Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Regular Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 9:00 A.M.  
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING HAS A START TIME OF 9:00 A.M., AND ALL ITEMS  
CAN BE HEARD ANYTIME THEREAFTER.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS:  
The Board of County Commissioners' next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July  
30, 2026, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission Chambers,  
Room 160.  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
America 250 Presentation  
B.  
C.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
D.  
E.  
COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS  
Resolution Proclaiming August 7, 2026, as Purple Heart Day  
Attachments:  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR VALERIE PIANTA  
Recognition of Economic Development Administration Grant Award to  
Hernando County For Brooksville - Tampa Bay Regional Airport Critical  
Construction Project  
Attachments:  
F.  
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JOSHUA STRINGFELLOW  
Resolution Supplementing Resolution No. 2013-74, Adopted May 14,  
2013, Authorizing Issuance of Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series  
2026, to Finance and Reimburse Costs of Various Capital Improvements  
to County Water and Sewer Utility System and to Pay Costs of Issuing  
Bonds  
Attachments:  
G.  
H.  
I.  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
CONSENT AGENDA  
AGREEMENT  
Approval and Adoption of Hernando County Public Library Master Plan  
Prepared by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.  
Attachments:  
AVIATION  
Ratification of Chairman’s Electronic Acceptance of U.S. Department of  
Commerce Economic Development Administration Grant Award for  
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport Critical Construction Project  
(Award Amount: $13.6 million)  
Attachments:  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Declaration of Tangible Property as Surplus for Transfer and Removal  
From Fixed Asset Inventory  
Attachments:  
Declaration of Various Tangible Property as Surplus for Disposal and  
Removal from Fixed Asset Inventory  
Attachments:  
Extension of 2026 Tax Rolls Prior to Completion of Value Adjustment  
Board Hearings  
Attachments:  
Request Submitted by Michelet Innocent for Reduced Satisfaction of  
Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Lien for Property Located at 7136  
Cedar Lane  
Attachments:  
Revision to Facility Design Guidelines by Department of Public Works  
Engineering Division  
Attachments:  
Request Submitted by Sheriff’s Office to Apply for FY 2026 Law  
Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program Grant  
Attachments:  
Satisfaction of Interim Disposal Special Assessment Lien for James  
Wayne White and Regina Marie Davila  
Attachments:  
Satisfaction of Second Mortgage for Ryan J. Diffendal Through  
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Purchase Assistance Program  
Attachments:  
Satisfactions of Various Second Mortgages Through State Housing  
Initiative Partnership Homeownership Down Payment Assistance  
Program  
Attachments:  
PROPERTY  
Acceptance of Right-of-Way Maintenance Map for Portion of Dan Brown  
Hill Road  
Attachments:  
J.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notification of Final Tax Recapitulation and Certificates of Corrections for  
2025 Tax Rolls as Submitted by the Tax Collector.  
Attachments:  
Receipt of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund Monthly Report for  
January 2026  
Attachments:  
Receipt of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund Monthly Report for  
February 2026  
Attachments:  
Receipt of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund Monthly Report for  
March 2026  
Attachments:  
Transmittal From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission  
Regarding Placement of Manatee Educational Signs Within Mud River  
Area  
Attachments:  
Transmittal of Emerald Creek Community Development District Proposed  
Budget for FY 2026-27  
Attachments:  
Transmittal of Letter From Florida Department of Transportation  
Regarding Closure of Eastbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard  
onto U.S. 98  
Attachments:  
Transmittal of Somerset Bay Community Development District Proposed  
Budget for FY 2026-27  
Attachments:  
Transmittal of Waterford Community Development District Proposed  
Budget for FY 2026-27  
Attachments:  
K.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
* Entry of Proof of Publication into the Record  
* Poll Commissioners for Ex Parte Communications  
* Administer Oath to All Persons Intending to Speak  
* Adoption of Agenda Backup Materials into Evidence  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
LEGISLATIVE (BOARD SITTING AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY / BOARD OF  
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS)  
STANDARD  
First Public Hearing to Consider Ordinance Regarding Short-Term  
Vacation Rentals; Creating New Section 6 of Code, Appendix A, Article  
III, to be Entitled, Requirements for Short-Term Vacation Rentals;  
Providing for Regulations of Short-Term Vacation Rentals Consistent  
With F.S. Chapter 633 and are Comparable With Those That State  
Applies to Other Transient Public Lodging Establishments  
Attachments:  
LEGISLATIVE  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Proposed Ordinance Related to Retail Transactions; Creating Section  
18-1 of Hernando County Code to be Entitled “Prohibition on Imposing  
Surcharge for Use of Debit or Stored Value Cards Unless Cash is Also  
Accepted as Payment”; Prohibiting Retail Businesses From Refusing to  
Accept Cash Payments for Goods or Services  
Attachments:  
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR VEDA RAMIREZ  
Approval of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME  
Investment Partnerships Programs FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for  
Submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  
(HUD).  
Attachments:  
L.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Discussion Regarding Potential Ordinance to Regulate Unlicensed Dog  
Breeders a/k/a Hobby Breeders  
Attachments:  
M.  
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR VEDA RAMIREZ  
Approval of Hernando County Opioid Prevention Grant Awards - Round 4  
Attachments:  
N.  
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT  
ROSSITER-SMITH  
&
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CARLA  
Amendment No. 4 to Contract With Security Alarm Corporation for Fire  
Alarm and Security System Inspection, Testing, Certification and  
Monitoring Services (Contract No. 25-T01187/JG; Amount of Amendment  
for 3-Year Term: $14,045.40)  
Attachments:  
Award of Contracts to American Standard Landscaping, LLC, (Contract  
No. 26-RFP01213A; Amount: $742,500 for 3-Years); Florida Tree and  
Property Maintenance, LLC, (Contract No. 26-RFP01213C; Amount:  
$968,790 for 3-Years); and Rotolo Consultants, Inc., (Contract No.  
26-RFP01213B; Amount: $1,659,733.86 for 3-Years) for Mowing Services  
for Various County Zones  
Attachments:  
Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Box Gang Manufacturing, LLC, for  
Purchase of Solid Waste Roll-Off Containers for Solid Waste Department  
(Hernando County File No. 26-P0269G; Amount: $307,500.00)  
Attachments:  
O.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR VALERIE PIANTA  
Incentives Agreement With Belleview Bioscience, LLC, for Economic  
Development Investment Incentive Grant for Improvements Located at  
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
Attachments:  
P.  
AIRPORT OPERATIONS MANAGER STEVE MILLER  
T-Hangar Lease Agreement With Chapter 128 of Experimental Aircraft  
Association, Inc., for Located at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
Attachments:  
Q.  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SCOTT HERRING  
Budget Amendment Transferring Funds From Regency Oaks Municipal  
Service Benefit Unit Reserve Fund to Operating Accounts for Well and  
Pump Repair for Irrigation System  
Attachments:  
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate With Antonio J.  
Cancelli-Patrick for Property Located on Leonard Street for  
Affordable/Workforce Housing (Key #00011310)  
Attachments:  
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate With Antonio J.  
Cancelli-Patrick for Property Located on Twigg Street for  
Affordable/Workforce Housing (Key # 00013032)  
Attachments:  
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate With Brooksville  
Commercial Properties, LLC, and Oak Tree Lane, LLC, for Property  
Located at 671 South Broad Street and 699 South Broad Street for the  
Central Government Annex Building (Key # 146292 and Key #146354)  
Attachments:  
Resolution Prohibiting Trucks From Traveling Upon Designated Roads  
(Resort Avenue, Redstart Avenue and Ricebird Avenue) in Royal  
Highlands Subdivision; Providing for Placement of “No Thru Trucks”  
Signs  
Attachments:  
R.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRIS LINSBECK  
Addendum to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the Adoption of  
Ernie Wever Baseball and Soccer Improvements  
Attachments:  
S.  
COMMISSIONER RYAN AMSLER  
Update Regarding Accomplishments and Recommendations From  
Hernando County Delegation of Government Efficiency a/k/a DOGE  
Committee  
Attachments:  
T.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
Attachments:  
U.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Steve Champion  
2. Commissioner John Allocco  
3. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
4. Chairman Jerry Campbell  
5. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
6. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
7. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
V.  
ADJOURNMENT