Remarks by Frank W. Robinson
94 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“Do we know what time they want to close?”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“How long will it take to construct this project?”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Have you already done the all environmental and associated studies you need to do for that project?”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“I would consider that one of the boxes that needs to be checked, frankly. I would believe a traffic study would be important in our decision making.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“The IDC may not require it, but for council to make a public policy decision that we believe is going to create true public benefit, I think that's something that we ought to consider as a council.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“You know, there's concerns about more traffic load than just the hotel.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“And the potential hotel. There's other developments that are coming and probably will come. And frankly, I'm hoping the county will move this project on that Tamina Road up in priority for widening and doing whatever improvements must be done eventually.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“I understand that. We're being asked to overturn a decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and frankly, I have heartburn over that.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“So help me understand, what's the majority is extended stay versus regular hotel use?”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Can I ask some questions? Yes, sir. I'd like to know if you conveyed these concerns to the Planning and Zoning Commission. I did. Yes, sir.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“So he doesn't already have control of the property?”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Mayor, I'd like to also make a motion. Under Robert's rules of order, I'd like to motion that we postpone for two weeks to the next council meeting. I'd second that.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Point of order, sir. We're not tabling, we're postponing. There's a difference between the two. This has a specific set time for us to revisit and have this discussion. Under those rules, we have an opportunity to discuss this motion and vote on it. And if it passes, then we will postpone until the next. If it doesn't pass, then you move on to the original motion on the floor and act on that one.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“We just got the packet with the revisions a few days ago. and wading through that and listening to testimony tonight, I think we need time to reflect on this. Because again, we're being asked to override the Planning and Zoning Commission, a group of people that we respect, that we've appointed to represent us.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“So that's my feeling, and that's why I made that motion.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“If nothing else, out of respect to the P&Z, I'd like to give ourselves a couple weeks.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Please join me in a word of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we humble ourselves before you this evening. We thank you for your loving grace and forgiveness. May your wisdom and power come upon this city council to whom you've entrusted leadership. May the responsibility of our service to the citizens of this great city lie heavily and weigh heavily on our hearts. Father, we ask for a special blessing for our residents and staff, state of Texas and the United States of America. And we ask this in the name of your precious son, our savior. Jesus Christ. Amen.”
City Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I'd just like to thank you for coming out here tonight and sharing this information and explaining these processes for us.”
City Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I'm calling for a motion on this item. Mayor, I'd like to move this item. Motion that we approve.”
City Council · Sep 9, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Father, thank you so much for giving us the privilege of serving our city. I pray, Father, that as we discuss the budget this evening, make decisions and craft policies, that we will always keep in mind that we're doing this for the people and for their best interests. Remind us, Father, that we are in this position not to be served, but to serve. Father, bless our staff, our city, our residents, and protect us all. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“I want to jump in there are Our board has met a couple of times now, and in one situation John presented an event opportunity, and they endorsed that. They just wanted to make sure the council understood that. Hopefully John will have an opportunity at some point to bring that forward. We're hoping that he has success with it. The other thing is the board wants to participate in the annual conferences. and training opportunities. We've already scheduled them to attend Destination Texas. We opened it up to all of them, of course, and we would extend an invitation to council. I had a…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“Right. Yeah. Well, and I think that we need the opportunity to evaluate that as a board to see how many we would like to go to. I know that Councilman Pollard is planning on going to one in October. We have several of us, including just at least five, I think. Isn't that right, Sam? Five or six from the board? And perhaps even a staff person. I'm not sure. But with that said, it would seem to me that this is a good time right now to go ahead and plan for that. We know what these conferences are. There's historical data I'm sure that you can draw on to calculate your budget for travel and…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“I think that's very reasonable. The whole point behind that, for the benefit of our public who's listening and such, is you have a group now that's a new group. They need to learn about the best practices of the CVB operation. They need to learn what their role is. They need to understand how hot tax is used and the benefits of what we can do with it and what we cannot do with it. And the limitations. And such and such, yeah. And so the whole, it is, it's an educational process. And they need to understand and see how, John and his team connect with other CVB directors and staff across the…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“Thank you. You just brought up one more thing. What about taking advantage the fact that we have a really strong revenue stream that comes into our CVB. And looking at our budget and perhaps adjusting some of the expenditure level, maybe advertising and some other line items. And what about setting up a visitor's center again? I know we had one at one point, but it was way, you know, it was kind of like off the beaten path. What about having something right out here on the freeway? simple easy to get to place that has a storefront and create some space for staff and and maybe even put a…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026