Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Regular Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.  
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS WITH  
DISABILITIES NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS  
PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT COLLEEN CONKO, HERNANDO COUNTY  
ADMINISTRATION, 15470 FLIGHT PATH DRIVE, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA 34604, (352)  
754-4002. IF HEARING IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL 1-800-676-3777.  
If a person decides to appeal any quasi-judicial decision made by the Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at such hearing  
or meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceeding, and that, for such purpose,  
he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which  
record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.  
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' is scheduled to hold a workshop for Tuesday, March 5,  
2024, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission Chambers, Room  
160.  
The Board of County Commissioners' next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March  
12, 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.  
D.  
E.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Yellow sheets are required for speakers.)  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
F.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
AGREEMENT/GRANT  
Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment  
1. 13568  
Grant Final Submission Report for Youth Planning Grant Submittal to  
Department of Children and Families by Lutheran Services Florida Health  
Systems as Lead Applicant  
Letters to Department of State, Bureau of Historic Preservation and Tribal  
Entities Regarding Environmental Review for Small Cities Community  
Development Block Grant From State Department of Economic  
Opportunity for Housing Rehabilitation Funding  
2. 13648  
COMMEMORATIVE  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2024 as Irish American Heritage Month  
3. 13529  
4. 13588  
5. 13576  
6. 13530  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2024 as National Women’s History Month  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2024 as Procurement Month  
Resolution Proclaiming March 4, 2024, Through March 8, 2024, as  
Newspaper In Education Week  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Declaration of Various Tangible Property as Surplus for Disposal and  
7. 13569  
Removal From Fixed Asset Inventory  
Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Animal Services Special  
Master Liens for Will Roger Honea and Melody Nichole Wallace/Melody  
Wallace  
8. 13549  
Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Special  
Master Liens for Will R. Honea; and Carlos V. Rivas and Melinda Ramirez  
9. 13548  
10. 13503  
11. 13652  
12. 13469  
Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Sheriff’s Office Special Master  
Liens for Michael Paulter and Elizabeth Chartier  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended  
February 2, 2024, and February 9, 2024  
Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement  
Special Assessment Liens  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of October 10, 2023  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of October 24, 2023  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of November 7, 2023  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of November 28, 2023  
13. 13663  
14. 13664  
15. 13665  
16. 13666  
G.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Correspondence From Various Customers Expressing Appreciation for  
1. 13464  
Services Provided by Department of Public Works Staff  
Notice of Purchasing Policy Exceptions for January 2024  
2. 13453  
3. 13649  
Notice of Revisions to Special Exception Use Permit Actions Taken by  
Planning and Zoning Commission on February 12, 2024  
Transmittal of Emerald Creek Community Development District FY  
2023-24 Meeting Schedule  
4. 13685  
5. 13633  
Transmittal of Minutes From Spring Ridge Community Development  
District Board of Supervisors Meeting of August 21, 2023  
H.  
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH  
Amendment No. 2 to Contract With Vortex Services, LLC, for Slip Lining  
for Gravity Sewer Lines (Contract No. 20-T00085/CH; Amount:  
$750,000.00)  
1. 13540  
2. 13635  
3. 13566  
4. 13741  
5. 13427  
Final Close-Out of Contract With Right Way Elevator Maintenance, Inc.,  
for Hernando County Detention Center Elevator Modernization Project  
(Contract No. 22-C00056/DK; Amount: $7,482.10)  
Increased Annual Expenditure of Professional Services Contract With  
SJUR Solutions, Inc., for Video Inspection Pro Software Solution for  
Building Division (Contract No. 24-PS00572; Amount: $215,001.00)  
Utilization of Pinellas County Schools and Omnia Partners Contract With  
Johnson Laux Construction, LLC, for Fire Station No. 1 Hurricane  
Protection for Fire and Emergency Services (Amount: $173,097.95)  
Revisions to County Procurement Manual  
I.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
* Entry of Proof of Publication into the Record  
LEGISLATIVE  
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH  
Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article V Providing for Dividing Article V  
Into Division 1 for Procurement and Division 2 for Competitive Solicitation  
Protests  
1. 13473  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING  
Ordinance Repealing Blackberry Court Paving Municipal Service Benefit  
Unit  
2. 13475  
Ordinance Repealing Milgate Court Paving Municipal Service Benefit Unit  
Ordinance Repealing Warbler Road Paving Municipal Service Benefit  
3. 13488  
4. 13489  
Unit  
J.  
COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN  
Resolution Repealing Resolution No. 2022-95; and Placing Proposed  
13644  
Referendum for School Sales Surtax on Election Ballot of November 5,  
2024, as Requested by Hernando County School Board  
K.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Appointment of Elizabeth Ann Powanda and Joseph Nicholas Pastore to  
1. 13643  
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for Two-Year Term in  
Accordance With State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act  
Presentation Regarding Proposed Master Plan for Hernando County  
Sheriff’s Office  
2. 13718  
3. 13712  
Request for Development Services Facilitator Position Within  
Development Services Department and Associated Budget Amendments  
Discussion Regarding Potential for Sales Tax Referendum  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
4. 13721  
5. 13365  
L.  
RECESS FOR LUNCH  
M.  
N.  
RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING  
DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TONI BRADY  
Discussion Regarding Cash Handling Processes by County Departments  
13720  
O.  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Additional Revenue From Hernando  
County Fine Arts Council 2024 Community Arts Grant for Operation  
Water Color Project for Utilities Department  
1. 13631  
2. 13590  
Budget Resolution Recognizing Revenue and Expenses From US  
Department of Homeland Security for FY 2023-24 Assistance to  
Firefighters Grant for Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services  
P.  
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR VEDA RAMIREZ  
Purchase Order Agreement With Lutheran Services Florida, Inc., d/b/a  
LSF Health Systems, a Florida Non-Profit Corporation for Management of  
Florida Opioid Allocation and Statewide Response Agreement (Opioid  
Settlement) in Hernando County and Associated Budget Resolution  
1. 13601  
Purchase Order Agreement No. 2 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 and Associated Budget Resolution  
2. 13671  
Q.  
R.  
MOSQUITO CONTROL DIRECTOR SANDRA FISHER-GRAINGER  
Presentation by Mosquito Control Department Regarding Hernando  
County Mosquito Control Products  
13555  
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATOR DARLENE LOLLIE  
Approval of Task Work Order No. 2025-2034 to Research and Technical  
13682  
Assistance Master Agreement With The University of South Florida Board  
of Trustees for Professional Services Related to Major Update to  
Hernando County’s Transit Development Plan  
S.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Jerry Campbell  
2. Commissioner Steve Champion  
3. Commissioner John Allocco  
4. Commissioner Brian Hawkins  
5. Chairperson Beth Narverud  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
8. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
T.  
ADJOURNMENT