Hernando County

Board of County Commissioners

Regular Meeting

Minutes

May 14, 2024

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in the John Law

Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.

Attendee Name

Brian Hawkins

Jerry Campbell

John Allocco

Title

Vice Chairman

Second Vice Chairman

Commissioner

Steve Champion

Toni Brady

Scott Harper

Scott Herring

Jon Jouben

Commissioner

Deputy County Administrator

Solid Waste Services Manager

Public Works Director/County Engineer

County Attorney

Darlene Lollie

Gordon Onderdonk

Jeffrey Rogers

Carla Rossiter-Smith

Peter Schwarz

Heidi Kurppe

Transit Administrator

Utilities Director

County Administrator

Chief Procurement Officer

Development Services Director

Deputy Clerk

Patricia Tapia

Deputy Clerk

Chairwoman Elizabeth Narverud was not present at the meeting.

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

AGENDA

Motion

To approve the Agenda with changes.

(Note: The Motion included adding additional backup material to Item No. O-6 [Invoices From

Hernando County School District for Reimbursement of Expenses Related to Infrastructure

Development for Dr. Dennis Wilfong Center for Success Located at Brooksville-Tampa Bay

Regional Airport] and to add Item R [Final Bid Notification for Amount Due to State

Department of Transportation for Utility Work Along US 301 From Pasco County Line to State

Road 50/Cortez Boulevard Project and Associated Budget Amendment] to the Agenda.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

ELECTED OFFICIALS

There were no Elected Officials’ comments.

COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS/CERTIFICATE

Recognition of Hernando County Utilities Department Award of Environmental

Stewardship Award by State Department of Environmental Protection

There was no vote on this item of recognition.

Resolution Proclaiming May 18, 2024, Through May 24, 2024, as Safe Boating Week

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-114).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Recognition of Hernando Beach Coast Guard Auxiliary Upon Occasion of 50th

Anniversary

There was no vote on this item of recognition.

Resolution Proclaiming Hernando County to be Recognized as a “BLUE” County in

Support of All Law Enforcement

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-115).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

John Allocco

Steve Champion

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Resolution Proclaiming May 2024 as National Treatment Court Month

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-116).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Resolution Proclaiming May 19, 2024, Through May 25, 2024, as National Public Works

Week

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-117).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Resolution Proclaiming May 25, 2024, as Family Abduction Awareness Day

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-118).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Resolution Recognizing Name Change From Mid Florida Community Services to You

Thrive Florida

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-119).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

CITIZENS' COMMENTS

Citizens commented on various topics and issues.

Comm. Champion temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.

BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES

The Board and/or staff responded to questions and concerns expressed during Citizens'

Comments.

CONSENT AGENDA

Award of FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for Adult Drug

Court and Associated Budget Resolution

Mutual Aid Agreement for Water/Wastewater by Hernando County Water and Sewer

District for Immediate Relief for Utilities During Emergencies

Submittal of Application to State Department of Environmental Protection for FY 2025

Springs Funding Grant for Septic to Sewer Conversion Study for Northwest Hernando

County

Discharges of Order and Satisfactions of Liens for Sheriff’s Office Special Master Liens

for Christine Puleo and Stephanie Sims

Resolution Designating Vice-Chairman Brian Hawkins to Execute Documents on Behalf

of Board of County Commissioners Should Chairwoman Elizabeth Narverud be Absent

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claim in Case of Scott Hechler vs. Hernando

County

Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended April 12, 2024,

and April 19, 2024

Various Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Special Master

Liens

Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement Special

Assessment Liens

Various Satisfactions of Interim Disposal Special Assessment Liens

Final Plat for Insteada Replat

Final Plat for Whiting Estates Phase 2

Lease Agreement With Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization for Office

Space Located at Building Division Located at 789 Providence Boulevard

Release of Performance Bond With Resibuilt Homes, LLC, and Great Midwest Insurance

Company for Oak Park Estates

Motion

To approve the Consent Agenda except for Item No. G-5 (Budget Resolution No. 2024-120).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Resolution Designating Vice-Chairman Brian Hawkins to Execute Documents on Behalf

of Board of County Commissioners Should Chairwoman Elizabeth Narverud be Absent

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-121).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE

Notification From CareerSource Pasco Hernando for Submittal of Application for

Subsequent Local Workforce Development Area Designation

Notification From Southwest Florida Water Management District of Proposed Mitigation

Bank Service Area for Turpentine Wetland Mitigation Bank

Transmittal of FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget for Emerald Creek Community

Development District

Transmittal of FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget for Somerset Bay Community Development

District

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 10:45 a.m.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Proof of publication of Notice of Public Hearings were noted for the scheduled public hearings.

Ex Parte Communications

Vice Chairman Hawkins and Comms. Campbell, Allocco and Champion announced the ex

parte communications that they had had concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being

considered at this meeting.

County Attorney Jon Jouben 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

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to Adopt Septic Tank Remediation Plan and

Revisions to Utilities Element of 2040 Comprehensive Plan (CPAM2303)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

John Allocco

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Skyler Gearin (H2401)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-122).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Land America, LLC, on Behalf of DBW Enterprises, Inc.

(H2346)

Comm. Champion temporarily left the meeting and shortly returned thereafter.

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Comm. Champion made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation with connection to commercial properties on the east

and west.

Comm. Champion revised his Motion as follows:

Revised Motion

To exclude other uses for C-2 in the rear Lot Nos. 7 through 10, with the exception of mini

warehouse, light construction services and veterinarian clinic.

Comm. Champion amended his Motion as follows:

Amendment to Motion

To eliminate Performance Condition No. 7 and to revise Performance Condition No. 8 as

stated by the County Engineer relating to the request for three access points onto Spring Hill

Drive.

Comm. Champion clarified his Motion as follows:

Clarification to Motion

To not allow any access at all to any of the residential streets.

Comm. Allocco seconded the Motion.

Comm. Champion clarified his Motion as follows:

Clarification to Motion

To limit the FAR to 0.5 and also limiting the square footage to 464,000 square feet and

including the revision as stated by County Engineer, Scott Herring (Resolution No. 2024-123).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by John Sholtes (H2403)

There was no public input.

Comm. Champion made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

Comm. Champion revised his Motion as follows:

Revised Motion

To include emergency access only.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by TriCounty Development, Inc., on Behalf of Rialto

Apartments, LTD (H2328)

Vice Chairman Hawkins passed the gavel to Second Vice Chairman Campbell and temporarily

left the meeting, and upon returning shortly thereafter, he resumed the Chairmanship.

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-125).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 1:35 p.m. and reconvened at 1:40 p.m.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR PETER SCHWARZ

Petition Submitted by Alfred P. Martucci and Sharon K. Martucci for Hardship Relief

From Subdivision Regulations

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation and include approval of the third parcel to become a

legal lot.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN

Request for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Requested by Florida

Health Sciences Center, Inc., d/b/a Tampa General Hospital, Aeromed, for Provision of

Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support Ambulance Transport Services

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS

Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH

Amendment No. 1 to Florida Job Growth Infrastructure Grant Agreement With State

Department of Commerce f/k/a State Department of Economic Opportunity for No-Cost

Time Extension for Construction of Dr. Dennis Wilfong Center for Success Located at

Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport

Amendment No. 3 to Contract With Friends Recycling, LLC, for Hernando County

Recyclable Processing (Contract No. 21-T00030/DK)

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

Approval of Task Order No. 1 With Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Hernando

County Parks Master Plan Project and Associated Budget Amendment (Contract No.

24-PG0125/EK; Amount $222,060.00)

Award of Contract to B.R.W. Contracting, Inc., for Certified Sand Material Supply and

Delivery for Landfill Protective Cover Layer (Contract No. 24-ITB00713/AP; Amount:

$1,400,000)

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

Award of Contract to Systems and Software, Inc., a Division of N. Harris Computer

Corporation for Utilities Department Billing Software (Contract No. 22-R00067/PH;

Amount: $1,690,806.00)

Invoices From Hernando County School District for Reimbursement of Expenses

Related to Infrastructure Development for Dr. Dennis Wilfong Center for Success

Located at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport

Professional Service Agreements With HDR Engineering, Inc., and Locklear &

Associates, Inc., for Continuing Engineering Services for Landfill (Contract No.

23-R00046/PH)

Professional Services Agreement With Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Inc., for Fire

Station No. 16 Design and Construction Monitoring and Associated Budget Amendment

(Contract No. 24-PS0157/AP; Amount: $313,129.00)

Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Abernethy Schwartz Partners, LLC d/b/a

BlueConduit, for Modeling of Customer Service Lines to Perform Lead Service Line

Inventory for Utilities Department (Contract No. 24-P0120R; Amount: $90,000.00)

Utilization of Sourcewell Contract With Tarkett USA, Inc., for Animal Services Kennel

Flooring Project for Animal Services Department and Associated Budget Resolution

(Contract No. 24-PG00163; Amount: $87,149.28)

Motion

To approve Item Nos. O-1, O-3 and O-5 through O-10 (Budget Resolution No. 2024-126).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Amendment No. 3 to Contract With Friends Recycling, LLC, for Hernando County

Recyclable Processing (Contract No. 21-T00030/DK)

Comm. Campbell made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the increase for the remainder of the contract and to set that rate for whatever

time is needed to collect the data required to make the best decision moving forward for

recycling in the county.

Comm. Campbell restated his Motion as follows:

Restated Motion

To approve invoices for April and May to approve the increase and direct the staff to enter into

an agreement for that same price rate for an additional year.

Comm. Campbell amended his Motion as follows:

Amendment to Motion

To add an exit clause to the agreement.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Jerry Campbell

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Award of Contract to B.R.W. Contracting, Inc., for Certified Sand Material Supply and

Delivery for Landfill Protective Cover Layer (Contract No. 24-ITB00713/AP; Amount:

$1,400,000)

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING

Appeal From Community Bible Church For Relief of Contribution to Sidewalk

Improvement Fund

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate With Christopher J. Clement and

Virginia I. Clement, as Trustees of Clement Family Trust Dated December 26, 2006, for

Property Located on Old Stage Coach Road for Fire Station No. 17 (Key #835920 and

Key #1087772)

Off System Construction and Maintenance Agreement With State Department of

Transportation for Construction Activities Associated With Shoal Line Boulevard From

Jewfish Drive to Calienta Street Project and Associated Resolution

Ratification of Second Amendment to Agreement With Southwest Florida Water

Management District for Weeki Wachee Springshed Stormwater Retrofits

Motion

To approve Item Nos. P-2 through P-4 (Resolution No. 2024-127).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

Appeal From Community Bible Church For Relief of Contribution to Sidewalk

Improvement Fund

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

John Allocco

Jerry Campbell

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

TRANSIT ADMINISTRATOR DARLENE LOLLIE

Presentation From Center for Urban Transportation Regarding Major Update to Transit

Development Plan for FY 2025 Through 2034

UTILITIES DIRECTOR GORDON ONDERDONK

Final Bid Notification for Amount Due to State Department of Transportation for Utility

Work Along US 301 From Pasco County Line to State Road 50/Cortez Boulevard Project

and Associated Budget Amendment

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

ABSENT:

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The Board commented on various issues.

Comm. Champion requested Board consensus to direct the staff to prepare an agenda item

regarding the current ATV ordinance, and to bring it back to the Board for discussion at a

future meeting.

The Board dissented.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.