HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_cra_board_mtg_minutes_20230620CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA)
BOARD MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral FL 32920
June 20, 2023
5:00 p.m.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 5:00 p.m. Vice -Chairperson Raymond
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Board Members Present: Chairperson Wes Morrison, Vice -Chairperson Angela
Raymond, Kim Davis, Mickie Kellum and Don Willis.
Others Present: CRA Registered Agent Todd Morley, CRA Director David Dickey, Assistant City
Attorney Kristin Eick, CRA Clerk/Recording Secretary Mia Goforth, Administrative/Financial Services
Director John DeLeo, and Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Molyneaux.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None.
ITEMS FOR ACTION:
1. Approve Minutes for the City of Cape Canaveral CRA Board Meeting of January 17, 2023: A
motion was made by Vice -Chairperson Raymond, seconded by Board Member Davis, to
approve the CRA Minutes. The motion carried 5-0.
2. Approve the FY 2022/23 CRA Board Meeting Schedule, as amended: CRA Registered
Agent Morley explained the Item. A motion was made by Vice -Chairperson Raymond,
seconded by Board Member Willis. The motion carried 5-0. Discussion ensued and included
how the City and County Budget Hearing Meetings have conflicted two years in a row, and
whether this will become the norm for future years.
Discussion ensued and included status update from CRA Director Dickey regarding CRA Grant
Programs approved by the CRA Board January 17, 2023, identification of each CRA eligible
property to receive postcards, scheduled to be mailed out within two to three weeks, which
include a link to the City webpage containing criteria and requirements, urgent need for affordable
housing and the challenges for local renters, potential impacts of Senate Bill 102, the Live Local
Act recently signed into Florida law on height, density and zoning Codes in the City, Wastewater
Treatment Plant (WWTP) capacity, concurrency and impacts of upgrading/expansion, and CRA
land acquisition. CRA Registered Agent Morley discussed the Brevard Zoo's recent inquiry to see
if the City could handle additional wastewater capacity of the planned Aquarium, analysis by City
consultant Tetra Tech, which the Zoo would have to pay for, how it would still be the City's decision
on whether to take the additional capacity or Cocoa Beach would continue to take the sewage.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chairperson Morrison adjourned the meeting
at 5:33 p.m.
(Signature)
Wes Morrison, Chairperson
(Signature)
Mia Goforth, CRA Clerk/Recording Secretary