Remarks by Darrin Palumbo
628 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 26
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“Yes. Motion passes six to one. All right. We are on to item 18, council communications and future agenda items. Councilor Schwann, I see you have an attachment. Did you want to start?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Councillor Swann's white paper, it's her right to, she's doing the right path, white paper before consensus.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, not official, but what we kind of tried to keep the pathway up. But yeah, she's at the right path here.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Excellent. Thank you, Councilor Schwan, and I think this is something that should be spoken about. Before I turn over to the Councilors, let me just be clear on the consensus you're looking for, because I heard two things. One was to direct staff to bring us ideas and safety, and one was to eliminate them from regular sidewalks, not shared use paths. Is that correct, or what specifically consensus are you looking for?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So you're simply asking to direct them to bring some information back to us. Would that be correct?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Absolutely. I just want to make sure. Perfect. Vice Chair Champaign?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“You're OK to speak back and forth. This is our time. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Sold homeowners insurance for years. The liability may or may not extend right outside the house. Hit somebody with a golf ball, you may have coverage on your homeowners policy.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, now you know every homeowner's policy is putting an exclusion to e-bikes on it just after this.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“But I do want to get Vice Chair Champagne on here, if we could maybe pass the torch in for a moment. And we'll come back to you. Vice Chair Champagne.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Good. I see no other lights. If you guys can zoom in on me, you probably won't be able to see this. You see where it says slow down? I guess you see that on my phone? That's actually Spring Lake Park, South Plainfield, New Jersey, where I grew up. And I was there visiting and tending to Dad's needs, as I'm doing today. Sorry if I'm all crotchety. It's always something. But I took a picture of this because they're all over town. So, Councilor Schwan, I do commend you. I do think something needs to be done. If I heard correctly, we're not asking to ban them from the sidewalks. They were asking…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“And right in the middle of the restaurant, it's like kind of a little bit of look at me. You know, their shirt's off.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“But with that, Counselor Schwan, I believe there might be some validity and more information. I just don't know what type of study would we ask of staff. We're giving a pretty broad case. I mean, we're just saying do a study and bring us solutions. kind of broad, so I'm not sure I want to invest staff time on something so broad. I'd like to be a little more specific maybe, if that makes sense. Any thoughts, Councilor Schwann or staff? I'm just trying to narrow down what we'd actually be asking you.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“If I could hold you off for one second, I have to extend this. So I didn't mean to interrupt. Does anybody have anything substantial for the council reports for the boards they're on? I see no attachments.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“We're going to get to that. I just want to extend that, so I'm just asking how much time I'm going to need. And we all have a few things for Council.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, so why don't we go with another 20 minutes that should get us. So how about a motion to extend to 1020? All those in favor say aye.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Nobody opposed? All right. Let's try to wrap this one up. Councilor Schwan, please.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I appreciate that. Thank you. Councilor Gold, do you have something to add to this, or is this additional councilor communication? Okay, so we're not going to get to that. We're still closing out the white paper. Any other comments on this, Counselors? Any other questions for Counselor Schwan? We are going to give consensus on this. Did anybody sign up to speak on this?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“You stole my thunder. That's actually right on there, but we'll talk.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“All right. Again, these light signs are for next agenda items, correct? Okay. So, Councilor Schwan, you know, I think this is going to come to a head. I think this information is going to be needed. States are trying to deal with it. The county is dealing with it. The government's dealing with it. Multiple states are dealing with it. I would agree that some good conversation, in my opinion, could be had. I do like the fact that we have something that's working, and I'd like to give it maybe some more time to really see where it goes. But in my opinion, asking the staff for some opinions, some…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Sure. So you want on the upcoming agenda, we're going to talk about where you want to place it, the little details and that.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I think it's a good idea. I think it's good for the park. I know some people have questions about if we're placing them next to each other, should they have their own spaces, but that's all great stuff we should talk about.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Casey, we can get that on an appropriate agenda. We don't have enough time.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Very good. Look forward to anything else, Councilor.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So, Vice Chair Champagne, before you get too deep, as I mentioned, we will get it on the next available one, so we didn't forget about you. It just wasn't available yet. Do you want to paraphrase a bit or because we're going to go into it in greater detail on the next meeting? Or would you prefer to just wait and give us the whole presentation?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026