The Apopka City Commission will discuss the agreement governing roadway improvements in the Kelly Park Interchange area Wednesday, Aug. 19, as the city and developers continue working to address a funding deficiency and secure remaining right-of-way for the project. 

The discussion on the Kelly Park Road Pioneering Agreement is scheduled for the commission’s Aug. 19 meeting, which begins at 5 p.m. at Apopka City Hall. The agenda sets aside 30 minutes for the discussion. 

The agreement involves the city and three developers: Kelly Park VB Development LLC, Golden Gem Investments LLC and Galvin-Harris Land Services LLC. It was created to fund and coordinate roadway infrastructure improvements in the Kelly Park Interchange area and allow developers to receive transportation impact-fee credits tied to roadway construction. 

According to the city’s presentation for Wednesday’s meeting, the original agreement was approved in 2023 and has since been amended twice. The agreement establishes which roadway projects are required, who is responsible for funding or constructing them, how transportation credits and reimbursements work, and how costs are allocated among participating developers. 

Among the agreement’s major components is the widening of Kelly Park Road. Construction timing is linked to acquisition of necessaryright of way and easements and is contingent on funding contributions being deposited into the Kelly Park Interchange roadway account. Developers also must design and construct certain designated road segments when development approvals trigger those obligations. 

A first amendment extended deadlines associated with the project, including the deadline for full funding from Jan. 1 to June 1, 2026. A second amendment added flexibility for procurement and construction of the Kelly Park Road widening project. 

City documents say work is now continuing on a proposed third amendment. Among other changes, the draft amendment would clarify which Kelly Park Interchange parcels are eligible, how interest in the roadway account may be used as project funding, project-cost funding and use of the roadway account, and the total funding date. 

The city notified the developers May 8 of a funding deficiency for the project and is working with them on how to remedy it, according to the presentation. The city and developers also are still working to obtain the final right of way and construction slope easements needed for the project. 

The agenda does not list the proposed third amendment for a vote Wednesday. 

The commission’s agenda also lists possible topics for future workshops, including a resource center or plan for unhoused people, transportation, citizen advisory boards, utility infrastructure and planning, the city’s comprehensive plan, software to track commission votes and a brownfields presentation.