Remarks by Mauricio Galante
30 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“No, we, WE HAVE ON THE STAFF REPORT THE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE FILM AND MEDIA INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND ALSO ABOUT THE BOARD MATCHING FUND PROGRAM. and the small business program update. Those are on the informal staff reports. Anybody can access to it. And we had also a discussion of business incentive, which was dealt in executive session. That was the Economic Development Committee. Thank you, Mayor. Sorry for my voice.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 4:59:22
“Same. I agree with you, Mayor. Adopt the tax rate as proposed and take option one as we have extra incomes coming in. Focus on option one priorities out there.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor, for not sharing me now. Yeah. I will be cautious to say that we attending all the residents, because the reality is only 9% of people show up to vote. 9% of the residents of Arlington show up to vote. The ones that can vote. 91% of people don't even care. I mean, I came from a country that is mandatory to vote and have one day of voting. And when you go to vote, you stay eight hours in line. And if you don't vote, you quit, you get a fine. So I've been following elections here, and I work the polls. I actually work the polls for some of our friends here, and for the time I…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 5:34:04
“You work horribly. And you work horribly in Brazil. That's why we have a communist country there down south.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 5:38:36
“All right. CONVENTIONAL VISITORS BUREAU BOARD MEETING. WE WENT THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 FINANCIALS. THEY REPORTED $340,000 BELOW BUDGET. THERE WAS SOME ADVERTISING COSTS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OFFSET IN THE COMING MONTHS. APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET OF PROJECTED AT $9 MILLION, $9,013,500. ALSO DISCUSSED THE ARTICULTURAL TOURISM CONSUEL CRITERIA. THE BIGGEST THING WAS THE ALLOCATING 15% FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE TOTAL $725,000. ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEW BRANDING, THE NEW BRANDING FOR THE CITY THAT WILL BE UNVEILED ON THE CVB ANNUAL MEETING. I CANNOT TELL YOU NOW, BUT IT'S PRETTY…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026