City Council
Special City Council Meeting
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Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2026-05-26, pp. 34–36; approved as written by the City Council on 2026-05-26 according to the City's minutes. The City has not posted the approved minutes as a separate file. The approving motion, “to approve the March 19, March 24, April 1, and April 7, 2026 meeting minutes as written”, is in the City's minutes (2571_05_26_2026_Minutes.pdf, pp. 1–2).
Built only from this meeting's draft minutes (2335_05_26_2026_Agenda.pdf, packet pp. 34–36). Page numbers are the minutes' own. Discussion is in the minutes' text; it is not summarised here.
Attendance (the roll call)
- Listed present when the roll was taken: Mike Blake, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss
- (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines.)
- Listed absent: Lavander Hearn (listed absent at the roll call; named on a later ballot), Patricia Weeks (listed absent at the roll call; named on a later ballot)
- Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Anthony A. Garganese (City Attorney), Stockton Whitten (City Manager), Monica Arsenault (City Clerk), Jonathan Lamm (Fire Chief), Evander Collier IV (Police Chief), Rebecca Bowman (Finance Director), Samantha Senger (Communications and Economic Development Director), Abigail Morgan (Public Works Director), Lorne Stinnett (HR Director), Mary Humbert (Director of Business Systems and Innovation), Katie Ennis (Deputy Utilities Director), Charlene Neuterman (Community Services Director), Mitch Lawyer (Interim Chief Technology Officer), David Grissom (Helpdesk Support Tech)
- Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: Alex Goins, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss, Mike Blake, Patricia Weeks (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)
Adopted actions (3)
- 1. Agenda: Special Meeting of April 7, 2026. (2026-256) — to approve the agenda as written (moved by Lorraine Koss, seconded by Alex Goins); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Patricia Weeks, Alex Goins, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 2, packet pp. 34–36
- 1. Approve Resolution 2026-023, Extending a State of Emergency due to a technological incident affecting the City of Cocoa's critical techno — to approve the Consent agenda (moved by Mike Blake, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Patricia Weeks, Alex Goins, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 2, packet pp. 34–36
- to adjourn the Special meeting of April 7, 2026 (moved by Alex Goins, seconded by Lorraine Koss); CARRIED 5-0; ayes: Mike Blake, Patricia Weeks, Alex Goins, Lavander Hearn, Lorraine Koss; nays: none — the draft minutes p. 3, packet pp. 34–36
Draft minutes, as printed in a later agenda packet
Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2026-05-26, pp. 34–36; approved as written by the City Council on 2026-05-26 according to the City's minutes. The City has not posted the approved minutes as a separate file.
Source: 2335_05_26_2026_Agenda.pdf, the agenda packet of the 2026-05-26 meeting, packet pp. 34–36; lines 1059–1158 of the City's text of that file. The packet's own page footers are left out below.
Read the draft minutes
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MINUTES
City of Cocoa
Special Meeting of The City Council
April 7, 2026
A Special City Council Meeting was held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Cocoa City
Hall, in City Council Chambers, located at 65 Stone Street, in Cocoa, Florida, 32922,
as publicly noticed.
I. Opening Matters:
Mayor Blake called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m.
Chief Lamm provided the invocation, and Councilmember Koss led the assembly in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
The City Clerk took the roll.
PRESENT: Michael C. Blake Mayor
Alex Goins Deputy Mayor
Lorraine Koss Councilmember
Anthony Garganese City Attorney (via phone)
Stockton Whitten City Manager
Monica Arsenault City Clerk
ABSENT: Lavander Hearn Councilmember
Patricia Weeks Councilmember
OTHER STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jonathan Lamm, Fire Chief; Evander Collier, Police Chief; Rebecca Bowman, Finance
Director; Samantha Senger, Communications and Economic Development Director;
Abigail Morgan, Public Works Director; Lorne Stinnett, HR Director; Mary Humbert,
Director of Business Systems and Innovation; Katie Ennis, Deputy Utilities Director;
Charlene Neuterman , Community Services Director; Mitch Lawyer , Interim Chief
Technology Officer; and David Grissom, Helpdesk Support Tech.
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II. Approval of Agenda and Minutes:
1. Agenda: Special Meeting of April 7, 2026. (2026-256).
* MOTION by Councilmember Koss; Seconded by Deputy Mayor Goins to approve
the agenda as written.
THE VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS:
AYES: Blake, Weeks, Goins, Hearn, Koss
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
III. Awards and Presentations:
IV. Delegations:
V. Consent Agenda:
1. Approve Resolution 2026-023, Extending a State of Emergency due to a technological
incident affecting the City of Cocoa's critical technological infrastructure. (2026-258).
(City Manager)
* MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Councilmember Koss to approve the
Consent agenda.
THE VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS:
AYES: Blake, Weeks, Goins, Hearn, Koss
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
VI. Public Hearings:
VII. Council Business:
VIII. City Business:
IX. Informational Agenda:
X. Reports:
XI. Adjournment:
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* MOTION by Deputy Mayor Goins; Seconded by Councilmember Koss to adjourn
the Special meeting of April 7, 2026.
AYES: Blake, Weeks, Goins, Hearn, Koss
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)
The meeting adjourned at 2:09 p.m.
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Michael C. Blake, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Monica Arsenault, CMC, City Clerk