Remarks by Dontae Payne
111 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
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“Thank you. All right. Council Member Vanderpool.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Um, I just have, uh, just some comments, believe it or not. December of this year, it marks three years since we voted on the ceasefire resolution, which I can't even believe how fast that went. But I just want to make sure it's clear that although this is derived sort of from more of a global issue and an issue that happens somewhere else in the world, that this work is very much centered on what is happening in the Olympia community. And we know that Islamophobia and antisemitism have been on the rise over the course of these last three years. And so, and I would imagine that we…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Second. All right, we have a motion and a second all those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye aye opposed. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you councilmember drone councilmember Gilman and councilmember green for sponsoring a referral. All right, so that takes us to council reports. Um, I'll just begin with a very brief mayor's report and mentioned, uh, that we had a great national night out, uh, this year. Once again, um, I want to thank the chief, uh, for driving the city manager and me, uh, around to each of the neighborhoods. But, um, uh, we really had a really great time with,…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. Questions or comments for Council Member Vanderpool? Mayor Pro Tem Nguyen.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Yes. And good things can come from Lacey, too. We all get ideas from each other.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah. Thank you, Councilmember Gilman. Look no further than the U.S. military to see how that went when you don't require vaccinations. All right, any questions or comments for Council Member Vanderpool, or excuse me, Council Member Gilman? All right, seeing none, Mayor Pro Tem Nguyen.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Barrett. Questions or comments for Council Member Barrett? Mayor Pro Tem Nguyen.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, thanks for that reminder. And thank you, Mayor Pro Tem for representing at ODA. All right, Council Member Green.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, that's, that's really great. Council Member Green, thanks for sharing that. Do you know if they're in, if they're going to be interested in helping spay or neuter community cats?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, that's great news. Thanks. All right. And last but not least, Assistant City Manager.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“All right. Thank you very much, everybody. It's been a great meeting with lots of great discussion. So with no further business before the Olympia City Council, we're adjourned.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026