Council approves zoning, code cleanups, infrastructure and grant items; votes summary

The Melbourne City Council on Feb. 25 approved a series of ordinances, resolutions and administrative actions covering zoning, capital projects, grant awards and equipment purchases.

The actions were routine business for the council but include several items that will affect capital spending and development approvals in the coming months, including a culvert replacement project in the Bignonia Avenue drainage basin, a state agreement to allow Florida Department of Transportation design work on Ellis Road, and a city HOME grant for one affordable single‑family home.

Among the votes taken: the council granted a conditional use to allow on‑site sale and consumption of beer and wine at a proposed wine bar in the C‑3 Central Business District at 14301 Highland Avenue; adopted an ordinance removing references to the dissolved library board and repealing the Babcock Street Community Redevelopment Agency code sections; approved a task order (MLA002) for construction‑phase…