Remarks by Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“just to clarify that point go ahead I believe that district 7 9 and 10 have enough carry forward to make up that balance I know many of us have projects and whatnot so is that a decision that we would each individually make to contribute or What are you looking for there?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I understand there are some council members who wish to make amendments. I can wait until that is all done.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Sure. Let's start off with some happy notes. So I want to start off by sharing that this week I became the second longest serving council member in District 2's history. It is an honor and I'm humbled on days like today that my constituents have trusted me to carry the torch that was passed on by my predecessors. I am led only by our first council member, former councilman Joe Webb, who served seven terms, 14 years on city council, more than any other city elected official. This Saturday is actually Joe Web Day, and I'd love to invite you all to Pittman Sullivan Park this Saturday from noon…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Unfortunately, due to the cuts that you've identified, I will not be able to support this amendment today. If instead, Councilmember White, Councilmember Spears, if you would like to remove an FTE from your office budget and transfer those over to SAPD and consider using any amount of your carry forward to make up the balance, I would be happy to support that amendment. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“It doesn't have to be the full 10. It's whatever number they would be able to do.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Good morning, everyone. Good morning, everyone. I brought some guests with me. If the seniors wouldn't mind standing up and making their way to the podium. Please, everyone, welcome our District 2 seniors. Applause Yeah, everybody come up. Everybody come up. So September is National Senior Center Month, and we are super excited to take a moment to celebrate what our seniors mean to our city. You've heard me say it before that senior centers aren't just a place to pass the time. They're places where our seniors build friendships, stay active, find support, share a meal, learn something new,…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“We love you, too. Thank you all so much for being here.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Again, thank you all so much for being here. I'll let you all know in just a little bit when the vote is going to be had, and you'll know to applaud and that the work is done, at least on this end. But thank you all again for being here. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Congratulations. I've said it a few times before that as a teacher, you know, people think your number one priority is academic results or test scores. And your number one priority as a teacher is to ensure that all the students in your class are safe. And that's the way that I approach my role as a council member is how do I ensure that every resident within my district is safe and that all their needs are met? And we had a great conversation on Tuesday. We've had many great conversations before. I appreciate your approach to public safety is holistic and it's data-driven…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Mayor, since Item 9 is just a briefing, can we take Item 21 and 22 first?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Is it possible to take item 21 and 22 and then go to 20 or can we request that all of our council colleagues come back so they can hear all of the public comment for 20? I know it's important to Council Member Villagran.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“So either we move to 21 and 22 because there's no public comment associated with it, or we do item 20 and bring back council members White and council members Villagran.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Councilmember Munguia. Can you hear me? Yes. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Councilmember Munguia, for the amendment and the thought and really working to try to get us to a solid point here. I do feel like it's become convoluted and a little bit more complicated than needed or desired. I would support... Reducing the length so that all four of the projects can be done, an amendment that would do that. I feel like adding in Jones is premature and I'm not sure that we as a body would do that anyway. And so amending our finance plan around a project that we…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor, and happy TURs Day, everyone. Following up on the conversation we just had about Midtown TURs, I want to explain that Midtown TURs and inner-city TURs are different. To compare the two entirely neglects the context of both zones. The inner city TERS houses 78202, 78203, and 78208, among others. And these are three of the poorest zip codes in our city. The reason the inner city TERS has generated increment is not because we have established a catalytic investment or we've accomplished our goals. It is not the same as the Midtown TERS where the corridor has been revised and is…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I just wanted to be, just for Eric, just for the direction, right, and having the discussion about potential future sunsetting and whatnot. I want to be clear to my colleagues a few things that the finance plan won't project, and it's the number of requests and asks that I've had about major land acquisitions, property acquisitions, developments that could be catalytic in nature. And so there's a number of requests that I have in the pipeline and queue that aren't necessarily here. So the same way that we're treating the Jones property in Midtown, that's the way I want to view those…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026