Remarks by Dr. Robert L. Sheridan III
43 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“All right. National manufacturing month, October, 2026 manufacturing month is a celebration of modern manufacturing that aims to inspire the next generation of the of manufacturers and increase awareness of the importance of this industry. And whereas the city of Shirts is proud to support a diverse range of over 40 manufacturing businesses that create high quality jobs, invest in local infrastructure and contribute significantly to the economic wellbeing of our community. The manufacturing industry is a vital part of our local, state and national economy, driving innovation, productivity and…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Just real quick, again, I agree with Councilmember Dietz. I've been getting a lot of emails on this as well. I guess with the grant, so if later on down the line we decide to disengage the FLOC program, the grant money can be used for other items that we have in your toolbox.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm assuming with the freeze, you know, conversations probably has just ceased from the state level. At this point. I'm assuming, yeah. Yeah, absolutely. So, okay. That's all I have, Mayor. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think initially when I requested the, I just wanted us to look at efficiencies to see what we have. Have we looked at, have we gone through the drill to look at areas that we can potentially reallocate, et cetera. So today, when I asked for the vacancy report, one of the things I see that we have 34 vacants. And then I look at some of the dates that they've been vacant, it appears that some departments have been operating SOUNDS LIKE SUFFICIENTLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THOSE VACANCIES. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVEN LOOKED AT THAT OR CONSIDERED THOSE”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I mean, I see vacancies here back from April of 26.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. So I think that's the part that I'm missing because I'm not seeing that, you know, apparently we've been contracting out using that salary to support not having what we don't have internally.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, because the only thing I'm seeing is 34 bodies that you know, that looks like they haven't been filled in quite some time. And so to me, I'm like, well, did we look at that? Did we go through the drill and say, well, could we support bringing these officers in, reallocating, bring these officers in to support the current rate that we have now with, you know, with the, but now that I know that with the, that we're filling those gaps through contracts of some sort, to, you know, to... And also to have staff as well.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah. And I agree with you because, you know, I actually spoke with an officer the other night, uh, who's on the night shift and, uh, You know, now that we're 100% manned, you know, and we got more officers in the evening shift or the night shift, he was so happy about that because it took a lot of toll on him, you know, just trying to provide that coverage. And now that we're 100% manned, he's got those additional officers that really opened. So that's the reason why I'm, you know, really... more of trying to find a way to bring these four additional officers because we have a lot of growth…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And again, the communication is, you know, I've been in there, and I know we really need those communication folks into that dispatcher room.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'll make a motion that we approve ordinance 26A-021. Second.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. I ain't going to say I told you so, but I'm going to say I told you so. We needed the water. Again, just my comment is that I'm not a fan of selling the water, period. Selling the water leases, personally, I would not approve them if it were me. Secondly, have we talked to Cibolo? Have we discussed some of our plans? Because I know they're actively working a plan on their side. So I don't know if we've engaged with them or we working in cohes with them. And I think that might be the first step to do is get with them and say, hey, because I think they have some solutions that I…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“EXACTLY. AND THE OTHER PIECE TOO, AND I'LL SHUT UP, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, maybe we need to consider, do we want to put all our eggs in one basket? I know with SSLGC, again, the reason why maybe this model, I don't know how old this model is, if it's a recent model, but again, there's going to be more water demands over there at SSLGC with the data center that's going to come over there with Guadalupe? Cibolo's putting up a data center, apparently, or the one that's in question or the one that's being talked about. So I'm not sure, but I know there's talks with it, right?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, I know, but what I'm saying is that I'm sure that's probably going to affect, with the water that's over there in Guadalupe County, that may affect SLGC because I'm assuming some of that water is probably going to be that supports Seguin, because that data center is in Guadalupe County, it's going to be near Seguin, right? In the border of that? So the water that Cibolo gets, they get it from a variety of sources. I'm talking about SLGC.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So what I'm trying to point out is that there's going to be a higher demand here within the next 10 years for that. So I'm just saying, and I'll shut up, is that we would put all our eggs in one basket. And I'll leave it at that.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And I know one of the options was, you know, is basically pulling the water out of the ground, not putting a, you know, a, you know, a, treatment facility was basically pulling the water out of the ground. I know that's what one of the recommendations were, you know, once they get the water out of the ground and send it to a treatment center, then, you know, I know that was part of the company. Which one? It says CCLGC. CVLGC.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Right. And I think if we share that cost, you know, the burden wouldn't be on us for so much. So, you know, if we find partners that we can share that cost with, then it might be in our best, you know, advantage for us.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We would make some control and where we can, you know, if we need more water, we can get more water. We have a baseline. If we need to put more water, we can do that. So, you know, we need to have that flexibility.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm assuming there's going to be a workshop between the parties. And I would like to see options. I want to see multiple options of what direction that we can take, not just one option. I want to see multiple options. That's just my thought. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And we sat on it too long, you know? And now we need to do something now. Now we've come to a point where we gotta do something now.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So yeah, but fair point. And the longer that we wait, the higher the cost is going to be. So if we're going to do something, we need to do it now.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Whatever deal, all of them, yeah, to me.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I don't know what everyone else is thinking, but the water leases, excuse me, the water leases.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“For me, I think if we can maintain 100% of the water right leases that we currently have.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And just to add on, you know, again, it's for our future needs, right? I recall earlier this year that we were talking about that, hey, we got more than plenty of water. That's what the comment was made to me earlier this year. We have plenty of water. You know, we were thinking about selling the water rights. Now, today, we're gonna run out of water, or we're projected to, in 2060 or whatever. 2070. 2070, that we're gonna need water. So to me, keep the water, maybe. But with all these different infrastructures coming in and the growth are coming in.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I want to make a motion that we cover the last piece shirts operations, Delta, whatever that may be a hundred. Do I need to say the whole dollar amount?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026