Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Palm Bay public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues with medium priority
Infrastructure Advisory and Oversight Board Appointment
The council was scheduled to interview two applicants and appoint one at-large member to the board that oversees infrastructure spending — including the half-cent sales tax program.
Southern Palm Bay Parkland Expansion
The bridge and road connecting St. John's Heritage Parkway to Championship Circle is designed and out to bid, with award going to council November 5. The budget grew from about $4.5 million to nearly $6.4 million.
City-county interlocal relations on roads
Council Member Johnson urged the board to help find better ways to work with Brevard County on shared roads, calling county behavior 'bullying.' The city is spending its own impact fees on county-owned Malabar Road and must four-lane Babcock to Willowbrook under an old interlocal agreement.
Transportation impact fee balances and use
The city holds roughly $53 million in unaudited impact fee balances across four zip codes, but the money can only fund new capacity and generally must stay within its zone. Board members and a council member discussed how fees are collected and whether rates should be reevaluated.