Hernando County

Board of County Commissioners

Regular Meeting

Minutes

August 27, 2024

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, in the John Law

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

Attendee Name

Elizabeth Narverud

Brian Hawkins

Jerry Campbell

John Allocco

Title

Chairwoman

Vice Chairman

Second Vice Chairman

Commissioner

Steve Champion

Albert Bertram

Toni Brady

Omar DePablo

Paul Hasenmeier

Tammy Heon

Commissioner

Office of Management and Budget Director

Deputy County Administrator

Planning Administrator

Public Safety Director/Fire Chief

Tourism Development Manager

Public Works Director/County Engineer

County Attorney

Scott Herring

Jon Jouben

Christopher Linsbeck

Jeffrey Rogers

Carla Rossiter-Smith

Heidi Kurppe

Community Services Director

County Administrator

Chief Procurement Officer

Deputy Clerk

Patricia Tapia

Deputy Clerk

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

AGENDA

Motion

To approve the Agenda with changes.

(Note: County Attorney Jon Jouben requested Item No. P [Proposed Resolution Terminating

Lease With Hernando Beach Marine Group, Inc., for Real Property Located at 4340 Calienta

Street, Hernando Beach, and Electing to Retake Possession Thereof] to be withdrawn from

the Agenda.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

FIRE CHIEF AND SAFETY DIRECTOR PAUL HASENMEIER

Ratification of Proclamation No. 2024-03 Extending State of Local Emergency Due to

Hurricane Debby f/k/a Tropical Disturbance Invest 97L

Motion

To ratify.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

ELECTED OFFICIALS

There were no Elected Officials’ comments.

HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF AL NIENHUIS

Request for Cyber Security Products From Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and

Associated Budget Amendment

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR JOSHUA STRINGFELLOW

Presentation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for FY Ended September 30,

2023

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

CITIZENS' COMMENTS

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

Citizens commented on various topics and issues.

BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES

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

Comments.

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 12:10 p.m. and reconvened at 12:25 p.m.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER LINSBECK

Proposed Adopt-A-Kennel Program for Animal Services Department

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TAMMY HEON

Tourist Development Council Special Events Marketing Grant Awards to Promote

Florida’s Adventure Coast for FY 2025

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

CONSENT AGENDA

Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement With State Department of Environmental

Protection for Vulnerability Assessment Including City of Brooksville

Change Order No. 1 to Grant Agreement With State Department of Environmental

Protection for Northcliffe Boulevard Force Main Project

Resolution Approving Subordination Agreement With Neighborhood Lending Partners

of Florida, Inc., and Rochester Park, Ltd.; and Ratifying Signature on Agreement for

Rochester Park Project

Revision to Board Policy No. 15-02 Regarding Sandbag Policy

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

Christian Artemia Leon

Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Special Master Liens for

Marlene H. Morrison and Bank of New York Mellon

Ratification of Submittal of Letter of Intent, and Authorization to Submit Complete

Proposal, to State Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal

Management Program for FY 2024 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone

Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition for Jenkins Creek

Manatee Habitat Restoration Project

Satisfaction of Second Mortgage for James W. Goodson Through State Housing

Initiatives Program Down Payment Assistance Program

Satisfaction of Second Mortgage for Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. and Kerri Gonzalez Through

Neighborhood Stabilization Program Purchase Assistance Program

Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended July 19, 2024,

and July 26, 2024

Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement Special

Assessment Liens

Final Plat for Avalon West Phase 2

Motion

To approve the Consent Agenda (Resolution No. 2024-179).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

John Allocco

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE

Annual Local Government Financial Report for FY Ended September 30, 2023

Notice of Conditional Use Permit Actions Taken by Planning and Zoning Commission

on August 12, 2024

Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Actions Taken by Planning and Zoning

Commission on August 12, 2024

Motion

To rehear the special exception request (SE2406)

(Note: The Motion pertained to a request for appeal to the decision made by the Planning and

Zoning Commission approving the request for a Special Exception Use Permit for a Farmer's

Market by Silverstone Investment Properties, LLC. This item will be brought back to the Board

on September 24, 2024.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Jerry Campbell

John Allocco

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Notification From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of Receipt of New

Application Requesting Authorization to Possess Class I and/or Class II Captive Wildlife

Quarterly Investment Report For Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Quarterly Investment Report For Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

Transmittal From Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller of Landfill Escrow Account and

Independent Auditor’s Report for FY Ended September 30, 2023, Conducted by MSL,

P.A.

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 1:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public

hearings.

Ex Parte Communications

Chairwoman Narverud and Comms. Hawkins, 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

John Allocco

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Ordinance Establishing Sunrise Community Development District

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Ordinance No. 2024-13).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

John Allocco

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Petition Submitted by Jessica Turner and Michael Lane to Vacate Right of Way on

Richbarn Road

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-180).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Exempt Per Public Record Laws (H2416)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-181).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Bisard Holdings, LLC (H2404)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-182).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by KAL Holdings, LLC (H2411)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

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

Comm. Hawkins made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

Comm. Hawkins clarified his Motion as follows:

Clarification to Motion

To include the petitioner's request to exclude Performance Condition No. 4-A (Resolution No.

2024-183).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by AT&G Growth and Investments, LLC (H2418)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To deny.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Sunbelt Rentals on Behalf of Jackson Land and

Building, Inc., and R & D Land Building, LLC (H2407)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-184).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

John Allocco

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Sycamore Engineering, Inc., and Johnston

Law Group, P.A. on Behalf of Evergreen Partners, LLC, and Rain Dancer, LLC (H2417)

There was no public input.

Comm. Campbell made the following Motion:

Motion

To deny and keep it as it is.

Comm. Campbell restated his Motion as follows:

Restated Motion

To approve with the same conditions as it was in 2021 (to re-establish the master plan).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Jerry Campbell

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Sunny Pines of Hernando, LLC (H2414)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

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

Motion

To postpone to a date certain of October 22, 2024.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Jerry Campbell

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 4:20 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.

Master Plan Petition Submitted by Eric Schoessler on Behalf of AMPROP General

Investments GL, LLC (H2408)

There was no public input.

Comm. Champion made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve with frontage road going all the way to the north.

Comm. Champion amended his Motion as follows:

Amendment to Motion

To include a condition that during construction plans, the extension of the frontage road will be

worked out with the Department of Public Works (DPW) to tie into the parcel to the north.

Comm. Champion amended his Motion as follows:

Amendment to Motion

To include no open bays to the east side.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

DEFEATED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Hawkins and Champion

Narverud, Campbell and Allocco

NAYES:

Comm. Campbell made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve with lot nos. 1, 2 and 3 to have commercial, C-2 use, and for the bays to be

closed on one side.

Comm. Campbell restated the Motion:

Restated Motion

During construction plans the petitioner shall coordinate the frontage road with the County

Engineer for connection to the north, no bays to be facing the east, C-2 uses will be limited to

lots one through three, and the self storage facility shall be limited to an indoor facility

(Resolution No. 2024-185).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Jerry Campbell

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Dockside Investors, LLC, on Behalf of Mohamed Nazir

Hamoui and Nada Hamoui, Trustees of N&N Family Revocable Trust U/A/D October 12,

2022 (H2413)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2024-186).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Elizabeth Piedra, P.A. (H2419)

There was no public input.

Comm. Champion made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve with C-1 and three uses.

The motion died for lack of a second.

Comm. Hawkins made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve eliminating from the specific C-2 uses, the drive in restaurant (Resolution No.

2024-187).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

John Allocco

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Cone & Graham, Inc. (H2422)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation with emergency exit on Oxley Road (Resolution No.

2024-188).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Jerry Campbell

Narverud, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Hawkins

NAYES:

COUNTY ATTORNEY JON JOUBEN

Proposed Resolution Terminating Lease With Hernando Beach Marine Group, Inc., for

Real Property Located at 4340 Calienta Street, Hernando Beach, and Electing to Retake

Possession Thereof

This item was withdrawn during Approval of the Agenda.

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR ALBERT BERTRAM

Budget Resolution Recognizing Fiscal Year 2024 State Aid to Libraries Grant Funding

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation (Budget Resolution No. 2024-189).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH

Award of Term Contract to Aaron Blake d/b/a AB5 Enterprises for Mowing Services for

Rural Collector Roads (Contract No. 24-T00600/JG; Amount: $549,936.00)

Final Close-Out of Contract With E & L Construction Group, Inc., for Alpha Building

Renovation Project at Hernando County Jail (Contract No. 21-C00022/DK; Amount:

17,782.28)

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING

Acceptance of Gulf Consortium Subrecipient Agreement Pursuant to RESTORE Act

Spill Impact Component and State Expenditure Plan and Associated Budget Resolution

Motion

To approve Item Nos. R-2, R-3 and T (Budget Resolution No. 2024-190).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER CARLA ROSSITER-SMITH

Amendment No. 1 to Contract With Superior Asphalt, Inc., for Westside Government

Center and Sheriff’s Office/Emergency Operations Center Parking Lot Restoration

Projects for Facilities Maintenance Department (Contract No. 23-ITB00307/TC; Amount:

$79,180.00)

Motion

To approve Item No. R-1.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Steve Champion

Brian Hawkins

Narverud, Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR VEDA RAMIREZ

Request From ACRUVA Community Developers for Local Government Funding

Contribution Through State Housing Initiatives Partnership HOME Investment

Partnership Program for Arbors at Suncoast Development

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

Motion

To deny.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Brian Hawkins

Steve Champion

Hawkins, Campbell, Allocco and Champion

Narverud

NAYES:

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS

Appointment of Member to Planning and Zoning Commission Until December 31, 2024

Chairwoman Narverud appointed Robert Morgan as member to the Planning and Zoning

Commission.

Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The Board commented on various issues.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.