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: Matthew Barringer (2023-10-24 to 2024-07-31)
• Councilmember, District 3: Patricia Weeks (2024-08-27 to present)
• Councilmember, District 4: Lorraine Koss (2018-11-20 to present)
• Deputy Mayor: Lavander Hearn (2021-11-10 to 2024-11-21)
• Deputy Mayor: Patricia Weeks (2024-11-21 to 2025-12-10)

From the council roster. A seat that changed hands in 2024 shows both holders.

Elections

The Brevard County Supervisor of Elections' candidate page for 2024 lists 3 City of Cocoa races: City of Cocoa, Mayor; City of Cocoa City Council, District 2; City of Cocoa City Council, District 3. Candidates and past races →

Motions by subject

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 30)

• 2024-12-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve the item on Second Reading” · Carried 4-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-02-11, pp. 14–30; approved as written by the City Council on 2025-02-11 according to the City's minutes.
• 2024-11-12 · City Council · Motion: “approve the item” (agenda item: Approve the requested 2025 street closures associated with the proposed Special Events) · Carried 4-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-01-28, pp. 13–29; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2025-01-28 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the minutes for the Regular City Council meeting of November 12, 2024 with an amendment to correct the vote on the motion that was held on Public Hearing item VI.7”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records.
• 2024-10-08 · City Council · Motion: “amend the October 8, 2024 City Council agenda to table Public Hearing items 1 and 2, as well as Council Business item #2 and City Business item #2 to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting due to the impending storm” · Carried 4-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-01-14, pp. 50–56; approved as written by the City Council on 2025-01-14 according to the City's minutes. Corrected to match the minutes, page 2.
• 2024-09-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve $500 for the membership as an annual cost” · Passed 4-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-01-14, pp. 11–27; approved as written by the City Council on 2025-01-14 according to the City's minutes.
• 2024-09-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve $500 for the membership and $1,000 investment fees as an annual cost” · Died 2-3 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-01-14, pp. 11–27; approved as written by the City Council on 2025-01-14 according to the City's minutes.
• 2024-08-13 · City Council · Motion: “sponsor a table at the Space Coast Black Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala on August 24, 2024 in the amount of $1,500” · Carried 3-1
• 2024-07-23 · City Council · Motion: “go out for grants to try and secure funding for either project” · Died 2-2 · recused: Lorraine Koss
• 2024-07-23 · City Council · Motion: “direct staff to move forward with advanced septic across the BMAP area” · Died 2-2 · recused: Lorraine Koss
• 2024-07-23 · City Council · Motion: “approve the District 4 Brevard County Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement” · Carried 4-1
• 2024-07-18 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “deny the abatement appeal” · Carried 4-3 (result not printed; worked out from the count) Corrected to match the minutes, page 9.
• 2024-07-18 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of four thousand six hundred fifty-four dollars and seventy- one cents ($4,654.71)” · Carried 5-2 (result not printed; worked out from the count) Corrected to match the minutes, page 8.
• 2024-07-18 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “approve Staff's recommendation and find the Property Owner in violation” · Carried 5-2 (result not printed; worked out from the count) Corrected to match the minutes, page 4.
• 2024-07-09 · City Council · Motion: “approve staff's recommendation to reduce the lien to $2,531.31” · Carried 3-2
• 2024-05-15 · Board of Adjustment · Motion: “approve the requested Waiver from the City of Cocoa Code, Article XII, Section 1 (D)(8) of the City Code, regarding off -street parking, for approximately 6 parking spaces to incorporate the 3 written staff recommendations and to include …” · Passed 3-2 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2024-08-27; approval not found in the records on file (the meeting that received these draft minutes was 2024-08-27).
• 2024-05-15 · Board of Adjustment · Motion: “approve the Special Exception in accordance with Appendix A, Zoning, Article XI, Section 13(C) (6) and Section 22(F) of the City of Cocoa Code to allow for “a bar or lounge, with or without a package store” to operate a beer and wine bar …” · Passed 4-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2024-08-27; approval not found in the records on file (the meeting that received these draft minutes was 2024-08-27).
• 2024-04-23 · City Council · Motion: “approve staff’s recommendation to reduce the lien to $2,778.09” · Carried 3-2
• 2024-04-18 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “approve staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of two thousand six hundred twenty-two : dollars and eight cents ($2,622.08)” · Passed 4-1 Corrected to match the minutes, page 7.
• 2024-04-18 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ; . ($1,500.00)” · Passed 3-2 Corrected to match the minutes, page 6.
• 2024-03-26 · City Council · Motion: “table the item with discussion” (agenda item: Approve the current Code Enforcement Lien for the residence located at 1206 Yale Lane, be reduced to $15,332.50) · Carried 1-4 (the printed result and the vote count disagree)
• 2024-03-26 · City Council · Motion: “approve the First Addendum to the City Manager’s Employment Contract” · Carried 4-1
• 2024-03-21 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend staffs recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)” · Carried 4-2
• 2024-03-21 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of eight thousand four hundred ten dollars ($8,410.00)” · Carried 4-2
• 2024-03-21 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “amend staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00)” · Carried 5-1
• 2024-02-15 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “approve staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of two thousand six hundred fifty-four dollars and seventy-seven cents ($2,654.77)” · Failed 2-3 Corrected to match the minutes, page 8.
• 2024-02-15 · Code Enforcement · Motion: “approve staff's recommendation to City Council the lien reduction be in the amount of four thousand eighty-five dollars and forty-two cents ($4,085.42)” · Carried 3-2

All non-unanimous 2024 votes →

Meetings and documents

Each meeting page links its agenda packet, minutes and recording where the archive has them. 76 of 88 have an agenda on file.

January 2024

• 2024-01-09 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — City minutes on file
• 2024-01-09 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-01-09 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-01-17 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-01-18 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-01-23 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-01-30 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

February 2024

• 2024-02-05 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-02-07 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-02-13 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-02-15 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-02-20 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes on file
• 2024-02-21 · Cocoa Police Pension Board Police Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-02-21 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-02-27 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

March 2024

• 2024-03-04 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Cancelled
• 2024-03-05 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — City minutes on file
• 2024-03-11 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-03-21 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-03-26 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-03-27 · Cocoa Police Community Relations Advisory Board Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive

April 2024

• 2024-04-03 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-04-09 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
• 2024-04-14 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes on file
• 2024-04-15 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-04-16 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-04-17 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-04-18 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-04-18 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-04-23 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

May 2024

• 2024-05-01 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-05-06 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-05-14 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-05-15 · Cocoa General Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-05-15 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-05-16 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-05-17 · Cocoa Fire Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-05-20 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-05-28 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

June 2024

• 2024-06-04 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-06-11 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-06-12 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Special Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-06-17 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive

July 2024

• 2024-07-01 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-07-09 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-07-10 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Draft minutes on file
• 2024-07-11 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-07-15 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-07-18 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-07-23 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

August 2024

• 2024-08-05 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-08-07 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-08-13 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-08-15 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-08-19 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-08-27 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-08-28 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — City minutes on file

September 2024

• 2024-09-03 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-09-03 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-09-04 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-09-10 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-09-10 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-09-17 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-09-17 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-09-18 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-09-19 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — Agenda only; no minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-09-24 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-09-24 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available

October 2024

• 2024-10-02 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — City minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-10-08 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-10-14 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-10-16 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available

November 2024

• 2024-11-06 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-11-06 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-11-12 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-11-13 · Cocoa Sustainability Advisory Board Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-11-18 · Cocoa Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-11-20 · Cocoa General Pension Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-11-20 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-11-21 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-11-21 · Cocoa Code Enforcement Board Meeting — No minutes record or transcript in the archive
• 2024-11-25 · Cocoa City Council Special Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available

December 2024

• 2024-12-02 · Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting — Machine transcript available
• 2024-12-04 · Cocoa Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-12-10 · Cocoa City Council Regular Meeting — Draft minutes and machine transcript available
• 2024-12-16 · Cocoa Diamond Square CRA Regular Meeting — Draft minutes on file
• 2024-12-18 · Cocoa Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — Cancelled
• 2024-12-23 · Cocoa City Council — Draft minutes and machine transcript available

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