Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 19, 2026
Pulled a contract to buy a replacement playground for North Lake Regional Park from Florida Recreational Products, LLC for $173,224.
The vote: 5-0
Voted yes: Leslie Campione, Sean M. Parks, Anthony Sabatini, Kirby Smith, Timothy Morris
Motion by Anthony Sabatini, seconded by Timothy Morris. From the Clerk's official minutes.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 0:52:53)
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 contract to buy a new playground for North Lake Regional Park from Florida Recreational Products, LLC.
What changes Nothing changes yet because the item was pulled from the agenda.
Who and the money The expenditure is $173,224, within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The playground system currently located at NLRP is over 20 years old and has reached the end of its service life, with repairs no longer feasible."
Where North Lake Regional Park
Why (staff, quoted) "The playground system currently located at NLRP is over 20 years old and has reached the end of its service life, with repairs no longer feasible."
Backup in the packet: Bid Tabulation 26-420 (p. 431), Selection Committee Meeting 26-420 (p. 431), Contract 26-420 (p. 431)
Written from the Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Parks and Trails to recommend approval: 1. Of Contract 26-420 with Florida Recreational Products, LLC. (Lynn Haven, FL) for the one-time purchase of a replacement playground at North Lake Regional Park for the Office of Parks & Trails. 2. For the Office of Procurement Services to execute the agreement and all supporting documentation. The estimated fiscal impact is $173,224 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 19, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The Board approved the Consent Agenda, Tabs 8 through 27, pulling Tab 28 to come back at a later time, and pulling Tabs 7, 9, 15, and 24 to the regular agenda as follows: 42 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Management and Budget Recommend approval of the Veterans Treatment Intervention Program Agreement that provides financial support to Lake County for aid in felony and/or misdemeanor pretrial or post- adjudicatory veteran treatment intervention programs, by a vote of 5-0.Clerk of Court, Board Minutes, May 19, 2026. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a Vision Zero resolution, the Lake County Safety Action Plan, and a Safe Streets for All Implementation Grant application.
- Next item: Approved a proclamation designating June 2026 as Tobacco-Free Parks Month in Lake County.
- All 33 items from May 19, 2026
More on parks and recreation
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a resolution supporting a grant application for Mount Plymouth Parks improvements, pledging a $200,000 county match if the $400,000 grant is awarded.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved a change to the maintenance agreement with John Mixon, Deborah Mixon, and Christine Sloan for the Woods-Boyd Cemetery and Memorial Gardens in Groveland.
- Jul 28, 2026 Approved the appointment of Jim Peacock, Christopher Gonzales, Michelle Craske, Kayla Tufts, and Angel Coba to the Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved Tourist Development Tax funding for host fees and related event expenses for Lake County to host the 2027 IWWF World Wakeboard.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved three contracts with Apex Landscaping, Inc., Green Isle Gardens, Inc., and Site One Landscape Supply to provide trees, native grasses, and plants for parks and trails.