Cocoa, Florida City records for 2025

100 meetings in the archive, 24 with approved City minutes read, 47 with draft minutes read, 75 with a machine transcript, 509 motions recorded. All 2025 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: Patricia Weeks (2024-08-27 to present)
Councilmember, District 4: Lorraine Koss (2018-11-20 to present)
Deputy Mayor: Patricia Weeks (2024-11-21 to 2025-12-10)
Deputy Mayor: Alex Goins (2025-12-10 to present)

From the council roster. A seat that changed hands in 2025 shows both holders.

Motions by subject

Subject	Motions	With a recorded "no" vote
Minutes and agendas	168	1
Budget, taxes and finance	33	7
Zoning, land use and development	26	5
Contracts, agreements and grants	34	2
Utilities and public works	4	3
Public safety and code enforcement	9	0
Appointments, proclamations and recognitions	10	0
Ordinances	30	10
Resolutions	6	0
Procedural motions	80	0
Other motions	109	10

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 38)

2025-12-09 · City Council · Motion: “approve the developer’s proposed revisions to the residential architectural elevations for the Windward Preserve PUD and provide directions on whether the revised elevations remain consistent with the approvals granted on December 19 …” · Failed 2-3 by the named ballots Corrected to match the minutes, page 13; the minutes print the figures (3-2).
2025-11-18 · City Council · Motion: “deny ownership and maintenance of the private roads and sidewalks within Phases 1B, 1C, and 2 of the subdivision” · Carried 3-1 · recused: Patricia Weeks
2025-10-28 · Cocoa CRA · Motion: “Approval of the Cocoa CRA Tax Increment Financing (TIFF) Reinvestment Guidelines with discussion” · Passed 5-2 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-12-01, pp. 7–13; approved with amendments by the Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency according to the draft minutes of 2025-12-01, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes; the amendment text is not in these records (the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Special Meeting of October 28, 2025, with an amendment on Page 3 Paragraph 4”).
2025-10-28 · Cocoa CRA · Motion: “approve with discussion th e two 5 -year leases, one of which is with the Cocoa Village Partners and the other is with the Post Office” · Passed 6-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-12-01, pp. 7–13; approved with amendments by the Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency according to the draft minutes of 2025-12-01, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes; the amendment text is not in these records (the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Special Meeting of October 28, 2025, with an amendment on Page 3 Paragraph 4”).
2025-09-16 · City Council · Motion: “adopt Resolution No. 2025-62 adopting a tentative millage rate of 6.9532 mills for the City of Cocoa, commencing on October 1, 2025, and ending September 20, 2026, for discussion” · Carried 3-2 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-11-18, pp. 12–17; approved as written by the City Council on 2025-11-18 according to the City's minutes.
2025-09-10 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE THE STAFF RECCOMENDED AMENDMENT, ORDINANCE 02-2025” · Passed 5-2 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-12-03, pp. 8–16; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-12-03, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-09-10 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE THE OVERLAY AS WRITTEN” · Passed 5-2 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-12-03, pp. 8–16; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-12-03, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-09-10 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE THE OVERLAY WITH PROVISIONS THAT NONCONFORMING STATUS SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO EXISTING USES REBUILT DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY A NATURAL DISASTER, PROVIDED THE REBUILD DOES NOT EXPAND THE NONCONFORMITY, AND TO SPECIFY THAT REQUIRED …” · Failed 2-5 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-12-03, pp. 8–16; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-12-03, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-09-03 · City Council · Motion: “Adopt Resolution No. 2025-58 adopting a tentative millage rate of 6.9532 mills for the City of Cocoa, commencing on October 1, 2025, and ending September 20, 2026” · Carried 3-2
2025-08-26 · City Council · Motion: “approve Option 1” (agenda item: Council direction on how to proceed with the proposed rehabilitation project at 1001 Montclair Rd) · Carried 4-1
2025-08-26 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance No. 07-2025 on Second and Final Reading, for discussion” · Carried 4-1
2025-07-22 · City Council · Motion: “direct staff to work with FDOT to explore all options of establishing a trailhead off of SR524” · Carried 4-1
2025-07-22 · City Council · Motion: “amend the original motion to remove the verbiage from the ordinance regarding the three-hundred-foot buffer that’s applicable to package stores” · Failed 2-3 by the named ballots Corrected to match the minutes, page 9; the minutes print the figures (3-2).
2025-07-22 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 04-2025 on Second and Final Reading, for discussion” · Passed 3-2
2025-07-22 · City Council · Motion: “approve the Proposed Millage rate at 6.9532” · Carried 3-2
2025-07-22 · City Council · Motion: “approve a Proposed Millage Rate of 6.85, for discussion” · Failed 2-3
2025-07-09 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR 430 BREVARD AVENUE” · Passed 7-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-08-06, pp. 7–13; approved with amendments by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-08-06, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes; the approving motion: “APPROVE THE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 9, 2025 WITH A CORRECTION TO THE VOTE ACCURATELY REFLECTING IT WAS NOT UNANIMOUS”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records.
2025-07-08 · City Council · Motion: “approve a reduction of the current Code Enforcement lien of $60,520.00 to $10,000 dollars at the property located at 1050 West King Street” · Carried 4-1
2025-07-08 · City Council · Motion: “approve the first Reading of Ordinance 04-2025 Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance Amendment. (2025-553) (City Manager)” · Carried 3-2
2025-07-07 · Cocoa CRA · Motion: “approve the Redevelopment Agreement between the Cocoa CRA and 360 Development Group, LLC” · Passed 6-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-08-04, pp. 5–11; approved with amendments by the Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency according to the draft minutes of 2025-08-04, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes; the amendment text is not in these records (the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular meeting of July 7, 2025, with an amendment on page 2”).
2025-06-10 · City Council · Motion: “approve Ordinance 03-2025 with amendments to amend the language under Subsections C and M to say “...discontinue and abandon or remove.”” · Failed 1-3 · recused: Lorraine Koss
2025-06-04 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN WITH A CHANGE THAT THE DISTANCE WILL BE MEASURED BUILDING TO BUILDING WHEN APPLICABLE” · Passed 5-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-07-09, pp. 8–17; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-07-09, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-06-04 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE ORDI NANCE AS WRITTEN AND TO KEEP THE DISTANCE ASPECT OF THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, BEING MEASURED BUILDING TO BUILDING AND NOT LOT TO LOT WITH ADDITION OF ESTABLISHMENT WITH ALCOHOL AS ACCESSORY USE SUBJECT TO …” · Failed 2-4 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-07-09, pp. 8–17; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-07-09, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-06-04 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “APPROVE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND TO KEEP THE DISTANCE ASPECT OF THE ORDIANANCE AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, BEING MEASURED BUILDING TO BUILDING AND NOT LOT TO LOT” · Passed 5-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-07-09, pp. 8–17; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-07-09, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.
2025-06-04 · Planning & Zoning · Motion: “TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, FOR DISCUSSION” · Passed 5-1 Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-07-09, pp. 8–17; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-07-09, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes.

All non-unanimous 2025 votes →

Meetings and documents

Each meeting page links its agenda packet, minutes and recording where the archive has them. 75 of 100 have an agenda on file.

Cocoa, Florida City records for 2025

Who served

Motions by subject

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