Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 28, 2026
Approved a $732,768 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to buy paratransit vehicles through the state's procurement program.
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In plain words
A grant agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for four new paratransit buses under the Section 5311 Off Cycle Capital Grant program.
What changes The county accepts the grant and appropriates the funds to purchase the buses through the state's procurement program.
Who and the money The fiscal impact is $732,768 (revenue/expenditure - 100 percent grant funded).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "FDOT has awarded the Section 5311 Off Cycle Grant with four new 23’ Turtle Top paratransit buses for a cost of $183,192 each for a grant total of $732,768."
Why (staff, quoted) "The Board approved the Office of Transit Service to apply to replace four older paratransit buses on November 18, 2025."
Paid from FDOT Section 5311 Off Cycle Capital Grant
Backup in the packet: Draft Lake County FFY25 Section 5311 Off-Cycle -v3 (p. 476), FDOT 5311 PTGA $732,768 URR 04-28-26v.3 (p. 476)
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 Transit Services to recommend approval: 1. Of the Florida Department of Transportation Section 5311 Off Cycle Capital Grant Agreement for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 and State Fiscal Year 2026; and 2. To adopt Unanticipated Revenue Resolution 2026-45 to accept and appropriate $732,768 for the FDOT Section 5311 Off Cycle Capital Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026; and 3. To procure vehicles under the State’s bid list through FDOT’s Transit Research Inspection Procurement Services (TRIPS) program. The fiscal impact is $732,768 (revenue/expenditure - 100 percent grant funded).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 28, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a change to the grant agreement with the City of Eustis for the Coolidge Street Improvement Project, which costs $400,000.
- Next item: Approved a change to the contract with Flotech Environmental, LLC for storm drain cleaning, raising the spending limit from $75,000 to an estimated $150,000.
- All 30 items from Apr 28, 2026
More on contracts and purchasing
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved six contracts for storm drain system cleaning and related services with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC, Earth View, LLC, Flotech Environmental, LLC, GCU, LLC, Rowland (DE), LLC, and Shenandoah General Construction, LLC.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved two on-call contracts for guardrail and handrail repair with C. Slagter Construction, Inc. and Southeast Highway Guardrail & Attenuators, LLC, costing $250,000.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a change to the shared contract for medical examiner services with five other counties and authorized the chairman to sign later edits.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a $482,547 annual Core Contract with the Lake County Department of Health for services from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved three contracts with Estep Construction, J & L General Services, and Pro Way Paving Systems for non-road paving services, costing $500,000.