Remarks by Cyndi Sharkey
75 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
- Play at 12:01
“So maybe it's a Jason question. I'll put my question out there and whoever is going to answer it can step up to the mic. So in terms of the bond resolution, the language, in terms of the bond language, for the purposes of financing, all are part of the costs of acquiring, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, preserving, equipping. What does equipping include and what does it not include? I'd like some clarity on that.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 14:52
“Kind of. It gets me to thinking what things might not be included. You did touch on some of the things I was wondering about. Like if it's got a recreational use, can we use the bond money to buy soccer balls and nets? Although they won't last 20 years, so... Could we, maybe could we is a different question than would we. Would we?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 15:44
“Yeah, I just think about, I'm really drilling down on trying to educate myself and maybe even the public about what wouldn't be included. I think about, too, the Arts Guild's use of a potential of the auditorium for rehearsals and plays and stuff. Could we buy all the equipment needed to operate a stage and sets? Could we buy sets? I know I'm getting into minutia, but I am just trying to understand... what for sure would not be included that we'd have to plan for as a council in other forms, perhaps in other forms of payment.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 58:42
“So I see that our bond counsel is not here. And he's not online from what I understand. So I'll have to rely on the attorneys that we've got. I'm remembering back to what Randy said last week about bond language. And this conversation about adding flexibility seems to me a little bit in conflict with what we talked about last week where randy said something like the bond language needs to be specific enough so that the voters are clear on what they're being asked to vote on but not so specific that you can't add some flexibility or we can't allow ourselves some flexibility. And I'm thinking…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:01:24
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:06:01
“Stopping short of doing something that you haven't talked about at all, right?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:06:08
“So, you know, I appreciate what Council Member Nichols said. She wants to retain the right to buy the property and then sell a portion of it. And she would like that. I think if we were to entertain that, because that's a pretty controversial component of this whole thing. So if we wanted to do that, I suppose we could put that in the bond language among all the things. And she's suggesting that. Now, you said something very interesting when you started this, which was just be careful because if you say something that you think is going to put the bond measure in jeopardy, Are you sure you…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:32:56
“So I do have a question for the mayor or for Martin and that is in relation to phase two. So if what we're looking at is a phase one at a cost of 21 million dollars which acquires the property and does, you know, improvements, buys equipment to allow an operation of it. And that, I mean, I can agree that we are kind of hazy on what comes after that, right? So I'm very interested in this proposition, but I do have questions about it. And that is, so phase two is, If that's a continuation of what we're doing now, an analysis of what the needs are, speaking to the public, asking them about their…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:35:43
“I'm asking about phase two, your own words, your own words.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:35:58
“Yes. I'm assuming that's what I'm trying to narrow in on.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:36:20
“So you think that there's a scenario with, you've defined it as phase two.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:36:26
“Looking at a future, more future expansive uses, but you're thinking the cost could be zero to do that. I'm asking that question. Could the cost be zero?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:36:53
“So you don't know what it would cost. Can you even think of a cap of what the upper end could possibly be?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:03:13
“seriously to determine where our space needs are going forward for the police department so I'm not interested in taking up police right now certainly something that I would like to study and look at and consider and exercise some good planning and make some good decisions on that in terms of where we are now I think that we have led the public to believe that they're going to help make us the decision on this, on Crescent. And I think we've certainly asked their opinion. I always think like... If you're going to ask the public's opinion, you ought to be prepared to say yes. I feel like the…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:19:42
“My number's 30. I don't want to surprise the constituents with another bill later. So my number's 30.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:27:43
“Whatever we decide tonight is probably what they need.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:31:17
“I could just go back to, are we listening to the public or not? We shouldn't be making any final decisions tonight. We have one more week. We're just posting our video with some more information to the public. I'm wanting to hear more. So I'm not feeling the need. to arrive at any kind of final decisions tonight. I think that's obvious. So more public input accepted right up until the bitter end next Tuesday night. Yeah.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:06:54
“Just a couple of clarifying questions. So this one. So exhibit A minimum qualifications item B. the City Council may decline to give its consent to a proposed appointment, even if an appointee meets applicable minimum requirements. That's good to state. Or should we also add, or for any other reason? Or is that understood? Or can we decline for any reason?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:07:36
“Well, I will admit, without naming names, I have heard people say that they felt they could not vote no to a candidate that didn't meet the minimum qualifications.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:07:53
“So I like this amount of clarification, and you're saying no further clarification is even needed?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:08:08
“My other question, and I don't know. I don't care either way as long as I know I can use any reason and that I'm not held responsible. to anything in this ordinance, right?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:08:30
“Oh, or for any other good reason. Yeah, maybe we leave it alone. And then exhibit B, I just want to make sure for it to be like super clear that eliminating these 15 positions and absorbing all of it into one sentence is that each one of these 15 positions has been included in this new single statement?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:09:44
“Makes sense. That's good. OK. Yeah. That's it. OK.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:11:11
“Does writing include text, email, or text?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 3:25:50
“Just quick thanks. One to our staff. It was two weeks that we were trying to coalesce around getting out another video for Crescent Middle School. And so thanks to Dustin upon your return for taking that up. and making that work out for us and for Parker and whoever else helped in, um, administration or staff to get that done. It was, it was rocky for a little while, but finally, after two weeks of effort, we got that done. Also want to thank both, um, the public works department and the fire department. Okay. You guys will remember in 2023, we had that record runoff here. where we were all…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026