Remarks by Lina Teixeira
55 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“But the vacations weren't even before us to review when you had those discussions.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“That is for now. I will reserve the right to ask again.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Can we just revisit this after a time frame? And I'll tell you why. Most of the people here have been here since 9 o'clock in the morning. And so I don't believe that this accurately reflects the whole community, right? Not many people can be here this early. And everyone has been here a long time. And there's other people, I think, that are willing or wanting to speak on other items. So I do want to extend it, of course, but with some kind of and would be much more comforting than another two hours. Because I'm thinking of all those who have other agenda items that want to speak to it.…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Actually, after listening to all these people sharing, there are stories I feel the urge to, so here it is. I'm Lena Teixeira. I've been married for 32 years to a very patient man. Got two great kids. They won't give me grandchildren. So I'm going to hit you up to babysit yours. I finally have my cholesterol under control. I wear many hats, and today I'm wearing my elected official hat. But in all seriousness, I want to start with being very clear. I have worked and lived in downtown for many, many years. I've practically been in every board of management. I love downtown, I'm passionate…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Motion to approve agenda item 6.7. Second.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Motion to approve agenda item 6.11. Second.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Regarding the county, that's fine. I'm okay with that. Regarding the outside council's opinion that it is a violation of state law, That is still, it remains a disputed legal question. It is not a settled one. This is the second petition effort. Petitioners followed this charter. They were not told that there was a potential violation of state law. The signatures are well beyond the required threshold. And I am not interested in having the city spend taxpayers' dollars initiating litigation against its own residents over that process, over 10,000 residents. If another party believes that the…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“When they collected the paperwork, to my understanding, I was never advised that they were informed that it could potentially be.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I just have a couple of questions for the attorney. Number one, the last time I remember that the attorney's office asked for an AG opinion was for the CRA funding. Remember the budgeting? Yes. And that was done with the consensus, meaning three, right, the majority of the council, or was that done independently by your office?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“And then the other thing is, will we be able to read the request before it's been sent? That's just curious.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'm good. I'll reserve any additions to our one-on-ones. We're fine.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Motion to approve agenda item 6.3. Second.”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Yes, so as you are aware, I represent Clearwater at the Opioid Abatement Board, and periodically I bring some information to you all, and I guess this is not an exception. It's actually pretty good data, very encouraging. Sorry? No? So anyway, I consolidated and summarized some of the information that has been shared with us over the last few months, and I put some of it in graphs so it's easier to kind of highlight the overall trends. Taken together, the data shows that Florida is seeing meaningful progress in the fight against drug-related deaths. The latest statement data show substantial…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Well, so in Pinellas County, we actually were so close to coming up with the whole plan to allocate our $30 million. And then at the last second, we really felt that we needed to step back and reevaluate at least a big portion of it. And so I think that was the right decision because it is a lot of investment and we need to do it right. But with these changes and focusing on our priorities, I think that we're in a good position to further lower these numbers. And then once that decision's made, I can share with you all the entities and what that plan is going to be. Until then, I'm kind of…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Motion to approve Agenda Item 6.3. Chair Greg Musil. Second.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“You know, it's in human nature to express when someone is not happy, right? It's just much easier. So to have all of you come here to encourage us and support us and tell us that we're doing the right thing, I just want to let you know it's much appreciated. It's a breath of fresh air, actually, to hear all positive with nothing conflicting. So thank you so much for taking the time to convey a positive message.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I always appreciate being strategic, right? The only concern I have is logistically, how we're going to do that. There's a lot of moving parts, including the process and the legality behind that, so I do want to see how we can navigate through that. But I also would like to know, sort of like an update, how many are lingering and maybe have an opinion expressed about how many of those you think is going to come to fruition, just so that we know what we're dealing with. Are we dealing with 50? Are we dealing with 200? It's certainly going to help us navigate what kind of strategy to go forward…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“What is the consensus? What are we going to say? What is the consensus? Before I go down that rabbit hole.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“We're not going to have any work session. We're just going to vote. Like we did today. Yes, but tonight, as very obviously, there was no subject of great involvement. We had, what, maybe seven speakers? And there's others where we have thousands of people outside. So are you saying that that meeting, that council meeting, That agenda will reflect like this one where there are no agenda items of great significance in terms of public interest and discussion?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I think I, if you don't mind, can I? Yeah. I'd like to say, I've been trying to sort of watch where it's going so that hopefully it would resolve itself, but I don't think it's going to happen. So I want to clarify something. First of all, I did not ask for any meeting to be canceled because of my calendar or my schedule. And so what I have asked with respect to both the CRA meeting and the September 14th council session was that significant items, the ones that would benefit from fuller discussions, had a high interest, public participation, be moved to a date when I could participate. It's…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“There was nothing on the agenda that was heavy?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:09:34
“Can I respond? Obviously, work sessions are important. Or else we would just be coming over here and vote. There is an objective to having a work session. That's deliberating, participating. having a discussion, and then having that opportunity to go to a meeting. Again, I ask, why is this circumstance so different? I see all kinds of changes, omissions, postponements, continuances, going six weeks without one, doing two in a day. First time I ask for something. Because I cannot avoid something that has to do with my family. And I have asked verbally, I've put it in writing, and now I'm on…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I might maybe try to do the night before, but it's just emotionally frustrating. I'm not asking for a vacation. I'm not asking to go to a conference. I am asking for some, for my once in four and a half years time to take care of my mom. And apparently it's so important, this one specific case, that I cannot be given what has been given to everybody else.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“May I respond there? Yes. Actually, what just happened right now, this actually makes my point. Setting precedent, it has been set. It has been done. It has been accommodated. Requests have been accommodated, period. So why again is this one so difficult? Precedent exists already. And look at that. Hey, can we do it Thursday, Friday? And then what did you say? Nope, sorry. And there was it. That was the end of the thing.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026