Motion at the City Council meeting of 2020-07-22 (vote 8): approve foregoing the customer passthrough of the CPI Increase (.7%) to Garbage, Greenwaste and Recycling Charges, to Commercial and Residential Customers inside the City Limits of Cocoa, for Fiscal Year 2021 Result: CARRIED 5-0 Moved by Brenda Warner; seconded by Don Boisvert. Voted yes: Jake Williams Jr., Alex Goins, Don Boisvert, Lorraine Koss, Brenda Warner Recorded as unanimous.

Motion at the City Council meeting of 2019-02-13 (vote 9): approve the Resolution of Intent, inclusive of Exhibit “B” Legal Description of Incorporate Cocoa City Boundaries, to allow the use of the “Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment”, for the continuing costs of providing Stormwater Services and Capital Projects, commencing Fiscal Year 2020, and to Approve the City Manager’s authority to negotiate with the Property Appraiser’s Office the Agreement of this Collection Method Agenda item: 5. Approve a Resolution of Intent, inclusive of Exhibit “B” Legal Description of _— Incorporate Cocoa City Boundaries, to allow the use of the “Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment”, for the continuing costs of providing Stormwater Services and Capital Projects, commencing Fiscal Year i 2020, and to Approve the City Manager's authority to negotiate with the Property Appra Result: CARRIED 4-0 Moved by Don Boisvert; seconded by Lorraine Koss. Voted yes: Jake Williams Jr., Don Boisvert, Alex Goins, Lorraine Koss Recorded as unanimous.

Motion at the City Council meeting of 2019-02-13 (vote 7): approve the Resolution of Intent, inclusive of Exhibit “B” Legal Description i of Incorporate Cocoa City Boundaries, to allow the use of the “Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment”, for the continuing costs of providing Stormwater Services and Capital Projects, commencing Fiscal Year 2020, and to Approve the City Manager’s authority : to negotiate with the Property Appraiser’s Office the Agreement of this : Collection Method Agenda item: 5. Approve a Resolution of Intent, inclusive of Exhibit “B” Legal Description of _— Incorporate Cocoa City Boundaries, to allow the use of the “Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment”, for the continuing costs of providing Stormwater Services and Capital Projects, commencing Fiscal Year i 2020, and to Approve the City Manager's authority to negotiate with the Property Appra Result: TIED 2-2 Moved by Lorraine Koss; seconded by Jake Williams Jr.. Voted yes: Jake Williams Jr., Lorraine Koss Voted no: Don Boisvert, Alex Goins Corrected to match the minutes, page 11.

Motion at the City Council meeting of 2016-01-12 (vote 7): accept staff's Option #3 Agenda item: 3. Council direction for Collection and Solid Waste and Recycling Materials Contract with Waste Management. (15-623) Result: died for lack of a second (no vote was taken) Moved by Brenda Warner; seconded by not stated.

Motion at the City Council meeting of 2016-01-12 (vote 8): table the item until the first meeting in February (February 9, 2016) Agenda item: 3. Council direction for Collection and Solid Waste and Recycling Materials Contract with Waste Management. (15-623) Result: CARRIED 4-0 Moved by Mike Blake; seconded by Tyler Furbish. Voted yes: Henry Parrish III, Mike Blake, Tyler Furbish, Brenda Warner Recorded as unanimous.

[…] Speaker 13 (introduced as “Jeffrey Brown” — machine-transcribed, not verified): “as to like, unless, unless that light line item,” Attribution uncertain: “that” Speaker 13 (introduced as “Jeffrey Brown” — machine-transcribed, not verified) + overlapping voice: “was just something that was added in there to, um, you know, that, I mean, it,” […] “for services, it says that the waste management is, you know,” […] “garbage collection is a part of that. And I'm just, I mean, I paid $20 a month on my water bill basically for, for that. I'm just, I'm trying, I'm coming, I'm coming here to get educated. Yeah. There's a” Speaker 7 + overlapping voice: “revenue source, which is that charges for services. And then we pay waste management.” […] Speaker 13 (introduced as “Jeffrey Brown” — machine-transcribed, not verified): “On top of what, uh, they” Speaker 7: “charge us for picking up your garbage.” Speaker 13 (introduced as “Jeffrey Brown” — machine-transcribed, not verified): “I, I understand that. Yeah,” Attribution uncertain: “I” Speaker 13 (introduced as “Jeffrey Brown” — machine-transcribed, not verified): “understand that. But what I'm saying is like, there's roughly $20 a month on the water bill. So I'm just curious as to why on that, uh, charge for services line item garbage is mentioned, but” Speaker 6: “that's, that's just the way that we're collecting the garbage there.” […]

[…] “are estimated at $2.4 million.” […] “And then we have a debt service fund and a workers' comp” […] “So we'll start with General Fund. And as a reminder, these are the different categories that we have to report in the financial statements. So General Fund revenue sources is made up of taxes, other permits and fees, intergovernmental revenue, which is shared revenue, and sales tax and things like that. And then charges for services is the water billing services and garbage collection and other various charges for services that we have. We have fines and forfeits, miscellaneous, and then something that's called non-revenue, because it's not something that we generate that revenue ourself, which includes interfund transfers, the water and sewer return on investment, and payment in lieu of franchise fees.” […]

[…] Speaker 12: “And then this is a look at the trends in the revenue over a time period from 2015. and as you can see again, the revenue trends looks like it's maintaining pretty steady. The categories are taxes, other permits and fees, intergovernmental revenue, charges for services, fines and forfeits” […] “And those are all categories that the state and the GASB Government Accounting Standards Board tells us we need to report like that.” Speaker 19: “Okay.” Speaker 21: “What's going on here?” Speaker 12: “Okay. So this slide is showing you the funding source and as I said, this is how we have to report the numbers and it's showing you the change, which percent is, percent of the budget. So as you can see your taxes up at the top” […] “$9.7 million.” […] “includes water billing services, garbage collection and” […]

[…] “at six services per week, which include garbage, recycling, yard waste, bulk electronics, and white goods collection.” […] “one of the most competitive numbers in Brevard County and in the state of Florida. In the past 18 months, two Brevard municipalities placed their solid waste contract out for RFP. All bids submitted for those municipalities resulted in higher overall rates. However, waste management was the lowest overall bidder in both of these instances, further proving that we provide the best service for the lowest overall price.” […] “employs a significant number” […] “and we are fortunate to enjoy a tremendous amount of support. In fact, we're pleased to provide a number of letters of recommendation in your packet from area businesses, residents, and organizations” […] “for years, and we're here tonight to ask for your continued vote of confidence.” […]

[…] “includes water billing services, garbage collection and” […] “represent 30%, 30.2% of general fund revenue. And then the other big portion is what's called other sources, which is inter-fund transfers, which includes the water and sewer return on investment transfer and the” […] “and then also use of fund balance reserves. Looking at the water and sewer fund by funding source, you can see again, almost all the budget is charges for services because it's a utility fund, and so is the fees for providing the utility services. I'd like to note in the non-revenue, there's a decrease of $1.4 million and that's due to a change in accounting treatment of budgeting for capital projects. So previously we were re-budgeting every year and now we are budgeting in the year we're taking it out,” […]

[…] expedient access by Contractor. C. Containers and Preparation. 1. Household Trash and Garbage. Contractor shall be required to provide collection and disposal services for all household trash and garbage generated from residential customers which has been properly prepared and stored in a container provided under the Automated Cart Program, mechanical container, or compactor under the following conditions: a. The Multifamily Residential customers shall be permitted to use autocarts provided the amount of household trash and garbage per collection can be stored in a maximum of one 96-gallon and one 64-gallon container per unit; otherwise, customers shall be required to use mechanical containers or compactor service. b. Contractor shall be required to provide an adequate number of mechanical containers or compactors […]

[…] placement of refuse or mechanical containers and the point of collection of solid waste. 4.2. Residential Service. Contractor shall provide residential collection and disposal service to residential customers as follows: A. Frequency of Collection. Contractor shall provide collection and disposal services for household trash and garbage at least two ( 2) times per week, with collections at least three ( 3) days apart, and for bulk trash, vegetative waste, and recyclable materials not less than once per week. B. Point of Collection. Collection of household trash, garbage, bulk trash, vegetative waste, and recyclable materials shall be within five ( 5) feet of curbside. In the event an appropriate location cannot be agreed upon by the customer and Contractor, the Authorized […]

[…] date of said renewal, transfer, or assignment. 0. Title to Garbage. The City shall have the right and title to all garbage, includi ng r ecycling, set out for collection. Once collected by the Contractor, ownership of all garbage, i ncluding recycling, collected under this Agreement shall transfer to the Contractor. 31. Public Awareness Campaign. 31. 1. General. Upon City request, Contractor agrees to provide, and assist the City in conducting, a public awareness campaign to promote the collection, disposal and recycling services provided under this Agreement. All materials and publications used by Contractor shall be reviewed by the City and approved by the Authorized Representative. All materials and publications used by the City shall be reviewed by Contractor and […]

C. Containers and Preparation. 1. Commercial Trash and Garbage. Contractor shall be required to provide collection and disposal services for all commercial trash and garbage generated by commercial customers which has been properly prepared and stored in a garbage autocart, mechanical container, roll-off container, or compactor under the following conditions: a. Customers shall be permitted to use garbage autocarts provided the amount of commercial trash and garbage per collection can be stored in a maximum of two (2) 96 - gallon autocarts, otherwise, (unless otherwise agreed to by Contractor and City) customers shall be required to use one or more of the following: mechanical containers, compactor service, or roll -off containers. Contractor shall distribute up to two (2) 96- gallon […]

C. Containers and Preparation. 1. Commercial Trash and Garbage. Contractor shall be required to provide collection and disposal services for all commercial trash and garbage generated by commercial customers which has been properly prepared and stored in a garbage autocart, mechanical container, roll-off container, or compactor under the following conditions: a. Customers shall be permitted to use garbage autocarts provided the amount of commercial trash and garbage per collection can be stored in a maximum of two (2) 96 -gallon autocarts, otherwise, (unless otherwise agreed to by Contractor and City) customers shall be required to use one or more of the following: mechanical containers, compactor service, or roll-off containers. Contractor shall distribute up to two (2) 96- gallon autocarts to […]

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[…] throughout the season. Frequently Asked Questions Q: When will my trash and yard debris be collected before a storm? A: The City's waste services provider will collect trash and yard debris before a storm's arrival. However, residents should not wait until the last minute to clean their yards. Loose debris can become dangerous projectiles, clog storm drains, and contribute to flooding. Keep your property maintained throughout hurricane season and avoid placing debris near storm drains. The City will announce final collection schedules through its website and social media channels. Q: Will public safety personnel respond during a storm? A: Yes. Public Safety personnel remain on duty throughout storm events and are prepared to respond when conditions allow. Response times may […]

[…] reasonably incur if the proposed ordinance is enacted: Commercial bulk trash collection fee increase of $0.41 per cubic yard. Identification of any new charges or fee on businesses subject to the proposed ordinance, or for which businesses will be financially responsible; and An estimate of the City of Cocoa’s regulatory costs, including an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. $0.00 Part III. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the ordinance: 1,351 Part IV. Additional Information the City Council may find useful (if any): This Business Impact Estimate may be revised following its initial posting. Related News Ordinance No. 15-2026 Relating […]

[…] Cocoa Wins Top Honors for the 2026 Keep Brevard Beautiful Trash Bash Event (posted April 28, 2026) The original article was published from 4/28/2026 12:00:00 AM to 6/30/2026 11:59:00 PM The City of Cocoa has once again secured the top spot in the 2026 Keep Brevard Beautiful (KBB) Trash Bash, demonstrating its continued commitment to environmental stewardship and community pride. With the help of 355 dedicated volunteers, Team Cocoa collected an impressive 20,563 pounds of trash, surpassing expectations and reinforcing the city's leadership in keeping its streets, parks, and public spaces clean. Team Cocoa included a diverse range of community groups. Thank you to our dedicated volunteer groups. Top Teens of American Cocoa Brevard Chapter NAACP Central Brevard Metropolitan Missionary […]