Remarks by Emily Benedict
5 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Pro Tem. I am here tonight. Thank you for giving me the honor of honoring my sister. It's her birthday today. She's my little big sister, I like to say. She's the smallest of us all, but she's the oldest of us all, and I'm glad that she's the oldest, not me. So happy birthday, Dawn. And we're going to be celebrating with cupcakes in the room. She's out in Portland, Oregon, so we're also going to have some hats on. And so Dawn, happy birthday. I also do have a community meeting tomorrow night. Relative to a development on due west, it's at the Madison Library. But Dawn, we're…”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'd like to open the public hearing, please.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. Colleagues, I rise in support of the deferral. I think as a body, our job is to make things better. right, to make law better, to make agreements better. And I don't feel comfortable right now having not reviewed the existing contract because it's not available. And the fact that we could get it later tonight is great, but that's not before a vote right now. And so I'd like to review that. I'd like to see if there's things that we can improve upon that. We've already seen an amendment to this resolution since the last meeting. If there's things that we can do to improve…”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Was this referred to Budget and Finance currently, or is that a new request based on this motion?”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. So I don't know where I am in the queue, but I would ask that the motion be amended to also go to Public Health and Safety Committee.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026