Remarks by Alejandro Garcia
17 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Levi Bello. That's a strong handshake, Levi. Here you go buddy, sorry. Nice grip. Emily Ray Velazquez.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'd like to make a motion to move item 20 up to right now.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you for everything. You've been a wind of change. Because when they came in here, it was totally different attitudes. But the one thing that I can get away from is having a direct line to the universities and to the colleges here. because a lot of these kids from Socorro, Saneli, Tornillo, whatever it might be, are not getting direct lines to the university, to the colleges that they wanna go to, Western, Ottawa, wherever they wanna go. And I think we should work on that because that is my main concern, is making sure these kids from the outskirts get to go to UTEP, get to go to…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'd like to make a motion to amend the tax rate from zero point, I'm sorry, the number again, I'm sorry, Jim?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“0.09163? 0.91633 to 14.2. Is that language correct?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“No? Motion to delete items 15, 16, and 17? Second.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'd like to make a motion to move presentation number six up before number five.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Actually, we won the sunset contest because .”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“So without losing property, taxes would in fact change our identity as a city?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“On the COLA, is there any wiggle room with that?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Can we look into a one-time stipend or something like that? I don't believe stipends are allowed based on... Or maybe like a bonus for our staff?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“It's weird because you don't see that from the opposite. You see from a house.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“May I like to give a motion to take a quick recess? A recess.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“I'm just happy. This sounds great. This sounds like we're working together, not against each other. And like Murr said, when this happened, it was a war. And I wasn't ready to give it up for our citizens, and we had to go through what we get through now to get to where we are now, and I'm happy about that. We get to still have our say. We get to still keep a lot of the power that we do have on our transition, but I'm glad you're here, and I'm glad that you're working on this project. It makes me feel better that you are. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. So we're requesting to consider approval of the installation of new streetlights along Alameda Avenue between Rio Vista Road and Nevarez Road to improve roadway stability and enhance pedestrian safety and provide adequate lighting along the corridor that serves students, residents, and the traveling public. This was brought to me by one of our constituents, which I'm grateful for. And we worked on it and it looks good. I think it's long overdue. It is very dark between there. You know, being a coach, you know, sometimes you could leave school late. and you want the best lighting…”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026