Remarks by Amy Cruver
59 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. That... In putting this together, the rationale I had was that the staff itself has essentially identified the problem, developed definitions for 13 types of facilities involving involuntary holds because the existing classifications were inadequate. And that strongly argues against regulating all 13 as though they were equivalent. So a 1,500-bed detention facility is not a 16-bed juvenile facility. A secure facility for sexually violent predators is not a behavioral health facility, and a jail is not necessarily comparable to an immigration detention center. So…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I would like to move Amendment Number 4 for approval.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a policy that does not prevent the county from regulating an ICE facility. It requires the county to regulate it for the same reason it regulates other facilities for actual local impacts. And that protects the council authority because the legislative record then demonstrates that the council acted on matters within the county's legitimate regulatory interests. rather than attempting to indirectly to nullify or obstruct a policy entrusted to another level of government. Just, again, transparency. Just kind of fine-tuning.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. A categorical land use prohibition can have consequences far beyond the parcel being regulated. And the county should know where a person goes. And that's important because even Exhibit A argues that inadequate state capacity for civil conversion patients endangered communities. The counties allege that DSHS actions denied necessary treatment and negatively affected public safety. So a land use policy should never assume that just because there's no facility doesn't mean there's not a problem. So sometimes it means that a person is placed somewhere less secure or…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to move amendment number six for approval.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll just say these two, I would say, are recommendations for the work programs, for what we get in the final report, to have a thorough investigation of the different things I'm presenting. This particular one, I'd say the ordinance itself acknowledges that these facilities serve a different purpose. purposes and may have substantially different impacts. And the code should follow that finding. And it also prevents the political controversy surrounding one category from determining the rules for juvenile justice, criminal corrections, SVP confinement, or secure…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to confirm. So this is the, I guess my numbers are mixed up on my paperwork. This is the fair share one?”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. My rationale on this was that DSHS itself reports Pierce County is the only county exceeding its SVP fair share at 45 residents compared with 25 originating commitments. And that creates a principled argument, and that principle works regardless of political ideology. Fair share has always been an issue in this county, and I'd kind of like to make sure it doesn't fade away. Thank you, Madam Chair.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to move amendment eight for approval.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I just believe this is part of a good part to be in a study program. And this amendment transforms the work plan from a potentially political exercise into an evidence-driven land use analysis. And it also strengthens the county's position when it does impose tough restrictions because the council can point to the measurable impacts rather than just a political disagreement. And who can argue against evidence-based I urge approval. Thank you. Madam chair.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Council Member Kruber. Thank you, Madam Chair. And I appreciate the way you approached just having discussion because that's a lot of what this is about. And the list of questions that were on here, I assumed would probably be in the report anyway, but this is just kind of pointing out because I think, you know, the tax revenue versus county services cost is pretty important, but demands for fire, EMS, et cetera. And I can't help but think they might be there, but this is just to kind of make sure that these are touched on. And so, actually, the amendment doesn't really require…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And it would also, perhaps, stir the thought process of constituents who may read and go, That is important. I hadn't thought of that kind of thing. So this just kind of keeps it up front and also helps constituents understand that we are doing more than what they might think we're doing. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“thank you councilman recruiter to speak to your amendment thank you madam chair um the current moratorium is extraordinary extraordinarily broad geographically and sections one and two i forgot the right um it's just you know temporarily prohibit the filing acceptance etc so this temporary moratorium does allow the county the time to study this issue which is what i'm grateful for that we're taking the time to bring things out but if the study ultimately produces a recommendation for permanent countywide prohibition, which we were just told we're not. But there is a substantially different…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to move approval of Amendment Number 10. Second.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Madam chair. It's really more of a technical. I don't think we've ever included public comments generally. Do we. As as a finding of facts, and so it's just removing that.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I just appreciate the indulgence on my amendments because a lot of it is to bring it out for discussion. Perhaps a lot of it will be in the final product anyway now that it is kind of brought out. I'm just having, I'm struggling with this whole package and how huge it is and discerning the... The weight of it, the merits at this time, and I'm kind of ambivalent on the whole package as it sits right now. I have some concerns. I would love to have it bumped for another week, but I don't know if that would make a difference. There's so many details that trying to find…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. And I want to express my support that I did get on these amendments. And I can assure you it wasn't my intention to have them all at once like this. Sometimes life gets messy and I do what I can when I can. And I thought it was important that these come forth even though they are at one time. I tried to do as much work ahead of time to save the staff from having to start from scratch on things. And I... Just say this was an anomaly, not the norm. So I've been here six years. This is, what, one time I've had this many, except maybe in the first year when there was a…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. So this is a proclamation of the Pierce County Council and Executive proclaiming September 2026 as Emergency Preparedness and Community Resilience Month in Pierce County, Washington. Whereas the safety and well-being of Pierce County residents are of the utmost importance, and preparing for emergencies can significantly reduce the loss of life and property and help the community recover more quickly. Emergencies can occur at any time, often without warning, and may result from natural disasters such as earthquakes, flood, wildfires, and severe storms, as well as from…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sure. It's, you never know when you're going to be in an emergency situation and it behooves you to be prepared. I always wonder if I'm prepared or not because they tend to have a reason to forget things. But I did want to mention that I did receive an email from a constituent a year or so ago who said thank you that I had put out in an e-letter that in my district where Chaplain Dorothy was putting on a program for emergency preparedness. and there was a situation that fear or deeply cut or injured and he was able to minister to his wife who had a very bad accident and he knew how to respond…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm kind of looking for some clarification on something, because I remember listening to an interview on this, and my understanding from the interview, and both gentlemen had used it, but it's a very intense, very intense discussion. use what happens it's almost as i don't know if that's right or if i'm if i'm correct in understanding that it isn't something that it's done without someone else there because it can be so profound on what it what it does and i'm wondering if so we'll start with miss kelly but i know we have some actual trained people in the audience who…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I guess that's what gives me hesitation in that when there are interactions that can be with other drugs that if it becomes legalized and we're getting into another arena where what will happen with kids? I don't know. How do we keep it where it's... where the microdose, you don't need to have someone else in the room, but the others where to get to that breakthrough, you really need to have a professional with you.”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm not going to ask to move it, but I do want to make a statement regarding the food grant from World Wildlife Fund.”
County Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I understand that, but I'm going to vote on it, but I have an objection to it that I wanted to make public on it, but I don't know if you'll allow that.”
County Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Well, it is confusing, but I'm looking at time-wise, and I understand that whether or not I pull it or not, it's going to pass. But I just wanted to be able to voice my objection, or perhaps I can do that in open public comment.”
County Council · Aug 25, 2026