Remarks by Matthew Mendoza
32 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So I thought we were still able to make the adjustments.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I thought I still had some time to make the adjustments.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“He is, but that's depending on if we need to or not have him here.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think we're ready, to be honest with you, Amanda.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's fine. That was one of my concerns, yes, ma'am.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Mayor, do we need to do a motion for approval since we came back for reconsideration?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm willing to postpone until at least December. Yes, ma'am.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's fine. December 1st is fine. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Let's initiate the go date, December 1st, and then the following year. We implement the other 40%.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I want to make sure we have to do that tonight. We're going to do today. 50%, 60%, whatever we can come up with as a decision, then the remaining will be implemented next year.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“In December, let's just charge a certain amount now to satisfy some fees.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. I'd like to make an amendment accepting the full percentage that we're looking for in the long run, but I'd like to go ahead and make an immediate push for, gosh, that's kind of sitting here. I'm not sure if we go 50 or 60, but let's go 60% the first year today, and then we'll implement the other 40% this exact same day next year.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So the existing right now plus the 60% that we would need starting from day one, October the 1st.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“If it makes a difference, I guess 10-1 when the new budget's hitting.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Okay. And I'll throw this out there. The reason why I'm bringing this up here is I appreciate Kissentry. Don't get me wrong. You guys have been good for the community. But I'm also thinking about those, and I really hate to throw the name out there, but like small companies like Barboza Construction that do two or three houses a year. And it's just them being hired to do these things. So we're waiting for the person to buy the land, a much longer process. And these individuals are the ones who are going to hurt the most. That's kind of my concern there. So that's the reason why if…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, because we're going on percentages here. So we're looking at the 296, right?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, that's, I think it's a very general, we can set into percentages instead of going for the dollar amount, because that puts us in a little corner. But percentages, like we're getting the 296 right now. I don't see what the big deal is about going to 60 or 40. I mean, that kind of gives you a good rough number, right?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So like you have these other construction companies that build, like I said, one or two houses a year. They're not these large corporations that build like Kenea or, you know, there are places that first you buy the property, then you contact this custom builder. You say, hey, listen, I just bought this four or five acres out here on Mill Street. I need to have this done. And this is a property that has no connections, and they're building a home, a custom home. That's what I'm referring to. And it's not just, like I said, there are several in this town that work like that.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, if I'm going to sit here and start dictating what's going to be these smaller guys, I mean, isn't that kind of just discriminating against everybody else?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Actually, I guess it's quite easy. 60% is a lot less than 100%. So it would be better for these individuals to pay and pass it on to the homeowners that 60% impact fee that we're increasing instead of the 100% that they're going to have to deal with within the next three, four, five months or a year.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It is, but it's the same thing. So I guess the reason for me wanting to go this route is for that. Now, if there are benefits for somebody else, fine, great. But my reason for wanting to do this is for what I explained. It's very easy.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Effective October 1st. I wanted to do 60% of the proposed percentages.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026