At its Aug. 26 meeting the Melbourne City Council considered and voted on multiple ordinances, resolutions, task orders and budget items. The list below summarizes each formal action recorded in the meeting record and the outcome as announced on the record.

Votes at a glance

1) Ordinance 2025-38 — Amend airport authority code language
- Action: Second reading and adoption of ordinance amending Chapter 12 (aviation) to expand Melbourne Airport Authority real-property acquisition and disposition authority.
- Motion/Second: Motion by Council Member Hanley; second by Council Member Bassett (recorded on transcript).
- Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded “aye” by all members on record).
- Agenda item: Unfinished business/Item 13.

2) Resolutions 43-69 and 43-70 — Melbourne Airport Authority property acquisition (budget adjustment and findings)
- Action A (Resolution 43-69): Budget resolution to account for airport-authority transaction.
- Action B (Resolution 43-70): Resolution making findings that acquisition is consistent with new code language.
- Motion/Second: Motions were made and seconded on the record (movers not specified in roll-call portion).
- Outcome: Both approved (voice/roll-call as recorded).
- Agenda item: New business (reported after ordinance adoption).

3) Ordinance 2025-39 — Downtown Redevelopment Plan amendment (CRA)
- Action: Second reading and adoption of amendments to the Melbourne Downtown Redevelopment Plan (signage and CRA project revisions).
- Motion/Second: Motion by Vice Mayor Newman; second by Council Member Bassett (recorded in transcript).
- Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded “aye” by all members).
- Agenda item: Item 9 (second reading).

4) Task order CHA033 — Lake Washington Road water main (Phase 2)
- Action: Approval of Task Order CHA033 with CHA Consulting, Inc. for Phase 2 design services for Lake Washington Road 24-inch water main.
- Contract amount: $297,122 (budgeted project).
- Motion/Second: Motion by Council Member Hanley; second by Council Member Bassett.
- Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as passed).
- Agenda item: Item 10.

5) Third-quarter budget resolution (consent item pulled for discussion)
- Action: Adoption of third-quarter budget adjustments (general fund +$6,400,000; water & sewer +$1,100,000; capital improvements +$15,300,000; reallocations to deferred CIP ~ $10.6M).
- Motion/Second: Motion and second (recorded on transcript); voice vote.
- Outcome: Approved (all in favor recorded).
- Agenda item: Consent (item D pulled for discussion then approved separately).

6) Ordinance 2025-40 — Vacation of portion of public utility/drainage easement (1627 Sweetwood Drive)
- Action: Adoption of ordinance authorizing vacation of a 1-foot-by-14-foot portion of a public utility and drainage easement to correct a property compliance matter.
- Motion/Second: Motion and second on the record.
- Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as passed).
- Agenda item: Item 14.

7) Resolution 43-71 — Annual stormwater utility budget FY 2025–26
- Action: Adoption of the stormwater utility budget in the amount of $3,775,000 (assessed at $44 per equivalent residential unit), with listed CIP projects (baffle boxes, conveyance inventory, master plan update).
- Motion/Second: Motion and second on the record.
- Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as passed).
- Agenda item: Item 15.

8) Opioid abatement funding (Item 17) — direction to staff / Option 3 approved
- Action: Council considered options for distribution of the city’s opioid-abatement funds (about $370,000) and authorized staff to proceed with Option 3: prepare a package and return with options that could include internal allocations for first responders and potential coordination with Brevard County’s regional program.
- Vote: Motion passed 6–1 (Council member LaRusso recorded a “nay” in roll call).
- Agenda item: Item 17.

9) Authorizations for conference attendance (Marine Resources Council Low Impact Development Conference)
- Action: Authorization for Council Members Mimi Hanley and Marcus Smith (and any interested council members) to attend the Oct. conference; per council travel policy, council found the travel serves a valid public purpose.
- Cost: $275 per attendee (early-bird fee noted).
- Vote: Approved (6–1, recorded on transcript with one nay).
- Agenda item: Item 18.

Other consent and routine approvals
- The council approved the remainder of the consent agenda (items A–F except D) as a packet item before the pulled item was discussed and approved separately.

Notes on procedure and next steps
- Several items passed by voice vote; roll-call votes were recorded for certain ordinances and items identified in the formal roll-call sections.
- For items requiring implementation (e.g., airport acquisition, CHA task order, CIP projects), staff reported follow-up tasks and funding-accounting steps will be handled by the responsible departments and reflected in formal budget resolutions or contract documents.

If you need a copy of the formal ordinance or resolution text, or the preserved roll-call vote record, those are available in the official meeting packet and the city clerk’s minutes for Aug. 26, 2025.