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Board of County Commissioners, March 24, 2026

Approved: Selection of preferred SBE gross receipt option (Option 1), 6-1

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What happened

On March 24, 2026, Orange County approved Selection of preferred SBE gross receipt option (Option 1) (6-1).

This Orange County Board of County Commissioners morning session contained no zoning or entitlement decisions; the primary substantive vote adopted the county's new Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program policies and selected Option 1 gross-receipt thresholds (construction $13.1…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Orange County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 24, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 6-1

Free sample: decision 1 of 3

Consent Agenda Approval (with two items pulled)

Board approved the consent agenda after staff pulled item A1 (a cost reimbursement sub-award) and item D13 (an administrative services county deed), both to be brought back at a future agenda. Included approximately $39 million in CDBG-Disaster Recovery funding: $32.7M public facilities, $6.17M housing, $150,000 planning, plus over $447,000 CDBG funds to the Town of Eatonville CRA. Motion by Commissioner Uribe, seconded by Commissioner Scott.

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Consent Agenda Approval (with two items pulled)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Emily Bonilla Uribe
Approved

Selection of preferred SBE gross receipt option (Option 1)

Vote: 6-11 conditions attached
Approved

Resolution adopting SBE Program policies and procedures

Vote: unanimous

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Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

A National Low Income Housing Coalition report ranked the Orlando…

Infrastructure

A mixed-use commercial/residential structure (Rialto apartments, 183 units, ~300 residents)…

Labor

Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters reported hiring over 20 experienced Orange…

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Who spoke

19 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.

All speaker roles: 1 Witness, 3 Staff, 9 Public, 1 Clerk, 4 Commissioner, 1 Mayor.

Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 2 Commissioner, 1 Mayor.

Speaker sample: Sheena Ferguson, Staff.

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Zoning terms (8)

14 recorded timestamps

  • commercial (3 timestamps)
  • residential (2 timestamps)
  • mixed use (1 timestamps)
  • land use (1 timestamps)
  • public hearing (1 timestamps)
  • density (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (3)

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