Legislation Details

File #: 26-0734    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Recommendation Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 6/4/2026 In control: County Administrator
On agenda: 6/30/2026 Final action:
Title: Approval and execution of Agreement between Orange County, Florida and Orange County Library System regarding Facility Use and Programming at Orange County's Innovation Center.
Attachments: 1. OCLS OCIC Agreement - Formatted
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Interoffice Memorandum

 

DATE: June 4, 2026

 

TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners

 

THROUGH: N/A

 

FROM: Lisa Snead, Assistant County Administrator

 

CONTACT: Janet Ramos

 

PHONE: (407) 836-5610

 

DIVISION: N/A

 

ACTION REQUESTED:

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Approval and execution of Agreement between Orange County, Florida and Orange County Library System regarding Facility Use and Programming at Orange County’s Innovation Center.

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PURPOSE: Recommendation A.1. of the Mayor’s Transition Team was to create a culture of innovation within Orange County.  In addition to training all county staff on design thinking methodologies, the county invested Federal Government dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act into revitalizing an old Gooding’s Supermarket and creating a Countywide Innovation Center to serve the community, businesses, and employees by creating a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) Engine in Pine Hills.  The County is forming a non-exclusive partnership with Melrose Place from the Orange County Library System to provide staffing and program support at the Center, which will open Summer 2026.

 

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