Remarks by Adam Martinez
40 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 37:38
“Chair. Yeah, definitely cool Question though the is this a one-time 250,000 or is this kind of gets us to the dance and then there's an annual fee that we have to pay to maintain the system and update trainings and technology”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Sure. So I guess my question is, so I get it, right? is there training involved is it an annual subscription are we buying to their ecosystem so to speak and is this a standard i guess i don't know enough about it that's why i'm asking these questions right so is it like i'm buying into the apple ecosystem so i have the apple computer now i have to get the all the apple software that is attached to it for additional fees”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Gotcha. So it's all integrated and it gives us a very comprehensive database that looks super cool and easy to use. And, uh, constant melding can nerd out and, and have lots of fun talking with you guys about this. Awesome. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 55:01
“Thank you. I was going to ask the question, but since you just kind of briefly touched on it. So if a healthy tree is damaging personal property, the department says, no, it's a healthy tree. We're going to charge you even though it's damaging my personal property. And so there's no recourse for the homeowner to recoup any cost to repair any said damages. But also now they have to pay an additional fee.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So if the tree has a limb that's on my house and the house gets struck by lightning as an act of God, it was a healthy tree. I had come to you prior and say, I have a concern. You say, okay, you can cut it down at your cost. I choose not to. Now it damages my house because that's what I was trying to prevent. Would the city be liable or would it still be me as a homeowner responsible for it? cannot answer i need more time to think about that question so i'll take it so i know it's a very specific question but but here's my concern right so if we put the onus on the homeowner to cut a tree…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so is there going to be some sort of guidance or informational? Because I'm guessing, it's just like when we changed the sign code, we had been operating for so long, for so, you know, a lot of people didn't know that they had pull permits, even though they should know, but didn't necessarily pull a permit. And then they said, oh no, it's the owner's responsibility, and then they get stop work orders. So I had that on, at a fairly, well-known grocery store in my district that it happened, right? So I'm trying to navigate this. I hear what you're saying, but I also want to be…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Don't disagree, if I may respond. Don't disagree, I guess the big question is I didn't know there was a permit required. And I'm guessing most homeowners don't. I think you might be right. And then if we're going to do a fee, which is fine, whether it's $1, $1.50 or $1,000, I don't know if I'm comfortable adding a fee when we don't know what that fee is or if it's going to be based on a scale or something.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“now you just raise another question right so now there was a permit that we didn't really advertise so no one really knows about but if it happens and you go through the process you can get a waiver or you can get for a fee you can get it removed right so that just raised a lot more questions about hidden permits what other permits are we not telling our residents about and then potentially Penalizing them if they don't have a permit that they didn't know that they were supposed to get so I think most people want to pull permits and do it the right thing and I get the whole right away and…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. So obviously we've been following this in this committee for a while. So they were one of the three bidders that originally bid on this spent lime contract. Polcat was ultimately awarded, Rocky Ridge, and I think BCE also. I think they're based out of Northwood area, and they have a proven track record of responsible lime. uh... application so i have no concerns uh... with this potential contract uh... but i i'm going to ask you p on this thank you and seven”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this was a collaborative effort with my colleagues to address some nuisance hotel operators in our districts. This would roughly impact about 30 hotel motels that according to the auditor are in operation. And this basically would allow local control over a lot of the nuisance issues that we don't really have control over. As of right now, the state of Ohio is the one that issues licensing for the hotels and motels. We tried to work with the state to get some of our problematic hotels and motels with anyone who would be willing to work with us. So whether it was the…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, so in the memo that was sent to everyone last Friday, Maumee has something similar. A lot of the surrounding municipalities have it. We're probably the only large municipality that doesn't have anything like this in the state of Ohio. So it's not unheard of. We're not trying to over-regulate, but the reality is the state won't do anything, and it's best at local level to help make sure that we're enforcing our local regulations. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:39:14
“Thank you, Mr. Chair. Actually, my question is more about the data, more so than anything else, and I don't want to bore this council, so I'll just have an offline conversation.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:39:26
“The data. the data because I'm curious about the LLCs because versus the S Corp, C Corp, you know, major corporations versus an individual mom and pop shop putting their building into an LLC to protect themselves from other liabilities into the grittiness of that stuff. That was kind of some of my questions.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. It's such a pleasure to see you. It's been a while. And I had the opportunity to work with you in various capacities, whether I was on city council or a CDC director, and I always appreciated your quiet power. Very unassuming. People always kind of thought, oh, we'll just go in here and I've seen you rule with what I would call an iron fist and a velvet glove, and nobody knew what hit them. And I always appreciate your passion for the work you did in our communities. And not just the black community, but also the Latino community. And seriously, you have helped so…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, clerk. A couple things. I wanted to say a belated happy Labor Day to everyone. I appreciate everyone to echo my colleague's comments earlier that have made our workforce what it is today. And I sincerely appreciate all of the hard work and continued effort moving the agenda forward as things change and evolve, Secondly, I want to thank Councilman Meldon for bringing, what number was that? 382-26. So as District 2 rep, I challenge all of my colleagues, all of my district reps. to include more ADA-friendly and elderly policies in place. And I just wanted to highlight a couple that we…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026