Remarks by Dan Evans
107 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
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“Before I make my vote, I'll just say I HAVE NO ISSUES APPROVING THIS. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IF COUNCIL SUPPORTED MY ABILITY TO DO FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE IN THIS, BUT CLEARLY COUNCIL IS GOING TO HAVE THE MAJORITY HERE. DON'T WANT TO VOTE AGAINST IT, SO I WILL SUPPORT IT AND VOTE YES. NEW SPEAKER THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yeah, okay, thank you for that. I think the way I'm reading it is I think our ordinance is a little more stringent than Ripon or Elk Grove or even Livermore. So I think I like the 1,000 feet. It's not a, you know, it's not going to catch everything. It's not going to solve the problem. I like the permit idea. I think we should take a look at that as well. But I think I'm in support of supporting this now and evaluating and returning with, you know, potentially more robust ordinance. But I would like to get this in play and get it done for now and move forward. I think there's more that can be…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Being a rental property owner myself, I've never had short-term properties, but had several long-term properties, and I've developed kind of an opinion set on this and stayed in VRBOs and such, and I also have one in close proximity to my home. Mostly it's managed responsibly, and I think these are actually a net benefit in most cases for communities, but they do have their problems, and I have seen it firsthand. In reviewing these, I agreed option four was the one that made the most sense to me, but I would alter it or recommend alterations. Just reading it through quickly.…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Sure. I would presume that HOAs and apartment complex rules or condominium complex rules would govern If there was an issue there, correct?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 2:54:31
“And then we're clear on your direction. I wouldn't expect that that be a requirement. I concur.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I just want to thank the community for some great celebrations and a lot of patriotism here last weekend. We did the, I saw the mayor at flag raising at Southside Community Organization. They've had a flagpole there for many years and had never been utilized, but they raised the American flag over the Guadalupe Center and it flies proudly there now. And it was a very cool celebration. And that was, of course, followed by our 4th of July parade. And just the amount of patriotism and community that I saw there was just a lot of fun. And I just want to thank everybody for all…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026