Remarks by Clark Gilman
17 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“I agree. I think clarifying the difference between having a waste utility and just specifically contracting for collection of containers is two different things. So I appreciate your illuminating that. I wanted to ask if you could, I heard a question within Council Member Green's question. When she said the haulers who work the other two cities in the county, my understanding is that for the entire southern Puget Sound area, there's only one firm that operates under maybe some multiple brandings. But is there essentially one firm that would be potentially bidding on services?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I was just going to agree with Paul that As inner city transit was looking at the zero emissions fleet, we had a couple of meetings with PSE officials who didn't know if they would have, if multiple agencies moved heavy vehicles onto electric. They didn't have the capacity broadly, let alone from green energy right now. So the Skookum Wind Farm gives us what it can, and we invested in it, and I'm glad for that. But the demands of commercial fleets are like another city's load. It's considerable. So that's why I think being ready at this point, being plumbed for it in construction in case…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So finance committee just forwarded this conversation here. We didn't have a specific recommendation to come in, but I want to offer sort of the experience on finance committee over the last few years of looking at this. First, I appreciated that council member Madrone brought up the comp plan goals, right? That ultimately the purpose of this whole utility is to have a clean, healthy, and vibrant community. So we start there. I think we've done our due diligence, that while we've taken a closer look in the last few months, this has been a 10-year planning and council consultation process…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I would move to approve the Marge Young Public Park art concept design by Andrea Wilbur Seigel. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So I want to speak in support of the proposal, as it was described, of the 50,000 of council goal money and the 195 of the economic development reserves. I recognize that as council, we direct a very limited amount of discretionary funds. But I also know that the way we spend our money is the way we express our values, our priorities, and that Something I've learned over time with the city is that the language of local government is these studies and public processes. It's the way that we prioritize work and investment and allocation of resources going ahead. So for me, this is a really…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thanks, Jacinda. First, I'm glad that you have metrics developing. It's been a conversation for a long while. And this presentation and this conversation over the last several years has been really devoid of numbers. We don't talk about the costs, and we don't talk about the like the public investment per unit versus the percentage of the cost of the unit that's being saved? What's the effect or the impact of the incentive of the public subsidy? I would suggest that frequently utilized doesn't speak to the value of the incentive, because who would say no to free money? And who wouldn't say,…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I appreciate that we're bringing this forward. And I just wanted to highlight that the combatants for peace are made up of veterans, people who were fighters for both IDF, the Israeli army, and for Hamas. And their goal isn't a particular political solution, but that they don't want their younger siblings or their children to follow in their footsteps and go kill each other. So that's the kind of actions they've been taking and they've been putting a lot of energy into marking the loss of lives from both sides of a prolonged conflict. So I just wanted to give that context that I've been able…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Boy, it's kind of a competitive report giving tonight. This morning, Chief Parker very generously arranged for me to do wake-ups with the walking patrol in the morning, to meet with some of the department leadership, and to talk about the evolution of the staffing and the policies that we have downtown. And I want to say that I left that morning really greatly reassured And I know, you know, they'll continue to be tensions and we'll continue to work them out. But I saw nothing but respect from the officers I walked with and, um, uh, was just really honored by, uh, a serious conversation with…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just say welcome, Ashley. Welcome home, and I'll look forward to sharing some teriyaki with you.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I would move to approve the consent calendar.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Well, it is, I guess, quick progress, as you're saying. And I'm also thinking the lake closed to swimming 40 years ago. because we decided it wasn't safe for people or small hydros to be out there. So it's both this particular effort is moving pretty quickly, and also there's been conversation in the community and efforts. I first met Councilmember Madrone when she was speaking on behalf of the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, I don't know, 12 years ago or something, in advocating for this. So for me to have that slide up, and I realize that the dates aren't set in stone, but to…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And so my experience is that e-bikes are in the bike lanes and the sidewalks routinely. And so we have this evolution right now where we're not treating them as a separate third kind of vehicles, the light electric vehicles, and it's just blurry. So that's one thing I would consider in the bridge design is that it's going to last forever.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for your work. I'm excited about this value-engineered bridge design. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. A couple of takeaways and then a question for you all. First, I think, as Mike was pointing out, you watch month by month, and there's going to be some things that don't exactly align on last year's line because transactions happen at different times of year. So for me, taking this look halfway through the year is really important because we're getting a look at the six-month point. And I just want to say that While we did have a red on the expenditures for general fund, it's pretty close. We're not in the same urgency we were feeling the last couple of years, and…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“um so yeah really great stuff and just gonna do a last scan uh and i see council member gilman i just i wanted to appreciate both council member barrett and council member madrone's thoughts about how frequently to bring this and i i think just as um city manager bernie had said that um We would bring this up if there was ever a red flag sort of issue. I guess I would also suggest that, as Council Member Barrett said, sometimes we have decisions that come up during the year. And I think bringing along this dashboard when we discuss a budget amendment or when we discuss a one-time expenditure…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thanks. I was wondering if the city manager might be able to amplify or comment on consulting the lived experience working group from the county on that difficult decision that the”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026