Town Commission Meeting (2025-11-17)

MINUTES OF THE TOWN COMMISSION MEETING TOWN OF LADY LAKE, FLORIDA

November 17,2025

The regular meeting of the Lady Lake Town Commission was held in the Commission Chambers at Lady Lake Town Hall, 409 Fennell Blvd., Lady Lake, Florida, with Mayor Freeman presiding. The meeting convened at 6:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

Led by Rabbi Zev - Temple Shalom of Central FL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. ROLL CALL

| Commissioner(Ward) | Present | | --- | --- | | Regan(Four) | YES | | Gourlie(Two) | YES | | Roberts(One) | YES | | Sage(Five) | YES | | Freeman(Three) | YES |

STAFF PRESENT

5. CONSIDERATION OF SELECTION OF COMMISSION LIAISONS FOR 2025-2026

Bill Lawrence, Town Manager; Kathy Rosado, Town Clerk; Thad Carroll, Growth Management Director; Becky Higgins, Senior Planner; Lady Lake Police Chief Steve Hunt; Deputy Chief Jason Brough, Lady Lake Police Department; Lt. Robert Tempesta, Lady Lake Police Department; C.T. Eagle, Public Works Director; Mike Burske, Parks and Recreation Director; Tamika DeLee, Human Resources Director; and Carol Osborne, Deputy Town Clerk.

a. Town Clerk's Office - Consideration of Liaisons - Appointment of Town Commissioners as Liaisons to outside Committees for 2026.

Town Attorney Derek Schroth was also in attendance.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — Commissioner John Gourlie

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FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES/LAKE CO. LEAGUE OF CITIES Mayor/Commissioner Ed Freeman

LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL CONCURRENCY REPRESENTATIVES — Commissioner Treva Roberts; Derek Schroth, Town Attorney

Lake County Technical Advisory Committee — Becky Higgins - Primary; C.T. Eagle - Alternate

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Mayor/Commissioner Ed Freeman

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE — Richard Masso

THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE — Commissioner Treva Roberts

6. CONSENT

a. November 3,2025-Town Commission Meeting Minutes

Upon a motion by Commissioner Sage and seconded by Commissioner Gourlie, the Commission approved the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS (Public Comment Taken)

a. Growth Managment — Ordinance 2025-15 - Public Hearing and Final Reading An Ordinance Adopting Corrections, Updates and Modifications to the Capital Improvements Schedule of the Town of Lady Lake Comprehensive Plan. (Thad Carroll)

Growth Management Director Thad Carroll stated that Ordinance 2025-15 provides the annual update of the Capital Improvements' Schedule, which is part of the Town's Comprehensive Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan update process and the corresponding requirements are no longer required to be processed by a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and may be adopted by local Ordinance. The Town must annually update the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements pursuant to Florida Statutes. The purpose of the Capital Improvements Element and the Improvement Schedules is to identify the capital improvements that are needed to implement the Comprehensive Plan and ensure that adopted Level of Service (LOS) standards are achieved and maintained for concurrency related facilities.

These facilities include water supply, sewer, solid waste, drainage, parks and recreation public schools, transportation, and mass transit. While the Town does not have financial responsibility or accountability regarding some of these public facilities, there is still the requirement to incorporate the five-year capital improvement schedules from other entities.

Mr. Carroll presented an overview of plan improvements:

Sidewalk Installations — Funded through a CDBG Grant.

Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater These are estimated costs. These figures will be adjusted when new wastewater treatment plant study is received. These improvements are funded through the Utility Fund and, potentially, the State Revolving Loan Fund.

Parks and Recreation The design study for the new Lady Lake Recreation Center and the installation of a fence at the Harry Sachs Field.

Transportation Improvements These are not town projects, yet are included to show which roads will be improved in the next five-year period. Also included is the Project Development and Environment study( PD&E) for Rolling Acres Road, the Highway 27/441 Widening Project, and the new alignment for Lake Ella Road.

Public Schools Improvements This figure is the carryover from the completion of the Villages Elementary School expansion.

Information Technology Town Fiberoptic Wide Area Network Project.

PAST ACTIONS

The Technical Review Committee found that Ordinance 2025-15 was ready for transmittal to the Planning and Zoning Board.

At the October 13,2025, meeting,the Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-0 to forward Ordinance 2025-15 to the Town Commission with the recommendation of approval.

At the November 3,2025, meeting,the Town Commission voted 4-0 to approve Ordinance 2025-15 upon First Reading.