Remarks by Dani Madrone
34 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Council Member Madron. Yeah, appreciate seeing this. I'm curious with the adding on organics in a mandatory in 2030. What about people who currently pay for that service? Do they also get a 15% increase? Like how does that shake out?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah. I mean, apparently this is very complicated and you're working on averages here and it's not that, you know, everybody's bill would just go up 15% regardless of whether or not you currently pay. You're looking at the whole system You're looking at restructuring rates. And if you already pay for organics, maybe it's, you know, not 15% for you, but somebody who's not paying, it would be higher. So that's kind of what I'm hearing. I would think that, you know, if the state's eventually going to make us do it anyway, I think it would probably be aligned with our comprehensive plan to,…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, one of the things that I've heard that, you know, I've heard some folks in the community who favor a weekly garbage collection. And one of the things that I've heard is if you miss a week, you're not waiting a month. for your garbage to be picked up. And so the question behind that is, what happens right now? I've got a reminder in my calendar. I can't remember the last time I forgot to get my bin to the streets. What happens if you miss your service? Are you just waiting for another two weeks, or do we have a response for that?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And I have one additional question around that, around the service. You know, often when I put my bin at the street, it's, you know, sometimes the lid is up and there might be something hanging out of it because I had a little bit extra. And one thing I'm curious, if you know the answer to it, on the private side of things, do they tend to charge extra fees if your bin is over full? I've never been charged a fee for it with the city. So I'm curious on the private side, is that something that people would be facing? And you might not have the answer to it. I know I missed the last study…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I was just wondering, you didn't specifically call out the clean team, so I just wanted to be clear.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I don't actually have a question. I just want to offer a reflection. I'm really glad we're having this conversation because I think in the back of my mind, I knew that it's not just about trash pickup. There's a whole array of services behind the rates. And by having this conversation, I think more people are understanding what they're paying for when they pay the bill. And, you know, it makes it almost impossible, actually, probably impossible to compare our rates to anybody else's, um, And I think all all the work that happens with solid waste and waste resources in Olympia is valued. But…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Sorry, you're like looking down. I'm like, hey. How many people do we employ for education and outreach? Four.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. I remember when they did that really cool thing where they were like actually opening bins and like looking at what people were putting in there and kind of, you know, letting folks know when they were doing great and when there was more work to be done. And I think about we have some pretty substantial goals in our comprehensive plan around waste management. And I think that kind of work is very important to do with communities because we can't control what people put in the bin. It's got to be somebody interested in learning to do it and be done in a voluntary way. Even if we make…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Dirt works? That's part of the waste resources?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 1:03:24
“That's what I thought but when you said that I was like wait maybe there's something more I don't know.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Um, and I do apologize that I missed the last study session on this. I may be asking questions that are redundant to what you covered a few months ago, but it's good to have the conversation all at once. Um, for the maintenance facility that is, uh, attic carpenter. Um, what I saw that you include in your slide, like having it ready for electric, can you just speak a little bit to, you know, how the design currently incorporates a future of electrification?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Is that like that EV readiness already incorporated into the $40 million? Yes. Okay. And one last question on this, you know, building outside of the city of Olympia where we have our own regulations on new builds in terms of what we expect of others in our community, are we aligning with that at the maintenance center? on Carpenter?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“lowering our standards when we're not building in Olympia, you know, I think we should, you know, keep that up. So thank you.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Me again, yes. And I wasn't sure exactly where this question lived, but I decided it goes here, so I'm going to ask it now. So we're wanting to see a lot more dense urban development happening in our community and one of the things i recall us discussing in the land use committee in years past is like you know the challenges of managing solid waste in that dense urban environment um so could you speak to like you know in terms of strategic control um is how you know how how is it different that we manage our own solid waste services in being able to accommodate that differently than if it was…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you so much for all the information that you've brought forward. And, you know, Council Member Gilman was just recognizing that it's just, it hasn't just been the past few months. It's been, you know, kind of a decade in the making of building up to this moment. And I'm really glad that we have said, hold on, that is a very expensive option. And we are facing affordability challenges in our community, and we need to explore what some other options are. And recognizing what Council Member Green said, that there's still a lot of uncertainty on the other side of the equation. And I…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Oh, sorry. You just lost me. That's all. Keep going.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 35:49
“Thanks everybody for coming out this evening. I'm gonna reserve any thoughts that I have around the future of our solid waste folks and our waste resources until our study session next week. But Grace, I think you're back there. Oh, I see you. I really wanna thank you for coming out tonight. I know that this... this work around a food system plan is really, really important to you and that you're very engaged in your neighborhood and across all neighborhoods. I really, really share your eagerness for tangible action coming out of this food system plan. And I really share the need to partner…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Andrea, it's so, so nice to have you back in council chambers. And of course, we just saw you recently with the welcome poll. I'm just so excited to see your artwork all over this city. So just heartfelt thank you to you and to Stephanie and the Arts Commission working with you on all of this. I really look forward to seeing this in action.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Um, first I want to really think Silvana and the parks department, you know, council puts in a referral and staff are like, okay, who's going to have to do the extra work. And well, Silvana, honestly, it landed with you. Um, and the parks department, not just because of the ties, the parks department has to community health, um, and community gardens and the work that you're doing with the school district on the freedom farm. But also you're just very, very passionate about local food and about having a healthy community. So you win the prize. And I'm really glad to see the really, really…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thanks again, Silvana. You guys, I'm so excited. I move to approve the use of $50,000 of the Council Goal Fund and $195,000 of the Economic Development Reserves to fund a local food system plan for our Olympia community.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Jacinda. I really appreciate the presentation. Earlier tonight we were talking about plans that don't sit on shelves, and I think you are proving that our housing division also does not keep plans on shelves. The question that I have, when we did update the structure for our multifamily tax exemption program, One of the things that the housing team did was commission a study of pro formas for what does it cost to build downtown, west side, east side, and the eight year tax exemption was based on the actual cost to build. Because that's one of the challenges we have is like,…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Despite the agenda for this evening, I don't actually put in all that many referrals. However, this is a referral co-sponsored with Council Members Gilman and Green. Thank you both very much. We also discussed it at our council dinner. So I know we're all in the loop on this, but just to speak to the referral, at the end of 2023, the council approved a resolution supporting a ceasefire between Israel and occupied Palestine. And of course, recognizing that as a city government in the United States, there's not much that we really can do to influence what's happening in the Middle East, but we…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Um, it's still in the planning phases at this point. Um, and it's, it'll occur later in September. And like I said, they're still figuring out the exact dates and the events that will be taking place over that time. So, um, I'll make sure that that information is available to all of us, um, uh, as, as it comes together.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I move to approve the allocation of $10,000 in council goal funding to Interfaith Works to support a community event featuring Palestinian and Israeli activists organizing for collective liberation.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 3:00:58
“I'll just report back quickly. I judged that pie contest. It was lovely. I ate almost half a pie. That's my report. Nice.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026