Remarks by Luis Viera
51 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“well that we'll talk about that yeah i know i know i know and you're right councilwoman that that our fingerprints must be on it as little as possible uh yeah because we don't yeah we we don't want any uh puppet strings to be alleged or to be interpreted in any way and and so that'll certainly by the way i don't think i'm going to be here to vote on this so i'm just talking in the wind here right but for whatever it's worth um and then with regards to the um to yeah i know we're going to be here to vote on it no no yeah yeah that's what i'm saying he's certainly going to be here on on october…”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“And if I may, Mr. Chair, I was actually, you said that if we could recognize the members, I think three that are here. Oh, that'd be nice. If I may. That would be lovely.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, look, I could support a salary range in that regard. My big challenge was voting for something and doing it after an election. It was more of a procedural issue. I did think council salary needed to be raised. That was more of a procedural issue. Something in this neighborhood I could support. I don't wanna marry myself to this, but something in this neighborhood.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, and I would support even something more than what I would be comfortable with for a position like this to take it out of the hands of council members with a set salary and formula so that it's not politicized. That's the biggest issue for me. That was my thinking too. Yeah, that's the biggest thing.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, no, you know, folks were talking about their experiences, and everybody's different. For me, I've been in office about 10 years, and I've done about 100 town halls, and I know that there's people that, for them, stuff like that and going into the community is very, very stressful. For me, that's not work, if that makes sense. Like, I do my legal practice. I'm a mediator. I handle cases and everything. I had to go to Missouri for a client a couple weeks ago, and I'm a very involved and active city council member. Everybody's different. There's a reason why you have a lot of lawyers in…”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Very good. Councilman. Yes, sir. Mr. Chair. But I, again, for the charter of you, I wanted to salute them for 7.1 too, because this, even though it may not necessarily get in there by ordinance, it will. So, um, one way or another it'll get but thank you all for this because this does tackle a very important issue because again when you pass something as a council member that is a unique project to something you had envisioned you have to stay on otherwise it could evaporate so this is good so thank you everybody for that with the chart review and council”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“thank you sir you know and i and i tend to agree on the 12 years but if if the members here here um had opinions on that i would if if i may just voted on i know and that's that's why i'm curious because we just changed it um if nobody we don't seem to have opinions okay well maybe maybe maybe they weren't the champions of that i don't know again i said i i would agree by the way”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So correct me if I'm wrong. Under subsection C, we're taking out the mayor and city council, correct?”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Go ahead. No, no, no, you're you're good. Thank you, sir. And again, thank you for. Allow me to appear virtual that I'm feeling under the weather, but it's funny because councilman Miranda and councilman Carlson talked about the 2. More when I say appeals to emotion, I don't mean that in a negative light, just the issues that have been talked about, which is one, the potential of bodies there that have been discussed. On the other side, the petitioner's stellar presentation and just stating as a person from what I see in this petition, you can tell that this is a person of integrity, decency…”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, and that's all motion to remove. So this is because station 24 is beginning and everything motion to remove the in person status update. On station 24 scheduled for October 1st, and to replace the current monthly written reports and quarterly in person reports. with in-person construction updates beginning in March of the first week of March of 2027. And then I'll leave it to whoever takes my place or anybody else to see the duration of it based upon the construction status, just so that TFR doesn't have to do that all the time if council is a minimum.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. If I may. Yes. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Y'all should have gotten a letter regarding the renaming of Fire Station 1. Yes, or a street for Franz Warner, Jr and Isaac Royal. So, therefore, I would motion for that to come back with council's consent. On November 19th, I'll be out, but I'm sure it'll get support on council and all that good stuff. And if staff needs more time, that's great. But that would be my motion if I can't wait a 2nd.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. A motion for a report from staff on the renaming of either Fire Station 1 or a street renaming near Fire Station 1 for Franz Warner Sr. and Isaac Royal after their tragic murder 45 years ago on November 19th. That is my motion.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, I wouldn't do that. But yeah, that's my motion. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“And that's it. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Council.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
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“detailed inquiries um i had i made a request last meeting on the so-called special needs internship and wanting to make sure where this was in the budget the amount that it was drawn mr mcgregor and i spoke about that um earlier today i think it was but I wanted to inquire in that regard including making sure that if Amendment 3 does pass that doesn't matter at all to the city budget but it matters a hell of a lot to the people that benefit from it so I don't know if you needed to look for that or it's contained as part correct me if I'm wrong it's uh here And I know it is in the social arts.…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Why don't we fund this? special needs, one in workforce development, because that's what it is. Because when you put it in the nonprofit sector, it makes it fragile. That's the first to go in a budget wash, right? How do we do that? I mean, because, yeah.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So I motion to put $76,000 from the social network.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Councilman Vera and councilman Carlson have a question on that. Can I just add one, one thing to what he was, I think.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“workforce yes sir very good thank you sir and then very quick i just for purposes of the public i want to make sure that by passing this tonight the k bar ranch park which is about eight million dollars i think it is that puts it in the cip for next fiscal year correct for if i'm not mistaken fiscal year 28 which would be next which is that yes the year after the year we're talking about okay thank you mr o'hara appreciate you thank you mr chair councilwoman young”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“angrily cut them out and so i think it should be in a place that could be protected by future city council councilman vieira thank you very much mr chair yeah i mean we could look at potentially putting a little bit of what they get in that fund whatever i mean i but i i obviously do support them but i'm glad councilman escalco that you brought this up because there is an application process and there's not much that we can do today um based on that so for the folks here i i you know i know we're all very supportive of y'all uh very much so and i and i've committed to support you guys um and…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“And if I may, that was 76, not 86, I believe.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, that week is bad for me. The next week is better. Can we do a day meeting?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I'm like, you only have one friend. I have two events. If it's in the evening, I have two events that evening.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026