HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_council_mtg_minutes_20241007_emergencyCAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers
100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920
Monday
October 7, 2024
5:00 P.M.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 5:00 p.m.'Mayor Pro Tem Kellum led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Member
Council Member
Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor
Council Member
Kim Davis
Kay Jackson
Mickie Kellum
Wes Morrison
Don Willis
Others Present:
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Administrative/Financial Services (AFS) Director
AFS Manager
AFS IT Manager
Capital Projects Director
'Community & Economic Development (C+ED) Dep. Director
C+ED Chief Resilience Mgr./Emergency Ops. Coordinator
Deputy City Clerk
Executive Assistant to the City Manager/Office Manager
Parks, Recreation + Community Affairs (PRCA) Director
Public Works Services (PWS) Director
PWS Infrastructure Maintenance Manager
Brevard County Sheriff's Officer Commander
Canaveral Fire Rescue Assistant Chief
Canaveral Fire Rescue Battalion Chief
Todd Morley
Anthony Garganese (via phone)
Mia Goforth
John DeLeo
Cheryl Puleo
Michael Schaffer
Tim Carlisle
Brian Palmer
Zachary Eichholz
Daniel LeFever
Lisa Day
Molly Thomas
June Clark
David Coulter
Byron Keck
Jeff Crawley
Phil Butler
ITEM FOR ACTION:
1. Resolution No. 2024-16; declaring a State of Emergency due to impending disaster
conditions and the potential of Hurricane Milton to cause extensive damage to life and
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida
City Council Emergency Meeting October 7, 2024
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property within the City of Cape Canaveral; providing for repeal of prior inconsistent
resolutions; providing for severability; and providing an effective date: Mayor Morrison read
the title, of the Resolution into the record. Discussion ensued. Council reached consensus to strike
the words "at least" and substitute "no more than" under Section 5. Duration, and insert the
words "up to" after the word "in" and before the word "seven" under Section 2. (5) Request for
Assistance. Discussion continued. A motion was made by Council Member Willis, seconded
by Council Member Davis, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-16, with amendments. Chief
Resilience Manager/Emergency Operations Coordinator Eichholz discussed the City's pre -storm
and post -storm recovery plan in coordination with first responders, Florida Department of
Transportation, and the Brevard County Emergency Operations Center. City Manager Morley
discussed the City's sand bag distribution plan, and the plan to close City facilities from noon on
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 and reopen Friday, October 11, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. C+ED Deputy Director
Palmer discussed Staff's plan to encourage property owners to clean up and secure trash/debris
pre -storm. Discussion ensued. Council reached consensus to provide a two-way radio for the
Mayor and/or Council Member use, and produce a list of the Staff members who have two-
way radios for emergency communications. The motion carried 5-0.
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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