Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 14, 2026
Approved a public transportation planning agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation, the Lake-Sumter Metroplanning Organization, and regional planning councils.
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Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 0:40:22)
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal); the recording starts at that vote. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A request to approve and sign a public transportation planning agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation, the Lake-Sumter Metroplanning Organization, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, and the Lake and Sumter County Community Transportation Coordinators.
What changes The new agreement replaces the previous one dated August 26, 2015, and establishes the required cooperative transportation planning process for the metropolitan area.
Who and the money The agreement applies to the Florida Department of Transportation, the Lake-Sumter Metroplanning Organization, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, and the Lake and Sumter County Community Transportation Coordinators. There is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "as a condition to the receipt of federal capital or operating assistance"
Why (staff, quoted) "as required under the authority of Title 23 United States Code Section 134 and Title 49 United States Code Section 5303, as a condition to the receipt of federal capital or operating assistance."
Backup in the packet: Partial Exe_Intergovernmental Coordination_2026 (p. 171)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from County Attorney to recommend approval and execution of the Intergovernmental Coordination and Review and Public Transportation Collaborative Planning Agreement between Florida Department of Transportation, Lake~Sumter Metroplanning Organization, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Lake County Community Transportation Coordinator, and the Sumter County Community Transportation Coordinator as required under the authority of Title 23 United States Code Section 134 and Title 49 United States Code Section 5303, as a condition to the receipt of federal capital or operating assistance. This agreement will supersede and replace the previous agreement dated August 26, 2015. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 14, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a proclamation for Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel Day, recognizing the day as a special county observance.
- Next item: Approved the updated 2026 Lake County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation and Resilience Strategy Plan and authorized the Chairman to sign the related resolution.
- All 21 items from Apr 14, 2026
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