Remarks by Gene Achziger
40 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I think we also have to remember that we're laying the groundwork for the future.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes, I was just gonna say that I do like the quarterly reports, but they're meeting twice, primarily because I think there are some high expectations now that this is our first strategic plan, and the public wants to know what the heck we're doing. Because it does take time to ramp up. And so it lets them know that we're being deliberative in getting this task accomplished.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Well, I think part of that is, too, is that there's nothing worse than a 4-3 decision. And so I think that it's important that, yes, expecting people to commit to the decision, but there also needs to be a commitment to trying to come to a collaborative outcome. They can't just be force of you know. I have four votes. It's like OK what do I have to do to get us to a position where we can move forward.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Well, getting back to the question that you had as far as, I think there needs to be a bit of nimble, nimble.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Nimbleness, excuse me. You know, as we're having our discussion, but I think that, I think that having it's it's one thing to say commit to the final decision but we should be trying to promote cohesion and it's in the if you're you know if we're hitting We need to get away from, okay, we're gonna stick our way through, we're gonna stick everybody with the council with I've got four votes, that sort of thing. I think it should be a priority to say, okay, how can we come together and do this? It should be obvious if we're discussing at the dais where we're going or anything. should be obvious…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes, Jeff, thank you for the presentation. I'm curious on the property taxes. Is that still reflective of the dispute that Wesley has with, I guess, the state over?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Okay, is it, you're showing a 1%, is that?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER REQUESTING STANDARDIZATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES. WAS THAT CONSIDERED AND IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“You stole my thunder. That was what I was primarily going to advertise is Blues and Brews. It's a tradition, and... Hopefully the rain will be gone by the time and we'll have another successful event. Hopefully a park as full as it was for epigraphs. Anyway, that's all I have. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Is part of your outreach going to include working through the schools?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yes, Junior, I want to welcome you aboard. And we're supposed to have been meeting, but we keep running into each other at different events, and we haven't met up yet. But I do want to thank your efforts and stress how important it is that we do interact with our youth and our communities and bring everybody to the table as far as community building a sense of community. So thank you for your efforts and look forward to talking to you soon. Thank you, Deputy Mayor.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE REPORT. VERY INFORMATIVE. ONE THING, I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE CHANGING DRIVER BEHAVIOR. SLIDE 11. OKAY. THE NUMBERS FOR 2026, IS THAT A SIX-MONTH FIGURE? Seven months? What is that?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“It was about seven? Yeah. So on the recidivism, we had a huge drop from 24 to 25, but 26 numbers. We can expect that at the end of the year to try and pretty much mirror those from 2025.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yes, one of the concerns that's been expressed is which is going to come first? Are you going to remodel the restaurant and restore the restaurant first or are you going to develop the property first, the parking lot?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“OK, but what I'm addressing is the concerns for the community as to what is the intent.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. There's a line from the movie Risky Business that I think applies here. That line is, it seems to me that if there is any logic to our language, trust is a four-letter word, or should be a four-letter word. And that's really what we're talking about here is trust. Most people in the community want the restaurant to open. Still, many are worried it could make the current problems in Redondo worse, which are already making life very difficult there. I understand those concerns because I've lived here for 50 years and I've seen developers and businesses come in, make their…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“OK. So thank you for the presentation. You mentioned that the water quality issue would address 30 acres. How many acres total are we talking in the downtown area?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So why wouldn't we be going for an option that addresses the entire 60 acres rather than just 30 of it?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I tend to agree with Councilmember Harris. If you're going to do it, do it right in the first place. That said, I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DISMONES THAT WE HAVE MUCH MORE PRESSING PRIORITIES. WE'VE EXPRESSED THOSE PRIORITIES IN OUR LEGISLATIVE ASKS. IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE FIX CLIFF AVENUE. That's going to be the vehicle access to both the Beach Park and the North Marina. We've also put ourselves, I think, in somewhat of a bind in that the construction of the steps cuts off the Dock Avenue. access. Yes, you can get through, but it's going to be extremely problematic. We had this discussion in…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“We're back into the priority issue again. You know, we have two projects that we've cited that are very important. I don't want to take our eyes off the ball. And so when we get these projects going, we can come back to this. The $580,000 grant, it's not a good fit for us at this time if we're trying to work with the other priorities. it's kind of like the old saying about, you know, we're getting a pony, but you've got to figure out how you're going to feed it, how you're going to house it, who's going to, you know, take care of it, that sort of thing. We've got these priority projects that…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yes, and I believe that it was also the comment, correct me if I'm wrong, of the city manager that when these grants come with a due date, we have something that we have to do, and that creates a priority. And so by accepting the grant, we're putting this into the middle of the decision-making on other projects that we're working on. And we've already said that the priority has to go to Cliff Avenue and fixing the Redondo seawall to protect the pump station down there. So we're just interjecting another mess into the whole conversation. And is it worth $580,000 to you know, put ourselves into…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“IF FOR CLARIFICATION, PARDON. IF FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST GO WITH ONE. I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT OVER WHAT THE MEANING OF TABLING IS, THEN I WOULD RETRACT MY MOTION AND MOVE TO JUST SIMPLY GO WITH OPTION 1.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yes, Chief. Thank you for the report. Could you enlighten us as to the range and also the use of the Marine units?”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“IT'S NOT UNCOMMON WHEN WE APPROVE CONTRACTING STUFF THAT THEY BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED BY I just lost the... Substantially as submitted, and that there is some leeway on the part of the city manager to make the decision. As far as would this be appropriate to... If Councilmember Harris can submit what his specific... objections are that you can determine whether or not that's appropriate.”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“Ah, it's left to me to run down the calendar. Sunday is Shark in the Park at Redondo. They're closing off a chunk of Beach Drive. This is primarily being sponsored by the Mast Center and in conjunction with both the city and the Redondo Community Association. And I believe the roads will be closed from 9 o'clock until 5. There's going to be some pretty intense detours. We'll see how it works. But it was a very successful event last year, and they're promising, the organizers are promising it's going to be even bigger this year. And of course, a lot of it is being presented on the brand new…”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026