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Ocala CRA Agency Board Meeting – July 21, 2026: Approval of 10 Property Improvement Grants

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, July 21, 2026
BodyOcala, Florida
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, July 21, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:48

So good afternoon.

0:50

It is 3 30 p.m.

0:52

on Tuesday, July the 21st, 2026.

0:55

And I'm calling this meeting of the City of O'Cala Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board to order.

1:04

Clerk, recall the roll.

1:07

Mr.

1:07

Marciano.

1:08

Here.

1:09

Mr.

1:09

Mudley?

1:10

Here.

1:10

Ms.

1:10

Dreyer.

1:11

Here.

1:11

Mr.

1:11

Hilte?

1:12

Here.

1:12

Mr.

1:13

Mansfield?

1:13

Here.

1:14

Ms.

1:14

Bethe.

1:15

Here.

1:16

Clerk would do the public notice.

1:18

The July 21, 2026.

1:21

CRA meeting was publicly noticed on July 2nd, 2026 on the City of O'Callas website.

1:27

Thank you.

1:29

If everyone had an opportunity to review them, I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes of June 16, 2026, meeting of this CRA agents and board.

1:40

Do I hear a motion?

1:42

So moved.

1:43

Is there a second?

1:44

Second.

1:45

Are there any comments from the public?

1:48

Any questions or comments from the council?

1:51

The clerk will call the roll.

1:53

Mr.

1:54

Hilte.

1:54

Aye.

1:55

Ms.

1:55

Dreyer.

1:56

Aye.

1:58

Mr.

1:59

Mr.

1:59

Mesley.

2:00

Aye.

2:01

Mr.

2:01

Mansfield.

2:02

Aye.

2:02

Mr.

2:03

Butay.

2:04

Aye.

2:05

Item five.

2:07

Agenda items.

2:09

5A is approval of the North Magnolia CRA commercial improvement grant for property located 1735 Northeast Jacksonville Road.

2:18

Do I hear a motion to approve this item?

2:22

So moved.

2:22

Is there a second?

2:24

Second.

2:25

Economic Development Manager.

2:28

Roberto Ellis is recognized for the staff presentation.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Economic Development█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Procedural████████████18%
Historic Preservation████████12%
Summary of Proceedings

Ocala Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board Meeting Summary – July 21, 2026

The Ocala Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Agency Board met on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 3:30 PM at Ocala City Hall. The board approved the previous meeting's minutes and unanimously approved ten property improvement grants (one in the North Magnolia CRA and nine in the East Ocala CRA) totaling approximately $152,522. No public comments were received, and no substantive discussion occurred beyond staff presentations.

Consent Calendar

  • 4a. Minutes from June 16, 2026 – Approved unanimously (5-0).
  • 5a. North Magnolia CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant – $2,400 for parking lot improvements at 1735 NE Jacksonville Road (Hirschberger Holdings LLC / BJ Trophies). Approved unanimously.
  • 5b. East Ocala CRA Residential Property Improvement Grant – $6,938 for fencing (black decorative metal and vinyl) at 836 NE 11th Avenue (Noble Hawks Holdings LLC). Approved unanimously.
  • 5c. East Ocala CRA Residential Property Improvement Grant – $9,383 for roof (50% reimbursement) and HVAC (75% reimbursement) replacement at 722 NE Second Street (Angel and Samantha Harrison; home built 1940). Approved unanimously.
  • 5d. East Ocala CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant – $49,378 for converting a former gas station into the Fort McCoy Farm Hub at 1255 East Silver Springs Boulevard (ESSB Holdings LLC / Todd Rudi Anin). Approved unanimously.
  • 5e. East Ocala CRA Residential Property Improvement Grant – $17,550 for repainting six detached single-family homes on parcel 2820-046-006 (Winthurst Properties LLC / Tom Have; historic district). Approved unanimously.
  • 5f. East Ocala CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant – $6,874 for parking lot resurfacing and building repainting at 703 East Fort King Street (Brian Cohn / Evolution Solutions). Certificate of appropriateness required. Approved unanimously.
  • 5g. East Ocala CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant – $10,871 for parking lot improvements (gravel driveway to concrete) at 226 NE Sanchez Avenue (Moses Property Holdings LLC / Joshua Moses; law firm office). Approved unanimously. (Note: The chair mistakenly called for item 5H while reading the description for 5G; the error was corrected and the board proceeded accordingly.)
  • 5h. East Ocala CRA Residential Property Improvement Grant – $20,000 for repainting primary residence and garage at 1030 NE Third Street (Richard Brinkley; home built 1901, last painted >20 years ago). Maximum award. Approved unanimously.
  • 5i. East Ocala CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant – $9,128 for replacing original single-pane pulley windows (nearly 100 years old) at 23 NE 12th Terrace. Approved unanimously.
  • 5j. East Ocala CRA Residential Property Improvement Grant – $20,000 for repainting two residential buildings (including historic Blakely House) and exterior repairs at 103 SE Tuscawilla Avenue. Approved unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public provided comments.

Discussion Items

  • No board discussion or debate occurred beyond brief staff presentations by Economic Development Manager Roberto Ellis.

Key Outcomes

  • All agenda items (minutes and ten grants) were approved unanimously (5-0) with no opposition. The board noted that after these approvals, approximately 80–82% of East Ocala CRA funds have been allocated for the fiscal year. The meeting adjourned shortly after the final vote.

Meeting Transcript

So good afternoon. It is 3 30 p.m. on Tuesday, July the 21st, 2026. And I'm calling this meeting of the City of O'Cala Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board to order. Clerk, recall the roll. Mr. Marciano. Here. Mr. Mudley? Here. Ms. Dreyer. Here. Mr. Hilte? Here. Mr. Mansfield? Here. Ms. Bethe. Here. Clerk would do the public notice. The July 21, 2026. CRA meeting was publicly noticed on July 2nd, 2026 on the City of O'Callas website. Thank you. If everyone had an opportunity to review them, I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes of June 16, 2026, meeting of this CRA agents and board. Do I hear a motion? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Are there any comments from the public? Any questions or comments from the council? The clerk will call the roll. Mr. Hilte. Aye. Ms. Dreyer. Aye. Mr. Mr. Mesley. Aye. Mr. Mansfield. Aye. Mr. Butay.

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