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 25, 2025 - 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' next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March  
11, 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)  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ERIN THOMAS  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2025-05 Nineteenth Extension of  
Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and  
Seventeenth Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due  
to Hurricane Milton  
1. 15511  
Ratification of Proclamation No. 2025-06 Twentieth Extension of  
Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to Hurricane Helene and  
Eighteenth Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency Due to  
Hurricane Milton  
2. 15521  
D.  
E.  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2025 as Irish American Heritage Month  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2025 as National Women’s History Month  
1. 15516  
2. 15382  
F.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTIONS  
Resolution Proclaiming March 2025 as Procurement Month  
1. 15381  
2. 15551  
Resolution Proclaiming March 3, 2025, Through March 9, 2025, as Flood  
Awareness Week  
AGREEMENT/GRANT  
Amendment No. 3 to Recipient/Subrecipient Agreement With Florida Fish  
3. 15472  
and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Florida Boating Improvement  
Program Grant Funding for Lake Townsen Park Boat Ramp Project  
Amendment No. 6 to Grant Agreement With Florida Fish and Wildlife  
Conservation Commission for Florida Boating Improvement Program  
Grant Funding for Improvements at Lake Townsen Park Boat Ramp  
4. 15473  
Award of FY 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for  
Adult Drug Court and Associated Budget Resolution  
5. 15471  
6. 15443  
7. 15522  
Renewal of Contract With Sheriff’s Office for Participation in Inmate Work  
Squad Program  
Transportation Alternative Projects Interlocal Agreement With City of  
Brooksville and Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization for  
Coordination of Engineering Services for Funding for Design,  
Construction and Maintenance of Transportation Alternative Projects  
MISCELLANEOUS  
Satisfaction of Mosquito Control Nuisance and Pestiferous Arthropod  
8. 15524  
Special Assessment Lien for Jenkins H. Grafton, Jr., and Shelly Jenkins  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended  
January 31, 2025, and February 7, 2025  
9. 15488  
Write-Off of Uncollectible Utilities Department Accounts  
10. 15507  
11. 15538  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of January 14, 2025  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of January 28, 2025  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of February 11, 2025  
12. 15534  
13. 15575  
PROPERTY  
14. 15526  
15. 15512  
Final Plat for Oak Hill Estates Unit Two Replat  
Final Plat for Waterford Phase 3B  
G.  
H.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and  
15560  
Zoning Commission on February 10, 2025  
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  
Request to Postpone Rezoning Petition Submitted by Society Hill Capital  
Partners, LLC, on Behalf of Gold Dust Farms (H2420)  
1. 15450  
2. 15061  
3. 15452  
4. 15453  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Oak Development Group, LLC, on Behalf  
of Panther I, LLC (H2354)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Mellissa Truckenbrod of Brooksville  
Landing, LLC, on Behalf of Withlacoochee Equities, Inc. (H2444)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by DRB Group and Tampa Civil Design on  
Behalf of Blanca Crespo, Trustee of Blanca Crespo Revocable Trust  
U/A/D June 9, 1999, and Steven P. Zimmer, Trustee of The Steven Paul  
Zimmer Revocable Family Trust U/A/D March 24, 2014 (H2455)  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Dallas Austin of DRB Group  
on Behalf of GTC, LLLP (H2463)  
5. 15454  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Mary Ellen Morgan (H2464)  
6. 15455  
7. 15456  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Riopelle Properties, LLC, on Behalf of  
Lee K. Pedone a/k/a Lee Kelso Pedone, Individually and as Trustee of  
Lee Kelso Pedone Trust U/A/D June 24, 2021, as Amended July 12,  
2022 (H2465)  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Spring Hill Development Investment, LLC  
(H2475)  
8. 15457  
9. 15541  
Mediated Settlement Agreement With Raysor Ventures, LLC, Dated  
January 10, 2025, and Associated Resolution  
I.  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM  
Budget Amendment Realigning Funds From Transportation Trust Fund  
Reserves for Contingency to Department of Public Works for Equipment  
Replacement  
1. 15528  
Budget Resolution for US Department of Homeland Security Assistance  
to Firefighter Grant for Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services  
2. 15470  
J.  
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH  
Award of Term Contract to Consolidated Forest, LLC, for Yard Waste  
Mulching Services (Contract No. 24-TF00884/JC; Amount: $459,900.00)  
1. 15185  
Utilization of Hillsborough County Contract With Mestas Pools and  
Outdoor Living, LLC, for Splash Park at Anderson Snow Sports Complex  
Maintenance and Repair Services (Contract No. 25-P0219/LB; Amount:  
$355,197.51)  
2. 15462  
K.  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING  
Lease Agreement With Robert A. Buckner for Office Space for  
Information Technology Department Located at 18 South Main Street and  
Associated Budget Amendment  
15510  
L.  
COMMISSIONER RYAN AMSLER  
Discussion Regarding Proposed Ordinance Establishing Hernando  
15591  
County Delegation on Government Efficiency (DOGE)  
M.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Appointment of Members to Board of Construction and Regulation Until  
December 31, 2029  
1. 15464  
2. 15491  
3. 15206  
Appointment of Members to Economic Development and Airport  
Technical Advisory Committee Until December 31, 2029  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
N.  
O.  
P.  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner John Allocco  
2. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
3. Commissioner Jerry Campbell  
4. Commissioner Steve Champion  
5. Chairman Brian Hawkins  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Deputy County Administrator Toni Brady  
8. County Administrator Jeffrey Rogers  
Q.  
ADJOURNMENT