Schools › School Board meeting of Sep 8, 2025
Approved a six-month extension of the grounds maintenance agreement with Creative Walls and Landscaping, LLC for $150,000.
The vote: 5-0
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), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 8.01 through 10.04).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $150,000 from General / Capital Fund - Grounds Budget
In plain words
A six-month extension of a piggyback agreement with Creative Walls and Landscaping, LLC for grounds maintenance of parks and recreational ballfields, based on the City of Orlando RFP No. 20-0051-1 (Amendment Four).
What changes The agreement is extended for an additional six months, retroactively effective from July 31, 2025 through January 31, 2026, allowing continued maintenance services at Mt. Dora football and Eustis softball fields.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County Schools' Mt. Dora football and Eustis softball fields; $150,000 from General / Capital Fund - Grounds Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "This item supports Strategic Plan Goal #5A – Ensure all students have a safe and positive environment."
Where Mt. Dora football and Eustis softball fields
Why (staff, quoted) "The City of Orlando extended Agreement No. RFP20-0051 (Amendment Four) for Grounds Maintenance for Parks and Recreation Ballfields with Creative Walls and Landscaping, LLC."
Paid from General / Capital Fund - Grounds Budget
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
Agreement #KK-22-0603-PB-Piggyback Utilization per the City of Orlando RFP No. 20-0051-1 (Amendment Four) Grounds Maintenance for Parks and Recreational BallfieLake County Schools agenda, Sep 8, 2025, item 8.02. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend the Board approve utilizing The City of Orlando RFP No. 20-0051-1 (Amendment Four) Grounds Maintenance for Parks and Recreational Ballfields with Creative Walls and Landscaping, LLC.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Sep 8, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the renewal of Follett Software/Destiny, a browser-based system for tracking textbooks and library books, for $99,099.15.
- Next item: Approved a piggyback agreement with Allied Controls, Inc. for maintenance and operating supplies, costing $500,000 from the General Fund/Capital Fund-Maintenance Budget.
- All items from Sep 8, 2025