Decisions › County Commission meeting of Sep 22, 2026
Approved the Florida Department of Transportation Public Transit Block Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with a fiscal impact of $2,072,054.
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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 grant agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for public transit funding in Lake County for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
What changes The County accepts the grant and authorizes the Transit Services Director to execute and administer the agreement.
Who and the money Lake County Transit Services; $2,072,054 total — $1,036,027 grant funded and $1,036,027 county match.
The record states no reason.
Why (staff, quoted) "The Public Transit Block Grant provides a stable revenue source for public transportation, exclusively available to agencies with fixed-route transit services."
Paid from Public Transit Block Grant
Backup in the packet: LCBoCC FY27 Block Grant G3U14.pdf_9.1.26 (p. 301)
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 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transit Block Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and 2. To authorize the execution and administration of the FDOT Public Transit Block Grant Agreement by the Office of Transit Services Director. The fiscal impact is $2,072,054 — $1,036,027 (revenue/expenditure – grant funded) and $1,036,027 (expenditure - county match) and is included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget request.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Sep 22, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved submitting the Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Libraries Grant Application, including certifications of funds, hours, free library services, and access to materials.
- Next item: Approved accepting public Non-Exclusive Utility Easement Deeds secured for the Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems (DWTS).
- All 23 items from Sep 22, 2026
More on taxes and budget
- Oct 27, 2026 Received the Sales Surtax Oversight Advisory Committee report and provisional meeting minutes from September 2025 and April 2026.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved $225,000 in Tourist Development Tax funds for Discover Lake County to sponsor Montverde Academy for marketing and promotional fees.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the second amendment to the structure lease agreement with no fiscal impact.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved $156,000 in Tourist Development Tax funding for Lake County's bid to host the 2026-2028 FHSAA State Golf Championships at Mission Inn Resort & Club.
- Oct 13, 2026 Discussed grant funding for businesses near the Eudora Roundabout to support local economic activity in that area.