Remarks by Kelly Ramirez
94 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple of items. Wrapped up our last unhoused ad hoc meeting and it's an honor to serve. Come on.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“On page 16 of actually the packet, under next steps, should it read that it will become effective January 1st, 2027?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'M SURE IT WAS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. DID PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OR APPROVE THIS, GIVEN THAT IT WASN'T A PART OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“AND THEN JUST SO THAT THIS IS TO MAKE THIS CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY, IF WE APPROVE THIS WHOLE THING TONIGHT AS RECOMMENDED, THIS COULD ALL CHANGE WITH FUTURE COUNCILS WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS AND START PUTTING FUNDING THROUGH THE PROCESS.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“GO AHEAD. JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE SIZED POOL THAT WE COULD USE LIKE THE AQUATIC CENTER IN MORGAN HILL TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So I agree. I think it's a roadmap. I 100% support a community center in Gila. I think it would be fabulous. But there are a lot of things that leave my opinion to be answered still. I would like to explore the cost of keeping Wheeler Auditorium. What does that mean? What does that redesign look like if we do that? I think we would be making a huge mistake by putting in a pool that does not offer us a significant amount of revenue in return, being able to use it not just for the community for lap swimming and lessons and things like that, but also competitive events that do bring in a…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADOPTING REQUIRED SECRET FINDINGS INCLUDING STATEMENTS OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION IN THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN, THE 2026 UPDATE OF THE GILRAY CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I just have one quick question in the report. Obviously, the existing policy, the application process would be now. And you have made arrangements to push those dates out to accommodate final approval. And I'm just wondering, are there plans to promote that to the community so that the community is aware of the new dates?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'm going to take a stab at this. So I move to adopt a resolution, rescinding resolution 202209 and approving a new city of Gilroy flag policy based on the previous agreement from this council that there will be no fees and no signatures required.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. And thanks to everybody who's put such an enormous amount of effort into this. I'm still hopeful that at some point in the near future this can become a reality for our community. So Amazon has just announced their built together initiative. And there are several different pillars of this initiative. And one is the flexibility of a community where they build their data centers, the opportunity to identify some sort of a community benefit. And it says that Amazon is partnering with local nonprofit organizations and community foundations across the country to provide millions of…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So I just want to make sure this is very clear that That I'm I'm understanding the question I council member blocko and the answer so if we do this moratorium, we cannot, it does not necessarily prevent the federal government from coming in and doing it under the radar like they've done in other jurisdictions, but this moratorium would give us a legal leg if we found out about it and we could fight it in court. Is this what I'm understanding correctly?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Are there... I know that the county, you know, with the facility that is being built outside of Gilroy City limits in the county, that has been paused. The legal... Have there been any other cases similar where it has actually come to a final decision, one way or the other, that we are aware of?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I support the moratorium as well, given that it has legal legs, but I'm just... Procedural questions? We've been focusing our comments and questions on just the moratorium aspect.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'm going to ask the chief up, please. And, Mayor, I know you wanted to ask some of the questions I have for the chief, so just stop me when you want to jump in.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Okay, so if we move forward with a no staging policy, can you please walk us through what would happen if ICE agents or DHS, whatever, gathered on city pavement?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So, We have this no staging policy and basically all you can do is document. So you don't have the power, Gilroy Police Department, the city attorney, the city administrator, no one would have the power to remove them from the property.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Would there be a concern of yours, based on your experiences, if residents, activists were present, that the situation then could escalate because of the lack of understanding of that?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So if an ICE agent is arresting a member of our community and there is a perception that this should not be happening, whatever, unlawfully, whatever, what powers would your police department have? Could they intervene in any way during an ICE-initiated arrest?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Okay. And then... In your experience, if we pass this ordinance, could it be misleading to the public where they might misunderstand and think that GPT has the right to arrest and remove agents?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Even a police officer that has a city that has this policy on the books. Correct. I just have one more question. It's directed at the two of you, actually. If you could just share your experiences. You talked a lot about going out and speaking to the community.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Can you share? with us what the message was that you were trying to get across and how it was received.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yeah. So did you want to go ahead? As much as I agree with the concerns that everyone has and I see the news, I see it all. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD, THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, YOU SILENCED QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE TALKING. TO ME, THAT SHOWS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT JUST WAIT A MINUTE, THEY WANT TO ARGUE WITH, THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. IT'S NOT, IT'S VERY MISLEADING. AND I THINK THAT COULD BE PROBLEM.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD MISUNDERSTANDING IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS. THAT'S MY CONCERN. UNLESS SOMEONE CAN CONVINCE ME THAT I'M WRONG.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“THE RESOLUTION THAT WE PASSED IN JUNE WITHOUT FURTHER EDITORIAL. NOT EVEN TONIGHT'S ACTION?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026