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Community Development Director David Hainley explained the agreement — originally entered in February 2005 with a 10-year term — expired in 2015, and state procedures require two public hearings to document that expiration before the city can allow development activity on the site to proceed. \"It expired in 2015, obviously, and we are now just catching up to this because we now have had a lot of interest on that site,\" Hainley said. He told council there are no outstanding commitments that remain under the agreement and described the expiration as \"clean.\"

No members of the public spoke during the hearing and staff advised the council that no vote was required at the first hearing. The council is scheduled to close the process with the second public hearing and formal acknowledgment at its May 19 meeting.

The council clarified ex parte and expert-witness procedures at the start of the hearing and identified David Hainley and City Planner Steven Goldman as expert witnesses for the record. One councilmember announced they would refrain from voting on the item and staff confirmed required advertising and notice to adjacent property owners had been completed.

The first hearing closed with direction to proceed to the second hearing; final acknowledgment will be recorded after the second public hearing on May 19, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brooksville - City Council Regular Meeting - May 05, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council held the first of two required public hearings to acknowledge that a development agreement with Majestic Oak Partners expired in 2015; staff said there are no outstanding commitments and the final acknowledgment will occur at the May 19 meeting.","taxTitle","Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida","taxId",52021,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568742,"Council adopts time limits for presentations and staff testimony, 4-1",192,2804000,2996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5&start=2804&end=2996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5/thumbnail_2804000.jpg","/articles/6568742/Brooksville/Hernando-County/Florida/Council-adopts-time-limits-for-presentations-and-staff-testimony-4-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568742-1db58184f2ade503b5f233f5d27daaab/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411003&Signature=CQz2dCXGhG-j2xNmYT-Hxl6GHzmcjQrMvjWTrm9NizF9o50V-dCyorR-86OI7oT-ChVeMOLyAGsquUIuk20CeaZL8lgMZmrzm6Sbu8Rms6~920LTxDrDcYyOjyBLKIJB9BKkR1MBCSngqdUIBAIYDKycrz~tlj8uqNK5JnwMf2rkHCXeDIq4Maa8qyt9fROd~wHxT~MSZDUq3oL4k7WxnLX7R4A7ER86rmYSh27PhE~YZRSI4LTaPDvtOY7aD6L85vthFb4ZAu0cfmpvUoVfklYKdHOWwYQWatrwGOoNuBsY1eMX4V~3sqRzYBDGYqi20rCGMGaWQAQAtG93Q6ETHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brooksville City Council adopted Resolution 2025-07, 4-1, establishing time limits and procedures for hearings and presentations at city meetings, including a 15-minute uninterrupted presentation cap and a reciprocal 15-minute limit for city staff.

City Attorney presented the revised resolution, which the attorney said had been updated after an April 28 meeting. The two substantive changes for the current draft were to apply the 15-minute limit equally to city staff and to make the 15 minutes uninterrupted; council members’ questions would be held until the presentation concluded. \"Under this framework, the city council will hold all questions until the conclusion of that presentation,\" the attorney explained.

Council discussion indicated general support for the changes; on roll call the resolution passed with four votes in favor and one opposed (Vice Mayor Bronson). The vice mayor did not identify the specific legal concern on the record at the time of the vote.

Councilmembers said the time restriction was intended to streamline meetings and ensure due-process protections were preserved. The resolution includes severability language and becomes effective immediately as a meeting-procedure directive.

The measure was a revision of an earlier version considered by the council; staff and the attorney said the changes addressed feedback from the prior meeting and ensured parity between members of the public and city staff presenting to the council.

The resolution was adopted 4-1; details of enforcement (for example, a visible timer requested by one councilmember) were discussed as a next-step item for staff to research.","Council adopted Resolution 2025-07 to impose 15-minute uninterrupted time limits on presentations and reciprocal limits on city staff; the measure passed 4-1 with Vice Mayor Bronson opposed.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568747,"Brooksville council advances zoning changes to restrict new medical-marijuana centers, large self-storage conversions and car washes",373,2414000,2787000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5&start=2414&end=2787","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5/thumbnail_2414000.jpg","/articles/6568747/Brooksville/Hernando-County/Florida/Brooksville-council-advances-zoning-changes-to-restrict-new-medical-marijuana-centers-large-self-storage-conversions-and-car-washes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568747-468bfda21b6291ad53854ed33947765e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411003&Signature=o4g8ztM6gW7y~oWsarH~ETucAT3156mE73VXWqeHSHAken-kUcABqkmw9Q67WhSAhikdd-zpiHZ55Su3eLcHwdK9prgOmnf4hZiXP3deiwXAD3GGyScNkOUUNK6cdUjR8FHJCt6kQbZRr8PKh2CNqLwhyFBAdqDhxnTy1PJHaMWYur4vxaWLFiasTSy5~OOPdMhH1xHN0XIJTnEXJmaseh---MFvMp~OT8xxS6hjyMXQnK6jdGkCn7V9YXEroV5ydHv1mAUjseER3YPbngUmaelqAGtLDnfxijN88wXZp9cRfaGbLfyLi5YkwUk4nU1nRu6~J5r0GZv~DQ-E~V18WA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brooksville City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 997 on a 5-0 vote to amend the land development code to limit where medical marijuana treatment centers, large self-storage conversions, and car washes can locate in the city.

Community Development Director David Hainley said the amendment addresses recent conversions of large vacant buildings into self-storage and the appearance of medical marijuana facilities. \"This does convert concern not only new construction, but also conversion of existing, empty large box store sizes,\" Hainley said, and staff drafted the ordinance to restrict future such conversions. The ordinance also would prohibit new primary or accessory car-wash uses.

City Attorney Hamlin told the council the office had reviewed the draft and did not foresee legal obstacles to limiting new medical marijuana facilities. He said existing medical-marijuana centers and other existing uses would be \"legal nonconforming users\" and would be allowed to continue but could not be expanded under the new rule.

Council members asked about the current number of medical-marijuana facilities; staff said there are four existing facilities in the city and noted one self-storage project is already in the permitting process (near Cortez, off the truck route adjacent to Freedom Village). The item had previously gone to the Planning Commission, which recommended unanimous approval.

The ordinance will return for a second and final reading at the council’s May 19 meeting, where adoption would make the amendments effective. No members of the public spoke on the item at the first reading.","On first reading the council approved Ordinance 997, which amends zoning definitions to bar new medical marijuana treatment centers, limit conversions of large box stores to self-storage, and prohibit new car washes; existing operations would remain legal nonconforming uses.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568752,"Brooksville approves first reading of large-scale comprehensive-plan amendment to add transition zone for annexations",288,2169000,2457000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5&start=2169&end=2457","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5/thumbnail_2169000.jpg","/articles/6568752/Brooksville/Hernando-County/Florida/Brooksville-approves-first-reading-of-large-scale-comprehensive-plan-amendment-to-add-transition-zone-for-annexations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568752-8636a5870766b0bf6ed25a77f6a141e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411003&Signature=bm0c-7d7HlKGQbpZG-COwChyDqkqyY6xhT4MRSHcvxE3PE0QejJuPBuheOgGcOQqND2JL9E0DL4GDVBM316DxizNL3Vg30fMHgx6~msbXQFwlQgj5aIFb6WnCkEIJ~9o2B0qaXVjWOJN96knFwbzSNoUKrMJx2O-Uw70FI~A6jclVFWJ5GMNsRERPRmZzvuuxAkWMrRlP~Iu1yM6y1G2tT0jz-kjVmjT8cn-8BiqIm9ubC4mzGPb6yPTlPttSzeuMNnNLtHVXnG2O2V7j6tCqMaIlW8WkIjROJTI1PcMyMdoXvSdaNyDJZ4Jqqz08BbXwi~n~U7bA8v6XhNN4QciCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brooksville City Council voted 5-0 on first reading to approve Ordinance 996, a citywide comprehensive-plan text amendment that creates a transition zone intended for newly annexed land along the city’s border.

Community Development Director David Hainley told the council the amendment was requested by council to provide a stepping-down zone between city densities and adjacent low-density county uses. \"This is capped at 2 [units per acre] and has specific lot sizes and setbacks,\" Hainley said, and he noted the amendment would not change land already inside the city limits. The amendment applies to future development on newly annexed parcels and includes restrictions on lot sizes, garage setbacks, and floor‑area coverage to reduce impacts on neighboring properties.

Hainley said the amendment is a large-scale change because it could affect large sites citywide and that the Planning Commission recommended unanimous approval at its April 9 hearing. He also said the city will transmit the amendment to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity following the second reading. Council directed the ordinance be scheduled for second and final reading on May 19, 2025.

Council members asked whether the change would affect projected fees; Hainley said connection fees for a large county-site currently going through county zoning would remain the same because that development is in the city’s first-right-to-serve area. No public speakers addressed the amendment at the meeting.

Ordinance 996 was read by headnote and advanced on a roll-call vote; the second reading is scheduled for the council’s May 19 meeting, when adoption would become final if approved.","City council approved first reading of Ordinance 996, a citywide comprehensive-plan text amendment creating a lower-density transition zone for newly annexed land; second reading set for May 19, 2025.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568756,"Brooksville council hears stormwater presentation as resident urges repairs and staffing",1313,1145000,2458000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5&start=1145&end=2458","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193955-c81e7117fa011de4cbcdb6e2f8309ce5/thumbnail_1145000.jpg","/articles/6568756/Brooksville/Hernando-County/Florida/Brooksville-council-hears-stormwater-presentation-as-resident-urges-repairs-and-staffing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568756-58574a2c111f226444f3933627c8fd6a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411003&Signature=NIFRZ87OTIgpG-Xymme6tLS7-kzbI5LytkJceifMj0Vl6BVraO37qW6KGBUMEu4MxZAHTqECKDFcVIq8TsyIp5O8OnbMdvSqSCTR48mLdsihceKH6UsPbRv0b8NlMH8-k-XCXM6X0vchPW7BWimUBZ1frU-Ioj579efunh2Dx6fnBmqibjF6LjUG1AzAdpl344VFo3ATRQFhProNug7YxI9EkZxZlMLd41~5qRhh2j7GUTME~xBKOiSGq8zPJU44ZxMfyE8kuymU0DH28R~7QnYupfoPW3WKFIgRY7XtMlkmn~ZwF67rDOM-oIkMx4x2V5Kq6pzI2TN93ruR9e8atw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brooksville public works staff outlined the city’s stormwater obligations and maintenance work, and a resident urged the council to include major retention-pond dredging and additional staffing in the upcoming budget.

The presentation, led by Thomas Redding, Public Works Operations Manager, focused on MS4 reporting and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements. \"MS4 reporting is crucial for protecting water quality and ecosystems by ensuring municipalities effectively manage stormwater runoff,\" Redding said, describing the city’s stormwater compliance inspector role and enforcement authority.

Redding told the council the inspector works eight hours a day inspecting construction and residential sites, \"has full authority to issue fines and supervise all work necessary to meet stormwater requirements,\" and that illicit discharges \"are any non-stormwater discharges entering the MS4 system that can contaminate the stormwater runoff.\" He also described routine maintenance tasks such as cleaning drains, maintaining ditches and swales, and responding to flooding concerns, and provided the city's customer service number for stormwater reports: (352) 540-3860.

During the citizen-input period, Donna Morin, a Windy Way resident, described persistent flooding around a retention pond in her neighborhood that she said has recurred for more than 30 years. \"These people flood every year with just 6 to 11 inches of rain in our community,\" Morin said, and she told the council the retention pond and ditches had only recently been partially cleared by staff. Morin asked the council to include a full restoration of the retention pond to its original depth in the capital improvement plan and to consider hiring at least four additional workers for the city’s stormwater program.

Morin also urged the council to seek greater payment from Hernando County to offset stormwater impacts she said are caused by county development draining onto city property. She estimated roughly 300 residents are affected in her neighborhood and said routine cleaning costs—such as for a private pool—can run about \"$2,000 a season,\" a figure she characterized as burdensome.

Council members asked factual follow-ups during the presentation. Redding confirmed the city tracks violations and follows up; fines are possible if sites do not reach compliance within 30 days. Council members were offered access to the city’s violator records.

No formal council action or vote was taken on the specific requests at the meeting; staff acknowledged the concerns and recorded them for budget-season consideration. The city manager and staff did not make a funding commitment at the meeting.

Brooksville’s stormwater program, as described by staff, operates within state and federal NPDES/MS4 rules and includes inspection, complaint response, and maintenance duties. Residents were asked to report problems through customer service so staff can document issues and follow enforcement procedures.

Looking ahead, advocates in the public record asked council to prioritize a capital project to dredge the retention pond and to increase stormwater staffing when council adopts the fiscal-year budget.","City public works staff summarized MS4/NPDES stormwater requirements and maintenance work; a resident described 30 years of flooding at a retention pond and urged the city to fund dredging and hire more maintenance staff.","actionData","errors"]

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