Remarks by John Marchand
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“Good evening and welcome to this, the conclusion of the Summer Reading Awards and City Council meeting. This is September 14th. I call the meeting to order. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“public comment before the closed session and then come back after the closed session.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Are we counting in again? Let's see. Are we counting back in for the television? Okay, so we're going to be a journey into closed session. Is there anybody that wishes to speak on an item before closed session? Okay, very good. We are going to be, it's a conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, government code section 54956.9D2. And then 1.2 is conference with real property negotiators to meet with Andy Ross, our principal planner, and Brandon Cardwell and Brent Smith. Okay, we're going to close session.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Good evening and welcome to this part two of the September 14th Livermore City Council meeting. We just got through the summer reading program and now we're moving on to the general meeting. I call the meeting to order. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Here. If you'll join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Here.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“OK, question for the city attorney. Was there any action taken in the closed session?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, very good. Thank you very much. So now is the fun stuff. So one of the fun things about Livermore is Livermore was founded by William Mendenhall in 1869. In 1869 is the same year that Major League Baseball started. It was the Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional team. So Livermore and professional Major League Baseball are the same age. So we've got the Granada Livermore Little League here tonight, and these are the champions. These are the guys that won the U.S. championship. So, yeah, let's hear it. So they took on all comers, and you're looking at the best in the…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“It's a feeling. It's a feeling. Give yourself a little hug. And then Junior.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“And also, I'd like to offer some thanks as well to the people that helped bring this to Livermore 12, 13 years ago, Kathleen Mincer and Bill Boomerod. So if you'd come up and just acknowledge this event, certainly appreciate it. Bill's the guy that you see out there with the scissors cutting the grass around. He's very, very precise and also working the grill. But Kathleen and Bill are the ones that brought, along with Dave, you guys brought it here. And it's been a tremendous success. And the community absolutely loves it. As you said, record-breaking crowds every single day. So it was…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Oh, that's beautiful. Yeah, there it is.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I'll let you come up here and we can stand here and you guys can just stand down here and we can stand here and you got the city logo right in front of you.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“That's great. One more hand for Granada, Livermore, Little League. Champions of the West, champions of the United States. Okay, now back to business here. All the mundane stuff. Yeah, the fun's over. Okay, advisory body appointments. We don't have any. Open forum. This is if the city clerk will advise people how they can participate in the open forum.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Do we have any speakers? I suppose I should ask you that first.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. I think the Veterans First Program at Las Positas College is remarkable. And this is one of the reasons why we're fighting so hard to keep the VA hospital here in Livermore open to continue to serve our veterans that have served this nation. So thank you for what you do. Appreciate it. And one more time with the particulars on the 2.2 for 22. So what's the date and time on that?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“We can take them since we've got plenty of time. So we'll take the remote speakers.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. Shall we give that another shot after the meeting? Yes.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. In that case, I'm going to close the open forum and bring it back to the council for the consent calendar. Is there anybody that wishes to have anything pulled for consent? Okay, seeing none, do we have any public comment for consent?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Well, thank you. This was a long, circuitous route, and we've been working on this for a while. Because not only the Surplus Land Act, you've got the state, the county, LERPD has been working on this. So everybody's been coming together, and it's really been remarkable to make all that happen. So thanks for the vision to make this happen, and we're going to bring Midway School back into Livermore. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. bring the calendar back to the council. Is there anyone that has any discussion or questions about the items on consent? Council Member Dunbar.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So these grants, they're not equal, they're not even. One of the things I noticed is that the FAA is contributing on one of the grants, 6.23, $35,000, and we're putting up $1,800. I do that every day of the week. I mean, that's quite a bargain. And it just shows the great partnership that we have. And these are funds to improve the airport. And that certainly is a tremendous asset that we have for not just for the city, but for the entire region. And there are businesses that have moved here because we have an airport. So, great. Well, thank you. There being no further comment and no…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Motion is made by Councilmember Dunbar, seconded by Vice Mayor Wong. Any discussion on the motion? All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed, any objections? It passes unanimously. Thank you very much. Okay, moving on to hearings. 7.1, this is the CDBG caper.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Any questions for council? Okay. Do we have any public comment?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, then I'm going to close the public comment period and bring it back to the council. Council Member Brenning.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Spirit. Okay. Again, a tremendous amount of work. Thank you so much for what you're doing. We receive less than $400,000 in CDBG funds from the feds, and you're helping over 440 families here in Livermore. We don't receive any state funding for the programs that we're doing. So thanks for the great work that you're doing. These are our neighbors. And since housing has always been a critical issue, had Eden Housing been built by now, it would have housed 130 families right here in our community. And that's been delayed for years. And I'm very happy to say that they have received approval from…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026