Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
July 26, 2022  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in the John Law  
Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Title  
Chairman  
Vice Chairman  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Wayne Dukes  
Jeff Holcomb  
Toni Brady  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Office of Management and Budget Director/Chief Procurement Officer  
Solid Waste Services Manager  
Tourism Development Manager  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
County Attorney  
Scott Harper  
Tammy Heon  
Scott Herring  
Jon Jouben  
Michelle Miller  
Gordon Onderdonk  
Tobey Phillips  
Aaron Pool  
Jeffrey Rogers  
Heidi Kurppe  
Acting Planning Administrator  
Utilities Director  
Deputy County Administrator  
Development Services Director  
County Administrator  
Deputy Clerk  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Wayne Dukes  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
CITIZENS' COMMENTS  
Citizens commented on various topics and issues.  
BOARD/STAFF RESPONSES  
The Board and/or staff responded to questions and concerns expressed during Citizens'  
Comments.  
Comm. Dukes temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
There was Board consensus to direct the staff to organize a community services summit  
workshop to coordinate organizations, policies and procedures for assisting the homeless  
citizens of the county.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Interlocal Agreement With Waterford Community Development District for Escheated  
Properties  
Request Submitted by Sheriff’s Office to Apply for FY 2022 Local Edward Byrne  
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant  
Sponsorship Agreements for Mermaid Trail of Statues  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Resolution Proclaiming August 7, 2022, as Purple Heart Day  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Extension of 2022 Tax Rolls Prior to Completion of Value Adjustment Board Hearings  
Satisfaction of Interim Disposal Special Assessment Lien for Martin Rivera and Priscilla  
Rivera; Michelle Dacosta; and David Rizzo and Amanda Rizzo  
Transmittal of List of Accounts Payable Disbursements for Weeks Ended June 24, 2022,  
and July 1, 2022  
Various Discharges of Orders and Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Special Master  
Liens  
Various Satisfactions of Code Enforcement Public Nuisance Abatement Special  
Assessment Liens  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of June 28, 2022  
Approval of Minutes for Budget Workshop of July 5, 2022  
Temporary Construction Easement From Wellington at Seven Hills Homeowner’s  
Association, Inc., for Water Main Interconnect From Verano Subdivision to Valley Falls  
Loop in Wellington  
Motion  
To approve all except Item Nos. 3 and 4 of the Consent Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Jeff Holcomb  
Wayne Dukes  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
Sponsorship Agreements for Mermaid Trail of Statues  
Motion  
To approve Item No. 3 of the Consent Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Wayne Dukes  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
Resolution Proclaiming August 7, 2022, as Purple Heart Day  
Motion  
To approve Item No. 4 of the Consent Agenda (Resolution No. 2022-143).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Jeff Holcomb  
John Allocco  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Final Tax Recapitulation and Certificates of Corrections for 2021 Tax Rolls as  
Submitted by Tax Collector  
Notice of Conditional Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and Zoning Commission on  
July 11, 2022  
Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and Zoning  
Commission on July 11, 2022  
Transmittal of FY 2023 Proposed Annual Operating Budget for Four Seasons at Crystal  
Springs Community Development District  
Transmittal of FY 2023 Proposed Budget for Southern Hills Plantation II Community  
Development District  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 11:10 a.m.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JEFFREY ROGERS  
Update Regarding Ongoing Board Directives  
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR/CHIEF PROCUREMENT  
OFFICER TONI BRADY  
Discussion Regarding Submittal of Proposed Maximum Millage Rates to Property  
Appraiser for FY 2022-2023  
Chairman Champion passed the gavel to Vice Chairman Allocco in order to make a Motion.  
Motion  
To set the maximum millage rate at 6.99.  
The Motion died for lack of a second.  
Chairman Champion resumed the Chairmanship.  
Comm. Holcomb made the following Motion:  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Jeff Holcomb  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
Chairman Champion requested Board consensus to direct County Administrator Jeffrey  
Rogers to work with staff to research the potential of a revised, proposed budget reflecting a  
0.15 millage rate reduction for consideration at the September 13, 2022, meeting.  
The Board concurred.  
Memorandum of Understanding With Constitutional Officers for Coronavirus State and  
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for Essential  
Worker Premium Pay  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Wayne Dukes  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
Approval of Master Subscription Agreement and Professional Service Addendum With  
Brightly Software, Inc., for Professional Services Software for Development Services  
Department (Contract No. 22-A000136; Amount: $202,585.79)  
Award of Contract to American Consulting Engineers of Florida, Inc., for Engineering  
Services for Anderson Snow Road and Corporate Boulevard Improvement Project  
(Contract No. 22-R00004/PH; Amount: $358,556.10)  
Award of Contract to Augustine Construction, Inc., for Construction for Elgin Boulevard  
Sidewalk Local Agency Program Project From Deltona Boulevard to Mariner Boulevard  
(Contract No. 22-CG0039/DK; Amount: $1,206,337.04)  
Final Close-Out of Contract With Augustine Construction, Inc., for Engineering Services  
for Linden Drive Sidewalk Local Agency Program Project From Spring Hill Drive to  
Coronado Drive (Contract No. 21-CG0015/DK; Amount: $19,183.00)  
Final Close-Out of Contract With Seggie Custom Builders, LLC, for Supervisor of  
Elections Leased Space Renovation Project (Contract No. 19-R00007-64; Amount:  
$17,136.11)  
Purchase of Rescue Coats and Pants From Municipal Emergency Services Utilizing  
Lake County Contract for Fire Equipment Supplies (Amount: $89,905.00)  
Motion  
To approve Item Nos. 3 through 8.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Wayne Dukes  
John Allocco  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER SCOTT HERRING  
Legal Services Agreement With Mechanik, Nuccio, Hearne & Wester, for Revised Scope  
of Work for Former Department of Public Works Remedial Action Planning, Bidding and  
Construction Administrative Services  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Wayne Dukes  
John Allocco  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public  
hearings.  
Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman Champion and Comms. Allocco, Dukes, Holcomb and Narverud 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:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Wayne Dukes  
John Allocco  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Pulte Group on Behalf of SCM Hernando, LLC, MSC  
Hernando, LLC, SAC Hernando, LLC, TEG Hernando, LLC, AJG Hernando, LLC and CJG  
Hernando, LLC (H2204)  
Comm. Allocco temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Comm. Dukes temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Comm. Holcomb temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2022-144).  
(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 11, 16, 17, 18 and 19 as  
approved by the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, and Dukes  
Holcomb  
NAY:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 1:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:25 p.m.  
Variance Petition Submitted by Todd Mooney  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2022-145).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Jeff Holcomb  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
FY 2023 Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Rate Increase for Hernando Beach South Street  
Lighting Municipal Service Benefit Unit and Establishment of Future Maximum Rate  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2022-146).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Wayne Dukes  
John Allocco  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
UTILITIES DIRECTOR GORDON ONDERDONK  
Water and Sewer Agreement With Pulte Home Company, LLC, for Barclay Force Main  
Extension Project  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Wayne Dukes  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Champion, Allocco, Narverud, Dukes, and Holcomb  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
The Board commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.