Remarks by Dennis Donohue
31 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“And welcome to the September 15th, 2026, Salinas City Council meeting. We'll go ahead and call the meeting to order and kick it over to the city clerk.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK, Zoom webinar participation is available for members of the public. The Zoom webinar ID and link are available on the posted agenda on the city website. And with that, will everyone please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right, let's call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, with that, before we head into closed session, are there any, does anybody from the public wish to comment on the closed session items? All right, are there any Zoomers? There is not. City Council will reconvene at the rotunda at 5 p.m. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. All right. The council is now reconvening. There's nothing to report out from closed session. And with that, we will do some proclamations. The first is National Hispanic Heritage Month. And who do I have? Do I have somebody here for that proclamation?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK. Good. All right. Well, let me read the proclamation, then we'll turn it over to you. Does that sound OK? Terrific. OK. Great. Whereas National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15, with the intent of celebrating the culture, history, and contributions of Hispanics and Latinos, and whereas the Hispanic and Latino population of the United States totals over 62 million individuals, and whereas Hispanics and Latinos have contributed and positively influenced the city of Salinas with its centuries, old traditions and diverse perspectives, and whereas the…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Hang tight towards the front and then we'll do the other proclamation and then we'll all come up and we'll do photos Okay, so all right the council will be the same but we'll shuffle we'll shuffle the receivers. Okay. All right Next up stormwater awareness week and We're gonna we're Heidi's gonna come up and receive a come up and receive this. I see she's influenced the whereases. There are a lot of them. So it's Stormwater Awareness Week, September 21 through 25, 2026. Whereas stormwater that does not soak into the ground becomes runoff, that can be come polluted by automotive fluids…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right. Don't go far. You'll be coming back up.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, that's the first photo op, so come on up.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. We are now open for public comment on items not on the agenda and that are in the city Of Salinas' subject matter jurisdiction, comments on consideration, public hearing items, and the consent agenda should be held until the items are reached. Public comment will be limited to two minutes. Each person who addresses the City Council during public comment shall do so in an orderly manner and shall not make any personal, slanderous, or profane remarks to any member of the City Council, City staff, or the general public. Any person who makes such remarks or who uses threatening…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“You'll be removed from the chambers with no clapping. It's not a spectator sport.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. And I want that. Okay, thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK, thank you. All right, anyone on Zoom? OK. All right. OK, is it? I can't quite see. Sophia.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right, Eric? Eric, you're up.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, we're going to go ahead and close public comment. And we will then proceed to have a presentation from the Youth Council. Are they there? There they are.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right. Very good. All right. With that, we are going to proceed to public hearing items. And we're looking for Courtney Grossman, who I think you might win the longest title for something for the year. But it starts planned unit development dot, dot, dot, commercial retail zoning district. I'll let you fill in the blanks. Hi, Lisa.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK. Thank you. All right. I'll start to my right. Andrew, I'll start with you. Any questions?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Margaret. All right, anyone from the public?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right, anyone on Zoom? All right, we will come back. I'll look for a motion. Motion to approve. Is there a second?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, Patty, I'd like for any final comments.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK, thank you. Anyone else? All right, let's go ahead and call for the question.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, and now we're going to hear an annual HUD consolidated performance and evaluation report. And we're looking for Orlando, and he is here. So you have the stage.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK. Thank you, Orlando. Margaret, we'll start with you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. Let's go ahead and go out to the public.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. Anyone else from the public? All right. We'll see what we have on Zoom. OK, I've seen nothing on Zoom. We will come back to council for final comments, and then we'll look for a motion. So I'll start over here to my right.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026