City Council Special Meeting

What the City's record shows

Built only from the City's minutes (1423_CC_Sp_Minutes_03_05_2024.pdf). Page numbers are the minutes' own. Discussion is in the minutes' text; it is not summarised here.

The City's event listing names this meeting “City Council Special Meeting”; the minutes are headed “City Cocoa / Council Priorities Workshop”.

Attendance (the roll call)

• Listed present when the roll was taken: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss
• (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines.)
• Absences: no absence line could be read from the minutes' text, so none is stated here; the first page of the minutes is the record.
• Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Kristin Eick (Asst. City Attorney), Stockton Whitten (City Manager), Monica Arsenault (City Clerk), Abigail Morgan (Public Works Director), Rebecca Bowman (Finance Director), Charlene Neuterman (Community Services Director), Evander Collier IV (Police Chief), Jack Walsh (Utilities Director), Tammy Gemmati (Administrative Services Director), Samantha Senger (Communications & Economic Development Director), Lisa Richardson (Help Desk Support Tech)
• Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: Alex Goins, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss, Matthew Barringer, Mike Blake (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)

Adopted actions (5)

• to direct staff to prioritize special needs equipment at the parks with funding to come ' Exhibit A: FY2025 Council Priorities & Planning Page 2 City Council Priorities Workshop 03-05-2024 either through the District 4 Special Taxing District revenues or through the General Fund (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Alex Goins); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 1–2; the vote on p. 3
• to authorize the City Manager and staff to build the earmark for five million dollars by FY25-26; to express concurrent direction to Brightline; and grant the ability to pursue grant opportunities (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 4; the vote on p. 5
• to take a five-minute recess (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Matthew Barringer); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 7
• to utilize contingency funds for up to $34,000 dollars to overlay the parking lot at Provost park (moved by Alex Goins, seconded by Lavander Hearn); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 8
• to adjourn the Council Priorities Workshop of March 5, 2024 (moved by Matthew Barringer, seconded by Mike Blake); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Lavander Hearn, Matthew Barringer, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 10

Money named in the minutes' motions (what each motion did with the amount, in its own words)

• $34,000 — Council: decided in an adopted motion — authorized up to (a spending limit, not an amount spent). “utilize contingency funds for up to $34,000 dollars to overlay the parking lot at Provost park” (motion result: CARRIED; the City's minutes (1423_CC_Sp_Minutes_03_05_2024.pdf, p. 8); fiscal period not recorded)