Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 28, 2026
Approved accepting a $2,248,842 Federal Transit Administration grant to buy three replacement buses from Gillig, LLC under a Jacksonville Transportation Authority contract.
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In plain words
Acceptance of a Federal Transit Administration Capital Grant Award Number FL 2026-031 for $2,248,842 to purchase three replacement fixed route buses and provide bus stop improvements.
What changes The County accepts the grant, adopts Unanticipated Revenue ResolutionA formal Board decision that is not a law: it states a position, approves an agreement, sets a fee or rate, or directs staff. Adopted by a vote, usually without a public hearing. Florida Statutes 125.01 2026-83 to appropriate $2,206,095, and proceeds to procure three replacement buses under Jacksonville Transportation Authority RFP P-23-030.
Who and the money Lake County Transit Services; $2,248,842 revenue and expenditure, 100 percent grant funded by the Federal Transit Administration with no local cash match required.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The capital funds are for replacing, expanding, or rehabilitating equipment and vehicles and constructing bus-related facilities."
Why (staff, quoted) "These funds will purchase three replacement 30-foot Gillig buses and provide bus stop improvements."
Paid from Federal Transit Administration
Backup in the packet: Grant Award FL-2026-031-00 (p. 241), Gillig Quote 05-06-2026 (p. 241), Jacksonville Port Authority Pre Award Buy America Audit (p. 241), Contract Cover Sheet and Sign Page Jax Trans Auth and Gillig (p. 241), URR for 2026 5339 Portion of Project 20533_revised (p. 241)
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. To accept the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Grant Award Number FL 2026-031 for $2,248,842; and 2. To adopt Unanticipated Revenue Resolution 2026-83 (URR) to accept and appropriate $2,206,095 for the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Grant; and 3. To procure the three replacement fixed route buses under the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s RFP P-23-030, a contract between Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Gillig, LLC. The fiscal impact is $2,248,842 (revenue/expenditure — 100 percent grant funded).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 28, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a $1,050,769 grant agreement with the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged to fund paratransit trips for people who cannot drive.
- Next 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.
- All 16 items from Jul 28, 2026
More on growth and zoning
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- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.