You know it was hard to come back after vacation. >> Greetings everyone. We would like to call the order this meeting the 28 2026 beautiful downtown Coco 65th Stone Street. We will have invitation by
Councilman Hearn and we will have the pledge of allegiance by Big Blue, the man in the big blue. would you come and lead us in the pledge of allegiance and then please sers and then we will do roll call. Please ma'am please sers secure your
cell phones. All righty. Would everyone stand please for invocation? Dear heavenly father like to give thanks for allowing us all to arrive here beautiful city hall this evening safely. I'd like to give thanks that uh for
watching over us as a city, watching over our neighbors, our troops overseas. I ask that you continue to watch over us as a city, as a community. Watch over our students that are about to graduate high school. Jesus name I pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> Aliance 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. >> Thank you, Blue. True Blue. >> Is that your chair?
>> All right, Madame Clerk, may we do roll call, please? Ma'am. >> Yes, Mayor. >> Mayor Blake. >> Present. Ma'am. >> Deputy Mayor Goins >> here. >> Council member Hearn >> here. >> Council member Cos >> here. Council member Weekes >> here, >> city attorney Gargani,
>> and city manager Whitten >> here. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam City Clerk. Arson, proceeding on to item number two-1, regular meeting of April the 28th, 2026. Chair would like to make a motion to
approve the agenda with an amendment to remove consent item number 5-2 and public hearing 6-4 or you can say decimal point and I need a second >> second.
>> Okay, we have a motion on the floor by the chair and a second by councilwoman cost. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor of saying I. >> I. >> Any naysay? Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to item number 2-2, minutes, regular meeting of December the
9th, 2025. What are the wishes of council? >> Move to approve. >> We have a motion on the floor by councilwoman Weeks. >> Second. >> Second by Councilwoman Calls. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor saying I.
>> I. >> Any naysay? Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to item number two-3, regular meeting of March the 10th, 2026 to approve. >> We got a motion on the floor by deputy
mayor Gins. >> Second. >> Second by councilwoman Weekes. Chair's going to call a question. All in favor by saying I. >> I. >> Any nays? Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on item number three, awards
and presentations. Proclamation declaring May 3rd through the 9th drinking water week. We have a proclamation. I have Deputy Mayor Goins from here. >> Yeah. Let's go out front.
Uh Mr. Walsh, would you come down and join us, please? City manager, city attorney, Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. >> Proclamation. Whereas water is our most valuable natural resource and whereas drinking water serves a vital role in
daily life serving as an essential purpose to health, hydration and hygiene needs for the quality of life our citizens enjoy. Whereas tap water delivers public health protection, fire protection, support for our economy and
the quality of life we enjoy. Whereas the hard work performed by the entire water sector, designing capital projects, operators, ensuring the safety and quality of drinking water or a member of a pipe crew, maintain the
infrastructure communities rely onto transport highquality drinking water from its source to consumers taps. Whereas the corona virus pandemic has shone a light on the importance of drinking water for health, hydration and
hygiene needs. Whereas we are all stewards of the water infrastructure upon which current and future generations depend. Whereas the citizens of our city are called upon to help protect our source waters from
pollution, practice water conservation, and get involved with their water by familiarizing themselves with it. Now therefore, be it resolved that by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of our city, I do hereby proclamation
May 3rd through the 9th, 2026 as drinking water week. >> I just give the utility department with that proclamation. >> Any words of wisdom you would like to share with us? my good friend, my good army >> cuz he loves to talk.
>> Yeah, I love to talk. Um, yeah, I just actually checked in on the plant and our flows are way way up as you can imagine because it's been so dry. We haven't had a lot of rainfall. So, the proclamation is to identify and recognize, but conservation is important and we
appreciate anything that anybody can do to check your sprinkler systems and just monitor the kind of water use that you use on a daily basis. Closed, you know, when you're shaving, shut the faucet off. basics or or just let it grow. >> There you go, sir. >> All right. Well, let's give Mr. Wash a
round of applause, please. Ma'am, please. Sir, as you know, a water is our liquid gold. That's our claim to fame. And he rules the water rules the world. So, we believe in our utilities department, all 400 plus employees,
staff, and administration. So, thank you very much. Do we Come on. Who we missing? Back up. >> Blue is the color, right y'all? >> Ready? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Great job. Again, let's give
him a round of applause. All right. Yes, sir. >> Long live Air Force Marine Coast Guard. Air Force. >> All righty.
Proceeding on to the next item on the agenda. This will be delegations. Be mindful you have three minutes to expound on your particular item and we will proceed in
this order. Um Charles Chuck Bellis would you please come forward sir and then Mrs. Terresa Clifton and then Todd Riggs.
Thank you sir. >> Yeah mayor. Sir. Yes, sir. >> I got a packet for for you and and the commissioners. This involves a code enforcement officer came to my business said I had to remove the
bobwire fence around my facility. That fence has been was in installed during the Indian River Chevrolet garage in 19 1985. I mean 19 Yeah. n 19
55 58 and I told him it was grandfathered in because it had been there so long. He said it didn't care if you didn't remove it. It's going to cost you $250 a day. I said, "Wait a minute. I I used to be a
city manager. I'm retired and that has to go before the code board." And he said, "No, it doesn't." I said, "I'm not going to argue with you." I met with the city manager, told him what was going on, and he was supposed to call me, never called me. I made two calls to his
office, left messages for him to return my call and never never got a call. So then I went and hired a an an attorney. That is the second time that fence has come in come in play. I've spent $5,000
in attorney fees for defense was the first uh case I had to hire an attorney and the bob wire cost me $3,000 and I'm tired of it. And the thing about it is I
met with the code the manager um Tom Wilkinson and I asked him how long is this code officer been on been with the city? He said almost a year. Why? I went and and
pulled up uh made a records request and he had only been working for the city one month before he came to my shop. And that that's the kind of stuff I get upset about. And I asked uh the manager
some other questions. And I I asked him, I said, "I had to hire an attorney to" and he said, "Well, we didn't tell you to hire an attorney." I said, "Well, I wasn't going to go before the code board without an attorney. That that would be
foolish." So, I hired the attorney and then I guess the attorney met or spoke to the city attorney and they I guess my time's up.
>> No, man. Keep going. I got you. >> Um, spoke to the city attorney. They pulled pulled the case. They pulled it from the agenda and said it was I was it was legal now. But I asked him some
other the the the the manager some other questions and I asked him if he heard of Bird Harris law and the packet I gave you. Right. >> You have I I wrote it out and you got
the Bird Harris and you also in the packet the city the city of Cocoa zoning changes occur existing structures like fences may be grandfathered as legal nonconforming
and and you know I don't understand why in fact when I asked him the your Tom about did he know what the BA Harris law was? He said he never heard of it. And I asked him if he if he knew about the
case. Did he review the cases? And he said yes, he did. I said, "Well, how come you didn't review this particular case?" And he he didn't have anything to say about it. But this this kind of stuff that I get I've been in business almost 40 years there and and and that
fence has been a problem for the city and I don't know why. >> Okay. Thank you, mayor. >> Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Billies. Um, we have any comments for a response? >> The what? I had a question, but I I don't believe the chief may not even
have information on this at all. So, it's kind of be a pointless for me to ask those questions, but it seems like it didn't even make it to the code enforcement board at all. He hired an attorney. But,
okay. The question that I have for you, what are you asking for? What what what >> I'm not asking for something. I just want the commission to know what goes on. >> Okay. >> You know, like I said, I I've got I spent $5,000 on a fence. I met with the
city manager, try to get him to pull it, and he I I assumed he was going to call me. >> Okay, >> you he's right there. he can answer. But I made two calls afterwards to see why he he didn't call me and never got the
call. And if and in that packet I gave you, the city manager was meeting with with the the department about this particular case. And that's the kind of stuff if he's not going to return calls or if he had a problem with it, he could
have just said, you know, I was a city manager at one time and when I when somebody came to me about an issue and I couldn't help him. I would say, hey, I can't help you. You're on your own. You have to it has to go before the the code
board or it has to go before the commission. I'm not asking for nothing. I'm just saying I'm a little irritated about spending five grand for a fence and I'm just tired of it and I that's why I wanted to make a record of this. >> Okay.
>> All right. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> Mrs. Clifton. Um, Miss Mural of 2026, Molly Mural, come on down. Yes, ma'am.
>> Good evening. Teresa Clifton. I'm with the Bvard Humane Society and I'm just looking for an answer. I have spent the last year and a half trying to figure out how a fire hydrant was put out in front of the Molly mut in Rock. I started with the city of Rock
ledge. I've gone to the Cocoa Water Department because they sent me there. The water department sent me to community services. I spoke with Charlene. She wasn't able to help me. I I've spoke to Chief Lamb. I've gone uh to Sharer Boulevard where the utilities
department is. Um uh Chief Lamb had told me I needed to speak to Jack Walsh, the utilities director. That was in March and I still have no answer. I spoke with somebody named Katie. They were going to let me know when we could meet. Uh never happened. I've called, left messages. So
it is a safety hazard. This is the fire hydrant. These little marks are where people keep hitting it. And quite frankly, I pulled it up online and it is 17 in from the curb. It's supposed to be
24 in from the curb, not including the curb. Yes, it is in the right way, but it is a safety hazard. My customers continue to hit it and the parking lot is not that big on that side. And there's plenty of other places it could
have been put. I'm just looking for an answer. And I'm really sorry that I have to do it in this format, but I can't get anybody to talk to me who apparently is responsible for it. So, this is this is my dilemma. That only took me a minute
and a half. Can I get an answer? Somebody tell me. >> The Humane Society right here on the corner when you come um into the city of Kokon on the east side of US1. >> Okay. Mr. Walsh, would you please? We have an answer.
>> Sure. Um, first I'd like to address her her claim that it's a hazard. Uh, it's not correct. U, it's not a safety hazard. Uh, the ballards are there because it does not conform with your typical setback. The reason it doesn't conform with the typical setback from a curb is because of where the where the
uh where the main is located in the ditch space between the curb and essentially the travel lane of uh of US1. Uh, we also don't necessarily have a place when we tap the lines. there's not a whole lot of choices when it comes to where you place your hydrant. So, the
ballards replaced there to protect the hydrant. I would also state that the uh part of the reasons that she's having difficulties is is certainly the parking lot is certainly non-conforming. It just doesn't meet any of the current requirements for backing up for travel
lane width uh and so on. So, again, people who pull in, you know, don't don't have the proper space behind to swing and turn out. So, there is an issue there. I think I've talked to uh city manager. Uh that's the end of the water man. There is no water man south of that location and that's where the
hydrant was set because fire protection is needed for that area. Um and also just you know to answer the question straight out. It's the rideway. We have the right to place our wateres within the rideway and we did. Uh, the
reason why that hydrant moved was because it was up inside the development that is now south of that building where there's an apartment complex now. I don't recall the name of it. Uh, when they came on board, uh, they asked and in their demolition plan, they took out
all existing water lines. >> I knew that. >> And they put a master eater in place and put everything private on their side to protect their buildings. Part of the part of the reason was that that deadend line turned east and went across that property and had one hydrant serving essentially that the north end of that
property south of this building. Uh so as part of that design that hydrant had to remain that fire protection for that area north of it uh needed to remain and that's why the hydrant was relocated to the rideway. >> Okay. Um, does the city of Rock ledge
bear any of concern or? >> Uh, I don't know if they have concern. Uh, but typically when we do site plans of fire marshall and so on, you know, for site plan developments that are in Rockwood, they would have input and review just like we would have input and review on stuff within the city of Cocoa Limits.
>> Okay. >> And I I spoke with the fire marshall and fire chief for the city of Rocklage and neither one of them had an issue during plans review of where that hydrant was located. They consulted with Jack and the engineers and all and for the best benefit of fire protection for the city
of Rocklidge. They agreed on the placement. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. Thank you both, gentlemen. Um, Deputy Mayor Go, sir. >> So, let's go back to the rightway conversation. So, so each each parking stall that's currently there now is in
currently in the rightway. >> I'm sorry. Say that again, sir. parking stall that's currently on the um west side of the building is in the rightway. >> No, no, no. What I'm what I'm saying is is that our water curtains is in the rightway. It's in the FDOT rightway. That's where our water man is located.
That's where the hydrant is located. >> The hydrant happens to be about 18 in or 16 inches, whatever back from the existing curb that is the parking lot of and I'm assuming that that curb line is pretty darn close to the rideway line. Now, that's actually not even allowed
anymore because they require five and 8 foot buffers and setbacks and stuff, but you know, stuff gets developed and development uh you know, rules change over time. So, it's real it's real tight in there. No question. It's very tight. >> So, is there since we
I may be talking too much, but I'm just going to throw this question out. Go ahead. sense >> we have the ballots there. The ball is technically should be a safeguard, right? >> Yes, they are. >> Um, >> could a option be maybe some type of
ribbon curb around it like turn it into an island? Turn that in turn that that where the fire hydrogen is. Turn into a a grass island or something to protect it even more than what it is. And it'll probably look better as well. >> There there's no room there. It's
literally behind the hydrant is a ditch. It goes straight down into a driver tension pond and then on the other bank is the is the shoulder of of >> of US1. >> Gotcha. >> So there's no there's no area. It's really tight. That's part of the problem. >> Okay. >> All right.
>> That the physically seeing um you would think the easy remedy would be to change the location, >> but as you alluded to about the main correct and then you're in the rightway. Councilwoman Co. >> Yeah. Uh well, first of all, Miss
Clifton, thank you for the service that you provide to our community through the Space Coast Humane Society. You're really appreciated. Is there anything that you can think of? Because I hear you. It's your customers keep hitting it. Is there anything that we can do? Do
you have any suggestions? Anything that we can do to make it more visible or to >> Well, I don't know how it got there. And when this Madison Grove is the name of the the place when it came in, they en
encumbered upon us, which >> they have the right to. And they're the ones that made that change. They're the ones that made that request. And what that did was further incumbent on our property. It is in the ride ofway 17 in,
not 24, but it still didn't have to be put right there. It is in the smallest area of people pulling in and out. It could have been closer this way or closer that way. And it was put in to
accommodate Madison Grove. We were not in included at all in any of what they did. And that I understand is a problem with the city of Rocklage and I brought that up with them, but they're telling me that this was all done through the city of Coco. So, I mean, I I'm willing
to pay half of whatever it would cost to move it because that is the smallest spot. And this morning, I know that the mayor was at our uh art um dedication ceremony for the artist that did the wall. and pulling into that spot or out
of it, regardless of whether it's it's too small or not, it's virtually impossible if you have somebody parked next to you, which means our 11 parking spaces are now down to eight. And that
thrift shop is a major contributor to the Humane Society's income. It is our largest shop and we operate 100% off of donations. We don't encumber the community with taxes and we do a lot a
lot. And for me, I cannot understand why I had to come and do this publicly when all you had to do was call me and and meet with me and have a conversation. But since we're doing it, this is a safety hazard whether you think it is or not. every time somebody backs into it
and whacks it, they have they have accident. It's it's not our fault. It's not on our property, but I am a responsible individual and I'm bringing it to the council so that you all understand that every single person that parks over there that hits it, they're
not happy. And I'm just telling them, well, City of Coco just put it in there. And I thought that City of Coco would care enough to want to put it somewhere. I mean, these these dings and I took this picture six months ago. There's a lot more now. But if if you believe it
is not, then hopefully you'll never hit it. Although I did pull up on the state statutes and it does say that the fire hydrant has to be 24 in from the curb and it is in the ride ofway, but it is
17 in from the curb. and I thought really that maybe someone here would want to do something about it. So, I'm I'm pointing it out to you because it's in the rideway and the city of Cocoa is responsible for where it
ended up. And I guess I just don't understand why it has to be right there, why it couldn't be further over to where you pull in or over between our two properties since it's it was really done by that property owner that is now encumbering on us.
Okay. Um, hold on. >> Okay. Well, I'm hoping that we can come up with something that that works if this is a hazard. >> Councilman Hearn, then Councilwoman
Weeks, >> had a quick question. Um, are we able to put up flashers like some solar flashers on the poles to kind of make it more visible? >> We could add flashers or the reflectors, you mean? >> Right. >> Yeah. >> All right. Just anything to try to make it more visible. >> Certainly.
>> Okay. Councilment woman weeks. >> I just want to make sure I understand. So, you said the water man ends at that point. So, that is why it had to go there. There's nowhere else it could go. >> That's the best place for it because it's the end of the line. And of course,
we want to have the ability to flush that line, and that's why the hydrant is located there. That's the best place for it. >> Okay. You're saying the best place. I get that. It does that mean it can't be moved or I I'm just want to make sure. >> Yeah. The the best place from an
engineering standpoint is where it's located, which is the end of the line. If we move it up further, then the water that stands in that column remains can remain dead, meaning it can't move. Once it gets past that hydrant, it can never come out unless it's drawn through. >> And again, that's a I forget what size
line that is. I think it's a 12. >> And so that little business, you know, that has it is not pulling a ton of water. >> So from a water quality standpoint, that's why we want those hydrants in certain locations. And this is this is one of those reasons. >> Okay. It's worth a shot. I'm sorry.
>> That's a good question. Thank you. >> Um, Councilman, you finished. >> Thank you, Mrs. Clifton, >> I appreciate your time. Anyway, >> Todd Riggs,
I feel bad for them. >> Good evening. I want to talk tonight and about the septic to sewer conversion and request council bring back the septic to sewer conversion vote and resend the portion only the portion that assigns
cost overruns to homeowners at 100%. There's three reasons I'm asking this. One is this assignment was not necessary to move this project forward. Secondly, it's out of line with
precedent. No other neighborhood has been treated this way. Wasn't required by grants. Every pre previous septic project, either the city covered 100% or twice
the the uh homeowners were covering 40%. And this determination was always made after the costs were known. It was never an uncapped liability. Third, it's much more reasonable to vote on the
assignment of cost overruns when when there's a budget. You know the costs, you know the grants. You know what you're talking about. as opposed to uncapped contingent liability that JK homeowners are already carrying causing
real and ongoing harm has to be disclosed in any potential real estate transaction in the investment world and a contingent liability is is like radioactive. Uh I choose to believe that C council
didn't intend to place this burden on these 88 homeowners. I I think it was in the heat of the moment to try and move forward on the project. But again, it wasn't necessary. It was out of line
with precedent. It was not reasonable. And importantly, the city city attorney is already on record that you can you have the ability to bring back the vote and rescend that portion. So, I'm here
tonight to ask council to do this. Thank you, >> Councilwoman Weekes. >> Um, I wanted to um I understand your your problem because um I do know that you would have to disclose it as a
realtor. I know how that works. And um so I'm I'm wondering how many people have been harmed. I mean, you're the one who's here tonight, but um um I'm sure in those 88 there are people who are having to who are wanting to sell or whatever
and they're having to disclose it and it definitely is a detriment. You know, it affects your property value and everything else and having to disclose that. Um so I too would like to see that brought back and rescended at some point. um that portion of it because I
um uh even if we capped it at 40%, I understand I think it was when the portion was put in the sewer was put in down by Dixon that this uh homeowners were capped at 40% and the city did 60%.
And we do believe we have enough in grants to pay for it. But regardless, until that goes through, the homeowners have to disclose it and and uh and it hurts the homeowners, which I know here on the council, we don't want to hurt
our our our homeowners. So, I too would like to see that brought back. So, I'm sorry, sir, that you guys are having to deal with that. >> Thank you, Dean. Mayor Goins. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes. Uh, Councilwoman Weekes. This is my question. I'm not a
realtor so I don't know the answer to this. So you you just talked about disclosure. >> Yes. >> So the project doesn't exist. We don't have a current project. You do not have current leans. What would
the property owners need to disclose when the project is not even active? >> Because the council voted. We have a thing that states that the homeowners are going to have to pay the cost overrun. period.
>> Doesn't we have voted that and so they have to disclose that that is a potential that they are going to have to that any future homeowner is going to be on the hook for that period. Um so yeah it has to be disclosed. >> Okay.
>> Just like you have to disclose everything else any potential if if you live in a apartment comp I mean in a condo complex and there may be an assessment down the road you have to disclose that. you always have to disclose any potential that uh that may
be coming down the road and we voted that. So consequently uh that is on the record that the homeowners for that are going to be held liable for 100% of the cost overrun. >> Okay, m Mr. Gargani, um and and I'm
doing this not because I don't believe Councilwoman Week. So, I just want to make that clear. >> But, um, >> can you help us out with this? Um, so I can get just more clarity. I think the probably the clearest way I
can describe it is it's irrelevant because after my recollection is after the council was in discussion and that may be reflected in the minutes. The city council also followed with the adoption of an ordinance establishing a
process and procedure under which um these types of projects could be done in the future. And under that process and procedure, the determination of allocating any costs to any property owner
will be determined at that time at the at the discretion of the city council if at all and it has to be included as part of the procedure and process to implement a project. So regardless of
what may have been said prior to the adoption of that ordinance, when and if this project moves forward, the council is going to have to follow the procedure and process in that ordinance. And then at that point whenever that is
>> the council will make a determination whether to whether it has to or it's necessary or possible or in the in the city's best interest to allocate any costs to the property owners. So that
that's a that's a decision for another day under the new procedure and process that the council put in place not just for J and K but for any other potential expansion projects. >> Okay. >> All right. Appreciate you.
>> So does that mean that it is officially part of the record that cost overruns are no longer to be assigned? That's undecided. >> No. No, that's not what he said. No, that's not There may be something with all due respect in the record prior to
the adoption of that process and procedure, but the process and procedure now that has been duly enacted is a law. >> It's law >> supersedes that record comment. It may or may not
come to fruition on cost allocation to the property owners. The council will determine at a another time. So, I mean, frankly, if if if the council wanted to just erase the record, and they can't like technically erase the record and just basically defer the decision in
accordance with the process and procedure that the council already approved, it'll be decided then, if at all. >> Good. Good. Thank you. I appreciate that. I just have one more thing, mayor. So, and and um you're absolutely correct
that it wasn't necessary for application for those different uh grants that we applied for, but I believe just in my time on this DAS, we've been through this process so many times. I believe that that decision was necessary for us
to even move J&K to the next level because we hit the wall so many times and you you've been a part of this process for a very long time. So even though technically we didn't necessarily need it to apply for those grants, but I think for us to take that huge step
that made some council members a little bit um more assure of their decision on the vote. So So but you you're correct on that on on that point. So if we now have a process as we should and should have had to assign it once
the budgets are known, costs are known, grants are known, why don't we just formalize it and resend that part of the previous decision. >> Can't do it. >> It's unknown. >> Okay. Uh we'll proceed in this order and
then we'll wrap this up. Um, Councilman Hearn, I think, then Councilwoman Cos, then Councilwoman Weekes. But let me say something and what I would like to say is that you and members of your delegation came in and made a false
accusation in reference of there were some homes on Peach Street that was converted over and it never happened. and I never saw any documentation and you came in and made accusations that did not substantiate
substantuate your accountants. Now, have you found those homes that was on there? Yes, you did. It's documenting you and your group. I'm just asking you. Do you have >> I have no idea what you're talking about. >> You made the accusation, sir.
>> Thank you. But yes, you did. You're in your group. >> Floor is yours, Councilman Herman. Um, just a quick rebuttal. >> My group because they're my neighbors. What? Somebody >> sir, you know what you said and have a good day. Thank you. Go ahead.
>> I I too um I'm not sure what this uh this rule is that you have to uh reveal anything like that. But would that fall in line as well? We had a conversation about a month or so ago about the Addison Creek uh homes with the roads
that they disclose that to the buyers when they bought their homes about the road problems. >> Um Dr. Horton should have disclosed that to everybody who was buying in the new phases and they did not it did not we did not know it until after it was uh
the the whole subdivision was finished. >> Okay. I just wanted to clarify >> but it should have been. You're exactly right. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Councilwoman Cross. >> Yeah, I was just going to say uh yeah, a group neighbors and I can tell you that
we have a number of citizens and I hear your argument. We had to do this to get across that line. Well, there are particularly senior members, our neighbors that are not sleeping, feel
sick about this, have a short lifespan, and it would be really nice if there was something formal if we can tell them something. Um, other I guess I mean we need to make we need to make
it really clear that people don't need to be losing sleep over this and feeling sick about it. And you know who I'm talking about. >> I mean there are a couple of people that are really bothered by this and they are in they're >> and rightfully so
>> later life. Um so it's really a worry they don't need to have. um you know I've tried to reassure them but I think as a council we want to be a little bit sensitive to people about
this um again there is no precedent for you know that for for saying that 100% responsibility goes to the homeowners. Um, and okay, if it we had to do it to get
over that point, great. Now, let's just make it really clear to the neighborhood that they're not going to be sunk by this. Um, that there is another process.
Um, and I'm just I don't think that's widely understood. Councilwoman Weekes. >> Um, I just want to make sure I I'm understanding now. I understand uh that
there's a process in place, but I still don't see how that negates what the council voted for with the saying that the homeowners are responsible for 100%. Um, and uh, so if you could enlighten me
on that, I would appreciate it because at this point I know what was voted on and uh, Deputy Mayor uh, Goens just, you know, alluded to that that was part of the vote, which was that the homeowners had to be responsible for 100% of the cost overrun. So, I don't know how the
pro procedure negates them having to disclose that to any potential real estate deal or buyer because um I I'm What am I missing? >> Mr. Mayor, can I can I >> Yes, sir. You may.
So, so we we actually have uh a J&K page where we talk about the current project timeline. We take you through all the applications, the grant applications we've submitted. Again, the
attorney did a great job in explaining that there's an ordinance that says that some point in the future when these projects come up, the council may consider the assessment uh issue the extent to which they're
going to require um um homeowners be accessess assessed if at all. and and we we take you through that timeline and we say in fiscal year um 2026
which begin in October of 2025 as soon as grants are awarded and ordinances are in place. Request proposals will go out seeking qualified contractors to submit bids to extend the existing sewer line. So there's no project. And then we further say that
um the next step if the council were to consider an assessment would be uh a resolution would come back before council for for approval of a special assessment if necessary
to the homeowners of this area for any cost overruns of the project. Uh this would be anything that is not covered by soral funding and uh any additional grant funding received for the project if any. And so recall that
the grant funding from the state is in place. We're simply waiting on uh the federal funding and in fact the state agency has recommended the grant funding uh to the feds there and and believe that we'll be successful in getting
that. And so it's put out to bid. Uh project cost projections are then made and then the council via a resolution at that point in time would decide again if necessary uh on the assessment issue for
homeowners there. So it's it's pretty much laid out in the uh on the page. I think we've sent that information out. And so again, I don't want to call it a a your generic ordinance, but your general ordinance does state that you
have the ability to do assessments. No assessment has been enacted for this particular project. >> $30 fine. 35. >> Yeah, it is. Okay. So I So you're saying that the second part
of the ordinance basically I and I knew that we it would have to come back to us. I knew that but what the part about you know where we voted not where the council voted to um assess
the homeowners 100%. this in a way >> council didn't didn't vote to assess the homeowners. You didn't make that vote. You voted to enact you you voted to enact an ordinance which outlines a process that says it doesn't even outline the process. It just says you
may at some point in the future for projects create an assessment process. And so it just talks about okay the concept of assessment but you have not via resolution >> established an assessment >> uh okay amount or process for this
particular project. >> So you're saying J and K people are not on the hook for 100% of the cost overrun >> this particular point in time. >> So >> okay helpful >> be it. Let's cut to the chase. Go ahead,
Deb. And then I'mma answer. I mean, council, >> I just wanted to give a little more context to it because as you know, it's in district two and four and I was push I've been pushing this project for a while. Um there was uh multiple times this came before the council and we didn't have the votes to move forward.
Uh some of the concerns was that burden being put on all of the uh citizens of the city of Coco um for that particular areas, which isn't that large of an area. Um so with that language put in place that got us the votes to push for
uh the project forward to the next step. So um it is my thought process if we were to go back uh resend the votes any kind of way we may not have those votes and it may die the project may die at that point. >> Okay. >> So that's my concern there. >> And even Mrs. Smith came forward and
thank me because we had that opportunity to NYX it but we did not. We took the adventure to go for further grants and that's what we did. And now it's formulating. And now we get to the promised land. You acting like the people of Israel when
you can't get in the promised land. So let us continue to do our job. It's paying off. We're getting federal funding. >> So why press that button when it's not necessary? That's all I'm saying. We're moving in that direction. Mrs. Smith, I applaud you. you were the only one and
you recognized it and I'm thankful for that you recognized it. So what I'm saying to you ladies and gentlemen, please let the process carry forward. That's all we thank you. But I know you did make that statement, sir. And I'mma stand on that. You and that delegation,
sir. Yes, sir. Thank you. I'mma tell you when it took place, sir, when we talked to Thomas Payne. Common sense. >> All right. >> Thank you, my friend. All right. This concl um delegations.
Thank you. So please, ladies and gentlemen, please make sure you do your due diligence. Thank you. All right. Proceeding forward. Next item will be consent agenda item. >> Got a motion on the floor by Deputy
Mayor Goins, second by the chair. Just going to call the question. All in favor saying I. >> I. Many nays. Eyes have it unanimously. Now we're proceeding on to public hearing. Um the second and final
reading. Great project, a no-brainer project. It's going to help the city of Cocoa. And also it's uh item number 6-1, ordinance number 01, 2026, Griom Parkway, 46 acres, annexation.
Second reading. Second and final reading 2026-294 Esquire Gargani sir. >> Okay. Second and final reading. Also a public hearing ordinance number 01-2026. An ordinance of the city council city Koko Bavar County, Florida annexing
approximately 45.26 acres of real property generally located east of Gryom Parkway north of Oxbow Circle and south of Canaveral Groves Boulevard. Providing for the amendment of Coco uh charter article one city boundaries to incorporate the real property into the city boundaries. Providing for the
filing of the revised Coco charter with the department of state and also required by law providing for the repeal of prior and consistent ordinance resolution servability and an effective date. Mayor, >> thank you. Esquire Gargani. Do we have any questions for him before we turn it over to the FSE? Yours truly, Mrs.
Webster. Seeing none, the floor is yours, ma'am. >> Thank you, sir. Um I there haven't been any changes since the first reading and I don't have anything to add today. >> Okay. Okay. Do we have any questions? >> Seeing none, we close this portion to
council open to the public. Please come forward. State your name. Um you have 180 seconds to elaborate on this particular item. Going once. Going twice.
Chair like to close this portion of council open to uh return it from the public and open it to council. What are the wishes of council? >> Motion to approve. >> We had a motion on the floor by Councilman Hearn. >> Second. >> Second by councilwoman Weeks. Chair's
going to call the question. All in favor of saying I. >> I. >> Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to the second item of this ordinance number 02 2026
Gryom Parkway 46 acres future land use map amendment second reading. Second and final reading 2026 295 esquire sir. >> Okay. Second and final reading. Same property. This involves the future land
use map change ordinance number 02-2026 an ordinance of the city council of the city of Cocoa Boulevard County Florida relating to comprehensive planning amending the future land use map for 36 parcels of real property within the city of Coco consisting of approximately 45.26 26 acres generally located east of
Gryom Parkway, south of Canaveral Groves Boulevard and north of O of Oxbow Circle being legally described on exhibit A. Attached here too, changing the future land use map designation of the real property from BVAR County residential 4 to city of Coco Industrial providing for
the repeal of prior and consistent ordinances and resolutions incorporation into the comprehensive plan severability and an effective date and legal status of the plan amendment. This is a legislative item. Again, it's second and final reading public hearing item. Mayor, >> thank you very much. Esquire Gogan East,
let me guess. I'm gonna look in my crystal ball. Nothing has changed, has it, Mrs. Webster? >> That is correct, sir. >> The floor is yours, ma'am. >> Yes. So, you're correct. Nothing has changed and I don't have anything to add this evening. >> Do we have any questions, council?
>> Seeing none, chair, I'd like to close this portion of the council and open to the public. Please come forward to state your name for us. You have 180 seconds to expound or elaborate on this particular item. Going once.
Going twice. Chair like to close this portion to the public and return to the council. What are the wishes of council? >> Move to approve. >> We got a motion on the floor by councilwoman Weeks. >> Second. >> Second by Councilwoman Cos. All in favor by saying I. I
>> eyes have unanimously. Proceeding on to the third and final item under public hearing. Ordinance number 03 2026 Gryom Parkway 46 acres. Great project. Nobrainer again. Map zoning. Uh second
and final reading 2026-296 Esquire. Okay sir. This is a quasi judicial second and final reading. Also public hearing ordinance 03-2026 an ordinance of the city council of city cocoa boulevard county Florida amending the zoning map for 36 parcels of real property totaling 45.26 acres more or
less and generally located east of Gryom Parkway south of Canaveral Groves Boulevard and north of Oxbow Circle being legally described on exhibit A attached here too. Changing the zoning map designation of the real property from BVAR county general use to city of Cocoa M2 manufacturing and light
industrial providing for the repeal of prior and consistent ordinances and resolutions severability and an effective date. Mayor, >> thank you. Esquire Gargani sir, do we have any questions for the esquire mams? Seeing none, let me guess. Third and
final try is the charm. Mrs. Webster, any changes? Madam Mozelle, >> no sir, there have been no changes and nothing to add this evening. >> Thank you very much, Mrs. Webster. Thank you. >> Kudos to you and the staff and everyone in that department. >> Thank you, sir.
>> You're welcome. Rightly kindly, ma'am. Chair, I'd like to close this portion to council open to the public. Please come forward and state your names for this particular item, the third and final ordinance for 03 2026 Gryom Parkway. Going once.
Going twice. Chair like to close this portion to the public and return to the council. What are the wishes of council? >> Move to approve. >> Got a motion on the floor by councilwoman weeks. >> Second.
>> Second by Councilman Hearn. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor of saying I. >> I. >> Any nays? I have it unanimously. Proceeding on to council business. Okay. Consider the appointment of Ashley
Laneir to fill one of the two alternate member vacancies on the board of adjustment 2026-243. This is a no-brainer. Is Mrs. Laneir present here by any chance in the audience?
Seeing none, chair like to make a motion to approve Mrs. Laneir. >> Second. >> Okay. to that position and we have a second by councilwoman Weekes. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor of saying I >> I >> I have it unanimously.
>> Moving on to item number 7-2 and I see this beautiful smiling face in the audience. This is a no-brainer as well as the previous one. BA basically all of my papers are saying no-brainers on all the issues. Considering the
appointment of Mrs. Dolores Martin to the Diamond Square CRA through January 30th, 2028. This is a one-year term. Mrs. U Martin, would you stand, please, ma'am, and be recognized? She's been a
former member. I know somebody just turned their light on so I know what that means. Just shake your hand, wave your hand, ma'am. You've been faithful. Good and faithful. Let's give her a round of applause. But before we even do that, do we have any other Diamond Square board members
in the audience? Please stand or raise your hand and be recognized too as well. I know uh Councilman Gins, Deputy Mayor Gins is the liaison of this board and the light is on and I will close my mouth. The floor is yours. One of those
rarities. Go ahead, sir. >> Well, I wanted I haven't heard her voice in so long. I want to hear her voice at the microphone. That's what I wanted. >> Okay. Well, your wish. >> She don't have to sing or anything. >> Can Can we bring her that? Yeah. Can we bring her the microphone? Would someone bring in the microphone, please?
>> Miss Angie, somebody here. >> Thank you, Miss Singer. >> Welcome. >> Good evening, everyone. >> Good evening. My name is Dolores Martin and I am a former member of the Diamond
Square agency and um it was a pleasure working and I left because of health reasons. But now that I'm back >> and I'm able to do what I used to do
almost, I'd like to go back and start to doing and volunteering for what I used to do. So, thank you all foring me and for allowing me to do what I like to do. >> Okay. >> Have a blessed evening, everyone.
>> Absolutely. Absolutely. Thank you. the ladies on. >> If um you know the Diamond Square board has done a lot of good things in the community, especially the last uh seven to eight years, there've been a lot of progressive thinking, a lot of open-minded um decisions with made the
last few years. And Mr. Loris was a part of that um that process the last definitely the last six to nine years for sure. And so glad you're back. We appreciate you for being here and dedicating your time to the community. So thank you. Is that a >> motion? Motion to approve.
>> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion on the floor by Deputy Mayor Gins and a second by Councilwoman Weeks. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor saying I. >> I. >> Eyes have it unanimously. We're on city
business. The last item for tonight. This is a no-brainer. acceptance of a 2 million congressional directed spending for the Cocoa Multimodal Bright Line Station and approval for the city
manager to execute grant agreement 2026 >> to approve >> 26 9 >> immediately. >> Yes. Okay. We have a motion on the floor
by Deputy Mayor Gins and a second by Councilwoman Weeks. Okay, city manager, you want to say anything? >> Oh, don't on sale the car. All right. All the in favor of saying I >> I >> I have it unanimously.
All right. >> I don't think you could hit that any harder tonight. >> Uh yes, ma'am. This concludes city business. Uh we will proceed forward. I want to say thank you to all the members in the audience and also there in TV world. Um there's a joyful occasion here
I'm happy to say. Um and I will proceed in this order under reports are um expect a lot of good things from reports. Uh Mr. City Manager sir the floor is yours.
Um just a couple Mr. Bill's comments. Um his his issue never reached the code enforcement board. What he didn't give me was the letter that I got from uh his attorney. Getting that
letter, we did research the issue and I think he had a variance old varian to have the wire on top of the so we pull his item from the enforcement. So I was following up even though
again the code officer knows the black and white of the code there but doesn't have any variances any exceptions that have been granted in the past. I think it was
attorney research as you all did on the JK. Mr. Walsh reminded me that ordinance ordinance process was in part
or adopted so that once we get the funding that there can be no delays there won't be unnecessary delays with regards to moving forward and I will remind you that we already have
$3 million for the homeowners While we're stirring the pot, why stir it from the 319 process to the state, they make a
recommendation. They've already recommended that to the so that we're anticipating >> and then we used a portion of the 6.7 1.2 of the 6.7 to make the 3 million for the
homeowners. So they could they could they could end up paying zero >> zero >> I understand >> as opposed to 100% of the over there but again it's all outlined on the website
>> homeowners if I remember correctly so just wanted to make that clarification Um, so there's that. And I'm not sure my notes upstairs. >> Yes, sir. We do, sir.
>> Um, I think uh somebody MC, didn't you MC uh Deputy Mayor Gins uh Thursday morning? >> No, I wasn't MC. THEY DIDN'T PAY ENOUGH. >> OH, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED over there. >> The cheap breakfast. >> Oh. Oh, OKAY. YOU ENLIGHTEN ME, SIR.
>> You can you can talk about it, sir. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You did such a great job. >> Well, you did a great great job, deputy mayor, for the um the the opening the welcome. Sorry. The welcome. >> I say good things about you. That's why. >> But but once again, we had the uh the
annual Chief's Breakfast um last Thursday from 7:00 a.m. till about 8:50 a.m. Um it was a success. A lot of high energy. Uh we got a lot of good donations. Uh the sheriff came and uh
did his thing and and uh hijacked a lot of folks and made them uh donate, but it was really a good event uh that we had. So we're looking forward to doing it again next year. Uh we exceeded our goals. Um and so that's always a good thing. So when we get more, we can do
more in the community. And um uh one of the young ladies with with PAL uh she got a uh scholarship that we gave her from the foundation and we're looking at making that an annual thing as long as uh we have the funding to do so. And um
Dolores, she's in full support of that obviously. Uh but so we're looking at doing that on an annual basis. Uh uh giving one of those kids more than one kid a scholarship. So it's a good thing. >> So next year, same around the same time. We look forward to everybody.
>> Round of applause, please. Now, Chief Chief Co, sir, there are some goodlooking faces back there against on the west side of that wall over there. Could you ask them to stand and let's recognize them, please? That the people
in all the officers recognized, >> we want to clap and tell you how much we appreciate you. Yeah. Even my newlywed brother over there from a different mother. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Thank you all. Thank you, Big Blue. Your colors do not run
to. Y'all stick and stay and fight every day. And that's why we believe in you >> and we thank you right here, baby. >> And mayor, we appreciate you recognizing these officer. We got our dispatches sitting up front as well. >> So, I would hate not to recognize them. >> Please, please get it. They better stand
up there now. >> Well, where's Aaron? Oh, my uncle. We got a dispatcher. Is that his family? No, these are all dispatches. >> All dispatches. >> Well, y'all stand up and be recognized. COME ON. GOOD LOOKING. YEAH. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND of applause.
>> Oh, yeah. Another one back there. Okay. >> Thank you. Two words we don't hear enough. And that is what? Thank you. >> We can agree to disagree, but still thank you. Because you're just like cream to the top, ma'am. you rise and
serves and we're thankful for you because you have to make a split decision that could change the whole impact of this community for sure. >> So that's why we say thank you. Thank you very much. >> Okay, Mr. City Manager, sir. Who else? Sir, >> Mrs. Singer has a report.
>> Okay. Oh, you mean wait a minute. You mean Mrs. Singer whose son was just recently acknowledged on on Facebook. Can you help me out a little bit, sir? >> I think the athleticism comes THROUGH HER HUSBAND'S BUT YES, YES, YES, that is her, that is
her uh oldest son. Yes. >> Okay. Could you tell us about your son first and then tell us what you would like to tell us, please? Cuz I'm proud of that proud moment. >> I I am very proud of him as well. He was just recognized as the Florida Dairy Farmers 3A State Player of the Year.
>> All right. Soccer, right, ma'am? Right on. >> Yes. For soccer. So >> yeah, that's good job, man. No man, that's love. >> Very exciting for him. Um, so our my report tonight is um I am excited to
announce it was uh leaked on Facebook uh by keepard beautiful, but um once again we have brought the title home to the city of Coco. Um, we had 355 volunteers for Trash Bash and we those 355
volunteers collected 20,563 lbs of trash. >> Um, so an amazing job volunteers all >> I just want to really thank all of the volunteers, all 355. We had um different
groups come out and participate. Um, obviously all of our council came out um and participated. We had um just friends and family helping cook and and do everything. So, um we really appreciate everyone's support that came out and helped that day. Um truly appreciated.
We had a number of different groups come out and support. Um and it's just a testament to the relationships that Nadasha and the team at Leisure Services has built with this community. Um, and we have a good group of volunteers who come back every year to help support
this event. So, thank you all. >> Fantastic. Let's give them a round of applause again. >> And I do not know which group had the most trash, so please don't ask. >> Two weeks for this. >> I don't know. Sorry. >> Another way another two more weeks, sir.
>> Surprise. Well, you all weren't born, but GMA Pow, you remember? Surprise, surprise, surprise. Surprise. I love that. >> All right, city manager. Sir, >> I think that's it for us. >> Okay, we're good. We're good. Okay.
Okay. Okay. Is what are we doing today? >> Even tonight. >> Even. Okay. Two and four. Who would like to go first? >> I can go first because really I have no report been out of town. So, >> uh, so I had some technical
difficulties. Uh, phone wasn't working, so I couldn't send my photos in, which I have a lot, and they're piling up from the last meeting when I deferred. So, next meeting, bear with me. Um, one thing I did want to highlight, uh, we
attended the FBC LEO, uh, event, whether that was a week ago. Uh, myself and the mayor, we both was selected to serve on the board. So, uh, that's more representation from the city of Coco on a broader basis. Uh, so I'm proud of that. >> Congratulations, sir.
>> Thank you. Thank you. U, also I wanted to remind everyone that, uh, we have the town hall meeting for district 2, uh, next week, May 6. It'll be at Endeavor Elementary. Um, I would love to see everybody out there come and and get informed on what's going on in the city of Coco. Uh, it's your opportunity to
ask me any questions. So, um, I'll see you all then. >> Okay. Who's next? >> Go ahead. >> Go ahead. You want to go first? >> She didn't have anything.
>> Oh, I I'll have more next time. >> Okay. Uh, I should have never did it like this, but uh, this was at the chief breakfast. Um, I was blessed to take the place of of the mayor. I didn't do as good as the mayor normally does, but I tried my best. >> You did a great job.
>> Um, but it was a awesome awesome event um, for the community. Um, I have a photo of the young lady um, that was recognized. She has an un unbelievable story of trials and tribulations and it show how um really what Coco truly is.
Coco is a place where um um we all help each other. We always find a way uh to get it done. Even when we have less, we find a way to make to make it good for the community. Um this movie night um is this coming uh Saturday at Jolie Dr.
Jolie Smith's Community Center. A lot of community partners have came together, a lot of churches, a lot of individuals um have came together, pull their resources together to purchase uh food, drinks. Um police department will be there as well.
Um doing the um they cooking ribs. Oh, no, they're not cooking ribs, but I wish I wish they were cooking ribs. U they'll be cooking the hot dogs for us, popcorn, and I believe the ices will be out that night as well. Um so uh fire department
to be there as well. Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um it >> this is an opportunity. Um sometimes we move so fast in our lives that we don't normally like take the time to just have fun with one another. There's so much
beef going on in the world with either politics or whatever stuff going on. And really we just need to take the time sometime and just watch Nemo, right? And just laugh and have fun. And so we making this a community event, not a
drop off daycare event. I said that I said that multiple times on on social media and everybody laughed at me. So, um, we want families to come together, sit up under the blanket, bring your chairs and things of that nature. Just have a good time with with one another. Um, so
this this was my my son's. He was his first track meet back in Florida uh this weekend. Uh C Councilman Hearn's son, he's the fourth one to the to your right. He's in the middle. Um couple couple my son's teammates. So all these
kids are are six, seven years old. Um they ran in the track meet. They ran 100 meters, 400 me. They run everything that uh the big guys run. And so I want to give a shout out to these young men for just getting out out of the house and putting the games down. I think that's
that's always good. Uh this was at the chief uh chief breakfast. Uh my my son is down in the middle with the crooked glasses. Uh uh but he's with the state attorney. I told him, "You better make sure he's your best friend." Uh so the state attorney
is behind him. Uh Sergeant Stevens is is there as well. Um and just a good time in the community. This is the young lady I was referring to. 4.0 student. Uh ever since I believe she was a sophomore or a freshman. uh four years at Koko High School. That's
>> right. >> Unbeliev Unbelievable young lady. If you know her story, >> she everyone who's in that room who knew her >> uh who knows her rather um what had had tears in their eyes because they know the process she had to go through to get
here. And so, um great time. So, this is at Straley Park. I popped in there uh just to kind of see because and sometime people complain about things until I show up and then all of a sudden the bathrooms are getting done. Um brand new
bathrooms at Straley Park. Um brand new tile, brand new toilets, brand new sinks. Um brand new tile toilets, sinks, doors, uh inside of their bathroom. It's long time coming. >> Correct. I have a photo when I was 7
years old looking at the same concession stand at Straley Park and it looked exactly the same. And so it's been neglected for a long time and it was this council and this city and staff um that stepped up and and did some of the things and quite frankly that I believe
that the county should have done a long time ago and and so uh took a lot of heat. >> That's right. >> Um but but >> still taking >> um and the these are the if you don't remember back in the day it used to be wood stairs. Oh yeah. >> Now there's solid metal steel stairs.
It's unbelievable project. Even though some people still are complaining because you can't please everybody. Um but but this is a good project um for for this the football side. I know the baseball side is having some uh questions as well. They want some things
to be done as well. And I'm and I believe they'll be here tomorrow for our budget hearing uh at 5:00 tomorrow. Um, but I believe this this is a good project. Kind of blurry, but you get the idea. So, these are uh it's not finished yet. Um, but they're they're getting
getting the process done. The toilets and urinals are get going in. New doors are going in as well. So, >> football season, they'll be ready. >> Yep. They'll be ready to go. Th this crew uh some doesn't get a lot of the kudos cuz they work behind the scenes. Um they helped out a lot for the movie
night. They got the big screen. The screen is, I believe, probably 40 maybe by 60 40 by 40 screen. They they helped me put it in my truck. Um and and we got it to Dr. Jolie Smith Center last week. But I want to give them a shout out
because sometimes um the people that work behind the scenes don't uh get all the work. So get out of um this was at FBC Leo. Um this is the um minority whip. What's the minority whip name?
Yeah, I'm getting old way. >> Yeah, I'll figure it out. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um but it was awesome. >> Yeah, there you go. Awesome event in Tampa. Um all three of us. Um always good to get with other uh council members all throughout the state of
Florida. Again, we we we think we have all the problems, but a lot of cities are going through a lot of things similar, and it's good to get feedback on, you know, how did they uh come to a resolution on some of their issues. Um, while we're in Tampa, uh, we had a
break and so, uh, me and Councilman Hearn went to go see, uh, these are Bvard County ties, uh, at South University of South Florida. Uh, to my to my left is, um, uh, Coach Verel, uh, Danny Verel. He's from Merit Island High
School. If you know the Vel, you know, outstanding football player. He's a coach now at Merit Island. You have Cedric Hawkins next to him, Coco High School graduate. Myself, U, Mr. to Zador Coco High School. Uh he just received a
full scholarship. He walked on he was working at Busch Gardens. He go to school at 8:00 in the morning, go to football practice and worked at Busch Gardens after practice. So, this kid just received a full scholarship um from University of South Florida. Um to to my
to his right, Coun Councilman Hearn, and then Coach Row, Coach James Row, uh Junior. Um he's also a graduate of Coco High School, uh coached on NFL level as well. Um great great family. So, we just
wanted to give a shout out. Oh, the third. My bad. All right, that's all I had. I appreciate you. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um, before my pictures come up, well, whenever they come up, real quick, first
off, uh, Deputy Mayor Hearn or I mean, uh, Goen, I'm sorry. You did a great job getting the sheriff. >> You got to get the sheriff. >> You got to get the sheriff and you did a great job of that. So, thank you. >> What joke did he use, man? Well, I said that our we have the best looking we
have the the the uh most fit uh law enforcement leader in the in the county >> and then he said and it's not you sheriff. >> So the sheriff got him back too but anyway you back >> um oh okay so I just wanted to say that
that was really good. Um, okay. So, uh, District 3, um, first off, I went to the, uh, PAL Awards dinner and, um, it was, uh, it was an awesome event. Um, uh, that's Miss Dolores there. And, um,
the two girls on the right each got scholarships to college. And, um, it was it was a wonderful event. And, uh, not only was I there, let's see here. Uh let me Oh. Um this was her giving uh flowers. Uh the lady who got the
flowers, I cannot remember her name. Son. Yeah. And they she said she never likes to get recognized, but she did get recognized. And then they had all sorts of different groups up there. These were a lot of the volunteers who got certificates for what they do with the
PAL program. And um then uh it was uh Sammy from um Councilwoman uh Sammy Brown from uh >> South Coco. >> Yeah, South Coco and myself. I did not know till I got there that evening that they were going to have me speak. And
the I know. So there I am speaking as always. Uh but what was um the sound system from what I understand even myself and the people up until me you could not hear what they were saying. you couldn't hear what you said, chief. I mean, it just So, then they put the
the thing down there on the ground, the amplifier, and put it up on a table, and everybody after that, you could hear. So, uh, from now on, if anybody's over there at the, uh, uh, Jolie Smith Center, put the put the thing up on a table so people can hear you in the back
because it was just garbled. You couldn't understand a word of what people were saying. Um then my uh the uh high school uh did their play and uh that's the group on the right. My granddaughter's in all the pink on the second row there on the second set of bleachers.
And when I got there that evening, this was at the Cocoa Village Playhouse. Um they uh my granddaughter said, "Uh do you mind being up on stage?" I said, "No, I don't mind being up on stage." She said, "Spell anxiety." So, I spelled anxiety and uh later on uh they said
that some of the contestants had not made it to check-in yet and if your name was called, so guess whose name got called and I wound up on the stage having to spell in a spelling bee. >> And I will tell you the word that got me
out was the uh um uh tomain >> like tomain poisoning. Oh, >> now I have to see a word in my head to spell it. And so I sat there and they're saying telling me I need to spell it and I started it with a T.
>> Toain starts with a P, not a T. >> So anyway, but they actually wanted me off the stage, but I just have to share I could not spell tom correctly, but it was a really cute play and it was well attended. They did three performances of it and the kids were amazing. So, um,
then this was at the breakfast and, um, I figured that, uh, deputy mayor over there would have a lot of pictures of it, so I got me with the dog. And then you can see it was very well attended. And how much money was raised, chief? Total. Do you know what the total raise
was? I know the goal was 5,000, but I know we went way over there. >> Well, I mean, the um that online thing, I think we did about 6,000 there, but um I haven't gotten the final count. >> We haven't got the final figures. So anyway, but wonderful cause and and happy to help and uh with that and then
I attended the uh EMO 2, so I now have gone one and two. So I graduated Saturday uh afternoon, so I'm now officially and you really do learn a lot from those classes. I'm telling you, they're excellent and they do a great
job. So, uh, was honored to do that. And, um, um, I I want to make one last thing. I'm Mayor, I know you hate this, but when it comes to the J&K thing, um, the fact that yes, we the I still think
that they do have to disclose it, but they can also disclose that we have enough grant money to cover most what we believe is most of the homeowners. And hopefully that makes the homeowners sleep better number one. And um that uh it offsets the fact that they have to
say that they could be on the hook for for a large amount of money. But we need to stress the fact that we do have that grant money. I know you're saying it's on the website, but I just wanted to add that in there. So, and that's it for me. Mayor,
>> thank you very much. This is Weeks. >> You ready, sir? First of all, I want to say thank you to many people here today for reaching out to me during my time, my challenging time. Um, I recently went out of town.
Uh, but before we get started, we have Stand up again, Teresa. We're going to give you a round of applause. Stand up, Teresa. Teresa, thank you. Let's give Teresa a round of applause. That wall there, the mural, that's why I call it M3
Molly Mut mural. And the the artist is Stephen Pier. No, Shane Pierce. And that is Miss Teresa there to his right or our left. Uh, County Commissioner U. Rob Felner
and Curtis Smith, former and myself. As you can see, this is a beautiful edifice, a beautiful building. Um, here we are. That's his girlfriend, Shane. I was originally from Cleveland and we
were celebrating today. Even the rain did not stop us. We persevered. Uh, this is uh, Councilman Sean Ferguson. It's right there on the borderline, Rock Ledge, Coco. And, uh, Councilman Ferguson, soon to be Mayor Ferguson
here. We hope we got our fingers crossed for him. he'll be running for mayor, but he was present there in conjunction with a host of other people there. As you can see, that's that is a beautiful mural. Please go by, please. It's imperative that you go by and patronize this
business because um our four-legged children are next to us. They they they do not criticize us. They comfort us. They don't question us, but they protect us and we love them. Um this is Madame
President from Mrs. Nancy Miller from Daytona Beach. Uh she was a former mayor president. We're at Kentucky at a castle in Kentucky. Um I had an event there with the um Southern um Municipal League
located in Lexington, Kentucky. Um this is our CEO or ED Jeanie Gardner um in the pink, the mayor of Daniel Beach, Joyce Davis. And and this is Jeanie's husband, Rob. He's old Gator. And we
were having a great time there. Um, it's the Southern League ranging from states from North Carolina all the way down south to Florida heading west including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and quite naturally we even had Minnesota
there as well. Um, Luke the president of the um Minnesota League of Cities. This is a castle that we attended there. And I'm happy to say yes ma'am. Yes, sir. There's rolling fields. It is called the blueg grass state as you know. I said,
"Well, show me the blue grass." They told me to use my imagination. Uh this is Diane Williams Cox. She's a council woman from the city of Tallahassee, our state capital. We were all in attendance there having a great
time taking a tour of the facility. Um this young lady to my left, um Mrs. Kathy uh Mayfield. We were there uh visiting one of the facilities there and she's one of the assistant state presidents for the state of Kentucky.
I myself were at the Kennelan racetrack there. I'm holding that winning ticket. I'm happy to say I won $24.95. >> So I broke even. So I'm even Stephen, I'm happy to say. So I had a great time there. Um, here we had this fundraiser
for Britney. Our fine men and women of our police department was there and the and their wives and girlfriends. That's why I'm saying women as well. Uh, we did a phenomenal job in supporting Britney the cancer project held at uh, Pints and
Pistol. Um, we had members from even um, VA to come and attend fundraiser. Matter of fact, I guess this is God talking to me in a subliminal way. I was uh participated in one of the raffles. Guess what you think I won? Just take a
educated guess. >> No, no, no, no. They didn't sell any. But no, no food. I won a crockpot. So, I don't know. Uh but I had a great time. It's for worthy cause. It was to help the cancer
foundation and Britney. This is my second or third time and our police department actively participated. Um we had cars uh ranging from Lamborghinis and Ferraris to old uh Studebars,
VWs, uh Trans Ams, etc., etc. Had a great time, great fundraiser. Um this is yours truly, Donna Brazil, where we were at in U Tampa. Um we took pictures with Donna Brazil. Um this is u
potentially one of the Democratic Party representatives for governor, Mr. Jolly. Yes, I think we got us a picture in there with all of us together. Um, at the facility, uh, uh, Bari Sers was
there, gentleman, as you know. And this is the reason why I was saying Ally just stole the P. Okay, I got you. It's a good thing. No, no, no, no. It's no problem. Great minds think alike. And, and that is it for us today. But I want to just say a heartfelt thank you to to
individuals. While I was at Lexington, Kentucky, um I was getting ready to board my plane. About 30 minutes prior to boarding my plane, I I fell to illness. My gall bladder had to be removed. >> Oh my god. >> Excruciating pain.
>> Oh, it is. >> Um yes. um as I found out and um I'm happy to say um through their diligence of medical attention there at the airport and the support of my um ED
Jeanie Gardner and Mrs. um Diane will um Williams Cox made a difference because um I had convenience amnesia. I conveniently just listened to the words I wanted to hear from the surgeon. They stated, "Michael, if you would have
gotten on that plane to go home, the only part I heard was to go home and your um gallbladder would have burst or erupted, I would have died on the plane." >> But they they willled me in. Excellent. We went to UK's facility, the University
of Kucky's Hospital right there on the college campus. And kudos to the staff. I want to say thank you to the outpour of all citizens, our city staff, our city administration council members. I thank you very much our attorney, our city manager. Want to just say thank
you. And people in the audience and the prayers of Pastor Sean Ferguson was there. He prayed over me twice, man. Cuz man, my big behind got on that gurnie. Lord, even the gurnie said, "Ouch." But um I just want to say thank you very
much for your prayers. Um, modern technology is beautiful and the power of God is even greater. And um, I'm just happy to say that they were able to do a 2 and 1/2 hour procedure, released me. Following day, got on the airplane and came home. There's no place like home. I
feel like Julie Garland. So, I clicked my heels three times. But I know the power of prayer and the power of love. And it's a wonderful thing. And I just want to say thank you to everyone for your prayers because it makes a difference. So, here we are live and in
living color, baby. Hot chocolate, baby. Hot chocolate. Cocoa. Let's see. People don't understand. What's another name for hot chocolate? >> Coco. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding. So, on that note, I wanted to say thank you with open arms and I appreciate all your prayers.
>> It means the world to me. Thank you very much. On this motion, uh, chair entertains a motion to join word of the wishes of council. >> Move to adjourn. >> Okay. We have a motion on floor by councilwoman Weeks. Second. >> Second by Deputy Mayor Goins. Go in peace. Buy local. Spend local. Keep it
local. Pray for our men and women of the military and all first responders and dispatchers. Amen. All in favor by saying I. I. It's all yours. >> So, what date was that? >> I was leaving Friday.