Remarks by Larisa Svechin

341 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 14

  1. Play at 2:23:17
    “No, I understand. I understand. Just for clarification. Please go ahead.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  2. Play at 2:29:40
    “How much control do we have over this process?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  3. Play at 2:30:11
    “Have you discussed, are you proposing any sort of process changes?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  4. Play at 2:35:28
    “I asked, actually. I asked for that as well. But has there ever been a time, Commissioner Stevens, I just want to ask that that information was requested and you didn't get it?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  5. Play at 2:38:30
    “We have six minutes on this item. Please, if you can. No, Mauricio has three, but I have six. 13? No. I have six. I put it on. All right. However long you need.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  6. Play at 2:40:15
    “Yes. So you can't call your friend Joe and say, hey, go bid on this. Or you can?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  7. Play at 2:41:02
    “OK, thank you. I think you and your department, you do an amazing job.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  8. Play at 2:41:08
    “Thank you. Thank you for that. Appreciate it. OK. We're good, Commissioner? I'm good. Thanks. All right. One more item is yours.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  9. Play at 2:41:30
    “Wait, we're going to go to that right now.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  10. Play at 2:41:35
    “Can you just wait until we talk about, you're going to the next item. Okay. Okay?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  11. Play at 2:43:09
    “I don't think we're in any negotiations.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  12. Play at 2:43:31
    “I will look it up. But in the meantime, this is Commissioner Loma's item. Okay. Go ahead.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  13. Play at 2:45:05
    “I just want to add, Commissioner Lallema, and then you'll have to let someone else speak for a minute. But while I'm not opposed to a workshop, we have had extensive conversations about this. We hired consultants. We went through the whole process. So are you suggesting that we start over?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  14. Play at 2:46:05
    “OK. Vice Mayor, did you want to say something?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  15. Play at 2:47:18
    “Well, you can't decide the price and then back into what you want, because we already know what we want. And if we're just saying that we want to spend... And it's not $36 million. It's not $36 million, but... No, I'm not saying that.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  16. Play at 2:47:29
    “No, no, I understand what you... I want a nice center too for...”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  17. Play at 2:47:46
    “Deputy Manager, did you want to say something?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  18. Play at 2:48:54
    “But how much do you know? I mean, since we have some time, how was that decided? Did they just ask for input from the community? Did they just pick?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  19. Play at 2:50:03
    “OK. So can we just get some next steps on this? What is it that you want?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  20. Play at 2:50:25
    “You're willing to drive around and do it?”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  21. Play at 2:50:35
    “Okay. Anyone else had anything to add to this? Okay. We did okay. We didn't even hit 4.30. All right. Before you turn off the tape, 6.30, everyone will see you back at 6.30. Thank you. Meeting adjourned.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  22. Play at 2:05
    “Good evening, everyone. I'm going to give you a few minutes to settle in. We'll start in just a few minutes.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  23. Play at 2:57
    “Before we begin, we're going to play an opening statement, but why don't you just take this opportunity to silence your phones, please.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  24. Play at 4:15
    “Good evening, everyone. Welcome to everyone. Thank you for coming. It is 6.32. I'm calling the meeting to order.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

  25. Play at 4:33
    “If everyone could please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.”

    City Commission · Aug 20, 2026

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