Remarks by Jerry Joseph
149 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 6
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“They can switch off and say, oh, I'll take this one this time, and you take it next time. GARY GENSLER- No, no, no.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“GARY GENSLER- Right. So let's be naive and say that that never happens.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Let's talk about how it works now, not about what might be.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Also, we have a problem where The city manager is coming to us to acknowledge and approve funding for something that then goes out for bid. So the vendors already know the amount that's been procured. So then we're asking them to give us their best bid on something that they know has already been procured, an amount that's already been offered to the commission. So in that regard, also, we're paying more than we should be on a lot of things.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I've never just, I've never taken those calls.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Well, look, I know we go to conventions sometimes and we have people from freebie and These other vendors they they come up to you and I mean we've had commissioners present freebie to us and I know I was approached it by freebie several times and You know and it's gonna happen you were Yeah Yeah, but I never really let them address me to the point where they think I might you know, present anything to have them be above anyone else.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Is there research done to be sure that the product that we're looking to purchase is the most up to date? I know when I've ever gone to buy a laptop, I'm always buying the best on the market that's going to last me, or the chip that's just coming out so that I have this laptop is going to be useful to me for several years, where if you go in and just buy any laptop from BJ's or any other vendor, Best Buy, they could have a model there that's two years old, and you would never know it, or a chip that's two years old. So I just want to be sure that there's some process with procurement that…”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“OK. All right. But wait, just one more? One more, and we need to move on, because the discussion item is already done. So just we have actually on the agenda today. So I'm just, as an example, and I'm trying to have this not happen again in this city, where when it came to doing a contract regarding the undergrounding in Golden Shores, Whoever was around at that time was not forward thinking enough to think ahead as to what might be the internet product that was going underground at the time in 2026. But copper has been obsolete for many years now. And still, the contract, how it was written,…”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I'm not looking to get that tentacle regarding the utilities. I'm just, this is an example as to, the example is to, for our procurement department to be forward thinking. But procurement has nothing to do. Regarding any product that's purchased. That's what I would like to see.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Thank you, everyone. Appreciate your hard work.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“We appreciate your hard work. Thank you. Wait, wait.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Yes. So is it back on the agenda for this evening?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“No, this is the city manager's item, actually.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I just want to understand. AT&T was offered to be here and they rejected the offer?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Okay. So AT&T knowing that Breeze Line was going to be here? They didn't show up.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Well, I'd just like to say that I have, in Golden Shores, I've been through AT&T. I've been through AT&T Satellite. I've been through Breeze Line. I've had frustration with both services. And I actually was going to cancel my BreezeLine service the other day, and I took in T-Mobile Wi-Fi out of frustration because I had no dependable Wi-Fi at my house, which if you were to check my BreezeLine account. There's numerous months and months and months of calling with terrible service. Actually, I was put on the pilot program, which not out of my asking. I just happened to see on Saturday there was…”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“So now I'm looking to somehow bring fiber from inside my house to outside, if that's possible. Is that possible?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 57:31
“Right, but to bring the fiber into my house to my terminal, is that possible? The last few feet are copper.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“No, but to replace the copper with fiber, is that possible for people?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“If there's something I could do to have 2.6 gigs inside my house,”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“OK. But if I were to bring fiber to the street from my house, have a contractor bring fiber from my garage to the street, that would give me a higher amount of gigs or no?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“So you offer your own extenders as well? We do.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Actually, the city does not have the correct channel indicated. If you could just let them know what channel that is so they can have it on their website. Because currently they have the wrong channel.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I would just like to say one more thing. One more thing. Yes. I have been, for over two years, trying to get the best service in Golden Shores for internet. And two years ago, myself and Senator Pizzo contacted AT&T when we noticed that on their website, they had clearly stated that copper was obsolete for Internet service. We contacted them, and they promised us that they would be bringing fiber into Golden Shores, and to this date, they still have not. And I believe their not being here today is an indication that they're not looking to move forward in the best interests of Golden Shores…”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“But I know firsthand what they had promised. I get it.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026