City Council Special Meeting

What the City's record shows

Built only from the City's minutes (1235_CC_Sp_Minutes_04_16_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 “(Amended) / 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, Lorraine Koss
• (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines.)
• Absences: no absence line could be read from the minutes' text, so none is stated here; the first page of the minutes is the record.
• Also listed as present (staff and other roles): 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, Lorraine Koss, Mike Blake (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)

Adopted actions (5)

• to approve the immediate start of building and equipment: Police HQ Building Improvements, Fuel Tank Replacement, and Fire Pumper Truck (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Lavander Hearn); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 5
• to approve the Village parking, donations, roads and sidewalks and software upgrades (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Herbert "Rip" Dyal); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 5
• to approve the Housing item in the amount of $350,000 (moved by Alex Goins, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 4-0; ayes: Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 6
• to allow staff to spend and budget for the $65,000 difference (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 6
• to adjourn the City Council Workshop of April 16, 2021 (moved by Herbert "Rip" Dyal, seconded by Mike Blake); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Herbert "Rip" Dyal, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 7

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

• $350,000 — Council: decided in an adopted motion. “approve the Housing item in the amount of $350,000” (motion result: CARRIED; the City's minutes (1235_CC_Sp_Minutes_04_16_2021.pdf, p. 6); fiscal period not recorded)
• $65,000 — Council: decided in an adopted motion. “allow staff to spend and budget for the $65,000 difference” (motion result: CARRIED; the City's minutes (1235_CC_Sp_Minutes_04_16_2021.pdf, p. 6); fiscal period not recorded)