Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting

   
MINUTES                                        DRAFT 
COCOA CRA  
February 3, 2025 
 
The Regular Meeting of the Cocoa Community Redevelopment Agency was held on 
February 3, 2025, at City Hall, 65 Stone Street, Cocoa, FL, as publicly noticed.  
 
I. CALL TO ORDER: 
Vice Chairperson WEEKS called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. 
 
INVOCATION: Agency Member HEARN led the assembly in the Invocation. 
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:   Agency Member KOSS led the assembly in the Pledge 
of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.   
 
ROLL CALL: 
Michael C. Blake  Chairperson 
Patricia Weeks   Vice Chairperson 
Janne Etz   Agency Member 
Alex Goins   Agency Member 
Lavander Hearn  Agency Member 
Lorraine Koss   Agency Member  
Candace Rogers  Agency Member 
Anthony Garganese  Agency Attorney 
  Ryan Browne   Recording Secretary 
 
PRESENT: 
Patricia Weeks   Vice Chairperson 
Janne Etz   Agency Member 
Alex Goins   Agency Member 
Lavander Hearn  Agency Member 
Lorraine Koss   Agency Member 
Candace Rogers  Agency Member 
Anthony Garganese  Agency Attorney   
Ryan Browne   Recording Secretary 
 
ABSENT: 
Michael C. Blake  Chairperson 
 
  


 
 
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STAFF PRESENT: 
Community Services Director NEUTERMAN and City Manager WHITTEN. 
 
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES: 
 
AGENDA: Regular Meeting held on February 3, 2025, either as written, or with amendments. 
*MOTION by Agency Member KOSS; SECONDED by Agency Member ROGERS to 
approve the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of February 3, 2025, as written.      
 
 AYES: WEEKS, ETZ, GOINS, HEARN, KOSS, ROGERS. 
 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0) 
 
MINUTES: Regular Meeting held on January 6, 2025, either as written, or with amendments. 
*MOTION by Agency Member KOSS; SECONDED by Agency Member ETZ to 
approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 6, 2025, as written.      
 
 AYES: WEEKS, ETZ, GOINS, HEARN, KOSS, ROGERS. 
 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0) 
 
III. DELEGATIONS:  
1. Alex Greenwood.  Representing the Commercial Property Group.  Last night – noise 
issue. Loud bass.  Band playing indoors – everyone on Derby Street was calling him.  
The PD dispatcher said, “well it’s probably an event we don’t have any noise 
ordinance.  I don’t want to argue.”   
2. Donna Kettner, on Derby Street 103; business on 111 Harrison St. – nothing new 
about the noise – four years she has been dealing with this issue – with many 
customers asking why the walls shaking.  The new German restaurant was so loud.  
The volume is the problem.  Got the same response from the PD dispatcher.  It was 
coming from the Church.  On-going issue.  Is it ever going to be resolved?   
3. Agency Member GOINS:  Council handles the ordinance.  Lack of enforcement.  
This is the CRA, not Council.  Did you speak with the German Restaurant?  No, but, 
did speak to Patrick at Pub Americana.  We don’t get straight answers from PD.  Has 
to be within reason.  Have a conversation with the Owner of the restaurant.  GOINS 
wants the new owner to hear from you about the noise.  She does not want to have a 
confrontation. 


 
 
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4. Agency Member ROGERS:  important to the CRA.  The Ordinance needs to be 
addressed.  We need to review with an attenuation expert.  Outdoor music.  Should 
need to get a permit. And the expert tells what is allowed.  Orlando – use some of 
their techniques.  Other businesses could not operate.  Staff has a handout that she 
referenced (Orlando).  We need to update our noise ordinance.   
5. Agency Member KOSS:  what was going on at the church.  It was at First Baptist 
Cocoa. 
 
IV. PRESENTATIONS: None.       
 
V. ACTION ITEMS:   
1. Request Agency approval of a Budget Resolution Amending the FY25 Budget, BAF 
#25-030-A, in the amount of $5,000, to shore up the legal services account, due to 
increased demand for legal reviews for this year’s projects.    
i. Introduction.  Director NEUTERMAN.  We review the budget on a regular 
basis.  Need to increase, for services, for hotel negotiations.       
ii. Discussion.       
iii. Vote. 
 
   
*MOTION by Agency Member GOINS; SECONDED by Agency Member ROGERS 
to approve the motion, as written.  
  AYES: WEEKS, ETZ, GOINS, HEARN, KOSS, ROGERS. 
  MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0) 
 
   
VI. ATTORNEY REPORT: None.   
 
VII. UPDATES AND STAFF REPORTS:   
 
1. Director NEUTERMAN gave the following Staff Report: 
i. Hotel Discussions on-going. 
ii. Lee Wenner Park – expected to complete in mid-May 
iii. CRA Plan update at the April meeting.  We will send that at beginning of 
March. 
2. Agency Member GOINS asked if they could have Code Enforcement come talk to the 
Agency.   
3. Manager WHITTEN responded that it would be more appropriate to have Cocoa PD.  
CPD is 24/7 – if you call 9-1-1, say “yes” when you want to talk to an officer.  Code 
only works 9-5.   


 
 
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i. Reviewing:  plans of several other Central Florida cities.  Letter from State 
Attorney – not enforcing our noise ordinance.  Looking to get more 
enforceable.  Proper resources can help.  Follow the first step.  Give us some 
time to determine a path forward.  Code can only measure the daytime.  PD 
officers have to do the nights and weekends.  Agency Member GOINS; 
people will try to blame us for not caring about this – when in fact we do, 
but, it is a complicated issue.  Please send that letter to the Agency Members 
– so more information – understand what we are doing.   
4. Agency Member KOSS:  architectural guidelines.  Landscape plans for Lee Wenner.  
Anchoring Limitation Area (ALA) to monitor boating derelict vessels. 
5. Agency Attorney GARGANESE:  spoke with County about our geographic rights to 
manage certain areas.  Anchoring zone only one (Melbourne) has been done.  We 
don’t know if it is practical, enforcement.  County has not adopted.  45 consecutive 
days, when vessels move from point a to point b.  Could restart the clock.  Provided 
you could even measure.  How to bring an enforcement action.  Practical issues. 
6. Agency Member KOSS:  signage is the first step.  County is doing the Merritt Island 
– side would just move over to the Cocoa side. 
7. Attorney GARGANESE:  you may have some new information. 
8. Agency Member KOSS:  we had four derelict vessels. 
9. Manager WHITTEN:  was not aware about the County action on Merritt Island.  The 
cost is always something that you have to consider. 
10. Agency Member ROGERS:  ALA program started down south. Was successful in 
South Florida.  We have an opportunity, if we could work with County.  We have no 
enforcement.  She submitted, request for Marine Boat to work together.  Agency 
Member KOSS:  not as much signage as Melbourne. 
11. Agency Member ROGERS:  we have drug-running going on, waterfront is a mess – 
to clear out a derelict vessel moved.  Wants to discuss Budget Priorities she at the 
next meeting.  We need to pay attention to the waterfront.  Budget Priorities get 
discussed in April. 
12. Agency Member ETZ:  noise ordinance.  Is there a financial consequence, put 
something.  Has to be a consequence.   
13. Agency Member ROGERS:  in Titusville they can pull your permit. 
14. Agency Member HEARN:  Expert, could be paid for by the permit. 
15. Agency Member ROGERS:  attenuation specialist, pay for it by the permit.  In 
Titusville permit can get pulled on a complaint.   
16. Agency Member HEARN:  Rep. Sirois – maybe we can get help from the state, help 
us.   
17. Vice Chairperson WEEKS:  Rep. Sirois has shortened the boat issues.  Noise 
ordinance – should allow the PD to decibels.  Orlando has over-ordinances it has 
killed Church Street.         
 
VIII. NEXT ME.ETING DATE: 
 
Monday, March 3, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers located in Cocoa City Hall, 
65 Stone Street, Cocoa, Florida. 
 


 
 
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IX. ADJOURNMENT: 
 
* MOTION by Agency Member GOINS; SECONDED by  Agency Member  
ETZ, to adjourn the meeting.  
  AYES: WEEKS, ETZ, GOINS, HEARN, KOSS, ROGERS. 
  M OTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0) 
 
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 6:49PM. 
 
 
       ________________________ 
         Michael C. Blake, Chairperson  
 
Respectfully Submitted by: 
 
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Ryan Browne, Recording Secretary