05-20-2026 Meeting Minutes
City Council Meeting · 2026-05-20 · minutes
The Tavares City Council convened on May 20, 2026. Key actions included approving the agenda and approving the Consent Agenda, which included the minutes from the May 6, 2026 meeting. The council also approved Resolution No. 2026-09, the Second Budget Amendment for FY2026/2027, which adjusts the adopted budget for capital projects, prior year encumbrance rollovers, and inter-departmental transfers. A discussion and vote occurred regarding a salary increase for the City Administrator, John Drury. Initially, a 7% increase motion failed (1-4). A subsequent motion for a 7.5% increase passed unanimously (5-0). The meeting also included a presentation on the "Back the Blue & Red March" event and an update on Lake County's Rural Protection Zones and Joint Planning Area Agreements. Public comment included a resident complimenting the city's flowerpots and thanking the council for the administrator's salary increase, and another resident noting their long career as a registered nurse without significant raises.
Agenda items
- 1) Receive the update
- 1. 05-06-2026 CC Minutes
- 1. Continue to prevent further deterioration of home rule authority through government
- 1. Deliver a Balance Budget with pay increases the city can afford.
- 1. Golf cart crossing bridge over new 441
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Construction (Other)
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- 1. Move to approve the meeting minutes under the Consent Agenda.
- 1. Resolution 2026-09
- 1. St. Clair Abrams Avenue: Plan, design, and research budget resources for the St.
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- Electrical
- Concrete & Masonry
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Building & Industrial Supply
- General Contractor
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- 1. Tavares_EventCalendar_2026_Rvsd 5.14.2026
- 1. To continue to lead Tavares to be a city that sets the bar for other cities as
- 2) Do not receive the update.
- 2. 05-06-2026 CC Minutes Exhibit A - Letter from LCBCC to CC
- 2. Continue to attract new commercial development into the city to appropriate
- 2. Continue to lower the tax rate.
- 2. Economic Development through commercia growth
- 2. Exhibit A
- Government Authority
- 2. Move to approve the meeting minutes with corrections.
- 2. Rifles, Rails & History Event: 2027 will mark ten years since the last highly
- Event Planning & Rentals
- Business Consulting
- Admin Services (Other)
- 2. Work with Department Heads to ensure a balanced budget.
- 3. Acquire property within the city to commit as green space
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 3. Continue the same level of service or better.
- 3. Continue to work with our partners to acquire the right-of-way for the rails to trails
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 3. Continue working to pay down city debt.
- 3. Tavares Cemetery and Arboretum: Design and create in the Tavares Cemetery and
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Painting & Flooring
- General Contractor
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Building & Industrial Supply
- 4. Continue to lower the debt service.
- 4. Major Alexander St. Clair-Abrams home: With the incredible renovations of Tavares
- General Contractor
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Concrete & Masonry
- Drywall & Insulation
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Plumbing
- Restoration & Waterproofing
- Roofing
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 4. Pursue grants for infrastructure and capital improvement projects.
- 4. Support arboretum beatification and staffing
- 4. Work with Economic Development to bring new businesses into the city and
- Real Estate Development
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 5. Completion of the State Road 19/County Road 561 traffic signal.
- Electrical
- Construction (Other)
- Utilities (Sub)
- Building & Industrial Supply
- 5. Continue to develop the two parks, (YMCA, and Woodlea).
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 5. Continue to ensure that Tavares City employees are compensated fairly and have
- 5. East Regional Park design and funding
- 5. Waterfront signage: The five-themed lands signage along beautiful Lake Dora
- 6. Continue to actively seek grants for projects throughout the city in all departments.
- 6. Mayor’s Youth Council restructuring
- 7. America in Bloom support to compete
- 7. Continue with the effort to secure the property by city hall for the parking facility
- General Contractor
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Painting & Flooring
- 8. Continue utilizing a pay-as-you-go approach for City projects and operations, as had
- 8. Pause housing permits while addressing infrastructure
- General Contractor
- Engineering & Architecture
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Utilities (Sub)
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- 9. Economic development infrastructure improvements for the abandoned rail bed
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Utilities (Sub)
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
- IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
- IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
- IX. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING
- IX. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
- VI. READING OF ALL ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS INTO RECORD
- VI. READING OF ALL ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS INTO RECORD
- VI. READING OF ALL ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS INTO THE RECORD
- VII. CONSENT AGENDA
- VII. CONSENT AGENDA
- VII. CONSENT AGENDA
- VIII. RESOLUTIONS
- VIII. RESOLUTIONS
- X. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
- X. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Roofing
- Drywall & Insulation
- Windows, Doors & Glass
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Engineering & Architecture
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- Utilities (Sub)
- X. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
- XII. OLD BUSINESS
- Engineering & Architecture
- Business Consulting
- Real Estate Development
- Government Authority
- XIII. AUDIENCE TO BE HEARD
- XIII. AUDIENCE TO BE HEARD
- XIII. AUDIENCE TO BE HEARD
- XIV. REPORTS
- XIV. REPORTS
- Real Estate Development
- Engineering & Architecture
- General Contractor
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Concrete & Masonry
- Carpentry & Cabinetry
- Roofing
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Drywall & Insulation
- Windows, Doors & Glass
- XIV. REPORTS
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