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Agenda Packet 08.11.26 (Public)

BCC - Regular Board Meeting - 2nd Tuesday · 2026-08-11 · agenda_packet

The document is the agenda and minutes for the Lake County Board of County Commissioners regular meeting on August 11, 2026. It contains multiple administrative and consent agenda items, including approvals of minutes, budgets, contracts, and resolutions. No specific development project with a street address, parcel, acreage, or zoning change is described. The document includes a separate agenda for rezonings (Tab 20) but does not list the individual projects. The minutes from June 9, 2026, include public comments on traffic on SR 44, a proposed airstrip in the Ocala National Forest, and a deep well injection proposal at the Heart of Florida Landfill, but these are not development projects with specific addresses or case numbers. The document does not provide a single project summary with the requested specifics. This document is a Lake County Board of County Commissioners meeting minutes covering June 9 and June 23, 2026. It includes multiple administrative actions, public hearings, and policy discussions, but no specific development project with a street address, parcel, acreage, or zoning change is described. Key actions include: denial of a proposed gas tax referendum (June 9); approval to advertise an ordinance for Certified Recovery Residences; approval to advertise and later adoption of Ordinance 2026-27 dissolving the Board of Adjustment; approval of Resolution 2026-70 opposing the Heart of Florida Deep Well Injection Project; approval of MSBU assessment rolls for internal subdivision roads, DWTS, solid waste, and fire rescue; approval of a Joint Planning Agreement with the Town of Montverde; and a discussion on a temporary moratorium on data center facilities. Public comment included concerns about AI data centers (electricity, water, employment, land use), the deep well injection project (aquifer contamination, waste from Miami-Dade), and the speed of meeting minutes production. No contractor-specific business opportunity with a defined location or size is stated. [Bella Collina East Lots 408 & 409: Parcel ID 112226000400002600; Vaughan Property: Parcel Identification Numbers 27-21-24-0001-000-01200 and 27-21-24-0001-000-02400; case Bella Collina East: File Number IS-122339; Vaughan Property: not stated; Verizon: Item ID 43073; CDBG: Item ID 43030] The document is a Lake County Board of County Commissioners meeting minutes and agenda item cover sheets. It contains multiple distinct items, including a presentation on the Powerhouse youth program, an ordinance to advertise a landscape buffer requirement, an ordinance to advertise a subdivision ordinance, a consent agenda with various financial reports, a tax roll extension, a termination and release of unity of title for Bella Collina East Lots 408 & 409, a termination and release of unity of title for the Vaughan Property, a radio communications tower co-location agreement with Verizon, and a 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan. The landscape buffer ordinance was tabled to the following BCC meeting. The subdivision ordinance was approved to advertise. The consent agenda items are listed for approval. The tax roll extension is recommended for approval. The Bella Collina East item is recommended for approval. The Vaughan Property item is recommended for approval. The Verizon agreement is recommended for approval. The CDBG Annual Action Plan is recommended for approval. The document does not describe a single development project with a specific address, size, and zoning change. [Multiple locations: 2770 Woodlea Road, Tavares, FL 32778 (Golden Triangle Regional Park); 2710 East Richey Road, Leesburg; 2221 Keuka Avenue, Leesburg; 2950 Arbor Ridge Blvd, Fruitland Park; 31717 South Lake Drive, Eustis; 1105, 1107, 1109, and 1111 Johnson Street, Leesburg, FL; Ferguson & Barrett Avenue, Leesburg; Gray, Mt. Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla Middle schools; various locations countywide.; case Not stated. Document references OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021).] This document is the Lake County, Florida 2026 Annual Action Plan, a funding plan for CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, not a specific development project. It lists 13 planned projects with funding allocations. The plan covers FY 2026 (October 1, 2026-September 30, 2027). Total expected funds: $1,902,535 CDBG, $715,303.52 HOME, $162,490 ESG. Projects include: CDBG Administration ($380,507); 2026 ESG ($162,490); Episcopal Children's Services Head Start ($67,000); LifeStream HOPE House Shelter - The Open Door ($150,000); YMCA of Central Florida Middle School Programs ($67,000); City of Leesburg - Ferguson & Barrett Avenue Sidewalks ($101,690); City of Tavares - Golden Triangle Regional Park - West Campus Ball Field ($443,978.99); Lake County Public Works - Roads Resurfacing - Leesburg/Fruitland Park ($287,898.89); Lake County Public Works - Roads Resurfacing - Pine Lakes ($189,460.12); Find, Feed, & Restore - Miriam's Hope ($215,000); HOME Administration ($71,530.35); CHDO Set Aside ($107,295.53); Affordable Rental Housing ($536,477.64). A public needs meeting was held on April 16, 2026, with no public in attendance and no comments received. A second hearing is scheduled for July 21, 2026, with comments to be updated after. The document was approved by staff with final approval on 07/30/2026. [560 East Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares, Florida 32778 (Lake County Transit Contractor location)] This document is the Lake County Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP), Revision 3, Draft Prepared January 7, 2026, Pending BCC Approval August 11, 2026. It is a safety management system plan for Lake County Transit operations, which is a complete brokerage with fixed route and paratransit operations contracted to a service provider. The plan details safety responsibilities, policies, hazard reporting, risk assessment, accident investigation, safety performance monitoring, communication, and training. It lists the Lake County Transit Contractor at 560 East Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares, Florida 32778. It states the total number of drivers is 55 (52 full-time, 3 part-time), the number of operational buses is 58 (all wheelchair accessible, 16 Type I buses over 22 feet, 42 Type II buses under 22 feet). The plan identifies Jill Brown as Transit Director/Accountable Executive and Joshua Smith as Transit Operations Supervisor/Chief Safety Officer. It also lists contractor contacts including Fabien Blackson as General Manager, Patricia Henderson as Operations Manager, Tracy Derr as Maintenance Manager, and Madria Carr as Safety and Training Manager. The plan sets safety performance targets for NTD RY 2024-2025, including 0 major events, 0 fatalities, 0 assaults on transit workers, and system reliability of 91 for fixed route and 48 for paratransit. It schedules transmission of safety performance targets to FDOT and Lake Sumter MPO on 02/28/2027. The document does not describe a land development project, zoning change, or construction project. [551 W Main Street, Tavares, FL 32778 (for HVAC project); not stated for other projects; case Item ID 43079 (bus wrap); Item ID 43080 (agreement amendment); Item ID 43070 (HVAC); Item ID 43043 (transportation contracts)] The document is a compilation of Lake County, Florida Board of County Commissioners agenda items and a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. It includes multiple distinct projects: a budget transfer for a bus wrap, an agreement amendment with Mid Florida Community Services, an HVAC replacement at the Lake County Sheriff's Office Detention Center, and contracts for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services. The document also contains extensive safety plan text with no specific project site. The decision status for all items is 'recommended approval' pending the Board of County Commissioners meeting on August 11, 2026. [case RSQ #25-750; Award Recommendation Number AR-25-750-1; Agreement RSQ #25-750A] Lake County, Florida issued RSQ #25-750 for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services. The selection committee ranked nine firms, with CDM Smith, Inc. ranked first (276 points), followed by Metric Engineering, Inc. (259), American Structurepoint, Inc. (253), Traffic & Mobility Consultants LLC (252), and Patel, Greene, and Associates, LLC (233). Procurement will request pricing and negotiate with the top five ranked firms. Award Recommendation Number AR-25-750-1 recommends awarding to CDM Smith, Inc., Metric Engineering, Inc., American Structurepoint, Inc., Traffic & Mobility Consultants LLC, and Patel, Green, and Associates, LLC. The agreement with American Structurepoint, Inc. (RSQ #25-750A) is a one-year term contract with two optional two-year renewals, effective the first day of the next calendar month after approval by the Lake County Board of County Commissioners. The contract is an open quantity contract with no guaranteed minimum work. Individual projects under the contract are limited to estimated construction costs not exceeding $7.5 million, or for study activities, fees not exceeding $500,000.00. The funding source is Gas Tax (Fund 1120) with a budget of $150,000.00. The document does not state a specific project site, address, parcel, or zoning change. [case RSQ #25-750] This document is a procurement solicitation for an on-call transportation and engineering services contract, not a specific development project. It includes the RSQ, addenda, and a proposal from Patel, Greene and Associates, LLC. The document does not describe a specific project site, zoning change, or development action. It is a request for qualifications for a county-wide on-call contract for transportation planning and traffic engineering services. The applicant is Patel, Greene and Associates, LLC, with a case number of RSQ #25-750. The document includes a schedule of rates and a term of one year with two two-year renewal options. The document does not state a decision on the contract award. Key dates include the proposal due date changed to 10/8/25 at 3:00 PM, and the contract commencement upon the first day of the next calendar month after approval. The business opportunity is for contractors and trades to be aware of the on-call contract for transportation and engineering services, but no specific project is described.

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