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Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records. The City has not posted the approved minutes.The approving motion, “to approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another presentation on the Consent Decree”, is in the City's minutes (900_CC_Reg_Minutes_07_08_2020.pdf, pp. 1–2).
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Attendance (the roll call)
Listed present when the roll was taken: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins (printed “James Goins”), Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner
(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): Anthony A. Garganese (City Attorney), Matthew Fuhrer (Interim City Manager), Carie E. Shealy (City Clerk), Tammy Gemmati (Administrative Services Director), Jack Walsh (Utilities Director), Michael Cantaloupe (Chief of Police), Jonathan Lamm (Fire Chief), Bryant Smith (Public Works Director), Rebecca Bowman (Finance Director), Nancy Bunt (Community Services Director), LeShawn Hinton (Helpdesk Support Tech)
Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: Alex Goins, Brenda Warner, Don Boisvert, Jake Williams Jr., Lorraine Koss (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)
Adopted actions (12)
to approve the agenda as amended for t he Regular meeting of June 10, 2020 (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 2
to approve the Minutes for the Budget Priorities/Fiscal Sustainab ility Workshop of May 6, 2020 and the Special Meeting on May 12, 2020 as written (moved by Lorraine Koss, seconded by Brenda Warner); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 2
to authorize the City Attorney to pursue the lawsuits (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 7
to approve the Consent agenda (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 10
to approve the Reappointment of Nancy Elliott, as a regular member of the Board of Adjustment, through May, 2023 (moved by Brenda Warner, seconded by Don Boisvert); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 13
4. Consider the Reappointment of George Brown, as a regular member of the Code Enforcement Board, through May, 2023. (20-307) — to approve the Reappointment of George Brown, as a regular member of the Code Enforcement Board, through May, 2023 (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Brenda Warner); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 14
5. Consider the appointment of the (2) of following interested Cocoa residents as the Primary and Alternate member of the Space Coast TPO Ci — to appoint Mr. Greg Stoll as the Primary member and Ms. Sarah Ann Conkling as the Alternate member for the S pace Coast TPO Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC (moved by Lorraine Koss, seconded by Alex Goins); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 14
6. Consider the Reappointment of Thomas Yardley, as a regular member of the US1 CRA, through the sunset date of the agency which will be on — to approve the Reappointment of Thomas Yardley, as a regular member of the US1 CRA, through the sunset date of the agency which will be on or before September 30, 2020 (moved by Brenda Warner, seconded by Don Boisvert); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 15
to approve the item (moved by Jake Williams Jr., seconded by Don Boisvert); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 16
2. Approve a Budget Transfer from General Fund Contingency (001 -1600-513-39- 00) to the Community Services Contract Services Account (001 - — to approve the item (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 16
3. Approve an Interlocal Agreement with Brevard County for CARES Act funding and authorize the City Manager to submit authorized expenditure — to approve the item (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 17
to adjourn the Regular meeting of June 10, 2020 (moved by Don Boisvert, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 17
Money named in the minutes' motions (what each motion did with the amount, in its own words)
$266,552.32 — Council: Consent agenda item 2, approved with the Consent agenda (in draft minutes not approved as written (not counted as adopted): listed on an agenda item that an adopted motion approved as presented). “Approve entering into a co -operative purchase agreement with, and issuing a Purchase Order to Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. in the amount of $266,552.32 for the Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) of Pineda Street from Peachtree Street to Dixon Blvd. using Lee County Solicitation No. B170265/ANB, Alternative Paving Methods, effective September 5, 2017 through September 4, 2020.” (motion result: CARRIED; the draft minutes printed for approval in the 2020-07-08 agenda packet (899_CC_Reg_Packet_; fiscal period not recorded) (draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records)
$26,655.23 — Council: Consent agenda item 2, approved with the Consent agenda (in draft minutes not approved as written (not counted as adopted): listed on an agenda item that an adopted motion approved as presented) — authorized up to (a spending limit, not an amount spent). “Approve a Resolution for Budgetary Contingency to authorize the City Manager to approve any change orders up to 10% of the contract value in the amount of $26,655.23 for any additional work, as needed.” (motion result: CARRIED; the draft minutes printed for approval in the 2020-07-08 agenda packet (899_CC_Reg_Packet_; fiscal period not recorded) (draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records)
$46,410 — Council: Consent agenda item 3, approved with the Consent agenda (in draft minutes not approved as written (not counted as adopted): listed on an agenda item that an adopted motion approved as presented) — authorized up to (a spending limit, not an amount spent). “Approve the Addendum to the Mowing Contract with U.S. Lawns, to include the areas previously attended to by the Inmate Squad, and Approve the Change Order to the Original Purchase Order # 75634 not to exceed $46,410 .” (motion result: CARRIED; the draft minutes printed for approval in the 2020-07-08 agenda packet (899_CC_Reg_Packet_; fiscal period not recorded) (draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records)
$52,000 — Council: in draft minutes not approved as written (not counted as adopted): listed on an agenda item that an adopted motion approved as presented. “Approve a Budget Transfer from General Fund Contingency (001 -1600-513-39- 00) to the Community Services Contract Services Account (001 -3200-515-34-00) in the amount of $52,000 for third party Building Official, Commercial Inspector, and Flood Plain Review services through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020.” (motion result: CARRIED; the draft minutes printed for approval in the 2020-07-08 agenda packet (899_CC_Reg_Packet_; fiscal period not recorded) (draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records)
Draft minutes, as printed in a later agenda packet
Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2020-07-08; approved with amendments by the City Council on 2020-07-08 according to the City's minutes; the approving motion: “approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020 with the following amendments: Cn page 9, it should read 1) Organize a community of faith leaders group meeting to discuss issues, 2) Request to have Council on Tuesday nights, as most churches have services on Wednesday nights, and 3) Request another …”; the amendment is quoted from that motion and is not applied in these records. The City has not posted the approved minutes.
MINUTES
City of Cocoa
Regular Meeting of The City Council
June 10, 2020
A Regular City Council Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Cocoa City
Hall, in City Council Chambers, located at 65 Stone Street, in Cocoa, Florida, 32922, as
publicly noticed.
I. Opening Matters:
Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m.
Pastor Wiley from First Baptist of Cocoa provided the invocation and Deputy Mayor
Goins led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America.
The City Clerk took the roll.
PRESENT: Jake Williams, Jr. Mayor
James Goins Deputy Mayor
Don Boisvert Councilmember
Lorraine Koss Councilmember
Brenda Warner Councilmember
Anthony Garganese City Attorney
Matt Fuhrer Interim City Manager
Carie Shealy City Clerk
OTHER STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Tammy Gemmati, Administrative Services Director; Jack Walsh, Utilities Director;
Michael Cantaloupe, Chief of Police; Jonathan Lamm, Fire Chief; Bryant Smith,
Public Works Director; Rebecca Bowman, Finance Director; Nancy Bunt,
Community Services Director; LeShawn Hinton, Helpdesk Support Tech; and
Samantha Senger, Assistant to the City Manager/PR Specialist.
II. Approval Of Agenda And Minutes:
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1. Agenda: Regular Meeting of June 10, 2020. (20-298).
2. Minutes: (a) Budget Priorities/Fiscal Sustainability Workshop of
May 6, 2020. (20-297)
(b) Special Meeting on May 12, 2020. (20-301)
Councilmember Koss requested that a Item III.3 be added under Awards and
Presentations so that Pastor Lively could speak about the activity center at First
Baptist Church of Cocoa.
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss
to approve the agenda as amended for t he Regular meeting of June 10,
2020.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
* MOTION by Councilmember Koss; Seconded by Councilmember Warner, to
approve the Minutes for the Budget Priorities/Fiscal Sustainab ility
Workshop of May 6, 2020 and the Special Meeting on May 12, 2020 as
written.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
III. Awards and Presentations:
1. Presentation by Family Promise of Brevard. (20-314). (Mayor Williams)
Mayor Williams announced that he brought this forward as this organization has
a need and he felt that Council should be made aware in the event it would come
back as an action item.
He advised that Council had received a packet with well over one hundred letters
of support included.
Ms. Tara Pagliarini with Family Promise of Brevard thanked Council for allowing
them to share and noted that many people were in support of what they are
doing. She provided a presentation1 to Council.
She noted that a year ago one of their partners , Housing for Homeless , came
before Council and asked for use of Fire Station 1. This council approved
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Habitat for Humanity to move forward at that time to utilize that building a nd it
was noted that they did not need an RFP.
She mentioned that families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless
population. She further explained what family homelessness was not.
She provided examples of what homelessness looks like fo r families , advising
that many parents are working two to three jobs and still cannot afford the cost of
living in Cocoa.
Ms. Pagliarini explained the acronym ALICE which means Asset Limited, Income
Constrained, Employed. ALICE workers make our qual ity of life possible yet do
not earn enough to support their own families.
The 32922 zip code received the highest score in Brevard County with 73% of
those under ALICE. This shows the families with the greatest need.
She explained that the center focuses strongly on permanent, stable, housing
and that families spend the night in a congregation and then are brought back to
their center in the morning. Families with fathers and ma les over twelve are
prioritized. It is a collaboration with agencies in the community. She further
explained the screening process for families.
Ms. Pagliarini strongly f eels that the vacant Firehouse #1 would be a great fit for
this program. She believed that it could be repurposed as there is not a shelter
for families with children in Brevard County. This is a very needed service that
could be provided for families in the City.
She explained that the location to Cocoa Village and other areas was also a
great benefit.
Ms. Pagliarini shared their request to the City which was:
• Consider a long -term lease for the administrative portion of the
Firehouse that would revert back to the City if they no longer wanted
or needed the building.
• Maintain control of the bays for use by CPD for vehicle/evidence
storage and community collaborations.
• Discuss potential future use of bay(s) for community classrooms,
agency co-locations, and a potential cold night shelter for families
with children should they become available at a later date.
She further pointed out that the estimated timeframe for remodeling would be
three months at a cost of $199,000. This estimate does not incl ude a leak that
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was found or work on the electrical panel. They have community resources who
can help with those. Ms. Pagliarini showed a mock plan of the updated fire
station.
A video presentation was shown of a family who benefited from this organ ization
and a Cocoa resident shared her experience with Family Promise of Brevard.
She stated they were more than a typical homeless shelter.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey spoke on behalf of Family Promise of Brevard and was proud
to ask for support. They have found a good balance of both helping and aiding
to those who are homeless. The picture of homelessness has changed from
singles to families. He was proud to be a part of their team and thanked
Council for considering this.
Mayor Williams added that he and the Deputy Mayor go to Second Harvest Food
Bank to pick up food for kids and families at Cocoa High School. He stated that
homelessness is a reality. He appreciates what Family Promise of Brevard is
doing and asked all to stand who were in support of the program.
Councilmember Koss asked about churches in Cocoa who participate. In
response, Ms. Pagliarini noted it was Christ Central Church and First Baptist of
Cocoa. She hoped that they could recruit more churches as well.
Mayor Williams noted that there was a lot that could be done with the building.
Deputy Mayor Goins was a firm believer in teamwork makes the dreamwork and
they should do anything for people in need. He was in support of this and felt
that anytime something could be reallocated for use it should be. He likes that
the bays will still be open for use.
Mayor Williams asked for a consensus to bring this back as an agenda item.
Councilmember Warner stated that she had received calls and believes that
there were misunderstandings of what her presentation would be.
She would like Ms. Pagliarini to work with staff and the City Attorney to see what
they could come up with. She hoped that their budget includes sewer and pipe
issues.
Councilmember Warner advised that she was once homeless and wished that
they would have been around when she needed it.
Councilmember Boisvert agreed with Councilmember Warner and had heard
about this program through his own church. He hoped that it could be brought
back to Council.
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Councilmember Koss hoped that they could go beyond and recruit more
churches in the community. She has been impressed with them for over a year.
She pointed out that a letter of support was also received from Rep. Sirois.
* CONSENSUS FOR STAFF TO COME BACK WITH AN AGENDA ITEM.
Mayor Williams felt that this could only add to what is in the City. He was looking
forward to taking the City to the next level.
2. Video Presentation of the vegetation removal and restoration of the North
Lakemont Stormwater Pond. (20-321). (Public Works Director)
Mr. Smith provided a background on this project and showed a video which
showed the process of the pond being cleaned.
Council members thanked Mr. Smith for his work on this and Mayor Williams
pointed out that it was important for the community to see where their dollars
were being spent.
3. First Baptist of Cocoa. (Pastor Rich Lively)
Pastor Rich Lively with the First Baptist Church of Cocoa spoke about the
repurposing of their activity center into a gym and advised that it was available
for community use. There would be a grand opening next Wednesday night and
he invited Council and staff to attend and participate in a pickle -ball tournament.
He felt that this was a gift to the community and welcomed all.
IV. Delegations:
Capt. Ed Lanni, 939 N. Indian River Drive, Cocoa, thanked the Mayor, Police and
Fire Chiefs, and staff for all that they did for him on his 95 th birthday, which was
May 11 th. He was astounded and very appreciative of the parade and
recognition.
George Brown, 555 W. King Street , Cocoa, mentioned that he hoped the Code
Board would be able to meet in July, as they have not been able to for the last
few months. He thought that the new Joe Lee Smith Center was beautiful and
asked about the grand opening. Lastly, he asked about the railroad crossing
and if something could be done as it was in bad shape.
Interim City Manager Fuhrer advised that the new Joe Lee Smith Center would
be completed at the end of June and the grand opening would be in July.
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Mr. Smith explained the situation with the railroad tracks and mentioned that all
maintenance has been waived this year however, he would get in contac t with
them.
Mr. Brown further noted that the traffic lights at US 1 and SR 520 were out of
control. He asked that those be looked into as well. Mr. Smith assured him that
would be looked into.
In closing, Mr. Brown asked Council to help the Fa mily Promise of Brevard and
to utilize the Fire Department.
Aleck Greenwood, 640 Brevard Avenue, Cocoa, thanked the Fire Chief and the
Chief of Police, as he had a dumpster fire and you do not realize the impact until
you are affected by one. He thought the march was unbelievable and felt that it
was welcoming all to Cocoa.
Marlene Weiss, 2415 Tulane Drive, Cocoa , mentioned she was a member of the
Sustainability Advisory Committee. She spoke in regards to parks b eing locked
and felt that it was bringing down the community. Additionally, she mentioned the
community garden which is underserved and send s a message of neglect. She
is personally interested in volunteering. She believed something needed to be
done with public spaces to make them more open to the public for use.
Councilmember Koss noted that she would get keys from Mr. Brotemarkle and
they could walk the trails together.
Councilmember Warner advised that with COVID residents should have access to
walking trails.
V. Reports:
Chief Lamm provided an update on COVID -19 and pointed out that there are
currently 67,371 cases in Florida. There are 484 in Brevard County with 13
deaths. The City of Cocoa area has 90 cases. He mentioned that we will
continue to see numbers increase as testing increases. There will be another
testing site in Cocoa at Byrd Plaza on June 12 th from 10 am until 3 pm. They are
partnering with Brevard Health Alliance once again. They have been a great
partner and this has proven to be a great public/private partnership.
Mr. Walsh announced that the Water Quality Report for 2019 has been published
and is online only at this time. It is due out by July 1 st. A brochure will be
emailed as soon as it is published to those who request it.
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Ms. Gemmati provided an update on the C ity Manager recruitment and
mentioned that there were forty -six applicants. These are being narrowed down
and a short list will be provided to Council by June 22 and there will be a special
City Council meeting to review the lists.
Attorney Garganese advised that he had communicated with Council prior to the
meeting regarding two utility matters. He explained the backgrounds in regards
to the contracts and noted that the projects were ne ver brought to final
completion. At this time, it was advisable not to delay any further and to file
lawsuits. He was asking Council’s approval to do this at the appropriate time
under the direction of the Utility Director and Interim City Manager.
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,
to authorize the City Attorney to pursue the lawsuits.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
Interim City Manager Fuhrer spoke about a poli cy related matter concerning a
water customer who was in the County but has built a new home and looking to
establish water service. He explained the typical process for this and mentioned
that Brevard County has changed some of their policies and fee structures.
The issue is resulting in an expense that was quite high and could be in the
excess of $10,000. The homeowner was not prepared for this and they now
have a new home with no water service. He pointed out that the City has a
payment plan for those behind on water service and was requesting that staff be
allowed to work with the City Attorney in order to produce an agreement with the
customer which would also provide for some protection to the City.
A modified policy could be brought back in the future and staff will also meet with
Brevard County as they are not sure if they are aware of the impact of their
changes.
* IT WAS A CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO ALLOW STAFF TO PROCEED
WITH AN AGREEMENT.
Interim City Manager Fuhrer thanked all of the staff involved with the First
Amendment March this past weekend. He thanked the community as well and
mentioned that there were a lot of participants.
He spoke in reference to the temporary sign ordinanc e and that election signs
were grouped in with temporary signs. That ordinance will be brought back to
Council with strikethroughs or a modification of wording altogether.
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Councilmember Warner thanked all of City staff who participated in Saturday’s
event as well. The event organizers did a fabulous job and it was nice to see so
many out there together. She was very proud to be part of an event like that and
it gave her hope.
She further addressed the statement from FOP Brevard and noted that s he has
been asked why Cocoa was not saying more. She was very angered by the
statement that was made. This hurts the good people in law enforcement. She
has been closely involved in law enforcement since she was seventeen years old
and has never met one officer in the community that would have those same
sentiments that FOP put out there. She knows that they do not feel the same
way.
Councilmember Warner thanked Dawn Butterfield and her staff at West Cocoa
Pharmacy for taking leftovers from a n event she had to the police department.
There was enough food to feed fifty people.
Lastly, she thanked Ms. Bunt for the signs for the Michael C. Blake subdivision
and hoped a groundbreaking would be before November.
Deputy Mayor Goins advised tha t there were 2,000 -3,000 people coming to
Cocoa for a youth football tournament at Cocoa Expo. They are the Elite Future
Stars and will be here from Wednesday to Saturday. He would like for the City to
do something for the owner of the organization an d encourage them to come
back next year. All hotels are sold out so it is good for the City.
* IT WAS A CONSENSUS AMONG COUNCIL FOR THE DEPUTY MAYOR TO
WORK WIT H THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO DO SOMETHING FOR
THEM.
Deputy Mayor Goins thought tha t the march was amazing. He appreciated the
police department for stepping up and thanked them for the Lemonade Stand.
He thought that Alton Edmund and Victoria Mitchn er organized this event very
professionally.
He mentioned the milling on Washington Street and wanted all to be aware that
when things were being done in neighborhoods like this it was unacceptable to
keep roads open. He got a lot of phone calls in r egards to people hitting
manholes, etc.
Mr. Smith assured him they are working with the contractor to address that in the
future.
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Councilmember Koss announced that the owner of Stumpy’s, Angie Sullivan was
trying to raise money for St. Baldrick’s. Her husband will shave her head at 8 pm
on Friday night.
She agreed with everyone and has been deeply impacted by the events over the
last couple of weeks and was very proud of this community. She grew up not
too far from where riots started and was both shocked and horrified. She spoke
in regards to racism and that it was previously looked at as a black issue but
now white America is realizing that it is all of our issues.
Councilmember Koss shared a list of five points that she would like to see come
to fruition in the near future:
1-The Police Chief has met with faith community meetings and has been
speaking with Pastor Bryant about some sort of truth and reconciliation.
2-We u sed to have council on Tuesday nights and it was moved and m ost
churches have services on Wednesday nights and asked if it could be
entertained to go back to Tuesdays.
3-Request another presentation on the Consent Decree. Cocoa is rich in history
and with the way we have progressed she believes it would be good to have
another presentation.
4-Entertain renaming Fiske Blvd. to Martin Luther King Blvd.
. Mayor Williams stated he proposed th is when he was on council before, from
Barbara Jenkins north . Letters were sent out and it was positive, however,
there were two residents who spoke against it who did not live in the area and it
did not pass.
5-Feels that the Police Advisory Committee needed to be re -visited, not the
makeup of the committee but how it reviews issues.
Deputy Mayor Goins asked if she could provide recommendations on what she
would like for the Police Advisory Committee. In response she mentioned that
she has been looking at what other cities are doing.
Councilmember Boisvert shared that he went to the testing site at Byrd Plaza and
was in and out in seven minutes. He further agreed that the March on Saturday
was good.
Mayor Williams thanked all of the staff for all that they do in all depart ments. He
was in support for Covid test sites and supported the march. Other marches
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were done but none were like ours. He noted the march was about equality and
fairness and he was very grateful for the event.
He is aware that staff was in the bud get process and that there was a lot
happening and he reiterated his thanks to staff. People appreciate what they are
seeing with some of the many projects. He is going to keep moving forward and
the City has a lot to offer.
Councilmember Warner sp oke about a problem on Pineda Street and
thanked Commissioner Lober for sending her an email and a guarantee that it
would be cleaned up by the 18th of this month.
VI. Consent Agenda:
1. Approve Participation in a Cooperative Purchase Agreement with M id Florida
Diesel of Bartow, Florida, to Purchase Two (2) 100KW Trailer -Mounted
Generators and Associated Equipment Utilizing the Florida Sheriff Association
(FSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. FSA19 -VEH17.0 Effective
October 1, 2019 th rough September 30, 2020; To Approve a Resolution
Amending the FY20 Budget, BAF#20-069-T. (20-262). (Utilities Director)
2. Approve entering into a co -operative purchase agreement with, and issuing a
Purchase Order to Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. in the amount of $266,552.32
for the Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) of Pineda Street from Peachtree Street
to Dixon Blvd. using Lee County Solicitation No. B170265/ANB, Alternative
Paving Methods, effective September 5, 2017 through September 4, 2020.
Approve a Resolution for Budgetary Contingency to authorize the City Manager
to approve any change orders up to 10% of the contract value in the amount of
$26,655.23 for any additional work, as needed. (20-275). (Public Works Director)
3. Approve a Resolution Amending the FY20 Budget, BAF# 20-076-T, to Reallocate
Funds from the Streets Division, to the COVID -19 account for Contract Mowing.
Approve the Addendum to the Mowing Contract with U.S. Lawns, to include the
areas previously attended to by the Inmate Squad, and Approve the Change
Order to the Original Purchase Order # 75634 not to exceed $46,410 . (20-291).
(Public Works Director)
4. Approve a Resolution Amending the FY21 Budget, BAF# 20 -272-T, to cover the
expense of purchasing three (3) replacement servers and computer components.
(20-310). (Chief Technology Officer)
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,
to approve the Consent agenda.
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AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
Deputy Mayor Goins asked if it was inappropriate for him to call US Lawns to see
if they could add Peachtree Gardens to the list and cut it for free since it was a
community project. In response, Interim City Manager Fuhrer advised that it was
his understanding that Diamond Square has funds to maintain that.
Ms. Bunt added that they were using Code’s lawn abatement program as it was
the least expensive. They should be there by this weekend to cut.
VII. Public Hearings:
None.
VIII. Council Business:
1. This is an Informational Agenda on the History of the Seasonal Customer Policy
and the Unoccupied Property Policy and Owner Billing for City Council discussion.
(20-293). (Finance Director)
Ms. Bowman provided a background on this item and explained the history
regarding the policy. She pointed out that as of today the City operates under the
Seasonal Policy where the snowbirds are still billed for base fees regardless as to
whether or not they are occupying the home.
During a utilities workshop in 2019 it was brought up to continue billing as a
readiness to serve on utility accounts. That is currently on hold and staff is working
with consultants to find out what other cities do in regards to seasonal billing.
They have found only one other agency that bills all accounts. Other cities have
seasonal policies but we have an inequity right now with our seasonal policy as
customers are being charged all of the time.
Councilmember Koss asked what the base fee was and Ms. Bowman advised it
was around $17 for a residential connection. Councilmember Koss felt that was a
reasonable fee given the City was providing the infrastructure.
Councilmember Warner thought that all cities billed the base fee at all times f or
customers. Ms. Bowman pointed out they do it on active accounts.
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Councilmember Warner was in agreement with option #2, the unoccupied owner
policy.
* IT WAS A CONSENSUS AMONG ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GO WITH
OPTION #2, Adopt a policy of billing of base fees at all times for all customers
by reimplementing the Unoccupied Property Policy.
2. Update on The Villas of Cocoa Village for the redevelopment of 915 Florida
Avenue (also known as the former location of the Oaks Mobile Home Park). (20-
299). (Community Services Director)
Ms. Bunt provided a background on this item along with a timeline from when the
city acquired the property to present day.
She spoke in detail regarding the zoning of the property and of the history of the
development agreement.
On May 15, 2020 a development review committee meeting was held and
feedback was provided to the developer. She explained some of the amendments
made to the agreement.
Mayor Williams voiced his concerns with the project and mentio ned that he tried
to meet with Mr. Harvey back in 2018. The meeting never happened and he has
had several developers ask him what was going on with the property. He felt that
this was ridiculous and all of this time has gone by without a signed agreement .
Nothing was happening and he was getting frustrated.
Deputy Mayor Goins asked what the Mayor recommended they do as a Cou ncil.
Mayor Williams believes that this should go back out as RFP.
Deputy Mayor Goins asked the City Attorney that since the RFP was approved in
2018 and it has not been signed, would there be any legal issues if they moved
forward with this particular developer.
Attorney Garganese advised that this property was owned by the City and is
located in the redevelopment area. The property was acquired for redevelopment
purposes. They would need to go under redisposition procedures under the
Redevelopment Act which the City did. They got as far along as to get an
agreement but that has not been signed to date. The City needs an agreement in
order to move forward and redevelop this property.
In the absence of an agreement, the City cannot move forward or engage in
negotiations. If Council wants to dispose of the property they would have to go
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through the RFP process again. This Council may want to see something different
in regards to that property. Any interested party could submit proposals but those
would have to be consistent with the RFP that goes out. He cannot presume that
those would be the same as in the past.
Mayor Williams has heard a lot of concerns regarding the other project but he still
has concerns. He sees other stuff in Cocoa moving and nothing is being done with
this.
Councilmember Warner asked if staff should bring back a recommendation like
they did with the hotel.
Councilmember Koss pointed out that the appraisal was done in the fall of 2017
which confirms that it is three years old. Most properties change value in a
timeframe like that.
Discussion was held on the projects history and Councilmember Warner provided
a brief background to those who were not on Council at the time the project was
initially approved.
Erin T rauger, a Civil Engineer working on the pr oject noted that she was very
involved with the project. She spoke about the concept of the project and
discussed possible issues in terms of the design of the property. She understood
Council’s concerns.
Mayor Williams asked if a portion of the property fell within the Consent Decree. In
response, it was pointed out that it is right outside of the Consent Decree.
Councilmember Warner thanked Ms. Trauger and advised that we have a civil
engineer doing a lot of work without a development agreement. She does not
believe that the City’s processes are working and need to be fixed.
Further discussion was held on the RFP process and what the City and CRA were
statutorily required to do.
It was confirmed that staff would provide a timeline to Council regarding this
property and a reappraisal would be done. Ms. Bunt added that they would get a
timeline from the developer as well.
3. Consider the Reappointment of Nancy Elliott, as a regular member of the Board of
Adjustment, through May, 2023. (20-300). (Administrative Services Director)
* MOTION by Councilmember Warner; Seconded by Councilmember Boisvert,
to approve the Reappointment of Nancy Elliott, as a regular member of the
Board of Adjustment, through May, 2023.
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Councilmember Koss questioned board reappointments and wanted to see more
solicitation for boards. She felt that there were people interested in volunteering
and believed that were not getting the chance.
It was agreed that the City Clerk’s office could post reappointments on social media
at least thirty days in advance when reappointments come up.
Vacancies are already posted.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
4. Consider the Reappointment of George Brown, as a regular member of the Code
Enforcement Board, through May, 2023. (20-307). (Administrative Services
Director)
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Warner,
to approve the Reappointment of George Brown, as a regular member of the
Code Enforcement Board, through May, 2023.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
Mr. Brown mentioned that if he makes the end of this term he will have been on
this board for forty years and he has never missed a meeting. There are good
members on this board and they have never had to call a meeting due to lack of
quorum. He will be eighty years old when he hits his forty years.
5. Consider the appointment of the (2) of following interested Cocoa residents as the
Primary and Alternate member of the Space Coast TPO Citizen Advisory
Committee (CAC): Stephanie Moretto, Sarah Conkling, or Gregg Stoll . (20-308).
(Administrative Services Director)
Councilmember Warner stated that she knows two of the three applicants, Ms.
Moretto and Ms. Conkling. Mr. Stoll has been in the Citizens Academy.
Councilmember Koss mentioned that Mr. Stoll was looking for a way to get
involved and Ms. Conkling is an advocate for SCAT.
* MOTION by Councilmember Koss; Seconded by Deputy Mayor Goins, to
appoint Mr. Greg Stoll as the Primary member and Ms. Sarah Ann Conkling
as the Alternate member for the S pace Coast TPO Citizen Advisory
Committee (CAC).
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AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
6. Consider the Reappointment of Thomas Yardley, as a regular member of the US1
CRA, through the sunset date of the agency which will be on or before September
30, 2020. (20-309). (Administrative Services Director)
* MOTION by Councilmember Warner; Seconded by Councilmember
Boisvert, to approve the Reappointment of Thomas Yardley, as a regular
member of the US1 CRA, through the sunset date of the agency which
will be on or before September 30, 2020.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
7. Seek Council direction on holding public and private events at City facilities after
June 30, 2020. (20-311). (Asst. to the City Manager/Public Relations Specialist)
Ms. Senger mentioned that these events have been on hold due to Covid-19. This
item was written before the last announcement of the governor and since then we
have moved into phase 2.
Mayor Williams asked how the City could hold those accountable for events. In
response, Interim City Manager Fuhrer advised that staff could ask for a plan.
Ms. Senger noted there are events in the park or in the Village and there are private
events as well.
Councilmember Boisvert felt that they should hold off until August due to cases
rising.
Councilmember Warner did not feel it would be any better in August and thought
maybe we could open for private events and have an agreement to make sure
guidelines are followed and would dissolve the City from any responsibility.
Attorney Garganese advised a Covid-19 Hold Harmless for facility use be done for
private events. It would be a challenge for public events to get waivers and
agreements signed by all participants.
Mayor Williams agreed with the City Attorney and as long as they follow CDC
requirements and guidelines.
Chief Lamm also agreed and having this addendum would help. Public events
would be much more difficult to manage. It would require a lot of staff time to
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monitor the events. Numbers seem to be changing we ek to week but they will
work with whatever Council wishes to do. He reiterated that it would be very hard
to get consent forms signed by all attendees.
Discussion was held on what type of events were planned to date, insurance
requirements, and the Covid-19 Hold Harmless. It was further mentioned it would
be good to post notices on the facilities as well.
Councilmember Warner had no objection with private events if the City follows the
City Attorney and Fire Chief’s recommendation.
It was determined to allow private events providing guidelines are followed
and at the next meeting a list of events would be brought back that are
scheduled along with a plan on how we can host these as safely as possible.
Ms. Kirkpatrick advised that for Sip and Stroll they were scattering check in times
and locations so they would not all be in one place at the same time.
Deputy Mayor Goins asked about sports training. Ms. Senger said gatherings of
fifty or less should be fine.
IX. City Business:
1. Approve the Participation in the FPL Evolution Charging Station Program and
authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the associated Agreement. (20-
269). (Public Works Director)
* MOTION by Mayor Williams; Seconded by Councilmember Boisvert, to
approve the item.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
2. Approve a Budget Transfer from General Fund Contingency (001 -1600-513-39-
00) to the Community Services Contract Services Account (001 -3200-515-34-00)
in the amount of $52,000 for third party Building Official, Commercial Inspector,
and Flood Plain Review services through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020.
Approve a Budget Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget, BAF# 20 -
073-T. Authorize the Interim City Manager to approve a Change Order to
Purchase Order 75956 in the amount of $52,000. (20-302). (Community Services
Director)
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,
to approve the item.
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AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
3. Approve an Interlocal Agreement with Brevard County for CARES Act funding and
authorize the City Manager to submit authorized expenditures for reimbursement
under the federal guidance established by the U.S Department of the Treasury.
(20-331). (Interim City Manager)
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,
to approve the item.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
Multi-Year Contracts:
X. Iinformational Agenda:
None.
XI. Adjournment:
Mayor Williams noted that the Indian River Queen was holding an event on the
4th of July and were looking for sponsors. Ms. Senger spoke in regards to this
and mentioned some issues that could be involved with July 4th. She has spoken
with them and discussed possibly incorporating an event into the opening of the
T-Docks and Day Slips.
* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,
to adjourn the Regular meeting of June 10, 2020.
AYES: Williams, Goins, Boisvert, Koss, Warner
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
The meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m.
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__________________________
Jake Williams, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
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Carie Shealy, MMC, City Clerk
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Let's pray together. Father God, we thank you for this privilege to be here tonight. We thank you for our leaders that are here before us. Thank you for the time and effort they put into making this a great place to live, to raise our family, and to do business. Thank you in these days of so much uncertainty with everything going on in our nation. We thank you we can come here united tonight. United because we want to have this community be a wonderful place for us to live and ‸ to work and to be an example to many other communities here in Florida and indeed our nation. So thank you for our leaders here, for our police chief, for our sheriff, attorneys, our mayor, all the others on the council. We thank you for them. We pray you'll continue to give them your wisdom and your guidance as we continue to determine the best way to honor you and honor this nation. We pray for our nation. We continue to pray for healing. We continue to pray for you to give wisdom to all of our leaders, local, statewide, and national. And we commit this time to you. Help us to respect one another, respect this office, and respect this place. And always with love, consider others better than ourselves as we serve one another in this community. We ask all this in your name.
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All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Passage unanimously. We're going to move on to our minutes from our aid of budget priorities and size fiscal sustainability workshop of
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I brought this forward after having a meeting with them and they had a need and we have a need. And I think it's just like for this presentation to come before the council so they can see this and then we can move forward with having them put on the agenda possibly, and ‸ in terms of kind of agreement, if that's the wishes of this council. So I can have you all come up ‸ and give your presentation.
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The hope was that the letters would come in. But so many people are passionate about what we do and what we've been doing for the past seven years that I'm
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and it probably took you by surprise, and you wondered what it was about. And even though it did take you by surprise, I got great response that this council was very responsive, took the time to hear from constituents and to understand a little bit more about why they were calling. So I just wanted to say thank you for that. A year ago, almost exactly, one of our housing partners,
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And because that building was acquired before the development of the CRA, this council actually, with the advice of the city attorney at the time, had said that it did not need to go before an RFP. And so this council actually approved Habitat for Humanity to move forward to bring jobs and resources to the
And so I come here before you representing Family Promise of Brevard and the thousands of supporters and families in Brevard County to ask that you humbly consider Family Promise moving into the old fire station to bring much needed services and housing stability to the families of Coco. This slide is not going to come as a surprise to anyone on this council and many ‸ in this council chambers, because you're very well versed on the
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and what families are experiencing. But what you may not know is that families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. And there are a lot of misperceptions and myths about family homelessness. So I really wanted to start tonight by talking about what family homelessness is not. Family homelessness is not the person on the corner of US-1 and 520. In fact, the families experiencing homelessness are shopping next to you in the grocery store. They're checking you out in line at Wawa. Their kids are going to school next to your children or at summer camp with them. In fact, they were next to my children at my school at Manatee Elementary. They are hidden but in plain sight. That is what family homelessness is. Families, once they lose housing, are living in hotels and motels. They're doubled up with others. They're living in tents in people's backyards and in campgrounds and in any place that they can keep their family together. That is what family homelessness is. These are families who are working two and three jobs and still not able to afford the cost of housing in Brevard or in the city of Cocoa. So if you look at this slide, you can see why this need is so great. Here we have families who are extremely
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And we know that for every 10 extremely low-income households, there are really only three available for them to move into. So where are families to go?
because we talk a lot about homelessness, one of those statistics that is often overlooked is what's called ALICE. These are our working poor. These are asset-limited, income-constrained but employed households that they earn more than the federal poverty level, but not enough to survive for a family with health care, food, transportation to meet their basic needs.
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and that the city of Cocoa alone is going to see over 8,000 families facing housing instability, ‸ either losing it or at risk of losing it. This is a snapshot of 32922. Again, this is the highest score in Brevard County at 73%. It includes Cocoa Fire Station east of the Water Tower and the entire area of Diamond Square. And assisting these families would be best done within the area of need. ‸ The point of this slide is that the families with the greatest need are in 32922, right where the fire station lives.
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So what is our mission? Well, it's a big, fat, hairy mission to end family homelessness. How is that possible? What I can tell you is, you know, I laid out what family homelessness is not. What's important in understanding who we are is to understand first who we are not, because there's a lot of misunderstandings, too. We are not a walk-up shelter. We are not a sharing center. We are not a feeding center. We are not a thrift store. We are not a religious organization. We are a 501c3 nonprofit. Families do not spend the night at our building, our resource center. One of our core missions is to use existing resources within the community to end family homelessness. Families spend the night at congregations, which are places of worship, all throughout Brevard County, as south as Palm Bay,
right here in Historic Cocoa at First Baptist Cocoa. We have over 30 congregations. We have over 900 volunteers. Families spend the night at congregations where they have a safe place to stay, three nutritious meals a day. And then our staff, when they come back
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which is where we're located right now, they receive case management and individual attention on their plan to return to housing as quickly as possible. And they do it in an average
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and we will always use existing resources. That's why instead of looking to build a building, we want to repurpose an existing location in the area of greatest need. So when we launched in 2013, we opened our first program, our shelter program, and we knew that that shelter program could not just be shelter, or we would be doing a huge disservice to all of our community who have been donating their resources, their time, their funds.
again. So our focus is on financial literacy, health and wellness, transitional housing, mentoring, child care, rental assistance, homeless prevention, and micro-entrepreneurship.
of service, our prevention, our shelter, and stabilization. And our prevention and stabilization services happen through case management, and they're more easily understood. But our shelter program is the most misunderstood program, and so I just really want to spend a couple minutes making sure that this council and those who are in the audience who may not fully understand what we do have a better understanding. Again, we did not build a brick-and-mortar shelter building. We went to our community and said, we have a rising number of families experiencing homelessness. In fact,
County, and Matt, Susan is here and can certainly speak to that better than I. But the issue here is that we needed to come up with a program that would engage the community to solve its own issues. So that's why
at a time up to four times a year. And your volunteers spend the night with families who are in our program. So instead of spending money on staff, we can put money towards our services that help that family move into stable housing. Everything about what we do is about permanent, stable housing. Our resource center that we have now, and the resource center as it hopefully will become in the firehouse, is a hub of services.
Families spend the night at the congregations, and then they're brought back to the resource center in the morning. Kids go off to school their daycare. Parents go off to work, work their PACE plan, do housing searches.
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When we get a mom that we think will be a good fit for them, we refer to them. It's a collaboration of agencies here in this community, and I can't stress that enough. We do not do this alone. We're part of the bigger picture. After families are pre-screened by 2-1-1, we do further pre-screening. We do background checks. We do drug screens, not to rule a family out, but to make sure that we're making a good decision.
beloved grandmas and grandpas. We don't want anything to happen to them. They're donating their time. We want them to be safe. We want the other families in the program to be safe. We want our community to be safe, and we want our staff to be safe. So
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a family that we thought would be a safety risk to anybody that is engaged in our programming. So here's our impact 2013 to present. So City of Rockledge, when we launched in 2013, had reservations. They worried about a program for homelessness coming to their community. You might have seen signs along Morrell Road that said, no homeless shelter here. ‸ No homeless shelter here. If they had not said yes to us, these things would never have happened. Never. Because they took a chance and a leap of faith. And in that time, we've prevented and diverted over 2,500 families with children from homelessness. We've engaged nearly 1,000 volunteers and over 30 congregations. Collaborated with 100 local partners, many here tonight.
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Look at those bed nights. Those are donated bed nights by our congregations. And the meals that our volunteers served. And because we offer financial assistance that's not tied to federal funds, we use community donations to help families with first and last month's rent and security deposits.
This would be the day location for our shelter program. If you come to our resource center now, and I invite each one of you to come out there, you won't find families. It's because families are out working.
Firehouse Station 1, you wouldn't see families there either. They'd be doing the same. But it's a meeting place for all three of our programs. It's a meeting space for community collaborations. It's a place, if you can think of a firehouse, think about what the firefighters were there for.
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shower there. They have fellowship there. They store their belongings there. They eat there. What better place than a firehouse to repurpose for this use? I mean, imagine
We can then further look at how can we engage City of Cocoa now that we're there? How can we have them come in and have weekly classes for the community? How can we bring other agencies maybe under the same roof to work together in a more collaborative way? And potentially, if the bays ever became on the block that we could take a look at for the fire trucks,
County. There isn't one. So when the temperature drops below 45, and those families that I talked about that are living in their cars, living in hotels, living in tents, they're cold. There aren't resources for them. ‸ We're experts in this. We could help provide a needed, very needed service for the City of Cocoa. How will the community benefit? 70% of the families we serve don't have transportation. Remember, they're coming from Cocoa. 73% of the families have ‸ housing instability. So
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Our families, when they're in our shelter program, we want them to do things as a family and get stronger. So stronger families, stronger communities. They can walk to the library from that location. They can walk to downtown Cocoa Village from that. Guess what?
So if they're in our program, they have access to free activities that are actually strengthening them as a family. There's the splash park. There's the park. They can play together and be together as a family.
‸ We just need a space. Maybe we can collaborate in some way with Eastern Florida State College and bring those services into the firehouse on a regular basis. We've had those kinds of conversations. So I'm asking today, City of Cocoa, please consider a long-term lease for the administrative portion only of the firehouse that would revert back to the city if we no longer wanted or needed the building.
their vehicles and evidence storage and community collaborations that I know that are happening in there and are very vital to the City of Cocoa. And then I just want that opportunity to continue to discuss the potential future use of the bays should those become on the block at some point for discussion. In return, we would fund the necessary renovations to operate out of the administration portion of the firehouse. We have, as you can see, a lot of existing community partnerships that can make that happen. We would be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the property like we've done for the past seven years in our current space. We'd work closely with the City of Cocoa to address unmet community needs and report our impact of use of space on a regular basis to leverage more funding to the City of Cocoa for its families.
We're not publishing. We're not trying to get families to walk into the center. We don't want to duplicate what's already out there. And we would continue to prioritize families that could not be served elsewhere in the city or county. Why should you lease to us? Two-thirds of the families we serve are from the central area.
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of those callers were directly referred to Family Promise of Brevard. We have a seven-year history of making structural improvements to our existing resource center
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So if a donated building comes to us, that helps us leverage more dollars from our community because they see that we're using existing community space and that dollars go to services, not to meals, not to overnight staffing, not to pay for rent, not to pay for space. What does that time frame look like? Well, we are in our current location at Grace Life Church until March 2021. The estimated time of the remodel of the fire station is three months, and our estimated cost of the remodel is $199,000. That does not include the roof leak. There's like a leak in the roof right now, and it does not include an electrical panel that we believe needs to be replaced. And it's our understanding that those would total less than $20,000, but those aren't included in our budget that I submitted.
and you see them listed here. Here's the firehouse. It looks very much like the firehouse now. No bays are being touched. In fact, we have a structure to keep families from going into the bays. But you'll see that we need to widen the halls to make them ADA compliant and to create safe spaces for showering.
It was built in 1973, so I don't know. You can see that we're trying to create safe space for our families to shower. They can protect their families, that we don't have any things come up where families don't feel safe. So as you can see, we've added another bathroom, and we've just separated the shower and the toilets. We've created more office space for collaboration. You can see that the kitchen is now a really busy room for families to be together, to eat, to work on the computer, to have fun together as a family. That back room where there was storage is more of a downtime place.
And that's the firehouse. And it's exactly how it stands now. There's just a few key things that need to happen to make it operational for us. I've talked really fast and hard, and it's because I'm very passionate about this organization.
And if there's folks that have misperceptions about homelessness, I may not have changed them, their perceptions tonight, but I hope that maybe a couple of our families will. So I have a video, but I have one of our families came here tonight to talk about her experiences. So I hope this council will graciously accept both of those stories. So we'll
When I see homelessness, when I think of it, I never thought I would be homeless. And it can happen to anybody. And I tell a lot of people, you know, I said, one day I was your neighbor. I was the typical, you know, going to work, good job, and seemed like everything. You know, on top of the world, the next day I was there, the person who needed help. In 2011, I was laid off, you know, at the end of the space shuttle program.
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‸ It actually was a hand up and not a hand out. They provide all the resources to help you get back on your feet. But you actually have to do the work to be able to be successful in the program. Right now, we own our own home. Really, God blessed us. The home, what we thought, seemed like we gave up so much, but we gained so much more.
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I also went through the Family Promise program. I'm also currently a Coco resident. ‸ In the couple years that I've been a Coco resident, one thing that I've noticed is
Coco also has a great understanding of the needs and obstacles facing the city's residents. For that reason, Family Promise would be a natural addition.
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and Victims Advocate, I was able to get in contact with Family Promise. Not only did they provide food and shelter to my family, but they took the time to educate me on how to start over. They provided an in-depth counseling and helped me navigate through some of my toughest moments. It was more than a typical homeless shelter. It was a training course on how to progress in life. It's not easy, and it was filled with a lot of challenges, tears, and anger, and a lot of battling my own ego. But
positive changes, and I wouldn't trade that experience for anything in the world. So please welcome my family to this beautifully diverse city with open arms as they have me and the many other families that have come before me and will come after me.
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up here and support this incredible organization I've had a chance to work with them through the years and they do some amazing things for this community I think one of the things they've done best is
those that are homeless to find transitional housing, to find a way to get back on their feet, to get back to the life that they all want and all deserve and so they've done a great job at working with us and I think a lot of us as we as we go through our lives, the picture of what is homeless has changed. It has gone from being a single individual that is homeless to families that are homeless, families that were once up on their feet, lost their home, lost their jobs, whatever whatever may have led them to that that point. They're sleeping in their cars. They're educating their children
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at the camps. They're doing everything they can. And Family Promise of Brevard brings that extra step to them it brings that not only that that ability to say, we're here, we're here to help those in a time of need, but also we're here to help you be able to get back to the life you said you so richly deserve and I I'm proud to be a part of their their team I have had a chance to do some videos with Tara and
so we We've collaborated on a number of different things, and the presentation she just made I think truly points out the abilities of this team and the abilities for them to partner with you and to make a different difference in those lives. So thank you for allowing me to speak today and thank you for considering this I think it goes a long way to help this part of our community thank
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were homeless. They were actually they were living in their cars and parks or at shopping centers and that was it it was a reality and I'm so grateful that he pulled me into that I know I thought it was gonna be like a couple of week deal but it ended up being months
that was involved in that. So we're looking forward to continuing that once we get things going again and once the schools back up and running but I appreciate everything you all are doing and if I can please everyone that's here in support of this I know we got tons of emails and letters I'd like for you to stand up and and let us see who you are and and but I mean this right here I mean this says it all and with all this stuff that we have and then what we've seen I know there was a lot of misinformation that was sent out there with reference to this particular item, this presentation and and I'm glad I'm glad that hopefully we've squashed some of those rumors that was out there and what ‸ Family Promise was all about. And the great program I appreciate you all I thank you for coming
have pastor rich lively and pastor Don Adkins with Christ Central I don't know if you want to hear from them they've actually hosted families in their congregations in Coco so they can speak to their experiences if you're interested in hearing any more about that I know you have a agenda but
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‸ that. demolished that and and I saw a need for it man and it's like I didn't want to see it go because we have so much stuff going on there. There's so many families out there that need help. and and I was so
‸ and I believe we should do anything for people who are in need I've been in plenty situation myself when I had you know a lot of money in the bank and I have other
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but I think those particular people of which I respect their opinion I think they thought it was going to be the complete building so I'm glad you put that in your ‸ powerpoint to discuss it was only the administrative side and not the
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I also got some calls from some people who probably had a misunderstanding of of what Tara's request was going to be and because I did not have her presentation at the time I was not able to do anything other than to tell them ‸ to watch the presentation and contact me later if they had any issues so I would like to have maybe a consensus from the council to let Tara work with the staff and the attorney and see what they can come up with and what recommendation the staff has I know there's probably some other things that need to be considered about the building I I too would like to see the building off of Gary's list of demos
but since the day Jonathan moved out of it he's been trying to tear it down for one reason or another and hopefully Tara said her budget did not address the roof and some other but hopefully your budget does include the sewer issues,
that are going on over there. that They did at least fill you in on that and give you a heads up on that because that seemed to be Gary's main reason for wanting to tear it down so yeah I would like to go ahead and let staff and
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that parish, to discuss it on the phone with her the other night. So, you know, it's quite a good program and I'm really glad and I'm hoping that we can like Brenda said bring it back to Council with the attorney advice and all that and work with
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I mean I've been impressed with the program since it was like a year ago when you first presented to us right when I invited you and I hope that we can go beyond just being a host to your administrative building and really try to recruit our own community we have 60 churches and we could do better I think
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city and I'm just so happy because our city has so much ‸ offer that we haven't capitalized on I think and and this is just one of those another one of those things that I think is going to enhance our city moving forward and and I'm just looking forward to us taking our city to the next level and and making it a place that everyone would like to live in, a city that everyone would like to live and reside in so thank you for coming thank you everyone for coming out and I give you all the opportunity to leave if you want to before we get started if you don't want to.
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gonna ‸ be a video presentation of the vegetation removal and restoration of the North Lakemont stormwater pond this is right here this is incredible but anyway go ahead I'm not gonna stir your thunder
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private property that we became aware of our stormwater system drains into it Unfortunately, we had no way to maintain it. We didn't have rights to it. We worked through code enforcement to work through the abatement process and got a contractor on board to clear the vegetation when I first came on board I would have thought it was a dry pond or just a field And you'll see the results. It ended up being a pretty nice lake. It's an amenity to the community and the middle of it's close to 12 feet deep. we removed about 560 cubic yards of vegetation so to give you an idea that's around 110,000 gallons that was previously not available for stormwater. So here's, it's only a
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called me about the project and ‸ and uh because she was out taking a look at it, I rushed out there and then i think she was leaving or I think she was leaving when I got there. And uh
sitting in chairs, just in amazement at all these years. They just thought there was nothing back there, man. And that's kudos to Public Works and everyone that was involved, man. I mean, Horseshoe Pond is just, it's beautiful. I mean, that just increased their property values, you know. and uh You know um
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When I was campaigning through there was when I became aware of the issue. And thank you for making the dream come true. It makes everything I go through up here okay.
So just based on the vegetation removed, um the cubic yardage was around 560 cubic yards and that equates to about 110 000 gallons. ‸ So ideally you'd have more capacity without that vegetation in there. You also let the water actually flow into it and be treated more. Right now the whole thing's pretty much choked out or was choked out with all the vegetation. So it improved water quality, the ecosystem, storage. it's
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Wow. That's crazy. Yeah, it's a big difference. And so that that allowed, uh you know, the the stormwater fund to not only achieve that project, but then carry those dollars forward into other projects this year. so That's correct. And that's
what's so important is just the community seeing where some of the dollars are going and seeing things happening, and there's so much happening throughout the city, and I'm so happy. I'm so glad to be a part of it. so But I thank you and everyone involved, and uh we appreciate you. Thank you, sir. Thank you. okay We're gonna ‸ move on to item number three.
How are you doing? I'm great. I feel like what I'm about to present is quite frivolous compared to what's already been presented, but nonetheless, I'm here to just uh I sent letters to all the council, council people and mayor this past week. um
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of course it rained all day long. I went back home with nothing to do, sit there sulking because I couldn't play sports that day and have a picnic or a cookout like we all wanted to do on Memorial Day. And i'd been wanting to do an experiment up at my church in our activity center to see if the carpet there would host and it would be a good surface for balls to bounce, to turn it back into a gym, which was what it was purposed for a long time ago. So
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We have three pickleball courts. Just this week alone, it's been filled every day of people because as soon as I put it out on Facebook and put the address, people never knew there was a gym in
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at the beginning, right, when they broke ground. So, but uh anyway, we want it to be used by the community. We don't want to just be for church members. This is for our community to use. um I've already, um next Wednesday night is our grand opening. Right now is a soft opening. So next Wednesday evening, we're going to have a meal and a little pickleball tournament on Wednesday night. And then every Wednesday night all summer, we're providing a meal for the community. If you want to come and learn how to play the game or just eat and leave or play ping pong in the corner or cornhole, I'd love to open it up. Let's say all of you guys on the council want to have a family night for your families to have a nice place to go play something and have a meal.
and we want you to come use it. We'll have regular hours every day, several evenings. If you're like, what in the world is pickleball? It is the fastest growing sport in America right now. And it's one of those sports that as you get a little older ‸ your joints don't work quite as well and you used to be really good at racquetball or tennis, pickleball is the next level. And you can play it. And the nice thing about our about our facility is it's a carpet floor, thin carpet tiles. Everybody who's come there to play has come away saying, my joints feel so much better. My knees don't hurt. My back doesn't hurt. The number one player in America under 20 from
He's so good. He doesn't even play guys his age. He plays professionals, adults. He's in this area. He and I just played yesterday. I'm his regular workout partner. He's
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the best player in the country. And he comes in place on the carpet and says, I love it here. So the nice thing is on these days where it's 90 degrees and
we are climate controlled, 75 degrees. And it's beautiful in there. No sun, no wind. And you can enjoy it. So come on your lunch break. If you want to learn how to play this game, I have a professional and staff there. She comes and gives lessons. I have my professional
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also in golf and tennis. And I'm pretty decent at pickleball. I can help you learn the game. uh We had people in there today that are in their 70s, 60s, 50s, and 40s all playing together. It's a very social game. People love it. You're invited. Come use our facility. uh Reserve it on
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we'd love to have an event there. We want you to use it. that's We want to be a part of this community. We want to not just be the church at the end of the circle. We want to be the church of the village that's here to bless all of y'all. So that's what it's for. And hopefully next Wednesday night, you're all invited. Come out. Maybe Chief William, I mean,
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That pickleball is fun. I live in a retirement community, and i can say, people in their 70s, you know, they play every day. there's Every day they're playing.‸ a dozen people out there every morning at 7 30 8 o'clock. Over
9 million people in America have picked this game up now, and it's growing exponentially. Here in Florida, we're one of the greatest states for it. um There's a new complex open up at Daytona Beach. The biggest complex is down in naples unfortunately i was going to play in the u.s open a few months ago but covid put the kibosh on that They have over 60 courts at that place just in Naples. That's why it's grown so big. Villages ‸ like
Villages has hundreds of courts. They're huge. So we have three courts indoors, climate controlled year-round. uh I know the guy who holds the key to the place. If you want to play at midnight, I'll meet you. there I'll play at midnight up there if it's when you get off. but It's for you. uh We're going to be giving lessons on Wednesdays, clinics, and lessons on Wednesday mornings if you want to learn how to play this great game. What time? uh 9 to 11 on Wednesday mornings. I posted all this stuff on Facebook.
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and saying, Hey, when you get off work ‸ you're just tired of being around, you want to get some exercise, walk down the street and we'll teach you pickleball. Again, uh we'll also move the pickleball courts out of the way if you want to have a dodgeball tournament or volleyball. or
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the community. We want our church to not just be for us, but for all ofy'all so You're welcome there. Just wanted you to know that. Thank you so much.‸ All
when next Wednesday night, you guys are on. Yeah. ‸ And Captain Ed, I challenge you to a game of pickleball. How's that? I think I can play with Captain Ed.
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I've been everywhere. ‸ carried kings and queens, generals and admirals. uh ‸ I've been there and there and had fun ‸ there. In fact, when I was three years old, my nickname was
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chief, two chiefs, with your gear out there with those trucks and those cars. uh i was i was I was astounded. ‸ My poor wife, she tried to get me down outside all day. And I said, the heck with
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I'm tired. My legs are still killing me. So she goes down the end of the driveway and she's sitting there. I said, what the heck's wrong with her? She's nuts. So I said, well, I better go down and see what's wrong with her. And there comes the fire trucks and the cars out from nowhere.
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45 years so far and still at it. And I am so happy to see our council back again. Because I'm on the Code Enforcement Board and I haven't seen this here in a couple of months now. So we're hopingwe're hoping July is our next meeting because we need to keep things going.
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Yeah. The project is to be completed uh end of June and then they'll be uh conducting a grand opening uh celebration, uh I believe sometime later in July.
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everything. uh The question I had tonight was the railroad crossing. Now, I would love to call and say, hey,‸ And I know dealing with the railroad is not fun. But it's terrible, terrible shape. The fire trucks go over. It looks like the equipment's gonna ‸ fall off. And ambulance are running left and right. And I don't
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have an easement through the railroad tracks. We can't perform the maintenance directly without a permit from them. So typically they perform the maintenance when they decide it's needed, and then they back charge us for what they feel like it costs. So they've they've waived their maintenance this year and probably next year because next year they're planning to come through and put the second track. We can get with them on some of the minor repairs, but I wouldn't imagine them doing anything substantial. yeah
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not blaming the train. I have... The other day, you wait in line to the to take a turn or something, ‸ all of a sudden, they get the other side going just after they just stopped. And now they're going again. It's a mess. Yeah. yeah
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said. This is the second time I've been able to come to a council meeting since the virus because the first one when when I was here, what I wanted to say, a lot of the staff wasn't, and it's because it was your first meeting. But I'm up here to say thank you to the fire chief, and thank you to the chief of police chief, and also
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because I don't know if a lot of people know this or not, but I had a dumpster fire, one of four, one night. And I will never forget, you don't realize it until you're in it, and it was so severe. but you And then unless you're experiencing you, you have such an aura when you see people showing up in large numbers to come and help you.
But uh I made a promise to several of the people, your guys, including the police chief, that I would say thanks. um The other thing is about the march. I was in the march. There was a lot of people I saw there, including council members and all that. But when we approached
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the Sustainability Advisory Committee for about three, two years now, quite a while. And it's been a long, short time. Hopefully we have some um recommendations for you. But here I'm as a community, very concerned community member. um I have seen a padlocking of parks. And it is really takes down a community. We can start with um there was a park where the Boy Scouts went in and created raised beds. They put a lot of work into it um for the Black Diamond. And right now, it has a no trespassing sign.
I don't know if code enforcement can get out there and see if we're breaking our own codes with that lot. But I know that it sends a message to the community. um It's an already underserved community. we're
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Diamond. It's a community garden. It says community garden. um But unfortunately, it has been padlocked. And it sends a, I i mean, I think it's an eyesore and it sends an already underserved community
and she said that there is one volunteer, which I know that there are more volunteers if they were actively recruited and interested. I am personally interested in volunteering, just putting a ground cover crop. Maybe we can get a goat in there and have a little community thing and have it be an area where people come and
to go in there. I think we're getting buried. We're kind of losing sight of what's important here in our community when when that is an issue, when it's just, land is just going vacant and we're violating our own codes as a city. i'm you know I would also like to say the um the park in my area, I was told that it was Brevard County for two years.
fact that the side trails behind the museum are open three days a week for short hours during the high heat at times. There is no community feeling with the fire station gone with the park locked up and even um Travis Park. It's open, but it has COVID signs. They've taken out all the plants. It is it. It it kind of just looks like it's lost life. um the The uh maintenance people don't want to put more plants in even though I volunteered to put in a butterfly garden for the, uh you know, so kids can come and see insects are good. They have a job. It's actually a really beautiful aesthetic uh place to go. It's a simple solution. I already talked to Brockledge Gardens, but
So everyone's saying, oh well, I don't think we're going to be able to do it. And i'm just I'm just trying to care about the people. um I have had the girls in my community go from seven to now they're uh
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PD was supposed to have a drug dog in there. Why are we not addressing the drugs in the schools rather than worrying about the kids being in the parks? Let's shut the
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on trucks in trucks. So when we say that we're keeping the bad element out by locking the gates, I don't think so. I think that they're just going down the streets now. And we can do better than that.
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It has been shut and mismanaged and drained and ‸ put behind uh padded locks. And I don't understand how as a community that is going to give us our identity. How is that going to give us our sense of caring? We have to actually do something to bring um public spaces back into the public. There's there's
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Range Road, it is full up with trash. But those trees are just as beautiful. And that waterway, those old canals, there's this there's a story here of water. It's not just, hey, let's go ahead and develop and we'll we'll we'll make some ponds that are that are going to collect green goop and mosquitoes. And let's just cut off the natural flow of the water. Let'slet's go ahead and cut the trees.
It doesn't suck up the water. It's an impenetrable. It's not impenetrable, but we needed those trees and we need people to plant trees and not be afraid of them. And know how to trim them.
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I had no clue. I truly didn't know until I found out the day that it was. I was back there because i was a resident called me because they had a an issue. and then And
and and I was like, wow, what's going on here? And just to find out that it had been shut down for a while. I was like, are you kidding me? Because I remember what went into that park and I remember when we did the grand opening there. But if there's vandalism back there, then then we need to address some vandalism issues. But
locked out. We had parks that you that gates were locked. You couldn't go in their park. You couldn't go use a restroom because they were locked, you know, 24
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garden? Can I please have access um to the park where I used to walk? I mean, I mean, it's more than just like, hey, um this is this is, uh you know, it's
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and we can go over there and walk the trails behind there and talk some more about this. I talked with Matt yesterday, and ‸ it is time to give our public spaces back to the public.
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lowest risk you have of catching anything is to be in your outdoor spaces and your trails. So we definitely need to make sure that our residents have that opportunity, especially right now.
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Because you guys got more time to practice. Exactly. It's hard to practice in a patrol car. um Just to uh just to give a quick update on where we're at currently with uh
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uh As we see more test sites become available, we will start to see more and more people being tested. Those cases will start to go up. But on a national average, when you start looking at nationally where we are at with ‸ epidemic, we are on a downward trend. So I think that says a lot for following the CDC guidelines. The city will continue to stay vigilant in its current practice of following the CDC guidance and protecting our citizens, but also protecting our employees and moving forward. With that being said, I'm happy to announce that again, partnered with Brevard Health Alliance, we will be doing the test site here at um Bird Plaza on
10 to 3 o'clock. So uh one of the things that Brevard Health Alliance has talked to us about is they're looking to make that at every other Friday thing, our staff allows, and they get the test kit. So that's been very well received by our community, and I think the ‸ biggest pluses for us here
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the city that was underserved for so long to ensure that we have good test abilities and have that to our public available to them. So I know the mayor, the first day spent a majority of the day out there with us, and then even on the second day, uh second site came back out um and got to see the response we have from the community and it's just been overwhelming. So uh
So that shows a great uh public private partnership and the things that we can accomplish for our community as we uh move forward through this tough times.
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the flyers made up uh we generally folks contact the conservation office in our department uh we create a list and as soon as the uh uh brochure is published uh we mail those out to those who request it Otherwise, it's online for anybody who wants to take a look at it.
just wanted to give everybody an update on the city manager recruitment. um it The posting is open until this Friday with the Mercer Group of Florida. As of today, there were 46 current applicants. well She's starting to narrow that down. um Some of those don't meet the criteria, just at a quick glance at them. um You ‸ kind of tell, but she's gonna ‸ be short listing that um and have it list to each of you by June 22nd.
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um where y'all would choose out of that list who to bring in for an interview. ‸ And then we can discuss other options at that time ‸ she's going to present to you all
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2013 ‸ 2014 to a company named Brandy's. Just generally speaking, Brandy's abandoned those those construction projects. that was work significant work that was done, but
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um at this time, um you know, the it's not advisable um to delay any further with respect to um filing um a lawsuit against um lawsuits pertaining to the city's claims under the performance funds. So I'm asking the city council's authorization to do that at the appropriate time
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Councilwoman Cost. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? It passes unanimously. Thank you. That's my response. Thank you, sir. um Mr. City Attorney. i just gave
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a couple of items. uh The first one is uh somewhat of a policy related matter that I wanted to bring uh before thethe council. And this is related to a uh water uh customer that happens to reside in uh
the county's jurisdiction that has constructed a new home on a vacant lot. And they're attempting to establish water service. And so typically in that process, they uh file all their proper permitting. And then our our utilities uh crews perform the construction work necessary to provide that lateral uh extension of the water line. And uh what has happened is uh
So if the the road was overlaid or milled and resurfaced within the last five years, they require basically like an fdot type patch rather than just a smaller t cut that you see all over.
on that, then we provide those costs back to the uh customer. Well, in this particular case, rather than it being you know a smaller amount that you know they've factored into their their financing of their home or uh the project overall, uh the potential costs on this particular case
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for that higher cost of which the homeowner was not prepared for. And they don't have uh the financing or the dollars to to pay that. So they have a new home with no water service. And so uh what I would ask of you all, we do have a a payment plan option for those that are behind on their uh water bills.
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staff can work with the city attorney to produce an agreement for this customer to execute for this particular amount so we can establish that payment plan, while at the same time establishing some higher level protections for the utility system due to the amount. And for this particular case to authorize that,
for us to enter into those in the future, ‸ should they be necessary, while at the same time we're going to be meeting with Brevard County staff to really, I don't know if they're aware that this is happening and what the impact is, but it's pretty significant. So I just wanted to bring that to your attention so we can resolve this pending matter, you know, at the staff level without having, you know, because I believe, you know, they they're
options. So we would like to provide a resolution to that and then bring back a policy related change where we can address that, and as well as provide protections for the water utility in
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um really, as well as a community, really positive event. uh ‸ saw a lot of folks uh come out from the community and participate in that. And I think it you know served as an example for for everyone else. So I just want to thank everyone that participated in that and uh and what they contributed to that event.
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we did determine in in our review was that those uh election signs uh within the city code have been grouped into uh the sign, or temporary sign ordinance, where it shouldn't be. uh When did
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can't tell you when that that changed for sure, but uh essentially it you know has to do with the regulation of those snipe signs on private property, and that's not something that we can uh it's unconstitutional. And so we will be bringing that code back uh with a modification or a strike through basically of
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just a couple things mr mayor first um like matt i would like to thank um everybody from the city staff that came out and uh participated on saturday and what has to be one of the most amazing events in the country definitely in florida when it comes to um the community stepping up and speaking out The event organizers did a fabulous job. The participants were amazing. It was so wonderful to see so many different segments of our community,
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and were very impressed uh with our community and the way our community handled themselves. I am really proud to be a part of a community that can come together and pull off an event like that without any anger, without any violence. Everybody who was there, everybody who participated was so positive. I have not seen that in so long. And watching TV and watching the news, it's been so depressing. That event pulled me out of my depression and gave me ‸ so much hope. I can't even explain. it's just not words to explain. And I also want to address, because a lot of people have emailed me and asked me about the statement made on social media by
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isn't saying more, why we're not doing more. And I can't speak for everybody else up here and everybody else in the city or the staff. I just want to say there are absolutely no words to describe ‸ the shock and anger and the sadness that I felt when I read that comment on social media. And I saw it probably within an hour of it going up. um That somebody who works in law enforcement could be so tone deaf to our community that they would say something like that. So insensitive was just beyond me.
but especially to the good people in law enforcement. And it really upsets me that there are people in our community that take those words said by one person and put those words on everybody in this community who works in law enforcement. I have been very closely involved with people in law enforcement in this community since I was 17 years old
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who would have those same sediments that the Brevard FOP put out there. I don't ever want our citizens to feel like that's how our police officers feel because I know they don't. I spend enough time with them that I know they don't feel that way. So please don't take those words and use them against other people in law enforcement. Now that that's over with, I want to thank
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staff loaded all that food up and brought it down to the PD because all the pizzas that were donated by Papa John had been eaten by the SWAT team earlier in the day. So the midnight shift and
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that Nancy finally got put up over on Blake Avenue. It seems like it's been years ago since we approved the Michael C. Blake subdivision. I don't have many months left on the council and I just want to say to Nancy, thank you for the signs. Now, before I leave in November, I would really like to go to a groundbreaking over there. So can we hurry up that RFP and get some houses built in the Michael C. Blake subdivision so that before I leave for Georgia,
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we have roughly about two to three thousand people that are engulfing coco um for a youth football uh tournament um they initially was supposed to be at a
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Expo, um which in turn helps our community out a lot. It's called the Elite Future Stars. It's from Wednesday to Saturday. um I would like for us to do something for um the the owner of the organization. I don't know if it's a plaque or something like that.
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hotels on that side of 95 are sold out, so you know they're going to come and I'll see you buy gas and eat and whatever the case may be. So um I don't know how y'all feel about that, but um
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um especially for uh our city for stepping up and um taking on a challenge, which um I think initially uh people watch TV and they have their perception on what is going to happen.
city media, our police department as well, um to help people understand is those things you see on TV is not going to happen here and it did not happen here. And and I'm very, very happy and and and really it kind of lit a fire under me as well to um uh step my game up, especially when there was so much negativity going on that we have a lot of work to do in our city as well. um Things are going great, but it's still that stigma um that that needs to uh need to change within our city. um I really, really appreciate PD for stepping up. That was, I mean, and the the trailer, I think Samantha was in the trailer passing now. We had the V cops out there. It was just, it was just a beautiful day just to see um so many walks of life, so many Americans out there just fighting for other Americans and and for, you know, fighting for equal justice. So I really appreciate everyone, um
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and um and as you can see, that's why it was like it was, because leadership uh took place. So ‸ appreciate ourour guys for doing what they ‸ do best, and um much respect for that.
on uh Washington Street. I think uh matt Matt got with Brian about that. um I just want us to keep keep aware when we do things, especially within the neighborhood, when they do uh open cuts like that, um
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but I understood it. um You know, their frustration, because they believe that, you know, it wouldn't happen anywhere else. And that's how some people may may may feel. So just keep an eye on that when we have those projects going on. But I appreciate you uh stepping up, Brian, and just making that phone call, making sure um those things get saved up. So thank you for that. Appreciate you.
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deeply impacted by, you know, the events of the last couple of weeks. um and proud of our community for coming together peacefully and expressing ourselves. And um I just wanted to say that uh
and honestly, from my perspective, ‸ thought it very progressive and I was kind of, you know, of course shocked and horrified like everybody else. And I think that probably the average of
bear there um appreciates ‸ or understands the racism that exists, some of the problems that exist. But I think what has changed is that previously we looked at that as a black issue. And I think what the sea change that
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place to a large degree is that white America is starting to realize this is all our issues. And um it's not just with policing, as we know, you know, um
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I think this is where we start to look at how we can legislate. And so I've really been thinking a lot about that. And I have a list of five that I would like to be included in this and for us to think and talk about going forward. The first is that I understand that the police chief previous in the past has met with the faith community, convened faith community meetings. um I've been talking with Pastor Bryant about having some sort of truth and reconciliation, you know, some opportunity to kind of air things to at least get it out there. um But I think that bringing together that community to kind of lead that conversation would be helpful to us all as a community. So I would like to i would like to see us do that. um Number two, we used to have council meetings on Tuesday nights. We moved it to Wednesday nights. But what I've discovered is that most churches have services on Wednesday nights. And it prevents a lot of folks from joining us. Could we entertain going back to Tuesday? I
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We changed it because of what was going on with our schools and the school board because the school board meetings are the same night. I think a lot of those issues are no longer relevant, but
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I think that um if we could entertain that either as a presentation, because I don't think a lot of people in my neighborhood or ‸ in the community at large are as aware. For example, even Harry Moore, a lot of people don't know, even though we have a justice center
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in the near future. The fourth item is I would like us to entertain renaming this boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Now when I mentioned that um to Matt, he said that there you know some communities have avoided doing that because they saw thatthat it could potentially be a negative in terms of development. But I've been researching it. There are lots of communities where that was actually a big plus. And I know it's just largely symbolic,
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um Northward. And we sent out letters to the residents that was affected, the businesses that was affected, ‸ and everything came back positive. There was two residents that came and spoke. uh and they didn't ‸ live off of the office on behalf
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Well, I'm asking for consensus that we reconsider that and you know understand what's involved in that. And then the fifth item was I feel like we really need to look at the police advisory committee that we need to revisit. I know it's... is the committee going to be meeting soon?
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the makeup so much as how it's used, how it addresses issues. I just think... I think it's appropriate that we revisit it. That we know that there's... um
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to get over there right away. ‸ No, but it was good. ‸ the hospitality was great and took longer to do the paperwork, ‸ but ‸ I think it was seven minutes from the time I went in the first barricade, till I pulled out of there, which is good. So, that was it,
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And uh we're so grateful for so many folks to be together and then to be so peaceful. And uh I tell you, it was a bittersweet day for me because that was the a year ago that date was a date my father passed, as well as um i had what I was watching some uh footage on D-Day and uh watching those guys, you know, get out of those, um coming out of those little those little shoots dropping on the beaches, man, and not knowing what to expect. And then just seeing the folks across the street, man, just hugging each other, knowing that we were we're in the middle of a this
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pandemic, you know. But they didn't care. They they were they were they were uh in it uh because they they believed in the in the uh what was happening there. And uh and then it was just absolutely incredible. And ‸ to see a young white female across the street holding the sign up at the end of the uh march. And that sign stated that I haven't gone through what you've gone through. i I don't know what it's like, you know, but I'm here for you and I stand with you. And uh to see two young black females pull over in their vehicle and get out and give her a hug and say thank you. and uh I'll tell you, I can't even tell you what I felt and uh and what was going through me that day. And uh
just fairness, everybody being treated equally. And uh and that's just a simple request, you know that uh you know. And some folks just don't know. They
what? I have to make a phone call the the and make um ‸ and go online and just see if it's me being an african american there's some place I can go and enjoy and feel and be safe and know that I'm going to be safe, andand my family's going to be safe there to go and visit this particular park or this particular area. And it's just sad that anyone have to go through that in this country and it's 2020, and uh and it's like, it's amazing. But I'm so grateful for every for everyone that uh have participated in marches and everyone has played a part in these marches. uh just Just so grateful for all of them. And uh also, um I know we're in the the um the budget process right now, and uh there's so much stuff happening in the city, and I thank the staff for it, and uh you know we we got the you know the work that's going on in Washington, uh
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and seeing some of the stuff that happened in the parks and and with the uh the parks task force, um you know, looking at our parks and and uh the conditions of our parks, that whole ‸ deal. the Lee Winter Park, what's happening there, the
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up here right now and, then and of course, the staff, you know, and uh and they appreciate that. They appreciate what they're seeing. um And I know we've been met with a lot of um attempted distractions, but I'll tell you one thing. This man right here and this mayor here is going to stay focused on the on the task at hand because I'm not going to let anything distract me from moving our city forward because
and it's just amazing that we haven't taken advantage of it. But I am so grateful to see some of us actually starting to sit at the table uh with some of the different groups, like the Space Coast TPO, the Executive Committee, the MPOs, and just seeing just people just sitting at the table now, having a voice from the city of
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we should have been years ago. and uh so But we're going to get there. I mean, regardless, we're going to get there. and uh But people ‸ seeing the things that are happening, and they don't even care. I mean, they care about the budget, and they care about you know their fees and their taxes and stuff. But you know what? It's not so much of an issue because they see the things that are happening in the city, and that's all they want to see. They want to see it happen in their community as well as, you know, you're doing all this stuff here, but what about us? And they're seeing that now, and uh
I'm just saying they see it happening, and I'm so appreciative of all the staff for everything that they're doing. And I know it's getting late, so I'm gonna ‸ move on
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Question. Item number three. is it is it um is it inappropriate for me to make a call to u.s lawns to ask can they add peach tree uh garden um for free to cut it for us because it's a community project, and see if they would do it inside of this contract?
was told that he would be there this weekend once the contract was approved for the last council meeting. So he should have it done by the end of by Monday.
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Yes, mayor and council. um One of the council members had asked for uh discussion and uh background information regarding the city's policy on seasonalseasonal customers and unoccupied ‸ property policy and owner billing. So um prior to 2005, city council allowed for vacation status on customer accounts. So when customers left for the summer season, they were able to put their account on hold and suspend ‸ And then when the customer returned back here after however many months later, then billing would resume in an active status. In December of 2005, city council implement implemented a seasonal customer policy, which eliminated this vacation status and then required all
to continue to stay stay active. And because of that, we built for base fees even though the dwelling is not occupied. In August of 2008, city council approved and staff implemented an unoccupied property policy. And at that time, the intent was to bill all utility accounts, whether it's uh rentals ‸ or residential or commercial, to build base fees regardless of occupancy, just like what was happening with the seasonal customers. So essentially, base fees would always be billed on a utility account. Shortly after the policy was implemented in October 1st of 2008, there was some public dissension ‸ regarding that decision. And so city council reversed the policy and reverted back to the seasonal customer policy. So in October of 2015, staff was requested to revisit the seasonal property policy and provide a recommendation of either re-implementing the unoccupied property policy or um looking at status quo. And at that time, the recommendation was to leave it
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status quo. So as of today, we still operate under this seasonal policy where basically the snowbirds are still be billed for the base fees regardless of whether they're here occupying the home or not. um When we had our um utility workshop uh with City Council in 2019, um it was brought up to resume the billing of this
we're conducting the full utility rate study. um And we have been working with our consultants and asked our consultants uh what other cities do regarding uh the seasonal policy and the um
They only found one um other agency that actually bills uh all utility accounts and basically forces the accounts to go into the owner's name and stay in the owner's name.
Other cities do have um seasonal policies. However, what we have is somewhat of an inequity right now with our seasonal policy because that's the only group of people that's being billed the base fees all the time. So um staff is bringing this information back to council. um There are a couple schools of thought. You can continue billing the base fees and consider it a readiness to serve charge. You can allow termination of the billing of the base fees while thethe property is vacant, which
utility accounts going in the property owner's name, um again, that's kind of a mixed bag with that. We would be able to reduce the amount of traffic that comes in the city because uh into city hall because a lot of those utility accounts are turn offs and
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because they are rental properties and people are turning over where they're moving. um In addition to um people bright purchasing a new home and establishing an account because of that. um So
With the rate study, we actually even met with the consultants today and regarding ‸ the um putting it in the owner's name and then base billing on everything that we knew of one other municipality that did that. So they are not suggesting that we do that policy. um And apparently there was a lot of public um dissension regarding that decision previously. But that is council's decision.
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Right. So it seems to me that that's a reasonable fee given we're providing the infrastructure. They may not be drawing water, but part of what we provide is the infrastructure that brings the water to their home. So I would like to see us look at that again.
It would go vacant for a while until it's rented out. For a home or an apartment, you know, apartment complexes can be right master meter or individual. Yeah.
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And that's from that's just the base fee that they're charging. And I guess it covers the the garbage and all the other stuff, too, even though no one's there. Yeah. yeah
yeah um i I can't agree with the all utility accounts in the property owner's name because that that puts an adversarial relationship between property owners and tenants sometimes. uh And it also, um you know, with the responsibility of collecting and paying. and And it also, when you're talking about real estate management companies who are managing some of these rental properties, they're going to be doing things differently and charging more. and And in the end, the tenant is going to pay more to get the service. They're going to pay a fee to get their water bill collected. So it's going to cost the tenants more. And I think rental properties in the city are already high enough, even if it's just an extra 10 or 15 a month. So, I mean,
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play on for not um putting the bill into the owner's name. ‸ when i have I see so many pros to doing it. um Am I am i reading this wrong? The pros to the methods.
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time. We wouldn't be turning on and turning off. We wouldn't be sending, you know, our meter service people out to take the reads as often. Yes, that would save time.
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um you have three things that we're seeking direction on. Whether you want to leave the current seasonal um property policy in place where we continue to build those base fees only to the seasonal customers.
times for all customers by re-implementing that unoccupied property policy. And then whether you want us to implement a policy to hold all utility counts
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possible, if it's not too much work, to see what kind of revenues we generate from that. Is it possible to reduce the base fee because we're collecting a fee from everyone? We can look into that.
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number two. Thank you, ma'am. We're gonna‸ move on item number two, which is update on the village of cocoa village for the redevelopment of 915 Florida Avenue Ms. Brown thank
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with a commercial component on the corner so in January 22nd 2018 the city issued a request for proposals and that closed on March 5th 2018 there were two proposals the city received one was John Haley which was a 32 to 36 townhome unit project with garages and a small structure for neighborhoods supported commercial activities.
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sought to construct 64 to 65 multi-story townhomes with garages. They were going to provide shaded green areas with open space and a corner three-story commercial building. They provided two options for land acquisition. One, which was their preferred option
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for this use, for the townhome development use. So, there's a little confusion with the previous staff in that it allows for townhome development as a type of building in a multi-family scenario, not as a single family townhome attached or detached. So once that was clarified because our current planning zoning manager was actually involved in the writing of the overlay district, so she understood that that was the that was what the intent was. So staff would seek to change that make that rezoning change. So the villas proposal was recommended and approved by both the cocoa CRA ‸ council
60-day approval for the purchase agreement, though it was believed that additional time may be needed for large-scale site plan approval as I mentioned that CRA and the council approved it on April 24 2018 and directed the city manager and city attorney to negotiate a development agreement so on August 23rd 2018 the city attorney's office Office drafted a redevelopment agreement, which outlined some of the terms and conditions of the redevelopment. ‸ during that time from 2018 ‸ 2019, staff met with the developer several times. They were also the same developer of the cottages. And it in discussion, the developer wanted to proceed ‸ with the cottages first and then would work towards the Villas project. So there were several development review committee meetings. We had started out with conceptual. Public works and fire at the time had provided some comments. Unfortunately, for some of the departments, the concept plan was too conceptual. they needed ‸ more to scale with a little bit more detail ‸ so they worked on that as well it wasn't until March of 2020 that
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issues with the property as far as trying to put that many town homes on that property and so the engineer is here today and she will talk a little bit further about some of the challenges they had with the concept plan
and staff met with the developer to kind of see where we were at on the draft development agreement that had been basically unexecuted since August 23rd 2018 and there was discussion about some of the comments made from some of the different departments utilities fire public works and so we tried to address those questions and we thought that it would be best to hold an actual development review committee instead of going to each individual department and so we did that on May 15 2020 we held
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development review committee meeting and provided some feedback for the developer the current proposal from where the 2018 RFP was there are some changes that needed to be made they're looking at reducing the number of townhome lots they are looking at a reduction of usable recreational green space at the heart of the development including a pavilion
the ‸ area with the loss of the adjacent pavilion from the south of the property and they were also having to reduce the on-street parking for the commercial component they ran into some FPL easement issues they will not be able to provide any of that on-street parking so and I can leave the other one we counted up that there was initially proposed 55 parking spaces and
it should be noted that the items that I just mentioned would be something that we would need to renegotiate within the development agreement and that after the agenda was published the developers did receive a copy of the agenda item and they provided some response
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attached ‸ in your package as well so I am the only staff person left that was involved in the project and so there was some conversations with the former city manager and some of the other planning staff as well that
and what they were going to do there because I wasn't getting a whole lot of information especially the information that I was requesting he actually refused to sit down and have a conversation with me for whatever reason I don't know what it was but ‸ never met the guy ‸ didn't know him and but he didn't want to sit down and have a conversation with me
I was done with it and I've asked and inquired about that property because there were several developers that asked me about that property and what was happening with it there was absolutely nothing happening there I even talked to the staff unless they lied to me and ‸ got the same thing there was nothing happening there I inquired about a development agreement and no one would ever produce a development agreement to me and then finally the city attorney got a development agreement to me he sent me one
part of I think it was early part of this year 2020 and I have been inquiring about it since 2018 early 2018 which I thought was absolutely ridiculous that I had to keep
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development agreement and then you know all this time has gone by you've never signed the agreement and then we sat back down and have a discussion about what the developer or what the person that actually run ‸ RFP and start renegotiating it's like are you kidding me you know that needs to come back to the council because nothing's happened you know we were selling it in the economic breakfast you know
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you know trying to get some information on what was happening then all of a sudden there's movement we want to do something now let's let's do something you know
and if this property this project we're here is going to be anything like the project I see that's happening right now then I have an issue with it and I'm just telling you
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the city don't do business like that it needs to be documented there's a documentation you don't do handshakes and go okay yeah you go ahead and do this it don't work that way
it don't work this way now and so I don't know what went on back then and what kind of bills were being made by the city manager ‸ whoever it needs to be on paper it needs to be documented and it's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard so ‸ that's my my tidbit on that ‸ what
the hotel at least he did sign an agreement at least he was trying to do something here we saw nothing I saw absolutely nothing you know and and now he would have had that same opportunity I'm sure I would have I would have pushed for it extensions and if it has some issues to see this project move forward I think it's an excellent project it's
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what was proposed there in conjunction with the the old Sears Town mall it was absolutely incredible and I thought this right here would have been a good project but unfortunately you know here we are you know and still no movement but all of a sudden you know we've had a couple of meetings we're doing this and it's like well okay ‸ I mean did you sign an agreement is there anything have you done anything no and but just had a conversation and come up with a little bit of a site plan and changes here and there but anyway
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Okay. So, and the property is located in the redevelopment area. So, in order for, and the property was acquired for redevelopment purposes. So, in order for the city to dispose of the property, the city needs to go through the RFP disposition procedures under the Redevelopment Act.
And based on that RFP process, it ranked a couple of projects and selected this project ‸ to negotiate an agreement to convey the property for a redevelopment project. So, we got as far along as the direction to get an agreement, but no agreement has been signed to date. So, we need, the city needs an agreement in writing in order to move forward with ‸ the conveyance of this property in implementing a redevelopment project. So, absent an agreement, if the city council does not want to continue the negotiation process to come up with an agreement with this bidder, then
The dilemma for the council, of course, is the property, if the council wants to dispose of the property, would have to go through the RFP process all over again. And
The previous advertisement was based off of a study that was done for the highest and best use of the project ‸ property. I don't know if that still holds true today. The city would have to evaluate whether it wants to have the same RFP advertising that it had last time, or whether the council, this council, may want to see something different relative to that property. But they would have to go through the whole process all over again. And then ‸ any interested party could submit bids or proposals, I should say. But those proposals have to be consistent with the RFP advertisement that the council puts on the street.
out on the street today, because we have a different council. They look at this property differently. I don't know. But that's ‸ something that you all would have to wrestle with if you don't want to bring this particular bidder to the point of execution of an agreement for this project.
I can just add that I heard a lot of concerns with reference, you know. So the other project, and I mean, I've heard them the entire time. I've been on council, and that's what concerns me that here we are still. And it's another personal. I mean, I just wanted to have a conversation, just a simple conversation.
because I just want to see projects moving in the city of Cocoa, instead of just sitting here with the same crap, you know, and just a lot of talk, wasting a lot of time, wasting a lot of staff time, efforts, and ‸ it's just ridiculous.
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and just not doing anything for whatever reason. I know it takes time, but it doesn't take that much time to have some kind of movement, you know. And I'm just a little frustrated with it, because ‸ we're never going to get there.
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Most property has changed value in that three years. I would assume so, yes. Oh, yeah. So this agreement is based on a property appraisal of three years old. Correct.
And I will say, it would be disingenuous for me not to say that I was in meetings where the former city manager verbally told the developers that we would work towards this project. ‸ They were working on the cottages first, and they wanted to kind of look at all of the engineering to determine all of the different things they needed for the development agreement. So as even with the cottages, there are agenda items with the cottages where it was stated that the developer was working on ‸ that project first because there was changes.
They had to look at the stormwater. They had to look at what kind of green space they can have. Erin, in talking with her earlier today, she can kind of give you some more background as far as St. John's and some of the issues that she had at the property and the time frame that it took for them to look at that, and that might help as well.
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So the developer of the Oaks property agreed to take that project on, and then if I recall correctly and Matt made it correctly, they said, we will go ahead and get started on this project while we work on our engineering and our issues on our villas project.
the engineering or any of the, I didn't know that there was a meeting back ‸ in the middle of May, and I think maybe the city of Rockledge had to join us because of some of the stormwater issues because that property does about Rockledge, but that was ‸ the last I heard about it. But it was my understanding that because they were working on the cottages and getting that done, that we were letting them do the engineering, do all the stuff that we have been frustrated that we haven't been able to get on the hotel project from Mr. Brown, which was all the details and the engineering and the stormwater and the sewer and all that stuff, that they were busy working on those things before the development agreement was signed. And Matt can correct me if I'm wrong, but that was,
So I wasn't, I wasn't considering nothing going on because I thought there was all this planning going on in the background while the cottages were being built. Now I have had some concerns with what I've seen at the cottages. I would expect those to have gone up a lot quicker, but I don't know what those challenges have been.
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to allow them to build that, that townhomes there on the corner that are still going up. But that was supposed to be actual model homes that they could sell the villas project.
There's been no movement there. I mean, you, you've got a couple of people there at the most sometimes. And, you know, and it's like, are you kidding me? You know, and I mean, I'm not telling them how to do their business, but that's not what I normally see on a construction site. You know, when you're building something,
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issued April, 2019. And that's, if you drive by, you'll see what it looks like. There still isn't even drywall inside, but they are working on getting the rest of the units. They've got two other buildings up. So they had, they had some challenges with the first building.
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I've had a bit of history with some of you that are on the council and have not been fortunate enough yet to meet, you know, the rest of you that are here ‸ now. Um, we did come through, uh, quite a few times, um, on the cottages, um, the first time around. So, uh, there, there was, uh, a different developer on that project. Just, and I know really all I'm here to do is to provide my involvement in some history, um, as well as just to explain what has been done and what we've been doing on the project, um,
that thought it might be good for the community to have a cohesiveness between the two communities, to have the townhomes that are there at the cottages reflect the bigger and better and brighter development that would be coming with the villas. And so it was, um, not the original plan of the current, um, team for the villas to, uh, view the cottages, but they understood that that was, uh, a hope and a want, and they thought it was a great opportunity as well.
And, um, you know, from a, uh, construction perspective, from a site perspective, you know, on the building side of things, um, that's where I kind of take a step back from just kind of dirt. Um, but there was, you know, a focus there that, um, took it through final
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um, that had, uh, the thoughts of, and ideas of what they would want or what, you know, everybody would want at that, at that property. Um, at that point, we had the survey, um, Packard, uh, surveying, was the surveyor on that. And he completed the boundary survey and the topographic survey. And at that point, we were able to start looking at it, uh, in more realistic terms.
area, you know, you're familiar with the property. It has a considerable elevation difference across the site. Um, that, and it's, you know, uh, you drive down, you know, Roselle Jones, and there's that, and Florida Avenue, uh, for sure,
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out and how the units would be laid out to meet code requirements. Um, we met with staff and we did get some feedback, um, in regards to fire turning radiuses and things that we needed to address. So we incorporated those changes, um, at that time. And, uh,
Um, but part of, I guess, what the process that we've been doing in comparison to the cottages. So the cottages, we started off with a development agreement and we then came in with the plat and the site plan. So the development agreement didn't necessarily have all of that engineering and the meat and the bones of everything that is going to make sure that those details in the development agreement doesn't change. So we had talked about proceeding where it was kind of collective with this development since we've had some, some lessons learned, although, you know, it was a unique property. So we've been working on, as well, determining the site engineering, you know, running storm calculations to make sure that the area that we have designated, because it will be platted, that the area that we have designated for the stormwater pond is big enough that it will support the runoff and the treatment needs for the community. I had
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efforts, those design efforts, to really, you know, I think we're of the same perspective that, you know, I know I would love to see this project move forward as well. I think we did run into a couple interesting situations that I had not encountered myself before.
and ‸ the surveyor that had done all of the work up to that point is no longer around. And so that was, you know, we then kind of regrouped and regathered and reengaged another surveyor to come and address the boundary and pull in the information. I think we have had some of our conversations via phone because not too long after that we ran into, you know, the COVID shutdown here for a couple months and so ‸ the surveyor that has been the surveyor to do the plat, they've completed the boundary, the revised boundary on their side of things. They're actually working on the plat still. They've been, you know, moving forward with it.
at our development review meeting that confirmed some of the questions that we had kind of still on utilities, how to provide utilities because it'll be a private road and, you know, how to address the parking along Rosa Jones.
made some tweaks to the layout so that, you know, we limited some conflicts at the driveway. We weren't able to include the parking along the street there because of those large power poles and power lines that run along the south edge there. We did, I'm not sure if you've got the most up-to-date layout, but
to support the community and residents of the area. You know, I think it's been, you know, as far as the exact aspect of it, but maintaining that connection there to the south, is, I think that's, you know, kind of, in a nutshell, like a walnut shell, maybe not like a tiny nutshell, but like a bigger nutshell.
and I know, you know, from, I can understand your perspective if you ‸ weren't, you know, involved in the cottages, not knowing the history, you know, seeing, you know, that as far as, and ‸ the outside of things, all I can provide is the information on ‸ what we've been working on and ‸ my involvement
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have a discussion with me, but yet I don't see anything happening. And just trying to get information. It was like pulling tooth and nails, Just trying to get some information on this property. It's like, what's the big secret? What's going on here?
Yeah. I have a question, Nancy. I think I'm hearing our normal process seems to be we get a development agreement and then we go through all this process. And what we've done this time is we're going through the process before we have a development agreement. So what I'm looking at is
all this work on this project but we don't have a development agreement. So what I'm going to need to know from staff before we do any other projects like this, which way works better? Signing the development agreement and then going through two or three years of process? Or do we want to go through the process and make sure the people can perform before we give them a development agreement? I
hotel and we can't get a hotel. So I'm figuring one of these processes, is maybe both of them aren't working. So I want a new process. If these aren't working, I want a new process. I've got a development agreement on a hotel, and I don't have a hotel. I don't have a development agreement on this but I have a civil engineer and a plot plan, and I have all this work that's already done that even if we don't move forward with this project or they don't, we have all this engineering information and stuff that they have provided to us. So I just need at some point for staff to tell me, are we doing this wrong? You know, come on, Nancy.
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seen anything over there either but ‸ yeah, ‸ I just think something is wrong with our process. If we have been with two separate projects, two separate developers and we're doing, one of these we're doing with the development agreement up front and the other we're doing the process before the development agreement and it's been over two years and we don't have either project, something is wrong. So let's figure out how to fix it.
and saying, hey, here's the deal. Here's what we got. Here you go. You know, and ‸ you know, just wanted to know, Just wanted to know what was going on, you know, and what's happening So we can move forward
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Okay. And I wanted, since Councilman Warner, can I ‸ make my recommendation having been employed for 24 years is that I think one of the mistakes that we made was we did an RFP. I think in the future we should look at an RFQ. You look at the qualifications of the developer, not the proposal. And so the hotel project at
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‸ And I can kind of defend that in that with the cottages project, we had modifications. So we had to keep coming back and modifying it. They were, We had a draft and there were so many issues that we weren't certain how many townhomes,
much parking, whether they could do the, the park, the dog park, the playground, how much stormwater they needed. They only gave us a concept plan. So all of that had to be figured out before they could go into a development agreement.
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the hotel. This one we did a little bit different because we were working with them on the cottages first. We had a development agreement. We amended the development agreement because things again changed. We made several modifications. Remember, they didn't even realize there was an FPL easement. So then they had to do another modification for the FPL easement.
to look at is the qualifications of the developer. Have they been, have they proven that they can get things built in the time frame that we want them to have it built?
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are owned. One's owned by the CRA. One is owned by the city. Both of the properties are within the redevelopment area. So, statutorily, the city is required, or the CRA, depending on who owns the property, is required to invite proposals regarding the disposition of the property.
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sale of the property, they need to get adequate proposals to determine whether or not they want to convey the property to a developer for redevelopment purposes. So, you're right,
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I'm sorry, Matt, go ahead. Yeah, I just wanted to add a little bit, something to just think about. We had two RFPs that we issued. We had a total of three respondents. One respondent for the former City Hall site, of which we're basically giving away the property near the core of Cocoa Village, some of our highest valued property in the city, but yet we have one respondent. ‸ And the other site, two respondents. You would think, with those kind of opportunities, you'd receive more respondents. You have more competition for that type of project. So maybe there's something that we can evaluate as far as promoting that property and ‸ putting it out there to just like, you know, recruiting a new employee, casting a wider net, you know, try to attract different developers from even outside the area for those projects.
staff was asked to provide information. ‸ Certainly what I would recommend is that could we get with the developer, provide a timeline of when we could complete the draft and get it executed and provide it to council to see if that's acceptable, and similar to what we did.
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we ‸ move forward and we're doing something ‸ instead of just sitting on this stuff, man, because ‸ we're not getting anything from it. I mean, taxes, tax dollars or nothing, just like a lot of these other vacant lots we got throughout the city from homes that's been torn down. It's just... Well,
council seen ‸ the developer originally when the project first came before us, They ‸ put out a video of the design ‸ and the concept of the development and if you just Google,
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or something, ‸ that video will probably come up because I know you guys have probably not seen what the previous council saw when they brought all the concepts and stuff over, But it's a really great video that kind of shows what their ‸ idea was. So what was it,
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People don't get as excited about what I show them, but from what I understand, they've earned a couple awards, they've, you know, written this property and this project up for publication and,
Mayor, perhaps one of the things we could do is get a timeline from the developer because certainly, I'm sure that if the timeframe was extended beyond what Council's desire is to develop the property, you would want to take a look at that as far as how quickly we would be moving,
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What's going on with the Villas? What's going on? There's nothing happening there. I've been saying it for two weeks. Nothing's happening there. And I was like, you know more than I know. I said I have no clue
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can move on to item number three, which is considered a reappointment of Nancy Elliott as a regular member of the Board of Adjustments through May 2023.
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I put my light on ‸ because I just wanted to make a point. I'm going to keep bringing the point back. I'll be quick. I really want to see us generate more interest, more citizen participation, more volunteer leadership, and I think we do that through our committees, and I think we need to make sure that they are dynamic, and I... You know,
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reappoint, And this has nothing to do ‸ with Georgia. Of course, Nancy, I support Nancy, but the issue is that there are people interested in these volunteer positions, and there's no place for them to go, and I would bet if you looked at our committees, we don't even have six people that are under 60 years old. I mean, because...
and I understand that some committees really require the kind of background and experience, and where that's the case, then we should definitely continue to reappoint, But we're at a different point in our development where we have volunteers coming to us that want to be involved, and there's no place for them to get involved.
ahead of time, And let me just say one more thing, because we will, with the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization, our representative, it turned out that we actually had three people That's what I was going
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Okay, we got a motion and we got a second. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? It passes unanimously. Okay, we can move on to item number four. Consider reappointment of Mr. George Brown as a regular member
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I just want... ‸ Most of the folks here know me. If I make the end of this term, I'm going to be on the board 40 years. 40. Okay? I've never missed a meeting.
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missed one meeting because it's important to me. Now, as far as some of the people wanting to get on the board, they get on the board and they don't show up. You know, I mean, I show up. Our chairman, Jim Gifford, he's always... We've got some good board. We've never had to call a meeting because we didn't have a quota. Never.
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So this one was advertised. It's on our city's website for interest. This is in a city board, so y'all are going to select a primary and alternate, and then we'll submit that to the TPO.
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district, too, based on his address. But based on Mrs. Coss' comments, I think if we don't appoint Stephanie, we're losing an opportunity to get somebody young involved. And I know Sarah is really, really devoted to transportation, and ‸ I love some of her ideas. So, like I said, I don't know Greg. Hopefully somebody can...
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East Coast Railway Society, and that's why I really thought of him when this became available, because he's been looking for a way to get involved and hasn't served on a committee before. Of course, Sarah Ann is an advocate for SCAT
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All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Passes unanimously. Okay. Item number seven. Seek council direction on holding public and private events at city facilities after June 3rd, ‸ 2020.
Hi, Mayor and Council. This is, like you said, to seek Council direction on holding our public and private events which have been on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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recommendations are a limit of 50 in gatherings. However, the governor did say in his press conference that if someone were to, he specifically said funerals and weddings were to attend or want to hold one of those events that have larger crowds, that he would put the onus on them to make sure that their attendees are safe. Masks, temperature checks, those types of things. So, ‸ we're seeking council direction on moving forward with events past June 30th.
So, how do we, I mean, how do we make sure, what do we do, what efforts that we make to make sure that they're doing what they should be doing, using city facilities?
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types of events too. We have, you know, our public events which are typically held at the park or in Cocoa Village and then we also have our private events, which are held at the Civic Center
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So, you know, I listed here the actual public events that we have going on, but we also have private events that have been postponed or canceled as well.
Thank you. So, you're asking if we want to continue, or if we want to open those things up consistent with the governor's guidelines and the CDC guidelines basically?
Yeah, we need direction as far as can we permit these events to continue to happen. We have events that are booked in our facilities past June 30th and so they're looking for direction.
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Well, I think with private events we don't have a... If we go ahead and open it up for private events and we just, like Matt said, in the agreement make sure that they follow the ‸ guidelines the governor, does that absolve us from responsibility?
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I think if we're going to go ahead and authorize private events then we probably would be wise to at least have like a COVID-19 identity and waiver and hold harmless with respect to facility use agreements. That's right.
feasible, you would theoretically attempt to get waivers and hold harmless agreements signed by participants. I know some communities that we represent they're opening up parks programs and requiring that participants sign communicable disease slash COVID-19 releases and hold harmless before individuals participate.
I certainly agree with what the city attorney said. One, having the wording for private events in there would certainly cover the city, and I think, just like Matt said, putting that
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doing now when they opened downtown Disney, they're requiring temperature checks before they go in. They're requiring a lot of those things, so it would require staff a lot more time to monitor that, have, hold harmless agreements signed. You know, when you really start looking at it,
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continued to put is we see a second strain of a much harder strain of this hitting us come the wintertime. So if you look at the current state our nation is in when it comes to equipment, PPE, things of that nature,
So anytime you look at something like that, the unknown is the unknown, but the most important thing is what are we doing to protect our citizens and our community and
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I not only think about the things that we do, I also think about, like, you know, the craft fairs and the things that other people do in the village and, you know, the 5Ks and, you know, the walks and stuff and, I mean,
there were so few people that were not wearing a mask, you know, I'm like, wow, people really get it, that, you know, if you're going to be out and doing something like that, you need to at least have a mask on, so, I mean, I don't remember off the top of my head, this is coming up on June, we don't have as many outdoor events in June, but is there anything that ‸ we possibly could, like if we had the Buddy Walk or 5K or something like that that's outdoors and not necessarily a crowd?
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for Life, and then an overdose awareness memorial that was planned, and I know that ‸ Village Idiot wants to reschedule, they've already contacted us because they want to reschedule their 5K. They also wanted and are planning, hoping to do a concert to help support some of the employees who have been put out from the stay-at-home order and closure of some of the businesses, so
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support people who have lost their jobs or were out of work for a couple of weeks, so we've been kind of on hold waiting to see how we can proceed after June 30th. Now,
and it would be difficult for us to be able to require a monitor for every single person that attends one of those. If it was just ‸ the person who's holding the private event, we would have to sign something that ‸ we could definitely manage, but having to monitor and track who comes in and out of private events and if they have a form signed,
or people use our village or park for events, don't we have an insurance requirement? For them, they have to carry insurance. So if we had the person holding the event, if
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open up the facilities, I'm assuming the city may even want to post some notices ‸ on the facility itself, so people that come in, the guests that come in, have certain CDC advisories, I mean, putting that up would also be helpful.
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and I don't have any issue with letting the private events go forward with Anthony and Jonathan's recommendations, that's fine, but I would like to start to get back to some of these outdoor public events that are sponsored by other people, so
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and then maybe at our next meeting in June, bring us back a list of events that might be able to take place, the 5Ks, the thing that the village idiot wants to do, what
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and I might look to see who was in there and who was wearing a mask before I went in, but it would still be nice to have, to be able to have those things, and to allow people to kind of get back to some sense of normalcy.
And that's kind of what I'm asking Samantha, if she can bring us a plan of how we can do some of these outdoor events safely like you guys have planned, that we could maybe look at them as individual events, not just saying yes, we're going to do public events, but yes, we're going to do these specific events because we think we can do these events safely.
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Okay, we're going to move on to city business nine, item number one. Approve the participation in the FDL evolution charging station program and authorize the interim city matrix. Keep ‸ associated agreement. Motion approved. Second. Get a motion
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approve. Approve item number two, approve budget transfer from general fund contingency to the community service contract services account. Second. We get a motion from Councilman
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three, through. Item number three, approve an interlocal agreement with Bavar County for CARES Act funding and authorizing city managers to submit authorized expenditures for reimbursement under the federal guidance established by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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‸ and I know that they were looking for some sponsors. I mean, ‸ I'm not talking about sponsoring an entire event, but just some sponsoring. I know that, you know, while it's not putting on the event, we've saved a little money and I don't know what their levers of sponsorships are. But if we can maybe participate and have it out a little bit, it will be, you know.
that could be involved with getting involved on the 4th of July because we have canceled our event. But we did talk about possibly incorporating that into the opening of the
and incorporating a concert that we could sponsor at that event. So she's going to get me a proposal with the amount ‸ that she would need to do something like that and we're going to look at that.
a reason why we canceled 4th of July because we had to either make a decision back then, we didn't know what was going to happen. It was just cut and dry. And so, but anyway, okay. Yeah, so