Remarks by Charlsie Chang
49 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Thank you. I wanted to add the Department of Public Safety has been really busy this month. Laurelwood Elementary also opened its first day yesterday and had its ribbon cutting last Friday. So thank you to the Department of Public Safety for coordinating with Santa Clara Unified on safety improvements and in general, more coordination.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for the presentation and the report. Could you talk to me a little bit more about the organic field management pilot and what would be involved in that?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. And I think in the responses to the commissioner questions, I think it was mentioned Washington Park might be the best location because of the irrigation systems. I also noticed that it is the highest gallons per acre for pesticide use park. So how would that interact with kind of both studies or pilots happening?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, there's certain parts that need to be replaced. There were pictures where the person mentions that there were parts of it that were fixed or places that were was replaced.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. I think those are all my questions for now.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, thank you to the members of the public that spoke today and the many comments and emails that we were sent in advance as well. I wanted to agree with the sentiments about the drainage improvement at the parks, the organic field management pilot. I also wanted to see if we could set higher standards for existing artificial turf, for example, at Fair Oaks Park, if we're replacing segments of it or if we're looking at doing an overhaul of it, if we can have higher standards of I don't know if we can call it fully PFAS-free, but if a company considers that they're PFAS-free or some level of…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, thank you and Vice Mayor Mellinger for working on this. Are we, or just take them one by one as we do or in a general sense all three?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“in general i have some proposed edits for all of them just on some of the wording use for the first one for example the city is forced i feel like is too strong of language i would rather use something like required to use um i think there's just some wording that's a little that feels not neutral. I know it's a pro argument, but sometimes it feels a little bit too strongly worded. So there's some words I would remove. Like forced under prioritization.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“The first one under public works contracting.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So the first sentence under current charter constraints, the city is forced, I would change to required.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“This is not in relation to Councilmember South's comment.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“okay so that's okay thank you thank you council member chang thank you it is on this item on council vacancies my first one is again the force changing potentially changing to require okay so sorry sorry which one um the charter can force sunnyville okay and then This one I am not as tied to, but the line for includes more voters, the one that says council election should be decided when voter turnout is highest. Something more along the lines of it is best practice for council elections to be decided when voter turnout is highest, but I know that's a little.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, it's the underlying sentence. Council elections should be decided when voter turnout is highest.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“It is best practice for council elections to be decided when voter turnout is highest.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I have some more proposed edits to the settlement authority.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, I didn't really like the second sentence that starts, of course, not, but that is exactly what sunnyville's existing city charter does it reads to me like the entire city charter is archaic and out of date and not directly reference it's not clear to me exactly where the sentence is headed.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, second paragraph. Your elected city council is forced. Again, I don't like forced. Required.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes. And then the last sentence of this paragraph, strict absolute accountability. Absolute feels like a very strong word to me.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, yeah my preference is to just strike absolute.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And then I was wondering just a general statement if we wanted to add in some sort of set sentence that the settlement authority would be tied to the existing contract approval authority which city council can amend if necessary.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And that now that we've determined the $250,000 right. If this measure passes that the existing contract approval authority is something that city council can amend. Oh, yes, it's fine that's the first sentence right yeah.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, I think it's just if it's clear that. City Council Chambers, This 250,000 limit can be changed. City Council Chambers, As it's aligned with the contract approval authority.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, So I guess it's a question if we were.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“um yes sorry the software that lets me bring it up just crashed sorry give me another moment okay okay go ahead second sentence the city is forced proposed to change to required And then under prioritizes quality and value, I just proposed to change it to sunny bell would instead of sunny wet sunny bell will finally but that one's really minor. Where's the value. Third bullet. Oh yes okay. So instead of Sunnyvale will it would be or instead of Sunnyvale will finally I would change it to would. yeah.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026