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Ocala council approves range of ordinances, contracts and budget items; several votes recorded
Summary
At the June 16 meeting the council took formal actions on multiple items including property conveyance, engineering task orders, grant and budget resolutions, airport design work and several procurement contracts. Most measures passed on roll call.
At its June 16 meeting the Ocala City Council approved a series of routine and project‑specific measures: conveyance of city property by quitclaim deed, professional services task orders, grant acceptances tied to fleet and transit programs, design and construction planning for airport taxiway work, budget resolutions, and procurement contracts for pools and airport equipment. Council members voted on each item by roll call; the measures listed below passed as recorded.
Why it matters: Together these approvals advance several city capital projects (Shaw substation expansion, Taxiway Charlie design and FDOT grant, airport equipment), move a property transfer for an early‑childhood services provider out of a long‑standing title limbo, and authorize purchases and contracts needed for routine operations.
Votes at a glance (items considered and outcome as recorded at the June 16 meeting): - Quitclaim deed to Episcopal Children’s Services (agenda item 10a): approved on roll call. - Task Work Order No. 7 with GAI Consultants, Inc. for Shaw substation design (10b): approved on roll call. - Adoption of Resolution (Volkswagen trust / transit) to allow disabling a surplus bus and claim $300,000 toward battery electric bus program (10c): approved on roll call. - Budget Resolution 2025‑157 (transit/budget allocations) (10d): approved on roll call. - Task Work Order for Taxiway Charlie design with Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering PLLC (10e): approved on roll call; staff said design will take about 350 days. - Award of contract for air‑traffic control tower backup weather equipment to Wallen, LLC (10f): approved on roll call. - Three‑year contract for pool chemicals with Aquasol Commercial Chemical Inc. (10g): approved on roll call; contract value in packet cited at $120,000 over three years. - Use of Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (10h) and related fleet purchases (10h/10i) and Budget Resolution 2025‑158 (10i): approved on roll call. - Adoption of Resolution for FDOT grant funds to begin construction of Taxiway Charlie (10k): approved on roll call.
Several items were introduced for first reading (ordinances numbered 2025‑25 through 2025‑31) including a proposed repeal of the city code provision that authorizes fluoride addition to the municipal water supply and multiple utility fee, impact‑fee, and zoning map amendments; those ordinances were introduced for first reading and will return for a public hearing and final action at a later meeting.
What council said: Staff presenters summarized the technical need or program justification for each item during the meeting. For example, Randy Hahn (Ocala Electric Utility) described the need to add transformer capacity at the Shaw substation to meet load growth; airport manager Michael Baker presented grant and design steps for Taxiway Charlie; Tom Duncan (transit) explained the Volkswagen trust reimbursement process tied to retiring a surplus bus and moving funds toward battery electric buses.
Next steps: Items approved move to implementation steps described in the staff reports—design and procurement, execution of contracts, and budget allocations. Several introduced ordinances will come back for public hearing and second‑reading votes.
Speakers and staff who presented during these agenda items are listed in the speaker whitelist below.
