November 7,
2023, City Council meetings
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
Introduced by: Ire J. Bethea Sr
6d. Adopt Resolution 2024-2 concerning a PD, Planned Development,
including PD standards for property located at the northwest corner of
SE 24th Road and SE 31st Street (Parcel 29851-000-00) (Case No.
PD23-45098) (Quasi-Judicial) - Postponed from the October 17 and
November 7, 2023, City Council meetings
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
6e. Approve a developer’s agreement with Impact Development Partners,
LLC
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
7. Second and Final Reading of Ordinances
(All are Public Hearings)
7a. Adopt Ordinance 2024-9 to amend the future land use designation
from Medium Intensity/Special District to Public, for property located
in the 2500 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (Parcel
21448-001-00); approximately 18.76 acres
Presentation By: Emily Johnson
Introduced by: Jay A. Musleh
7b. Adopt Ordinance 2024-10 to rezone from R-1, Single-Family
Residential, and M-2, Medium Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use,
for property located in the 2500 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue (Parcel 21448-001-00); approximately 18.76 acres
(Quasi-Judicial)
Presentation By: Emily Johnson
Introduced by: Ire J. Bethea Sr
8. General Business
8a. Approve the purchase of 15 R-Mag circuit breakers for various
substations from WESCO Distribution in the amount of $603,303
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
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8b. Approve the Territorial Agreement between the City of Ocala and
Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
8c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-117 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 BR-2024-117
budget to accept and appropriate 2023-2024 State Housing Initiatives
Partnership (SHIP) grant funding in the amount of $461,713
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
8d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-118 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 BR-2024-118
budget to appropriate funds from the Building Fund Reserve for
building-related expenses in the amount of $260,469
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
8e. Approve a one-year renewal with Oracle America, Inc. for the
NetSuite hosting of GovSense software in the cloud for $275,052
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos
8f. Approve one-year renewal with GovSense, LLC for software
maintenance and support in the amount of $68,157
Presentation By: Christopher Ramos
8g. Approve Agreement No. LPA0596 between the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and City of Ocala for the Ocala Force Main
Construction Project in the amount of $500,000
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
8h. Approve a property exchange agreement between the City and Friends
Recycling, LLC
Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
9. Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of Council or the public
request specific items to be removed for separate discussion and action.
9a. Adopt Resolution 2024-3 authorizing the City Manager to execute a RES-2024-3
Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida
Department of Transportation for the maintenance of East State Road
40 medians
Presentation By: Darren Park
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9b. Approve a three-year Highway Maintenance Memorandum of
Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for
maintenance of medians on East State Road 40 by the City of Ocala for
revenue totaling $60,975
Presentation By: Darren Park
9c. Approve the 2022 Community Development Block Grant
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
Presentation By: James Haynes
9d. Approve the one-year service maintenance agreement renewal for
Honeywell Process Solutions (formally Connexo NetSense) in the
amount of $63,481
Presentation By: Doug Peebles
9e. Approve the release of the Temporary Construction Easement on
Marion County Parcel # 2782-025-011
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor
9f. Approve the partial release of an Electric Utility Easement located on
Marion County Parcel #13538-002-00
Presentation By: Tracy Taylor
9g. Approve the West Oak Phase 1 Final Plat & Developer’s Agreement,
SUB22-4949, subject to legal review
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
9h. Approve West Oak Phase 2 Residential Final Plat and Developer’s
Agreement, SUB23-45323, subject to legal review
Presentation By: Aubrey Hale
9i. Approve the purchase of two sets of battery-powered extrication
equipment from North America Fire Equipment Co. Inc. (NAFECO)
in the amount of $87,742
Presentation By: Clint Welborn
9j. Adopt Resolution 2024-7 approving a License Agreement with the RES-2024-7
Florida Department of Transportation for improvements within City
rights-of-way for Financial Project Number 439234-1-52-01
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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9k. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-119 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 BR-2024-119
budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of
Ocala’s HOME Investment Partnership Program grant in the amount of
$13,853
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
9l. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-120 appropriating funds from the BR-2024-120
Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocala Force
Main Construction Project in the amount of $500,000
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
9m. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-121 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 BR-2024-121
budget to accept and appropriate the City of Ocala’s Emergency
Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding for outreach services in the
amount of $105,000
Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
9n. Outside Counsel Invoices – November, 2023
Presentation By: William E. Sexton
9o. Approve City Council meeting minutes from December 5, 2023
Presentation By: Angel Jacobs
10. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
Should any items be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, they will be discussed at
this time.
11. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinances
(Second and Final Reading - January 2, 2024)
11a. Introduce Ordinance 2024-11 to adopt the Water Supply Facilities ORD-2024-11
Work Plan; amend the City of Ocala Comprehensive Plan to
incorporate the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan by reference; and
amend associated goals, objectives, and policies (CPTA23-45291)
11b. Introduce Ordinance 2024-12 revising Section 43-87(b)(3) of the Code ORD-2024-12
of Ordinances to provide that participants in the City of Ocala General
Employees’ Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) may participate
in the plan for a period not to exceed 96 months
11c. Introduce Ordinance 2024-13 revising Section 70-685(a) of the Code ORD-2024-13
of Ordinances concerning the procedure for the maintenance and
refund of residential utility service deposits
12. Internal Auditor's Report - None
13. City Manager's Report
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13a. City Council committee assignments
14. Police and Fire Department Report
15. Mayor's Report
16. City Attorney's Report
16a. Approve Settlement in the matter of Goff v. City of Ocala, Florida
with a proposed settlement amount of $95,000
16b. Discussion of potential adjustments to City Council agenda items and
organization
17. Informational Items
17a. Calendaring Items
- City offices closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26 in observance of
the Christmas holiday
- City offices closed Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of New Year's Day
- City offices closed Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King
Day Holiday
17b. Comments by Mayor
17c. Comments by Council Members
17d. Informational
17d1. Executed Contracts Under $50,000
17d2. Treasury Cash and Investment Report for the quarter ending
September 30, 2023
18. Adjournment
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