Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Land-Use Meeting and Review of Budget for  
Facilities Department and Chinsegut Hill Retreat &  
Conference Center  
Minutes  
May 6, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in the John Law  
Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
Brian Hawkins  
Jerry Campbell  
John Allocco  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Craig Becker  
Albert Bertram  
Toni Brady  
Title  
Chairman  
Vice Chairman  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Facilities Manager  
Office of Management and Budget Director  
Deputy County Administrator  
Development Services Director  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
County Attorney  
Omar DePablo  
Scott Herring  
Jon Jouben  
Jeffrey Rogers  
Melissa Tartaglia  
Heidi Prouse  
County Administrator  
Assistant County Attorney  
Deputy Clerk  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Final Plat for Lake Hideaway Pod C  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Valleybrook  
Release of Performance Bond for SIG Spring Hill Commercial, LLC, and Acceptance of  
Maintenance Bond for The Space Shop  
Replat for Enzo Estates  
Motion  
To approve the Consent Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Intent to Issue Mining Operation Plan Approval to Florida Rock Industries,  
Inc., for Brooksville Quarry Located at 14556 Ponce De Leon Boulevard  
Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and Zoning  
Commission on April 14, 2025  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public  
hearings.  
Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman Hawkins and Comms. Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion announced the ex  
parte communications that they had had concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being  
considered at this meeting.  
Assistant County Attorney Melissa Tartaglia advised the Commissioners that any ex parte  
communications, however received, could play no part in their deliberations.  
Adoption of Informational Packet  
The Agenda packet that was submitted to the Board included written information regarding the  
cases to be considered which needed to be accepted into evidence for the hearings.  
The staff recommended that the Board accept the Agenda packet, including the staff reports,  
into evidence as if read aloud in their entirety.  
Motion  
To approve.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Petition Submitted by Mark D. Gibbons and Jane L. Gibbons to Vacate Utility and  
Drainage Easements Located in Royal Highlands  
There was no public input.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-080).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Rick Blount & Company, Inc., on Behalf of Robert C.  
Gleason, Janet T. D. Gleason, and TH Family Investment Partnership I, Ltd., for Property  
Located on Broad Street a/k/a U.S. Highway 41 (H2479)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve with the addition of the architectural changes to the storage facility, including  
stone or brick on the front facing towards US-41, and that there will be no rollup garage doors  
facing US-41 (Resolution No. 2025-081).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Muad Saeed on Behalf of Hamza Capital, Inc., for  
Property Located on Linden Drive (H2468)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-082).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by NVR, Inc., on Behalf of Banc Development Limited and  
Emerson Capital Group, LLC, for Property Located on Cortez Boulevard/State Road 50  
(H2453)  
Comm. Amsler temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 10:50 a.m.  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Petition Submitted by Janice V. Sizemore, Trustee of Vance Family Revocable Trust  
u/d/t March 23, 2006, for Family Hardship Relief From Subdivision Regulations  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-083).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM  
Review of Hernando County Facilities Department and Chinsegut Hill Retreat and  
Conference Center Budgets  
There was Board consensus to direct the staff to research options for a partnership regarding  
operation and maintenance of Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference Center, and to bring it  
back to the Board for discussion on a future Agenda.  
There was Board consensus to do the fire hydrant project at Chinsegut Hill Retreat and  
Conference Center, but to put the rest on hold until County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers may  
arrange for a meeting with the City of Brooksville in May.  
Review of Budget for Facilities Department and Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference  
Center  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
The Board commented on various issues.  
County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers requested Board consensus for direction on the  
Government Efficiency Review for June 3, 2025. There was Board consensus to not add a  
seperate Government Efficiency Review for June due to the already scheduled budget  
reviews.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.