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City Council meeting, October 20, 2026

From the meeting recording; official minutes not yet approved. Reviewed . 14 motions are listed with the spoken result and a link to that moment.

Watch the public YouTube replay (South Lake TV's on-demand copy is not posted yet). Read the posted Council agenda and CRA agenda. These are not minutes; when the City approves them, they replace this list.

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Voted

Project updates moved to the end of the meeting

Council voted to take the project updates item after the other agenda items instead of before them.

Spoken result: Carried (no tally spoken)

Recording: YouTube replay at 0:13:46

  • The presiding member said the motion carried without stating a count.
Direction to staff

Resident outreach program: bring it to a public workshop

After a resident presented a proposal for a Minneola resident outreach program, council members spoke in support and agreed by consensus to take it up at a public workshop. A workshop date is to be set with the city manager.

No vote taken. · Agenda item 8

Recording: YouTube replay at 0:49:14

  • No vote was taken and no funding was approved. The name, boundaries and rules were left for the workshop.
Voted

Ordinance 2026-20, Grassy Lake rezoning, second reading, approved

Council approved on second reading the ordinance rezoning the property east of US Highway 27 and south of Citrus Grove Road from Commercial PUD to Industrial PUD and incorporating a development agreement. Items 9–11 were presented together and voted on separately.

Spoken result: Carried 4–1 · Agenda item 9

Recording: YouTube replay at 1:11:42

  • The recording does not state which member voted no; check the approved minutes.
  • The second recognition pass heard the count less clearly; confirm the tally in the minutes.
  • The titles read aloud differ from the posted agenda (they describe a mixed-use development and a different acreage). The adopted ordinance text controls.
Voted

Ordinance 2026-21, Grassy Lake comprehensive plan amendment, second reading, approved

Council approved on second reading the textual amendment to the comprehensive plan policy for the Grassy Lake property and the matching future land use map change.

Spoken result: Carried 4–1 · Agenda item 10

Recording: YouTube replay at 1:12:33

  • The recording does not state which member voted no; check the approved minutes.
  • The titles read aloud differ from the posted agenda; the adopted ordinance text controls.
Voted

Grassy Lake site plan approved

Council approved the site plan for the Grassy Lake property for commercial and industrial-use buildings.

Spoken result: Carried 4–1 · Agenda item 11

Recording: YouTube replay at 1:13:05

  • The recording does not state which member voted no; check the approved minutes.
  • Conditions attached to the site plan were not read out in the vote; see the development agreement and the approved minutes.
Voted

Sugarloaf Ridge amenity center site plan approved with two additions

Council approved the site plan for the Sugarloaf Ridge subdivision amenity center. The motion added a landscape buffer between the parking spaces and the neighboring home and required completion of the lot aggregation that staff was processing.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0 · Agenda item 12

Recording: YouTube replay at 1:20:25

  • The buffer was described as one that meets city code; no species or height was set in the motion.
Voted

Ordinance 2026-14, fire protection impact fee increase, second reading, approved

Council approved the ordinance increasing the fire protection impact fee. Staff said impact fees are paid by new development when a building permit is issued, and the increases are phased in.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0 · Agenda item 13

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:06:38

  • Rates and phase-in years were shown on slides and are in the agenda packet, not stated in the vote.
  • After the item 15 vote, it was stated on the recording that a 90-day notice requirement means the new fees take effect around mid-January 2027; the exact date was not stated.
Voted

Ordinance 2026-15, police public safety facilities impact fee increase, second reading, approved

Council approved the ordinance increasing the police public safety facilities impact fee.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0 · Agenda item 14

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:07:03

  • The first recognition pass missed this vote; a second pass with different settings heard it. Confirm in the minutes.
  • Rates and effective date: see item 13 and the agenda packet.
Voted

Ordinance 2026-16, parks and recreation impact fee increase, second reading, approved

Council approved the ordinance increasing the parks and recreation impact fee. Non-residential development continues to pay no parks fee.

Spoken result: Carried 4–1 · Agenda item 15

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:07:11

  • The recording does not state which member voted no; check the approved minutes.
  • One member briefly clarified a late voice vote before the count was announced.
Direction to staff

Planning & Zoning Commission applications: no appointment made, decision moved later

Staff presented applications received for a Planning & Zoning Commission opening and possible alternates. No appointment was made and no vote was taken. Council agreed that further applications will be accepted and appointments considered at the second November meeting, after the November 4 meeting, and asked that the openings be advertised on the City website and social media.

No vote taken. · Agenda item 16

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:08:30

  • The posted agenda said appointments would be made on November 4; the discussion on the recording moved that later. Confirm with the City Clerk.
Direction to staff

Solid waste: staff to bring back a proposed extension with the current hauler

Staff asked whether to negotiate an extension with the current hauler or go out to bid. After discussion with the hauler's representative and residents, council members indicated by consensus that staff should bring back a proposed extension, with added terms discussed (a performance review period, notice before automated side-loader trucks are used and spare trash cans), for a later yes-or-no vote.

No vote taken. · Agenda item 17

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:12:11

  • No vote was taken and no contract was approved. One member asked for answers from the hauler's legal team before giving a recommendation.
  • Prices and escalation terms were discussed aloud but were not clearly audible enough to publish.
Direction to staff

Grassy Lake Road crosswalk: staff to bring a cost estimate

During the project updates, staff said the county right-of-way permit for the Grassy Lake Road widening allows the requested crosswalk only if two right-turn lanes are removed, and that the city's engineers do not recommend the crosswalk. A council member asked staff to bring the contractor's cost to remove the turn lanes to the next meeting, and staff said they would. Later, a member suggested asking Lake County whether a pedestrian crossing with speed-mitigation signals, like the one at the high school, would be accepted.

No vote taken.

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:46:25

  • No decision on the crosswalk was made and no vote was taken. Residents spoke on it in final public comments.
  • Staff also said they would look at removing the turn arrows at one exit; no formal direction was given.
Voted

Three traffic studies approved, not to exceed $100,000 in total

During the project updates, council approved three traffic studies, not to exceed $100,000 for all three. The locations named were South Avenue, Park Valley and a neighborhood in the Hills of Minneola. Staff said one quote, for the Hills study, was about $22,000, and quotes for the other two were still being collected.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0

Recording: YouTube replay at 2:53:01

  • Location names are as heard on the recording and the Hills location was not clear; confirm the scope in the minutes.
  • This item was not on the posted agenda as an action item.
Direction to staff

Education and Hancock parcel: advertise a public workshop

During the project updates, a council member raised using the parcel at Education Avenue and Hancock Road for overflow parking near the community center. Members agreed by consensus that the question should go to residents and that the workshop should be advertised. Staff said it could invite a company interested in leasing the corner to the workshop.

No vote taken.

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:00:09

  • No vote was taken and no decision on the parcel was made. Past neighbor objections were mentioned but not decided on.
Direction to staff

Pine trees for gravel parking: staff to get quotes

Staff asked whether council agreed to removing enough pine trees, between the miniature golf course and an adjoining property, for a gravel parking area, noting the city lost about 30 spaces to the new fire station. Staff said it would get quotes from a company and look at renting equipment to do the clearing itself.

No vote taken.

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:09:39

  • The recording does not clearly capture council approval to remove the trees; no vote was taken.
Direction to staff

Centennial rain plan: members fine with a backup plan

In the city manager's report, staff asked for direction on a rain day for the Centennial event. Staff described a backup plan, a suggestion to ask the high school about using its gym was made, and members said they were comfortable with a backup plan.

No vote taken.

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:24:29

  • No vote was taken and the details of the plan were not stated aloud.
Voted

City Council meeting adjourned

Joe Saunders moved to adjourn and David Yeager seconded, as named on the recording. An earlier motion was withdrawn after a microphone problem.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:36:27

Community Redevelopment Agency (met after the Council)

Voted

CRA purchase of one used 2020 fire engine approved

The CRA approved buying one used 2020 Rosenbauer fire engine from Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus ($362,000 on the posted agenda). Staff said the General Fund buys one engine (Council consent item 7) and the CRA buys one, two in total.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0 · CRA agenda item 1

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:40:01

Voted

CRA meeting adjourned

Joe Saunders moved to adjourn and David Yeager seconded, as named on the recording.

Spoken result: Carried 5–0

Recording: YouTube replay at 3:40:26

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Tabled

Commercial PUD hearings tabled to May 5

Why it matters: The annexation, land-use and development-agreement hearings were postponed.

Yes: Serviss, Flinn, Kelley, Hernandez, Saunders · No: None · Absent: None · Abstained: None

Source: Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-04-07, p. 1

Source: June 16, 2026 City Council minutes, PDF pages 1–10; attendance on PDF page 1; selected decision/vote pages 3, 4, 5, 6; consensus context on PDF pages 7–8 · Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-01-20, PDF pages 1–7; attendance on PDF page 1; selected decision/vote pages 5

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Approved

Water and reclaim-water meters approved

Why it matters: The purchase supplies meters for water services.

Yes: Serviss, Flinn, Kelley, Hernandez, Saunders · No: None · Absent: None · Abstained: None

Source: Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-02-03, p. 1

Source: Minneola City Council amended agenda — February 3, 2026, PDF page 1, items 2–3: proposed water-meter and well-pump amounts. Agenda supplies scope-selection amounts, not evidence of approval; the matching minutes supply the vote.

Source: Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-02-03, p. 2

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Approved

East Ridge emergency well-pump purchase approved

Why it matters: The purchase replaces a well pump for water service.

Yes: Serviss, Flinn, Kelley, Hernandez, Saunders · No: None · Absent: None · Abstained: None

Source: Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-02-03, p. 1

Source: Minneola City Council amended agenda — February 3, 2026, PDF page 1, items 2–3: proposed water-meter and well-pump amounts. Agenda supplies scope-selection amounts, not evidence of approval; the matching minutes supply the vote.

Source: Minneola City Council minutes — 2026-02-03, p. 2

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