Remarks by Jim Avalos
40 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Yeah, that's at the table. I agree. We have to go back. We'll see if my colleagues agree to this, okay?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I'll be straight up, you guys. They're at baseball games. They show up at baseball games, all events. These officers, like Renee said earlier, they put their uniform every morning. And, you know, fire, fire and police every morning and they go out there, you know, patrolling, saving lives. But the issue is they're there. They're, you know, they're protecting the kids at the school events. They're there. baseball games or football games, they're there. Parades, any activities, big events that they have at the school, basketball games, they're there. So the question is, you know, at what price…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“On another note, this new council is very, I want to say, very energetic and moving things forward very fast and forward. And the contacts and actually the grants are very important for every city, not just City of Selma. You know, police department, fire department, any building roads and infrastructure and all these, these are very important items, tax dollars that are coming back to your city, making these things happen. And you're seeing it happen now. We're seeing some things happen very quickly. Atwood Project, we have the Casita Project is moving along here pretty soon. We have another…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I have another question since you, you know, you know, I was, I had a phone call today, you know, regarding by church, the sidewalks, some of the sidewalks are lifted. and they need some assistance in shaving them. Can we find a way to assist them there in these areas?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. What if they want to come in and do the work order? Is it possible to do it that way?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, I have a question. You know, when you said grand openings, synthetics and stuff like that, was, okay, the question is, when grand openings take a place, everybody's got balloons, banners, and let's say the, I'll use a car dealership. Okay, this is the annual 25th thousand year celebration. We're going to put the banners on on these cars down the car lot. Now, how long can they keep them there? That's the question.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“But do we have it in, do we have it in play as far as a temporary, um,”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah. On that particular item, like the plumbing, would it be modernized as far as easy access cleaning and all that and flushing the lines out?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. And the other, you know, like they have a plumbing problem, would it be easy access to those things?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“On that, how many on the staff training, how many would you need?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. That'd be on the staff training. And also when it's closed down at night, you'll need, that'll include the staffing at night as well?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Security we have to get up. Okay. All right. So on that note, how many security people you think you need? Two?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And it's next to a police station, you know. You know, that's what I'm asking. Okay, so you really need, okay, staffing-wise, okay. Will there be volunteer staffing? Let me ask that question.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, I'd like to bring back, this is a very serious item here, is the emergency action plan for fire and police in our city in case of a national disaster. How do, the power's out, no water, how do you stabilize the city? And how many, you know, fire and police, how will they communicate, keep the city intact? And that will be cooperation with Cal Water and probably SKF as well. I need the water and the sewer operation up and running.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Unfortunately, I attended a funeral. One of Sarah's mothers and one of the members of the family, the Galero family, a funeral. It's sad when you have your colleagues up here and their family passes away, their mom, especially their mother. Jason was there. It's sad when your mother passes away because She's the one that gave you life and taught you things in life, you know, what not to do. But all I can say when they pass, they're at the gates waiting for you, so you better be good. If not, the gate ain't going to be open. That's all I got to say. But also, I attended SKF, updating SKF. The…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026