Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Regular Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 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, January  
28, 2025, 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)  
INTERIM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ERIN THOMAS  
Ratification of License/Use Agreement With Federal Emergency  
Management Agency, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to  
Establish Disaster Recovery Center at East Hernando Branch Library  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-16 Eleventh Extension of  
Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and  
Ninth Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to  
Hurricane Milton  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-17 Twelfth Extension of Declaration  
of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and Tenth  
Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane  
Milton  
D.  
E.  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS  
Resolution Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness  
Month  
Resolution Proclaiming January 20, 2025, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
Day  
F.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
AGREEMENT/GRANT  
Amendment 100 to Purchase Order Agreement 3 With Lutheran Services  
Florida, Inc., d/b/a LSF Health Systems, a Florida Non-Profit Corporation,  
for Management of Florida’s Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network of  
Addiction Care in Hernando County  
Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement With State Department of  
Environmental Protection for Northcliffe Boulevard Force Main Project  
Amendment No. 3 to Grant Agreement With State Department of  
Environmental Protection for Septic Upgrade Incentive Program and  
Associated Budget Resolution  
Non-Profit Construction Deferred Loan Agreement With Mid Florida  
Community Services, Inc., d/b/a You Thrive Florida Through State  
Housing Initiatives Partnership Program  
Request by County Attorney’s Office to Retain Outside Legal Counsel  
With Levin Team for Potential Per and Polyfluoroalkyl a/k/a PFAS  
Related Litigation Including Approval of Contingent Fee Agreement  
Request Submitted by Library Services to Apply for 2025 Seeds of  
Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant With Florida Wildflower  
Foundation  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Declaration of Various Tangible Property as Surplus for Disposal and  
Removal From Fixed Asset Inventory  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended  
December 6, 2024, December 13, 2024, and December 20, 2024  
Various Satisfactions of Second Mortgages Through State Housing  
Initiative Partnership Program; and Satisfactions of Second Mortgages for  
Rachel Sterlein; and Erica M. Grant and Carlton V. Grant Through  
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Purchase Assistance Program  
PROPERTY  
Final Plat for Lake Hideaway Pods A & B  
Final Plat for Wentworth’s Replat  
Release of Performance Bond for Caldera Phase 1 and Phase 2 and  
Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Caldera Phase 1 and Caldera  
Phase 2  
Resolution Ratifying Denial of Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by  
Sunny Pines of Hernando, LLC (H2414)  
G.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Letter of Appreciation From Florida Paddling Trails Association for  
Support Provided by Parks and Recreation Department During Annual  
Cleanup Effort at Ten Palms Primitive Campsite  
Notice of Purchasing Policy Exceptions for October 2024, November  
2024, and December 2024  
Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Actions Taken by Planning and  
Zoning Commission on December 9, 2024  
Notification From Southwest Florida Water Management District of  
Proposed 2025 Five-Year Water Resource Development Work Program  
H.  
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  
Petition Submitted by Barbara Denny and Chad Denny to Vacate Utility  
and Drainage Easements Located in High Point Mobile Home Subdivision  
Petition Submitted by C&W Land Holdings, LLC, to Vacate Utility and  
Drainage Easements Located in Ridge Manor Estates  
LEGISLATIVE  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting Abandonment of Newspaper Vending  
Machines on Public Property  
SOLID WASTE SERVICES MANAGER SCOTT HARPER  
Resolution Amending Universal Solid Waste Collection District  
Ordinance Amending Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14,  
Article IV; Division 2: Name; Subsection 14-102 Definitions; Subsection  
14-104 Creation of Unit and Legal Description of Hernando County Solid  
Waste Collection Municipal Services Benefit Unit  
I.  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Mediated Settlement Agreement With A&I Land Association, LLC, Dated  
October 7, 2024, and Associated Resolution  
J.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Request Submitted by Jovite C. Palardis for Waiver of Civil Penalty and  
Administrative and Investigative Costs Ordered by Special Master in  
Public Nuisance Case  
K.  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM  
Budget Amendment to Reallocate Funds From Capital Improvement  
Project to General Fund to Cover Costs Associated With Lake Townsen  
Boat Ramp Project for Aquatic Services and Waterways Department  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Purchase Orders Carried Over From FY  
2024  
Budget Resolution to Balance Grant Funds for Grant With State  
Department of Environmental Protection for Installation of Hut Pumping  
Station and Force Main Project for Utilities Department  
L.  
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH  
Amendment No. 1 to Construction Project Agreement With Manhattan  
Construction Company, LLC, for Construction Management Services for  
Fire Station No. 16 and Associated Budget Amendment (Contract  
23-RFQ00466/AP; Amount: $67,709.83)  
Award of Construction Agreement to Goodwin Bros. Construction, Inc.,  
for County Road 581/Emerson Road From Powell Road to State Road  
50/Cortez Boulevard Resurfacing Project (Contract No. 24-CG00745/JG;  
Amount: $1,296,225.00)  
Award of Contract to American Standard Landscaping, LLC, for Mowing  
Services for South Brooksville (Contract No. 24-T00865/JC; Amount:  
$74,172.00)  
Award of Contract to Eutek Systems, Inc., d/b/a Hydro International for  
Airport Water Reclamation Facility Grit Removal for Utilities Department  
(Contract No. 24-T00872/JC; Amount: $287,010.00)  
Award of Contract to Megascapes Landscape Services, Inc., for Sod  
Purchase, Delivery and Installation for Department of Public Works  
(Contract No. 24-T00836/JC; Amount: $763,539.00)  
Award of Quote to Seggie Custom Builders, LLC, for Americans With  
Disabilities Act Parking Lot and Drive Replacement Project at Chinsegut  
Hill Retreat and Conference Center (Contract No. 23-T00040/AP Q21;  
Amount: $298,917.00)  
Award of Sole Source Purchase From Verathon, Inc., for GlideScope  
Video Laryngoscope System for Hernando County Fire Rescue and  
Emergency Services (Contract No. 25-SS0208/JC; Amount: $68,844.00)  
Award of Term Contracts to Air Mechanical & Service Corp, Help You  
Cool, LLC, Kenyon & Partners, Inc., and Sherman Mechanical  
Contractors, LLC, for Air Conditioning Repairs of Systems Up to  
Twenty-Five Tons for Facilities Maintenance Department (Contract No.  
24-T000690/JG)  
Award of Term Contracts to Air Mechanical & Service Corp, Kenyon &  
Partners, Inc., and Sherman Mechanical Contractors, LLC, for Air  
Conditioning Repairs of Systems Over Twenty-Five Tons for Facilities  
Maintenance Department (Contract No. 24-T00692/JG)  
Change Order No. 1 to Purchase Order With Ring Power Corporation, for  
Equipment Rental and Related Services for Solid Waste and Recycling  
Department (Contract No. 25-P0191B; Amount: $58,200.00)  
Change Order No. 2 to Purchase Order With iParametrics, LLC, for  
Support Coordination of Ongoing Response Efforts Resulting From  
Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton (Contract No. 25-P0193; Amount:  
$113,197.20)  
Increased Annual Expenditure for Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With  
Stryker Sales, LLC, for Critical Care and EMS Equipment for Fire  
Emergency Services (Contract No. 24-P0120U; Amount: $175,000.00)  
Professional Services Agreement With Forvis Mazar, LLP for Financial  
Auditing Services for Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller (Contract No.  
25-PS0212/CT; Amount: $1,215,713.08)  
Work Authorization Agreement With S. Culp Enterprises d/b/a Property  
Services GC for County Administration Office Renovation Project, Phase  
1, for Facilities Maintenance Department (Contract No. 23-T00040/AP  
Q22; Amount: $78,529.00)  
Utilization of Contracts and Agreements With National Association of  
Counties Public Promise Procurement Competitive Contract Program  
With Various Vendors for Purchase of Services and Supplies by Various  
County Departments  
Utilization of Florida Sheriff’s Association Contract With Ari Phoenix, Inc.,  
for Heavy Equipment for Fleet Department (Contract No. 24-P0121B;  
Amount: $106,841.00)  
Utilization of National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance an Omnia  
Partners Contract With Vertosoft, LLC, Including Invoice Cloud, Inc., for  
Purchase of Software Products and Services for Utilities Department and  
Solid Waste Department (Contract No. 25-P0210A; Amount:  
$294,000.00)  
Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Liftnow Automotive Equipment  
Corp., for Vehicle Lifts and Garage Equipment for Fleet Department  
(Contract No. 25-P0191E; Amount: $115,532.20)  
M.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Appointment of Brian Woolfolk to Waterways Advisory Committee Until  
December 31, 2028  
Proposed Revision to 2025 Board of County Commissioners Meeting  
Schedule  
Review of Whole Cent Sales Surtax Referendum and Request for  
Direction on Capital Projects  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
N.  
O.  
P.  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
2. Commissioner Jerry Campbell  
3. Commissioner Steve Champion  
4. Commissioner John Allocco  
5. Chairman Brian Hawkins  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
8. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
Q.  
ADJOURNMENT