At its meeting following the budget workshop, the Winter Garden City Commission unanimously approved several regular-business items, including an MOU and second amendment to a permitting agreement for Lake Apopka work, an amendment to a nonexclusive franchise agreement for a recycling firm, a construction contract award for Fire Station 21, a sanitary-sewer inspection purchase order, a site plan approval and a community-redevelopment-area reimbursement for park design work.

MOU and permitting amendment — Lake Apopka/Newton Park
Staff presented a memorandum of understanding and a second amendment to the agreement with Saint John’s (Saint John's) for material placement and dredging in front of Newton Park at Lake Apopka. The MOU states that Saint John’s will apply for and hold the permit until 100 percent of project funding is secured; once funding is found, Saint John's would convert the permit to the city and assist with construction. Staff said the agreement extension would run through Sept. 30, 2026, and that there are no financial obligations for the city in the agreement. The commission approved the MOU and amendment unanimously.

Plant Street Recycling franchise amendment
The commission approved an amendment to a nonexclusive franchise agreement allowing Plant Street Recycling to expand service to operate on public streets in gated neighborhoods until such time as it begins using class-4 or higher vehicles (vehicles that weigh over 14,000 pounds). Staff explained the company has received customer requests citywide and the amendment would allow expansion subject to vehicle-weight limits. The motion passed unanimously.

Fire Station 21 construction award
Staff reported they received four proposals in response to RFP 25-0001 for construction of Fire Station 21. After evaluation, MCI Mulligan Contractors was ranked the most responsive proposer. Staff said the base proposal totaled $6,466,275.42 and recommended authorizing the city manager to execute the construction contract and include a 10 percent contingency. The presentation included a total authorization amount, but the meeting transcript record of that final total is garbled and not specified. The commission voted to authorize the contract award unanimously.

Sanitary sewer inspection purchase order (USSI LLC)
The commission approved a purchase order to USSI LLC in the amount of $137,040 to perform inflow-and-infiltration inspection and repair work using smoke testing and seals/plugs where leaks are found. Staff noted mobilization/demobilization fees were removed from the amount unless additional work required them. The motion carried unanimously.

Site plan approval — 244 West Story Road
The commission approved a site plan permitting a new 2,250-square-foot single-story commercial building on a 0.3-acre parcel at 244 West Story Road (the former convenience-store site). Staff said the design is residential in character given proximity to homes, and that the Planning & Zoning Board had approved the proposed commercial use. The motion passed unanimously.

CRA reimbursement — Zanders Park conceptual design
The commission, sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approved reimbursing the city general fund $20,020 for conceptual design work performed by Murray Design Group for Zanders Park amenities adjacent to Boulder Pool. Staff said the work was preapproved and paid by the general fund to avoid project delays and that the CRA advisory board recommended reimbursement. The CRA vote was unanimous.

Votes and tallies
All regular-business items described above carried by unanimous voice votes. During each motion commissioners responded “Aye.” The meeting record does not show individual roll-call tallies; the commission’s actions were recorded as unanimous approvals.

What this means
None of the approved items obligate the city to immediate additional capital spending beyond budgeted amounts (staff noted the Saint John's MOU contains no financial obligation and the site-plan and CRA reimbursement items reimburse already-spent design funds). The Fire Station 21 contract will move forward to construction under the awarded proposer subject to contract execution and the contingency allowance noted by staff.

Where to find more information
Staff said the full contract documents, the revised estimate for sewer repairs and the site-plan packet are available in the city clerk’s office and in the meeting records on the city website. The minutes of the meeting will record the formal motion language and the unanimous outcomes.