Remarks by Jazzmin Cobble
159 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 7
- Play at 2:15:03
“But recognizing that there are neighborhoods on Maddox Road. East, away from maybe your particular site, but certainly do exist on Maddox Road.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:15:25
“there's no residential other than ones that i mentioned that i'm aware of okay uh in the i think it was one that the clerk was reading um someone mentioned that there would be some environmental hazards as a result of crushing materials that were hazardous but i think you mentioned in your opening that nothing hazardous was going to be crushed recycled so on and so forth um Can you kind of elaborate again on, and I know you mentioned some of the wasted material was more like construction material, plywood, shingles, things like that. Can you differentiate between what material would be…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:18:55
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:21:08
“Those of us who are common can follow that. If the City Council were to approve the rezoning, then the natural next step would to also amend the comprehensive future, the comp plan, the future land use so that it reflects what was approved in the rezoning. You wouldn't rezone the application and then not subsequently make the change on the map.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:21:46
“Well, I do not see the comprehensive plan listed separately unless it is a part of the rezoning package.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:22:59
“Understood. Just restate that to make sure we all understand it. There's multiple parts to the rezoning. We want all of our documentation maps included to reflect the same information. So if the rezoning is approved and everything that the rezoning affects, which would include the future land use and the comprehensive plan would also need to reflect the change in the rezoning. So it is not any any foreign concept or any kind of a backdoor recommendation it is simply to make all of the um supporting documents match the decision um so i understand so hopefully that clears up um what you were…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:55:38
“I'm going to ask the question to the applicant first, and I have another one for you, Director Q. Will you help me with what your position is and the understanding of our settlement agreement and the initiated, city initiated rezoning for this project compared to the city's position on July 7th and its position today? You're asking about the staff report? Yeah, I'm asking about your understanding of both the settlement agreement and the city initiated rezoning the staff's position in their report on the 7th and then the non-recommendation today.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:57:42
“Thank you, Director. My question is similar. The applicant obviously feels like they have satisfied the concerns of the recommended denial from July seven. Will you clarify whether or not you believe that has been satisfied or not and what you still believe is the staff recommendation based on our code and obviously what the applicant has provided to you since July 7th and what you heard today from the applicant?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:02:35
“My pleasure is to offer a substitute motion for deferral.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:02:48
“Yes, you have a motion on the floor that did not receive an affirmative in either one way or another. So I am inserting parliamentary procedure to request a substitute motion because you did not achieve an affirmative on either side.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:04:16
“Before the vote actually takes place, but we're in the middle of over right now, well, you can't make a substitute motion before a vote takes place. In a tie. Would you like to reset so we can. Research Robert rules. Assuming you're the parliamentarian for the city. I'm sorry, can you repeat what you're saying? Do you think that we should recess so we can look at the parliamentary procedure under Robert's rules? You didn't answer the mayor programs question you advise me to vote, you did not answer the question about a rather I can offer a substitute motion or not you just advise me to vote.…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:05:29
“Yeah, I'm well aware of the procedure for when the mayor votes. I'm just asking if the city attorney would like to take some time to review the Robert rules of order and parliamentary procedure to determine whether or not my request for a substitute motion can be honored. If not, no problem. But I'm asking for you all to take time to research that and make that decision based on fact.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:06:27
“All right, I will abstain. The city council is the legislative body of this city. The city council are the five voting members of this city council. The city council's legislative authority is to make decisions on behalf of the five districts that it represents. the city council should be able to come to a majority vote seeing as the city council has the majority influence so i see no reason why the city council cannot come to a majority agreement and then put it in the hands of the non-voting member i have no influence or decision making powers and any other items not only presented today,…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:07:54
“Why wouldn't the mayor have an option to abstain? That is a vote. You either can vote yes, vote no, or you can abstain. So you are correct. The charter does give me that authority. And so I have casted a vote. I have voted to abstain. Just as that is offered to you as a voting member, it is also offered to me. There is nowhere in the law that says that I only have two options in which everyone else has three. There are three options. You also have had the choice to abstain. You casted an affirmative vote.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:09:32
“and uh that's what we said i'd like to read the statement you're referring to in the charter section 2.10 the council member no council member should abstain from voting on a matter properly brought before the city council for official action except when the city council has a reason which is disclosed in writing prior to or at the meeting and made a part of the minutes i have disclosed here at this meeting my rationale and it is a part of the minutes it is not exclusive to at the meeting it includes or at the meeting so yes prior to obviously someone who can only vote in the event of a tie…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:10:55
“I'm sorry. No council member should abstain from voting on any matter properly brought before the city council for official action except when the city council member, which by the way, it refers to a city council member, council member being one word. I am not a city council member. I am a part of the city council, two separate words. I am by definition not a city council member when city council member is one. However, the word legitimate one is obviously arguable and to not in the charter. The words legitimate reason is not listed here. And that is obviously the discretion of the person…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:13:41
“the based on what facts does an abstention not constitute as a vote? The city has adopted Robert Rules of Order as its parliamentary procedure of which, by the way, at the last special call meeting, I believe you gave guidance and instruction to the mayor pro tem to actually read some language about the Robert's Rules of Order and being used in the city's adoption of its parliamentary procedures. So not only is abstaining a vote, The charter says that when you abstain, which means it recognizes abstention as a vote, you shall either do it in writing prior to or in the meeting with rationale.…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:14:46
“That is slightly correct, yes. The abstention is not a yes or a no. It is by definition its own death category. It is an abstention. It is not a yes or no. You are reading that correctly. Although your interpretation is trying to imply something else, even the charter gives instructions on how to abstain. Not only does it give instructions, other council members have abstained for a vote in the past.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:15:25
“Where did you read that? It's too abstain to not comply. What JDs that we all of a sudden possess and don't have anything in front of us that says that an abstaining vote is now not valid, except when you all use it, then all of a sudden it becomes valid. But again, the charter clearly outlines how an abstention should be achieved, which means it recognizes abstain as an actual action allowable to be taken. I have done so.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:16:09
“or at the meeting and made a part of the minutes, can you state for the record your reason for it? I've already stated that for the record. The meeting is being recorded. The clerk is taking minutes. I have stated it for the record. If you'd like to go back, then maybe someone in communications can replay a said. But I have already given that. Madam Clerk, do you know the reason from the mayor's abstention? To your point, City Attorney, either way, the motion did not achieve an affirmative either in approval or denial, which then gives the Council the opportunity to offer another motion. My…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:17:40
“Well, surely my freedom of speech allows me to offer any type of verbiage when the microphone is on. So I don't need your permission to offer a recommendation.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:17:55
“You said you weren't asking me for what I said.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:17:58
“Yeah, but I mean, I don't need your permission. You don't have to.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:18:06
“It says the mayor shall only vote in the event of a tie. I voted.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:18:13
“It doesn't say the mayor shall and must break the tie by saying yay or nay. I am allowed to abstain like you are. And so I have casted a vote.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026