Remarks by Jeff Southard
17 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I was thinking about voting no on this, but Councilmember Edwards thought better and thought maybe compromise by striking a language would be a better tone, and I agree.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to strike the word in Section 2 that says the city may, to change it to, will include a remote meeting component.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. I feel like we're a pretty cordial bunch for the most part, and we get along now, but when we all are voted out or termed out, I kind of want this to continue in some form, and future councils can amend it as needed, but I think it should be Will instead of May.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. I would like to make a motion to include the URA resolution on the next session and a vote for the following regular council meeting.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I had a question. Is there any new programs or ideas that you guys are working on that excite you?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Well, thank you to staff for working on this, especially the last minute corrections that we asked for. I appreciate the input from the community about what kind of changes can this prevent in the future with that awful set of events with that business owner. But thank you for doing all that work. Thank you, Jeremy.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make two motions. Is it okay if I do them one at a time? Sure. I would like to move to have the subject of automatic license plate readers presented at our September 1st study session.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I have some questions about automatic license plate readers and There's some concerns I have, and also there's the passage of a relatively recent law by the state, and I was curious of how that affects people's privacy and civil liberties when using automatic license plate readers in common highways.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'll make some contacts on the future agenda list. September 1st is free, but it looked like it could be moved to the 15th. We wanted. If that would work better.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, based on the previous comment, I would like to add the United Regional Approach to Homelessness in Pierce County on the September 1st day session.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Wait, we're not doing a motion, though. I just did what you told me to.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for trying to be more inclusive with what Corbin was saying about the lower thresholds. On the surface, it does look like we aren't utilizing it, the heating and cooling, very often. But if you're open more often in general, I think that's actually... I'm sorry, I'm terrible tonight, but... just that it's showing that you are willing to be there if somebody needs you there. And I appreciate that.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I just want to thank the people offering their time for a plan commission on the tab and hope lots of good things come out of their contributions.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I don't want to be this person, but we clarified with flowers and produce. What if there is other agricultural products that one wants to sell? For example, steer manure or honey.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I have a lot of questions. Good feelings about the Mountain View Community Center, and I think it's worthy of discussion at the next day's session.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I had a question for Chuck. It's been a minute since we've talked about the Interurban Trail. I was just curious of, we were just working on the design.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Yes. Do you have an idea when that, I assume it's going to go to like 90% or 100% design?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026