okay today we will have pledge of allegiance by our fierce 2416 our firefighters Let's give them a round of applause And then we will have um an invocation by
Councilman Leavander Hearn Let's give him a round of applause and then we will do roll call Amen All right Would everyone stand please ma'am please sir secure your cell phones
All right if everyone to please join me in uh prayer Uh dear heavenly father I'd like to give thanks for allowing everyone to arrive here at uh city hall tonight uh safe I ask that you uh continue to watch over us as a city watch over our neighboring cities as
well our first responders law enforcement officers And at this time also I would like to take a moment of silence for our fellow citizens at FSU as well as the Pope Jesus name we pray Amen Amen I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for which it stands One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Hurrah Okay Madame clerk
may we please do roll call ma'am Mayor Blake present Ma'am Deputy Mayor Weekes here Council member Goins here Council member Hearn present Council member CS here City Attorney Gargani and
City Manager Whitten Thank you Okay Proceeding on tonight's um agenda Item number 2-1 a regular meeting of the agenda April 22nd 2025 I would like to
amend the agenda please sir and ma'am or ma'ams um for move item number 7-1 presentation and the adoption of the cocoa fire strategic plan by the center of public safety Um we would like to
move that under awards and presentations So that will give us three and Mr Brian Dean will be doing the presentation Is that correct Chief Lamb sir thank you Okay I'm looking for a second I have another
amendment That would be to move item five-2 which is about the paving services Move that to 8-3 And the reason I'm asking it be moved is that when this was brought up when we talked about this
in the last budget meeting um we were told that this would come back to us and we would have an opportunity to discuss it and to discuss priorities and by having it in the consent agenda there's no opportunity to discuss it So that's why I'm asking it
be moved to the council business 8-3 Okay A dash3 Okay And then we're going to move We have a 8-2 that's dealing with 524 Oh I guess that we You got it It's on your desk Oh yes Good So 8-3 will be the five
um five under consent agenda item Now let let me ask a question since we're going to be open up for discussion Well it hasn't I made a motion You want to amend my motion uhhuh No no I said you want to I Yes I'd like to amend your motion and second it to
include your item Yes I'll second that There's not amendment I guess he it's his choice Yeah I amen My motion I got your items Okay I apologize Okay Did not No ma'am No harm no foul
Let me ask um this item number five Mr City Manager or fire chief Um this is about contact with the striker sales Is that my correct understanding no she just want to move the paving It's the paving paving Which number is that
one cuz I was looking at five Five-2 Oh five-2 Okay I'm sorry I was looking at 5-5 Okay My question that I asked is this Which area is this affecting district two Oh it's affecting all city
This is citywide We were told at the budget meeting that we would this would come back to us and we'd have the opportunity to discuss it and I'm asking it be moved out of consent so we can discuss it Okay Mr City Manager can you uh enlighten me on this so if I want to
amend my motion to reflect this these are these are the budget allocations for the annual projects within various districts various districts in the city And so I think we have that listing
included in the uh agenda report And so this is that opportunity for the council to weigh in on the listing as presented by staff uh through the uh analysis that's conducted by the the software program and the analysis that we update
each year Okay 2-5 Yeah No no I'm talking about it by me and my emotion No no I'm I'm trying to read my You read I'm talking out loud too I'm so sorry Yeah No no harm no foul
What is your concerns Councilwoman cause can you be a little more detailed please ma'am I'm sorry Well at that meeting um there were several uh additions to the list that was offered for paving We took I think uh additional monies monies that were left over from this year's budget
and added it to this coming fiscal year budget and at that time extended the roads Um some of us were not prepared to discuss that Um and so we were told at that time that the list would come back
to us with the analysis and we would have an opportunity to discuss it I'm asking that we take that opportunity Um of course uh the list I don't know I guess there are
probably what 20 or 30 streets Um only one of those 30 is in district 4 Oh yeah Um and I know that um the the streets that were added were all
added at the request of council members Um I'm just concerned that we all have the opportunity to put eyes on it and treat it fairly Mr Mr Mayor sir So let me let me just make sure I understand This is the
current fiscal year list Yes And so we've not we've not presented you with the the FY 2026 which is the budget that we are working on and will be working on there And so so I think that's there's some confusion This is the current fiscal
year and then um October one will start a new listing of projects Yes And this is the first time that we've seen it Um and it is with the additions that were brought up at the budget meeting
Yeah So we've also spent 650,000 on full depth reclamation on Range Road and the milling and paving of 3/4 of a mile I don't think your mic is on So we so we did the we did the Range
Road project and then we did another project there I'm not sure Are all of these projects off of Is this a staff listing yes Yeah I'm not sure that we've added any projects as suggested as
suggested by any of the council members This is the staff listing based on the analysis that comes out of the study and that study is again updated each year So okay This is a staff proposal and I thought you told me that it was that
these streets that we had added but there is a point of order here because we're still trying to pass an agenda So this is a matter of discussion Right But ma'am I I I'm orchestrating this meeting I thank you very much ma'am I want everyone to have the opportunity to
voice their concerns and I thank you So um Councilman Bowens sir Yes sir Um Miss Morgan you turn your light off Council woman Um thank you I don't want you to go street by street but majority of these streets on the currently on this list that we have has
already been paved in most And what's what's the percentage of it 50 60% or something No we haven't started yet Any of them Correct Any of them Any of them Correct You got the project This is this is the request to move forward with the paving The reason why we waited is
because we were doing the full depth reclamation and paving on Range Road which it has been our experience when we perform this type of uh uh rehabilitation on a road Sometimes we
run into uh situations where we need to tap into a contingency So we wanted to make sure that project was completed before we move moved forward with the uh fiscal year um annual paving Yeah So so
just my only concern if if councilwoman cost if if the reason for bringing this off the consent agenda is to actually remove uh some of the streets that we have on the list in order to add new streets I'm
definitely not going to vote for that at all not at this point because I believe staff um has came up with a list They've done their due diligence and we at that point now where we need to move forward And so in that's just my opinion Uh and
I know I'm only one um out of five but my my opinion if that's if that's the reason to remove to add I'm not for that at all So that's just my my opinion on on this item anyway Right Okay Uh city manager I I recognize you like Mrs Uh
Councilwoman Car one moment please Is your light on Mr City Manager yes sir All right sir I just want to again make sure that uh you all are clear on what this listing is And so so again and I may have said it wrong yesterday but
this listing is the listing This is for the budget dollars that were approved at the beginning of this fiscal year And so this fiscal year started back uh October 1 of 2024 what we talked about in the budget workshop may have been paving
generally but looking prospectively at the paving program for next fiscal year So so again this is the listing for the current fiscal year Um obviously we can talk about uh what would be the listing
for next fiscal year and the dollars associated with that As Mrs Morgan said that we held this because there may have been some overruns associated with the reconstruction of Range Road And so we wanted to make sure that we had sufficient budget available before we
actually brought uh uh brought back to you guys the annual paving list again for this current fiscal year I think I got that right That's correct Thank you Okay What district miss Miss Esco Gargani Sir Yes sir
I made a motion Um and she second that councilwoman cost because I want to make sure I get Robert rules of law correct Um she made a motion to second mine with an an addition or amending it
So my question is if I want to negate her motion what is the proper procedure sir well you're just at the point of the meeting where you're the council is considering the approval of the agenda So there was um I believe there was a
motion to approve the agenda with I think the mayor you may have had one amendment and then councilwoman CS has uh suggested another amendment to the agenda Correct With unanimous consent of the council you could add Councilwoman
Cas's request If there's not unanimous uh consent then um her request doesn't get added procedurally by unanimous consent However she did make a mo a motion to amend the motion to approve
the agenda And I believe there was a second So since there's not unanimous consent you'd have to vote the uh proposed amendment to the to the main motion first So her request to uh remove that item and have a separate discussion
would have to have a separate vote first before you approve the overall agenda Okay and if it fails then the original motion um need to be voted on Okay and to remove her request it would take a
unanimous or just a simple majority Now if there's unanimous consent then her request can be approved with your original motion to approve the agenda So if there is not unanimous right approval to approve her
request then she's entitled to make a motion to amend the main motion and I believe uh the deputy mayor has has seconded that She did second it So then you so without unanimous consent then you need to take up the amended the amendment
that for a separate vote Does that make sense yes it makes sense sir I just want to make sure things are done decent and in order So what after I hear from her then I will call the question with the amendment stated and if it's
voted down no or have a majority of no then we I could bring this back again the agenda item with the modification or amending of Mr Brian Dean Correct Okay And someone else would have to second it
Yes Well you already I think you already had a second to that Yes But you'd have to just call that for a vote Why don't you take Why don't you just take it in order because it doesn't appear to be uh unanimous consent Right So take up um Councilwoman Casa's motion um to move uh
the paving item to um item number 8-3 8-3 Right But I will hear from her because her light is on Okay Yeah No just to say that uh I have no streets in mind that should be taken off the list I did not look at all of the streets on
the list I didn't have time to I just looked at and I'm aware of certain streets that I know need help and because this is the first time seeing it and because I was under
the impression that this list included those streets that we discussed at the budget meeting where we were told it would be brought back to us and we'd be able to look at and discuss it at that time That's why I'm asking for it to be
a discussion item rather than just on the consent agenda Deputy Mayor Weeks and then I I'll call a question on her And I appreciate that I I just want to make sure I'm I'm clear on this What
I'm hearing is that these streets and this paving was approved last year with last year's budget the budget and these so this is not the first time it's come it was done last year no before that's
what the that's what October 24th yes the budget amounts were approved in the current fiscal year budget so we're in the current fisc school year this is the current fiscal year listing what we talked about at the most recent budget workshop was a listing for the new
fiscal year next fisc fiscal year Nothing So none none of what you suggested in the budget workshop are in this listing And correct me if I'm wrong Abby So So we didn't we didn't none of the roads that we talked about at the most recent budget workshop
are in this listing Okay So this list was approved last year This this because I wasn't on the council then So that's why I want to make sure I'm clear on that Yeah I don't have we have we present This is the first time you're seeing this listing Yeah So it is the
first time that the these streets these particular streets and this is for current fiscal year dollars I got you Again this listing even though it's your first time seeing it it does not include any of the suggestions made at the uh most recent budget workshop I I
understand but he's hearing that this is the first time that it's that these streets have been seen uh then I'm more inclined to vote to move it off the consent But that's all I have to say
That's fine Yeah Council my issues are not that big with this When I asked Abby um when I asked Miss Morgan earlier she told me it included the streets we had talked about I'm sorry I I'm didn't understand the question My apologies Um
but I still think it makes sense for us even if we don't spend a lot of time on it This is a big difference to our citizens This is where they really see the the rubber meet the road so to speak in the neighborhoods A lot of people see
this as um this is where they see the city taking action So I would like to see it discussed Okay turn your light off God bless you over just sneezed Okay so let me let me make
sure I'm correct As for Gagani I can call her request for her amendment or to amend it So uh chair's going to call the question to apply her amendment If you're in favor say yes Yes And if
you're in uh again say nay I'm sorry You said it I said it Sorry I jumped Okay If you Let me say it this way If you are for amending this particular item 2-2 or 5-2 and placing it under item number
8-3 say I I I For if you're against this particular item say nay Nay Nay Nays have it You majority Now I'm going back to my original request I need a second to
amend the agenda Second for Mr Brian Dean to do the third presentation Second We have a second on the floor All in favor by saying I I I Any nays eyes have it unanimously Thank you very
very much Moving on to item number two-2 minutes regular meeting of February 25th 2025 What are the wishes of council move to approve Second Okay we have a motion
on the floor by Deputy Mayor Weeks and a second by Councilman Hearn Chair is going to call the question All in favor by saying I I I have it unanimously Moving on to the important item of tonight They all are important but
especially with the room being maxed out which I'm very very happy to see the populated individuals in this room Kind of reminds me of being up there on Tallahassee at the legislative day Item
number 3-1 recognize the 2024 back slash25 Citizens Academy graduates 2025-349 Hey let's give them a round of applause Yeah Nelson would you stand and recognize the
academy individuals okay Thank you sir I'd like to introduce Jamie Broadick She's our public information officer and she coordinated our citizens academy this year So she's going to go ahead and give the presentation for you all Okay Do you all want us to come down now or are you
going to call us when you're ready i'll call you She has a short Thank you Good job Jamie Good job Yay Jamie We got here We're here Good rock taco pride Good evening everyone Good evening
Good evening The city of Coco Citizen Academy is one of the many ways we aim to strengthen citizen engagement by opening the doors of local government to our residents and business owners This program Oh I have to turn it on
It's my first time Thanks You're fine You're fine This program provides a behind-the-scenes look at how our city operates helping to build a greater understanding of trust and involvement in the community Today we are proud to recognize the sixth graduating class of
the Citizens Academy We are absolutely thrilled with the success of this program To date we've had more than 60 participants and they have all gained valuable insights into the city of Coco and how they be can become more actively involved in shaping its future Over the
course of 10 sessions participants explored various departments and learned firsthand about their inner workings of local government Tammy this picture is for you In session one kicked off with an introduction to the basics of local government and gave participants the
opportunity to meet their elected officials Session two the finance department challenged our participants to balance the city's budget and I think they can agree it was a challenge and provided an indepth look into how we manage public funds During session three participants
tooured the dial water treatment plant and learned about the vital processes of delivering clean safe drinking water to our community In session four the community services department explained what goes into constructing a building in Coco from permitting and planning to housing
options and more They also learned about our Cocoa and Diamond Square CRAAS Session five offered a hands-on experience with the water sewer field operations and seller water reclamation teams who demonstrated how they respond
to maintain and repair our infrastructure Session six participants tooured the emergency operations center and heard from our emergency management director Chief Lamb about how we prepare and respond to emergencies Session seven featured
public works where participants saw equipment used to keep our city clean and beautiful including vac trucks lawnmowers street sweepers and more And they definitely had a fun time there Session 8 um took us to the Cocoa Police Department Participants toured
the facilities including the jail cells the 911 communication centers experienced a K-9 demonstration tried on police gear and learned about the many community engagement efforts led by our officers In session nine the Koko Fire
Rescue welcomed participants to Fire Station 1 offering a glimpse into the life of a firefighter and the services they provide to our residents And finally in session 10 um this focused on citizen engagement and participants learn how to get more involved through
volunteer opportunity opportunities and toward our leisure services facilities to understand how events and rentals are managed for the public This program has truly been a great success and has been an absolute pleasure pleasure working with this highly engaged and dedicated
group of citizens They have not only deepened their understanding of the city of Coco but they have also become ambassadors for all that makes our community great Thank you and conga congratulations to each of you for making the commitment to complete this program Your time energy and enthusiasm
is what helps make our um community stronger And now I'd like to take a moment to recognize each of our graduates and present them with a few tokens of appreciation A City of Cocoa street sign with their name on it a t-shirt to proudly wear that identifies
the citizens academy graduate as an official city liaison ready to help answer questions and guide others in the community and a certificate of completion to mark this achievement When I call your name please come forward to collect your items and we'll stay in front for a group photo So first we have
Connor Burke Just make your way up there Bang man Tammy Finley Bill Jody Hatcher Congratulations Jennifer Pizaro Ben
Rider All right let's hear for Ben again Marlene Suadell All right Gloria Witherspoon and Roslin Welsh Okay we'll take a quick photo do this and then we'll bring the fan mail Yeah let's do one So
man take out your signs Got it Make sure Yeah Now be honest Tell the truth to shame the devil Are you going to mount your sign in your house okay
Which room in your house let me ask the question Front door Oh I like that Front door Okay we got it All right For whom the bell to perfect Okay All right Everybody ready
one two three Okay Okay Let's get the family Come on Ding All your family Yeah Not all We'll take one later Okay Are any family members come on I am You
do not come here Take Where's your family who's here with you okay Okay Anyone else wait Jennifer where's your family all right Fantastic Gloria
Family Family Okay All right everybody All right Do we have everyone i think we got everybody All right Ready one two three Can we Can we do like a fun photo you know you throw your hands up in there
Come on There you go Give me the thumb All right All right Thank you all Congratulations Let's give him a round of applause You're welcome Thank you Oh really i got to fix these things Oh good We're the same
Now you know what it's like Oh that's right We got another one Presentation Dr Wilson Oh we're doing a presentation right no no no no She's giving a presentation Oh she's giving what she's giving a presentation That's what I'm
saying Yeah Come on down You all want us out here i know Well your portion there were a lot of the floor is yours ma'am Main Street Yeah We would like to recognize Dr Laura
Wilson The floor is yours ma'am Thank you so much for having us here today Happy Earth Sorry Happy Earth Happy Earth I apologize for my voice I'm getting over a cold Um but I want to take a few minutes to introduce myself the Marine Resources Council and the
work that we're doing to protect the Indian River Lagoon by trying to get everyone in uh uh involved from individual citizens all the way up to municipality and governments Uh just to introduce myself a little bit I'm originally from Georgia but my kind of
story starts on the east coast of Florida This is where I got interested in science by actually digging up sharks teeth on the beach from a very young age Um and so I'm very happy that I've been able to come full circle to help with the environmental side of um our water
resources And my name is Chris Bogden and I am a Florida boy born and raised in the inland of Orlando but as a young kid I was always just trying to get on the water be on the water and this is where my roots really came to playing in the jetties and the rocks here Um so I'm uh
work for Ferguson Waterworks We partner with cities and developers to help them figure out how to manage water If you're not familiar with Marine Resources Council we are a nonprofit whose mission is to protect and restore the Indian River Lagoon and coastal communities We look after the entire
watershed and we do that through science education and advocacy We've been running a citizen science water quality uh monitoring program since 1991 Won a presidential award for citizen science where we collect weekly data and compile them into database to look at the health
of the lagoon We do shoreline restoration um where we specifically work with mangroves We run the largest licensed mangrove nursery in the state of Florida So actually provide restoration services across the state Um and then we do a lot of science and
advocacy Most recently we had a large 150 delegate action assembly in the model of the American Assembly um where we could bring together constituents from across the region to talk about not only the problems but the solutions One of the things that came out of the
action assemblies over the year starting in 20 uh 2016 was the Indian River Lagoon report or uh what used to be called the report card Um we changed it up in 2024 to kind of take a snapshot of the year and look at a couple of different types of data like seaggrass
wastewater spills Um and then really were able to break down what was going on with water quality I don't want to get too much into the data um but we broke the basin or the entire lagoon into five different basins and looked at
how the water quality changes in each of the basin and red is bad and orange is second bad with green being good kind of in this and kind of the constant trend is looking at things like total nitrogen and total phosphates and these are what
we call nutrient pollutions which is one of the big types The pollution that we see in the lagoon they feed these harmful algaal blooms that cause the fish kills and the seaggrass kills The other type of pollution that we see is fresh water All of the water that falls on land within 200 2,284 square mile uh
region eventually ends up in the lagoon with everything that washes into it So one of the things that we've launched just this year is our latest initiative called low impact living And this is how we're trying to get everyone involved in addressing this nutrient and freshwater
pollution issues It builds on the principles of low impact development treating water where it falls before it comes becomes somebody else's problem and then extending it to all scales of individual to government This is four different pillars We have four different
pillars that kind of hold up this initiative The first one being educating the public It takes a lot of the standard stories that we've been telling multiple in uh organizations for decades um and bringing it to the people We've
always done a lot of face-toface but we're tr really trying to expand into the digital as well with uh videos as well as infographics And one of the keys is making sure that everybody can see themselves as part of a solution and
giving them uh action items that don't affect their finances or don't affect their time but that even small changes can make a big improvement The second is empowering citizens and this is um providing them resources so that they can advocate for
themselves within their communities Um this has really taken off in the last couple of weeks working with HOAs and providing them resources for when they go to their boards or sit on their boards for making decisions that's going to um help clean the and protect the
infrastructure of their communities before those water even get to the lagoon Um and we're hoping to develop these kind of templates that we can share um to make it easy for people to kind of get on board and understand how to take action The third pillar is advocating for
change And this is where um Chris and Ferguson Waterworks come in We've been working with them for five years now at least with low impact development Um and kind of taking this idea of the lagoon is more than just the the water surface
but it's the entire watershed Um and I'm going to hand it over to Chris to talk about the municipality side of it Yeah I mean ultimately why this is important for you guys is if you think about your infrastructure and you think about when pipes were put in they were put in to service a certain pi population that
population is growing and with growth comes imperous area growth but what probably hasn't changed much are the size of your pipes So now we're trying to put way more water into these pipes than they were ever built to handle and that a lot of times leads to flooding because the pipes can't handle it So folks say well we can increase our
infrastructure by making these pipes bigger that solves all our problems Not really Cuz pipes used to look like this when I came over here to play in the lagoon And now they look like this So I don't care how big you make the pipes If the water doesn't have anywhere to physically go the water is still going to stand up in the streets And
furthermore as Laura said the lagoon is full of pollutants We can't put any more in there So we've got to find alternative ways to help our drainage systems And this is really important for municipalities because it's going to help you manage flooding It's going to help you manage those everyday flood events that happens when it rains It's
going to help you manage your state permit requirements to reduce discharges to the lagoon by keeping water out of pipes It's going to help reduce pressure on you to clean other people's water If developers are keeping their water on site they're not giving it to you It makes your jobs significantly easier and
ultimately cheaper And I love this It's going to add money It's going to add money to the to the uh community because it's going to enhance urban corridors It's going to bring businesses in It's going to revitalize area and bring people in which spend money which brings more money to the city Couple other
things to think about for resiliency 80% of rainfall events are less than one inch 90% of rainfall events are less than an inch and a half If we could capture that water before it enters your conveyance system you've just made your system more resilient Next are old communities Think about these old
communities that have one drain to service an entire neighborhood or maybe two drains to service an entire neighborhood This screen is full of opportunities to add infrastructure without adding pipes which is going to make the existing system more resilient Cocoa Beach did this with a great
upgrade project just across the water here where they implemented these practices on the lefthand side to capture water And oh by the way look around Look at how the landscape changed the businesses change They've got events where people are coming in and spending money now And what you can't see under
those brand new beautiful pavers is a massive storage facility where they store water The streetscape totally changed The businesses again look at the difference in these things But those pretty gardens you see are now taking in water Those cars are parked on surfaces that allow water to go through This
project was funded by D and they've documented 97% of the water that hits the ground does not go into the conveyance system So there's opportunities for you all to do this as well And I'll turn it over to Laura to close us out So our relationship with Ferguson
started um with the low impact development conference which we offer every year And it's a great place where we've been able to bring together the developers the engineers and the municipalities for sharing projects and education Um so we have that coming up
this fall um just right down the road in Rocklage And then the last thing is demonstrating how and this is really using properties that MRC either owns or manages if I can get it to go owns or manages across the lagoon region from Waiting Bird
Rookeries where we're doing shoreline restoration to um Jupiter where we do invasive removal and native plantings And then really kind of our our capstone is our uh property that we manage in Palm Bay where we have a lot of these practices of floating wetlands and uh
shoreline restoration rain gardens buffer zones to really demonstrate to people how these practices can be implemented Um and we hope to pair them with how-to videos as well Um but thank you so much for the time Um we're happy to sit down with you with staff members
to talk about the education components or the implementation return of investment components of all these as well Um and so please reach out at any point Thank you Thank you very much ma'am Mrs Dr Wilson Yes Thank you And also Mr Bogdan Any
questions for them i know it's Earth Day You're absolutely right Do we have any questions for them i was just going to say we have attended uh the low impact workshops in the past I know Miss Morgan's been there Yeah
Yeah Um we've opened it up this year for abstracts Um so if y'all have projects they want to talk about um we're trying to get people to to have the platform to talk about what's going on in their own municipalities Yeah Okay Okay Thank you Yeah Thank you all so much for your time
I know Mr Christian Baky is actively born team whatever whatever class I am I'm class of 2012 Okay Next will be Mr Brian Dean Mr Mayor as uh Mr Dean prepares to come
up I'd like to thank you and council for allowing him the opportunity to present uh historic milestone for the city of Coco and for the fire department Uh never before has our organization had an actual professional working strategic plan Uh basically a roadmap to help us
better serve our community and citizens And the Center for Public Safety Excellence uh is the same organization that credentials us as professional fire officers Myself Chief Hennessy and Chief Sber uh both went through that rigorous
credentiing process uh the last couple years And this is the same group that does that They're a very thorough group excellent organization but certainly uh one that we are very proud to be partnered with to help us uh get our organization moving forward uh and show
key aspects of what we do in our community So we had them come in this year and actually help us with a strategic plan So I don't want to take all of uh Brian Sunder Uh he's going to walk you through that but he is also uh local to us He lives here in the city of
Rocklage South Cocoa Yes sir Yes sir South Coco Uh but what a what a phenomenal asset to have him so close to us He has actually been a real godscent and helping us get our organization moving forward and we appreciate his professionalism and and just for the
record Chief Lamb sir we will vote on this at the conclusion of his presentation Yes sir I'll have a couple of wrap-up items but Yes sir 104 Yes sir The floor is yours sir Mr Mayor council members thank you for this opportunity Um Chief Lamb did steal a lot of my
thunder so we'll probably skip over a few slides Um but uh I'm really excited about being here First of all um because I know this organization I've gotten to know this organization their leadership and what they went through to get this
strategic plan accomplished uh to me was very important Um secondly uh I'm very passionate about the fire service I did 28 years in the city of Winter Park Uh but to be honest with you I have 43 years in the industry because that's all we do and that's all I do is fire
departments and very passionate about uh Florida fire departments also So uh as I've extended to Chief Lamb I'm I'm available anytime they need me Um it's you they may have to buy me lunch but that's okay We'll figure it out uh but
but absolutely uh I'm really uh wanting to share uh my knowledge and to help them become a better a better department So I am the uh ex uh I just vapor locked the technical
advisor program manager I'm sorry for the center for public safety excellence uh which I will actually call CPSC the initialism is a lot a lot easier to say uh CPSSE is actually a 501c3 organization uh corporation out of Reston Virginia u whose mission is
leading the fire service uh to excellence through accreditation credentiing and education so they do oversee see the commission on fire accreditation international which is the only uh fire service accrediting body out there at this time Um then the also the commission on professional
credentiing which the chief spoke about which credentials fire officers on up including fire marshals uh EMS officers and even data analysis which is one of our our newer uh credentials The educational side is where the technical
advisor program lands and we actually uh go in and help agencies with uh certain things related to accreditation But even in this case uh where maybe that's on the scope for a few years down the road uh an agency that just needs a strategic plan We that's about 10% of
actually our business uh our the word of mouth gets out there and they just really uh they bring us in and and and uh we believe in our process and again I think that the testament to u the work that uh that uh your organization did uh
to this uh will will really I think I hopefully will will really dazzle you So I do want to talk a little bit about the process itself and actually it started with the community So they invited community stakeholders to come in and our process really is to ask them
questions and they write down their answers Uh we don't believe that focus groups are uh valuable in that we cannot capture the data as successfully as when they write and provide context to uh their their questions So we did ask them
for uh expectations concerns and some other questions so that that the agency stakeholders the ones I'll introduce here shortly were able to take that feedback and design and work around and make sure there is alignment with what the community had to say So I will kind
of give you a representation that there is no statistical significance to the amount of people that show up In this case 26 people from the community showed up and that kind of gives you a breakdown excuse me of who was there And there's always room for more Um but to
be honest with you the number 26 seems to be about the average that we're running right now Um of and I know they cast a wider net but people are busy We do a we did a lunchtime meeting so sometimes the commitment is hard to get But the ability to have uh folks come
into the room and and let us ask the questions provides the agency stakeholders with a lot of great information So let's talk about the agency stakeholders and actually if you look around I would say the majority if not all of them are here that participated
in this case seven seven folks um participated and we worked them hard Uh we have a very organic process that I'm going to go over briefly but uh I think it's again a testament to not only the work that they did but the fact that
they're here um is is again supporting this plan to supporting the work that they they did We facilitate we sometimes kick them back into play when they get you know go get beyond the guard rails but all of the hard work is theirs for
sure So what we did basically is um just kind of a brief presentation of what we did with the three days with your agency stakeholders We reviewed the community feedback and we conducted an environmental scan trying to figure out what are those strengths what are those opportunities what you know what do we
aspire to be what are some of the results Uh did some work with mission and values helping to reestablish a a quality mission and value set so that we can use that as an anchor point for the rest of the process Went through some visionary processes what you know
getting them to think what can we be in the future what's it going to take and and what are some of those steps and what do we want to be in the future whether it's 5 years or or even farther out Excuse me They went through a process of sifting to figure out those
strategic initiatives those things that they want to tackle over the next five-year period things they can realistically tackle things that are truly strategic And then finally develop goals objectives and tasking which is going to provide that roadmap for them uh moving
forward So I do want to go over a little bit So their their new uh mission statement is the top boxes dedicated professionals protecting the community from all hazards with service above self Their value set their organizational values they adopted were service above
self courage to do the right thing compassion for those we serve and integrity in the face of adversity Pretty powerful values And again I I have personally facilitated over 200 of these Um and I would say that those are probably some of the most
powerful values I've seen in a long time Finally the last box is their vision statement is the Cocoa Fire Department's vision is to develop a culture that promotes and encourages effort on common goals in the improvement of safety in the community We will accomplish this
through education training and proper resourcing with a focus on its members mental and physical health So what they basically did in this vision statement is they kind of gathered a lot of the information from the community uh a lot of information of
their own deliberations and they had great conversations as part of this and I don't think anything got heated I don't recall that that happening but it does happen and because there's a lot of passion but they have that passion and and they work through this process again All we do is facilitate and kick them
back into play every once in a while they really uh just really uh dug in and and did a fine job So they came up with four goals and over a five-year period realistically and again we we wanted to make sure that
uh they captured the essence of those true strategic things and what are those things that they can likely accomplish So the first goal is to create a formalized consistent training system that fulfills the needs of our community and safety of our firefighters Second one is to foster a work
environment that actively promotes recruitment and supports continual retention through a vision of community involvement educational opportunities and competitive wages and benefits The third one which I'm kind of passionate about as as the the chief knows is to
improve work efficiency morale and in a healthy workplace through a comprehensive mental and physical wellness program to provide the best service to the community And I I I'm going to take a quick second to say that um firefighter mental health and
firefighter cancer are two of the biggest killers right now of firefighters of young firefighters Uh finally the last goal is to align service delivery and it staffing and the requirements to meet the future needs of the the community If you really look at these four goals and
I know that the city has a strategic initiative or a strategic um overall looking at public safety in the support of public safety and this truly enhance the public safety and the provision of services to the community
Uh this will help build them up to be a stronger uh more sustainable department It's not going to be easy They know going going forward it's not going to be an easy task but they're I think up for the task for sure and this provides them
again a great roadmap for the next five years and into the future Now will they accomplish all four four goals in five years who knows but we know that they're going to try and again since I'm only 10 minutes away um I will probably be
checking in on them to see and and be willing to help them if they need some help with implementation uh be willing to do that Again my support of of the local fire service So with that I will answer any questions or entertain any comments about the process Anything that
maybe I went too fast or maybe I didn't cover something specific Do we have any questions for Mr Dean job well done concise and to the point sir Thank you very very much again Appreciate this opportunity Thank you Mr Mayor I just Let's give him a round of
applause just like to take a quick moment to ask our internal stakeholders Those were the firefighters the lieutenants uh the chief officers that volunteered to be a part of this committee A lot of them are here tonight I would ask them if they would stand up for for just a quick
second Yay councel would you stand and acknowledge me hey you look great in your blue and white So any chief officer will tell you whether it's in the fire service or
police service nothing gets accomplished without those men and women on the ground And those individuals that just stood up before you uh answered the call they want to see the organization go forward their hearts are in the right place And when we mentioned the strategic plan the light bulb went off
for all of them They went back to their stations They talked to the other men and women in their stations and really came up with an overall product that was obtainable not only for our organization but for the city as a whole to ensure that we continue a high quality of service to our community and to the
citizens And I can't be more proud of a product that has been produced by this organization than what we just produced to present to you tonight So thank you to each one of them for the dedication and commitment that you provide to our community but more importantly to me as
a fire chief of an organization You make my job easy but you also make it a pleasure So thank you All right Great job Now now now Chief I recognize the individuals in the blue and white uniforms but I think you guys have two
secret servicemen in the back behind We do These these two handsome young men right here are new lawyers we just hired them Um I would be remiss though also he talked about external stakeholders and you saw the representation of that and
not all of them are here but I know a couple of them are here and I would ask them to stand up too because they were a huge part that helped us bring this um strategic plan together So Alec you got to stand I know you were there so don't try to hide uh he was certainly one of
them but we had a a really nice mix between our residents our business owners uh just all of a mix to help us bind into that And that was one of the big things that uh Brian talked to us about was to make sure that we had a
good mix So you know just that feedback to help us with that and really work on this just shows you an outpour of the community support for us as a public safety agency but more important for us as a city So uh again I just want to say thank you to Brian his team They were
absolutely phenomenal I've had several people contact me about them coming to their organization and doing this but most importantly to to my men and women for stepping up to the plate I'm very proud of them Let's give them another round of
applause Coco strong baby Coco strong Uh Councilman Holmes sir Um I don't think we can say thank you enough Um I I just applaud you guys for doing what you do uh day in and day out Um you know I know all too well what you
go through and uh even with our challenges that we have as as every public safety agency has throughout the nation You guys do it at a professional level at all times and I appreciate that Um again I just thank you for what you do Um I thank you for coming to the table instead of running away coming to
the table with uh solutions and trying to make this department the best as as it can be So um yeah Thank you All right And with that being said I'd like to make a motion to approve uh to adopt the
strategic plan I'll second All right We have a motion on the floor by Councilman Hearn and a second by Deputy Mayor Weeks And I'll third it and everyone else the other three remaining Well us two remain You can sir Council members will third it as well Chair's going to call the question All in favor
say I I Eyes have it unanimously Thank you Job well done Okay This concludes this portion of presentations Okay And we will move forward to
um delegations You have 180 seconds to elaborate on your particular item I'll give them a minute to clear the room and then we will proceed in that order You can't resist that chocolate man That
chocolate is calling your name Hot chocolate See that one please kick in Okay All right This portion we're doing delegations You have 180 seconds to elaborate on this particular item First will be uh Mrs
Adams Would you come to the podium please good afternoon Good afternoon Thank y'all for allowing me to come here tonight State your name for me please Miss Adams Shemica Adams Go ahead Yes ma'am I would like to say thank you for allowing me to come here tonight Um I
just wanted to kind of collaborate on the subdivision development that's coming forth I am one of the homeowners that's going to be affected by the twostory buildings which I was under the impression that it was a one-story buildings that was coming forward I like
the fact they did the five single homes um in that area but I feel as if I'm in a place where I got two stories all the way around me I was under the impression that the lot that I asked to purchase that they said I couldn't purchase
um was going to be a single one floor home which is now going to be twotory homes So I feel like it's invading in my privacy Not only that this the community have not been some the community should
have been surveyed in some form of way of the change which I understand from the beginning it was initially supposed to be 22 houses in the area which is now 32 houses which is increasing um the traffic in the area and you know with
everything else that's going on in that specific area I think it the plan need to be revised of the amount of housing that's coming in and need to go back to the original 22 homes because it's going to increase the traffic which the traffic is already kind of crazy on that
corner I live on that corner been living on that corner for 5 years and some of y'all may live in the neighborhood but I sit there and I see a lot of things that take place So with that being said 32 homes is going to bring average person have two houses I mean two cars within a
house That's 64 cars that's going in that little small spot So I really feel like it really need to be revised Um and it need to be smaller amount of houses Me being on that small corner right there hurricane come through and it take
one of them houses off Guess who going down first the little house on the corner And I got all these tall buildings around me I feel like I am blocked in and I really think it really need to be revised cuz I was under the impression it was going to be a house similar to mine like the five that they
put But these twostory homes that's it's not fair that they're being put like that I spent thousands of dollars to upgrade my home and to invade in my privacy like that Put a privacy fence up
But then I got a neighbor that's standing two stories high looking right down on me Not just one angle I got every angle So I feel like me personally that's not fair on how it was done And the community was not notified at all We
was told that it was supposed to be single homes It's supposed to be 22 not 32 So I just wanted to come and express my concern and ask for it to really to be revised And even if they try to put a red light right there the traffic on
that area that comes through that corner that's an awful lot in that itty bitty spot So that's going to that's going to cause for more officers in the area Sorry but that's what it's going to consist of when different things take place It's going to be hard for the fire
departments to get in those spots One house catch a fire it's going to be like California It's going to be a chain reaction So to me I feel like that really need to be revised for the community So I'm looking at it not just
me invading my privacy but I'm looking at the the community too as well That is a small little spot to put that many homes and especially twostory homes So I think it should have been revised to where it's a single onef flooror homes like the five they did on the front That
is beautiful I like that That's outstanding So thank you ma'am I just wanted to We're going to have a question because I have a light on Okay Um Mr City Manager help me understand about the Yes sir the
approval of nonconforming lots within that area too as well Yeah I don't I don't know that these are non-conforming lots there I don't I don't know the original proposal I don't know where the original proposal is the the only thing that uh the city has had in place was
they purchased these lots approximately 10 years ago from the uh the housing authority and nothing has happened in 10 years And so so originally um they they are lots that would have accommodated um
uh a single family singlestory home Um as you know this is an RFP put out on the street for uh um a developer a builder to come in and actually finish out the subdivision And so so at the end
of the day um you know you have a of a not only a response to a proposal but you have a great response to a proposal for to a proposal that was put out there that allows uh that community to have 32
affordable housing units Um there are um a lot of neighborhoods a lot of communities that actually have a mix of housing and as you know Mr Mayor and and uh Councilman Goings that area has certainly has a mix of housing And so so
again this is a a great proposal We have modified uh some of the setbacks We did that actually prior to this proposal We did that in conjunction with uh doing some of the setback modifications to the heart of Coco also because we wanted to
make it easier for anybody to build And so we had a lot of uh as the mayor said lot lot of non nonconforming lots in uh in the uh in the consent decree area and in this area And so again the the the
the reducing the setbacks allows not only these homes to to occur but it'll allow uh traditional singlestory homes to to uh be built also And also at one of our meetings we discussed um prevent
people from parking on the street We talked about a twocar garage We also talk about talked about um kids staying at home now because we can identify what took place over at the Arlington Apartments And yes you know where I stay
Mrs Adams and I know where you stay at too as well ma'am And and and I'm u based on the style and size of the homes The intent was to keep vehicles off the side of the street Uh Mr city manager and then I will surrender the floor to
you Uh Councilman Goins Mr City Manager could could you elaborate on that and Mrs Webster will actually present the item Um but but these these homes are set back in such a way to where they'll have long driveways It's a onecar garage
but the driveways will actually accommodate accommodate two stacked cars there So So in essence if you if you Is that correct widthwise width widthwise and so so one in the garage and then you can
accommodate two in the driveway uh for for really a total of of three so don't really see the parking on the street as an issue right okay Councilman Gins sir yeah two
things the first thing the question I had was you made a statement about the city telling you that you could not purchase the lot next to you how did that come about so I came to a meeting once before when they was talking about getting the subdivision together and I wanted to purchase that
piece of land and they I was told that I couldn't purchase it because it was already taken by the subdivision And I was like well when they bring the housing come forth I would like to purchase a home next to it since I can't purchase that land And so I was under the impression at the last meeting it
was supposed to be 22 homes which they did build the five which it leaves the 17 So now it's going back to something completely different Now it's 32 and it's two story So yeah So So yeah So the next thing I had was
um so I don't know the numbers of 22 to 32 but you're right about the 32 And so I believe if if if we ever was at the number of 22 then Lar homes would not be here The homes would not be built at all
And so and the reason why I say that because of of the the return on investment right and so at 22 homes that mean those homes to for their return on investment that that home would probably be much more than
$279,000 And so it would probably would be I'm not going you know I don't want to guess but probably in the $380 $400,000 range more than likely I know we got a realtor that's on on board here as well but and so and another statement
I want to make your home makes my house look like crap Okay you've done a absolute beautiful job with maintaining your home I love the fact I keep seeing your son pressure washing that driveway twice a week But but you you you've done
a great job with your home So your concerns is I understand and I think we all understand and this what you're supposed to do you're supposed to come exactly what you're doing when you have issues that you see that could impact you But but city manager is right as well where you have certain subdivisions
that you do have sometimes it's two story one story two story one story It kind of staggers itself So this won't be like the this won't be the first time I've seen a product such as this And another issue was was the lot sizes So lot sizes
got a little bit smaller which turned those homes into more of those shotgun style homes again to fit more homes which in turn allows that price of that home to be lesser cost than what it probably would have been at 22 But in my opinion I could be
wrong I don't believe if we had 22 I don't think we will even have a product to even present right now in my opinion And so but your concerns are heard just to let you know that But that's the reason why that number went up higher
than what it was at the beginning So to let you know that and it was only am I right about this it was only one respondent that we had Am I Am I Yeah one response And there were 22 lots and there were 22 lots for about 10 years That's that vacant And so we did the
five uh and the five you know made it 17 And so and so but we we can't replicate for the balance of 22 lots what we did for the five Again that was a budget of 1.6 and and we we uh we sold for about
1.2 And so it was costing us between 4 and $500,000 to build five homes Well you can't you can't you can't replicate that in in our lifetimes I'll say you know and so and so this was a proposal again
put on the street to uh build out this subdivision to provide affordable housing to 32 families Um and we had the one response that response was from LAR which is uh third largest builder I
think in the nation I think I got that right Second sorry second largest builder in the nation And so so again it's a good product from a good builder with the goal being affordable housing for the the maximum number of families
So they never like survey the community when they decide to do things like this you know because again it still takes it back I understand I feel like it's about numbers too Um because going back to what I originally said it's really
invading my privacy that I got to come out my I I really don't have any privacy anymore So it defeat the purpose of me investing money into my home and to be you know told one thing and then you turn around and want to put a twotory I understand if you got to put your two
stories down a strip Understandable But right next to me I prefer it to be a single home let it be a single home like mine to match the block you know So yeah And I I don't want to go back and forth with her Mr Mr Mayor This is delegation
I got it Okay Um but but I I don't we had 22 lots and that was the extent of the plan So there there's no plan for a single story or or twotory because you you've had 22 lots
for 10 years That was the extent of the plan until uh year before last I think it could have been last year I think we finished up the homes last year until we we built the five homes last year So that was the start of putting something
on the 22 lots Those happen to be single family Again can't replicate that because you don't have enough money to do that And so RFP hey is there is there a build out there with the capacity to come in and take down uh and do
affordable housing at the HUD sales price it's 279 right now They think they can actually sell uh for lower than that and at the statutory uh income uh range which is 20% of AMI to 120% of AMI And
so and so there was no plan that was on the table to do a particular type of home Again all you had was 22 lots All the city had was 22 lots and those sat uh barren for approximately 10 years
or greater Okay Um I just had one thing last thing off please Oh last thing I had was I I I I recommend that you don't leave and listen to his presentation And I think a lot of those questions about those numbers that you're talking about
I think he's going to break down some of those things so you kind of actually can see exactly what it may look like And so that I don't know how long we may have but Jennifer's presentation Okay All right All right Yep Thank you Mrs Adams
You're welcome Wood That's green Alex Greenwood Bvard Avenue Uh greetings mayor council I'm I'm going to be very quick because I can see that you all are very got a large a lot to work on Uh the commercial property group um is wanting
to see if they could get an update on uh two subjects but one they wanted to also include uh issue with western waste I understand the uh contracts coming up for renewal and the way that the debris
is being picked up and there's a variety of issues with that is not working the um the change now has been more of a negative effect than positive There is uh wood debris furniture it it looks
horrible and uh they're very concerned about it And because that contract's coming up this is something that they're wanting me to go back with them with some information and to see if there's a a support that we could enhance what's
not being done to keep from it looking as unattractive as it is Uh the other two items golf carts I don't know where to go before the council or the CRA They wanted to give uh another input on that situation and also the security guards
They are very very um interested in having that started because that they feel that a lot of the issues uh could be corrected That's uh uh something that needs to be addressed in the village and uh we're very anxious uh to see that
come to fruition So I hope that if you all have any kind of dates or input on the uh security guards and uh uh uh and the golf carts I'd like to see if I could take something to them Otherwise I'll wait till it's on the agenda Does
anybody have any dates on this that I can tell them that you all might be able to look it over okay Okay Yeah we'll bring them back Okay Come to the next meeting sir council meeting or the CRA both Both Thank you
very much And Mr Mayor if you if you want me to the the waste management he said Western Waste but it's wast I did I meant they changed their names That contract is uh is uh it's termed to uh
2027 So it's termed to 2027 If you have particular sites that have issues just simply give that to us and we'll we'll work with waste management for that uh the security uh guards or the enhanced um the enhanced security in the village
I know the city attorney is working on the amendments that need to occur to to uh the documentation for that program uh the agreement with the CRA and then I think there's another document that
maybe needs to change CRA and the city for the police enhanced police We're working on that and and so stay tuned on that one Golf carts is not an issue that I have direction to pursue Recall that the last time uh the council
discussed that was there was a requirement to do a citywide study uh at a certain cost and I don't think the council directed us to undertake that study Uh just for an update about the golf courts there are more and more driving
around I hope they don't get pulled over and charged with the ticket Please let it go Look to your left sir What's that sir look to your left Thank you Okay I think this concludes this portion
of delegations We will proceed on to consent agenda item with the wishes of councel Move to approve Second We got a motion on the floor by Deputy Mayor Weekes and a second by Councilman Goins Chair's going to call the question All
in favor saying I I Any eyes have it unanimously Proceeding on to item number 6-1 PZ25-0280000001 Michael C Blake subdivision lars development agreement for affordable
housing 2025-326 I'm just saying I'm I'm following my old traditional way Uh Esquire Gargani do you have anything you would like to expound on before Mrs Webster states anything 104 Sir thank you Um Mrs Webster ma'am
the floor is yours Thank you and good evening Mr Mayor and good evening council Um so yes as as mayor stated uh this is the Michael C Blake subdivision development agreement which is an agreement with LAR Homes to design and construct affordable housing in the Michael C Blake subdivision in Coco
Florida in the Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Area for potential homeowners classified as either very low low or moderate income persons as defined in Florida statute section 420.004 004 and the US Department of Housing and
Urb urban development This is for the development of 17 existing parcels of real property into 32 affordable single family homes Now just for a reminder and reference I've included um some language here from the Florida statutes and the
US Department of Housing and urban development regarding affordable housing And uh so accordingly it refers to monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments including taxes insurance and utilities not to exceed 30% of that
amount which represents the percentage of the median adjusted gross annual income for the households as indicated in the following subsections the lowincome persons moderate income persons and very lowincome persons And
the US Department of Housing and Urban Developments definition is housing where the occupant pays no more than 30% of their income for gross housing costs including utilities So this agreement affects approximately 2.83 83 acres of
city-owned property located generally on Mango Avenue Valencia Avenue and Blake Avenue between Barbara Jenkins Street and Stone Street And in 2016 the city acquired approximately 3.5 acres from the Cocoa
Housing Authority for the purpose of developing affordable housing and subdivided it into the Michael C Blake subdivision In September of 2024 the city published a request for proposal for the redevelopment of this property into affordable single family housing to further the Diamond Square community
redevelopment plan objectives which are to create highquality residential development that will serve as a catalyst for the redevelopment of the Diamond Square community redevelopment area and the city of Coco to create vibrant sustainable neighborhoods that provide a
range of housing options while integrating well with the existing community fabric network and to increase partnerships with housing developers The request for proposal also stated specific requirements for the developer that they be experienced and
well financed capable of purchasing all identified lots to develop and to be able to construct affordable housing on all lots within a specified time frame In October of 2024 Lenar Homes submitted a proposal to develop the 17 lots into
32 home sites most of which would accommodate a two-story approximately 16 foot wide home carefully designed to maximize usable spaces with sizes ranging from 1,295 ft² to approximately 1,700 square feet Two lots between
Temple Street and Barbara Jenkins Street will have singlestory model which is approximately 1,900 square feet These would be sold for a maximum sales price not not exceeding the affordable threshold established by the United States Department of Urban and Housing
Development and the Florida statutes at the time of sale Lenar homes was selected for the future negotiation of this development agreement that establishes guidelines and parameters for the development of the property So regarding the future land
use and zoning uh the subject parcels are zoned RU1-7 single family residential with a future land use designation of medium density residential will allow which allows up to 15 dwelling units per acre RU1-7
generally requires requires larger lot sizes of at least 7500 square feet with 75 foot width uh minimum width lots However Diamond Square already consists of many smaller lots that are non-conforming with many being 50 feet
or less in width Also the city council recently passed ordinance 12-2024 reducing the required setbacks specifically in Diamond Square to promote the development of essential housing on currently available small lots as one means of addressing housing
needs The project is generally depicted on this conceptual development plan which is to be constructed in accordance with the requirements set forth in the development agreement The project proposes four different floor plans each offering three different exterior elevations to achieve architectural
diversity and a broader range of choices for residents Each home will have a minimum of two bathrooms and three to four bedrooms Most of the lots will have the two-story floor plan with all bedrooms on the second floor The singlestory
floor plan will be located on the two lots between Temple Street and Barbara Jenin Street And I'd also like to to remind uh everyone and point out that as part of this development the um it will be required to meet the code required
landscaping requirements uh which include two trees per lot which um as the trees mature and develop will um eventually um contribute to the screening um between between the homes and adjacent properties
In the typical development into the 17 lots the 32 into 32 smaller lots as depicted in this typical lot detail on the left Several variances to the city cocoa code appendix A zoning zoning
article 11 section 3E single family residential district will be required All of which will be incorporated into the development agreement The minimum lot size shall be reduced from 7,500 square ft to a minimum of
3,515 ft The minimum lot width shall be reduced from 75 ft to 37 ft The minimum lot depth shall be reduced from 100 ft to 95 ft deep The maximum lot coverage may be increased from 30% to 50% but the
lot will still have to stay below the maximum imperous area of 70% And the setbacks will be uh minimum 10 foot rear setback minimum 10 foot front setback with 10 and 1/2 ft side setbacks So this is the first of the
floor the first of the four models uh which is called the Breeze So this is one of the three two-story models uh which you can see there is a singlecar garage and it's not depicted in the picture but the driveways will be twocar driveways So essentially the capacity
for three cars um on property and this is the floor plan for the Breeze the smallest model which is 1295 square ft but is 2 and 1 half bath and threebedroom And this is the second of the two-story U models which is called
the Cypress And again it's the one onecar garage Uh and it will have the double driveway And this is the floor plan for the Cypress which is 1524 square ft also two and a half bath and threebedroom And the third of the
two-story elevations is the Element And so this is the largest of the two stories and the uh it's a 1684 square feet This one is the four bedroomedroom with a two and a half
bath And this was the uh the elevations for the singlestory model which you can see is a two-car garage with the capacity for two other cars in the driveway And here's the floor plan for the Belmont Uh the singlestory model
which is 1840 square ft three bedroomedroom and two bathroom And as stated with the two-car garage in accordance with 16 16 excuse me in accordance with section 1521 of the city code and consideration of the
variances we just described and and the waiverss requested the city is asking the developer to incorporate several development enhancements into the final site plan This requires the developer to one develop affordable single family
homes as defined by HUD Provide income or income qualify all potential buyers to ensure the purchases are classified as very low low or moderate income persons as defined in the Florida statutes and to provide enhanced landscaping fencing and playground
equipment for the Harry T-our center and to incorporate the use of energy efficient building methods and materials in the new homes The development agreement aligns with the goals objectives and policies of the city of Cocoa comprehensive plans future
land use element and housing element as well as those of the Diamond Square redevelopment plan including those for the future land use elements such as redevelopment and promoting vitality and redevelopment in the three community redevelopment areas and also those of
the housing element for encouraging and promoting the provision of decent state safe and sanitary housing housing supply energy efficiency location of housing incentives for affordable housing and also in infill
development So on April 2nd 2025 the planning and zoning board voted unanimously to recommend the city council approve this development agreement for the Michael CLA subdivision Therefore staff requests that city council approve this development agreement for affordable
housing in the Michael C Lake subdivision in Coco Florida situated in the Diamond Square community redevelopment area affecting approximately 2.83 acres of city-owned property located generally on Mango Avenue Valencia Avenue and Blake Avenue
between Barbara Jenkins and Stone Street for the development of 17 existing parcels of real property into 32 affordable single family homes with lots not less than 37 feet in width and 95 ft in depth The agreement establishes building elevations and floor plans for
the future homes and describes development schedules and future permitting requirements Thank you Do we have any questions for Mrs Webster and Mr Mayor I I want to supplement her her presentation also So just to hit on
a couple of of deal points So this is tonight before you is the development agreement as uh Mrs Web Mrs Webster said there there are going to be permitting requirements and so uh the lady will have an opportunity to uh revisit this
when it comes to the planning and zoning uh board and when it ultimately comes back to you all And so with regards to to a couple of the deal points um you know I don't I don't know that uh well I do know because no other builder
actually responded to the RFP Uh so I don't um you have a builder again number two national ranked builder that is willing to abide by the HUD uh ceiling on price and the statutory
um income um levels there um they are purchasing the lots from the city and so it is 15,000 per split and so that's uh that's a total of $480,000
uh dollars for the for the 17 splits Um if you go back Jen to the to the site plan the one that shows just keep going back And so if you if you look at the bottom of the screen that's Barbara Jenkins And you
can see like a little left of center there's one single story home there And so those lots vacant lots are owned by uh the housing authority And so again this is not your plan This is Stockton's
uh idea And so if you were to couple together the 480,000 with the 1.2 that you have uh in budget uh between Diamond Square and the city you would get back to that amount that we had to do the to
do the five homes And so conceivably on Barbara Jenkins you could do you could do the onestory homes that would give uh and I'm I apologize for not remembering her name would give would give Mrs Adam Ms Adams uh that
consistency of look um right across from her So so again housing authority has a number of folks I I believe they say they have a number of folks interested in that but that's but that's one one
thought Um and so again uh that could be uh part of the future development Also as a part of this deal they are going to actually build four home sites at a time And so I think we have in the agreement
that they are to peel the to pull the building permits within three months after final plat approval and start the four homes and they'll take down uh they'll they'll uh issue or receive
building permits for four uh for each subsequent month I think um or whatever the time frame is Ultimately in this contract we have that they'll build out the subdivision um within 15 months of a final site plan
approval Uh 32 homes within 15 months of final site plan approval Um and then the last uh uh point that I'll point out is that um there was a request from council to
uh have the developer to consider landscaping fencing and playground equipment for the Harry T more center um to buffer uh that center from uh the home sites to actually improve uh the
amenities associated with that center And LAR has come to the table with $175,000 to do those uh those uh three things Uh and they've committed to actually um completing that prior to the
17th certificate of occupancy And so prior to uh finishing half of the project they'll they'll put in those amenities And so I think it's a great deal I think it's a a great deal for Diamond Square and ultimately the 32
families that will occupy those home sites Thank you Uh who's late calls Council woman calls Council No I was just gonna ask So um so we went from 75 to 37 I know we did down
to 40 in that one the one off of Range Road It's not hasn't gone forward yet but I know that's in the in the range But how many uh feet between homes will there be so if the side setbacks are 10
and a half feet so that'll be 21 feet in between homes Okay And then um the maximum lot coverage can be increased to 50% from 30% There aren't any storm water issues
there I think that area is pretty well draining and we have a storm system Yes And and Abby can verify that the question about the the um the adequacy of the impous surface Yeah But but we did say in the requirements that they still have to meet the maximum imperous
surf surface coverage um or cannot exceed that coverage of 70% So they still have to meet that requirement Yeah Okay Okay Thank you Um so I had this from yesterday's meeting at the Diamond Square Um there
were two questions that was sent to me today Um one of them we probably can answer uh now which which is will after purchasing of a home will those home will a home be allowed to be
a rental um inside do we have control over that yeah this is this is home ownership I'm glad you mentioned that because one of the things that also the builder agreed to is to allow the city to pick the third party consultant that will income
qualify the uh the applicants there And so this is uh homeownership home ownership that's required for the HUD or the state period of time Uh it's it's a 20-year uh home
ownership period for any first-time home buyer assistance programs that are provided through the city Okay Okay Um so in saying that which I I I'm glad that's the case Um but I'm I'm letting you know that what has been
happening the last I'll say probably 5 to 10 years a lot of people um have been as far as the HUD is concerned following that rule but they have uh have subleasased those houses um removed
homestead went somewhere else and bought another house and sometime it's not tracked um and it happened a lot and it's happening like within recent time frames And so that's something that's hood on the hood side That's right That's right And so I
just want to just make that But um the second thing was uh the $100,000 plus dollars that is coming from LAR um on this contract to the uh playground equipment fencing and things of that nature Uh the first thing is I think us as a counseling community need to be
involved in what that looks like Uh that's the first thing And then the second thing is um that same comment was made to me yesterday Okay we're pouring in this amount of dollars for the fencing and things of that nature Um and that's something we can't answer right
now but I just want to let you know that citizens are paying attention We throwing that money in but yet the museum is still closed And so um and only available by um appointment man or whatever the case may be we we still as
of yet um have a a plan for that and so I'm just letting you guys know and and city managers as well that people just asking that question once they heard it yesterday and so they want to know what that plan looks like Again I don't think we got to answer that today but I'm just letting you know that that that's is a
question that people have asked Let me let me answer part of that question And so on on page six of 28 of this agreement it says "Therefore the city agrees to prepare an enhanced landscape and decorative fence plan for the buffer and
assist the developer in the selection of playground equipment for the Harry T Moore Center which in the judgment of the developer shall uh such plan shall not require the expenditure of more than $175,000 to complete The developer agrees that prior to the issuance of the
t of the that should be the 17th certificate of occupancy for the project it shall complete are costs to be completed the enhanced landscaping decorative fencing and playground equipment plan prepared by the city
around the Harry T Moore center So we we have control over what happens for those three items Go ahead sister Oh I've lost my train of thought Go ahead Oh just a quick question So we I know we did the
newspaper We put an ad in the newspaper Do we also send letters on these no not for this type of um project as a development agreement What What is the distinction when would we send a letter for PUD and this is a this is a
development agreement This is not part of the planning uh and permitting that has to go on for the for the site plan Is that a radius letter uh yes if that yes if that goes before uh that'll be a planning and zoning is a
large scale site plan So yes that will have um right So they'll get the notices uh when it goes to P&Z Turn this off till I remember what I wanted to ask Um something Councilman Goins brought up
as far as the requirements um in regards to renting I I think I heard you said if any firsttime homeowner assistance is utilized then that 20-year rule applies But if uh a citizen was to buy a home without any assistance then there's no
oversight the the the the for for for for the citizen to to come in and um most folks who are going to come in are going to going to need some assistance The way we well the
way we assisted the five homeowners was we went we utilized the first-time home buyer and down payment assistance Yes sir And so that automatically trips a homeownership period
Um and so and so again most folks who are who are within the range in terms of the income will need that assistance and so will therefore be uh will have to actually come through
those programs and so those programs would again require uh an ownership period there So I'm not I'm not uh concerned that that would happen with our properties Um again if someone comes in and doesn't need the assistance and
qualifies uh to purchase the home uh and they fall within the 20 to 120 of AMI they purchase and someday they want to they want to rent out
then there's no recourse that the city or anybody would have in that regard So um but but if you come through our programs um there are safeguards with regards to that mayor Deputy Yeah Um weeks I know you're
talking about um you know a time a period of time that they have to own it People wind up having to move for jobs and things like that So what is the time frame or under what circumstances if they used our thing would they be allowed to sell it to if they had to
move is that so during the 20-year uh time frame of the affordability period if they had to sell for any reason or they foreclosed on the home or whatever the the the situation was they would have to pay
back every penny that comes back to the city that that was given to them Gotcha Okay And and Charlene we those are those are on as a as lean second mortgages Those are second lead Those are second mortgages
They're forgiven after the 20 years but during that 20-year period they would have to pay it back in full or does it prorrate prorated That's I I believe it's in full I'd have to go back and look at the It's It's prrated It's prrated It's prrated Okay Okay Thank you That answers my question Okay Have we
open it to the public yet okay Do we have any other questions from Mrs Webster sir yes sir And I I failed to mention that the LAR representative is is here in the audience I don't know if he submitted a card No sir He didn't but we'll bring him up
We'll bring them up Um do we have any other questions for uh staff for Mrs Webster council seeing none chair like to close this portion to council and open to the public Um let me do it this way first and foremost sir please Mrs
Adams I know you've compassionate Do you want to say anything else but you spoke on the delegations I'm just saying this is a public hearing You can expound on this if you like Um I was kind of concerned So I did have a question too because I
think number three um they was going to put a fence up for the Heritmore Center along with a playground but then I know the museum is not open but the children do do the cop for kids the Cocoa Pal but
I was also concerned about the parking You know I know you did mention about when it come down to the housing you don't want to parking on the streets and stuff like that but what does that do for Harry T Moore when it's time for parking when they have their different events and stuff so it's a very tight You really want me to answer that
question look at Larry Brown Ask him where he parks on Sunday Every Sunday Ask him where he park on Sundays Every Sunday Every Sunday Over in your spot Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding And it goes beyond that They use it
Sunday to Sunday and he knows what I'm talking about Okay So so yes ma'am Parky shouldn't be an issue Okay I would never Yes I I'm open As long as you talk to me I I don't have a problem with you utilizing my facility Okay Thank you
Parking Yes ma'am Councilman G and and and really um there's really nothing saying that out of the 175,000 whatever that amount is that some of that some of that those funds could possibly be used for um
paving as well cuz we talked about with Miss Morgan um about potentially adding parkings in the backside of about the garbage dumpster We met maybe a couple months ago with u with public works and streets and we talked about the parking in the backside I think that added maybe
15 or 10 or 10 or 15 spots in the back But maybe that's something that I know it's limited right now with the wording It says landscaping playground Maybe that could be an added if we have any additional funds that might can go
towards parking Community park Yeah Yeah Cuz I think at Provos Park the back parking lot they redid that one It was like Miss Miss Morgan was that was it like 35,000 for the provost by the um the community engagement room was like
35 black top that one So that that wasn't it wasn't all rock That's yeah that's not a full construction as you mean obviously we we'd look at some alternative uh parking substances but but again I think I think that's you know if we have a parking problem at the
uh at the museum that's a good that's a good thing Thank you Yeah And so and so we would look at bringing to to the council some solution when that occurs Okay Mr Lar
even though I know that's not your god-given name My name is uh Matt Pashota I'm the director of land acquisitions for LAR's Palm Atlantic Division Very happy to be here and uh speaking to the council again Do we have any questions for this young
man okay seeing none Thank you Mr Lonar Uh well Matt sorry sir And I Councilman Goins told me "Yeah you wish." Yeah Okay Chair would like to close this
portion to the public and return it to council Chair like to make a motion to approve staff recommendation Mayor just one point of clarification Go ahead Um I can't explain it but the um agenda there were some edits that were
made to the agenda This also includes the approval of the purchase and sale agreement because the hard copy I have does not mention that in the um recommendation but the online version that I'm looking at has the edits that
were made to this agenda item So would you like for me to amend my motion to reflect your comment please The motion should be to approve the development agreement and the purchase and sale agreement which are in your package Okay Mrs um Monica Arsson Ma'am Madame Clerk
we good You're going to amend your motion Deputy Mayor Weekes I will amend my motion My second to approve the site plan and the purchase agreement purchase Chair going to call the question All in favor saying I I I Any nays eyes have it
unanimously Let's move on to the item number two public hearing Conduct a public hearing to obtain citizen input and comments on housing and community services needs and
approve recommendation on the fiscal year 2025-2026 CDBG and home program funding Mrs Newman 2025-35 2 Thank you Mr Mayor This is a public hearing for the CDBG funding and
home program funding for fiscal year 202526 Based on last year's allocation the city expects to receive $119,567 in community development block grant funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as a direct entitlement The city also
anticipates receiving 76,044 in home investment partnership program funds from HUD as a part of the Bvard County Home Consortium which is composed of the cities of Cocoa Titusville Melbourne Palm Bay and Bvard County The use of these CDBG funds must
meet one of the three national objectives: benefit low moderate income persons eliminate or prevent slums or blight or meet urgent needs The CDBG allows a maximum of 15% of grant funds to be allocated for public service agency use and a maximum of 20% for
allocated for staff administration Home funds can only be used to address the housing needs such as home purchase rehabilitation financing assistance build or rehabilitate housing or for rent or home ownership or for other reasonable and necessary expenses related to the development of non-luxury
housing including site acquisition or improvement demolition of dilapidated housing and make your way for home assisted development All these activities carried out with CDBG and home funds must be consistent with the priorities and needs of the five-year consolidated plan The
FY22 27 5-year consolidated plan was adopted in 2022 and the one-year FY2024 2025 action plan was adopted in 2024 The fiscal year 202526 action plan will be submitted to Bvoulevard County by July
10th of 2025 for submission to HUD Staff advertised a notice of funding availability along with the request for proposals using an anticipated funding grant allocations Four proposals were received All proposals were reviewed by a staff review committee The comm community the committee consisted of
Florence Torbert housing program coordinator Connor Williams grant writer economic development specialist Deborah Harris Garmendia staff accountant and Charlene Neutman myself community services director The four agencies that requested CDBG public service dollars
were ranked by the committee members as follows The four the four agencies first were the Salvation Army the Community Services Council Aging Matters Family Promise and Central Boulevard Sharing Center All located here in Coco The ranking consists of Family Promise was
first The Community Services Council Aging Matters was second Central Bard Sharing Center was third and Salvation Army was fourth All were very close in scoring the recommendations from the staff based on the 15% CDBG public
services of we only have $17,935 available The recommendations for the funding for each of the agencies are as follows The Central Boulevard Sharing Center recommends uh $4,483.76 The Community Services Council
Aging Matters $4,483.76 Family Promise of Boulevard $4,483.77 And the Salvation Army domestic violence shelter $4,483.76 In addition to the other the funds that we've just discussed uh there are additional funding that we have to
use for administrative costs and for the section 108 loan payment Uh the section 108 loan payment was for the uh Dr Jolie Smith Community Center which opened in 2020 Uh the city received $895,000 in section 108 loan and has to
repay that over the course of the 20-year period And so we have a $77,000 roughly $77,000 payment to CDBG for that in addition to our administration costs and fair housing costs which are required by Bvard County
In addition the home administration staff uh administration salaries includes uh also a set aside for CHTO and housing activities and for the home buyer assistance program which we discussed uh at the last uh item which
would be for uh specifically for the home buyer assistance program for the members of the Michael C Lake subdivision that qualify for home buyer assistance As required by the city citizens participation plan staff are requesting council hold a public hearing to obtain citizen input and comments on
housing and community development needs and approve recommendations on the FY2025 2026 CDBG and home funding Upon council's approval a 30-day public comment notice listing proposed projects along with the corresponding action plan will be advertised in the Florida Today
newspaper The notice will also inform the public of the date of the second and final public hearing which will be held no earlier than May 27th 2025 We do have members of the the four agencies that are present here and if they would like to get up and speak
about their their programs um they are welcome to come to the podium at this time um before we close it for the close it for the community Thank you So I have family promise I have the Salvation Army domestic violence shelter I have
community services council and ladies first Come on down Yes Do not be modest Come on down Can I can I approach to just Yes ma'am Come on Good evening Good evening Uh my name is
Tara Pagleyini I'm the executive director of of Family Promise of Breard And I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to say a few words Um but most importantly thank you for your longtime partnership in turning a firehouse old firehouse number one into
a new kind of lifesaving service hub At Family Promise of Breard our mission is simple but powerful We keep families in housing so children can thrive In front of you you have last year's numbers Uh
in 2024 with your help we serve 3,78 families through our core programs of emergency shelter eviction prevention and housing stabilization These are families who were unhoused or were at
risk of losing their housing An additional 773 families accessed wraparound services on site at the firehouse through um Bvard Health Alliance Career Source Breard Early Learning Coalition
and through classes offered by Brevard Adult Community Education And additionally we served 469 students at Coco High School Juniors Coco High through Coco Champions These
are juniors and seniors We wanted to make sure that those students not only were on track for graduation but that they also had a plan for after graduation because we want to make sure that today's youth don't become tomorrow's parents facing homelessness
and housing instability And what I can tell you is that with your support our programs work 97% of the families that we serve in our programs exit in stable housing This year our goal is to serve over 4,000 families because you know we
need to do more and go bigger or go home Uh but our goal is to not continue to serve more and more families that are unhoused and facing housing instability Our goal is to shift the numbers where we're working with families before they ever come to us in crisis So we've begun
initiative this year to try to invite families into the firehouse that are not in crisis but rather they're stable and with our support we can actually help them build prosperity So there's a couple initiatives we have going on One
is called um art in bloom We actually are starting these kind of gateway classes where we offer free art classes at the firehouse Uh generously supported by the Young Bomb Foundation Uh and we invite families it's a free service Families are coming in but while they're
there we're introducing them to our financial planner and we're inviting them to our workshops and we're making sure that they're connected to resources to maintain in their homes Um and then we are starting something called family Fridays Family Fridays at the firehouse
We're going to have fun activities We're partnering um with local um entities and organizations like Eastern Florida State College Dental School where we'll do fun things but then we have other services there that help families be stable and
to uh thrive And so tonight I just wanted to tell you that the firehouse become has become much more than a building It's a place of hope and opportunity And I count myself as very honored to be in the city of Coco and working alongside
the the city to provide residents with everything that they need to have a stronger future So thank you Thank you Thank you Any questions for Mrs Perine okay Thank you ma'am Thank you Feel like
I'm at the barber shop Next Good evening Good evening Hi I am Cindy Mitchell I'm the director at the Salvation Army domestic violence program and we are thrilled to be recommended um again for partnering for providing sho food for our domestic violence shelter
Um our program has been around um here in Koko 41 years The first domestic violence shelter in Bvard We are one of two certified domestic violence centers serving Bvard County And one of the things we do is offer shelter for folks
who need it And that is 247 365 days a year um shelter offered to survivors of domestic violence and their children if they have them And we also serve the community who don't need shelter as well So we serve survivors out there living
in you know in our neighborhoods who need help with domestic violence And that can be support groups counseling advocacy like with court related type things Um we do a prevention initiative where we're helping younger people recognize red flags of dangerous
relationships hopefully preventing this this generational um abuse that happens from ever happening We'd love to just you know end domestic violence for good So like I said we are thrilled to have some help
recommended Um and currently we are using CDBG funds from Coco to support part of our food costs in the shelter We don't charge anyone for anything And um so they are well taken care of and thank
you We have our 5K We do an annual fundraiser It is in South Co Uh um but if I can share I will Yes Yes Yes ma'am Yes ma'am Okay
Any questions for me do you have a question councilwoman calls Yeah Um I'm wondering um with many of the federal dollars drying up uh is that impacting you at all how does your budget do have
significant federal and state dollars and so we're you know like many other organizations paying very close attention to what's happening Okay Yeah Any other questions thank you kindly ma'am Thank you U Mrs Newman Is there
anyone else yes I have the u aging matters here as well Yeah Yes sir I know that young man with that fine outstanding haircut we were doing still going to the same barber shop Yes sir Mr Rotarian
So Tom Camden CEO of Aging Matters in Bvard I'm so happy to let you know that we are celebrating our 60th year of serving the seniors of Bvoulevard County Now we do a lot for in the Coco area We have actually have four congregate sites that service Coco residents Um we
service Cocoa Pal We do their after school program we do their summer lunch program uh in conjunction with Second Harvest and um right now it's uh you know we appreciate the fact that your constant contribution and to help us out in our
feeding program We the main thing we do of course you know we do transportation we do in home care we build ramps uh we do lighthousekeeping we put grab bars in smoke detectors uh we do caregiver support we do volunteer services through our RSVP program We have more than 750
volunteers in our program Um most of course what we're most known for is our meals on wheels program and the congregate dining sites Mills and wheels program is where we have about 15% of um of the Coco residents that we have on
our waiting list have the highest nutritional need where they really need our help the most Um we have 58 clients on the waiting list right now We service over 90 clients but 58 on the waiting list which makes it makes it a struggle
It makes it uh kind of kind of hard to sleep at night So those dollars that you contribute helps us take more of those people off the waiting list and that's uh our core mission is to try and get that done Food insecurity is not going away 60 years the waiting list still still remains So uh we're going to do
our best to continue to do that Uh part of our 60th year celebration as we're going to be doing an event this this summer It's called uh bruise and cruising So we had a golf court donated by Lowe's We're going to be selling raffle tickets for the golf court and then we're going to be doing different events which I could really use some
mayors deputy mayors councilmen to come out and actually help me at Bug Nutty and at Hidden Level Brewing to help pour some beers bring in some people raise some funds and hopefully we can do a little competition with raising some tips for aging matters and then selling
some raffle tickets Um we we've done it in other we did with Rocklage Rocklage was great I got beat by Mayor Price but I like to have a little competition with you Mr Blake So um you know it'll be a good time for everybody And I I promise you it's going to be like over a seven-week period We're going to go to
different breweries and restaurants over the county Uh trying to do whatever we can to bring awareness to the program and trying to beat food insecurity So thank you sir Any questions any questions to you all you play a very
important role in our community Thank you And we embrace you with open arms because we're thankful for your commitment for the appreciate you and uh we we love the people in this room because they all do a great service Yes sir We all do Thank you Mrs Noodles
And that concludes my portion of the public hearing You just need to open it up now for public comment Okay Thank you ma'am Do we have any other questions from council seeing none chair like to close this portion to council and open to the
public Please feel free to come forward and state your name for us and elaborate on this particular item under public hearing two Going
once going twi excuse me twice Chair like to close this portion to the public and return to the council What are the wishes of council motion to approve Second Okay We have a motion on the floor by Councilwoman Cos and a second by Deputy Mayor Weeks Chair
is going to call the question All in favor saying I I Eyes have it unanimously Now we will proceed forward to council business number 7-2 in reference of approval letter of
to the owners in the JNK advising of the public hearing for mandatory connection to sewer ordinance 2025-325 This is a letter that will be disseminated throughout the community
those 88 homeowners that will have that direct impact on this Um Mr City Manager Okay Uh okay Mr City Manager the floor is yours M Singer is going to Mrs Singer is
going to take you through the letter I'll tell you what you have in front of you is a hard copy of the letter but we also have two examples from Bvard County And so we didn't recreate the the wheel in the in uh crafting the letter You'll see that there are a whole lot of
similarities between um their letter their two letters and the letter that we've drafted for your approval But I'll turn it over to Mrs Singer Yes So um we put together a letter based like uh Stockton said um on what the
county has similarly done for similar projects Um but we have obviously we're a little bit in more in the beginning stages of the process So we've included a little bit of an overview of the project Um what the mandatory connection
uh ordinance hearing will be on the 13th Um and then what it looks like as far as grant funding and where we're going with grant funding Um so it's just giving everybody um a little bit of a an idea of what this process is as we start this
the journey in this long process Um so you have a copy of the letter you have a copy of the county letters as well and happy to answer any questions that you might have Council do we have any questions for Mrs Singer um
Paisano got have a question Just want to make sure everything's done decent and and in order Even though we have one of our council members on this on the council this letter has no hindrance on her voting Correct Um I don't I don't see an issue with
this like preliminary matter Okay For her from a voting conflict standpoint This is just to send out a courtesy letter Correct So okay Just want to make sure things done decent and in order Councilwoman Co Yeah Well my question is
I'm just trying to understand this nuance On the second page of the letter under connection process says it will be the property owner's responsibility to contract with an approved plumber to connect their home to the sewer system
and contact the proper authorities Um in a letter that we were copied on this week we said that under the anticipated project cost share in our local agreement any payments to plumbers working on private
property connections will be administered by the city So is that correct is it that it can be administered by the city or that it will be or that it will just be the owner's responsibility the direct payments that
would be administered by the city And so I would I would strike um it will be the property's owner responsibility to contact an approved plumber Um I would say a plumber So I would strike approved from there We do say later in the paragraph that the city
of Coco will provide in the future a list of pre-qualified plumbers that can perform this work for homeowners there And so the the the the way this is set up is that the Soro dollars um that you can use for the private side connection
Um if you go through the listing of pre-qualified plumbers then you can apply directly to the city to uh have those plumbers uh to have them paid directly and I can say it a different
way if if you didn't if that's not clear So if we go through the approved list they're paid directly but we still determine if we still determine which plumber would do the work We we this is
we would we would we would issue an RFP a bid for an approved list of plumbers We would actually ask them for certain qualifications certain experience certain expertise We would have that approved
pre-qualified listing for any homeowner who wanted to take advantage of the plumbers on that listing If you took advantage of a plumber on that listing you could you could ask the city for a direct pay from the Sorro dollars and the grant dollars that may be allocated
to the city to the plumber I.e you wouldn't have to play pay the plumber yourself You wouldn't have to wait on a reimbursement uh of your expenses from the city So if you're if you select a plumber plumber off of the approved or
pre-qualified listing that the city would come up with there can be a direct pay component to that You can go on your own and select any plumber that you want and you are again on your own with regards to upfronting the payment to
that plumber Okay Um so so just to be clear you're striking out that one part about the uh to contact an approved plumber that the owner's responsibility that's going to get struck from this letter Correct I I would strike that and Jack I'm looking
at you and Samantha because I think the we would have a pre-qualified list Um as I understand it's on the it's on the homeowner to contract with a with a plumber of their choosing Um and that they're
choosing may be off of the listing but but I I would just strike the word approve because we'll have a pre-qualified listing of plumbers and we address that in the second sentence of that paragraph
Thank you sir Okay I have a card in the audience but before I go to the audience uh council do you have any additional questions saying none I have a card Linda Dolphin Hello everybody
My name is Linda Dolphin and I'm a Coco resident and I'm really here just to kind of talk about the process that we've been through over the last four years Um by the way I think the letter should go out I think everybody should be mandated to connect to sewer But I have some other concerns So what I'm
really here tonight is to ask you to not just rubber stamp stuff that staff puts before you Um I was so happy when you wanted to move this sewer project forward but I was actually really shocked when you voted to charge 90
excuse me 88 homeowners 100% of the cost uh the cost overruns especially since it was potentially based on an outdated example from the 1980s about water lines to other cities not sewers for Cocoa homeowners um staff claimed that this
was a precedent and no one questioned it Meanwhile two relevant relevant examples were left out In 2000 Indian Circle homeowners were charged only 40% for their sewer line in front of their homes and only if they chose to connect In
2007 Peach Tree Street got sewer through a city loan Homeowners paid nothing Mayor Blake was on council in 2000 and mayor in 2007 Mr Garganazi was city in city city attorney in 2007 These were
major decisions yet neither of them spoke up to mention these more relevant precedents which I think is so important when you're getting information from staff to vote on I mean why not just say hold on I think I remember some precedents where um where homeowners
actually weren't charged But let me be clear the assessment really won't affect me personally but it could hurt others There are working families retirees people nearing retirement in our community Just because they live on Indian River Drive does not
mean they're wealthy For some this blank check assessment could be devastating And here's what concerns me most Mr Whitten said the financial risk to the city should be passed on to homeowners and claimed that this project meets the legal test for a special
assessment So my question to you now would be why would you rely on that when they've given you some precedent about homeowners you know being charged for sewer lines in Vieira um I what I would actually be looking for is to see
something on the agenda that could be considered a fact not just an opinion that supposedly this is a special project that homeowners should be charged for Even the utilities director now admits the project's purpose is to protect the Indian River Lagoon That's a public benefit not a special benefit to
88 properties The rest of the 3.8 mile stretch from Riverside Drive through the city line at Indian River is 3.8 8 miles This project J and project K are point8 mile segments only and none of our neighbors were charged sewer cost I'm going to skip because I'm
running out of time So what I'd like you to do tonight is two things One resin the vote that makes homeowners responsible for cost overruns It wasn't required to move the project forward as we saw Go ahead go
out and uh apply for the grants get the bids secondarily directs a city attorney to to issue a formal legal opinion on whether the assessment is legal while this process moves forward Please stop
rubber stamping Please start asking hard questions People's homes and futures are on the line Thank you very much Thank you very much Um I personally do not rub a stamp I can't speak for any other individuals I do do my due diligence and
I do collaborate yes with city manager staff and city attorney and I stand on my convictions Any questions council members anyone else do you have any cards there mrs Singer or city clerk
arsenal no sir Tanny had a card I had a card Okay I gave it to Come on ma'am Okay I'm Tammy Carter I live at 1809 Indian River Drive Um to start with the letter states
that you were getting $6.7 million from the soil From reading the 2005 it stated it was 6.2 and that was for uh 92 homes If you reduce that to 88 that only gives us 5.9 million which is a deficit And
then if you take what the council came before the council in 2022 um the total between the homeowners estimate and the main sewer line was 8.2 to 10.6 As you can see you've already got a problem without inflation If you
take the inflation that calculated in the 2025 soil the number actually raises to 12 to 16 million Okay and I one of the council members since we won't name names had mentioned a $100,000 potential asset on the homeowners You can do the math It really
comes out between 71K and 114K And as Linda said if you take the JNK homeowners the average length of home ownership is 19.5 years That's how and
then 76 people 76% of the people live in their homes And if you try to come to these people and say 71 to 114K is what we expect for your assessment that's more than the taxes and the property owners You are
going to destroy people's lives I Everybody thinks the sewer is a good idea and I really cannot believe that there's any specific special benefit that we'll get that will be worth $100,000 Thank you Thank you ma'am I'm ask a question again
Do we have any other additional cards out there okay Send that portion chair returning from the public to council What are the wishes of council make a motion to approve
I'll second I had discussion Well um we have a motion on the floor by Councilman Hearn to approve the letter stated from staff and I second it We open the floor for discussion
Do you want to ma'am i was going to say yeah Um I think the first thing I want to recognize that this was an impossible decision when it was placed in front of council
and it really took a lot of courage to move the ball forward and I thank you for doing that because you know the money from Sorrel is available since 2019 there's additional monies that that is supposed to match which is where the
additional money comes from Um that's the way all the other projects that have gone septic to sewer have worked But nonetheless it was an impossible decision So you weren't given great
choices And as this thing has rolled out we've learned more and more We didn't even have to make that decision until we know about if we get those grants or not I think Linda has a really valid
point The legality of this thing and the liability that that potentially uh brings to the city and it would be really prudent for us to have some sort
of formal Excuse me Miss Cas This my com I just want to preface my pre well clarify my previous comments about your participation in advocacy I mean this is about the letter This isn't about the
assessment and all of the other details There is a complete misunderstanding The the council has given direction regarding moving the ball forward regarding this project The ordinance that's going to come to
the to the city council is going to have a lot of details There are so many more decision points that the council is going to have to face regarding whether they want to go forward with the project whether or not they want to assess
whether or not if they assess what the assessment's going to be how much money is the city going to get There's a complete unknown regarding the construction costs All of that information will come to the city council and there'll be numerous decision points along the way The
decision from the council was just to move the ball forward is my interpretation of it And you know there's and and I and I just want to make it clear that if the city council wants to assess
this project is the quintessential special assessment project It's quintessential There's a limited number of benefited property owners and then the city can if it spends dollars proportionately allocate the costs but you have no idea what the costs are
going to be um if any on the on the property owners and you know the decision still has to be made whether or not to hire a contractor to do the project because you don't have bids So this item is just about a letter to
notify property owners that the city council will be considering mandatory hookup And the ordinance has so many other details about the way the process would unfold Um you know and I'm sure we'll have a a
robust discussion about it when the ordinance gets presented to the city council We not and not and tonight is not the is and do all due respect to everybody that tonight is not the night to get into that level of detail Okay Staff just wants to notify the property
owners that we're going to be having a discussion about this mandate policy um that will be really incorporated into an ordinance with great detail So I'll I'll leave you with that Yeah Just to say from the home I appreciate that from the
homeowner's perspective this says that we are responsible for any of the overage So of course any time anyone is forced to sign a blank check they're going to have a strong reaction
I don't know You know I I will not sign a blank check I mean I never have signed a blank check but so yeah So so that's really you know the
issue and um it is pretty scary to the homeowners No I can Also I wanted to point out that the motion did include the the notion that the homeowners would pay That was a part of
the motion that moved the ball forward I do recall that No to move the ball forward but part of that motion was that Right Right So I'm all for moving the ball forward
How we doing is just a newsletter so that the citizens can be informed that thank you Mr city attorney and and just on the letter it says you know just for clarification Okay Um as I
understand the letter however if the project expenses for either the public or private infrastructure exceed the funding available The excess cost will be paid by each property owner per the mandatory connection ordinance that's being considered And there is detail in
that ordinance I mean again that's one of those decision points um that's incorporated into the ordinance council will have to face Okay Thank you Council May Weeks When you made the
motion to approve the letter was that with that part deleted do we need to put that in the motion the part that he said to strike the change in the letter i I took it as being understood that would be the way that the letter that
was all I wanted to ask was ma'am if it needed to be done that way we're just taking out approved yeah we we would we would that sentence would read once the main sewer line and individual laterals are installed it will be the property owner's
responsibility to contract with a plumber And then on the on the on the sentence at the end of the first page that Mr Gargani read that that is advising the homeowners as he said that you are
considering uh the matter of overages Now we may be able to reconstruct that sent sentence and make it a little bit more clear And so if you if you want to rely on
um city attorney and staff to to restructure that sentence we probably could make that a little bit more clear And we also said approximately $6.7 million And I know some numbers were thrown around but per the Sorro staff
the current budget for our projects J&K is approximately $6.7 million I don't know Well the the numbers that she utilized were the staff cost projections the engineers um
um um estimate And so we did some internal projections there Again this whole thing is you're trying to double up the 6.7 or at least for the through the water quality grant you're trying to do a 50/50 match which doubles what you
have And then through the 319 grant you're doing a 6040 match there And so the whole goal of it all is that at the end there's enough grant funding to supplement the sorrel funding that matches what we're going to get back
from um a consultant to actually do the project Okay So the answer to my question is yes We we need to change that letter Is that what that boiled down yeah we'll we'll
change it with with a plumber And then again the sentence that says "However the project expenses for either the public or private infrastructure exceed the funding available the excess cost will be uh paid by each property owner per the mandatory connection ordinance
that is being considered And so we may be able to reword that to where it's clear that you you guys are considering through this ordinance through an eventual ordinance or something the prospect that if there are cost
overruns those would be there's a consideration that those would be borne by the uh private homeowners I'll amend my motion to reflect the changes uh that the city manager just alluded to I'll second my amend my
motion to reflect that as well Now we're going to call the question All in favor saying I I I have it unanimously Proceeding on to the next item Excuse me Request council to approve resolution
2025-022 to wave competitive bidding requirements in approval to amend the current agreement between the city of Coco and Garing Group LLC for employee benefits brokerage services through June 2nd
2025 to approve participation in a multi-year piggyback agreement with RSC C Insurance Brokerage Inc DBA Risk Strategies Company for continued benefit
brokerage services utilizing the city of Tarpon Springs agreement from June 3rd 2025 to June 2nd 2030 and any renewal terms of the agreement
Authorize the city manager to execute the piggyback agreement amendments and or any renewal terms 2025-273 Mrs Jama requested action So our benefit
broker agreement is coming up for renewal and to help save the city money Um we were able to um initiate a piggyback agreement with the city of Tarpon Springs And this will save approximately about $9,000 annually by
doing this And um Garing Group it looks kind of confusing but Garing Group recently changed the name of their company to RSC Um so it's still Garing Group They're just operating under a different name and a representative from Garing Group is in the audience if you
have any questions I don't have a problem with this ma'am Uh what's the gentleman's name from the Garing Group sean Fleming Sean you have any comments no sir You going to save us money yes sir That's your game plan
Okay Because good benefits Yes And great benefits for our employees here All 400 plus 11 sir So uh chair I'd like to make a motion to approve and I'm looking for a second Second Second by Deputy Mayor Weeks Chair's going to call the question All in favor say I I Eyes have it
unanimously Proceeding on the city business Approve a grant application 1.8 million expost facto for the non point source management grant for septic to sewer
project on the Indian River Drive authorize the city manager to sign any documents related to the grant application I want to just say thank you Mr City Manager and staff for letting this play out First and foremost when he
talks about this particular item city manager sir this this is simply um there was an opportunity to apply for the 319 grant 319 grant uh can be
utilized for the private homeowner connections And so of the 6.7 we would carve out um 1.2 1.2 um to match the uh the 319 grant And so
the 1.2 and the 1.8 8 would be the 3 million that it was the preliminary projection for the uh for the homeowner saw Again that was a preliminary projections Um we don't know what's going to cost um um the uh the
homeowners to actually get those connections there And so again we thought we'd jump in because there were dollars available from a prior funding cycle That due date was um April 1st
March 31 I think it was March 31st March 31st And so and so we're seeking uh forgiveness uh because it was uh you didn't have a meeting in between the the the the due date
um um the due date for the grant and a council meeting And so this is again as it reads a uh exposfacto approval of that grant application Motion to approve Second Second Oh the mayor's gone So we have a motion to
approve by by Councilman Hearns and a second by Councilwoman Cos Oh go I'm sorry I'm so sorry I'm looking at you and I the wrong thing I so apologize Um so uh do we have
any public comment on this i don't No Oh that's right We already motion it All in favor say I I Any opposed motion carries unanimously Okay Next Um I guess we're
two reports correct no we got city business Oh oh just a couple of items I think Oh I apologize I'm looking at my thing and that's the last one I have on mine Okay Next What's the next agenda item then on city business
cuz it wasn't on my Oh Oh wait Do we yeah Do we have another city item yeah it's the trail head Oh the conservation Yeah Yeah Yeah I'm so sorry I have all this paperwork on that No we
got to talk about that Okay It's That's what it is It's not here Yep Yep It's not here It was a walk-on Uh yes I just didn't stick it on my agenda thing So so does that is that you city manager are you the one who's going
to speak on it who's going to speak on it okay We're to the conservation area Okay I have one card I Triple G Okay Go ahead ma'am You just go ahead and get started Oh that's okay I I went to the city
manager to who was going to speak on it He said he was going to try Go here What Stockton has to say first sorry It might answer my question Mitch can you put up um one of those maps i'll I'll tell you
when the I think it's going to be the one that says uh conceptual current or conceptual try that one Yeah So I I think the this is uh the
discussion a discussion item and in the direction regarding the creation of a trail head with parking located on uh state road 524 for access to and and we call it city paral ID 24-35-24-00-1 because making a
distinction between that and and the actual Cocoa conservation area which is under uh the management plan through the Florida Communities Trust We group all of those together and we we commonly refer to that as the Cocoa Conservation Area but but again
there's a there's a reason for distinguishing between the two And so I'm going to going to sort of start uh in reverse And so if you if you go to the to the what is in essence the fourth
page of the agenda report it summarizes uh I think where we are And so it says in summary uh the following is provided The management plan for the Florida Communities Trust only covers two parcels which provide for a trail head
and a parking lot off of a Cox Road and through the Cocoa Bay subdivision So put up the um tell me the names again Mitch There's an area map and there's a current
put up the area map So here here is here is uh that first bullet point And so back in 2003 the city through the Florida Communities Trust got grants to purchase
two parcels Right in the in the center of the picture are the two parcels there So so that big square two parcels that was purchased through a grant agreement by the Florida Communities Trust And if
you if you note um that has an access easement out to 524 Um if you just go straight up on the uh on the um on the map here that little green star on 524 is an access easement
that was granted to the city And then if you look left to Cox Road you'll see there's another access point Um M zoom zoom out so we can go to Cox Road or just pull it pull it down some
more Okay So So you'll see that on Cox Road per the management plan with the Florida Communities Trust there's another access point and there is uh parking for vehicle and bicycles There's
a proposed future facility There's a restroom There's a picnic pavilion There's a play area with volleyball And notice that in the entire plan um that's the
only location where it talks about parking and and in essence a trail head So 524 is an access point Um the Cocoa Bay residential subdivision
is uh a public interest entrance and a and a restricted vehicle access And so as you all are aware the Cocoa Bay um portion of it did happen So we have a pavilion I think with restroom there and
we have some some parking there So again um 524 under the agreement with the state was never uh part a part of or considered to be uh in in um in in regards to a a trail head The original
development agreement with Integra uh did provide for a trail head And so Mitch go back to the to the um that first chart They'll go to the other one I'm sorry the third one Yeah that And so if he could zoom in Can
you zoom in on that Mitch yes We're gonna go to the left of the uh so that I think that's I think that and so you can see to the left of that uh that uh diagram is is the the trail head
parking That was the original development agreement with Integra Integra uh is the company that built the apartments the Integra apartments And so that did provide for a trail head and parking located off of State Road 520
which would allow for access to the uh Cocoa Con to the conservation parcel acquired from Integra that was about 137 acres and ultimately to the Cocoa Conservation Area uh parcels acquired through the
Florida Communities Trust That was the original agreement that was presented to you in uh sometime during uh 2019 And then uh in 20 uh 20 in July of 2020
that development agreement with Integra was amended to delete that original trail head and parking concept located off of 524 So Integra needed to meet the city's compensatory storage
requirements And so they came back and asked to amend the agreement that was deleted Um and so again no parking no trail head located off of 524 but the
city did still maintain uh if you if you look to the left of the uh of the um of the sheet you see the 50-foot access easement City did maintain that And then you'll see to the right of what was uh
the concept trail head a 55 foot drainage easement Those are those two uh easements are maintained Um but if you go Mitch go to the current So if you go to the
current that a trail head at this particular point in time is not feasible because if you if you notice that the access easement which is uh which is indicated by the green or the blue or the whatever
color that is line uh the pond encroaches upon that So you don't have access to get to um to utilize that easement Nor again do
you have the ability to do uh a trail head with parking in that location which was the original location of the concept site plan from Integra because again they needed that to meet their
compensatory storage requirements And I'm saying compensatory storage and that's a that's a that's a a planning term Um compensatory storage is um is a is a water runoff issue And so I
think I'm explaining it as what the property what was being maintained on the property in terms of water pre-development you have to somehow uh compensate for that remaining on the
property or in some location close to the property post development Abby that's correct Did I pass the test on that all right So so so that's compensatory storage there So again Integra is
utilizing what was the original concept of the trail head and parking now as either their storm water storage or part of their compensatory storage Um and so the so you don't really have
the ability to do what was originally intended in the original um concept or site development plan from Integra that was ultimately amended to get to this point Um the
the 137 acres behind Integra that they donated there is a St John's River Water Management District Conservation Easement on it And we've put and we we the city inked in that agreement many of
the same uh considerations as in the in the in the um management plan for the for the uh Cocoa Conservation Area I.e You can do recreation passive recreation
uh many of those things that are listed in the plan that the state allows us to do on the property that they acquired for us you can do here Um the the the the nuance is is
that if you are going to do a trail head in the conservation easement in the wetlands am I am I calling that in the wetlands you're going to have to seek permission from St John's Water Management District It's probably going
to um going to trip some additional um compensatory storage requirements for the developer Um and what else am I missing on that wetland mitigation And so there's there's also wetland mitigation So in
essence you would be asking St John's to let us uh build a parking lot a trail head in wetlands And so you got to mitigate that You got to get their permission to uh to uh they got to get them to permit that That again probably
trips um requirements for uh the developer i.e they're meeting their meeting their compensatory storage requirements as built If you alter that in any sort of way they're probably not meeting those
requirements Again Abby correct me where I go wrong there And so the thought was and I'm going to go to number to number two in the and well I'll go to number one as the option right and so the number one option is Mitch go back to
the area map can I ask a question on this map sure go back Mitch I want to yeah so but we do have the easement which was a part of the original agreement still have the water trust and where is that the access easement is is
that one of these lines the the the blue line It is and left to the blue line to the property line Is that underwater it is uh partially underwater Can they here let me look at something real quick Ladies and gentlemen we got
two choices Number two is much more complicated It involves parties Integra St John's Water Management and FDOT But if we choose number one direct staff to determine the cost and other necessary
actions to construct a trail head and parking off Cox Road We're not dealing with 524 We're not dealing with St John's Water Management and we're not dealing with Integra anymore We can do it
ourselves with number one Is that is would that create any any complications or convoluted uh number one Mr City Manager So So number one is going back to the management plan It
is costing out the access and the trail head and parking off of Cox Road It's a it's under city city jurisdiction And so the only the only uh people that we have to
coordinate with are ourselves Is that correct yes And a uh selfcertification from St John's It would be uh the less intensive of the of the permits What's a self-certification it's the self-certification is when you
submit for a pro project that does not impact wetlands and uh which this is in the uplands and um and also it is a project that has less than 10 acres of imperous
uh area and and is a project that is less than 10 acres So it would be a self-certification Is it like a rubber stamp yes Yes Uh so on that note I'll make a motion to approve number one for
discussion I'm just looking for a second Uh second Thank you sir Okay we'll give it a shot ma'am And then um Councilman Hearn let make sure I got everybody Then we'll hear from Triple D if we didn't answer your question
Okay you are then Councilman Okay Um is the St John coming in off 524 is the St John's water management because you're talking about uh doing something with the retention pond that's already there because I'm I meant to stop and take a
picture because there's a huge dry area between the Dollar General and the and where the pond is a huge area In fact I took I went to the property appraiser site and uh took a a thing of
it Hold on just a minute here so I can show you Yeah that's that's owned by the folks who own Integra right no no that's owned by the folks who own the uh the Dollar General property No when I pulled it up on the property appraiser site it shows that it's owned by Integra all the
way up to uh where's my You know how you snap all these yeah we can we can we can pull up the property appraisers uh website but the the Mitch can you put your cursor On So so if you go if you go down Mitch
go a little bit to the left And so that's the property line Correct me if I'm wrong And so that's the property line that is owned by um the folks who own the parcel that the Dollar General is cited on And we can go to the property appraisers website and
it may show you better there And so in between where his cursor is and the blue line the green line or whatever the line is is the easement That's the 50ft access easement Well when I went to the property
appraiser site it showed the Integra going uh all the way over to the Dollar General Let's let's go to the Mitch Can you go take us to the property appraisers website sure And again there's a huge huge dry area there Um in fact they've already got
kind of a road that goes back there Uh you don't even see that retention pond at all from 524 I guess there go to map view Mitch Because you didn't hit map view And and I don't mean to stay stuck on
524 other than because it's near where the train station's going to be It's right across from Juny Park It just to me makes more sense It's going to be a lot harder to find Right hand road It says show aerial map Now go to 524
Yeah it's a real test How well do you know Coco almost there Yeah Yeah Right there's right Yep Go Go in Good job Go east of Cox Road Mitch There's Mud
Lake Go Go up Go up Go up Go up Keep going Go over Over Go to right To the right Okay So Mitch if you click on No go to the right To your right your other right
Other right no no Go up Go up Right from there Go up Mitch Click on that Mitch Click on it That's it So so so and then go up one more That's the picture That's the Dollar General Mitch So go up one more and
click on that Mitch Yep And see there's no water It's sitting there high because that that's that's No that's Yeah but not see Integra goes all the way over there and it's all dry in there ma'am It goes to the to the line that that we have on the
other picture that was that that was at a particular point in time But this is all dry and they even have a dirt road You can see the road right there and it goes back Yeah But it's it's not that way today ma'am It It is I drive by it multiple times Yeah that's exactly how
it is right now Yeah it's there's water there And I and I I convinced myself too that it was that it was dry And I drive by all the time because again I I shop at the Publix as uh as one of the officers pointed out I've seen that road
that dirt road they have that goes back That That's what that is And that is there now That dirt Yeah Ma'am that's our that's our drainage easement And so let me take you back to let me take you back to the so that that is
this is this is current There's there's a pond The dirt road is to the right of the pond You're you're absolutely correct The dirt road is to the right of the pond The drainage ement Yeah Yeah Sorry You're right
Technically the drainage easement I'm just saying there's no water there Um and again it's it has sat there dry I don't think I've ever seen water in it since Integra Now there is there's water in the pond This is current state
There's water in the pond There is Mitch Put your cursor on the on the go to the right of the pond And so and so that is the drainage easement that that does appear to give
you some ability to drive back into the uh the conservation area or at least the donated conservation area Now let me let me have Abby walk you through why it's not wide enough to be used as
an access easement So I sent Mitch the asbuilt plans that were submitted by Integra once the project was completed And so I if you see um the drainage
easement you see the the illustration of the ditch within that easement Yes That first page Yes Next as he enhances that photo if we use a Cox can we put up signage sir will there
be signage indicating Abs absolutely Page And so and so the bottom line the bottom line she's going to tell you there's not enough with there There's it's it's slopes No that one if you could focus in please Okay So within
that drainage easement you see the ditch outline there And so um there's a stretch of easement where it's only about 15 feet wide Okay Since the ditch is a um a steep drop and it's deeper
than five feet there there will be a need to to be a protective system in place like a guard rail So it starts getting a little more complicated We would need additional easement to meet criteria to make it safe to travel the
access road So now you have you have the apron on state road 520 uh that you need to submit to FDOT for for permitting Um uh there's the design
of that Uh there's uh and it's a it's about 100 ft of apron Um you it looks like there will be some type of guard rail or or sa safety system that'll need
to be uh placed there And um also like I mentioned that proposed parking is in a flood zone Um and uh yeah we would need to submit for a St John's ERP because
we're building in a wetland So when you go back past that pond you're saying that area in there is wetland Yes That's a flood zone That's a flood zone Yes Okay Lake Okay Just try
because you're fine I just want to do I I want I want um I want this good for for the for the people but also for the conservation area And again um I and I I understand in a manner of
speaking about what happened here but the original 50 foot that was donated by the home by the private citizen was only to be used from 524 to give access to the Cocoa Conservation Area And I don't know how in the world you guys got
around that And do we report it that we lost that we still we still have we still have the easement but it's underwater Yes you still Yes exactly the point No that's exactly and we're not using submarines
to get back That's exactly the point You still you still have the easement It's just underwater and and again but that was an amendment that was approved Uh I understand it was approved at the time I again but in reading the documents from
back then Yeah I I sat her and went I don't know how in the world that that that happened You can't undo it now that and again I from going by there I have not driven down the road to see but I know from 524 there I see no water It is
just a giant green area there But don't drive down to Yeah and and so but the fact that she's telling me that that's a flood zone further in that I understand better that that would make it much more difficult
to get back in there or do something Yeah Um so and so the the the again so the so the option two was to use the drainage easement as an access easement to simply go back to Integra and say
allow us to use the drainage easement as an access easement What she's saying now is because it's not wide enough You not only have to go back and say allow us to use it as a drainage easement but expand the the easement So so so again and that
is again that's Integra that's uh uh option two as the mayor said a number of parties is Integra it's a F dot for the apron it's a St John's for the permit Um and so
that just makes it more more difficult there again the option So the option two was to actually utilize what you see as that sort of roadway if you will the easement And I did the same thing you did cuz I I was focused so much on that
that I didn't that I didn't see the water I wasn't focusing on the pond you know and so and so and so it would be to utilize that again you would need to expand the easement Um there is the sloping that
creates a sort of hazard situation because it's kind of steep Um and so uh again all those things that are outlined in option two Option one go back to the uh to the uh map area Again option one
is is what we have outlined in the management plan with the Florida Communities Trust and that is access point off of Cox trail head and parking uh off of Cox and an industrial district
Yeah I know it's in an industrial district but it's at least gives some relief to the Cocoa Bay people at this point who are not happy with all the traffic going through Well but anyway I I will go ahead whoever's
next Councilman um I don't I could have sworn a while back Was there some interest i know that corner lot there above the uh Cox Road possible entryway Was there some interest in
developing that was there something that's that's um that's I know the lot was for sale I'll call it in a second It's all under development It's being developed It's uh was legacy Now it's something else
The other one is in it's Integra Algra Ars Yeah I think it's the AR No that's a co landings Yeah So that Thank you sir So from the other side of the Dollar General all the way up It's
under development Yeah I think that is the office Thank you sir Yes So there's nowhere else So I'm I'm assuming that that development agreement is already sealed I was going to say we could possibly you know if we could do a partnership on bringing this uh trail head to life
on the Cox Road but I guess if they've already got their agreement yeah they're they're they're signed and sealed and under construction Yeah they they are Yeah we are under construction
very much so Any other questions uh that's it I just just was looking for ways to try to you know make it work at a cost effective way So option one Okay Councilman Gins then Councilwoman
Cos then Deputy Mayor Weeks and then we will hear from Greg and then I'll call the question Um so I I have a a u a client that I deal with on Cox Road and it's one of the only uh homes that are
on Cox which is uh 1055 1025 1065 Cox and they own probably about 30 40 acres And um they help out Mud Lake because the Mud Lake water runs through their
property um and they constantly spend a lot of money on on and they help us more than what we truly realize um to keep that water flowing And so uh they are very adamant and maybe um
Deputy Mayor Weeks that you may need to have a conversation with with that uh crew Um and that is that it's it's under the name of Jones Gang but it's Stephanie Rivers And they definitely do not want a trail
head on Cox Road Um cuz there two things happening that next door to 1055 There's a lot of homeless coming into the property which I think eventually is going to be uh they've been doing a lot of probing out there So I'm assuming it may be apartment complex
or something coming in on that particular property next to 1055 Um but they are really really close to where the trail head is And so and I do understand that we can't please everybody So Coco Bay Coco Bay actually
signed a petition two or three years ago They didn't want the access road access area in their neighborhood period And I think it was over 70 80 different people that signed that I think that at that time that was Councilman Rip Dial at the
time Yeah And so there's a story but but it's it's it's it's some of those same issues that that come up in the things that we you may not see cuz we don't live there And so she raised that to me about the apartment complex And she also uh said the same thing about bringing
that other element to that role which is fairly quiet you know So yes there going to be some great people going out there walking but it also invites some other things as well potentially Anyway so I just want to let you know that that she she that's somebody that's close to your
district that you probably can have a great conversation with So so I I won't I'm not in favor of it I like the idea but if I vote Yeah Oh my lord Yeah So but but but I I do like the idea
of having another access point because Cocoa Bay residents as you said they don't they cuz sometimes it's a lot more traffic than just cars that come through and so Yeah Okay Councilwoman calls
Yeah Um okay where to start i think the big issue between Cox and 524 is that 524 actually has recreational value It actually will draw people Cox Road is industrial
Um I'm just at the time that this was being developed there was nothing on 524 So I'm sure that at that time Cox Road looked just as desirable as 524 Um I have actually if you go you see the
524 I've actually walked through there from Coco K on numerous occasions So it isn't always wet You can usually in fact you can usually pass through but I mean if there's a good rain yeah it'll be it'll be wet and it's muddy in areas uh if
there's a storm Um did we we got Florida we got Florida trust We got their approval with that whole Algra thing cuz it's very you know in the document it's pretty specific We need to contact them We didn't need
their approval because because that's not they didn't give us grant dollars for the Algra They gave us the easement in the property No no they didn't There was a private homeowner a private property owner who gave us the easement Okay It was actually Joe Mayor who's a
who was who's an engineer Okay The other thing if there was a way to work it out in 524 you know we have the parking that is at that park I mean the few people that would be using the conservation area on any particular day
unless or you know you develop some sort of event wildlife event Um there is parking there but then you got just you just have to have an access and 524 I don't know what the
um what the situation's going to be there in terms of traffic lights in terms of crossings Um the Cocoa Bay people you know if we have the one guy is not happy because everybody's speeding through the neighborhood and the high school kids go there to smoke pot before school or
after No not Coca-Canding Christian Okay But yeah when he called um yeah I'm sure you know high school kids has said you know look nice on a hill and everything She does Um
but it really concerns me doing it on Cox Road just because of the really takes away from the recreational value Um so we don't it looks like we really don't have many good options here
I have one more option And the guardrail that would just be a matter of putting up a guardrail if you only had walking in access and no parking because you could park across the street at the
park If if it was if it was just foot traffic Yeah Um then I don't believe there would be a need for a guard rail But I I would actually there probably would It says you wouldn't need a guardrail if there was stable
um uh stable uh like a like a a rock bank of some kind So there there still will have to be some type of safety measure in place and and and very honestly we we would never suggest that
the city endorse parking over at the park and walking across State Road to access it So I mean it's just just don't think that that that would be in the best interest of the city and the citizens
because of safety Yes ma'am Yes ma'am And and there's no plans to put any sort of crosswalk there Well future that that hasn't that the the design of the expansion
is underway right now right uh Abby yes there's uh it's currently under under design or about to start design I mean certain certainly Abby could keep an eye on that or at least have some conversations about where
they're putting traffic lights and things like that but that but again that's that's not in the uh in the near term Station three busy Yes indeed No
Well once council woman's finished uh Deputy May Weeks you're next I'm done I did discover one other little piece of parcel where the fire station is that little triangle If you go up to the right this is where it looks like
Yeah This little triangle which I don't know if there's enough room to put access right there But it looks high and dry This long triangle right no keep going One more Right there
Right there That's owned by the city of Coco That whole piece I have another building I do have one of it Yeah Now it's down from where the from Juni Rio's Park but we own that whole parcel It's it's the
it's a fire station And so and so Chief you you guys like the driveway to the left of the picture does that is that uh do emergency vehicles go in and out of that oh yeah Yeah Yeah That's actually where we come in and out And we
actually were approached uh back during P&Z when they were building the apartments complex next door They wanted to they approached me first and asked us if we would entertain going to the city manager to give them right away to build
a golf cart path to go from the apartment complex behind the fire station and to Publix and we would not at that point because it would cause too much traffic behind the fire station One two there's no safety or security back
there So if anything happened and three if you go back there that's really low property I mean when we built fire station 3 almost 10 years ago mayor I believe you were still here too They brought in truckloads and truckloads and
truckloads and truckloads of dirt to actually build that up to keep it from being in a lowlying area So if you walk back behind there and look back there that's really lowlying property Flood zone flood zone Is that a flood zone got a
lot of trees growing up Yes sir And so we would need we would have to go We got mitigation We would have to we'd have to mitigate that through St John's right Abby Is that correct we'd have to mitigate Let's go to I was exploring everything
How does it How does it have all the pine growing on it can I give you a high five bloodland Thank you How do the pine trees grow show you Is that the Okay that's what I need to see Yeah
Yep Bummer Come on over Come on over Come on Greg I know normally you're used to hearing from me about TPO but since they uh
waved the last meeting because there was no action items on the agenda nothing to report on transportation for you I know Uh but there is a meeting Monday so I'll be back in two weeks Uh I'll start from the bottom on my list Uh Councilman
Goins this person you talked about Oh wait a minute Time out Are you talking about the conservation or you talking about reports no conservation Okay Come on I was saying I'm not doing reports Okay All right Okay Uh so Councilman
Goins uh this uh uh person you talked about who who does all of this uh uh water mitigation out there at the conservation area What was really interesting was uh after the last hurricane I went out and somebody had put up plywood in front of the four
storm water culverts to back up Mud Lake and it overflowed and washed out the road the little path road to go back there So that wasn't good Uh I don't think so What I got to do with what I say
nothing So uh also uh we mentioned the existing pavilion and restrooms Well we know for a fact about a year and a half ago two years ago those restrooms were reworked and then vandalized and they're not opened anymore Uh as I continue up
my list uh uh for conservation area we have a problem with ATVs out there still even though we did put up some wood barricades Well that just makes it more fun for the ATVs to barrel through the wet land to get the the water pond to
get there So uh that's not good Uh you know for Cocoa Bay Access we did have a volunteer who was opening and closing that gate every day And when he couldn't do it he would call me and I'd do it until we had a problem out there And he
had to call Coco PD And they didn't stand behind him Somebody's out there dumping stuff And guess what i go out the next day to verify if this guy's bsing me or not I don't see nothing there I thinking
hey this guy's feeding me a lighter Crap What do I hear from public works they had to go out and pick this up Come on people Uh uh if we ever did have access off of
524 or Cox Road or now even Cocoa Bay what are we doing for our security some up some down Who's going to lock and unlock the gate we had a volunteer and he he said heck with it He was
trying to protect the place Okay city manager One moment Greg So so so as I understand it and I I just want the the the facts on the record there Yes sir I thought the city had the volunteer agreement with you to unlock and lock
the gate Well I don't I have a verbal agreement and uh there are three of us who do the museum We do both the museum gate and the Travis gate And I had been doing Cocoa Conservation and then laugh
until we had a meeting up there This gentleman stepped forward and yeah I remember I remember the the gentleman there but I thought and I talked with with uh staff about this I thought we had inked agreement with an agreement with you to lock and unlock the gate You
got busy with the museum and then this gentleman stepped up And so when Coco police showed up and he had locked the gates then they he didn't have anything to prove that he was an authorized representative of the city So correct That that's being fair to the
circumstances And so and so not being an authorized representative of the city they said don't don't lock or unlock the gates I I I understand He initially before he bailed out he said "Get me a letter." And it
was like "Hey we should have a letter too for doing the museum because you know who am I right?" So you know I'm on the path to get a letter And then I get the text no I'm done with it You handle it And it's like I got enough to handle just like y'all
Okay So uh I can approach him again to see if he's still interested I would still like to pursue getting an agreement for the three people who do the museum gate And if you want to throw me on CCA as well sure if I can Yeah I
think I think we need to do that Remember I told you there are certain things we don't we don't talk about but Oh yeah Yeah So so so we need we do need to to to have some sort of agreement with them Um because right now to unlock and lock the gates is going to fall on
uh public works And so so I'm I'm willing to sit down and talk with that gentleman I'll bring the uh the police chief to explain why uh that happened to him again because when PD shows up he's just some guy you know and so so if we
can get him back to the table that'd be great Yeah Just like me I would I hope I can get them back because you know I've got other things on my plate So I'm sure you guys you know you guys are always right up there Okay You're good in my
book Uh oh Where was I i was almost done Stockton Uh uh the security No no no Uh access to existing trails Uh uh Councilman Weeks I think uh you know
uh Google Earth and Property Appraiser is great Boots are on the ground are much better And from both Cox Road and off of 524 you better bring your waiters Okay No matter what season it
is Uh uh 524 you go right into the the fringes of Mud Lake and off of Cox Road That overflow that I was talking about that was blocked It it's going right through off of Cox Road entrance So both
of those are I mean that's a you know that's that's working its way down but Okay Sorry And last but not least uh I'm very disappointed that we let Integra off the hook and that's what started all
of this If they wouldn't have overdeveloped and we would have got our 50 ft of easement we'd have an access Bring your waiters Hey let's make it a let's make it a kayak launch Someone just took a kayak uh with Copa High
students right Councilwoman Cause where oh don't Oh you're gonna Don't steal her Don't steal my thunder I will not I'm not going to gaslight I might light that gas but I'm not a gas light I know it's tough
Get your light on I I I forgot to turn it off I'm sitting here pondering I have Councilwoman C You're next man I'm just so I've always wondered about this you know we have this large you look at
the the large conservation or or natural area that has not been developed yet and we're have intense development going up along that ridge I remember 2014 in the fires and that's the way those trails ended up in there to begin with Right
Yes that's correct for you know I know that um you don't want to do any burns that that would be dangerous Um I know that that doesn't happen unless you have really have to
know what you're doing to do that But in this case the trails if there were a fire and we know one day there's going to be a fire Um this is a you've got a lot of um pine needles that are gathering on the
floor of that area Um it seems to me our fire department is going to need some access point at some and and we do need to do some maintenance of the trails and if that can also be a public benefit it
would be a great thing That's division of forestry though We don't we don't have anything to do with that Division of Forestry they make the decision on where they do they're called fire brakes and how they maintain fire
brakes And that is normally not on private property That is state-owned property or properties that are in the urban renewal sprawl area where there are highdensity homes So this would not meet those requirements for the division
of forestry Okay Well I mean most of that is not private in that the city owns it or the county owns it The county owns a number of these parcels as well But the trails that are there already you're saying they created those And did
the Cocoa Fire Department but we were the ones fighting the fires right in 2014 not necessarily I mean I I don't know I was not out here for that during that time frame But uh if there was a fire there Division of Forestry plowed
those lines They were not used for traffic thoroughfare They were used as fire breaks So but they're now used those same trails are now used for foot traffic for people hiking Doesn't mean that's what they were meant to be So I
know they maintain that for the fire break So it does not get into populated areas and then once the fire is out they don't come back and continue to maintain that Okay But I'm just saying I' I've been in other cities where you know that's
basically how this thing evolves is that um there ends up being a social benefit as well as a functional benefit um for firefighting Okay that's all
Okay we have a motion on the floor by the chair and a second by Councilman Hearn She's going to call question All in favor of saying I I I
Okay Any nays no Eyes have unanimously Move forward Not unanimously 41 I'm sorry I stand corrected Okay There'll be a next step here Yes It's just a preliminary I think
Councilman Hearns Yes For option one Yes Okay Reports This concludes tonight's meeting Reports City manager I
think the only Yes sir Thank you Uh it'll be pretty short but sweet I know you don't like um to bring things before council to vote on but we just learned today uh with the drought index normally goes up to 800
We're well over 500 The county instituted a countywide burn ban this afternoon Uh obviously some of you saw what was going on in Palm Bay So I would ask council's consideration and vote to authorize the city attorney and city
manager to draft a resolution to follow suit with the county to institute a citywide burn ban until further notice What are the wishes of council i'm in favor Move to approve Okay There we have a motion floor by Deputy Mayor Weeks
second by Councilwoman Cos All in favor say I I It's one of the few times I like to do things Only a few Use that one Just only one time but it's countywide Yes sir Point Well take sir Anything else for the
betterment of Mr City Manager okay Uh who would Deputy May excuse me Councilman Hearns okay Which person which odd would like
to go first go for it sir I don't have pictures I just have a couple things Yeah I don't have pictures either For the sake of time I'm not doing pictures Thank you sir You're such a good person
All right Um so this was in I went to go see my daughter run in Mississippi and this all the um different products that we kind of been talking about um here and there but um with those lots some of those lots
that we have the the non-performing lots this is something that's pretty when I roll out I had to turn back around but um one some of them are one bedroom some are two bedroom but it's has a different look Just wanted to kind of show the council when I seen them Are they tiny
homes no they're still modular Yeah they're modular Oh and they're made out of steel I got a company He wants to put his plans here All right So this is my my I just want to show this one My daughter she had her
first meet in Florida She was at University of Florida this past Saturday.Uh she was running It's all SEC runners Nice She got baptized pretty good Uh but it was an excellent experience for her She's a freshman at University of Memphis and we definitely
proud of her So absolutely So this was her in the relay And as you can see they were dead last You don't see anybody else in the picture So uh but they they tried the best that they could but they're number two in their conference SEC is a different world
There we go Uh so my son he uh got initiated into the nights of Pythagoras Um and it's a great organization where they take the kids and give them discipline commitment Um and and and you know this is the first time he's one of the youngest He is the youngest one in
the group Um but it was just good for the community to to come out and support these young people The mayor came out as well And so this was him receiving the um the award initiation So try to start him off in the right path So shout out
to KOP for all that hard work just trying to get the kids going in the right direction Um this was at Coco High School Uh Principal Stewart um we went I went around to different high schools between me Coach Hurley Brown and some
other people just highlighting our administrators Um so we gave some prizes to principles and counselors Um I'm part of an organization called 321 Empowerment It's a group of 16 men all over the the county and different uh
career fields And um so we go around just trying to encourage them to um we got a event coming this Saturday at Eastern Florida State College uh from 8:00 a.m to 12 p.m or 12:00 noon and
it's for all males grades 9 through 12th grade to come out to learn about um what's playing what's your plan and trying to create that plan early So Coach Ojon if anybody know him that's the deep voice guy LSU Tiger national
champion He's going to be here in town bringing some words of knowledge to our young people Um this was a award ceremony this past weekend um for for the Jack and Jill and I was honored to to uh be a nominee but I was a nominee
with my grandmother just just to be able to even be in the same room as my grandmother getting any kind of award just to I'm 45 years old and she's 88 and and she's still serving the community
Um I can't hold a candlestick to what she does and and she looks good She does She looks good Yeah I I love love and appreciate her So I'll let you know Right Oh yeah She last year she fed over 1500 people um in the city of Melbourne
and she does it every single um uh Thanksgiving Wow And so and she she always does it all the time Every the whole community always come to her house and eat Uh so I just want to highlight her on that Um this was at um as I told you last meeting we are working with
between city rock ledge um myself Mike Cador and other people are trying to just work with McNair Middle School I was blessed to to go to their meeting uh Thursday uh not Thursday Monday Um and to to just encourage students and
parents to keep their kids at McNair encourage sixth graders to bring their kids to McNair to keep their enrollment up and uh thank you for uh Principal Stewart at McNair for uh inviting me to speak uh to the parents Um so this was at Rock Ledge High uh 30 minutes before
that meeting again pouring trying to just continue pouring into our young people I I was I was blessed to just talk to um young young people from all over the county cuz you know all this transfers everybody transferring everywhere now But um it was a blessing
to that to that just pour into the to the kids Um shout out to uh ANR for hosting event this past weekend Uh thank you to public works Thank you Miss Morgan for organizing uh and and city manager for approving the public works
for bringing top soil And as you can see they're using that top soil for for good good use Um they grow they they're planting tomatoes and onions and all kinds of different things So um shout out to Mr Loris and the crew um for for getting that done And again thank you uh
public works for for providing the soil And that was it What did you plan sir nothing I was in Gainesville so I couldn't do it I don't need that because I don't have
pictures So um uh Thursday is my first town hall and uh I again invite all of you It's at the Cocoa Library from 6:00 to 7:30 and uh manager and I'm trying to remember all the folks who are going to
be there for my town hall Uh I think I'm going to have a really good turnout So um I am going to be having food which always gets folks out So um well the library uh limits what
you can have I will say that But uh I will have food And um then uh I just want to bring up that I think even though we've had these chairs are comfy we need new chairs on this dis These have been here forever I'm sitting on
the floor My chair will not go up and down And so I would really really like us to get some new chairs sir if possible If it's in the budget somewhere adjustable chairs depending on your
height Adjustable Yes Would be a lovely thing and actually still adjust And that's all I've got Would you please give that to Councilwoman do you want to go sir sure I'll go real quick All right Uh so I don't exactly
have a report for district 2 but um I've been reading in the media a lot about the hospital closing and some of the uh plans that's being proposed by Orlando uh health and I don't know if they're gonna follow through with that but um I just wanted to jump in on that
conversation as a city of Coco and I don't know if the rest of the council members feel the same but um I just would like to make a bigger a pitch to uh Orlando Health from the city that you know I think I would want to welcome their new hospital if they're going to
build one um here And I'm sure uh city manager you probably engaged in conversations already Um I know you sit on a board the the the health uh board but um yeah I can I can give you a little update on that Okay I mean the
Space Coast Health Foundation coordinates a meeting of maybe 40 50 60 people each Thursday It's a team's call You guys are welcome to sit in on on it uh with me And so uh the all of the
providers are there Um County Fire Rock Ledge Fire uh City of Coco City of Rock Ledge uh Representative Mayfield
um the mayor's been there Um um all of the hospital systems are there including Orlando Health So they're on the call uh they they are um working on
um service level solutions there And so let me give you an example So Space Coast Health Foundation a couple of years back had an endowment of about $65 million And so they've asked all of those uh stakeholders to submit
um for requests that are directly associated with the hospital having closed Have you been impacted how is your service being impacted and so Parish has submitted um a request
Um Health First has submitted a request I think the city of uh Rock Ledge submitted a a request for some um some infrastructure And then you also saw where city of Coco submitted a request
for uh staff and so because because again the the wait times are going to be tremendous in terms of the emergency So so we made see we submitted uh a staff request there Um and so that happens every Thursday It's a great conversation
um they're really focused on how do we actually address the uh the the service level deficit You know as you know um um Coastal only did non-medical transport
Now they're doing BLS uh transport So that was a change in in the service model for the county Um and so in addition to that uh Mayor Blake and I actually met with OM uh
Nen Um she is the president of the uh East Yeah East Boulevard or East Central Region So she is she is the head of hospital operations for Bvard and Indian River
County And so we did meet with her um just to ask how can we be value added because the hospital is closed you know that they're not turning back on that She didn't give us any insight as to where they're going to site
um another hospital She didn't give us any insight um into where they're going to uh site a standalone emergency room because those are now becoming popular And so again
um you know we gave her some things to consider okay um in terms of you know properties that we may or may not have but we gave her some things to consider I just got a response back from her today that they're actually looking at
that In addition to that um um and and very very honestly we we talked about hey there's five acres that would be same service area Um we'll consider that So I gave her the
appraisal and I gave her the uh the last RFP that that went out there and and and and so hopefully she said she will schedule with me after next week to sit down and and talk about that again
And in addition to that uh we've also uh we also asked well do you do any community foundation uh funding and so we've submitted to them a request to assist in the soccer
many pitches because remember they're they're one of the chief sponsors of what's that soccer Orlando Orlando City Orlando City the professional over there and so and so so we we
we the city you all have asked and I'll seek forgiveness later but you all have asked them to assist in the funding of soccer many pitches and the and the playground equipment the ADA equipment at Provo ADA equipment at
Provo So so I'm hoping that uh as they as they seek additional involvement in the community they'll fund one of those initiatives I'm glad to hear that I just wanted to make sure that we was um being represented in that conversation So it
sounds like that's that's what's being conveyed And uh I don't know if it was relayed but you know I'll go and put it out there when we were in Tallahassee Um there was conversations by officials that there was a willingness as well to you know throw funds behind any land
acquisition to see a hospital go up or a medical facility So I just wanted to throw that out there But other than that um that's all I have for district two District four Thank you sir Okay let's see I even got some notes
Okay Yeah District 4 that blue area with the little white things in it that are such a problem So um I didn't get to report on this but we had a great I thought it was a really good community meeting We build it as a a Clear Lake community meeting
and we had 60 people there Um thanks to staff Thank you Abby or Miss Morgan for being there Um Charlene I'm going to start forgetting people Of course city manager and none other than our chief was there
Um so uh we also had county planners because they are looking at an effort along Clear Lake Drive um using some of their CBD CDBG funds to uh make infrastructure
investments Uh FDOT was there to talk about the road which people seem to be calming down about Yeah I mean yes honestly I love that road Okay It's just so much more interesting to drive down it now than it was
before Um we just need to get rid of the blight But two things One I think it was a good idea to have it at Orchid Lakes A lot of people got exposure to that facility and they got a an opportunity to talk about about what they're doing And then the other guest
we had was from the um adult and community education center and lot of interest in that Um so I've arranged to have my town hall on October I think it's October 25th is actually
going to be there and that will provide plenty of room Oh yeah Plus they have all the you know topshelf IT stuff for any sort of presentation So um looking forward to that This is becoming a familiar site
now on Indian River Drive I'm hoping I can get Chief Kier to look up for a moment Sorry But this the issue of landscape trailers blocking the road Um I guarantee you if you drive down Indian
River Drive uh between 10 and 2 you will have you'll at one point you'll have one lane to get around and hopefully you can see what's coming around that bend The trailer takes the entire lane Um these are homes that have
very long drives and I know it would be difficult to try to maneuver the trailer into the drive but still nonetheless it would be so much safer for everybody In fact several months ago I almost hit and I don't see him that often but a Coco police car on the other side as I went
around the trailer I'm really hoping maybe this year maybe this year um you know we can talk to some of these guys and get encourage them to start moving their trailers up into the long
drives along there so that it's not a risk to the public And yeah I had so much fun This was like the one of the most fun things I've done being on console is um go out with a
marine biology class and their annual kayaking trip um which is at Manatee Cove and we saw all sorts of manatees We saw dolbin We saw alligator Um that's right It was really
it was just it it was a great time It was really good for the kids We had a great guide Um and we got a lesson on these horseshoe crabs which was just Do you know they have a five their genetic history is 500 million years old They
live 20 years They mate during a full moon So this photo up in the um the left top corner is the male The female drags the male in and that's usually it for
him That's the black widow spider Huh a crustation Well it can be it if he can't if his tail isn't strong enough to flip him around get him back in the water Wow But yeah uh out there with Principal Stewart and thank you to Mr Sandal the
marine biology teacher who organizes this And also I learned that they have blue blood the horseshoe crab They have blue blood from the copper Yeah Um versus iron in their blood Um and that
um you kiss the shell You kiss Yeah you kiss the uh horseshoe shell and that will give you good luck Okay Did you kiss the shell no No luck for you Okay And here's some
more good news for the manatee Um that this is a ruling that just kind of deepens the writing on the wall that we're going to be moving off of septic Um we're going to be focusing in on on
spills and um the importance of the Endangered Species Act I know a lot of people complain about that or don't understand it but it I don't think it's ever really educated the public at large about why
it's not really about the endangered species as it is about a host of an endangered species that go with the elimination of just one In this case if you have a keystone species they support
hundreds of other species in some cases And um so this should at least be some support to continue some grant dollars We would hope and that's my report Oh I also wanted the utility
advisory board to come back Maybe that'll happen I know we're going to be discussing that at some point I've been asking for several months But um the benefit of the advisory board is that
it it's another window for the public It's a a another opportunity to educate people on specific issues And there are just so many in in the water world right now that um I'd like us to bring that
back That's it for me Want to say thank you to all council and staff city manager city attorney all the great citizens of the great city of Coco Buy local spend local keep local because of the time of hour Uh I will suppress
my info and just bring it to you at a later date But it's been fun Happy Earth Day Um I ask that you know we continue to have the blessings of this great United States called
America who we all love Chair entertains a motion to adjourn Motion to adjourn Got a motion on the floor by Deputy Mayor Weeks second by Councilman Gins CH is going to go call the