Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 14, 2026
Approved a Lighting Services Agreement with Duke Energy One, Inc. to install and maintain street lighting along 0.6 miles of Hancock Road for $443,980.
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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 Lighting Services Agreement with Duke Energy One, Inc. to install and maintain street lighting along 0.6 miles of Hancock Road from the south corner of the Hartwood Landing Subdivision to Hartwood Marsh Road.
What changes Duke Energy One, Inc. will install sixteen 25-ft tall street lights and thirty 12-ft high trail lights, then maintain them for 240 months; ownership transfers to the County at the end of the term.
Who and the money The capital fiscal impact is $443,980 (expenditure - South District Road Impact FeeA one-time charge on new construction to pay for the roads, schools, parks or fire stations the new homes or businesses will need. Florida Statutes 163.31801 Fund) and the annual fiscal impact for maintenance is $3,708 plus electric fees (expenditure - Wellness Way MSTUMunicipal Service Taxing Unit: a part of the county where an extra property tax pays for a service only that area gets, such as fire protection or street lighting. Florida Statutes 125.01(1)(q) Fund).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The City of Clermont has provided an email stating the street lighting is required per their code. The street lighting plan has been reviewed and approved by Lake County Public Works."
Where Hancock Road from the south corner of the Hartwood Landings Subdivision to Hartwood Marsh Road
Why (staff, quoted) "The City of Clermont has provided an email stating the street lighting is required per their code."
Paid from South District Road Impact Fee Fund
Backup in the packet: Clermont requesting lighting (p. 203), Hancock Wellness Way Vicinity map (p. 203), Location Map Hancock Road Network - showing segments (p. 203), FL - Clermont - Lake County - Hancock Rd Section F - TD26-0742FLR1- REVISION1 (p. 203), Duke Energy One Lighting Services Agreement _6.29.2029 - signed (p. 203)
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 Public Works to recommend approval to enter a Lighting Services Agreement with Duke Energy One, Inc. to install and maintain street lighting along 0.6 miles of Hancock Road from the south corner of the Hartwood Landing Subdivision to Hartwood Marsh Road. The capital fiscal impact is $443,980 (expenditure - South District Road Impact Fee Fund) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. The annual fiscal impact for maintenance is $3,708 plus electric fees (expenditure - Wellness Way MSTU Fund) and will be included in the future Fiscal Year Budgets. Commission District 1.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 14, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a budget amendment to use $6,000 in unanticipated grant revenue for Library Services.
- Next item: 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.
- All 32 items from Jul 14, 2026
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- Sep 22, 2026 Approved accepting public Non-Exclusive Utility Easement Deeds secured for the Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems (DWTS).
- Jun 9, 2026 Approved a change to a license agreement with Coastal Conservation Association for an oyster shell storage site at the Astatula landfill facility.
- Jun 9, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with OnSyte Performance, LLC, for replacing traditional septic systems with individual distributed wastewater treatment systems and maintaining them.
- Jun 9, 2026 Heard a presentation from David Salinas, Office of Solid Waste Director, about deep injection wells.