City Council Special Meeting

What the City's record shows

Built only from the City's minutes (1207_CC_Sp_Minutes_04_19_2021.pdf). Page numbers are the minutes' own. Discussion is in the minutes' text; it is not summarised here.

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

Attendance (the roll call)

• Listed present when the roll was taken: Mike Blake, Alex Goins (printed “James Goins”), Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn
• (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines.)
• Listed absent: Lorraine Koss
• Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Anthony A. Garganese (City Attorney), Stockton Whitten (City Manager), Carie E. Shealy (City Clerk), Matthew Fuhrer (Assistant City Manager), Tammy Gemmati (Administrative Services Director), Jack Walsh (Utilities Director), John Hankins (Interim Chief of Police), Jonathan Lamm (Fire Chief), Bryant Smith (Public Works Director), Rebecca Bowman (Finance Director), Nancy Bunt (Community Services Director), Lora Howell (Deputy Finance Director)
• Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Mike Blake (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)

Adopted actions (6)

• to approve staff's recommendation regarding the changes to the agreement (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Lavander Hearn); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 1–3
• to approve the request by staff to include all necessary budget amendments and adjustments that need to be done and would allow the City Manager to sign all of those amendments in regards to all of the requests approved at the April 16, 2021 Workshop (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Herbert "Rip" Dyal); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 1–3; the vote on pp. 4–5
• to ensure the infrastructure issues on Varr, Blake, Johnson, Whaley, and Bernard are fixed (moved by Alex Goins, seconded by Mike Blake); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 4–5
• to give the City Manager direction to explore Broadmoor Acres, Cocoa Modern Manors and Pineridge 1 & 2, including the feasibility and costs as well as a timeline to get sidewalks in those neighborhoods (moved by Lavander Hearn, seconded by Alex Goins); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 6
• to approve an additional $25,000 to Save-A-Lot, subject to working with their corporate office to see if a reduction can be made on outstanding indebtness and grant issues are resolved before the City Manager signs the document (moved by Herbert "Rip" Dyal, seconded by Mike Blake); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 6
• to adjourn the City Council Workshop of April 19, 2021 (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Alex Goins); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 6

Motions for which no result was read from the minutes' text (1)

• to put the old Joe Lee Smith Center out for an RFP for best usage (moved by Alex Goins); no result was read for this motion from the minutes' text — the City's minutes, pp. 4–5

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

• $25,000 — Council: decided in an adopted motion. “approve an additional $25,000 to Save-A-Lot, subject to working with their corporate office to see if a reduction can be made on outstanding indebtness and grant issues are resolved before the City Manager signs the document” (motion result: CARRIED; the City's minutes (1207_CC_Sp_Minutes_04_19_2021.pdf, p. 6); fiscal period not recorded)