Remarks by Christi Fraga
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“Just to put it into a little more layman's terms for everyone as to why I asked to bring this forward, we are pretty restrictive in our industrial area when it comes to entertainment uses. And, for example, we get a lot of requests for paddle or ice indoor soccer fields or a golf simulator, you know, type of business where they want to do indoor golf lessons. But we have been very intentional about preserving the uses of the industrial zones, which I very much believe is important to do. And we want to continue to do that. However, we also don't want to be so restrictive or we're losing…”
“Second by Councilman Pinedo. Any other questions, comments? No? All right. Thank you very much, Michelle, for your hard work on this. Really appreciate it. Thank you. Madam Chair.”
“Okay, I'm gonna go ahead and open a public hearing for this item. Public hearing is now open for item 25-6276. Anyone who would like to speak, please approach the podium on this item. Being none, we will close public comments on item 25-6276. Madam Clerk, let the record reflect, no one has chosen to speak at this time. And I will now turn it over to Councilman Bineto. I believe this is your item.”
“Motion. Okay, motion to approve by Vice Mayor Porras. Second by Councilman Pinedo. All right, if there is no other questions or comments. Done? Okay. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right. Thank you very much. Great job.”
“All right, opening up public comments for item 25-6266. Anyone who would like to speak on this item and this item alone, please approach the podium. Being none. Okay, we will close public comments. Madam Clerk, I get the record of black. No one has chosen to speak at this time, and I will turn it over to the city clerk.”
“I grilled the city clerk on this, making sure that it wasn't removing any opportunity to participate. It's just really creating a more digital way of keeping the record. So, less papers. All right. Motion to approve by Councilwoman Cabral, second by Vice Mayor Porras. If there's no other questions or comments, please call the roll.”
“All right. I'm going to open a public hearing for item 25-6185. Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please approach the podium. Being none, public comments is now closed. Madam Clerk, let the record reflect, no one has chosen to speak at this time, and as if finance had not gotten grilled enough today, we have questions. No, I'm just kidding. Anybody have any questions? If not, I need a motion to approve this as the second reading. I don't believe there's any changes. Motion to approve by Councilman Cabral. Second by Councilman Pinedo. All right, no additional questions for finance.…”
“Yes. Motion passes. All right. Thank you very much, everyone. That exhausts our council meeting for August. We appreciate your attendance and participation today. I need a motion to adjourn.”
“Motion to adjourn by Councilman Pinero, second by Councilman Reynoso. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. This meeting is adjourned. God bless. See you all in our September council meeting.”
“Hello, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our special council meeting. Today is Wednesday, July 6th, 2025.”
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“Anyone else would like to speak, please approach the podium at this time. This is your reasonable opportunity. Sir?”
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“Motion to approve. Okay, we have a motion to approve by Councilwoman Reynoso.”
“I think Council Member Reynoso has answered the question. I think we should move on to any other questions if that concludes your comments and then maybe it'll answer additional concerns. So it's a no. Thank you. Any other comments? Council Member Pinedo.”
“Thank you, Councilman. I do have some comments as well, just very quickly. First of all, and I think the Councilman addressed it on the savings to residents on a rollback rate is really on a yearly basis, an average between $40 to $50 a year. It's not a month, that's a year. And while significant to many, I'm sure, My biggest concern is that when we did this, when we went to the rollback rate in 2022, and actually I wasn't here, 20 police positions were frozen. 20 police positions were frozen, which means a sacrifice to our public safety, a sacrifice to crime in our city, which we saw…”
“All right. Thank you very much for being here today. We do have, before we adjourn the meeting, a special birthday that happened last week. It's Councilman Pinero's birthday, and so we have a little surprise for him. They were supposed to be ready. Oh, okay, go ahead and do that while we're waiting. We're waiting for Councilman Pinedo's surprise.”
“Okay, thank you very much. All right, here we go. Please join us in singing happy birthday to Councilman Pinedo. happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear councilman happy birthday to you and don't worry your tax dollars did not buy the cake we bought it happy birthday councilman thank you much all right i need a motion to adjourn Motion to adjourn by Councilwoman Reynoso. Second by Councilman Nader. All in favor say aye. Aye. Meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much. I will see you here at our budget workshop.”
“Today is Wednesday, June 4th. The time is now 10.13 a.m. This is our regular scheduled council meeting. We're now calling this meeting to order. Please silence your phones if you have not already done so. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
“Thank you very much. All right, please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Vice Mayor Porras.”
“Today's invocation will be led by Pastor Steve Alessi. Welcome, Pastor Alessi. Thank you for joining us.”
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“Councilwoman Cabral, you said nothing either?”