Remarks by Bill Saffo
142 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“Opposed? Aye. Passes unanimously on first reading. Is there a motion to waive second reading? Motion made by Councilmember Santa Guida, seconded by Councilmember Andrews. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Item passes unanimously on first as well as second reading. That brings us to our next item of business, which is our ordinances. Item 01 is an ordinance making supplemental appropriation in the amount of $193,825. from Committed Revenue Funds for Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park and the Hugh Morton Amphitheater at…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Are there any questions, staff? Mayor Pocha?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any further questions, staff? Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Any further questions from council? Questions? If not, what are the wishes of council in respect to the ordinance? We have a motion to approve by Councilmember Clinton Quintana, second by Mayor Pro Tem Spears. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any opposed? I didn't pass unanimously on first reading. Is there a motion to waive second reading? A motion made by Councilmember Clinton Quintana, second by Councilmember Joyner. Further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? The item passes unanimously on first as well as second reading. That brings us to our next item of business, which is a resolution. There's three parts to this one. We have item R1A, which is a resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement between the city and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority for reimbursement of up…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of council. Bring that thing up a little bit so we can hear you.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Is most of that water coming off of the Sound Road? I'm sure, I mean, I know that a certain amount of it is being captured within the subdivision itself and the properties there, but is the vast majority of that coming from the Sound Road?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“But isn't that, I mean, when that area was developed, I guess that shopping area there, there's a stormwater retention facility there. I know when Pirate's Cove was built, they didn't have stormwater regulations in those days. And I'm seeing that it's coming through the back there, so it's not part of a regulated development. So is it coming upstream from there?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Just wondering how much of it is being captured that wasn't captured by stormwater ponds of newly developed property. I guess this is old stuff that we're capturing that did not have it.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I know that doesn't seem to be impacted, but it does seem as you get further down, some of the older stuff that did not have it is. That's correct.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I will take one at a time. What are the wishes of council in respect to the resolution, which I've already read it into the record, which is item R1.a. We have a motion to approve by Councilmember Joyner, second by Councilmember Liao. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any opposed? That item passes unanimously. That brings us to item 01, Point B, which is the ordinance, which will need two votes on. What are the wishes of council in respect to that? We have a motion to approve by Councilmember Santa Guida, second by Councilmember Clinton Quintana. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any opposed? Item passes unanimously on first reading. Is there a motion to waive second reading? Motion made by Councilmember Clinton Quintana, second by Councilmember Santa Guida. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any opposed? Item passes unanimously on first as well as second reading. That brings us to item R1.C, which is another resolution. What are the wishes of council in respect to item R1C? We have a motion to approve by council member, Senator Guida, second by Mayor Pro Tem Spears. Any further discussion? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? The item passes unanimously on first and only reading. That brings us to our next item of business, which is item R2, which is a resolution to adopt a detailed staff comments on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge North…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, I think we want to take it. It's a very good question because that was the same question I was going to pose to staff. And I think we need to ask that of the state since I believe when they tell me that the gas tax is going down because of fuel efficient vehicles. When we look at the state budget, they collected $8 billion in gas tax and we'll get none. and we got 20 some billion dollars in the Randy Dill Fund, we're getting none. So we're being asked as a community to pay 80% of the cost of this, and they'll tell us what type of bridge we're gonna build. And my concern, and this is I…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“That's the other concern, and for those that are watching us, this is the first road in this state's history where you have an existing road that has been used for almost 60 years that now you're going to have to pay to cross. And as Dennis alluded to, if it happens in Wilmington, it can happen anywhere else in the state. It can. And this is a big project for this entire community and for this entire region. And through the public hearings that I have attended, as well as all the other council members here, we have seen the huge amounts of people that have come out and shared their concerns…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Anybody else? JC, you have any questions?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay, anybody else? Thank you. Thank you to staff. Thank you to everybody here tonight. This is a very important and significant issue for not only the city of Wilmington, but the entire region. And we're taking this very seriously and I hope everybody understands our concerns and our angst on a lot of different issues here. And hopefully we'll come to a good resolution. What are the wishes of council in respect to the R2, which is the resolution adopting the detailed staff comments? We have a motion to approve by Mayor Pro Tem Spears, seconded by Councilmember Clinton Quintana. Any further…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Any opposed? The item passes unanimously. This concludes the regular agenda. Are there any ayes to be brought forward by our City Attorney?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. With that, thank you for taking an interest in your government. We stand adjourned.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I mean, that's something that we've been. wrestling with for years. People come here. Obviously, the folks that are inspecting these properties, whether to condemn or whatever they need to do to make things come into compliance, are very much aware of these issues way before it gets to council. Some of these things are, you know, five years they're working on and what when do we get engaged or are we going to get engaged with the heirs to give them some pathway or some understanding of what they need to do, could do, their air issues. Do we have any program in place?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I think that kind of ties into, isn't it a half of 1% that we go towards the non-profits that this would be considered?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“how many kids are being employed. I mean, if she goes over that amount, sometimes she'll come to us and say, I've got 20 kids that I can place, but I don't have the money. Can we come up with the money, which is a good program, which is an excellent program. The numbers have grown. Yeah, over time.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“for the New Hanover County Crime Lab and DSS. What is the water assist? Sorry, what page are you on? Page 55. And it says, New Hanover County Crime Lab and DSS water assist. I know where the crime lab is, but what is the water assist? That's for assisting on the waterway? It's called water assist with So is DSS water assistance? Am I getting each one?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“So on the water assist, I know that we had that program many years ago before we created the authority. So we're committing to $363,000 to help those that can't pay the water bill?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“That's one of the things that we've heard. And then the economic incentives and the miscellaneous, that's just, we've got money parked there just to do that or something.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026