Remarks by Mark A. Figueroa
4 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 1:22:16
“whether we want to provide as a city an affirmative consent. And the two questions in front of us are, do we approve of the applicant, which is Compass LLC, and do we approve of the location? It's a yes or no, the checkbox. So what arguments do we have to not approve of the applicant, if you can share those, outside of the sector of business that they're doing? Then we heard some of these things here, Like they're setting the standard of what a business should be overall. I wasn't here in 2023 and four of us weren't here in 2023 when you all took the decision to open it up to begin with. And…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 1:33:52
“Yeah. Please, by all means. Yes, thank you, sir. I mean, I stand where I'm firm on the five and cabinet. I mean, I know you say it's wishful thinking, but that's why we codify it in the PMC. And like I said, some of us have three more years. And as long as I'm here, I will be adamant about that. And you can check me on that. You can come back. Some of us aren't seeking re-election. Some of us are in the next year, right? So I think that if we put it in the PMC and we address our heart of this is where we're at. But it goes back to It's a risk, that's a risk that they're choosing to make,…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 1:38:25
“So I would like to move to authorize the city manager to execute and submit the Washington State Laker and Cannabis Board local authority notice indicating that the city's affirmative consent for COMPAS LLC WSLCB application number 445257.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 1:57:59
“Yeah, first and foremost, go Cougs. And don't worry, on our end, it was crimson and gray, your slides. So I appreciate that even more. But this is a great resource. As you talked about a lot of the stuff, it just takes me back to My childhood, I mean, being the first in my family, having English as my second language, being that civilian, translating at times for traffic stops, and a seven-year-old kid, like some of these terms you have no idea how to translate them into. But I think it's important, and I appreciate the research that our Pasco PD can take, and I see a lot of the great work,…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026