Remarks by Becky Daggett
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“All right, we're ready to get started. Today is Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, and this is the city council's regular meeting. I'm calling it to order and giving notice to the council and to members of the public that at this meeting, the city council may vote to go into executive session. which will not be open to the public for discussion and consultation with the city's attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda. Could we have roll call?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, moving down. Council Member Aslan, would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Council Member Garcia, would you read our mission statement?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is open call to the public, which enables the public to address the council on any item that is not on the agenda for this evening. You'll have three minutes and there's a clock right here. And the first card I have is Frederick Hoyt. Is that correct?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, we're moving down to proclamations. We have three proclamations today. The first is National IT Professionals Day and then Constitution Week and then National Service Dog Month. And if you are here for the first one, we ask you to join us down here at the end of the dais. After the proclamation is read, we'll take a photo, and then if someone from your group would like to speak, we invite you to, and then we'll move on to Constitution Week.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. I heard there were some dogs here. Is that true? Okay. Everyone who's here for National Service Dog Month, please come down.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We believe in the joyful, transformative power of human-canine bond and importance of inclusivity for all citizens. In the United States, more than 70 million adults and children have a disability. However, only 16,000 service dogs from accredited training programs exist nationwide. Canine Companions is a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing expertly trained service dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. Canine companions and their service dogs empower people with disabilities to lead lives with greater independence by…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. I'm trying to get my mouse to work. OK. So we have a recognition award for you to present.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, and Council, I don't know whether you have anything to say, but I would just like to give another round of kudos for all of the work that went into the Route 66 celebration, and Kevin, you are a community treasure, and we're so lucky to have you. Okay, we are down to council liaison reports. I will start with Council Member Spence.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Well, today we will be making an appointment to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, which I serve on. Metro Plan is still working hard on the Safe Schools, Safe Routes to School work that they've been doing, and it's pretty amazing. And next week is the Commission on Inclusion and Adaptive Living meeting. They meet here, but you could also join online. And it's from 11 to 1. All right. So down now to the consent agenda. 7A, B, C... Those three and all matters under consent agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine unless a member of the City Council…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. We are moving down to routine items. Consideration and approval of contract. This is a cooperative purchase contract and we have some folks here to talk to us.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yep. As I understand it, the needs of dispatch are greater than this. How does this set us up for hopefully future improvements to call taking and dispatch and how this system will work with that?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And there are additional needs beyond this, correct?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Any other questions, counsel, comments? I'll take public. Do we have comment cards? Okay. All right. So then I will entertain a motion from whomever.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. So moving down to public hearing items, item 9A. I am opening the public hearing, and we have a presentation.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And thank you, Tiffany. Council Member Garcia.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“That was my question as well, but I do have another question. I know that you're working on some code amendments to bring back to us. We've spoken about it once or twice in here, I think. Is this meant as, so say someone has a piece of land that's zoned R1 or rural residential and they want to do something different than what that zone allows, this is what's intended to allow for that diversity of what it is that they want to do?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And to members of the public who might be concerned about this decision being made administratively, if we do adopt this, and you've answered this different ways, so I think that I'm asking you the same question, is what would you say to them? the parameters and the guard rails that we're still getting what it is that the community wants?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Any additional questions, Council? Okay.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. Thank you, Tiffany. I am going to take some public comment. First up, we have Michelle James.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“THANK YOU. All right. Council, do you have additional questions? I have a couple of questions that I'd like to ask. Council Member Garcia, go ahead.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right. I am closing the public hearing and I will entertain a motion.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Was that the rule? It was 2026-46. Could you say that again, Councilmember? Correct. 2026-46.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. City Clerk?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026