Remarks by Mary Barber
50 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Good evening, everyone. I call the Gig Harbor City Council meeting of Monday, September 28th to order and ask City Clerk Alleman to call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Please rise and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance. I would like to invite Boy Scout Troop 212, did I get it right? To the podium to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“We were not expecting the boys to be here tonight, but since they were, we put them to work. They are here to get a work on their merit badge for citizenship in city government. So they're going to be listening to the meeting and then they need to figure out how to solve the problem, one of the problems that we're talking about tonight. So I'm looking forward to hearing their solutions. Before we begin this council meeting, we would like to recognize that we are gathered on not only the ancestral and traditional lands of the Squibosh Band of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, but also on the site…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“And thank you for being here tonight and for the important work that you all do it's greatly appreciated. And gentlemen, you could use that as one of your problems that you want to help solve to. just to put a little plug in. So I now welcome public comment on the consent agenda. If there are people in the audience or online who wish to comment on the consent agenda items, please come to the podium or press the raised hand button on Zoom. And I will close public comment on the consent agenda and open it up to a motion from council.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Second. It was moved by Council Member Ekberg and seconded by Council Member Martin to approve the consent agenda. Please vote on your screens or verbally if you were unable to access your voting screen.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Motion passes four to zero. So for my mayor's report tonight, I'll keep it kind of short. I just have to say whoever flipped the switch to fall this past week did a pretty amazing job. After one day of much needed rain and less needed strong winds, we had an absolutely beautiful weekend. The trees are starting to turn and the mornings are much, much cooler than they've been. As the days turn cooler, we need to be even more mindful and caring of those who need help in our community. Tonight, we will raise some awareness about domestic violence, but let's all think about what we can do to help…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Are there any clarifying questions from council? Council Member Martin.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you. I'm not seeing any other hands raised. So I will now open public comment on this agenda item. If you're in the audience and wish to speak, please come to the podium now. If you're on Zoom, please press the raised hand button. If you could give us your name and your address, please, and you'll have three minutes to speak. Can you hold for just a moment so we can turn the microphone on?”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there anyone else in the room or online who would like to speak on this agenda item? I'm not seeing anyone. So I will now move to council deliberation and action on this item. Council member Martin.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“It's been moved by Council Member Martin and seconded by Council Member Ekberg to approve the resolution declaring the intent to adopt a residential target area for the MFTE program. If you could please vote on your screens or verbally if you cannot.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Motion passes four to zero. Thank you, Council. We do have a staff report tonight. I am pleased to introduce our finance director, Scott Larson, who will give us an update on 2027-28 revenue sources as part of our preparation for the 2027-28 budget period.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Not seeing any hands up. So at this point, I will move, thank you again, Scott. I will now move to the public comment period for comments on non-agenda items. If you're in the room and would like to comment about something that is not on the agenda, please come forward at this time. If you're on Zoom and wish to comment, please press the raised hand button. I'm not seeing anyone. So I will close public comment on non-agenda items and ask if there are any reports from council. Council member Martin.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Any other reports from council or comments from council? I'm not seeing any. So with that, there is a list of upcoming meetings that is attached to the agenda that you either got online or picked up in the back of the room. And I will entertain a motion to adjourn.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Meeting is adjourned. Thank you, everyone.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Good evening, everyone. I call the Gig Harbor City Council meeting of Monday, September 14th to order. And I ask City Clerk Alleman to please call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Please rise and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance. Before we begin this council meeting, we would like to recognize that we are gathered on not only the ancestral and traditional lands of the Swabash Band of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, but also on the side of one of the largest and longest standing historic villages of their people, the original inhabitants of the Gig Harbor area. Councilor, are there any changes to the agenda? Okay, we have three presentations for you this evening. The first is recognition of our employee of the quarter. Elizabeth Koval is our fabulous…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“And that's what Liz, now you have to come to the front.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“No, I think we should have her come back on September 28th for another presentation. She is. Okay. Thank you, Liz, for everything that you do. We really do appreciate you. Our second presentation tonight is a proclamation for Constitution Week. And I'm going to read this important proclamation and then present it to Rana Lavrovich, who is here representing the Daughters of the American Revolution. And she will say a few words about the Constitution before our final presentation tonight. Whereas in this 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Gretchen, remind us again the dates that the local library is closed. The 14th through the 26th.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, great. Thank you. Does anybody else have any questions? Okay.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you so much. Thank you so much for being here. So we will now move to the public comment section on the consent agenda. Public comment on the consent agenda. If you are in the audience and wish to speak about an item on the consent agenda, please come to the podium now or press the raised hand button if you would like to comment. I do wanna note that late this afternoon, we did move business item number two, the adoption of the interlocal agreement with Washington City's Insurance Authority to the consent agenda. So that currently is on the consent agenda. So if you would like to speak…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Second. It was moved by Council Member Eckberg and seconded by Council Member Martin to approve the consent agenda. And we do not have screens tonight, so I'll in favor say aye.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Anyone opposed? So the motion passes 6-0. So for my Mayor's report tonight, we were actually commenting before this meeting started, it seems like forever since we've all been together. I've missed seeing everyone and I'm glad we're back together, but the break is essential for all of us too. This past weekend, fall definitely arrived along with some much needed rain. And I wanted to talk today about the busy September that we have in the community. And I look forward to seeing all of you here and in the community at the many events that are on the calendar. We have two events, especially…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“We are happy to start our second year of the Youth Council this school year with 19 young people from around the community. They have had one meeting already, another one later this week or next week, and we'll be reporting back to you soon about their efforts. It's an incredible group of young people who live in the community and attend high school throughout our area. If you have the opportunity to meet with them or hear from them, they're absolutely amazing. And finally, work on the fishermen's home port mitigation has begun. The construction you see in the Maritime Pier parking lot is…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026