CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: November 7, 2024
Agenda Date: November 12, 2024
Prepared By: Gail A. Bantugan, Leisure Services Manager
Through: Samantha Senger, Director of Communication and Economic Development
Requested Action:
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Approve the requested 2025 street closures associated with the proposed Special Events.
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BACKGROUND:
During any given calendar year, the number of street closures approved by the City Council within the Central Business District (CBD) zoning district shall not exceed twenty-four (24) days. Any street closure lasting in excess of four (4) hours shall be counted as one full day, while any street closure of four (4) hours or less shall be counted as one half day per the Special Events Ordinance No. 04-2018.
Events:
Run for Responders 5K, Saturday, January 4th, 2025 (3:00pm-10:00pm)
Church St.: between Riverside Dr. and east terminus of Church St.
Riverside Dr.: between Church St. and Oak St.
Derby St.: at Riverside Drive, Delannoy and Brevard Ave.
Oak St.: between Riverside Dr. and Brevard Ave.
Brevard Ave.: between Oak St. and Harrison St.
Harrison St.: between Brevard Ave. and Riveredge Blvd.
The race route will open immediately after all the participants have all crossed the finish line. Harrison Street will reopen at Delannoy and Riveredge at 10pm.
Total Closure - One Day
Space Coast Runners Running Through the Struggles of Social Media 2k, Saturday, January 11, 2025 (6:00am-1:00pm)
Rosa L. Jones: between John Garren and Oak Street
Oak St.: between Brevard Ave. and Riverside Dr.
Riverside Dr: between Oak St. and Church St.
Riverside Dr.: between Church St and Derby St.
Derby St.: between Riverside Dr. and Brevard Ave.
Brevard Ave.: between Derby/ Rosa L. Jones/John Garren
Total Closure - One Day
Village Idiot Anniversary Street Party, Saturday, January 18th, 2025
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave. and Riveredge Blvd.
Total Closure - One Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March and Service, Monday, January 20th, 2025 (11:00am-4:00pm).
Provost Park on Varr Ave. to SR 520 going east to Riveredge Blvd. into Riverfront Park. This event does not require a street closure. However, the Peace March does include the streets of Cocoa including the SR520. The organizers are required to have the proper DOT permitting in place to hold the march.
Total Closure - This event does not require a street closure.
Survive First and Dirty Oar 6th Annual Cocoa Village Brewers Bash Saturday, February 1st 2025 (3:00am-6pm)
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave. and River Edge Blvd.
Total Closure - One Day
HCVMS Spring Craft Fair, Saturday and Sunday, March 1st and 2nd, 2025 (2:00am Saturday March 1st, 6:00pm Sunday, March 2rd)
Brevard Ave.: between SR 520 and Factory St.
Oleander St.: between Brevard Ave. and Municipal Parking Lot
Orange Ave.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave.
Harrison St.: between Riveredge Blvd. and Brevard Ave.
Church St.: between Brevard Ave. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church St. and SR 520
Total Closure - Two Days
Space Coast Duathlon, Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 (2:00am-12:00pm)
A rolling street closure will be utilized for the Cocoa Triathlon. The number of participants and their safety requires a street closure request. This event will not require temporary traffic control devices (TTCD) to block roads throughout the course route. The streets in which the TTCD will be utilized are:
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave and Riveredge Blvd.
Riveredge Blvd.: between King St. (HWY 520) to Lee Wenner Park.
The Transition Area for each segment will be located in Riverfront Park/Harrison Field.
Pending LWP Progress: (Swim segment: Will commence in Lee Wenner Park with a Spring Distance of .25miles, into the Indian River. The turnaround point will be designated at the floating bouy.)
The Bicycling Segment: Sprint Distance equal to one lap, will begin in Riverfront Park. The participants will then proceed to the 520 and continue North on Indian River Drive with the turnaround at Indian Trail and back to the transition area in Riverfront Park.
The Run Segment: Sprint Distance equal to one lap, will transition in Riverfront Park then proceed south towards the turnaround point at Barton Avenue and commence north back to the finish in Riverfront Park.
Total Closure - One Day
Village Idiot Spring Street Party, Friday, March 28th ,2025 (3:00 pm-12:00 am)
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave. and Riveredge Blvd.
Total Closure - One Day
Space Coast Runners Annual Space Coast Classic 15k and 2 miler Saturday, April 12th, 2025 (4:30am-9:30am)
Mulberry Street: between BCP Library and Indian River Drive
Indian River Drive.: between Mulberry Street and Brookhill Drive
Total Closure - One Day (Not included in the 24 CBD closures)
HCVMS Summer Craft Fair, Saturday and Sunday, May 10th-11th, 2025 (2:00am May 10th- 6:30pm May 11th)
Brevard Ave.: between SR 520 and Factory St.
Oleander St.: between Brevard Ave. and Municipal Parking Lot
Orange Ave.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave
Harrison St.: between Riveredge Blvd. and Brevard Ave.
Church St.: between Brevard Ave. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church St. and SR 520
Total Closure - Two Days
*Dirty Oar Brewery/Running Zone/Florida Today Summer Brewery Running Series, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, 4:00pm-8:00pm.
Oleander Street: beginning at the east side of Hughlett Street to the entrance of the Dirty Oar Brewery parking lot. Approximately 100 feet.
Total Closure - One Day (Not included in the 24 CBD closures)
City of Cocoa Independence Day Celebration, Friday, July 4th, 2025 (2:00am-11:00pm)
Lee Wenner Park closure begins at 2:00am 7/3/2025
Harrison St.: between Delannoy and Riveredge Blvd
Total Closure - One Day
*Dirty Oar Brewery Anniversary Celebration, Sunday, August 1st, 2025 (11:00am-8:00pm).
Oleander Street: beginning at the east side of Hughlett Street to the entrance of the Dirty Oar Brewery parking lot. Approximately 100 feet.
Total Closure - One Day (Not included in the 24 CBD closures)
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Saturday, September 27th, 2025 (6:00am-2:00pm)
Harrison St.: between Riversedge and Brevard Ave.
Brevard Ave (Longer route): between Oleander and Derby Street
Church St. (Short Route): between Brevard Ave. and Riverside Drive
Derby St.: between Brevard Ave and Riverside Dr.
Riverside Dr. between Derby St. and Church St. returning to RFP
Total Closure - One Day
*Greater Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Event and Car Show, Saturday, October 11th, 2025, 8:00am-5:00pm.
Hughlett: between Stone and Lemon
Lemon: between Hughlett and Glenn
Glenn: between Stone and Lemon
Stone: between Hughlett and Glenn
Total Closure - One Day (Not included in the 24 CBD closures)
HCVMS Fall Art and Craft Fair, Saturday and Sunday, October 18th-19th, 2025 (2:00am October 18th, 6:00pm October 19th)
Brevard Ave.: between SR 520 and Factory St.
Oleander St.: between Brevard Ave. and Municipal Parking Lot
Orange Ave.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave
Harrison St.: between Riveredge Blvd. and Brevard Ave.
Church St.: between Brevard Ave. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church St. and SR 520
Total Closure - Two Days
City of Cocoa Fall Festival in the Village and HCVMS Golf Cart Parade, Saturday, October 25th, 2025 (12:00pm-9:00 pm)
Florida Ave: between Rosa L. Jones and Oleander Street (Rolling)
Oleander Street between Florida Avenue and Brevard Avenue
Brevard Avenue: between King Street and Rosa L. Jones
Rosa L. Jones: at the traffic Circle (Rolling)
Oak Street: Between Brevard Avenue and Riverside Drive (Rolling)
Riverside Drive: Between Oak Street and Church Street (Rolling)
Church Street: Between Riverside Drive and Brevard Avenue.
Delannoy Avenue: Between Derby Street and Harrison Street
Harrison Street: Between River Edge Boulevard and Brevard Avenue
Derby Street: Between Brevard and Riverside Drive
Total Closure - One Day
Space Coast Free Wheelers Waterway Century Ride- Sunday, October 26th, 2025
(5:00am-8:30am)
The corner of Delannoy Ave. and Harrison St. from 5:00 am-8:30 am for the beginning of bike racing event for charity. This is an annual event that has occurred the last weekend in October each year. As soon as the race begins and bikes are cleared out, the street will be opened back up. Actual time should be no longer than 30 minutes.
Total Closure - Half Day
Village Idiot Halloween Street Party, Friday, October 31st, 2025 (3:00pm-12:00am)
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave. and Riveredge Blvd.
Total Closure - One Day
Game on Events Riverfront Triathlon, Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 (5:30am-9:30 am)
Harrison St.: between Riveredge and Brevard.
Riverside Dr.: between Church St. and Oak St.
Rockledge will also be supporting this event.
Total Closure - Half Day
HCVMS Concours Car Show, Saturday, November 15th, 2025 (6:00am-5:00pm)
Brevard Ave.: between SR 520 and Factory St.
Church St.: between Brevard and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church and SR 520 (King St.)
Orange Ave.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave.
Harrison St.: between Riveredge Blvd. and Brevard Ave.
Oleander St.: between Brevard Ave. and Municipal Parking Lot
Total Closure - One Day
Running Zone Foundation and Space Coast Runners Annual Space Coast Marathon and Half Marathon, Sunday, December 30th 2025 (2:00am-2:00pm).
Space Coast Marathon Course 26.2 Miles
Full marathon participants will start on Harrison St. and make immediate RIGHT onto Delannoy Ave and cross King St/Willard St., turn LEFT on Willard St. in the northernmost westbound lane. They will turn RIGHT onto Indian River Dr. and head north to the turnaround point {exact location TBD, but approximately at Fairview Ave- north of the previous turnaround point; not Cocoa jurisdiction but included for reference)
Space Coast Half- Marathon Course 13.1 Miles
Half marathon participants will start on Harrison St. and make immediate LEFT onto Delannoy Ave, followed by a RIGHT turn on Church St, LEFT turn on Brevard Ave., and LEFT turn on Derby St. to reach Rockledge Dr.
The full marathon route to cross 520 later in the race and join the "south" course on Rockledge Dr. will be similar but adjusted as follows:
From Florida Ave., participants turn LEFT on Factory St, RIGHT on Brevard Ave, and LEFT on Derby St to reach Rockledge Dr.
All participants will head north on Rockledge Dr to Church St., turn RIGHT to follow
the alley around St. Mark's and turn RIGHT on Delannoy and RIGHT on Harrison to finish.
All post-race activities will be in Riverfront Park and adjacent field.
Total Closure - One Day
HCVMS Holiday Craft Fair, Saturday and Sunday, December 6th and 7th 2025 (2:00am December 6th, 6:00 pm December 7th).
Brevard Ave.: between SR 520 and Factory St.
Oleander St.: between Brevard Ave. and Municipal Parking Lot
Orange Ave.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave
Harrison St.: between Riveredge Blvd. and Brevard Ave.
Church St.: between Brevard Ave. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church St. and SR 520
Total Closure - Two Days
Cocoa Rockledge Holiday Parade, Saturday, December 13th, 2025 (11:00am-9:00 pm)
Brevard Ave.: beginning at the southerly city limit to Maryland Ave.
Maryland Ave.: between Brevard Ave. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Maryland Ave. and SR 520
Harrison St.: between Delannoy Ave. and Riveredge Blvd.
Total Closure - One Day
Annual HCVMS Hot Cocoa Holiday’s Bicycle Parade, Friday, December 19th, 2025 2:00pm-8:00pm.
Harrison St.: between Riversedge and Brevard Ave.
Brevard Ave.: between Oleander Street and Oak Street
Orange St.: between Brevard Pl. and Brevard Ave.
Oak Street: between Brevard Ave. and Riverside Dr.
Riverside Dr: between Oak St. and Church St.
Church St.: between Riverside Dr. and Delannoy Ave.
Delannoy Ave.: between Church St. and Harrison St.
Total Closure - One Day
The total number of Central Business District (CBD) street closures if approved is 23
*The total number of Street closures outside of the Central Business District (CBD) if approved is 4.
STRATEGIC PLAN CONNECTION:
Community Outreach and Engagement: Encourage a diverse array of special events at city facilities that attract a diverse audience.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
The City receives $50.00 for each group that requests a street closure. The MLK event will have the permit fees waived since the event is held on a federal holiday per the special events ordinance section 2-404.
PREVIOUS ACTION:
The 2024 annual road closures were approved in November 2023.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Recommendation
Request Council approval all of the 2025 Road Closures listed in this request.