Remarks by J. Beto Lopez
156 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 7
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“We have a motion to adopt a number, bill number 26-158 by Council Member Shields, second by Mayor Pretend Funk. Any discussion? If not, yes, Council Member Arth.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. That being said, if there's no other questions or comments, please cast your vote.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“There we go. Still missing one. I said aye. Okay, all votes are in. A motion passes eight, zero, and one recusal.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. We have motion to adopt bill number 26-159 by councilmember Shields and a second by councilmember Pryor. We have one recusal. If there's no other discussion please cast your vote.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“All votes are in. Motion passes 8-0 on recusal. Thank you. Council Member Shields? Or Cravens? Who's going to read this one?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. We have a motion to adopt bill number 26-160 by Council Member Shields and a second by Council Member Cravens. Any discussion? If not, please cast your vote.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“All votes are in. Motion passes 8-0-1, recusal. Thank you. Takes us to committee reports. We're stuck. I can't read anybody. Any reports? If not, we'll move on to council comments. Council Member Shields.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Please rise for the invocation and the pledge of allegiance.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Hello, everyone. I'd like to call the City Council meeting regular session number 12 to order, please. Can I please have roll call?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Here. Thank you. Now we will have to approve the agenda as presented. We'll get a motion for that. Motion has been made by Council Member Funk, and we have a second by Council Member Cravens. Any discussion? If not, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Motion passes 8-0. Thank you. Takes us to the consent agenda. Motion's been made by Mayor Tim Shields and a second by Council Member Frazier. Any discussion? If not, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Consent agenda is approved, 8-0. Thank you. All right, it takes us to Council Roundtable. Yeah, Mayor Tim Shields.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Excellent. Thank you. Council Member Pryor.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It's good to know. Thank you very much. Council Member Funk.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Excellent ceremony. We'll hear about it later, I'm sure. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Funk. Council Member Carlisle? No? I'm okay. Sorry. All right. Council Member Atkins.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. One second. Council Member Carlisle.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Great. Thank you. It's exciting. Yes, Council Member Pryor.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's great. It's holidays will be here as soon as you, before you know it. So yeah, today was definitely, the weather's been really hot. So I'm sure you guys are all cooling off in here today, tonight. We did have the ribbon cutting today for the Joint Operations Center. And thank you chiefs for making that indoor. And we were only outside for a few minutes. So thank you guys. That takes us to proclamations. We have one proclamation. I love doing these. I'll meet you guys up front if that's okay. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you very much. So now I, J. Bethel Lopez, by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor for the city of Lee Summit, Missouri, do hereby proclaim September 11th, 2026 as Patriot Day and encourage citizens in Lee Summit to join the Prairie Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to reflect and remember the 25th anniversary of Patriot Day and display the flag of the United States half-staff on September 11th. We respectfully show our reverence to the 2,977 innocent souls who lost their lives and others who were injured. We also remember the families and the first…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, and we'll take a quick photo. Here it comes. Step back here a little bit. From the podium.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So that takes us to the next item on the agenda is the public comments. So we've put these in alphabetical order, and we'll go ahead and proceed with that portion. The first one is, I always have a hard time reading that name. Michael Boswick.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Next is Samuel Eames. Eames, Eames.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Ma'am, this is your last chance. Thank you. Okay, before we move on from public comments, the people that addressed that topic tonight, there has been information that's been sent out. We had a presentation as was alluded to earlier by Chief Forbes. We do listen to you all, and we, I think, have all been bombarded with emails the past week or so. And one thing I know I can speak on behalf of all of my colleagues is that we're listening, we want to be responsive, and we will talk to city administration to try to get some answers for some of the questions that were asked this evening. So we…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Any questions or comments? Yes, Mayor Pertone.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Great. Any questions, comments? Mayor for Tim Shields.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026