Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 28, 2026
Approved an agreement with the Town of Montverde for fire inspections and shared water costs for the new Fire Station, totaling $197,095.02.
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In plain words
An interlocal agreementA contract between two governments, such as the county and a city, to share a service, a cost or a responsibility. Florida Statutes 163.01 with the Town of Montverde for Lake County to perform fire and life safety inspections and share costs for water infrastructure improvements for the new Fire Station #85.
What changes The County will conduct the inspections and the two governments will split the water main upgrade costs as outlined in the agreement.
Who and the money Applies to Fire Station #85 in the Town of Montverde; total estimated fiscal impact is $197,095.02 ($87,047.51 County expenditure and $110,047.51 Town reimbursement).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "it was determined that designating a single entity to provide building and planning inspection services would benefit both the Town and Lake County"
Where Fire Station #85
Why (staff, quoted) "it was determined that designating a single entity to provide building and planning inspection services would benefit both the Town and Lake County (County)."
Backup in the packet: Interlocal Agreement Related to Fire 85 Project (p. 359), Resolution 2026-17 (p. 359)
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 Facilities Management to recommend approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Montverde (Town) for Lake County (County) to perform fire and life safety inspections and establish shared costs for water infrastructure improvements pertaining to the new construction of Fire Station #85. The total estimated fiscal impact is $197,095.02 ($87,047.51 — County expenditure and $110,047.51 — Town reimbursement), and is within and will not exceed this Fiscal Year's Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 28, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a contract award to RMS Orlando, Inc. for the Building 320 Reroofing Project and authorized the Office of Procurement Services to sign the supporting documents.
- Next item: Approved a $157,359.83 contract for Estep Construction, Inc. to resurface and add right and left turn lanes on northbound CR 437 at Sorrento Avenue.
- All 16 items from Jul 28, 2026
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- Oct 27, 2026 Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a contract to retrofit two 6,000-gallon water tankers and buy two semi-tractors for Fire Rescue to use as frontline water supply vehicles.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for six years of support and maintenance for the Countywide 800MHz Public Safety Radio System for $16,780,000.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance plan for the county.