Remarks by Isabelle J. McDonald
222 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 9
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“So that grant and the sidewalks improvements for year 27-28?”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Oh, I thought you were letting us know that there was an adjustment that needed to be made.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“So it was something else we were questioning with regards to those utility service taxes. I don't know if this is in that category or not, but was it the cell phone towers? Is that in that category?”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Is that comfortable? I mean, how can we...”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“That's the only tower. Vice Mayor McDonald. Excuse me, sir.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“That's the only tower inside the city limits?”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“So seriously though, I would suggest that we do a comparison. and make sure that we get in the bang for our buck with regards to what they're paying us. Because to me, that just don't sound like it's what it should be.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I would say that that needs to be made a priority.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“And if we can establish the time that they erected those towers I would say let's go after some retroactive fees that they owe to the city.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Not because you offer anything, but finance should already be aware of anything that's generating revenue within the city.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yeah, because, I mean, that's definitely impacting our budget in a negative way if people are conducting business and generating monies for them inside our city limits and we're not benefiting from it. So certainly, I would say that's, I mean, we know that's just a workshop, but hence, we need to know these things.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Prolong this point, but I think that in the last budget workshop, we talked about knowing what was generating revenue within the city, and having a list of those entities so that we can properly manage them and also establish some type of calculation so that we can already expect that an increase is going to be on the horizon for the next year. I think we talked about one account that had not been increased for like 10 or 15 years. How can we survive as a city with that type of calculation? you know stuff in place we we can't do that yeah your bills at the house going up so what i mean as a…”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“So we're all on the same page with regards to that. So we do expect that matter to be addressed, you know, like with a matter of priority so that we can get on top of it and make sure that we're, minimizing the liability that could potentially come to the city with regards to that particular piece of property and not only that property we like you said the list so that we can monitor and maintain everything that we're responsible for correct we have it down so we will provide a list of all properties that the city owns so you'll have that and we'll have it as well question when”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yeah, we've had that happen. I know. You know, the contracts and the deadlines, which all that information is being Yeah, it's critical that we have this information so that we can properly manage what needs to be managed here and address it properly address.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Is that on the public works or whose area of responsibility is that?”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, so but we understand that none of us were here when that contract was in place, but we don't want to not address it.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 48:52
“Okay. We're going to have a different report next time because we're going to get some matters handled regarding that we have to. I mean, we can't keep going the way that we're going.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yes, definitely. I think we don't spend enough time on this topic, but we are all on the same page. So the next conversation we have about it, it should be on the up and up. And we can definitely, you know, give a report that that matter has been rectified. So enough said on that, unless somebody else.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yeah, it needs to be properly advertised, and we need an RFP for it, I would say.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 52:43
“Okay, so that took our staff total. Is it included in this number here, or will it be updated October 1?”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Let's see here. page okay it's twenty feet it's broken streets in in the budget yeah oh is that those guys I saw it they full time as of now or in the next but in the next budget okay did a full-time position okay”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I never knew that it was no longer in effect. I thought. They were still. Years ago.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“How uninformed am I? I know they had a program over here. A very good program.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“And I think part of the program, too, was inviting different ones to come and educate them and provide information that was helpful for them. And, you know, to just, you know, health care and so on and so forth. Well, they can do, you know, the exercises they like to do, the heart rate.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“So it's kind of like we're being blindsided with some stuff. And I get that, you know, there's an explanation for it. But these kind of things should be forthcoming as far as, you know, what we're doing with our budget.”
City Commission · Sep 2, 2026