Remarks by Derrick Conley
18 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 1:08:36
“I mean, we've talked about this at the last couple of meetings, recycling. It's not that we don't want to do recycling. It's the numbers we talked about. We have a dilemma here where we have 12% of our – population that's actually using this service, and we're asking the 88% to pay. I think the numbers were it's a cost of about $250,000. Is that accurate? Yes, sir. And so I don't think we – nobody wants to stop this, but, I mean, we also need to understand that we've got people out here that are paying for a service and they're not using it. and that's a tough decision for us. I do think we…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:19:34
“This is a solid plan. I echo what Brandon said. We've been here. We've talked about this. there's no you know for the right or wrong answer we don't have a good plan and so what is going to be the plan can we can we have a um can we look at this in a year and see if there's improvement and then we decide to evaluate a yes or no tonight um and i look at some people talk about the history of recycling here but um you know it's tough to make a decision like this but the numbers Or pretty simple. I mean, 12% of our people are paying $250,000 or $80 a person. It's really hard for me to vote yes to…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:24:31
“I don't, you know, when I talked earlier about the tough decision, I don't want to appreciate the efforts of people coming here tonight, but I also appreciate the efforts of the city and things that you've done over your time in here in the city council. I just, it's a tough decision, but it's also, I think it's also not just an emotional decision. We have to do what's best for everyone.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:53:10
“Well, I just, I mean, can you get the numbers of how many employees do we have that are?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:54:02
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:06:39
“four million dollars four four thousand two hundred twenty eight jobs I may be getting ahead of myself a little bit with the other resolutions but with these new projects do you have an estimation on new job creations with those no no sir well I can get that I don't have it on the slide but it's one of the projects that we're working on is very significant very good and what we continue to see too is that”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:19:12
“Also want to say, I think that that area is not only appreciate that this would be an initiate of other opportunities that can grow in that area also.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:21:24
“Yes, ma'am. I think I have a slide there. There she is. So I had a great conversation with the Pine Tree ISD superintendent, a friend of mine, Steve Cluxton, and reflection on the last eight years in that district as far as academic growth. And I'm just happy that he actually showed me that Pine Tree, when compared to other schools, their relative performance in eight straight years of improvement and there's over 1,200 school districts in Texas and Pine Tree ISD is the only school that has improved for eight consecutive cycles eight consecutive years really appreciate all the hard work that…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:08:36
“I mean, we've talked about this at the last couple of meetings, recycling. It's not that we don't want to do recycling. It's the numbers we talked about. We have a dilemma here where we have 12% of our – population that's actually using this service, and we're asking the 88% to pay. I think the numbers were it's a cost of about $250,000. Is that accurate? Yes, sir. And so I don't think we – nobody wants to stop this, but, I mean, we also need to understand that we've got people out here that are paying for a service and they're not using it. and that's a tough decision for us. I do think we…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:19:34
“This is a solid plan. I echo what Brandon said. We've been here. We've talked about this. there's no you know for the right or wrong answer we don't have a good plan and so what is going to be the plan can we can we have a um can we look at this in a year and see if there's improvement and then we decide to evaluate a yes or no tonight um and i look at some people talk about the history of recycling here but um you know it's tough to make a decision like this but the numbers Or pretty simple. I mean, 12% of our people are paying $250,000 or $80 a person. It's really hard for me to vote yes to…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:24:31
“I don't, you know, when I talked earlier about the tough decision, I don't want to appreciate the efforts of people coming here tonight, but I also appreciate the efforts of the city and things that you've done over your time in here in the city council. I just, it's a tough decision, but it's also, I think it's also not just an emotional decision. We have to do what's best for everyone.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:53:10
“Well, I just, I mean, can you get the numbers of how many employees do we have that are?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 1:54:02
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:06:39
“four million dollars four four thousand two hundred twenty eight jobs I may be getting ahead of myself a little bit with the other resolutions but with these new projects do you have an estimation on new job creations with those no no sir well I can get that I don't have it on the slide but it's one of the projects that we're working on is very significant very good and what we continue to see too is that”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:19:12
“Also want to say, I think that that area is not only appreciate that this would be an initiate of other opportunities that can grow in that area also.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 2:21:24
“Yes, ma'am. I think I have a slide there. There she is. So I had a great conversation with the Pine Tree ISD superintendent, a friend of mine, Steve Cluxton, and reflection on the last eight years in that district as far as academic growth. And I'm just happy that he actually showed me that Pine Tree, when compared to other schools, their relative performance in eight straight years of improvement and there's over 1,200 school districts in Texas and Pine Tree ISD is the only school that has improved for eight consecutive cycles eight consecutive years really appreciate all the hard work that…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 44:47
“In the previous time that we did it, and I believe we've exhausted a lot of opportunities, but what has been the difference in the participation that we had in the past versus this time?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 45:41
“Yeah, I would think it's echo what others have said with only a few customers that are taking advantage of this service. And I think it's a great service. It's hard for us to make a rate increase for all the other 27,000 customers. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026