Remarks by Ken Gilbert
167 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 7
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“Well, I thought it was for all attendees. Because high school football is for all attendees. Yeah, that's true.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“May I ask the attorney legally what is our- You have a-”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“We used to call them talk-a-toys and army men. That's what we played for before the internet. We actually played with those kind of toys.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“If you went to St. Cloud High School, you can get in for free.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I don't have a green thumb. If I try something, it's just I have to hire somebody because it just doesn't work. But this is not a for-revenue venue, I believe. And the first certificate I gave out when I became a councilperson almost four years ago was for our tree planting folks. We planted... Tree Advisory Committee. Tree Advisory Committee. And we plant trees all the time. And you don't know... what you know until you find out. And that was such a great advisory, planting 50,000 trees. And these were, again, volunteers, and we gave certificates out from the city. That was the first thing I…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes. But I do think this council is something that we give back to the community, not only to the environment, also in planting. There's not many people that do that. So I'm going to yield back to you, Councilman Mayer. But this is the first I heard it, and this is really, really a great thing and I don't know how we can get it to become larger as we grow, but I'll leave that up to you, Teresa, because I know you do a lot for the community. So thank you for all you do. Mayor, I yield back at this time.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Well, we all are allotted, as council, a certain amount of dollars for special functions to go. And I have not allocated any of the dollars that I have. I have gone to the event. I think all of us were out there, or at least I've asked. And it's amazing. I mean, it's heartwarming. It's cool. And we're Soldier City. These are things that should be in our bodies and our souls as veterans that serve our country. So I don't know if I can donate part of my thing, because I don't know if two council people can... Before you do that, let's... Okay. But it's quite an event. So I'll yield back, but I…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Just a few questions. Self-insured, when you talk about workman's comp, is there a cap on that, or is that because I don't want to go into it, but we're self-insured at one of my companies, but it's up to a certain cap, and then insurance companies take over after that. Is that where we're at, or are we 100% fully self-insured?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Usually there's a cap on those kind of insurance policies, self-insured until X, Y, Z, for hazards and emergencies and things such as that. So I just want to be clear. We still do have to pay insurance, but it's such a lower event because it's kind of like a deductible, you know, a million or $2 million deductible before we go into that insurance policy, which lowers that insurance policy by quite some bit. I just want any clarification on that, if I will. And thank you very much. What percentage of prior fund balance do we need to keep versus the Florida law? I know there's a law we have to…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, you still have to run a city through catastrophes or things like that. the folks here have been through that. You talked about 9-11. There's some folks that weren't even born 25 years ago, but this is something that we all know through COVID and things like that, that we have to keep a balance to keep the city operating for that. So thank you for those clarifications. I understand the police and fire are 53 to 50. I don't know how many times I tell everybody, you know, for our population, we're the safest city in the state of Florida. And for me, that's a great place to live. If you…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'm gonna yield back to you mayor. Those are just questions you have Running a city that those are things we need to know what costs are and how much it cost to run a city So, thank you very much Cooper. I'm gonna yield back to you mayor. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilman Urban. Going through budgets is my life, and it's not pretty, it's not fun, it's difficult. I don't want to be lying to this, but I do know that there are services that we will not be able to provide after November 3rd if this amendment goes through. I don't want to press the panic button. I don't want to do that. But we have to realize as human beings that some of the services we have provided is because we've been able to provide them. And cuts are just that. And we were just talking about the police budget and cutting those officers, well, that's real stuff. And fire,…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I was at lunch the other day, and there was prominent business owners gathering together and talking about these ordinances that actually met. And to me, that's great, because these are our citizens, these are our business owners, these are our business operators that actually were meeting on this specific ordinance. I think some of the stuff was antiquated that was in here before, and I think we cleaned it up well. I just, it's so good when you see a community come together of business owners that have the same interest in working together for the best for the community. So…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I've seen him. It's a really good place to go.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“He comes there, and Brian from Orlando Health St. Cloud. But it's not just for adults. It's a whole establishment. I bring my grandchildren and children. It's a great environment to be in. But it really comes from the business owners and the citizens. So I just have to thank them again for getting together, helping us figure it out, and make St. Cloud you know, the best place to be, which I truly believe it is. I'm biased because I'm a citizen, but we're down in St. Cloud at least three out of four weeks, weekends, enjoying dinner with my grandchildren at average age from 3 to 16. So it's a…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I, uh, thank you mayor. Uh, and thank you, uh, city manager. hard to describe this, but I've been to areas that food trucks have taken over and a hurt brick and mortar and just threw out picnic tables and games on and parties on and people would bring in alcohol by themselves and things like that. So I think this really needs a better look at it. An enclosed area, we mentioned the garage part, that makes sense. It's a walled-in cemented area. It's part of their infrastructure that they can do. It's not advertised outside that. I want to protect their brick and mortar. so they're not…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“CHAIRMAN BRYANT L. Okay. And I just wanted to put that on record, sir, and I don't know, but I just wanted to put that on record. A lot of things we have to put on record, so as we move forward, but I'd like to do this under a separate record. umbrella, if we could, city manager and attorney. So we have specific requirements for food trucks in the city of St. Cloud. I yield back to you, but those are things I've seen from the outside looking in at different establishments. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“If I may, Mayor, can we have approval on 2026-35, a motion to approve it?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Sir, thank you for staying here and watching our council meeting. I know that's exciting. You might have missed reach or something like that, but this is much more than that TV program.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I would just like to ask for parking if there is going to be drive-up.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I would not discourage any business, but I would recommend if the council would consider front lighting only, not back. This way, the front lighting goes onto the facility itself versus projecting onto the streets or somewhere that. But that's what I would say. The front lighting, usually you'll have a marquee, and you'll have a spotlight spotting that light, directing it towards the facility itself. Backlighting usually projects onto the public venues. So it's on the building? Well, if you have it in the front yard and you have a, a spotlight hitting that it will go on to the building. If…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Cassadega. Cassadega. I've never been. No, I haven't. I'm sorry. Have you? Some Dega. Yeah.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“No, I don't. There are people I know. Yeah.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Just bring it to the attorney. He'll take care of it. He's sharp.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“If you go to a restaurant and you order a beer and you drink 12, is it the restaurant's problem or is it your problem?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026