Remarks by Chris Robertson
791 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 32
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“Dirk, amazing time here at the city. You served the city well with the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce, really gave it a good, clear direction. I've gotten to know you quite well the past two years. You've always surrounded yourself and attracted some amazing talent on your board. Look at the room over here, aside from Brian's. But the rest of them are amazing. No, but seriously, you have done a top-notch job, and you've always represented our city well. You and I have met on a number of occasions, and your top focus is economic development, and we're going to make that, it's going to maintain…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Amazing. Do you have a teleprompter down there? Amazing job speaking.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah, go ahead and give it to the clerk over here. So you can put it up on the big screen so we can all see it.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. So the boat ramp will still be available for all other fishing? Yes.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. And the ramp will still be clear? Yes, 100%. Okay. All right. And what is the date on that again?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. One question, city manager, we're going to have to check with Parks and Rec to see if that's...”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“So I think they're just using those parking spots. So you're going to set up your stage in the parking. I've seen that.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Can you maybe show, put your finger on the map where, just so staff can have a better idea of what we're... No, we're fine.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“How many years have you been working with this program?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah, and I know there are many partners in the community. What do I see on there?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I see Shamrock on there. Or is that Shamrock right there? Yeah, JHE. JHE.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Well, and that's it. You have the support, Kisselback Ford. You've got the businesses in our community that are supporting you, and I, for one, support you guys. And everything you've done, your family, obviously, you all have dedicated a lot of time. And the captains, right? Tell me about the captains. So they volunteer their time and their boats to haul them out into the lakes, right? Yeah.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“What about fuel? Who covers the cost of fuel?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“The captains. You've seen the price of fuel these days? Yes.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“It's even more expensive. We all did a great job explaining this to us, and I appreciate that. Council, I for one support this. This is very similar to what we did with Spring Fling this past year.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“That's right. You did that tournament that day. Yep. Where they parked at Chisholm Park this past year. And so I for one support this request. Obviously, they're going to have to work with Parks and Rec and figure out all the logistics on that.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Oh, yeah. One of his people. All right, city manager.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. Well, we're going to do what we can. Obviously, if there's no scheduling conflicts, then you're good to go. Thank you. Appreciate you all coming up here. You did a great job. Thank you. All right. One last person I'd like to ask to come up here. We have Andres Rosario in the back here. Andres, you want to come on up here? He's from Blue Four. It's a veterans organization. Andres reached out to me probably about a month ago, and he gave a presentation to the Veterans Council, as you all know. We had the first meeting of the newly set board, and it was amazing. I think we have a…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yes, sir. Thank you, Andres. Amy Van Ryper, I think she was the first to put me in contact with you. She sits on the Veterans Council. As I said, Andres, he presented to the council. Now there's only – this is a – what are the dates of these events?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah. And how long have you been doing Blue Forest?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I saw a video you just posted yesterday, I think it was. What event was that?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“There was a bunch of, it was an indoor facility.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“That's pretty cool, man. Congratulations.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah. And, Council, you know, this is everything we've been hoping for is when we started this Veterans Council underneath the City Council, it's all about getting those resources out there and getting those resources to come to us to provide them out there to the citizens. And this is one of those. Deputy Mayor.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yes, sir. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. The date again, you said the 14th. I thought it was a Saturday.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026