Remarks by Javier Fernández
827 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 24 of 34
“Okay, got it. Okay, so that- I'm okay with that.”
“Okay, so that just, again, so that's the process section of the charter? Correct.”
“Okay, so there's no, okay, got it, okay. Understood. Okay. Colleagues, are we clear on what the effect of the draft change is? Okay. Any comments, questions here?”
“Fair enough. Any, any further conversation or thoughts on this? Okay. So this one that we want to put among the four or five.”
“Okay. So let's put that on the list of items. Okay.”
“The maximum term for franchises? I mean, it seems long for a franchise agreement. Yeah, it does. I mean, it's the only thing I, you know, I don't, I mean. What is typical?”
“The franchise agreements with waste haulers. Solid waste. Yes, we recognize.”
“I don't, I'm not that, yes sir, you're recognized.”
“I think it would be, it's not a privilege. We're basically giving them rights in the real property. So in my mind, that's a distinction.”
“Honestly, we could leave it at 50. I mean, at the end of the day, it doesn't have to be that long. We could decide to issue it. I mean, it just gives the commission flexibility to decide. On a maximum term.”
“Yeah, it is. But, you know, we've done worse deals than this, for sure. So, I mean...”
“I mean... I don't want to die on this hill, but... I mean, I would tell you, remember...”
“It is a long time. I would never vote for a franchise agreement that's 50 years. Correct. But I don't want to limit the ability for someone to do a 50-year franchise agreement, right?”
“Yeah, but you and I know how difficult that is. So, I mean, whatever the board wants to do. I'm not, I'm not, it's not my, not my.”
“Why don't we ask the city attorney to look at, would you just mind looking at what other restrictions are in some other cities around the terms of these and bring back. We want, this one we clearly want to come back. with the possibility of shortening the maximum term. If you can give some reference points on what the appropriate term is or what practices, I think it can help us certainly me get more comfortable with a shorter term, okay? But this is another one, yes or not? Yes, right. We wanna move this one onto the agenda?”
“number 11 it's not on the list so it's not no number 11. okay well you want to put it on i do not okay no no it's not what i do i'd be the only one left no no there you go exactly yeah exactly wait i'd be the only one left up here yeah That would not be a bad thing, for me at least.”
“I agree. That is one possible way to read that aren't wanting to have less frequent meetings.”
“We often meet in excess of what we need to or require to. So, I mean, I just, my only objection to putting this on would be it was on three years ago. and we're gonna put it back on again and people will be like what why is this so important so i would i'd rather save my supplier for seven for example on the cm purchasing which gives us more operational flexibility um number one which the clerk i think has some concerns about filling vacancies right those are things that potentially if we don't have the operational flexibility of the charter could be crippling to”
“I do, yeah. I agree with 1, 7, 13, and 14.”
“This is just a report, so we can choose to accept from this report what we want.”
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“Is there anything, Mr. Secretary, is there anything to limit us from precluding service on both boards by ordinance?”
“Okay. You could do it by ordinance. Why don't we bring back an ordinance to beyond any existing appointment? Correct. Correct. Prohibit the dual service. Okay. That's exactly how we said it the first time. Well, that's fine.”
“Now it's gone. That's gotten kicked around by everybody. Hold on, Mayor. We already have 100% unity. Hold on, Mayor.”
“Let's leave that to the side for now, but let's put it in the parking lot. Do you need five? in terms of the acting manager cleanup? Is that something you wanted? Is that something that you think is operationally essential?”