Remarks by Larry Klein
284 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 12
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“Thank you. City Manager, would you care to comment on process and traffic calming?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Eden M followed by Zach K. me and my brother ezra we love to play baseball out there and it's a lot of fun so please don't change the park thank you thank you oh sorry and next up is alan w”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. That was my last speaker part of the room. Because the nature of remote communication speakers who are ruled out of order will not be given another chance to speak on this item. Therefore, speakers are warned to limit their comments to subject matters that fall within council's authority to decide or to take action. City Clerk, do we have any remote participants wishing to speak under oral communications?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. I'll go ahead and close oral communications. We'll move on to our consent calendar. I'll open up public comment on our consent calendar items. Please submit a speaker card to the city clerk. Raise your digital hand now or dial star nine on your telephone to 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. want to double check so zach is this one b or b oh sorry okay sorry okay thank you um i have no speaker cards in the room city clerk do we have any remote…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. I'll go ahead and close public comment and bring it back to council. Vice Mayor Bellinger. Move consent calendar minus 1C. Thank you. Councilmember Sweeney-Boston. Second. Thank you. City Clerk, can you please conduct the vote?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Let's go ahead and take item 1C now. I'll go ahead and open up public comment on this item. Please submit a speaker card to the city clerk. Raise your additional hand now or dial start on your telephone to indicate that you wish to speak. I will call on members of public participating in person first, followed by remote participants. Speakers will have two minutes to speak. I have no speaker cards in the room. City clerk, do we have any remote participants wishing to speak on item 1C?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you i'll go ahead and close public comment by smear mellinger.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. City Clerk, can you please conduct the vote?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you very much. With that, we'll move on to our general business. Our next item is item 26-0180, the update from the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain Budget by Casey Frommsen, Caltrain Chief of Staff. Vice Mayor, you have a comment. Yes, I do. I want to refer to it after your comment.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Let's bring it to Council for questions. First up is Council Member Cisneros. Next is Vice Mayor Mellinger.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. One thing I think the transit measures of 50% pass, not 60, because it's citizen driven.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member. Next is Council Member Srinivasan.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next is Councilmember Ley.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. I had a few comments. First, I'll second what Councilmember Chang talked about as far as safety improvements. You know, when I resigned from the Caltrain Citizen Advisory Commission in the beginning of 2024, it had already been talked about at that point that You know, these solar dot bot dots were going in and and all that and here we are several years later and. no progress and every time I you know every time I see a car especially at Mary and Sunnyvale Avenue that have turned onto the tracks and stopped and we've been lucky that no one has been injured but we've…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“No, and I appreciate that, that You know, I think exactly and that's our, that's what you see in our downtown as far as transit oriented development is what I think you need to see up and down the peninsula to a large degree from from a density standpoint and a walkability standpoint. So, so that that to me is critical. And, um, yeah, that would like would like to get more of that information. So, thank you. Um, next up is vice mayor.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. And finally, Councilmember Lay.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“yep absolutely i i would suggest that the general public just put a request into my sunnyville okay we can take it from there great it's even better thank you thank you i'll go ahead and thank you you can have a seat and we'll stick around we'll ask a few questions at the very end uh let me go ahead and open up public comment on this specific 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.…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Um, do you do? Did you refer to babies in Caltrain so you can serve? You should be directing your comments here.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Council Member Lai, one second, one moment.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Mark Warren, Thank you. That was my last speaker card in the room. City Clerk, do we have any remote participants wishing to speak on this item? Mark Warren, No, Mayor. Mark Warren, I'll go ahead and close public comment. First, from a Council standpoint, do you have any general questions before we talk specifically about grade separation? Mark Warren, Councilmember Lay?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I see no other general questions. I'll let the Vice Mayor exit the chambers and we'll get to just a few final questions on grade separation. Okay, do council members have any questions about grade separation? Council Member Sell.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is Council Member Srinivasan.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. And thank you for working on the grade separation. Uh, that's the other big issue for, for us specifically. And, you know, it's been talked about as far as the funding concern, whether or not the cap and trade program, and, you know, ultimately, um, high speed rail success depends upon grade separation getting done. And they focused, I think on one station and help them, uh, do their grade separations, but hopefully, you know, the cost of that continues to go up and, you know, having that done. throughout the corridor to me makes sense, but we'll see whether or not they'll ever…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Much appreciated. Thank you. With that, we will take, a nine minute recess and come back at 9.30. Thank you. let's go ahead and reconvene and move on to our next item item 26-0125 council strategic work plan year one update from staff it's your staff report okay”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Let's see what questions we have from Council. First up is Council Member Srinivasan.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026