Votes at a glance: Titusville council approves consent items, personnel contracts, and ordinance advisability motions

This “Votes at a glance” roundup summarizes formal actions the City of Titusville City Council recorded on Aug. 12, 2025. Minutes distributed at the meeting and the transcript record each motion and the recorded outcome.

Consent agenda (approved, unanimous)

- 8a: Accept Hazard Mitigation Grant ("Hurricane Nicole"), authorize mayor to sign federally funded subaward and grant agreement (Award amount: referenced in packet). Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8b: Lease extension for 2910 Garden Street for FY26 (use by Public Works operations office). Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8d: FY25 medical claims budget amendment — approve budget amendment in the amount of $1,198,865 for medical claims. Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8e: Lime slurry removal services contract award to KAG Specialty Products Inc., $203,000 annual amount (as listed in packet). Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8h: HVAC services contract awards (as‑needed vendors) — annual not to exceed $100,000. Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8i: FY25 road reconstruction/resurfacing project change order (Temasek General Contractors) — change order #1 for $359,548.66 to add 1.74 miles of resurfacing. Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously. - 8j: Stormwater and piping insulation services — increase annual authorized amount by $727,209 (new annual cap $1,227,209). Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; carried unanimously.

Pulled consent items and separate votes

- 8c: Code enforcement lien reduction request for 2110 South Louisiana Street. Special magistrate recommended reduction to $3,000 plus $198.97 in city costs ($3,198.97) payable within 90 days. Council considered an alternate motion to reduce to $1,500 plus costs (Member Nelson) but that motion failed to receive a second. Member Stoeckle moved and Member Stoeckle (second recorded) supported the special magistrate’s recommendation; council approved the magistrate’s recommendation by unanimous vote.

Personnel / contracts

- 8f: Employment agreement for the City Manager. Council approved the city manager employment agreement with a modification to severance language so that termination without cause severance equals 16 weeks (changed from proposed 20 weeks) and other clarifications in the final contract. Motion to approve with change: moved by Member Nelson; seconded by Member Stoeckle; approved unanimously.

- 8g: Employment agreement for the City Attorney. Council approved the proposed employment agreement for the city attorney (final draft included an annual performance review clause and severance conditions requiring a full release). Motion to approve: moved by Member Nelson; seconded; approved unanimously.

Administrative/ordinance advisability motions (direction to staff)

Council voted to direct staff to draft ordinances or conduct negotiations on multiple items; these were votes to pursue further work rather than final policy adoptions:

- Outsource foreclosed and vacant property registry: Council authorized staff to conduct final negotiations with HERO Corporation (HerO Property Registry) and authorized the mayor to execute the resulting contract, subject to city manager and city attorney review. Motion passed unanimously.

- Fee structure: Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to raise the registry fee (current fee $1.50) to a higher level (council discussion targeted $300 as an example) and to present comparative information from other jurisdictions. Motion passed unanimously; staff to return with ordinance language and comparative analysis.

- Live Local ordinance: Council instructed staff to draft amendments to the city’s Live Local ordinance to comply with recent state amendments and return a proposed ordinance for review. Motion passed unanimously.

- Administrative approval of plats/replats: Council directed staff to draft an ordinance amending subdivision procedures to be consistent with Chapter 2025‑164, Laws of Florida (statutory reference in packet). Motion passed unanimously.

- Certified recovery residences (state law compliance): Council directed staff to draft an ordinance to amend zoning regulations to comply with the new state law on certified recovery residences (state law effective July 1; local ordinance due later). Motion passed unanimously.

Other recorded council directions

- Economic development: Council directed staff to evaluate options to fill gaps after the county dissolved the North Brevard Economic Development Zone; staff presented three options (grow city economic development, form a public EDO, or pursue a private EDO/CDC model). Council directed further research and asked staff to bring a workshop presentation; mayor was authorized to send a letter to the county requesting release/interest on funds previously held in the zone. Motions carried unanimously.

Notes on votes

Recorded votes on motions were unanimous where noted in the meeting transcript. Several items were advisory (staff directed to draft ordinance language or conduct negotiations) rather than final approvals; staff will return with proposed ordinance language or contract documents for council consideration and formal adoption where required.