Remarks by Larry Klein
284 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 11 of 12
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“They were unless there's a want to split these into motions into separate motions I you would prefer, yes, please okay. um there's a motion and a second on the table i'm trying to remember the best way to uncover this or just vote it down and start again”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay. So we're doing all three separately. Thank you. Um, okay. So vacancies, any other advocacy on vacancies? City Council Chambers, I think you know what this does is is ultimately for account for for a Council member who was filled was was went through a special election, the fewer the more hypothetical windows that we close the better off, we are from from a Council standpoint, I think the. argument that um vice mayor and i worked on is um thank you with for the wordsmithing but um i think it's it makes the statement fairly well so i'm in support of this motion uh city clerk…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Mayor Mrakas, So let's so from a word smithing standpoint for that one. Mayor Mrakas, Or the five x's at the bottom, basically, having it match the $250,000 authority that we said previously this evening. City Council Chambers, And so do we have a motion to approve either the settlement authority or. City Council Chambers, The. City Council Chambers, Contracting process. City Council Chambers, The design and build process Council members so.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, so that dies for lack of a second. Okay. Councilmember Chang.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, So I would be fine if if Council is of a mind to. remove the first paragraph as a whole yeah it was it was a an attempt to thank you city clerk if Council is fine if Council is interested in that word smithing is that what you're looking for Councilman I I debated quite a bit about that paragraph and how either user-friendly it was or or non-officious or non-businesslike, but anyway. Any other changes with this item?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes. Third paragraph. Oh, now second. I was like, I couldn't find it. Okay, third paragraph.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, No, thank you city clerk I kept scanning again.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Just absolute strict accountability yeah. City Council Chambers, i'm fine with that.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And you repeat what you said I didn't capture that oh yes.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, So voting yes replaces the outdated outdated $50,000 CAP and empower city council to set. City Council Chambers, Realistic limits by ordinance So what are you sorry, what are you requesting.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, directly aligned so so conceivably the. City Council Chambers, Are you saying, for the last sentence this directly lines with the current settlement authority of the city manager is that what you're looking for, or you. yeah i think just that it's not set in stone that if there were an instance where we were to change the contract approval authority that that number would change too no we would have to take the ordinance again and change it yeah but not by charter right right so this directs this so with the last sentence there this directly aligns settlement authority…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I think, but I, so I think part of this was to actually get rid of some of the repetition right right you want some variance from up from a wording standpoint right uh so that's oh I'm uh it's like as opposed to just over over and over again so so when crafting this Richard and I did do a lot of sorry, Vice Mayor Mellinger and I did a lot of, let's say, wordsmithing so that it's not too repetitive. Yeah, we could say city council members every time. And that's why you see a mix of elected and then leader and exactly that, because too much repetition is also your eyes glaze over. So you want a…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you, can you know Council member shooting Boston we did actually go through. Trying to create variability because you don't want to repeat the same words and sentences and as much as you can so.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Council member Chang nothing Council member.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“is with the city manager's existing day-to-day purchase i was suggesting that you put current where existing is if you want to use the word current because okay yes and then remove existing thank you thank you for that catch councilman relay”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Anything else? Lower your hand. Oh, sorry. I got it.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I got it. Any other comments from council? Any other wordsmithing for either of these? Well, let's take one at a time. But since we're on the settlement, is there a motion? Council Member Srinivasan?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there a second? Council member Cisneros second. To your motion.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“And I just want to say thank you to everyone. You know this is this is the fun thing of writing or or not so fun thing about writing arguments is. is trying to get enough variance, trying to get repetition, and trying to make your message as clear as possible. So thank you for your help in wordsmithing. And with that, city clerk, can you please conduct the vote?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“and lastly public works contracting are there any changes council member chang these are very minor this um city clerk could you bring up the part sorry give me just just one second to bring it up”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Council member any other changes. Any other comments from other Council members. Is there a motion? Council Member Srinivasan?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Council Member Sell? Second. Thank you to your motion.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. And with that, we will take a six-minute recess and come back at 9-20. Thank you. Let's go ahead and reconvene and move on to our next item, item 26-0150, adopt a resolution to cause charges for nonpayment of delinquent utility charges to be placed on the fiscal year 2026-2027 County of Santa Clara property tax roll. Is there a staff report?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Are there any questions from council? And you should have received an email from the city clerk earlier today with the updated attachment of those three addresses. Seeing no questions, I will go ahead and open up the public hearing on this item. Please submit a speaker card to the city clerk. Raise your digital hand now or dial star nine on your telephone. Indicate that you wish to speak. I will call on members of public participating in person first, followed by remote participants. Speakers will have three minutes to speak. I have no speaker cards in the room. City Clerk, are there any…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I'll close the public hearing and bring it back to council for a motion. Council Member Srinivasan.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026