Remarks by Jeovanny A. Rodriguez
291 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 12
“Just making sure because it could be that you intend to register and not register. No, I'm registered. Okay. Councillors, any questions to the candidate?”
“ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE TIME THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THAT BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING THE PROCESS. NOT TO THE BOARD, PERHAPS TO A NEW MEMBER THAT IS COMING IN INTO A COMPLETELY NEW PROCESS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME IN THE CITY, BUT IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.”
“It's true. Counselors, any other questions? I hear none. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any nays? The ayes have it. Congratulations.”
“All right. So, counselors, let's go back to the Boyan Finance Committee. Okay.”
“We are accepting the committee report. Can I hear a motion for the committee report?”
“Can I have a motion? Oh, okay. It's properly second discussion on the committee report only. Are there none? All those in favor, please say aye. The committee report.”
“Yeah. Now we can entertain another motion.”
“Thank you. Yeah, the city attorneys have sent information regarding to this item.”
“All right. Motion to approve. I entertain a motion now. Motion to approve.”
“There's a motion to approve. Properly second. No, we call the vote. I just opened up your opinion into it. Out of order, by the way. Well, that's why I'm asking. Yeah. All right. Now we have a motion to approve. Based on the recommendation that the CAFO sent and based on the information that the city attorney sends, councilor, is there any questions in regard to this matter? This is a 20-year contract.”
“All right, can you provide us a little more details before we take a vote?”
“Councilor, any questions? Just to give some contents, before we were going to have a 20 years contract and a 15% discount that math-wise ended up being about $12 million. This is a little different. This is only about $11 million, a little over $11 million on savings on a 20-year contract, correct? Correct. Any questions, councillors? I hear none. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any nays? Ayes have it. Thank you.”
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“Well counselors all entertain a motion at this point. I believe there was a motion to approve but I mean we can entertain a motion. I'd like to make a motion that we disapprove of this item, reject this item.”
“No, no, no, no problem. I just want to make sure like we stated clear. The city attorney didn't say that it was unlawful. The city attorney, that's your opinion. And then the city attorney says that, yes, it is a spot zoning. So if you say that it's unlawful, can you provide... Sure.”
“Yes, I agree that he said that. I mean, I just wanna make sure, like, you know, for the people up there, that the city did not say that it was unlawful, but he said that it was in the spa zone for sure. We have the applicant here. Just out of fairness, I would like to, if they have any questions, the motion that we have here is to deny the item.”
“Not a question that comes to a plan or to the city of Cheney was around if it is in a spot zoning or preferential zoning that was not anything related to whether or not that affect the area correct.”
“That's all it was. It was whether or not it's a spot zoning change or a preferential zoning change. Excuse me. So that was the question, and the city attorney has responded and says that, yes, it is a spot zoning change, which could be considered as a preferential zone change. And based on different cases that it was, that it has been in court lately, as bason could be considered unlawful as per the discussion. I'm not saying that, but I mean, that's part of the discussion. Just to be fair on the discussion, yes.”
“Well, it's a specific zoning that can be changed if you're changing the entire area to that specific spot or to that location, perhaps not one particular. And the question was brought up whether or not independently of the zoning that it was proposed, Supposed to be changed to the question was was asked whether or not and this is an spot zoning change or preferential zoning That's that was the question around”
“Yeah, when referred to the city council, we deal with the zoning change. And under the recommendation of the different departments that deal with it. And ultimately, the final approval of the zoning change fall into the city council, but we are not experts on what is what specific zone. We follow the recommendation of the different departments, and we definitely, if it is recommended by the different departments, we agree and sometimes disagree. At this point, the motion that is in front of us is not to approve the preferential zoning that has been presented.”
“We can definitely refer to... for you to have a specific meeting with the planning department so they can explain to you what is the difference between the two. We cannot entertain the other item due to the fact that it is not within our discussion at this point. If we entertain both of them, we can establish the difference between both of them. But at this point, we are just looking to discuss around this bus zoning change that is being proposed. Also, it is important to, one of the distinctions could be that that's an overlay area, not necessarily a bus zoning change.”
“You're asking us to potentially table this matter and ask for the different attorneys to meet?”
“I think that it will be up to the council to entertain that motion. Madam Clerk.”
“No, but I mean, it could be that we can table and then wait for the next meeting until they have more information and satisfy the applicant. That's not an unfair ask.”
“But it will be up to the council members to have a motion to table. If it is any councilors that will entertain this motion, on top of the other motion, that will be in order.”