Remarks by Denise Davis
21 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you so much. I would like to invite the University of Redlands Women's Softball Champions to join me up front, please, as well as any of you of our leadership. Come on up front. And bring that big trophy.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“As a proud University of Redlands Bulldog alum, it is my honor to celebrate you all here today. I'm going to read a little bit of this proclamation. Whereas the University of Redlands women's softball team won the NCAA Division III National Championship on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, And whereas a national championship represents the highest possible achievement in collegiate athletics, and whereas the women's softball team has had a long and very distinguished history, their win marks the first time they have been crowned national champions in program history. Now, therefore, be it resolved…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, congratulations. We are so proud of you all. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Congratulations again, thank you all. It is now my pleasure to invite up Jenny Davidson, the head of school for Montessori in Redlands. We are so honored to celebrate Montessori in Redlands and their 50th year, 50th anniversary. I'll read a bit of this, and then I'll hand it over to you, Jenny. Whereas Montessori and Redlands was founded in 1976 by a group of local families who believed in education that nurtures a life journey of self-realization, love of learning, and global responsibility, And whereas for 50 years Montessori and Redlands has loyally served the children and families of…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I completely agree. Dan was such a kind and thoughtful man and obviously very dedicated to the city of Redlands. And I am really excited that we get to honor him and his legacy in this way. Thank you for bringing this forward.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I did a tour of Feeding America, and while I was there meeting with their staff and touring the warehouse in Riverside, I also was meeting with staff from our local Boys and Girls Club to talk about food security and our food security task force. So that was a really productive and insightful meeting.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, absolutely. It's my honor to invite up Linda Hamilton, Executive Director of ANCA, who's been doing this amazing program on disaster preparedness at the neighborhood level. Thank you all for being here. I'm looking forward to the updates and the presentation.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I just wanted you all to be clear about that.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sure. I just want to thank the public commenters tonight. I know we've been talking about this for years. And I'm glad that we're finally at this point where I'm hoping tonight we will approve a warehouse ban and listen to the people of Redlands who have been telling us for years that they do not want any more warehouses In this city, and I agree with the comments that we should not include the loopholes that the Planning Commission has added. We should just have a straight warehouse ban that considers, you know, if a fire or natural disaster should happen, then the existing buildings should…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sorry, can I follow up on that? Because I agree with a lot of what Councilmember Baric just said. And I have a question for city staff around the existing warehouses. What allowances are there currently? And if we move forward with this, what would that look like if modernization in a sustainable way, because I think that's the spirit of what you're trying to say, is we want to do something environmentally friendly. What would that look like? And is that included here? What would we need to do to allow for that to happen?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So I have a general question, so I'm sorry I Understood your question correctly it's the environmental impacts of an increase in height not necessarily I'm asking how we allow for no future warehouses, but if there's a current warehouse and How can we ensure that maybe we don't do a 15%, but how can we ensure that they can add solar, for example, or make amendments, make changes to make them more energy efficient and sustainable? Yeah.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“And how would this impact that process, if at all, what we're voting on tonight?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. I think that's really helpful. That's what I was looking for.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Do you mind going back to that slide with the alternative motion on it? I'm wondering if we just move forward with what was presented to us before the Planning Commission did some amending, move forward with this, which excludes the additional truck docks or the 15% building height, if that would be okay as a warehouse ban given we already have an ordinance in place that is meant for sustainability of any Revisions is that correct? Or would we need more?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It sounds like we might need something else to come back to us.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“My concern with that initially is just increasing the number of truck dock positions It seems counterproductive to the sustainability goals Can you answer can you speak to that director Riley?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think there's a better path forward, and I think that Mayor Pro Tem Shaw's idea is a good one. I think we should pursue an amendment, but make sure that we are staying strict with our sustainability goals.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Can we move forward tonight with a warehouse ban and then come back with a separate item to talk about existing warehouses?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. In lieu of talking about events, I want to take the time to adjourn the meeting in honor of two members of our Redlands community who passed away in August. Over this last weekend, we learned that Rue Whitmore died at 41 due to complications of colon cancer. She was a beloved presence in Redlands and oftentimes had some of the wittiest and most direct public comments at our council meetings. She was a self-described LGBTQIA affirming therapist, a member of the queer community, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Redlands, and took part in many mutual aid projects to care…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I agree as well and look forward to hearing more about your proposal, but think so far what you said makes a lot of sense.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“also had the pleasure of attending janice mcconnell's retirement party for a little bit and I had a meeting with director crocker as well as city manager dug in a constituent to talk about our park fee structure”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026