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• Agenda amendment to add Family Promise street closure (Feb. 22) and add Greg Stoll under awards and presentations. Motion moved by Councilwoman Koss; second by Deputy Mayor Weeks; result: approved unanimously.

• Approval of minutes: (1) Special meeting of November (mover Deputy Mayor Weeks, second Councilman Hearn); (2) Regular meeting minutes of Dec. 10, 2024 (mover Deputy Mayor Weeks, second by the chair). Both motions were called and approved unanimously.

• Appointment: Consider and approve the appointment of Jose Pacheco to fill one of five vacancies on the Board of Adjustments (agenda item 7‑1). Motion by Councilman Goins; second by Deputy Mayor Weeks; result: approved unanimously.

• Road request: Approve road closure request for Family Promise (2025) for a street closure from noon to 3 p.m. on Feb. 22. Motion moved by the chair, second by Deputy Mayor Weeks; result: approved unanimously.

No contested roll‑call vote counts other than unanimous \"ayes\" were recorded in the transcript for these items. Several agenda motions were introduced from the floor by named council members and seconded as recorded above; the clerk called the question and the chair announced \"Ayes have it unanimously.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cocoa City Council, February 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the council unanimously approved an agenda amendment to add Family Promise's street closure and an awards presentation, approved minutes of prior meetings, appointed Jose Pacheco to the Board of Adjustments, and approved a road closure for Family Promise's Feb. 22 event.","taxTitle","Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida","taxId",56163,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6337039,"Business owners ask council for conditional‑use relief after liquor‑store denial at 1035 W. King St.",179,4581000,4760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e&start=4581&end=4760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e/thumbnail_4581000.jpg","/articles/6337039/Cocoa/Brevard-County/Florida/Business-owners-ask-council-for-conditionaluse-relief-after-liquorstore-denial-at-1035-W-King-St","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337039-50f72694b696a80f8212c4bc1b5353a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159739&Signature=YdZ0jGbUI7pgKje4-5CzAlSE8Ap5B8FLTwSDbNo-Ww-tjuwsnWrCPPXI-jQY5BY6fmJHCz9xZfCQuzfwcU0k-bCYJMdIzj9oag4Ue4OUzTCsRdBbXLBVxSsh82GZR05fy~bDPPQ9L-~X1ldH5P~7Cb-fZaWUzH~Fms4Z2pIdfGHbnnNLzlMvCsAE91nQdmiuwurVT8OmYuiZsPs7FwTPuqCkHYCYea6ZyHG1yITLAi0tCiaLpayT7fMHYWE64e5GVUmPRo7zuTpDy-2i2fsn4MhvFRFM-IwyjV6dRlKTERN8AwXGuAdZ37Nlt3Z9AO6Ut-Bn~6dvV~phoXT7IYuC~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lisa McDermott, general manager of Clear Lake Liquors, addressed the council during delegation to explain that she and partners closed on a property at 1035 W. King St. in September 2023 and later applied for a package liquor store permit. McDermott said the city issued a zoning denial after the city's new ordinance took effect and asked the council to grant a conditional‑use permit.

\"We are requesting the city give us a conditional use permit to open up a package liquor store,\" McDermott told council members. She said the business had already spent about $450,000 on the liquor license and approximately $700,000 on the building, plus about $180,000 in contracts for roofing and interior work.

McDermott said she filed a zoning verification and then submitted a conditional‑use application on Dec. 15, 2024; the city issued a denial in January 2025 after a new ordinance became effective Dec. 23, 2024. She asked the city to consider a CUP rather than leaving the business unable to proceed after large capital outlays.

Council members did not take a vote that night on McDermott’s request. The matter appeared in public comment so council and staff could review the paperwork and zoning status; McDermott provided contact information and copies of contractor invoices and said she would follow up with staff.","The owner of a planned package liquor store at 1035 W. King St. told the council she spent roughly $450,000 on a liquor license and approximately $700,000 on the building and asked the city to grant a conditional‑use permit following a denial under a new zoning ordinance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6337042,"Council hears lengthy discussion on water access for West Canaveral Groves; bulk‑water station and main extension weighed",790,2689000,3479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e&start=2689&end=3479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e/thumbnail_2689000.jpg","/articles/6337042/Cocoa/Brevard-County/Florida/Council-hears-lengthy-discussion-on-water-access-for-West-Canaveral-Groves-bulkwater-station-and-main-extension-weighed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337042-546c5b57b4683b901f553b3be2e33c7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159739&Signature=P4L4ahE7w0AjKxiGoHnodn8ynfASr885xZ8t7om56VKbBr0L8b0dPbQFB209zMfJ1Cu3vRbGF6ayTsbtgPpSRgGuWsEpNS5NsKls73yFRlfxuWJNoxnP250ox87PpbC8qzTriYIXz0KWDyudrGVLVqGFXf84HFz8I~z~6b5LshkORgbTC5HZgTM~0H4Iymx7jlYLPVu7oWTdMZ96rK6V2ldJowLvwMoXwD3vvxGFIKYz7ZfR6VoaxTklg4PI1HBEEccSCsK3rYCQfdmOxcWLakD1OrnV5-smDEvj6PDNf-B-tQyqh6lIkutzNanz57Yr5b6cbf3YjPtwz9x1Tzn-nA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members and staff spent an extended segment of the meeting discussing water service options for residents of West Canaveral Groves, where a 2010 feasibility study documented arsenic and lead levels that concerned residents and prompted earlier infrastructure work.

Councilman Goins reviewed historical background, saying a 2018 project installed a 12‑inch water main along Satellite Boulevard using a HUD grant and added hydrants for fire protection, but that the lateral streets and private easements beyond the main still lack service. \"The objective of constructing the waterline along Satellite Boulevard was to create an integrated public water supply system to the West Canaveral Groves area,\" Goins said.

City Manager Jack Walsh told the council a bulk‑water dispenser is technically possible but would carry higher costs and policy implications. Walsh said the dispenser hardware alone is only part of the expense: site work, stormwater, security, electrical and permitting — including possible turn‑lane work on the DOT road — add materially to the price. He provided a ballpark hardware figure and wider site‑development warning: \"It's not just $50,000 for a bulk water station. It's quite a bit more,\" Walsh said.

Walsh told the council a bulk station would trigger several policy and legal issues that need review: how the city would account for water sales, whether the utility's rates and bond covenants permit the use, and how to manage liability if water drawn at a station is later tied to contamination claims. \"There is a legal liability of water contamination... What happens if somebody fills up from that site, they get sick and they turn around and look at the city?\" Walsh said.

City Attorney Garganese urged careful risk analysis and strict operational standards if the city considers a non‑traditional distribution point. \"The city is in the business of providing potable water... a water station would have to have certain rigorous standards and protocols to ensure that the water is safe to drink,\" he said.

Staff listed alternate approaches: (1) a property owner could apply for a standard water main extension under the city's policy, paying costs up front with possible later reimbursement mechanisms, and (2) residents could pursue point‑of‑use arsenic removal after sampling to determine treatment needs. Walsh said many questions — easement access, whether multiple property owners could share extension costs, and procurement and procurement costs for station hardware — remain to be resolved.

No formal council vote was taken; council members asked staff to gather more information about easements, cost estimates, permitting constraints and the feasibility of individual main extensions versus other options, and to return with more detailed cost and policy options.

The discussion documented several technical and legal constraints: Dixon Boulevard and Satellite Boulevard include county‑owned roads and right‑of‑way considerations; the 2018 HUD‑funded main provided hydrants and partial service but was not intended to extend laterals down private easements; and implementing a city‑run bulk dispenser could require traffic engineering approvals, a procurement process and revised utility policy.","Council members and staff reviewed historical contamination findings, a 2018 HUD‑funded 12‑inch main, and options for residents without service: individual main extension, arsenic treatment at point of use, or a municipal bulk‑water station that raises costs and legal issues.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6337044,"Cocoa nonprofit coalition seeks city help on crosswalk, adds asset map to referral work",934,172000,1106000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e&start=172&end=1106","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2276083-cf349b70b64e1d06c3c4699f5403582e/thumbnail_172000.jpg","/articles/6337044/Cocoa/Brevard-County/Florida/Cocoa-nonprofit-coalition-seeks-city-help-on-crosswalk-adds-asset-map-to-referral-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337044-8dec378bf1143c0da2d118a5a65b3d17/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159739&Signature=nndL3fekFt6eVRFNhc15B3aGC0QqJyF-ycrI-1mtKRsaOuJt5XbLKuzZIfAnr9EZSjNRRewCbyvSlR8dTYzLxJ9CpaTmFdThe0YunAgnp3YvqepPedIGiB6zWWuCt6dJiagiLHK70vfCcxEO74SqdsJcN94bLatfuyEpIeV3xf~yi4nHwPUBdudW46EFe3HMURGUVkYSVo1t2w~owg3qWykSqQhH3HRUn5oOS68UA2NK4VfGJWJURuNXT9Olmu7R7S0VIFdN3D2611K0TeOvWKmm3Nml-khEyJ4OAMGLcjmW--MkJ1hy3rsP6zDXGcMZ4QOuC4IqPO0H7O0CaoIeEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Family Promise of Brevard told the Cocoa City Council that an informal coalition of local service providers has started monthly meetings and created an interactive asset map, and asked the city for help getting a crosswalk at Dixon and Pineda and for a designated city contact to the group.

\"We actually have 33 organizations...we average about 15 to 20 organizations each meeting,\" said Tara Pagliarini, executive director of Family Promise of Brevard, describing the group she and partners launched to improve cross‑referrals among service providers in Cocoa. She described a Simpara geo‑mapping tool the group is using to pin services by ZIP code and keep provider information updated in real time.

The coalition, which Pagliarini said named itself the \"9 22 crew,\" has used monthly meetings and rotating locations — including a site visit to a new housing development and to the Cocoa Police Department — to help agencies make specific, accurate referrals, she said. Pagliarini asked the council for two forms of help: assistance getting a pedestrian crosswalk at Dixon and Pineda to allow Endeavor children to walk safely to the Boys & Girls Club, and a city staff member who can serve as a designated contact for the provider network when issues arise.

Chris McPherson, Community Partnership School director with Children’s Home Society at Endeavor, told the council that the lack of a safe crossing has kept children from attending the after‑school program. \"For the last two years, we've had zero kids from Endeavor going to Boys and Girls Club,\" McPherson said, and he described recent efforts to walk children under staff supervision while the group seeks a permanent solution.

City Manager Jack Walsh said the Dixon Boulevard crosswalk has been through design steps and the city is sharing cost, but noted Dixon is a county road. \"Dixon Boulevard is a county road, and so we have to participate with the county in terms of the design of that,\" Walsh said, and he said staff would double‑check the project status and send an update to Pagliarini.

Pagliarini said the asset map is not intended to replace larger databases but to provide a geographically precise, live‑updated view of local providers for referrals; she said Space Coast Health Foundation funded customization of the Simpara tool. Several council members praised the consortium's ability to reduce misdirected referrals and to coordinate services. Pagliarini invited council members to the group's next meeting (listed by the coalition as typically the last Friday of each month) and asked the city to consider naming a liaison who could bring urgent operational issues to council if needed.

The council later approved, as part of consent business, a road‑closure request to accommodate Family Promise’s Brunch event on Saturday, Feb. 22. The council vote on that agenda item was recorded as unanimous.

The presentation also noted related county and regional engagement: Pagliarini said the model has been discussed with the Brevard Homeless Coalition and leaders in other cities, and that Titusville has adopted a similar geographic work‑group approach. She asked that the city receive periodic summary data from the coalition about numbers served so the city can better coordinate across jurisdictions.

Pagliarini and McPherson provided contact details and said they would follow up with Walsh on the crosswalk status and next steps.","Family Promise of Brevard and a 33-member provider network said monthly meetings and a new asset map have improved referrals across Cocoa; they asked the council for help securing a crosswalk at Dixon and Pineda and for a city liaison to the group.","actionData","errors"]

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