Remarks by Jason Spain
22 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee report, please.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yes, there was a late filed substitute to correct a typo.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I will move approval to bring up the substitute.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I will move to suspend the rules to consider the late filed substitute, which corrects the typographical error.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Move approval of the substitute, which as we've already discussed, just corrects a slight topographical error.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'm happy to give a brief explanation. This rule change comes to us from finance and basically separates the way the council will consider initial resolutions and capital spending plans. Right now, those two things are combined into a single resolution, but they're actually separate items. Initial resolution is required by law, authorizes the issuance of bonds, is published in a newspaper of general circulation, gives citizens the right to protest. Whereas, as you all know, CSP allocates funding to specific capital projects. We have specific rules about how we address CSPs. There's automatic…”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Budget and finance recommended approval. 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee reports, budget and finance recommended approval of the amendment, eight in favor, zero against, two not voting, and approval of the resolution as amended, eight in favor, zero against, two not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. The amendment simply clarifies that this agreement can only be used for products and services for computer aided dispatch and to enhance computer aided dispatch services.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, madam president. I'm opposed to the two meeting deferral. I appreciate the sponsors concerns But respectfully those questions have been asked and answered in various committees already This agreement which is an existing agreement ended at the end of July. So we are operating under a a good faith extension, I guess you'd say, of that contract at this point. If this is not renewed, Department of Emergency Communications has said they'll have to go back to a pad and paper basically to handle dispatch to make sure that NFD and MNPD are getting to where they need to go to take care of…”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Just to follow up on what my colleague said, we heard in committee that it would take 18 to 24 months to replace the Motorola system with a new vendor. So that's just not a realistic solution. We need to move forward to make sure we maintain the service we have with our current vendor. So I hope that you'll vote down the deferral and move forward tonight. Thank you.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee reports, budget and finance recommended approval, nine in favor, zero against, one not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee reports, budget and finance recommend approval, 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Just a point of order. Do we do a committee report on this one or is it an automatic deferral by rule?”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Got it, thank you. Committee reports, budget and finance recommended one meeting deferral, nine in favor, zero against, one not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee reports, budget and finance recommended approval, nine in favor, zero against, one not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Budget and finance, I recommend approval of the substitute, 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting, and approval of the bill as substituted, 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, this is one of those bills where I feel like I've debated both sides of it in my head, and I don't think I've been right yet. I appreciate what the sponsor is trying to do, that she's trying to solve a real problem. I also appreciate that this substitute has a significant impact on the sponsor of this amendments district. And I think we owe it to him to take that into account. We've already heard a lot about everybody's favorite bedtime reading these days, the MUTCD and the six criteria. It seems to me that the one that NDOT seems to be hanging their…”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Budget and Finance recommended approval, 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Committee reports, budget and finance, recommended approval, 10 in favor, zero against, zero not voting.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Move approval.”
Metropolitan Council · Oct 6, 2026