Remarks by Kim Constantine
142 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 6
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“Sure. Okay, so... Just to be clear, this all started in 2024. I'm just going to read something very brief here. In 2024, the Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics published a comprehensive demographic and economic study of Little Saigon. The study determined that Little Saigon's growth now encompasses several cities, Westminster, Garden Grove, parts of Fountain Valley, and Santa Ana. Specifically for Fountain Valley, the area included the northern part of the city, north of Warner Avenue. So when I think about Fountain Valley north of Warner, we've got Brookhurst, Euclid, New…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, you know, for me, I'm not going to mince words. It's deeply concerning that the city of Westminster is not included. I don't know what to say.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So if I may, what asset are they trying to protect? The fact that they are mainly the Little Saigon? I mean, I'm not clear.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I have something. I was just calculating.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, so. If my calculations are correct. I have a question. The shopping center that's at the corner of Euclid and New Hope when you're going north, it's a large shopping center. There's like a crab restaurant on the corner.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Oh, well, it's not a case. Euclid and Ettinger. Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. Euclid. So the front area is City of Fountain Valley, the back commercial center is Santa Ana. Okay, gotcha. Okay, so scratch that. So I think in my quick calculations here, which are not bad, Harbor, we have a center at Brookhurst and Ettinger and then Magnolia and Bouchard, maybe two, depending on the size of the streets, and then Heil and Bouchard. So there's not like a lot of shopping centers there.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, that makes sense. I'm just not seeing a lot of viability here.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, I don't have any problem. I mean, it's interesting.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, I mean, I want to be inclusive, of course.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, if I may. I just wanted to touch on something Planning Commissioner Hugh Burner said about the centers. I almost lost my thought. The cohesiveness of the centers. I mean, ultimately, though, everybody, this is up to the property owners. I mean, we can't impose or change anything about properties style-wise. Without the property owners willing to do things. So we really must proceed with caution. And, yes, the center at Brookhurst and Ettinger, I mean, they're bulging at the seams. The business they have, the lines out the door, it's amazing. And you're right. People are interested…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Right. I mean, by the same token, we certainly don't want to confuse anybody. We have to really, this has to be very well thought out and executed if it's going to be. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sure. Okay, so the first one is, I know we have a consultant and staff working on a survey for our residents, and... I just kind of wanted to get a second on us going full speed ahead on that. Not to put it out to the public before the election, no. Sometime after that, but still keep working on it if we could. I'm seeking a second.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Mayor Kenean. Not agendized. Mayor Kenean, this is not, as I said, it was never the intention to put out this survey before the election time. So I'm going to drop it and I want to be clear. So item number two is if we don't already have an ordinance on the books, I would like to have us look into one that encompasses no campaigning on any city property. I'm really seeking a second.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm not talking about myself, and I'm definitely not talking about any city council member. I'm talking about somebody running from the outside to be a city council member. That's what I'm – I'm not talking about me or any council members.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It would be somebody coming in here campaigning. passing out flyers, coming up to the mic, being at the senior center, you know, connecting with the people. Oh, I'm running for city council. If this were to happen, is this okay? Or be at the yard or, you know, wherever.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay, so number three is, and in light that... It is currently campaign season. I want to, if we can, and I don't think it would be that much of a stress, I'm asking pretty please for one of you to please second this one about temporary non-commercial signage, which is also known at this time of year as campaign signage, for us to have a little study session Because on our ballots, you know, we're going to have a lot of candidates running for various offices, not just Fountain Valley. A lot of propositions, judges, whatever, you know. Hopefully we won't have campaign sign chaos.…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“A study session about temporary non-commercial signage, a.k.a. campaign signs, how they should be placed, you know, the dynamics about it.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Right, yeah. Yes, that's why I asked the question. Right, sorry.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm not sure- We have challenges here and people want- Let me finish my thought, please.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Of course. What part don't you understand?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Oh, it's not that I don't understand. I understand perfectly clear. This is merely a little thing of information. We're all about information and connecting and helping the public understand People need to see what's permitted, what's not. We have a little discussion that the city clerk or somebody on behalf of the city, a staffer can present it. This is not harmful. This is educational and informational council member buoy.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Councilmember Bui, this is not. And they will. Oh, Councilmember Bui, excuse me, this is not the Councilmember Bui. This is for our residents, for business owners, for people driving through our city who want to maybe know what should be. I don't see anything wrong with information.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“And so this is a request maybe I made in the election two years ago, maybe something before that. It's informational. It's educational. It's not harmful. It takes a few minutes. There's something about seeing a presentation that we can refer to or save the clip of the video and forward it to somebody. There's nothing. Can we please get a second? This is really not a stretch.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, City Clerk Rick. It was great.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, unfortunately, I'm not. It's just very, very brief. It's, you know, whatever we have on a slide. We have that one pager, City Clerk Rick. We have that one page.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026