Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Regular Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 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 Tuesday,  
December 3, 2024, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission  
Chambers, Room 160.  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER  
1.  
2.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
B.  
C.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)  
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE DANIEL B. MERRITT, JR.  
Administration of Oath of Office to Re-Elected Commissioners Steve  
Champion, John Allocco and Newly-Elected Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
14557  
D.  
ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
Election of Officers - Chairman, Vice Chairman and Second Vice  
14680  
Chairman  
E.  
F.  
RECESS  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DAVID DECARLO  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-09 Fourth Extension of Declaration  
of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and Second  
Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane  
Milton  
1. 14753  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-10 Fifth Extension of Declaration of  
State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and Third Extension  
of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Milton  
2. 14881  
3. 15003  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-11 Sixth Extension of Declaration  
of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and Fourth  
Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane  
Milton  
G.  
COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS  
Recognition of Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport as Recipient of  
Air Traffic Control Tower 2023 Outstanding Facility of Year Award  
1. 14594  
2. 14702  
3. 14703  
Resolution Proclaiming November 17, 2024, Through November 23,  
2024, as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week  
Resolution Proclaiming November 20, 2024, Through November 27,  
2024, as Farm-City Week  
H.  
I.  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Yellow sheets are required for speakers.)  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
CONSENT AGENDA  
J.  
K.  
AGREEMENT/GRANT  
Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement With State Department of  
Environmental Protection for Northcliffe Boulevard Force Main Project  
1. 14811  
Application Submitted by DGP&S Construction, Inc., for Commercial Solid  
Waste Collectors License for Sole Collection of Construction and  
Demolition Debris  
2. 14655  
Application Submitted by Gude, LLC, for Commercial Solid Waste  
Collectors License for Sole Collection of Construction and Demolition  
Debris  
3. 14654  
Memorandum of Understanding With District Board of Trustees of  
Pasco-Hernando State College for Paper Recycling Program  
4. 14345  
5. 14827  
Purchase Order Agreement No. 4 With Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.,  
d/b/a LSF Heath Systems, a Florida Non-Profit Corporation, for  
Management of Florida Opioid Allocation and Statewide Response  
Agreement (Opioid Settlement) in Hernando County Effective July 1,  
2024, Through June 30, 2025 and Associated Budget Resolution  
Ratification of License/Use Agreement With Federal Emergency  
Management Agency, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security for  
Disaster Recovery Center at West Hernando Branch Library  
6. 14758  
7. 14828  
Resolution Authorizing Transit Administrator to Submit Applications,  
Accept, and Execute All Federal Transit Administration Grants and All  
Florida Department of Transportation Grants for Fiscal Year 2025  
AVIATION  
8. 14817  
Consent to Mortgage of Leasehold Interest With Valley National Bank  
and Lotion on Ocean, LLC, for Property Located at 15411 Flight Path  
Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
Consent to Mortgage of Leasehold Interest With Valley National Bank  
and Lotion on the Ocean LLC, for Property Located at 15431 Flight Path  
Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
9. 14818  
10. 14816  
11. 14731  
12. 14672  
Consent to Mortgage of Leasehold Interest With Valley National Bank  
and Lotion on the Ocean LLC, for Property Located at 15480 Aviation  
Loop Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
Standard Lease Agreement With Florida Department of Law Enforcement  
for T-Hangar No. 48 Located at 2185 American Flyer Drive at  
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
T-Hangar Lease Agreement With Donald Baldwin for Hangar No. 9 at  
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Discharge of Order and Satisfaction of Sheriff’s Office Special Master  
13. 14633  
Lien for Farhan Ishaque Rahman  
Satisfactions of Mortgage for Juan G. Fernandez Alcantara and Mayerlin  
E. Fernandez; and Jordan A. Walker Through Homeownership Down  
Payment Assistance Program  
14. 14699  
Transit Program of Projects for FY 2024  
15. 14689  
16. 14640  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended  
September 27, 2024, and October 4, 2024  
Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement  
Special Assessment Liens  
17. 14634  
18. 14946  
19. 14945  
Approval of Minutes by City of Brooksville for Interlocal Government  
Meeting of March 14, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Workshop of May  
6, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of May 14, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of June 25, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of July 9, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of October 22, 2024  
Approval of Minutes for Town Hall Meeting of October 22, 2024  
20. 14944  
21. 14750  
22. 14749  
23. 14812  
24. 14815  
PROPERTY  
25. 14698  
Release of Performance Bonds and Acceptance of Maintenance Bonds  
for Verano Phase 1 and Verano Phase 2  
L.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Purchasing Policy Exceptions for September 2024  
1. 15063  
2. 14899  
Notice of Conditional Use Permit Actions Taken by Planning and Zoning  
Commission on November 4, 2024  
Notification From State Department of Agriculture and Consumer  
Services of Fire Management Program and Cooperative Forestry  
Assistance Program Annual Report for July 1, 2023, Through June 30,  
2024  
3. 14777  
Receipt of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund Monthly Report for  
August 2024  
4. 14684  
5. 14873  
Transmittal From Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller Audit Services  
Department of Building Permit and Impact Fees Revenue Audit Report  
Dated October 21, 2024  
Transmittal of FY 2024 and FY 2025 Proposed Annual Operating  
Budgets for Sunrise Community Development District  
6. 14780  
7. 14933  
Transmittal of Southwest Florida Water Management District FY 2025  
Meeting Schedule and Boundaries Map  
M.  
N.  
O.  
RECESS FOR LUNCH  
RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING  
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  
BOARD SITTING IN ITS QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY  
STANDARD  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by M&R Holdings, LLC (H2439)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jeffrey Dominic Roble (H2435)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Sharon Denise Warthen (H2440)  
1. 14690  
2. 14691  
3. 14692  
4. 14693  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by David M. Daniels, Danielle J. Daniels,  
Francine Brooks, Charissa Brooks, and Terri Brooks (H2442)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Timothy Fiori and Amber Fiori (H2443)  
5. 14694  
6. 14639  
Petition Submitted by Commercial Way Plaza, LLC, to Vacate Drainage  
and Utility Easements Located in River Country Estates  
Petition Submitted by Peter Paul Bianco and Kimberly Dobyns Bianco as  
Trustees of Peter Paul Bianco Revocable Trust Fund Dated April 17,  
2024, to Vacate Inner Easements Located in Ridge Manor Estates  
7. 14650  
P.  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM  
Budget Resolution Realigning Funds Within Mass Transit Budget  
1. 14736  
2. 14764  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Additional Revenue and Expenditures  
From Fleet Management for FY 2024  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Remaining Funds Through American  
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for Killian Water Treatment Plant  
Upgrade Project for Utilities Department  
3. 14734  
Notification From Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Announcing Return of  
Excess Funds for FY 2023-24  
4. 14903  
5. 14735  
6. 14901  
Notification From Tax Collector Announcing Return of Excess Funds for  
FY 2023-2024  
Return of Excess Cyber Security Funds for FY 2023-24 and Request for  
Cyber Security Funds for FY 2024-25 From Hernando County Sheriff’s  
Office  
Q.  
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH  
Amendment No. 2 to Contract With Jones, Edmunds and Associates,  
Inc., for Engineering Services for Glen Water Reclamation Facility  
Denitrification and Plant Upgrade Project (Contract No. 21-RG0055/PH;  
Amount: $2,372,200.00)  
1. 14659  
Award of Construction Agreement to Highway Safety Devices, Inc., for  
New Traffic Signal Construction for Wilfong Citizens Center for Success  
on Spring Hill Drive and Traffic Signal Improvements at Intersection of  
Mariner Boulevard and Landover Boulevard South for Department of  
Public Works (Contract No. 24-CG00864/JC; Amount: $1,706,180.30)  
2. 14661  
Award of Contract to Lawn Spa, LLC, for Mowing and Landscaping  
Services for Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (Contract  
3. 14695  
No. 24-T00821/JC; Amount: $88,200.00)  
Construction Agreement With DB Civil Construction, LLC, for Force Main  
and Water Main Project Located on U.S. Highway 41 From Ayers Road to  
Runway Drive and Associated Budget Resolution (Contract No.  
24-CG00784/JG; Amount: $1,459,950.00)  
4. 14723  
Construction Contract With Property Services GC for Veterans Memorial  
Monument Project for Parks and Recreation Department and Associated  
Budget Resolution (Contract No. 24/CG00852/EK; Amount: $848,982.50)  
5. 14757  
6. 14160  
Continuing Engineering Services Agreements With Burgess & Niple, Inc.;  
HDR Engineering, Inc.; Gresham Smith; Infrastructure Consulting &  
Engineering PLLC, LLC; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc; and  
VIBEngineering, Inc., for Traffic Engineering Services for Department of  
Public Works (Contract No. 23-RFQ00414/CR)  
Continuing Engineering Services Agreements With Michael Baker  
International, Inc., and Mohsen Design Group, Inc., for Continuing  
Professional Engineering Services at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional  
Airport (24-RFQG00714/EK)  
7. 14421  
Final Close-Out of Contract With New Vista Builders Group, LLC, for  
Construction of Fire Station No.5 (Contract No. 21-C00008/DK; Amount:  
$293,044.87)  
8. 14620  
9. 14677  
10. 14935  
11. 15001  
12. 14153  
Master Interlocal Agreement With 791 Purchasing Cooperative a/k/a 791  
COOP for Contracts and Agreements With Various Vendors for Purchase  
of Services and Supplies by Various County Departments  
Memorandum of Understanding With Hernando County Fire and  
Emergency Services for Obligation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  
Funds to Provide Emergency Relief From Natural Disasters  
Memorandum of Understanding With Utilities Department for Obligation  
of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds to Provide Necessary  
Investments for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Projects  
Professional Services Agreement With Quorum Services, LLC, for  
Residential and Commercial Services for Building Department (Contract  
No. 23-RFP00448/AP; Amount: $675,000.00)  
Utilization of 791 Purchasing Cooperative a/k/a 791 COOP Contract and  
Master Agreement With Ecolane USA, Inc., for Purchase of Software,  
Hardware and Licenses for Core Systems for Transit Department  
(Amount: $567,561.00)  
13. 14829  
14. 14732  
Utilization of State of Georgia Contract With Model 1 Commercial  
Vehicles, Inc., d/b/a Creative Bus Sales, Inc., for Purchase of Transit  
Vehicles for Transit Department (Amount: $1,575,096.00)  
Utilization of State of Georgia Cooperative Contracts With Various  
Vendors for Purchase of Various Supplies and Services  
15. 14625  
16. 14420  
Work Authorization Agreement With Deeb Construction & Development  
Co., for Weeki Wachee Woodlands Water Main Interconnect Project for  
Utilities Department (Contract No. 23-T00040/AP Q15; Amount:  
$156,684.30)  
Work Authorization Agreement With Seggie Custom Builders, LLC, for Dr.  
Dennis Wilfong Center for Success Monument Sign Project  
(24-TFG00704/AP Q1; Amount: $120,766.00)  
17. 14754  
R.  
S.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR VALERIE PIANTA  
Invoice From Brooksville Main Street FY 2024-25 Funding for  
Participation in Florida Main Street Program  
14730  
UTILITIES DIRECTOR GORDON ONDERDONK  
Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement With State Department of  
Environmental Protection for Septic to Sewer Conversion District A,  
Phase 1 Project  
1. 14673  
2. 14511  
3. 14874  
Award of Construction Contract to Midsouth, Inc., for Septic to Sewer  
Conversion District A Phase 1 and Associated Budget Resolution  
(Contract No. 24-CG00768/JG; Amount: $15,553,016.11)  
Change Order No. 4 to Purchase Order With Coastal Engineering  
Associates, Inc., for Engineering Services for Septic to Sewer  
Conversion, District A for Utilities Department (Contract No.  
21-RG0045/PH; Amount: $539,175.00)  
T.  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING  
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate With Times Publishing  
Company for Property Located at 7300 Winter Street for Hernando  
County Fire and Rescue Logistics Warehouse and Associated Budget  
Resolution  
13062  
U.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
2024-2025 Board Member Committee Assignments  
1. 14679  
2. 14902  
Appointment of Member to Planning and Zoning Commission Until  
December 31, 2028  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
3. 14192  
V.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Jerry Campbell  
2. Commissioner Steve Champion  
3. Commissioner John Allocco  
4. Commissioner Brian Hawkins  
5. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
8. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
W.  
ADJOURNMENT