Lorraine Koss
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 2:52:24
- Avg per meeting
- 9:35
- Segments
- 2280
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Future of the former Joe Lee Smith Center
Estimated $5-7 million to rehabilitate; state funding requests have been vetoed, though some money was received this year.
Hotel Development Agreement Progress
Developer plans roughly $30+ million investment and a $500,000 parking contribution; the property will eventually convey to the developer and join the tax roll.
London Cove subdivision proposal
No direct city cost; the developer must plant 635 replacement trees and obtain FDOT and gopher tortoise permits.
Grissom Parkway Parcel Annexation
Not stated; the comp plan analysis found a positive contribution to the city's economic base.
Planning and Zoning Board Appointments
Vacant church-owned property near Gilmore Park
TIF Incentive Agreement for 430 Brevard (The Framework Group)
The incentive would return roughly $600,000 a year — about $6 million total — of new tax revenue to the developer over ten years, while the CRA keeps the base value plus 10% of the increase.
Hotel development at 603 Brevard Avenue
Developer contributes $500,000 to city off-site parking; expected ~60 local jobs and ~$2.4M payroll.
Beautification Grant for 451 Stone Street
$12,000 proposed for the first year, from leftover Juniroals Park funds.
Michael C. Blake Development Agreement addendum
City has already conveyed the land; obligations include completing landscaping and playground work at the Harry T. Moore Center.
Five-Year Capital Improvements Schedule
Includes a projected $12.7 million fire station in 2031.
Future Redevelopment of City-Owned Property in Diamond Square
SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan Amendment
About $149,712 in SHIP funds for FY2026-27, up $2,500 annually.
Valencia Avenue Renaming to Jake Williams Jr. Avenue
Renaming a street typically brings modest costs for signage and address updates.
Hardship relief for homeowner facing medical bills
Patterson faces $50/day fines — reduced from the standard $250 — if he misses the March 2027 deadline.
Unpermitted construction and right-of-way work
The apron requirement could add roughly $10,000 in costs for the homeowner.
Unpermitted construction at 1116 Bristol Dr.
Owner faces $50 a day per violation in fines if no permit is obtained by July 15.
Sanctuary at Cocoa Townhomes — postponed
$550,000 tree mitigation fee paid to the city; 46 acres of wetlands added to city conservation land.
Cirrus commercial outparcel development
Not stated in the materials provided.
Oleander Street public parking lot
Cost not stated in the published agenda.
Decisions during term (12)
Recorded while Koss was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
First Amendment to the Development Agreement – Sanctuary at Cocoa.
Cirrus Mixed-Use PUD Phase 2 Commercial Development (Second and Final Reading, Ordinance 10-2026)
603 Brevard Ave Hotel Development Agreement and Concept Plan
Sanctuary at Cocoa Townhomes (Development Agreement, Preliminary Plat, Site Plan)
Cirrus PUD Amendment, Plat, and Development Agreement
Approve a multi-year agreement with Atlantic Pipe Services for stormwater pipe inspections, cleaning, and repairs through piggybacking of the Village Center Community Development District Contract No. RFP #24P-007, through its current…
Cirrus PUD Amendment, Plat, and Development Agreement — postponed
60-day extension for 360 Development Group hotel deliverables
First Addendum to the Michael C. Blake Development Agreement
First Addendum to Walmart Development Agreement — 2700 Clearlake Road
2026 Street Closure time and date changes and additional Street Closure requests. (2026-45). (Comm. & Economic Development Director)
Approve a Resolution Amending the FY 2026 Budget, BAF 26-036-IFT, and accept the HUD Community Development Block Grant Agreement (B25MC120003) in the amount of $105,087 for Fiscal Year 2026 and authorize the Mayor to sign the document for…
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.