Remarks by Betty Guardado
11 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“thank you so much mayor and i'm truly honored to accept the responsibility of serving as culture of the fast track cities that hot committee i want to thank councilwoman deborah stark laura pastor for their leadership and for the important work they have done alongside our community partners this committee does incredible work bringing together the people, resources, and expertise we need to prevent new HIV infections, connect people to treatment, and care and confront the stigma that too often keeps people from seeking help. For me, this comes down to something very simple. Where you live,…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 23, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAD JUST SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT AS A CITY IT'S ALWAYS HARD. I THINK WE'RE KNOWN TO BE THE CITY THAT NEVER INCREASES FEES, RIGHT? AND I SEE NUMBERS FROM OTHER CITIES AND THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE WERE ALWAYS ONE OF THE comparable cities, I think. And there are some places where it's great and other places where it doesn't work. But I just have some questions as we move forward with these fees. If you guys can answer this, that would be great. I guess the question that still comes to mind for me is what specific…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 23, 2026
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“Great. And then is there, I know you talked a little bit about separating commercial from non-commercial. I mean, I would add another layer on top of that. You know, I mean, especially with our officer involved shootings, you know, when families are needing, are wanting, right, and deserve that information as soon as possible. Is there a way where we can say these are the requests that will be expedited no matter what else is happening, especially with folks that are making money off us, right? Like, how is it? that we deprioritize commercial to making sure that we let families know what's…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 23, 2026
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“I appreciate that. Thank you for that. I guess the only other last thing that I would request is that as you guys are working through your backlog, you know, for us, you know, it could be either in a briefing or what have you, just letting us know how that backlog is going and how we're getting through it and what other support you might need. from us to be able to get through that backlog. I think that's important. Like for me, every time we do an increase, it's never easy, but I know that it's necessary. So I think it's also important for us to be able to respond to the public and be able…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 23, 2026
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“Yes, thank you so much, Mayor. Yes, we want to invite everyone to our yearly El Grito event that's going to be taking place this Saturday starting at 4 o'clock. here on Third Avenue in Washington, come and support all of our small businesses. We love being able to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month this way. It's so meaningful to all the small businesses that come out and celebrate and expose all of their amazing food and everything else that they sell. At the end of La Grito this year, we're gonna do something that's never been done before. We're gonna have fireworks. So we're hoping that all…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yes, of course. I would like to make a motion to approve item 106. Second.”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor, so much. This item is deeply personal for me. As a former housekeeper and organizer for the labor movement, even before I was elected to sit in this seat, I organized and taught housekeepers, bellmen, servers, and a lot of other farm workers how to demand and fight for better wages, safe working conditions, and a voice on the job. Things that we should take for granted, like water breaks, access to restrooms, access to lunch breaks, were never a given. Farm workers and all workers had to fight for that basic need. And this is exactly what the farm worker movement is all…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Today I want to take a moment to honor Ken Duvall, who recently passed. He was a cherished resident of Phoenix's District 5, whose quiet dedication and commitment left a meaningful imprint on our community. For more than 22 years, since 2004, he generously shared his time and perspective on the Maryville Village Planning Committee. always striving to make his neighborhood a better place for everyone. I extend my heartfelt gratitude for his steady service and offer my condolences to his family. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council Formal Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, thank you, Shannon. I know you and I had a very deep conversation on how do we continue with these young leaders as they are finishing the program. And I'm very excited to see the type of information that we're giving to a lot of our students. But one question that I didn't ask you earlier, the students that just went through the program, can you just talk a little bit about in terms of ethnicities, ages, the students that just went through this program?”
City Council Formal Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
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“That's great. No, I mean, I just think this is a really great program. I think we're trying to serve a purpose. I know that we're not perfect, right? I mean, it's not, you know, this is just the beginning of something that I think can definitely elaborate I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONNECT SOME OF THESE STUDENTS TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. AS A CITY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. WE HAVE PHOENIX TEENS, THEY CAN BE LIFEGUARDS, SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. I JUST HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT All the opportunities where we can have them grow, where…”
City Council Formal Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
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“The only thing, Councilwoman, I would say that we put a timeline on it of when we wanted to come back, because I wouldn't want it to be something that's just going to drag. Is there a time that you think we'd be ready to bring this back?”
City Council Formal Meeting · Aug 26, 2026