Remarks by Chris Sturken
88 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
- Play at 1:21:00
“Firstly, thank you so much. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. I appreciated hearing the consequences of not turning in this letter on time right but i am curious so if we have a an outreach session scheduled for this wednesday couldn't we theoretically just continue this item to our august august october 26th meeting and give ourselves the chance to reflect on feedback from the community in addition to what we've heard here tonight i understand we couldn't wait until after both sessions because that would put us at October 29th, the day before the deadline. But what harm is there in continuing the…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“But with council direction tonight, feedback from community members at the upcoming recession this Wednesday could be incorporated into the letter, if any is relevant. And then put on consent, I would say, August, August, there I go again, October 26th meeting for council to approve then and there, right?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yes, thank you for the question. I understand it is a template response, but there could be additional feedback that we just haven't heard yet. i think we've heard from a number of advocates consistently over a few meetings and that has been definitely welcome and helpful feedback but now that we are scheduling an outreach session we could hear from folks who haven't engaged thus far and so i'm very curious to hear what other residents of redwood city have to say before moving forward on this and with the rp and all that but And maybe that's just me. Thank you for helping kind of walk us…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yeah, I wasn't quite done, so I do have some more questions and comments that I'd like to ask, if that's all right. Please.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“All righty, so my understanding based on the... grand jury's report and then our own policy is that there are two types of information that are required that we gather. It's the offense type and then there is the case ID. But then we also, if we're conducting a search, there's a reason kind of field as well. Can you just clarify like what is the difference and what is required and what's, please, thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yes, it does. So we've evolved since then and required additional context when a search is being conducted, it sounds like.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. And then in terms of actionable items here, I heard it was the city attorney mentioned something about kind of support for or openness to safeguards. And then I heard some community members mention requiring fines or damages if there are violations of our policy. And so was that incorporated into... Yes.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 1:28:38
“Absolutely. I appreciate that. And since it was already mentioned, the concept of, I think Council Member Howard, you'd mentioned your openness to fines or damages, just some kind. We can check the recording if you want. So in the interest of kind of getting ahead of that conversation that we have on the actual applications from the RFP. I just wanted to voice my support for that because I know my colleagues appreciate a heads up. And then, Chief Bell, you had said something about an independent audit. I forget who had asked, but that it's expensive but is doable and would be workable,…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“That's a very important consideration. I appreciate you bringing that up. And I definitely would support looking to the city manager to evaluate the feasibility of that. Should there be sufficient council support for that? I think that is a reasonable and helpful practice that we could implement going forward. And... Okay, those are all my questions, thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I think Council Member Hsu made a really good point of clarification. I appreciate that. So I would like to make a different motion, given that community input we may receive on Wednesday could influence our response to the letter. So that is, so my motion, if we could, oh, but we can make two motions. You can make a motion. ACTUALLY, I THINK I CAN MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. SUBSTITUTE MOTION?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I will begin with a friendly amendment actually then. Thank you, Councilmember G. That's very helpful. So I would like to make a friendly amendment. Can we please put up the recommendation slide just for ease of drafting this? Okay. So I would say My friendly amendment would be to continue this item to our October 26th meeting to approve a letter responding to the San Mateo County civil grand jury report titled is our flock of ALPR cameras properly tended and authorize the mayor to execute and transmit the letter at that time. Is that helpful, city attorney?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Well, actually, I'm asking the motion maker. Sorry, thank you. To the motion maker. To the vice mayor.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Okay, no worries. Then I would like to make a substitute motion. for the purpose of responding to community feedback that we received. Recognizing that should different people engage in our meeting, outreach meeting this Wednesday, that could inform staff's response in the letter and could add clarity and additional context that would, I think, better respond to community feedback in it more than has already been done. So I would like to propose a substitute motion to continue this item to the August 26th, August, October 26th council meeting to approve a letter responding to San Mateo County…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I appreciate all I've heard and all the context and guidance. I just, I think what I've heard tonight is that the response specifically to the recommendation is just not yet satisfactory. So that's why I proposed that motion, but I understand that I did not receive a second. So thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 1:58:46
“Thank you. What is the outreach strategy for institutional, commercial, and industrial water users?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 1:59:36
“Thank you. I appreciate targeting the source, right? And in addition to that, I imagine this may already come up in conversation at RCIA, Riverside Improvement Association, or maybe the Chamber, just giving our, yeah, thank you, our major businesses a heads up.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“In response to the questions, thank you, first and foremost. Definitely, these are the right local projects. I just want to expand upon why. Starting with the four-track station and grade separation project, I mean, that's been on our to-do list for ages at this point and is much needed to revoke the city downtown's continued success and development. And then the... El Camino Real Multimodal Improvements and Implementation of Grand Boulevard Initiative. Very much excited for that. El Camino is, of course, one of our deadliest roadways in the city, and this is a key to making that a reality,…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. I would support doing that swap. I think that makes sense. And I'm glad to hear that if we were to make the swap that, say, the Bay project would still be considered in the universe of potentially funded projects in the future. And I agree with the reasons that Council Member Ruchu shared. I also want to kind of take another step back. I think maybe Council Member Howard may have mentioned it briefly, but the 101-84 project directly intersects with this project that we're discussing. And so that project offers a bike and pedestrian only route over What side in its own stand alone…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Sorry, visuals are more helpful for me. I pulled it up. My apologies. Way too many tabs open. Well, anyway, what I'm getting at is, that project doesn't do what Councilmember Chiu is asking and what, directly anyway.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So they are crossing each other. I do recognize that the 101-84 project provides east-west underneath 101 along the railroad tracks, but there was the flyover in addition to going north-south. But anyhow, that's not what we're discussing. Anyway, so since that project doesn't meet the need that Councilmember Hsu has mentioned, I really wish I had better data. Okay. Let me just pause there. I support what Councilmember Chu's proposed. Let me just do a little bit more research. Vice Mayor.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Council Member Strickland. Thank you. I've had the chance to collect my thoughts. I appreciate the patience. So what I was referring to is the, gosh, so we got the, wrong page. Okay, so the Class 1 multi-use pathway, which is green, as well as the purple Class 4 protected bikeway as part of the 101-84 project, that's great and all, but it terminates at Charter and is not a direct route to Councilmember Chiu's point, nor is Bay, where if I look at Google Maps here, this is where it terminates at Charter. chestnut i believe thank you and um to council member two's point you cannot just bulldoze…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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City Council · Oct 2, 2026
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“That is so great to hear, and thank you for reminding me that you were on the parking subcommittee. Thank you for representing the city there and keeping RCIA informed. I am very supportive of the mailer and the town hall ideas. I want to make sure that we are engaging, especially small businesses, in the block of Broadway between El Camino and Perry or California, depending on what side of the street you're on, right? And making sure that mailer is in multiple languages, which is probably standard, but just double checking. And moving on from outreach here, I will start by saying that I…”
City Council · Oct 2, 2026
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“That's right. So any data collected through the license plate readers in our garages, like the Jefferson Garage, for example, stays within the city. It's not going anywhere. Correct. Thank you. Okay. And I'm intrigued by the idea of pricing parking differently during peak days, like Fridays and Saturdays. I would like to better understand kind of the costs and benefits associated with that and, again, hear from our local businesses about how that might affect their business. But as maybe another option for raising revenue that I'm not sure I saw on the list, but... Have you explored that, or…”
City Council · Oct 2, 2026
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“I understand, and I would appreciate staff looking at that if there's interest on the part of council. And of course, we can't do any of these things without more staff, like you mentioned. recommendations or options rather that you proposed was maybe hiring an additional 0.5 to one FTE. So that is something I would be interested in us looking at because we need human power to make that all happen. So I will pause there, but thank you very much.”
City Council · Oct 2, 2026