Remarks by Daniel 'Dan' Diaz
47 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Yes, and I want to echo the pastors. Thank you, Pastor. Always a beautiful thing when we start with a prayer and also remember our patriotism. So I ask everyone to please stand, remove headgear unless you're on duty. Let's place our right hand over our heart and let's say together, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I'll just go through this very briefly, and if you have questions...”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And just a general statement for everyone here. I want to thank MedCare for those great response times. and for providing MISU. It's a big deal when it's a paramedic that shows up. But just so people understand, four years ago when I came into office, EMS was getting paid $0 a year. So it's very hard to hold EMS to a certain standard because they weren't getting paid to be here. Luckily, during that time, there was some ARPA monies. There was COVID funding. We were able to pay EMS. And happily to say, every year EMS has been paid to make sure that the ambulances standing by waiting for your…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, I believe it was the neighbor in front was one of the opposition, and then somebody... There was two that were very close. There was two close by, correct.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I'll make a motion. We'll go with P&Z and staff's recommendation on this item, which is to deny the rezone. I'll second it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, I want to tell the investors that I think multifamily is needed. I just think it needs to be in an area that you don't have single family all around it. We tend to look at use. I think that's part of the reason P&Z went against it and staff's recommendation because there's nothing but single family homes around there. That's the reason for my motion.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Sorry, I had a question. I see here planning zoning approved. Staff is recommending Nile specifically because of the use, but also the only question and concern I had, it's right next to an elementary school. Did you guys reach out to the school district at all to get either their support or lack thereof?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And your plans right now are just to have a regular fencing, no sort of true buffer between the school and your storage units? Just the fencing. Just regular fencing.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And right now it's a parking lot for a trailer park? Is that what you said?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And you guys are allowing parking there? Is that what it's for at this time?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So we're looking to buy this. Why is there RVs and why is there parking there now? The current owner is using it. Oh, current. It's a different owner. Yes. I see. Yes. Thank you. That's all I have.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“SO MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE SCHOOL NEXT DOOR. OPERATING BUSINESS, CAMERAS, 24-7 ACCESS, ANY CONCERN? I KNOW STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL, BUT I THINK I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF I HAD AN OPINION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HAVE WE EVER THOUGHT OF THAT OR CONSIDERED?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“That's the only question I had. And so can you discuss your reason for recommending to not?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And the discussion at P&Z, what was it? Could you tell us the gist of that?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Just... Just so you know, I'm going to vote against it. I wish I'd had the ECISD opinion on it. But, you know, the motion has been on the floor.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So, Fern, to answer your question, not only is it single-family, it's large single-family. It's a little bit larger than normal, yes.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Well, I want to say thank you for choosing Edinburgh. Thank you. So is it QT or QT? QT, quick trip. Just making sure.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Could you give us some facts on QT, you know, How big, how many, and what would you compare yourself to?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Beautiful program. If you don't know about it, business is the flip program. Won a national award. Thank you for applying. A lot of people think it's hard to apply. If you don't have anyone to help you, the EDC will go to your business, help you fill it out. You don't have to have, there's some requirements, but they can work with insurance, they can work with anything. So please get involved. I was lucky to be in the EDC when we instituted that, so it's been in effect almost three years now. We're helping 40 businesses a year, so this year will be 120 businesses that we've helped with that…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. And we do have private drives in other private subdivisions. The only difference here, there would not be a gate.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And P&Z approved this, so can you tell me what their discussion was?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think the design is great. I really like the use of space.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I just wanted to compliment you on the design. It looks really good.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I like how you put your office there in the corner because that's an awkward little triangle, right?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think you can advertise it as a car and a golf cart garage.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026