City Council

Cocoa City Council Chambers

Agenda — 40 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 INVOCATION
3. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. 4 ROLL CALL
5. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES:
6. 6 AGENDA:
7. II.1 Approval of the October 8, 2024 Regular City Council meeting agenda as written or with amendments. 24-595
8. 8 MINUTES:
9. II.2(a) Approval of the August 13, 2024 Regular City Council meeting minutes as written or with amendments. 24-596
10. III. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS:
11. III.1 Proclamation for Customer Service Week. (Finance Director) 24-543
12. IV. DELEGATIONS:
13. 13 In accordance with the City Council's rules and procedures, residents or tax-payers of the City (upon any subject of general or public interest), City employees (regarding his/her employment), and water and sewer customers (on matters related to the City's water and/or sewer system), may address the City Council under Delegations on items not on the printed agenda by filling out a speaker card. Speaker cards are located outside the Council meeting room and should be provided to the City Clerk. Please observe the time limit of three (3) minutes while speaking under Delegations. Delegations shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes unless extended by Council.
14. V. CONSENT AGENDA:
15. V.1 Approve a Resolution Amending the FY25 Budget, BAF#25-004-A, in the amount of $6,825 with the use of Federal Forfeiture funds to purchase three new radars. (Police Chief) 24-493
16. V.2 To Approve Task Order 2025-09 with Carollo Engineers, Inc. to assist Sewer Field Operations (SFO) in Project Management Coordination, Technical Support and Review, SCADA Maintenance, Long-Term Strategic Planning, and Manhole/Gravity Sewer Program Maintenance. (Utilities Director) 24-537
17. V.3 Approve the Amended and Restated Development Agreement and Restrictive Covenant Allegra at Cocoa. (City Manager) 24-585
18. V.4 Approve the contract revisions for the three-year contract between the City of Cocoa and the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association (CFPBA) Lieutenants for the contract term of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, modifying Article 15 Wages to provide annual wage increases for Fiscal Year 2025. (Administrative Services Director) 24-591
19. 19 MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS:
20. V.5(b) Approve a Piggyback Contract Agreement utilizing Palm Coast contract RFSQ-CD-20-31 with Connect Consulting, Inc. (CCI), High Springs, Florida for Professional Hydrogeological Services, Project No. WS1106 in an Amount Not to Exceed of $250,000 for FY 2025. Authorize the City Manager to Approve any Subsequent Annual Renewals under the above Palm Coast contract, not to exceed three one-year renewals with a Limited Renewal Amount of $250,000 for Each Fiscal Year Pending Palm Coast’s Renewal of the Contract; Authorize the City Manager to Approve Task Orders Under this Contract. (Utilities Director) 24-548
21. V.6(b) Approve a Multi-Year Task Order 2025-03 with HDR, Inc. for the Taylor Creek Reservoir/St. Johns River Water Supply Permitting, Project No. TCR001 in the amount of $4,514,117, of which the City of Cocoa will fund its total Pro Rata Share of $270,847; To Fund the City of pursuant to the Taylor Creek Reservoir/St. Johns River (TCR/SJR) Water Supply Agreements with Orange County, Toho Water Authority, Orlando Utilities Commission and East Central Florida Services, Inc. (Water Suppliers), and approve a Resolution Amending the FY2025 Budget, BAF#25-003-A, to Receive Funding from the Water Suppliers and to Allocate the Expenses for this project, and Approve an Amendment to the Master Agreement accepting the HDR 2025 Rate Schedule. (Utilities Director) 24-579
22. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
23. VI.1 Request to Postpone Consideration of a Zoning Map Amendment consistent with Appendix A, Zoning, Article XXI, to change the Zoning Map designation of eleven parcels totaling 1.39 acres, with the address 301 S. Cocoa Blvd., from C-P, Commercial Parkway, to C-N, Neighborhood Commercial. (Planner) 24-588
24. VI.2 Consideration for approval Ordinance 13-2024 a Land Development Code Text Amendment Appendix A, Article XI, Section 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cocoa to add major recreational equipment sales and rentals, and limited types of commercial vehicles and heavy equipment sales and rentals, to the list of permitted uses of subsection (A)(12) in the C-G, Commercial-General, zoning district. (Planner) . 24-589
25. VII. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
26. VII.1 Council approval of a 3% increase in rent for the tenants at the Porcher House. (Comm. & Economic Development Director) 24-582
27. VII.2 Consider the reappointment of Ron Chabot through November 2027; Consider the appointment of Katherine Stewart and Joseph Bachand to fill one Regular member vacancy and one Alternate member vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board. (Administrative Services Director) 24-587
28. VII.3 Consider the Donation Application for Brevard Prevention Coalition in the amount of $1,000. (Administrative Services Director) 24-593
29. VIII. CITY BUSINESS:
30. VIII.1 Approve Participation in Cooperative Purchasing Contract Sourcewell Contract #113021 -SUT for the Purchase of a 2025 Sutphen Heavy Duty Monarch Fire Pumper Rescue Apparatus HS 8092 and Authorize City Manager to execute a Purchase Order in the amount of $1,119,995 for the purchase of Apparatus and Associated Equipment. (Public Works Director) 24-580
31. VIII.2 To Provide Direction to Staff for Funding and New Policies, if Necessary, for the Indian River Drive Septic to Sewer Conversion. (Councilwoman Weeks) 24-599
32. IX. INFORMATIONAL AGENDA:
33. IX.1 Bi-weekly Report from September 23 - October 4, 2024. (City Manager) 24-594
34. IX.2 Informational Only – The City of Cocoa's Open Board Vacancies. 24-597
35. X. REPORTS:
36. XI. ADJOURNMENT
37. XII. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
38. 40 This is a public meeting. All interested parties may attend in person. The facility wherein this public meeting will be held is accessible to the physically handicapped. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk of the City of Cocoa, listed below, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting: Monica Arsenault, City Clerk, 65 Stone Street, Cocoa, by telephone at (321) 433-8488 or via email at marsenault@cocoafl.gov. Additionally, interested persons may view or listen to the meeting electronically at the following internet sites: (1) https://tinyurl.com/s5e875r or (2) https://cocoa.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=26365&GUID=FF9D3369-D354-4FAB-800A-57D0AEE30153&Mode=MainBody However, the City is not responsible for technical difficulties that may occur while attempting to view or listen to the meeting on the internet. Interested persons may submit their written comments or questions regarding the meeting prior to the meeting through Email at meetings@cocoafl.org, or via E-comments through the online agenda. Any electronic comments submitted will be made part of the meeting record. Written comments or questions not relevant to the Council meeting agenda will not be made part of the meeting record but will be maintained as public record. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public that: if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, that person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose, affected persons may need to assure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, and such record shall include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals otherwise not allowed by law. Although members of the public are entitled to be heard by the City Council on certain items on the meeting agenda pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure, members of the public are not entitled to an immediate response by either administrative staff members or Council; however, the City Council or administrative staff may provide a response at their discretion. When presenting before the City Council, all comments or questions should be directed to the Mayor or the chair of the meeting. Comments or questions should not be made directly to administrative staff without permission from the Mayor or chair. Public debate by individual speakers from the audience on public hearing items shall be limited to three (3) minutes. Applicants or representatives of recognized groups with special interests in a matter shall be limited to ten (10) minutes; and total debate on a single issue shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Only one presentation per person per item shall be allowed. A Council member may add an item to the agenda during the meeting only at the time the agenda is approved. If the item requires action by the Council, then it may be added to the agenda by an affirmative vote of the Council, and written documentation must be submitted at the time the item is added to the agenda. Matters may also be raised by the Council, City Manager or City Attorney under reports and acted upon by the City Council. This agenda is posted on the Municipal Bulletin Board and at the Central Brevard Library and Reference Center in Cocoa for public review.
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