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Tavares council approves ASAP Park stormwater contract, renews mutual-aid agreement and greenlights sister-city exploration
Summary
Council authorized a piggyback contract for ASAP Park stormwater improvements to Dale Beasley Construction, approved resolution 2024-27 renewing the statewide mutual-aid agreement for emergencies, and asked staff to explore a domestic sister-city relationship for future consideration.
The Tavares City Council on Dec. 18, 2024 authorized staff to negotiate and execute a piggyback contract with Dale Beasley Construction for the ASAP Park stormwater-pond improvement project, using a Winter Garden RFP to obtain a quoted price of $387,789.62. The project is funded in part by a Lake County Water Authority reimbursement grant; staff described the award as a cost-saving measure after initial bids exceeded the project budget.
Council also approved Resolution 2024-27 to renew Tavares’ participation in the statewide mutual aid agreement for emergency management, which enables the city to request and provide personnel, equipment and logistical support during emergencies and outlines reimbursement procedures.
Separately, the council authorized a staff-led exploration to recommend a domestic sister-city partnership within the United States; members said a closer domestic partner could enable more frequent exchanges and easier travel than the city’s existing foreign sister-city links.
All three items were approved by council motion and voice vote during the meeting; contract award details and grant-match budget figures appear in the staff packet for the ASAP Park project and staff indicated the city’s match is budgeted in the 2025 project budget.
Staff will return with contract documents for signature and any programmatic details required by the Lake County Water Authority and grant agreement.
