Diamond Square CRA
Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting
Built from draft minutes printed in an agenda packet — no AI-written text
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What the City's record shows
Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2026-10-19, pp. 6–9; approval not found in the records on file (the meeting that received these draft minutes was 2026-10-19).
Built only from this meeting's draft minutes (2564_Diamond_Square_Full_Agenda_10_19_2026.pdf, packet pp. 6–9). Page numbers are the minutes' own. Discussion is in the minutes' text; it is not summarised here.
Attendance (the roll call)
- Listed present when the roll was taken: Angelia Smith, Larry Brown, Jackie Isom, Amy Robinson, Delores Martin
- Arrived after the roll: Moore (the minutes note: “arrived late”)
- Arrived after the roll: McQueen (the minutes note: “arrived late”)
- (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines; no independent membership list of this board is available to confirm that the roll is complete.)
- Listed absent: only the members shown above as arriving after the roll
- Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Joseph Colombo (Agency Attorney), Peyton Fink (Recording Secretary), Alex Goins (Board Liaison), Stockton Whitten (City Manager), Charlene Neuterman (Community Services Director)
- Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: Amy Robinson, Crystal McQueen, Delores Martin, Jackie Isom, Larry J. Brown, SMITH (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)
Adopted actions (4)
- to approve the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of September 21, 2026, as written (moved by Larry J. Brown, seconded by Delores Martin); PASSED 5-0; ayes: SMITH, Larry J. Brown, Delores Martin, Amy Robinson, Jackie Isom; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 6–9
- to approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of August 17, 2026 with a change on Page 2 (moved by Larry J. Brown, seconded by Delores Martin); PASSED 5-0; ayes: SMITH, Larry J. Brown, Delores Martin, Amy Robinson, Jackie Isom; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 6–9
- to approve the FY2027 Contract for Alliance for Neighborhood Restoration (ANR) with the annual amount increased to $50,000 (moved by Amy Robinson, seconded by Jackie Isom); PASSED 6-0; ayes: Crystal McQueen, SMITH, Larry J. Brown, Delores Martin, Amy Robinson, Jackie Isom; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 6–9
- to adjourn (moved by Larry J. Brown, seconded by Amy Robinson); PASSED 6-0; ayes: Crystal McQueen, SMITH, Larry J. Brown, Delores Martin, Amy Robinson, Jackie Isom; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 6–9
Money named in the minutes' motions (what each motion did with the amount, in its own words)
- $50,000 — CRA: in draft minutes not approved as written (not counted as adopted): decided in an adopted motion. “approve the FY2027 Contract for Alliance for Neighborhood Restoration (ANR) with the annual amount increased to $50,000” (motion result: PASSED; the draft minutes printed for approval in the 2026-10-19 agenda packet (2564_Diamond_Squar; fiscal period not recorded) (draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2026-10-19, pp. 6–9; approval not found in the records on file (the meeting that received these draft minutes was 2026-10-19))
Draft minutes, as printed in a later agenda packet
Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2026-10-19, pp. 6–9; approval not found in the records on file (the meeting that received these draft minutes was 2026-10-19).
Source: 2564_Diamond_Square_Full_Agenda_10_19_2026.pdf, the agenda packet of the 2026-10-19 meeting, packet pp. 6–9; lines 172–306 of the City's text of that file. The packet's own page footers are left out below.
Read the draft minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF COCOA
DIAMOND SQUARE CRA
REGULAR MEETING
September 21, 2026
The Regular Meeting of the Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency was held on
September 21, 2026, at the City of Cocoa, the Dr. Joe Lee Smith Center, 415 Stone Street,
Cocoa, FL, as publicly noticed.
I. Call to Order
Vice Chairperson Smith called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Invocation: Agency Member Robinson provided the invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance: Vice Chairperson Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America.
ROLL CALL:
Crystal McQueen Chairperson
Angelia Smith Vice Chairperson
Larry Brown Agency Member
Jackie Isom Agency Member
Tracy Moore Agency Member
Amy Robinson Agency Member
Delores Martin Agency Member
Joseph Colombo Agency Attorney
Peyton Fink Recording Secretary
PRESENT:
Angelia Smith Vice Chairperson
Larry Brown Agency Member
Jackie Isom Agency Member
Amy Robinson Agency Member
Delores Martin Agency Member
Joseph Colombo Agency Attorney
Peyton Fink Recording Secretary
ABSENT: Agency Member Moore, Chairperson McQueen arrived late.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Whitten, Community Services Director Neuterman,
Board Liaison Goins.
II. Approval of Agenda and Minutes:
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AGENDA:
Agenda - Regular Meeting of September 21, 2026.
*MOTION by Agency Member BROWN; SECONDED by Agency Member MARTIN to
approve the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of September 21, 2026, as written.
AYES: SMITH, BROWN, MARTIN, ROBINSON, ISOM
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
MINUTES:
Minutes- Regular Meeting of August 17, 2026
*MOTION by Agency Member BROWN; SECONDED by Agency Member MARTIN to
approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of August 17, 2026 with a change on Page
2.
AYES: SMITH, BROWN, MARTIN, ROBINSON, ISOM
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
III. Delegations:
1. Anita Gibson spoke about concerns she has regarding the lights around the Dr. Jolie
Smith Center, trash, grass being cut, and outreach for kids in the community. Agency
Member Brown informed her that the grass was brought up at last month’s meeting
and even though it was cut recently there are weeds growing. The Agency Attorney
complimented Mrs. Gibson’s nice words about kids in the community.
2. Agency Member Brown thanked everyone for showing up as this information is
important to know. He then asked about the house across the street and Board Liaison
Goins responded that information will be provided after the Diamond Square meeting
is finished.
(Chairperson McQueen arrived).
IV. Presentations:
1. The Alliance for Neighborhood restoration will provide a short presentation that
represents their programs and the youth participants in Fiscal Year 2026.
Delores Mclaughin provided a presentation to the agency members. She discussed the
program as well as what skills participants will acquire as a result of them. Mrs.
McLaughin also mentioned that a struggle with the program is outreach.
The agency members briefly discussed outreach by acknowledging that church is an
excellent way of sharing the program, while social media may be a great tool as well.
V. Action Items:
1. Request Agency approval of the FY 2027 Contract for Alliance for Neighborhood
Restoration (ANR).
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Director Neuterman gave a description of the action item. Based on the services they
are providing to the community this contract does relate to the objectives of the CRA
Plan.
The agency members requested that the annual amount for ANR be increased to
$50,000. Director Neuterman does not see an issue with this request as we do have
the funds available.
Vice Chairperson Smith is interested in seeing the monthly reports from ANR.
*MOTION by Agency Member ROBINSON; SECONDED by Agency Member ISOM
to approve the FY2027 Contract for Alliance for Neighborhood Restoration (ANR) with
the annual amount increased to $50,000.
AYES: MCQUEEN, SMITH, BROWN, MARTIN, ROBINSON, ISOM
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0)
VI. Attorney’s Report:
VII. Updates and Staff Report:
1. Director Neuterman shared that the H istory Harvest dates will be provided to the
agency members in an email.
2. Information regarding the FRA conference has been provided to the agency members
attending.
3. Director Neuterman spoke on Agen cy Member Moore ’s mothers passing, we will
provide flowers.
4. The Chairperson acknowledged the Mayor’s attendance at the meeting.
5. Board Liaison Goins notified attendees that his meeting will be taking place after this
one concludes and staff will need 5 minutes to set up.
VIII. Next Meeting Date:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Diamond Square Community Redevelopment
Agency will be on Monday, October 19th, at 6:00 pm at the Cocoa City Hall unless a
business need arises earlier.
IX. Adjournment
*MOTION by Agency Member BROWN to adjourn; SECONDED by Agency Member
ROBINSON.
AYES: MCQUEEN, SMITH, BROWN, MARTIN, ROBINSON, ISOM
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0)
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED at 6:47 p.m.
__________________________
Crystal McQueen, Chairperson
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Respectfully Submitted by:
______________________________
Peyton Fink, Recording Secretary