Decisions › County Commission meeting of Aug 11, 2026
Approved a change to the contract with You Thrive Florida for transportation services for nutritional purposes.
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Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 3:00:34)
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 change with You Thrive Florida, a nonprofit that runs meal sites for seniors, to add rules about audits and worker verification.
What changes The contract will now spell out that the transportation provider must follow federal and state audit rules and use the E-Verify system.
Who and the money Applies to You Thrive Florida's meal-site transportation in Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Florida Department of Elder Affairs requires that You Thrive include in its agreements with transportation providers provisions requiring compliance with applicable Federal and State audit requirements and the use of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system."
Why (staff, quoted) "The Florida Department of Elder Affairs requires that You Thrive include in its agreements with transportation providers provisions requiring compliance with applicable Federal and State audit requirements and the use of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system."
Backup in the packet: Mid Florida - You Thrive Third Amendment Agreement (p. 454)
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 of the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Mid Florida Community Services, Inc. D/B/A You Thrive Florida for the provision of transportation services for nutritional purposes. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Aug 11, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a budget transfer of $4,050 from Transit Reserves to the Fixed Route Promotional Activity for a bus wrap.
- Next item: Approved using the existing contract with Hill York Service Company, LLC. to replace six air handler units at the Lake County Sheriff's Detention Center for $1,699,979.25.
- All 23 items from Aug 11, 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.