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 18, 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 LISETTE GARDNER, 15470 FLIGHT PATH DRIVE,

BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA 34604, (352) 754-4000, EXT. 20122. 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' has scheduled a land use meeting to consider land use

petitions on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 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,

December 16, 2025, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission

Chambers, Room 160.

CALL TO ORDER

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Election of Officers - Chairman, Vice Chairman and Second Vice

Chairman

16190

RECESS

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Notification From Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller Announcing

Return of Excess Fees for FY 2024-25

1. 16702

2. 16709

3. 16703

4. 16704

5. 16676

Notification From Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Announcing Return of

Excess Funds for FY 2024-25

Notification From Property Appraiser Announcing Return of Excess Fees

for FY 2024-25

Notification From Supervisor of Elections Announcing Return of Excess

Fees for FY 2024-25

Notification From Tax Collector Announcing Return of Excess Funds for

FY 2024-25

CITIZENS' COMMENTS

BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES

CONSENT AGENDA

AGREEMENT/GRANT

Amendment No. 7 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

1. 16538

2. 16574

3. 16565

4. 16637

5. 16675

Contractual Agreement With Lake Technical College, Inc., for Paramedic

Hybrid Education Program for Hernando County Fire Rescue and

Emergency Services

Grant Agreement With the State Department of Environmental Protection

for Septic Upgrade Incentive Program Phase 2 and Associated Budget

Resolution

Lake Hideaway Water and Sewer Agreement Between Hernando County

Water and Sewer District and Hawk Lake Hideaway, LLC, for Lake

Hideaway Project

Modification No. 3 to Subgrant Agreement With State Division of

Emergency Management for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funding

for Disaster Assistance Resulting From Hurricane Irma for Gulf Winds

Circle Elevation and Wind Retrofit

Request to Apply for Off-Cycle Capital Grant Funding for Hernando

County Transit; and Resolution Authorizing Execution of Public

Transportation Grant Agreement With State Department of

Transportation under Federal Transit Administration Section 5311

Program Grant Funding

6. 16653

AVIATION

Pre-Application to Federal Aviation Administration for Bipartisan

Infrastructure Law Grant for Airfield Pavement Improvement Design

Project at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport

7. 16605

8. 16635

Resolution Approving Retroactive Consent to Assignment of Ground

Lease From Shirley L. Jordan d/b/a Equipment Supply Co., to Shirley L.

Jordan as Trustee of the Shirley L. Jordan Revocable Inter Vivos Trust

U/A/D 12/17/12 for 15270 Flight Path Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay

Regional Airport

MISCELLANEOUS

Declaration of Various Tangible Property as Surplus for Disposal and

Removal From Fixed Asset Inventory

9. 16614

10. 16509

11. 16618

12. 16723

13. 16585

Discharge of Order and Satisfaction of Sheriff’s Office Special Master

Lien for Octavio Lee Penalver

Discharge of Special Master Order and Satisfaction of Lien for Dustin

Bassett

Letter of Support for Pace Center for Girls, Hernando for Pace Hernando

Building

Satisfaction of Second Mortgage for Eric J. Cardenas and Stacey M.

Cardenas Through Neighborhood Stabilization Program Purchase

Assistance Program

Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended

September 26, 2025, and October 3, 2025

14. 16575

15. 16511

Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement

Special Assessment Liens

Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Special Master Liens

16. 16510

17. 16584

Various Satisfactions of Second Mortgages Through State Housing

Initiatives Partnership Down Payment Assistance Program

PROPERTY

18. 16617

Notification of Properties Placed on List of Lands Available for Taxes and

Available for Purchase by County

Resolution Affirming Administrative Official’s Determination to Remove

Nonconforming Use for Property Located at 5025 Emerson Road, Owned

by Jason E. Morphet and Ayleen N. Gallahue

19. 16615

Resolution to Not Exempt Certain Rental Properties From Ad Valorem

Taxes if Such Properties Meet Criteria Under Section 196.1978(3) (d)1.a,

Florida Statutes a/k/a Live Local Act Property Exemption Effective

January 1, 2026

20. 16492

RESOLUTION

Resolution Proclaiming November 19, 2025, Through November 26,

21. 16610

2025, as Farm-City Week

Resolution Proclaiming November 2025 as Diabetes Awareness Month

22. 16612

CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE

Notification From Southwest Florida Water Management District of

1. 16642

Proposed 2026 Five-Year Water Resource Development Work Program

Receipt of Correspondence Regarding Marion County Response to Lake

County and Seminole County Letter of April 18, 2025, Concerning

Reassignment of Lake County to Medical Examiner District 24

2. 16602

Transmittal of Letter From City of Brooksville Regarding Proposed

Annexation Ordinance No. 1007

3. 16713

4. 16633

5. 16603

Transmittal of Southwest Florida Water Management District FY 2026

Meeting Schedule and Boundaries Map

Update Regarding Weeki Wachee River Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Restoration Project Three and Four Months Post Installation

PUBLIC HEARINGS

* Entry of Proof of Publication into the Record

LEGISLATIVE

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TAMMY HEON

Ordinance Providing for Adoption of New Tourist Development Plan to be

Interlined as Section 27-32.1 of Hernando County Code

16542

COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN

Consideration of Request Submitted by Jovite C. Palardis to Reduce

16555

Outstanding Special Master Order in Public Nuisance Case

MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ERIN DOHREN

Budget Amendment to True Up Accounts for FY 2025-26

1. 16647

2. 16645

Budget Amendment Transferring Funds From Impact Fee - Public

Buildings to Land Acquisition for New Constitutional Building for Clerk of

Circuit Court and Comptroller’s Office Located at 924 Hale Avenue

Budget Amendment Transferring Funds From Reserves for

3. 16686

Contingencies to Hernando County Sheriff Office Budget to Provide

Funding for Body-Worn Camera Program

Budget Amendments Realigning Funds For FY 2025 Clean Up and

Associated Budget Resolution

4. 16562

Budget Resolution for Tax Collector Building Construction Project

5. 16694

6. 16665

Budget Resolution to True Up Funds for Mass Transit Grant Funding

Anticipated for FY 2025-26

DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT

ROSSITER-SMITH

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CARLA

Amendment No. 1 to Contract With Cross Construction Services, Inc., for

Linda Pedersen Park Observation Tower Demolition and Removal Project

(Contract No. 23-RFQ00435/TPR; Amount: $40,900.00)

1. 16453

Award of Construction Contract to Rogar Management & Consulting of

FL, LLC, for Hurricane Damaged Road Repairs on Cedar Lane and

Leisure Street for Department of Public Works (Contract No.

25-CG01109/JG; Amount: $392,401.00)

2. 16563

Award of Construction Contract to Summit Fire & Security, LLC, for Fire

Pump Replacement Project at Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference

Center (Contract No. 25-C01139/JG Amount: $268,660.00)

3. 16638

4. 16666

5. 16604

6. 16452

Award of Contract to Miles Partnership, LLLP for Marketing and

Advertising Services for Florida’s Adventure Coast Visitors’ Bureau

(Contract No. 25-RFP00983/CT; Amount: $2,040,000.00)

Award of Term Contract to Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc., for Refuse

Containers Rental and Collection Service for Facilities Department

(Contract No. 25-T01017/JG; Amount: $139,782.24)

Award of Term Contracts to Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC, Nu-Pipe, LLC,

and Vortex Services, LLC, for Slip Lining for Gravity Sewer Lines and

Storm Drain Lines for Department of Public Works (Contract No.

25-TFG00999/CT)

Change Order No. 2 to Purchase Order With Hydro-Klean, LLC, for

Hernando Beach Wastewater Resiliency Manhole Coating Project for

Utilities Department (Contract No. 24-TFG00704; Amount: $200,318.50)

7. 16456

8. 16622

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: $1,500,000.00)

Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Ron Turley Associates, Inc., d/b/a

RTA for Fleet Management Technologies With Related Software

Solutions for Fleet Department (Amount: $78,000.00)

9. 15467

10. 16634

Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Syn-Tech Systems, Inc., for

Aboveground Fuel and Fluid Storage With Related Hardware, Software

and Services for Fleet Department (Contract No. 25-P0191M; Amount:

$60,090.00)

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO

County Settlement Agreement With School Board of Hernando County

for Sunrise Development Project

1. 16643

Settlement Agreement With School Board of Hernando County, MAK

Family Partnership, Ltd., Hawk Sunrise LLC and Others for Sunrise

Development Project

2. 16646

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING

Declaration of County Owned Property as Surplus Property Located on

Treiman Boulevard and Consideration of Purchase Offer Submitted by

Enrique Ramos (Key #1586091)

1. 16318

Ratification of Applications for Southwest Florida Water Management

District Cooperative Funding Initiative Submittals for FY 2027

2. 16570

COMMISSIONER RYAN AMSLER

Update From Hernando County Delegation of Government Efficiency

16690

a/k/a DOGE Committee Regarding Accomplishments and

Recommendations

DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ERIN THOMAS

Update Regarding Temporary Disaster Housing Program

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS

16714

2025-2026 Board Member Committee Assignments

1. 16191

2. 16678

Election of Value Adjustment Board Chairman by County Governing Body

and Reappointment of Thomas Beisacher as Citizen Member to Value

Adjustment Board

Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives

3. 16080

ADJOURN AS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

KASS CIRCLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

ADJOURN AS KASS CIRCLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND

RECONVENE AS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS