Cocoa, Florida City records for 2023
101 meetings in the archive, 76 with approved City minutes read, 1 with draft minutes read, 77 with a machine transcript, 639 motions recorded. All 2023 votes →
Who served
- Mayor: Mike Blake (2020-11-17 to present)
- Councilmember, District 1: Alex Goins (2018-11-20 to present)
- Councilmember, District 2: Lavander Hearn (2020-11-17 to present)
- Councilmember, District 3: Herbert "Rip" Dyal (2020-11-17 to 2023-10-10)
- Councilmember, District 3: Matthew Barringer (2023-10-24 to 2024-07-31)
- Councilmember, District 4: Lorraine Koss (2018-11-20 to present)
- Deputy Mayor: Lavander Hearn (2021-11-10 to 2024-11-21)
From the council roster. A seat that changed hands in 2023 shows both holders.
Motions by subject
| Subject | Motions | With a recorded "no" vote |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes and agendas | 189 | 2 |
| Budget, taxes and finance | 23 | 3 |
| Zoning, land use and development | 44 | 7 |
| Contracts, agreements and grants | 33 | 1 |
| Utilities and public works | 12 | 1 |
| Public safety and code enforcement | 7 | 2 |
| Appointments, proclamations and recognitions | 15 | 5 |
| Ordinances | 60 | 19 |
| Resolutions | 2 | 0 |
| Procedural motions | 68 | 1 |
| Other motions | 186 | 17 |
Each motion is placed in the first subject whose key words appear in its agenda-item title or motion text. This is a keyword grouping done by code, for counting; it is not a judgment about which votes mattered.
Votes with a recorded "no" (latest 25 of 58)
- 2023-12-19 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 24-2023 on Second and Final Reading” · Carried 3-2
- 2023-12-19 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 22-2023 on Second and Final Reading to include the conditions set forth by staff with discussion” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-12-19 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 23-2023 on Second and Final Reading for discussion” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-12-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve the Liaison appointments for calendar year 2024 as stated” · Carried 3-2
- 2023-12-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 22-2023 on First Reading” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-12-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 23-2023 on First Reading” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-12-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 24-2023 on First Reading with discussion” · Carried 3-2
- 2023-12-06 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “approve proposed Ordinance 26-2023, a zoning text amendment, amending Appendix A, Article XIX, Section 2, Relating to the meeting schedule of the Planning and Zoning Board; providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and …” · Passed 6-1
- 2023-12-06 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “not recommend approval for the proposed Ordinance 24-2023, a zoning text amendment, amending Chapter 3, Advertising and Signs, Section 3-23, General Regulations, of the Code of the City of Cocoa regarding Flags, providing for the repeal of …” · Passed 5-2 Corrected to match the minutes, page 12.
- 2023-12-06 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “approve a Zoning Map Amendment for a +/- 1.002-acre portion of property located at 825 Forrest Ave., from INST (Institutional) to RU-2-15 (Multiple Family Dwelling)” · Passed 4-2 · recused: Burgess
- 2023-12-06 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “approve a PUD / Rezoning (Ordinance 22-2023) for one (1) parcel from Brevard County General Use (GU) to City of Cocoa Planned Unit Development (PUD), a Large-Scale Site Plan, and a Preliminary Subdivision consistent with Chapter 18 …” · Passed 5-2
- 2023-11-16 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “not have a meeting in December” · Carried 5-2
- 2023-11-16 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “approve staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of three thousand seven hundred fifty- six dollars and thirty-seven cents ($3,756.37)” · Carried 5-2
- 2023-11-16 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend Staffs recommendation and give (60 days) January 18, 2024 and a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per day and find the Property Owner in violation” · Carried 6-1 (result not printed; worked out from the count) Corrected to match the minutes, page 5.
- 2023-11-14 · City Council · Motion: “approve the Code lien reduction in the amount of $1,200.03 for discussion” · Carried 3-2
- 2023-11-14 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 17-2023 on Second and Final Reading with discussion” · Carried 3-1 · recused: Mike Blake
- 2023-11-01 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “RECOMMEND APPROVAL of a Large-Scale Site Plan for the construction of Allegra at Cocoa, a 13-building, 312 unit multi-family residential project located on +-53.18 acres of property at the northwest corner of Cox Rd. and US Hwy 524” · Passed 7-1
- 2023-10-24 · City Council · Motion: “use the ranking method to make a selection” · Carried 3-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2024-01-09; approved by the City Council on 2024-01-09 according to the City's minutes; the motion does not say whether they were amended.
- 2023-10-24 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 21-2023 on Second and Final Reading” · Carried 3-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2024-01-09; approved by the City Council on 2024-01-09 according to the City's minutes; the motion does not say whether they were amended.
- 2023-10-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 21-2023 on First Reading’” · Carried 3-1 (printed after the discussion that followed the motion, page 11)
- 2023-10-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 20-2023 on First Reading” · Carried 3-1
- 2023-09-26 · City Council · Motion: “Adopt Resolution No. 2023-101 adopting the final millage rate of 6.9532 mills, for the City of Cocoa, commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on September 30, 2024, which is 19.3% over the rolled-back rate of 5.8285, for discussion” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-09-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 18-2023 on Second and Final Reading” · Carried 3-1 · recused: Mike Blake
- 2023-09-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 16-2023 on Second and Final Reading” · Carried 4-1
- 2023-09-12 · City Council · Motion: “Adopt Resolution No. 2023-093 adopting a tentative millage rate of 6.9532 mills, for the City of Cocoa, commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on September 30, 2024” · Carried 4-1
All non-unanimous 2023 votes →
Meetings and documents
Each meeting page links its agenda packet, minutes and recording where the archive has them. 90 of 101 have an agenda on file.
January 2023
- 2023-01-10 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Recording on file; no transcript in the archive
- 2023-01-10 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-01-10 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-01-10 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-01-12 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-01-19 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-01-23 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-01-23 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-01-24 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
February 2023
- 2023-02-01 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-02-01 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-02-01 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-02-06 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-02-14 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-02-15 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-02-16 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-02-23 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-02-24 · Cocoa Fire Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-02-28 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
March 2023
- 2023-03-01 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-06 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-06 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-03-06 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-03-14 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-16 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-20 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-03-20 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-20 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-23 · Cocoa Police Community Relations Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-03-30 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
April 2023
- 2023-04-03 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Cancelled
- 2023-04-05 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-04-06 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-04-11 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-04-17 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file; recording unavailable
- 2023-04-19 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-04-20 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-04-25 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
May 2023
- 2023-05-01 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-05-15 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-05-17 · Cocoa Police Pension Board Police Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-05-17 · Cocoa General Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-05-17 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-05-18 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-05-23 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-05-24 · Cocoa Fire Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-05-25 · Cocoa Police Community Relations Advisory Board Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
June 2023
- 2023-06-05 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-06-06 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-06-07 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-06-19 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
July 2023
- 2023-07-10 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-11 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-07-11 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-11 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-12 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-07-12 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-17 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-20 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-25 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-07-27 · Cocoa Police Community Relations Advisory Board Regular Meeting — Cancelled
August 2023
- 2023-08-07 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-08-08 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-08-10 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-08-16 · Cocoa Police Pension Board Police Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-08-16 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-08-16 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-08-17 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-08-22 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-08-22 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-08-23 · Cocoa Fire Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
September 2023
- 2023-09-12 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-09-12 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-09-12 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-09-18 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-09-20 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-09-21 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-09-26 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
October 2023
- 2023-10-02 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-04 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-10 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-16 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-17 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-10-19 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-24 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-10-26 · Cocoa Police Community Relations Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
November 2023
- 2023-11-01 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-11-06 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-11-08 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-11-08 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
- 2023-11-14 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-11-15 · Cocoa Police Pension Board Police Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-11-15 · Cocoa General Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
- 2023-11-16 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-11-20 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-11-28 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
December 2023
- 2023-12-04 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-12-06 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-12-12 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
- 2023-12-18 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
- 2023-12-19 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available