Remarks by John Trumbo
23 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 33:14
“I am unable to review anything on my screen.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 33:40
“May I have a couple of moments, please? Yes, you may.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:35:02
“Thank you, Mayor McShane. Just a quick question. I don't think, can you tell me how long this park has been in the city's possession?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:35:19
“Related to that, is the donor church still in existence in the neighborhood?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:36:02
“In line with my question, I would be firm about calling for a public hearing.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I don't think it would be very helpful, but let me just say that I think that the problem that exists here is the same problem that existed the last time I had to be face-to-face with this. which is, it's not animals, it's the owners. It's the owners who have created the crisis. And that's a tough one, but I would like the owners to be smothered with guilt. That's what I would like. Understand that they are the problem. And having expressed my frustration, finding a solution for that is difficult. You're asking for peace in the Middle East. Yeah, right. The best probable, I don't know, but…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:15:38
“I presume that's not an estimate, that's where we are.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:15:43
“So the two years prior, 25 and then 24, it's odd. is a larger number than 24, and I'm just wondering why that is.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:16:00
“That's not what I'm thinking. 24 is a higher number.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:16:06
“Let me see if I can find my way back there so that I don't make things stupid. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Slide 10.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:16:24
“Okay. Yeah, 24. I misspoke. I'm sorry. 24 is 859 and 25 is 844. Is there a reason why I can?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:16:47
“Going back a little farther, just roughing them out, we got 100,000. getting from 20 to 21. We've got 180, whatever it is, to 2022. We've got about the same to 23. And then we have less than 100 to get to 2024. And then we have a drop. And then we see this huge leap, and I don't understand why.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:17:50
“Well, I heard some things tonight that talked about the value of volunteers and why volunteers bring love, compassion, and all the good things that animals need. And I don't know if the volunteers understand this, but they just got themselves a lifetime job. And, of course, they know that already. I think the best way for us to go is to try to balance all the pieces by saying, if at all possible, go with the animal shelter model and build into it as many volunteers as you possibly can. I don't know what else to do because the dollar signs are significant enough in light of the other dollar…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:29:39
“Obviously, I'm not specific enough for you, but what I'm really counting as valuable is heavy reliance on volunteers. It would probably be best if it was hybrid.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:29:55
“The other thing that I failed to mention is, and I don't know, could be asking for more trouble, because people can sometimes be as much trouble or more than animals. But having this, expanding the committee is, I've had plenty of contact in the community about that's necessary. It's like holding the system accountable. Apparently, there have been issues that have come up that have made people very unhappy, and it would be better if there would be a representative from the council of each city sitting on this panel. I'm not sure I agree with that. but oversight apparently has not been good…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think there's been good progress with this contract agreement. I'm aware that it was... done through a new strategy of negotiations. It was kind of a change up to a new way of doing things. I believe I'm right in saying that. And I think that that has shown itself to be beneficial. I'm appreciative of it. I am going to vote against this. because with this changeup and with these apparent positive dialogues that occurred, I see absolutely no reason why this could not continue with open, observable negotiations involving members of the fire department through this labor union group and the…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 2:44:03
“I do not have anything I wish to share. I have, as the council knows, had a difficult several weeks in which I have missed some meetings, and I'm just trying to catch up. Thank you. Council Member Klipper.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 29:05
“Thank you, Mayor McShane. I attended the Law and Justice Commission meeting last Wednesday. There was considerable discussion about the spreadsheet for... identifying the processes needed and the steps necessary to complete criminal justice for both the adult prosecutorial efforts and also a separate plan for the juveniles. This has been a very laborious effort with a lot of input from members of the various entities in the criminal justice system. there are more than you imagine. And I commend the effort because it started out with a spreadsheet graphic showing in color which steps or which…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 24:52
“Is there, in approving this Transportation Improvement Plan, is there any consideration coming from Kennewick relating to seeking a grant for the continued revitalization of the historic downtown Kennewick area through the Transportation Improvement Board's Complete Streets Program? Can you comment about that?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 25:33
“Okay. That clarifies it. Thank you very much.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 37:22
“Thank you, Mayor McShane. I have a number of things to report. I can tell you that I attended, as the city's representative, the Law and Justice Commission 10 days ago, however long ago it was. It was a fairly limited representation, but it was a good discussion on topics that have been in motion for a while on the commission. And I'm going to move on to the next thing. I did have an opportunity to... These are not in order because, well, they're just not. I took it upon myself after the last workshop to volunteer to take a guided tour of our museum, both upstairs and in the storage basement.…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 54:58
“I can tell city staff about the problem with cleaning up a lot next door. That seemed to have been inordinate interference by city employee on getting that done. I also, excuse me. I appreciate your comments there, Mayor Pro Tem Torelli, but I invested considerable time in all of these endeavors. I will tell you that the HDKT board meeting was very informative for me, but I still see kind of a lack of kind of a unified direction. There's still a lot of conversation that isn't focused on how to get to wherever the goal is. I think the B&O tax is a great idea, as mentioned previously by our…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 56:51
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 7, 2026