Decisions › County Commission meeting of Sep 8, 2026
Approved a $222,561 agreement with LovExtension, Inc. to use grant funds for county-wide food delivery services to elderly and disabled Lake County citizens.
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In plain words
A subrecipient agreement with LovExtension, Inc. to use Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus funds for county-wide food delivery services to elderly and disabled Lake County citizens.
What changes LovExtension may request the full grant amount of approximately $222,561 upon the effective date of the agreement to fund the Food Assistance Project.
Who and the money Applies to elderly and disabled Lake County citizens; fiscal impact is $222,561 (expenditure - grant funded) within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "On May 20, 2025, the Board approved reallocating the remaining mortgage assistance funds, in the amount of $222,561, to food assistance."
Why (staff, quoted) "The Board approved reallocating the remaining mortgage assistance funds, in the amount of $222,561, to food assistance."
Paid from Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds
Backup in the packet: LovExtension Partially Executed Subrecipient Agreement - 8.5.26 (p. 392)
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 Housing and Community Services to recommend approval of a Subrecipient Agreement with LovExtension, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds to support county-wide food delivery services to elderly and disabled Lake County citizens. The fiscal impact is estimated at $222,561 (expenditure - grant funded) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Sep 8, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a $1,555,000 contract for Fire Rescue to buy EMS medical supplies and equipment from six vendors.
- Next item: Approved three repair contracts with Beard Equipment Company, Dobbs Equipment, LLC, and Kraken Hydraulics, LLC to fix John Deere construction equipment for about $100,000.
- All 24 items from Sep 8, 2026
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