City Council - Regular Meeting

get themselves back on track as well as to make sure that they're in the right investment mix based on their goals and objectives. As I mentioned, markets have been very very good. I'm not going to spend a ton of time on this because it's it's something that you you you can look up in the paper any day you want. Right? So, uh um but you know, in general, if you're looking at over the last year, um US stocks, overseas stocks, emerging market stocks, all did great. bonds have been recovering from the interest rate shock that we experienced coming out of COVID. Uh the only area that's really down on a on a really large investment or in index perspective is real estate. And I think we can all kind of anecdotally see what's been happening in real estate markets as of late. So um we we benchmark our plan performance versus uh custom category benchmarks um as well as the uh custom benchmark based on how the plan is invested. How the plan is invested is chosen by each member of the of the of the team that's putting money in there. And so um we don't have any really role in the allocation. each individual participant does, but it rolls up into performance for both the deferred compensation plan and for the uh and for the uh 401A plan. As I mentioned earlier, we we and where I spend most of my time focusing is is reviewing the actual investments, the performance of those investments. And it's um it's one thing to just take, you know, as you probably look at your mutual fund statements or maybe your brokerage account statements and go, "Oh, this is the one, the three, and the five-year." We break it down to a lot more granulated um type of process where we're really trying to pull out how consistent the manager is and being able to outperform their benchmarks, but also how much risk they're taking in order to do that. Um if you think back over the last couple years, the markets have been really good. So, if you're a manager and you're just shooting for the, you know,

shooting for the stars and swinging for home runs every time, it's been a good it's been a good market to do that. But that doesn't really work when you go through a bare market like we've seen in the past as we entered COVID or back in 2018 where, you know, fourth quarter was off 23% in just, you know, just a three-month period of time. So using riskadjusted performance is very important to our practice of of making sure that we've got good long-term consistent managers for your people to invest in and put their money in and know that they're there their there there's a big view on what risk is being taken inside their portfolios. Uh we do a lot of benchmarking as well. Um this is just a benchmarking of of fees. We've got a benchmarking of total cost, recordkeeping cost, and advisory fees based on um a benchmark set of plans that are roughly your size, roughly about 16 million in total plan assets. And as you can see, our consulting fees are actually in the top quartile. Um the uh recordkeeping fees are very benchmarking very low as well and total plan cost is is right in line with where it should be. So we do that on an annual basis just to make sure that things are going well. And then typically every three to five years, we're going to go out to the market to review what the market says, you know, our cost should be to make sure that it's competitive with the services that we need um that record keeper to provide. Uh we did get new catch-up limit or we did get new limits, I should say, for retirement plan contributions in 2026. So, we've got that as part of the presentation if you're interested in that either from an administrative perspective or personally because you probably all are saving into some kind of plan like this as well. Um, but they did bump up a little bit which is great as well as the catchup contributions did as well. And then on an ongoing basis, I mentioned we're on site to be able to provide education, but we also have uh a service called personal sage, which is

uh which is uh webinars that we provide for all of our clients. Um the uh Q1 webinars are uh healthy habits. So financial check-in is we're reviewing goals uh against your progress and how to plan for success in 2026. And then navigating the new Wrath Roth catchup contributions. That's a that's a big change that happened um with with some recent legislation. Uh we changed this the you know the the uh focus each quarter. uh investment insights is our focus Q2, retirement readiness Q3, and then financial fitness Q4 which is uh which is always one of my favorites honestly. So that is in a nutshell um 2025 and what we do for the plan and how the plan's performing. It's been very good. We anticipate 2026 to be able to continue that on. Um so I will stop there and see if you guys have any questions for me.

Well, first of all, I want to say thank you very much, Mr. Bogart. um Justin for a detailed presentation especially pertaining to financial wellness and its workshops because knowledge is power. Absolutely. And you clearly um illustrated the opportunities that were moving in the right direction. So, so kudos to you and your staff and there again there's no saturation point to education. So that is the reason why we would like to say thank you. Thank you intuitiveness. 100% agree with you Mr. We have any questions for Mr. Bogart? Seeing none, sir. Thank you very much. God speed home. Yep. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Thank you very much, Mr. Bogart. Yeah. Thank you. Take care, everyone.

Yeah, cuz you know, you live long enough, you want that retirement, you know. He said, I know I do. And I'm glad to see my students is they are working so I can have a social security. All right. All right. Proceeding on to item number five, consent agenda. What are the wishes of council? Move to approve. Second. Okay. Who was first? I Okay. We have a motion on the floor by councilwoman Weeks and a second by C Councilman Hearn. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor of saying I. I. Any nays? eyes have it unanimously. Now, we have a slight modification. Is that correct, Councilman Goins? Yes, sir.

Okay, we're going to proceed in this order. Um, item number 6-4 will be first. This first reading of ordinance number 02-2025 LDR amendment creating four corners overlay district request to postpone to February the 24th city council meeting 2025-2 excuse me 2025-495. Okay. Esquire Gargani, would you like to share anything on this before I turn it over to the planner? Um, no sir, not on these two next items. Okay, sir. Thank you very much.

Thank you, mayor. Excuse me, Mrs. Webster. Yes, ma'am.

Yes. Yes. Thank you. So, we are uh I don't have a presentation this evening on this item as it is a just a request to postpone to provide staff uh a little bit more time with the property owners to uh talk about the um uh design regulations. Thank you. And that will be applicable to the next item, but I know we will take one item at a time. Okay. Um Okay. So, chair would like to close this portion to council and open to the public. Please come forward and state your name where you can elaborate on this just particular item pertaining to the postponement of this item number four. Uh which is now number one. Uh, ordinance number 02-2025 LDR amendment 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 postpone. Okay. Second. Okay. Move to postpone to February 24th. Yes, sir. Till February 24th. Yes. Fantastic. And we have a motion by Councilwoman Weeks and a second by Councilwoman Cost. All in favor saying I. I. Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to the next item. First reading of ordinance number 01-205 large scale comprehensive plan text amendment for four corners overlay district request to postpone to February 24th. Again, a no-brainer at the council meeting. Would you like to say anything, ma'am, before as followed previously? Yes. No, I don't have anything to add.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Seeing none, chair like to close this portion to council and open to the public. Please come forward and state your name pertaining to the postponement of this or postponing of this item. Going once, going twice. Chair like to close it to the public and return of the council. What are the wishes of council? I move to postpone till February 24th, 2026. at 6 pm. Okay, I'll second. Okay, we have a motion on the floor by councilwoman Weekes and a second by Councilwoman Cos. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor saying I. I.

Eyes have it unanimously. Okay, returning back to some form of normaly. Um item number six-3 approval of the second reading of the first addendum to the amend and restated solid waste agreement 2025-20 uh 1210. This is a no-brainer. We're just fulfilling our commitment. And I think um I will see if you would like to say anything Equire Gargani before I turn it over to Mrs. Singer. Let's read the ordinance and by title only ordinance number 14-2025 an ordinance of the city council of the city of Cocoa, Florida modifying the solid waste franchise agreement between the city of Cocoa and Waste Management of Florida, Inc. attached here two correct and oversight revising solid waste service charges have fought on exhibit A providing for repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions incorporation into the code severability and an effective date. Um, as noted, this is second and final reading, also a public hearing item. And um, I think Miss Singer addressed why this ordinance is being presented to you at the last meeting. So, I would defer to her if she wants to add anything.

Okay, Mrs. Singer, thank you. Esquire Gagani, I have nothing to add, sir. Okay, seeing none, chair like to close this portion to council, open to the public. Please come forward and state your name and elaborate on this particular item pertaining to the solid waste agreement. Going once, going twice. Chair like to close this portion to the public and return to council. What are the wishes of council? Move to approve. Got a motion on the floor by councilwoman cost, excuse me, weeks. Second. Second by deputy mayor Goowens. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor saying I. I.

Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to the next item. Request council to approve ordinance number 13-205 on the second reading approving a non-exclusive natural excuse me natural gas franchise between the city of Cocoa and Pivotal Utilities Holding Inc. DBA Florida City Gas and consideration of the approval of the franchise agreement 2025-205. This is a no-brainer. Um I know Esquire if you would like to read this into the ordinance uh into the minutes rather rather this ordinance sir.

Certainly. This is ordinance number 13-2025, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Coco, Florida, approving a non-exclusive natural gas franchise between the city of Cocoa and Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc. A New Jersey Corporation, DBA, Florida City Gas attached here too providing for repeal of prior and consistent ordinances and resolutions. No incorporation into the code severability and an effective date. This is second and final reading of this ordinance. Um, also a public hearing item. After first reading, uh, we did receive a signed um, franchise agreement from uh, the franchisee and that's been provided to the city clerk for the city's signature assuming it gets approved tonight. Mayor,

thank you. Equin city manager, do you have anything to say before I turn it over to the public? Yes, sir. Thank you. Kylie question. Okay. Councilwoman calls. Yeah. I was wondering is there do we have a map on our website? Do we know where the gas lines are? Does the public have a way to access um where the gas lines are? I thought we used to have a map.

I don't I don't know that the public would have access to the to where the gas lines are. I know we've talked with them about future expansion and so I think we do have some ability to uh talk with them about uh future expansions there. Um we may know where the gas lines but I'm I'm pretty sure the public wouldn't have access to that kind of information. I was thinking there was one in our comp plan way back when. I know I've seen it. If it's in if it's in the comp plan, it's dated, but I I'm not sure. I I'll double check that.

Okay. I mean they if I could they they could they could check at uh whether or not there's service available in a specific area and also deter advise the city whether or not uh service would be provided in the future or if someone requests service that doesn't currently have it. They can address under their tariff what it would take to do an expansion. They and as Stockton alluded to, you know, in our discussions with them on this issue and other issues, um they protect that disclosure of their infrastructure as critical infrastructure

from public disclosure in the same way that the city protects disclosure of its critical infrastructure like water, you know, all the water facilities that are underground. So, so if the gas line was running under a school, you'd have no way of doing that. through inquiry, the city could could get that information from the utility. But, you know, they they have they have shared utility line infrastructure information with us online, you know, but it it's confidential and exempt information from disclosure because it's critical infrastructure. Okay. Thank you.

Yes, ma'am. Any other questions? Seeing none, chair like to close this portion to council open to the public. Please come forward and elaborate on this particular item. Ordinance number 13-20 25 second and final re reading approving non-exclusive natural gas franchise between the city of Cocoa and Pivotal Utility Holdings. Going once, going twice. Should like to close this 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 Weekes. Second by the chair. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor by saying I.

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Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to the next item. Um 6-3 45 request to approve second and final reading of ordinance number 12-2025 the reasonable accommodation and certified recovery resident ordinance. This is part of the law and its requirement standard procedures. Um, just for the record, um, on December 3rd, 2025, PNZ approved this unanimously and the council approved ordinance number 12-2025 regarding reasonable and accommodation. No brainer. Certified recovery residents December 9th, 2025. City approved the first reading ordinance number 2025. and regarding reasonable accommodations certified recovery residents Esquire Garganis. Ordinance number 12-2025, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Kokco Bavar County, Florida, amending appendix A zoning, article 13, supplemental district regulations to add procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation from the city's land development regulations, which shall also be applicable to certified recovery residences in order to comply with Florida statute section 397.487, 487 amending article 11 schedule of district regulations to add certified recovery residents as principal and special exception uses in certain districts providing for the repeal of prior and consistent ordinances and resolutions incorporation into the code severability and an effective date and again this is second and final reading also a public hearing item there have not been any changes to this ordinance since first reading so it's ready for your final consideration mayor

thank here. Honorable Esquire Gargani, sir. Mrs. Webster, ma'am. Yes, sir. I don't have anything to add. Thank you, Connie. Thank you. Chair like to close this portion to council and open to the public. Please come forward and state your name and your um where you would like to elaborate. You have 180 seconds on this particular ordinance. The second and final reading of 12-2025. 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 Weekes. Second. Second by Deputy Mayor Goins. Chair is going to call the question. All in favor by saying I.

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Eyes have it unanimously. Uh this concludes public hearing. We will proceed forth to item number 7-2. Council direction on the individuals to include on the mural installation at the fitness court being installed at Provos Park 2025-209. Now, Mrs. Singer will give us a few options and on this we at our previous council meeting we were talking about submitting three names and then moving forward on that. Um, I think it will be in our best interest to do that, but also get citizens input. So, we submit some names and she's going to give you information about that on how to do that. So that because of the space and because of time and and giving the citizens opportunity to have input just like we do at public workshops, we listen to our constituents. Um just just an option and I'm thinking what's best for the community to as well. We can still submit our names and get input from the community on how they would vote. But I'm going to turn the floor over to Mrs. Singer.

Have a wave. Thank you, sir. Um, yes, ma'am.

Yes. So, as you remember at the last council meeting, we discussed the fitness court installation um on the what is in the back side of the fitness equipment with the front side of where the exercise um area will be. Um there will be a mural. We can customize that. Um and so we uh Stockton had an idea to highlight some of our uh historical figures from the community um in a mural and you all had uh chose to select those um at the last meeting. So we were coming back to this meeting. I did want to include um an option that would also um allow for citizen input. So, while yes, um having a public process with art is always difficult, um but when we have each council member select their five, their top five, we can then take those or their top three, sorry, top three.

Man, we have been sweating bullets.

Top three um from from each council member for 15 total. We can then take those 15 names or however many names. If there's duplicates, there may be less. um then 15 and we will send out a survey that we'll have open for a few weeks and we'll send that out to the public for the public to um vote for their options and then what we can do is bring that back to council with what the public has voted on and again ultimately it is still up to council to decide. Um but then you will then also have what c what the citizens feel should be those people. So, um it's just a way to also incorporate while you guys are selecting the names of the people that are um going to show up on the mural, you also would then get some public input into the process as well. Um I think just we had uh discussed the number of people to include again if we include all 15 um you're it it kind of muddles it down um and you don't get as much impact. So, we are thinking about six individuals. We should narrow it down to about six. Um, and then I think you're going to get the most impact on that mural. You're going to get the most visibility on that mural. Um, and um, so if we can try to keep it to about six names. Um, that's what our ultimate goal is. So, there are two options. We can either tonight you guys option two was for you all to select based on your three names and then you would have to go through and do a voting process. Um or we could take all of the names and we can put together a survey and send it out to the public. So those are the options and I'm happy to answer any questions that you have.

Let let me say it this way. um based on the sub the submittal of the community the citizens we have a program installed so that duplication will not happen I mean you can't vote multiple times just from one device

correct so each um you it records your IP address when you submit a survey so each person would only be able to submit on one device so if you have three devices, my computer and my two phones. I can vote on each device, but I can not vote five, six times on one device. So, we would be able to eliminate duplicate votes.

Okay, we're going to proceed in this order. Uh, Deputy Mayor Gins, Councilman Hearn, and Councilwoman Cost. Um, so the I think the most important thing for me is um not necessarily who I think the most important thing is, um, having information to the community about who this person is.

And so, um, my son is six. If he sees a picture of Johnny Smith when he's 17, just a photo, he won't know who he is. So maybe a QR code or something that has that way that they can get information. I don't I don't um I've been to other places where they had somewhat of like a a a plaque of some sort saying picture one, two, three, four, five, six. One is

Johnny Smith. He was intrical in the civil rights movement. Well, and that is part of the reason why we we were thinking to narrow it down to six so that we have room to include some verbiage as well about the person. Um, and then we can include a QR code. I just I don't want that to be the only thing because who knows how long QR codes will last. Um, and so if we want this to be uh, you know, it hopefully will last a very long time. So having the information on the mural itself will as well as a QR code is is what we're thinking.

Good point. Uh the second thing was I don't necessarily disagree with the mayor about the survey, but I know how our surveys sometimes are not effective on certain things depends on the topic, right? Um and it's still coming back to us as the final decision. Anyway, I also don't want the the citizens to make a decision and then we turn right around in the next council meeting after that and we change that up. And so I also don't want to be disingenuous to them as well. So it's it's so I'm kind of in between on on on that one as well, but I do agree with getting the input. I do agree with that. So I just wanted just to make that statement

and we can include the instructions very explicit instructions on the survey that says the ultimate final decision will come back to council. But this is a way just to give them further input into the final decision. So this will help them make that final decision. But to be to be clear, we would present to the public the names that you all came up with. Okay? And so if you have 15, if you have 14, if you have 12, they would uh somehow say our preference is 1 through 12 or 1 through six. And then that would come back to you guys to to further consider.

Okay. Last thing and I'm done is is on the Q on the not QR code on the survey itself. Um is there a possibility to have a oneliner about who that person may be. Business owner. Um yeah, we could definitely do that. I'm good. Okay, we just going straight down the Okay. I just had two quick questions. Um first one, uh are we putting out any certain criteria for the council as far as our selections? Um or is just names that we

You mean like qualification, right? like no, I mean that's at the council's discretion. Okay. Uh my second question was before I forget, is there going to be a timeline? Do we have a proposed timeline on when these surveys will will end? Yeah, I was um hoping to have it done before the next council meeting so that we could bring those results back to you all at the next council meeting. So, if that's I think it's February, I put it in there. I thought February 9th is when we would close it so I'd have the results to bring back to you on the 10th.

Now, we we we have those short deadlines because the uh the National Fitness Foundation has has Yeah. And we we want to keep we have to design there's a designer that designs the mural. Um so, one we have to collect all the information. we have to get it to the the designer and then they we they give us a 30-day period to do changes. So, we'll go back and forth with them on changes for it. And so, we just want to give enough time so that we have it ready when the court is installed. All right. And I got one more question. So, when we select names tonight, uh what if we have duplicate names? Uh will we be

then we just have we have less than 15? I mean, if you have duplicate, then then I mean, we're taking to the public whatever you come up with. A duplicate is not counted twice. It's just just that name once there. So, so again, if you guys had three separate and distinct names, we would come up with 15. Otherwise, it's going to be if you duplicates, it's something less than 15. We take whatever the the total number of different names are to the public. Okay. You want to say anything? Is that it, sir? Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you, sir. Yeah. I'm just going straight down.

Yeah. Okay. Um, anyway, I was going to say I I like the idea of of putting our names out for the people to to vote on and uh give us their feedback on it. So, um, and I don't have three names, so we already down on that. So, I get four. No, sir. That's that rock ledge meth down there y'all. Council woman calls ma'am. Well, neither do I have three names. But um my understanding and my hope is that by highlighting these historical figures, we're actually telling the overall story of Koko. Mhm.

And so when we look at selecting these folks, we need to think about, you know, how each individual actually represents and tells part of the the Coco story, how it all weaves together. And um so the QR code I think is really essential. I'm all for the public input. you know, I hope that that's a robust process and you're the expert on that. Um, I do again in my career had about six experiences with art by committee which I've always found to be a disaster that art really needs to be done by an artist. I mean, we have input, but I mean, I'm hoping the designer um can take what we have to offer and make it something artistic that people really want to look at and therefore more effective at telling our story. So, that's that's my input. Thank you.

Yes, ma'am. Okay. So, you have heard from the troops, ma'am. Um I think three names if they they have the option if you do not want to submit all three and like uh Councilman Hearn stated if we have a duplication that's just reducing it down to even um greater. Now let me plant one more seed in your brain cell if that's okay. 10 years from now or 15 years from now the next that council during that time may want to come back and change it. You know what I'm saying? Because as time change, so will the community change. So that's what I'm saying. Always give them the option cuz I think about Barnett Bank or old Barnett Bank, Bank of America. There's a mural there.

Yeah. Now that's getting ready to come down. So So that's all I'm saying. It's nice to be renewed or refreshed. So, so and I'm not saying we have to make that decision tonight, but I just want to throw an additional caveat in there. Say 15 years from now. Um, just to recognize maybe uh someone uh uh Deputy Mayor Goins, only question that I have is if there is a duplicate, can I just take that? Say I I select Johnny Smith. I'm just using his name, right? Johnny Smith. You have Johnny Smith. Can I just add a new person in on mine instead of reducing me down to two?

We'll be here all night, man. Cuz I want to steal some of theirs. Just submit your names and we'll just move forward. Oh, Jesus. I know, man. You trying to you trying to corner the market. Absolutely. Just submit your names and we going to move forward. Amen. All right. All right. Amen. Okay. Okay. Seeing that it's in district number one. Come on. District number one. Oh, thank you for starting first with me. Yeah, cuz you're number one in my heart cuz I reside in district number one.

So, um, so Provos Park has a great history about Monroe High, right? And so I wanted to have separate different people that had connection with Monroe High, connection with Coco itself and also Virginia Park. And so, um, the first name I had was Ed Jones, business owner. um resident Virginia Park. The uh second one I had um was Norman Big Suge Davis graduate 1962 Monroe High

um uh uh drafted by NFL uh by the Baltimore Colts um in 19 I believe 6566 um and so that give that feel of that sports feel. It is a park that'll give that history. And then the last one is Oh, Jesus. Pressure burst pipes. Come on, man. Oh, man. Nathaniel Hooks. Okay.

Nathaniel Hooks, former um uh police officer in the city of Coco. Um and I believe that he would be a good representative, also a resident of Virginia Park as well. Okay. Uh, Councilman Hearn, sir. All right. So, uh, my first name that I had was Dr. Willie Oliver Wales, Senior. Yeah. W Yeah. Well, it Wells, Senior, the father.

And, uh, my second choice, James Row. Uh, senior or the second? James Ro, basketball coach. James Ro. Yes, sir. Okay. So, is it I'm sorry. Is it the second or senior? Yeah, senior. Yeah, senior. Yeah, senior. That's Cocoa. And my third choice was Miss Mary Dorne. Mary. Yeah. Know, Miss Mary Dorne. Dorne. Right off St. Charles. Dorne. Uh, D O R N. D O R N. Mary Dorne. She stayed downtown in the heart of Coco. Yeah, I know exactly what she say. Okay. Oh, ma'am,

I was waiting for you to go next. Okay. Um, my name is Mildred Williams. Um, she was the first woman uh, city council woman. Her husband was in office and died in office and then she replaced him and she was extremely active. Um, King Street Baptist Church, Cocoa Women's Club, Cocoa Beautifification, Coco Housing Authority, Board of Adjustment, Christian Women's Club, Rocklands Guard, uh, Bvard County Board of Elections, uh, Seafare Ministry. I mean, uh, she was so active in the in the area. She died at 97 and um, so that's the name that I wanted to put down. Fantastic. I didn't hear the first name.

Mildred. Mildred Williams. Yeah, we used to have the triplem, Mildred, Mary, and what? Martha, I'm glad you remember. Pisano recall Williams. Okay, Councilwoman calls. Yeah. And so I was going to offer Frank Sullivan. Um he was of course the uh own Sullivan Victory Groves. So the as you know that the citrus industry was important here and a big part of of our history. So um I had also uh was going to say Nathaniel Hooks. So I'm glad that you suggested him.

Hooks. Okay. That was two. That was it. Yep. Okay. I got two good ones. down to six anyway. Yeah, we got to get it down to six. Okay, here's mine. Um I'm comparable to uh what Councilman Go saying because I'm a product of Monro High School did not attend but because of family affiliation. Councilman Go, you can turn your light off. Yes, sir. My bad.

It's all good in the neighborhood. Deputy mayor. Uh first we'd like to acknowledge Mrs. Monroe who the school is named after. Okay. Second will be Rish Sims.

Reishe E C H I E S Sims S I M S Marian County. And my third one would be worked here for the city of Coco and worked at um Eastern Florida, Mrs. Rosemary McIll. Um, if you know anything about historically black speaking in reference of uh, a lot of old school historical information runs through her, ranging from when the excuse me, when the train would come on time, a lot of the men would would um, set their watches by the train way back, as they used to say, way back yonder.

So, I'm telling my age. Um, and those are my three that I would like to share. Uh, Deputy Mayor Go, question for you. Don't unsell the card, but go ahead. Mr. Mayor, I have a question for you and the council. So, I didn't say your father name because I thought you was going to do it. So, we do have some empty spots. And by him being the principal of Monroe High School, I feel like there's only right to add I mean, not Coco,

Coco High School, my bad, is to add that name in and replace some of the spots that are left empty by my colleagues on the end. That's I'm just, you know, that's kind of hard for you to say no on that one, sir. Just saying. But but I mean I could come with some some some that's my only request of the night, sir. Okay, that's on y'all. I'm not going to touch it, please. I'm not going to touch it. I would have um Yeah, it was a couple names that I was going to select um similar to that, but um maybe I misheard, but I thought if you had something already named after

That's what I thought as well. Yep. In Yeah. Anywhere. Yep. Right. Yep. And Dick Blake part. That's why I said I'm not touching that. That Y. Yeah. I'm staying away from it. All right. Point taken. All right, sir. All right. Chair like to make a motion to close the name submitted. I need a second. Second. Second. Just going to call the question. All in favor saying I. I.

Eyes have unanimously. So you have the names now. Let's go forward. Citizens of the great city of Coco, please get out and vote. Now, let me ask one more $65,000 question. Let me put a little cha cha cha in your chaa. Only citizens of Coco can vote or how how you know what I'm saying. Can someone from South South Cocoa, but I'mma leave that alone. I just want I should have planted that seed previously. City sir. Yes, sir. And so you have 11 uh different names. And just for the record, I'm going to go over those. Um Ed Jones, Norman Big Suge Davis. Yep. Nathaniel Hooks.

Yes. Dr. uh W. Wells. James Ro Senior. Mary Dorne. Uh Mildred Williams, Frank Sullivan, Mrs. Monroe, Ree Sims, and Tammy's mama, Rosemary.

Rosemary. boy bombs away. Boom. And and I you all said that if you have something named after you, but if we're telling the story and we're educating folks that are coming to the park, you know, naming a stadium that has your name on it doesn't tell the story of your contribution to the community. And so, I know you guys said it. I don't know where that uh that uh disqualification uh criteria came from, but but again, it just it seems as though if we're as uh Councilwoman C said, if we're going to tell the story and weave in the history of the city that that shouldn't disqualify you because again, normally when you're on a building and are on something, you don't really have this uh the story of why you're there or your your contributions to the community. Just that's that's my two cents on that.

Okay. But again, you have 11 names that we'll submit to the you stir the pot and then you step away. Go ahead, sir. Who made who made the motion? I did. Can we amend that motion? That it's already been mold and voted on. But but but listen, here's here's an additional caveat to that too. 15 years from now, we can change that because again, as a community change, so will the individuals of that community change. Uh, let's be honest, we going to call it like we see it. I'm just like the umpire, a strike or strike. As our communities become more diverse, that diversity should reflect what's on that mural.

Absolutely. We can start one way, but how we do where we go from alpha to omega and that's that's an ongoing thing about life. It changes and and and you know that's that's just my assessment and Okay. All right. We we can we move on. Great job, Miss Singer.

I'm so glad I'm not in your position. Okay. Moving on to item number three, 7-3. Approve the fiscal year 2026 annual street re resurfacing budget and project for 452,197 with VA paving utilizing the Bvoulevard County Cooperative contract B-6-23-70 for paving services adoption of a project contingency resolution for $47,83. 3 and the authorization for the city manager to execute related purchase orders up to a total project maximum budget amount of $500,000 2025-1207 we're talking about the resurfacing of a street based on this condition ladies and gentlemen so let's my thing is let's stay focused. Some may not have it this time, but you may be in the in the pecking order the next time because we're basing it on the surface of the road. So, let's continue to honor that. And I know some lights going to come on, but it is what it is. Okay. Uh, Ms., Yours truly, Hurricane Morgan. Ma'am, and then I will hear from Councilwoman Cos.

Thank you, Mayor, sir. Yes, ma'am.

So, the public works department administers an annual roadway resurfacing program focused on rehabilitating streets in poor or failing condition, guided by a comprehensive citywide pavement assessment conducting conducted in 2015. This data is updated annually through GIS analysis, review of work order history, and on-site inspections to ensure funding is prioritized in to areas of greatest need. The proposed project includes a total not to exceed cost of 500,000 consistent with the approved budget and includes the base construction contract and a contingency allowance to maintain accuracy and effect effectiveness of the program. A new citywide pavement assessment is budgeted for the current fiscal year and will serve as the foundation re for resurfacing efforts beginning in fiscal year 2027.

Thank you. Job well done, Councilwoman Calls. Yeah, I and I understand the analysis. We've been over this again and again because last year there's one street in district 4. The year before there was one street in district well actually in the seven years that I have been on council there is one neighborhood the college green estates on the uh the south side in Greg's neighborhood that was redone for the most part. Other than that,

there's really been no visibility in terms of road improvement within District 4. I think one year we did Cooper, which is a rarely traveled road that had a couple dips because it suffers a lot of flooding. Um, so on this, of course, there's not one street in District 4 that that made it to the list. I don't know what the breakdown is for for other districts. It looks like most are in one and two again. No, they're No, there's quite a few in three. Okay, good. And last year they were all in district three. All of them.

So, um when they do the analysis, do they consider because we had this conversation at the last council meeting.

Do they consider the amount of traffic that goes on a street? So in other words, um when you're prioritizing, you may have two streets that have similar uh similar integrity um but one is traveled more than the other. Is that part of the analysis? No, the the analysis, the initial condition assessment was based on two factors and one of which was is called a a pavement condition index and it takes into consideration um uh uh deterioration like cracking, rudding, things of that nature. And so it gets uh an index of number and that's how we prioritize the roadways.

Okay. So condition, right? Condition. So two of them with similar there's no priority based on how much traffic goes down the road. Correct. Okay. the um that that that index will be a result of several factors whether there's a failing subbase uh and it could be due so indirectly it may be related to um uh the the annual average daily volume on that roadway.

Right. Right. That would impact it. Um Okay. and your patience please and your attention because as we know parks and our our uh paving are one of the most visible ways that our residents see us serving them. And that's where it starts to hurt when one district is not has has no visibility. Um, so I understand doing an analysis. I'm data driven. I love to be data driven and anything we're spending money on. But there is also an issue of seeing all the work being done in you know just one place. So um I understand the way we're doing this. I'll look forward to seeing you know the new analysis. Um but I do think we need to be sensitive to that. And you may have said many times you have to, you know, you want to um treat each child the same because they will speak up if you don't. And you know, that's what I have heard from my residents. Now, I have a number of roads that a number of roads in our neighborhood that you have to kind of swerve around just to avoid the potholes. So, or you know the dips in the road. I don't know. what designates a pothole versus, but um we've got one right now that I had mentioned to you at the last meeting that is gotten a lot more severe. So, I'll send you an email about that

and I guess we're ready to vote on this. I mean, I'm not going to fight it. I'm not going to fight it, but I'm just saying that you have to recognize that this is the most visible other than parks, which garbage.

Well, garbage is done by waste management. And it's yeah, it's a specific service that you're paying for that's listed on your water bill versus um paying your taxes every year and you know wondering what services that goes for. So that was my point. Deputy Mayor Goins. Sir,

um I think it was just a few key words were um poor, failing, greatest need, right? You may see in the last seven to eight years a lot of areas inside of District 1 that have been paved, that have um gotten um ADA ramps, sidewalks, all these different things, right? is because certain areas inside the city of Coco been left behind, right? And so what what what I know what I we've as a council done a good job with um writing that wrong in this short period of time. So, yes, people may um not see a paver coming down their street. Um but it's also a community that never seen that happen, right? Like we had a a whole community inside of Diamond Square that had no ADA ramps for children,

right? So I agree with you to to a certain extent, but I think what we're doing is going back and and and correcting things and and so these roads that I feel are being paved now are all of the words that we just said of poor are failing, not not just having black top on the road is because they are actually failing. And I think that's the kind of the key for for me personally. Um, but I do understand your point, Councilwoman Cost, as well, but I just want to make that make that point. A motion to approve. Got a motion on the floor by Deputy Mayor Go. Second, second by Councilman Hearns with one more discussion. Councilwoman Weekes may and I light on also.

Yeah, her light on. Yeah, she put hers on before I put mine. Well, go. It's up to you if you want to. Go ahead.

Well, I was just going to say that I I know you've talked about, you know, putting in curb and gutter and and the ramps. Well, I live in a very old neighborhood. Um, and my street doesn't have curb and gutter and there, you know, a lot of the streets don't have the ADA. Um, they're not compliant. But I and that doesn't mean your point is well taken. I'm glad we've done some catchup in areas that we should, but keep in mind the neighborhood. There are neighborhoods that are much older in Coco that have also not had the maintenance. It's it's kind of there are a lot of areas like that.

Okay. Um I was just going to say, you know, roads are one of the main things that people expect the city to take care of. And I know that we have half a million dollars in our budget. I think when we look at our budget that we should increase that so that more roads can get done because obviously we have a need of that. So I'm just throwing that out there. Say it's fair.

Me being the most senior member up here, being born and reared here in the great city of Coco, I've seen all areas be enhanced and I've seen areas be neglected. And it's going to take what we call time because time heals all pain and living in district one basically all 66 years of my life in district one and we can even talk about the heart of Koko because that's one of the reasons why we have the consent decree there. So my thing is we can agree to a disagree, but we're doing what's best for the citizens. And yes, everybody's on the clock. The clock goes tick tock and it doesn't stop. And you're trying to fight for your community. But I'm the only one up here that has voting members in every district. So I get it all the time. I only get it but one time and that's all the time and every time. So, but yes, I have to love you equitably and equally. And that's what we're going to do. And it's going to happen. It may not happen on your time, but it will happen in time because that's all we have is time for now. Okay. We have a motion on the floor by Deputy Mayor Goins and a second by Councilman Hearn. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor by saying I.

I. I. Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to the fourth item. Um, consideration of 2026 city council meeting date additions and councilations 2026. Uh, I think councilwoman Weeks would like to add a town hall on May 18th. Is that correct, ma'am? Yes, sir. Okay. Is there anything else? Yeah. Your light on? Yes.

Okay. The floor is yours, ma'am. Uh, Tuesday, October 20th, just coincidentally is on the the third Tuesday of October, which is traditionally when the District 4 town hall has always been. It's generally very well attended and it's an opportunity for uh people to a lot of people show up there that don't show up to these meetings and I really don't want to lose that. So, um I would I would like to have uh the town hall remain on October 20th and um this is and I getting rid of town hall meetings. I I just think that that would be a step backwards. Um the town hall meeting is just it's so local and like I say there's so many people that come to those meetings that don't come to these meetings and it's opportunity for them to have a face to face with us to meet the players and to ask their questions and and and and speak. So I don't want to take that away from them. Um, it's been going on in district 4. It's been at this date for a very long time. So, um, I would like to keep it at that date. So, I'm asking that district 4 town hall be scheduled for October 20th and that that position remain for a town hall for district 4. And given the amount of participation that we've had at those events, I I

would think that everyone would agree with that. Do I need to make a motion or I'll make a motion to accept this schedule um with the addition or with the change of District 4 town hall on Tuesday, October 20th? And did you have a specific date then for district 3? Yeah, mine's March 18th. March 18th. Yeah. And if

Oh, I Yeah. Are you done? I was going to second that, but I wanted to to say something. The um the state of the city idea is is good, but the people in my local district, I know from when I did my last town hall, we I had a great turnout at that. and um they want to know what's happening in the in my district and I don't know that they would all come down for a state of the city even though it's highlighting each district. Uh but I do think you know maybe there are folks who would come to that um you know the state of the city is a good idea but um I still want to do my own individual town hall.

Yeah. Can I say that we originally we did do a state of the city. We did it in I think it was January or February. The mayor did that and um at least the first two years that I was on and it was um it was mostly I would say mostly people from the village. We had it down here. So it was mostly people in the area

and probably other some people in district one. But overall these town hall meetings tend to be you know people in the neighborhoods. That's why I always move mine to a different location, to a different neighborhood each year. Try to find a different place. And when I do that, I tend to get more people from that particular neighborhood. In my case, Lost Lakes has finally offered me their there. So, it's right in my district. So, anyway, that's my take on it. City manager. Yes, sir. So, would I have a question? City manager. I seconded it. Okay. How often do we have town hall meetings annually?

Um, since I've been here, we've had um actually it's been I won't say sporadic. We've had them in in each district since I've been here. one time a year, twice a year, three times a year

and two times within a fiscal year, but but normally once in a calendar year. So, so let me let me So, the the again I've I've submitted the the state of the city. A lot of cities do the state of the city. Uh remember the last time I even said that you could put that meeting on wheels there. don't have any objections with individual council members getting the council to approve their town hall meetings. I think the intent is is that your schedule as approved and and directing the manager to do something needs to have the town hall meetings included. And so and so again the state of the city um we can scratch that. D4 town hall meeting um October is very close to elections but I don't have any objections to that. Again the the intent is just to have them approved by the council. so that the direction is given to the manager from the council so that we can then uh coordinate the staff there. So, so this would include the May 18th D3 town hall meeting, the March 18th uh D3 town hall meeting, the March 20th D4 town hall,

October. October. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. So each district should have at least one town hall. Yeah. Annually. That's all I just want to make sure. Yeah. And I don't have a problem with that. But I still want to have my city hall at large. You know what I'm saying? And that's and I think we keep it. We keep it. I think so. Yeah. Um I I I being fair and equitable and and my thing is Yes. Now be mindful that you know you know time consuming having staff there

having our business partners there um I I think more so than anything else we must have structure at your meeting and it's imperative that you have structure at your meeting um and but more so than anything else I mean it's okay for us to make these demands and and I know you have to represent Again, I'm the only one in this hot bird seat that does all four districts. So, my concern right now is making sure we have the proper manpower there to address the concerns of the citizens of that particular district. The the the only one that I will and I'm being selfish. We have a city hall itself that's in district one.

So, it's a it's a twofer for district one. You get it on one side east of US1 and and then you get it um west of US12 as well for the atlarge city hall meeting as well. But once every um um one meeting per district annually I think is fair and equitable. But I just want to make sure I hear from everyone. Uh, Councilman Erns, then wait. Ma'am, I'm sorry. I'm done. Yes, sir. You're done? Thank you, sir.

All right. I I was going to say that I'm in favor of the individual town halls. I was planning one as well in D2. Um, uh, my ideal location is the library this year. Um, especially with the new information board that's going to be in D2. Hopefully, we get a big turnout. So, um, I'm excited about doing that. I'm I don't have an exact date, but I'm looking for May uh sometime in May before the hurricane season starts. Smart man. Exactly. So that's all I have. Okay. Deputy Mayor.

Yeah. Um I think too in some situation we don't need in my opinion a lot of the staff um to be there as well. A option could be based on technology instead of the staff being present. um because we do have a lot of meetings and so we also don't want to drown them out with that as well. Um but it make it like the chief the chief instead of the chief being in the building the chief can do uh 4minute infomercial about the district and the things that he's been doing. He don't have to be in the building. And so that way you know we don't wait not I'm not going to say waste his time. I won't say that word at all. Yeah. We want to make we want to make sure we value his time. I'll say that. And so maybe something like that that we can do instead of having 15 10 you know staffers there maybe you know just that's what I try to do anyway to be honest I try to just have on in my district they worry about trash roads with uh Miss Abby and code enforcement

that's that's their thing and so I don't need you know uh Jack there I'm not saying I don't like Jack but you know But but you know I just just to say that but maybe that that could be an option as well. I'm in favor of that as well. I think it's a good thing for the citizens to see their council person. But but I do not believe that we should scratch the state of the city for sure. I think that's very important and and I think the last time we did it um the mayor did his thing but maybe we can have that uh twominut opportunity or whatever it is to kind of talk about our district or whatever and then you know but I just just my thing.

Okay, Councilwoman Cos, could you reiterate your motion again? Uh the motion would be to uh pass the schedule before us but to include the district 4 town hall on October 20th. Schedule a state of the city meeting um at on another date to be determined and schedule we'll go ahead and put the district 3 town hall on March 18th. You said March. Okay. I had May. I'm sorry. Say it again, boss. Okay, I get you. Someone said May. No, I I had the wrong month.

Okay. No, it's March 18. Yes. Okay. I had the wrong Yep. Okay. And I seconded that. Okay. All right. Mr. City Manager, I'll call the question after I hear from the city manager. Well, and you you also said, Mr. Mayor, to be fair, um town hall meetings in all districts there and so districts one and two would be uh TBD. Yes, absolutely.

And then we'd go back and and figure out the state of the city. Um and again, you know, one of the people don't people could care less whether they see the city manager, but people like to touch and feel uh metaphorically the uh the police chief. And so and so So, so I wouldn't let him off the hook in terms of Yeah, we want him there. I think one of the people that people most want to see, one of the staffers is the police department. So, they do like to see the chief.

Yeah, we'll work we'll work it out, Mr. Mayor. So with those with those two add four four additions actually five it'll be the district three March 18th town hall the district 4 October 20th town hall a state of the city TBD district 1 and district 2 town hall meetings TBD. Y good. All right. We're good. Miss uh madam city clerk. Yes ma'am. Thank you kindly ma'am. Just going to call the question. All in favor saying I. I.

Eyes have it unanimously. Down to the final item tonight, which is a no-brainer. Ladies and gentlemen, this is part of a resolution that we must complete and be complying with the grant and the criteria of the grant. um approve a resolution accepting the vulnerability, excuse me, final vulnerability assess assessment in compliance with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection FEP grant work plan 48 semicolon providing for an effective date 2025-281. one, Mrs. Noodleman. Ma'am,

uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, this is going to be very brief. Uh, this report is a comprehensive vulnerability assessment to evaluate the potential impacts of the sea level rise here in Coco and and how it affects the critical assets and operations through 2070. And, uh, we've been working on this uh, grant since 2024. Um Abby and I and the fire chief have been working on this since 2024 with our consultant and we have completed the final draft that will be submitted to the state Florida Department of Environmental Protection for review and acceptance and for us to complete the grant requirements. This resolution is necessary.

Chair like to make a motion to approve. Second. Got a second on the floor by Councilwoman Weeks. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor by saying I. I. Eyes have it unanimously. Proceeding on to reports. Mr. City Manager. Sir, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I know Mrs. Singer has a couple of things. Um before she gets there, let me let me just highlight I sent to you all an email notifying that we had received uh again for uh how many years in a row, Mrs. Bowman?

Excellence in financial reporting from the FGFOA I think it is. Um and so for eight that that is a an outstanding achievement to consistently receive that is a testament to uh to her leadership and the cooperation of all of the city departments there. So again kudos on that. Um congratulations. Y love baby. Let me stand up and show you some love. What the world needs now is love. Sweet love. Amen. Amen. Thank you. We we also informed count the pennies, but you can't anymore. Yeah. Stopping that.

Right. Right. We also informed uh the council uh and have updated the website that we did receive the water quality grant for uh septic to sewer J&K project of $5.2 million. Stand it up for that one, too. Yeah, man. cuz we had a chance to mix it. We got real. But we persevered. Yes, sir. We did. Okay. And and let me say one thing. I'm sorry, Mr. City Man. That's all right, sir. Some of those naysayers that was out in the audience fighting and very vocal and rude,

but we had a chance to nit and we didn't. We persevered and we continue to fight and now it's paying off. So, it's not always the fastest or the swiftest, but it's the one that can endure the most. So, thank you, council. Thank you, city manager. Thank you, staff members and directors. Thank you very much. Go ahead, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Um and and so the one that I'm I had nothing to do with but I am uh most proud of um is uh you guys just received I think this afternoon an email from the uh Kokoh High principal.

Yes. uh where she gave you the uh Florida Department of Education graduation rates for uh school year 2025. And Coco High uh now has a graduation uh rate of 80.3 percent. Which is up 8% from last year's 72%. That's awesome. Stand for my Tigers, baby. I stand for my Tigers. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

And and that exceeded their goal of 75%. And so kudos to Mrs. Stewart, to the staff, uh to the students at uh Coco High for uh for increasing that again by 8%. Uh and Mr. Mayor, I'll turn it over to Mrs. Singer. Mr. saying a ma'am.

Thank you, sir. Um, two things tonight. Um, the first I just want to remind uh council and the public that we have our economic development business showcase and market on um next Wednesday, not tomorrow, but next Wednesday um the 21st at the Koko Civic Center from um 4 to 6:30 p.m. So stop by. We will have um close to 20 businesses this year displaying inside the Civic Center. Um, and we'll have some great food from some of the vendors. Um, so stop by and then we have a presentation um, from the city um, to talk about highlights of economic development over the last year. But we will also hear from the CEO and I think CFO some letters of um, via space um, Kevin Louderdermilk. So he's going to give a presentation about the impacts um that the space industry has not just on the space coast but also here in the city of Coco. Um so we're excited about that. Um so please join us for that event. And then um we sent a video that Mitch can pull up. Um as part of the Florida City and County Managers Association, there was a video contest um that talked about hidden gems of your city. And so we it the limit was it had to be a minute long. So this video is exactly one minute, but we wanted to highlight the result of that video um that we put together. And so if Mitch can play that for us

sound would be really good too. It would. Boy, please. I ain't never looked this good. I'm like Ali got no value. Maybe. Mitch, you killing me, Mitch. She thought you love me. I I'm teasing, Take it easy. Take it easy. It's not in this corner, baby. Triple G. Where is that, brother? Right up the street. Okie dokie. Smoking. Who's up? District one. District one. Did you see that? District one. Yeah, courts.

So, and and we will put we actually posted it in our newsletter. Um, and we can bring it back if if the sound's not working. But, um, it is on our YouTube channel as well, so please take a look at it. But it does, um, the point of the video is to highlight all of the hidden gems of the city. Um, so we picked just a few. There's a number of hidden gems in our city, but um, we were able to just pick a few um, and highlight those because we only have a minute to to showcase our hidden gems. So, um, we we set the the stage in the, um, historic Cocoa Village Playhouse.

Coco is right there in history, action, and community. Every great play starts with a solid foundation, and ours is no different. As the curtain rises here at the historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, we'll take you on a journey to the hidden gems of Coco that brings our great city to life. We open by moving through time from ice age to the space age. At the Bvard Museum of History and Natural Science, at the Leon and Joel Collins Museum, we honor civil rights activists who help shape our city. Our beautiful parks, including the renovated Provos Park, provides opportunity to keep us active and strong. As we bring up the music for the big finish, we celebrate the spirit of community through our annual events. From lively concerts to our cherished holidays, come to the city of Coco to find all of our hidden gems and you'll find a city that puts you in the limelight.

And so we expect to team we expect to either win or show or place in that. Uh and and kudos to Mrs. singer and and Jamie for putting that together and the mayor for for being the uh Monty Hall of that uh of that uh of that video. We all didn't know who that video.

So, so it's a great video and and and as you can see, we highlight all areas of the uh of the city and we're we're proud of of the city and what we're doing there. And so had an opportunity to submit that to the uh Samantha uh was very keen on submitting that to the to Florida City County managers uh uh uh video um video contest there. And so hopefully we'll win something. And um yes, so thank you. I I can't take the credit. Jamie did most of the work for that one, but um definitely a great highlight of of some of our hidden gems here in the city. So again, that's on our YouTube channel. We did push it out in our last newsletter. Um but it was submitted for that uh hidden gems contest. And that's all I have.

Okay. And I think that's it for us, Mr. Mayor. Okay, Mr. City Manager. Again, man, congrats J andK separate. We're there. Thank you, Jack and staff and all city employees, managerial and everyone. Lahy dot and everybody. Okay. The honorable super attorney Anthony Gargani. No, no reports. No reports. Okay. Yes, sir. Thank you, Super Attorney. Go Bruins. Yeah, ice hockey. Okay. Um, Councilman um, Hearn, can you tell me which start the new year off even?

Okay. Councilman Hearn says even. So that's two and four. Who would like to go first? Two or four? Okay. So all right. So only report I have I actually have an initiative that was brought to my attention by some constituents and I think they're great initiatives and um I know it's not traditional but I'm going to make a motion.

So one of them it was brought to my attention that we should uh it would be great if the city had posted in the uh Collins Museum uh photos of all the African-American elected uh officials. Um, I think that we're trying to preserve uh as much history in that museum and and draw people into it as as possible. So, I think that's a great initiative. Um, if council would support that. Um, also my motion that I'm about to make is is two parts. Uh, also Valencia Avenue, which is located right behind uh the museum

and uh situated in the Michael Blake subdivision is about to go up. Um, street renaming uh renaming the street after the former mayor Jake Williams Jr. Um, so I I relayed I would put it out for the council for a vote. Um, sorry I didn't put it on the agenda because I had my tooth pulled. So, I've been I've been down. So, I would make a motion right now uh for council to support those two initiatives. I don't know if I got a second or not. Second, but I want to come have a conversation about

let me give some more context behind that as well. Um, so we have a policy here where you have to uh you would have to take up uh signatures on those streets, but there's no residents on that street. So, I'm hoping that the council can bypass that uh or willing to bypass that. Um, and I don't know if you had any other question. Yeah. Only other question I have. So, just Valencia is not a person's name.

Nope, it's not no historical context behind it. It was that those streets were named after something with Spain. I had to I looked up the history, but there's no historical context. Okay. All right. I just want to make I just want to make sure. Okay. I don't have a problem with you. Got myself I got a second. All right. Any questions? I have no problem. You know, I hate N. We know that. You know what I'm saying? Because if I do grant it for one, I got to grant it for everyone else. Now, you know, Yeah. You're creating heartburn. Don't try to What they say? watch uh

on sale the car. I wish don't unsell the car. Don't unsell the car. But I'm just saying you do things decent in order. I I don't have a problem with it. I just wish we do it because see if I grant this exception. Well, Mary comes back to bite me in my toenail. My mind's already turned. Yeah, let's make this a one time deal. All right. Well, we do have the right to make motions. Yeah. Yeah. But normally it doesn't happen on the reports. That's why you collaborate with your city manager. I mean, we want to do things decent and in order and I don't have a problem. I I support it. I'm just saying just the process

cuz you know, Council G's going to sit there and throw it at me. But I'm not going to unsell the car. All right. All right. Okay. We're going to call the question. All in favor say I. I. I have you unanimously. I just had a question for now. If somebody comes back and get me, I'm coming to get you. I got you back. I got you back. Yeah. Way back there. Yeah. Councilman Hearn, about about the first one. Um what is the what does the process look like as far as the museum about the first request that he had about the museum photos? What does the was he wants all African-American elected officials

within the city of Coco? Within the city of Coco. What? From from the from the beginning to now. That's what he's saying. Okay. Can I can I th Let me throw you a little curve. Okay. As a community becomes diverse, there might be a European brother or sister that will move into District One and win. And Daniel, no, he he didn't say a just got to be District One reps. No, he's saying he's saying African-American elected official in our African-American museum. That's right. That's what he's saying. Which is which is in line. That's in line. So, it would just be pictures and the years on council. Correct.

Yeah. Absolutely. And and what district they represented. Yeah. Y they served as mayor. It could be mayor, district, whatever. Okay. Even if they're in district four. Absolutely. Yep. Wide open. Do it for one, you do it for all. I I don't have a problem with that. What I I just had to get you with your stuff. That's that's it for district two. Okay. No more damage.

District four. I was going to start by saying um so I had family of course for the holidays visiting from from other places and it's it's just always fun to see the perspective of people coming from from other places on Coco and Coco continues to get high marks in terms of being family friendly and and and welcoming and just kind of a warm community. Um, so we had a lot of holiday parties and I found out some things at the holiday parties that I wish I had known before, but the I believe it was the October 30th storm, the 10-in storm

had more severe qu consequences than I thought. And I'm I've already talked with Stockton about this and um I don't expect any answers right now, but discovered that there was actually a um I guess it was a sinkhole, unless you have another way to describe it, across the street from me. Major sinkhole. and at yeah 2116. Um there was also of course the sinkhole that occurred at Beverly. So that's the you don't I don't have a pointer, do I?

I mean you do, but you'd have to point out there. Okay. And I just Is that the bottom one? It should be the button at the top. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So the one at Beverly Road, that's the one. It was a storm water pipe. Big sinkhole there. And then we go up. This is the one across from me. And then we had several instance. These Well, this was a sinkhole, but it was erosion. There was really deep erosion. Yeah. Technically, we don't have sinkholes in and it's on private property, right? So it's maybe it's not called a sinkhole. I don't know what you would call it, but it collapsed.

Road collap or ground collapse. Yeah. In three locations, it collapsed. And of course, we knew about the one on Grand View Boulevard.

Um, the one across the street, the one up the road, I discovered at a holiday party. I was told about at a holiday party. The assumption was that I already knew about it. Um, but I think this is a it's it's really serious because we have you know, one, two, three, four, five spots. The last one, of course, being in the county where the integrity, you know, of the bluff is is really a problem. So, I'd like council support asking for I I would just like some sort of written report or idea of why this happened. And I don't want to put anyone on the spot. So just, you know, by the next meeting or whatever, um, because there's obviously an issue there. Is it old pipes? I know in the case of the erosion, it's just that is erosion and ended it with a a collapse in the in the ground on a storm water pipe. Um and the 10 in was a lot, but um there's a lot of concern within the neighborhood about these. And I'd just like to have um I think it's reasonable that um we have some sort of report or some sort of analysis or some sort of to be able to talk about why this happened.

I had I had a question here. Um Councilwoman calls is each section that you have circled is is a storm pipe at each one or is it is it just private vacant properties? Now, the the one on Beverly, right below Beverly, that's a storm water pipe. The one here was a storm water pipe. Excuse me. You need water? Um, I just I'm okay. And then this one, this is the one that was is really erosion

and the storm water pipe that really was it was really the home. It's private property. So, it really is a private property issue. But, you know, all of this is taking place, you know, not too far from each other. So, neighbors are talking. Okay. And then up here we have and and that's an instance where that is a vacant property one right there. And the tree was taken out, the root system was taken out and it basically collapsed. Yeah. So, he just had to move his soil up again.

It ended up at the beach area. This is in the county and that's where there was that big collapse of the storm water pipes at Grand View. Okay. So, and yeah. So, do I have can I have consensus from council to have some sort of report analysis? I I really want to know as a representative for this area what's going on. If we know what's going on or if we don't know what's going on, does this suggest that we need to go out and look for dollars to to have some sort of study done?

So, and I think that's fair. Yeah. Yeah. I'm City Manager, City Manager, would you take a look into that for us, please? Yes, sir. It's It's easy enough for We'll report back on the

Okay. on the storm water on the storm pipe uh I don't call them failures there but whatever we're calling those within the city of Coco the private property stuff we I mean we we don't have any ability to go out and analyze what happened on the private properties the counties obviously I think I think we actually did report out on the counties there or actually reported that to the county there but but again I don't need you guys to consensus there we'd be happy to actually report on uh what happened with our storm pipes during that uh rain event. Okay.

Okay. Good. And we'll we'll each get something written, I think. Right. Will we? Yes. Okay. Great. I can speak to it now. Yeah. Just knock it out now. Okay. So, what happened was Yes. as a result of the storm. Uh there are storm water outfall at that location, specifically 216 Indian River Drive. Put that mic closer to you.

Sorry. um that storm water pipe was compromised and so as the rushing water was going through it uh disconnected uh from from the out from the other where it was cracked and so it caused a void in the area. Okay. So was it the wash out? Okay. And it was previously there was something wrong with it previously or the tenants it was cracked and that um the rush of runoff caused it to crack further. And then the one on Beverly

the Beverly incident. I'm not I'm I can't speak to that. I'm not aware of what went on there. Um that's just south. Our people were there. public works was there and they filled it close to the lab. Yeah, we we'll report back on that one. She'll check on that one. Okay. Okay. Okay. Well, that's all I'm going to do. Oh, okay. That's cool. Alex, you want to go next? You want me to go? No, you go. You go. Okay.

Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Um, so I've got quite a few slides. One thing, uh, Mr. City Manager, when I talked with you today about the issue, um, uh, the code enforcement issue, the address is 256 Swany Drive. Swani. Yep. Like the river. Like Swany River. Yeah. Like the song. Yeah. Okay. Sing it.

I sing it every time I drive over that bridge. My much to my husband's dismay. Anyway, um Okay. Uh thank you. You made that look very nice. I appreciate that, Mitch. I asked him to doodle that up and make it look good. Yeah.

Okay. So, this is me and and the mayor at the boat parade, and it was a uh wound up being a very chilly night, but uh it was a lot of fun. And um so he he was supposed to judge and then they were sure to judge but I wound up getting to judge and it was a whole lot of fun. So thank you. Um and that was the same night as the tree lighting which was beautiful and um there was a big crowd out there. It was a it was a wonderful evening. Um sorry the rest of you missed it. We had a good time. Um and then uh Dr. Dr. Kadora had asked me to speak at the uh this uh conference uh to it was high school seniors coming in to um uh Eastern Florida State College. And so they were from five or six different high schools and I got a chance to chat with a bunch of them. And then um I was supposed to be inspiring. I don't know how inspiring I was but anyway I spoke for a few minutes to them and I really enjoyed doing that. Um, and uh, of course this is the uh the Santa family and on the left and uh on the right. That was our kind of our goofy picture. And uh, didn't we have fun doing that? I mean, that was so much fun. And I have to

Yes. And I have to share this. My friend Donna, I love that picture. That was And that was her sister back there. So anyway, but uh, that was a lot of fun. And so I had to share that. That's one of my favorite pictures there.

Yep. And then uh Councilman Hearns and myself were on the um on the uh the fire engine and with the girls from uh Emma and this they their trophy there because they were basketball champs. And what sweet girls. They were so nice. And um uh and you can see on the right I I one girl is hidden behind, but I wanted to get a good picture of the girls. They had so much fun throwing the candy out. And then that was our driver of the fire engine. He kept us safe and so I took a picture of that at the very end. And um we had a wonderful time.

Yes. And there's Mr. Mayor hauling candy. Uh I got I snapped that from the back of the thing. So, you were working hard, sir, moving the candy over to your uh to the uh go-kart, our golf cart that you were riding in with uh Henry Parish. So,

um and then this was the lunchon that you missed. Um this was our annual You were there, but I didn't get a picture with you. I don't know why, but anyway. Uh so obviously Councilwoman Katie Delaney and Diane Moore I mean Diana Adams um who's the new president of uh Florida League of Ci or Space Coast League of Cities. Uh but we had a wonderful turnout. I think they said we had 40 elected officials there that day. So hopefully next year you all will attend. Um it's a wonderful event every year. Um and then this is it has come along better than that. On the right is the live local act apartments in my uh district and they are now leasing on the right and then on the left is the new gas station in front of Lost Lakes but now it's come along from from this picture. Uh when we were gone for the week after Christmas, uh oh no, not the week after Christmas. Last week I was gone to a conference in Orlando, I came back and went, "Whoa." I mean, and so I need to take a new picture, but I wanted to show it's coming along

on the right.

Yes. Yep. Sure is. Um some of the buildings are not finished yet, but they are now leasing. And the building there on the left has got cars in front of it. So, um, and then this was, uh, last week I at my, um, conference that I was at and, uh, uh, the CFO of Florida, uh, spoke to us and the gentleman there and the other chair is Chuck Bonfiglio. He's the new president for Florida Realtors. And then this was all Space Coast Association of Realtors at the installation gala. Um, and I'm uh, Florida director. So, this was our board of directors. We had 563 uh board members in there.

Um and then on our trip, my husband and I, that's his 96-year-old uncle Joe. Uncle Joe.

Uncle Joe. Yes. And we went and put fresh flowers on his parents' grave. Uh uh which you can see Joe Price and which was his dad and his mom, Jerusia Price. and uh his uh his dad was uh in the um army and was unfortunately killed um in a car accident. So um and I had to show my new puppy. That's Missy Anne on the right there. And uh I uh sent that picture to my husband and he said, "Are you stopping for puppy supplies on the way home?" So So that's my new puppy. And uh let's see. Do I have anything else on my list? Um, uh, I've talked to the city manager today about Cocoa Conservation Area. There's some issues there with signs needing replacing and, um, uh, so anyway, um, I think that was all I had. So, thank you much. But it was a wonderful holiday and New Year's and yep, I look forward to uh, next year being Mrs. Claus again.

All right. Long live Mrs. club. Oh, and I went around. Thank you. I wanted to say too, thank you for those of you who joined me going around city hall uh uh the day we did the thing. Um I didn't take any pictures of that because I just wanted to thank all the staff of city hall. So, um for my uh but thank you for those of you who went along with me with my cart and giving out candy canes and something uh a chance at something or some a sure thing. and a radio. A handheld radio.

That those were handheld flashlights that don't take batteries. Yep. They had a chance at that or or a lot of them took the lottery tickets. They really like the lottery. They did like the lottery ticket and some people won. I understand. So I wasn't aware unfortunately. I thought I was going to be able to quit. All right. You ready?

All right. Um so this coming weekend uh model of the king weekend um this year is being ran by NAACP Central Boulevard. Um there is the breakfast which is Saturday uh at Jolie Smith. Um the business lunchon is Friday. Um and then you have the parade Monday and also the memorial service which is always at um Mount Mariah St. Paul on Sunday at 6:00. So, it's different feel to Martin Luther the King than what it what it used to be. Um, I think it's a lot of good energy. Um, this year, um, this was an event I went to on Cocoa Beach. Uh, and I I put this here. It was very different. It's called a silent piano. Uh, and and everybody who you see, you probably see these little blue lights. These are people we sitting with headphones on. And uh but it was a great opportunity I think for mental health as well to uh sometimes just get away from life for about two hours. U I didn't have my phone in my hand calling nobody and answering texts. But it was a awesome event in uh Cocoa Beach and I think they're coming back uh in the next two months. So just be on lookout for that if you like that kind of thing. So I didn't think I would until I went. Um last night was the uh F DOT meeting. Uh greatly attended. I mean, a lot of a lot of people came, a lot of good information. Um, as soon as I walked in the door, I couldn't even step in until somebody else coming at me hard about Clear Lake and all these other different things. Uh, but it was a good opportunity to get out and just listen to some of the residents and some of the concerns and, you know, but everybody's I think everybody is okay now with Clear Lake, even though they may not say it, but uh,

let me ask you a quick question. I know before they had told us they were going to put a roundabout in front of Walmart, but the new design does not show a wall roundabout. They show it. Yeah, they show it. Track where you can go around the Okay. When I saw looking at it, um I didn't I said, "What happened to the roundabout?" Yeah, actually it was talking about one more by Cox Road. Yeah, I know. That was another conversation, too. So, but yeah, yeah, me too. didn't show a roundabout. It does not show a roundabout. Yep.

Yeah. But it it's one that's there. So, it was people there having conversation about um semi-truckss, how they going to get around cuz all these different conversations. So, it it was a good good turnout overall. Um this was at Emma Charter Academy. Um my son lost two teeth and was a reliable student of the month. Um and it was a good opportunity for um for the scholars at IMA to be awarded um for being reliable students. Um, and so today also, um, I had a a real good conversation with, um, the city manager about, um, some zoning conversations in Diamond Square. Um, I I I met with a developer today and we we've been talking about this for a few years. Um there's over 20 addresses that have uh multif family uh do um um either triplexes or duplexes in the area, but right now currently it's not allowed. And and so a lot of developers, they want to come in to create that field, which could be town homes, could be uh the the duplex style homes. Um but currently it just not it's not available. And so to make affordable housing, that is a great way to create that affordable housing in some areas. So we don't allow it. It's a good conversation to have. The city manager had a discussion with also um

with Miss Lucy today as well. And so we're going to be creative and hopefully make it pleasing to council, but but we're going to bring something back to council soon. Um,

absolutely. And so what one of the biggest problems was is is most of the lots 50 by should say 120 130 um most of the homes are being built of 1,500,600 ft behind these homes that are being built there's an additional almost 80 ft of nothing that's there. And so he said, "Well, I have all this empty space. I could put a duplex and create another family inside of the community." So, you know, even though that, you know, that's developer talk. Developer trying to find a way to make a dollar, right? We know that. I mean, that's part of the game. Um, but but but it's also true that the product is not there and you know that by being a realtor that, you know, we need to create the product. So, I just want to just throw that out you, you know, so that in the future hopefully something to be coming down the pike. So, yep. So, I'm done.

I forgot to say I will be missing the economic thinking. I'm flying to DC next Wednesday for advocacy week. I apologize. Cold for you, Mrs. Claus.

Thank you. Uh, sir. You all right, man? Okay. This is us during the time we're doing the Christmas taking of the photos. As you can see, as we travel throughout city hall upstairs, we had the opportunity to go to the finance department. Is that correct? With is that the finance department? Customer service. Customer service. Okay. Hand in hand billing.

Yes. Thank you. a group of outstanding, charming young ladies. Uh they're the angels and you know who the Scrooge is right there. Okay. Here as Councilwoman Weekes talked about where we're doing the indoctrination of the newly elected or selected council members and um also the staff. I'm here. We're being um sworn in by uh Esquire Stokes and myself and everyone from Rockles to Cocoa. All 14 municipalities in attendance. This is a snug photo. My main man on the far right, yours truly, Rob. I'll call Medina from Palm Bay. They were the hosting city. Um as you can see, um I have my purple shoes on. Purple rain. Purple rain. Uh this is for the first responders that were held January the 3rd, 6 pm. It was a 5K run. I think it's the eighth annual. This is the first gentleman to cross the line. Um this was a great event sponsored by Doug Manda. We had uh municipalities both within the city limits of Koko and throughout the entire state of Florida ranging from Broward County, Indian River County and as far west as uh Penllis County. So we had a great event, great turnout, beautiful weather. This young man Sterling here is a young spud. He set the record. Doug M, that's him. a former Coco's finest, Big Blue. Um, he sponsored this event to help first responders, both police and fire. So, needless to say, Sterling is from Claremont,

and he set a world's record and man's best friend is on the right hand side, City of Champions.

Yes, sir. City of Champions in the corner there. Love that K9. These are some of the ladies that participated. They did a phenomenal job. I was there greeting them, giving them a high five as they crossed the finish line. And that is yours truly for tonight. I want to say thank you for everyone participating in your um local government. It's the best form of government. Why? Because it's the closest form of government to the people. We are going to embrace legislative days. As you all know, we had the opportunity to meet some of our elected officials, I'm happy to say, but more so than anything else, um, get ready for the tax issue, sovereign immunity issue, also enterprise fund issues. The bills are coming. We ask that everyone attend and get involved with these bills because it's going to have a direct impact on all municipal government. Amen.

Amen. Are y'all driving up on Monday morning? We're not talking about Okay. Chair's going to call the question. All in favor saying I. I. And the naysay go in peace. Eyes have it. Buy local, spend local, keep it local. Amen. which our s