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Pat Bentley
Council Member2024-11-19 – 2028-11-01 (start: oath of office administered November 19, 2024 per City Council minutes of that date; month-level end: November 2028 per City website council member page)
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- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 16:03
- Avg per meeting
- 3:13
- Segments
- 298
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Top issues during term (5)(Development)
medium↑Oct 2026[10]
Annexation of 29.87 acres off BJ Lane
high↓Jan 2026[10]
Lennar West Melbourne Townhomes and donated park
If it becomes a city park, mowing and maintenance would cost roughly $5,000 a year, per the city manager.
low↓Apr 2026[1]
Avenue West gated townhome subdivision
No direct city cost; the developer funds the gates.
medium↓Mar 2026[1]
2026 Land Development Standards Manual
high↓Jan 2026[1]
Stellar Townhomes Development at 1765 W. New Haven Ave.
About $72,000 per year in new property tax revenue plus over $660,000 in one-time impact and permit fees for the city.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Bentley was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approvedOct 6, 2026
2026 Land Development Standards Manual Revisions (Resolution No. 2026-22)
approved7-0Mar 3, 2026
Approval of the 2026 Land Development Standards Manual
approved5-2Feb 17, 2026
Lennar West Melbourne Development Agreement (Case #DA 2025-06)
approved7-0Feb 17, 2026
Resolution No. 2026-03 — Development Review Fee Schedule
tabled7-0Feb 3, 2026
Table Lennar West Melbourne Townhomes hearings (annexation, FLU amendment, rezoning, development agreement)
approvedVoted yes5-2Feb 3, 2026
Stellar at New Haven Development Agreement
Voting record (1)(Development)
1 yes0 no
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