Remarks by Melissa Stuart
60 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“So I want to make sure we can get an answer from the council to your question. Let me make sure I understand it. We are on the bottom of page two, the safe, effective use of emerging technologies. Redmond supports legislation that protects data privacy and aligns with safety, vehicle miles traveled reduction and equity goals. Is that the sentence you're interested in having surveillance added?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Just to check with Brianna quickly, does that kind of clarify the intent of the request? And then we'll go to the council after Amy's comment.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay, great. Thank you. Council Member Forsyth.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And finally, I don't need to add on to the great comments that already have been made, but for additional context. For the council, tomorrow morning, as Brianna mentioned, we will be at the Association of Washington Cities working on the legislative priorities. Tomorrow evening, Council Member Procrea and I will be at the Sound Cities Association because the Public Issues Committee will have its first reading of the Sound Cities Association legislative agenda. And on our county legislative agenda for the Sound Cities Association, absolutely a priority is addressing the affordability of…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“It was the 20-year MFTE clarification for transit-oriented development. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“think our goal would be to have it reflected in the next draft that come back comes back to you in october sure then that would be great i'm seeing lots of head nods around the table that uh that that is a welcome exercise so if we could have that back on october 13th that'd be wonderful uh council member kritzer yes i'm supportive of that um i was just going to make”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Seeing lots of head nods around the table. Council Member Kritzer, if you and Council Member Parsi wouldn't mind like working together to firm up a suggestion and sending it over to the staff, I think that'd be very helpful. Okay, great. And this is a great opportunity to say by way of we're beginning to wrap up this conversation also, that if you've not yet worked with Amy Tsai on a regional board or committee, you will know that each and every syllable that is produced in many of those regional boards and committees has gone through a careful filter with Amy. So if you have copy edits, now…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Amy. She took amazing notes. Did anyone hear anything in the list provided by Amy that they would not like to support in a future draft, including the state potentially addressing the renter fee situation? Okay, great. Well, we look forward to the next draft. And thank you so much, Brianna. Drive safely. And thank you so much for being with us. With that, we will take a brief recess before beginning our conversation on the Capital Improvement Program. We will be in recess until 9.15. Thank you so much.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. We are now back in session, and I will pass the gavel to our budget chair, Councilmember Kritzer, to introduce the next item, which is our 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Program Plan Review.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you so much. In the six-year CIP revenue forecast that was shared on slide three, are there any assumptions in this forecast that are based on the council approving any new fees or taxes in the budget?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So we, earlier in the year, we discussed the pavement management program and how it may have an increase, a recommendation for a change or increase in the transportation benefit district. Is any kind of recommendation such as that reflected in this? It's not. Okay, thanks.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. I'd first like to acknowledge the map that was briefly shared, actually. I, one of the things that council discussed early in, in this particular year was our interest in closing the playground desert in our fastest growing neighborhood. We did have conversations with the parks, with the park structure, and we know that the parks plan is due for a refresh next year. And I understand all of that. But I do think it's worth acknowledging once again, That neighborhood called out again today in the Seattle Times, one of the fastest growing neighborhoods, one of the neighborhoods that is…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, so I I guess I I still have questions about what this project is But I'll look forward to reading the project sheet when we get oh, I understand sorry and when it comes to this neighborhood I know we have planning staff Still on the call with us, so I I want to call out that actually that neighborhood has a large site with a development agreement on it that the council's not been updated on in a really long time. So it may make a lot of sense to have maybe end of year, early next year to have an update on the Saratosh site because there is expected to be, I'm going to get the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And thank you, Director Hamilton, for acknowledging that there's a lot more work in the city than would otherwise be represented in this capital budget. I think that the letter that the council received was largely focused on the capital budget. Yes. But absolutely, we do have the joint session coming up. I do just want to express making sure that we are not the council who put it back on the shelf for 20 years.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Is that correct, Council President? That's correct. We can actually stay in this item as long as we would like. If there is no motion to extend the meeting, it means that we will not start a new issue, meaning we would not have council talk time. So if we'd like to conclude this conversation and be able to continue the conversation to its conclusion, then we would need no motion to extend the meeting. And if someone really wanted to make sure we got council talk time in at the end, you would need to make a motion now. But I will leave that to the body.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you so much. And I appreciate the conversation. And like has been said, we have, especially in the last few years, we have been very busy building plans with lots of lists in them. So part of our job in this review of the CIP is to confirm that the lists are correct, and they should be. And I really do know that the staff have worked really hard to make sure that our values are represented here, and by our, I mean the city's, because we've asked the city for a lot of feedback in the last few years. So overall, I think we are absolutely in the right path. I think that in the next…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“kick off our budget process. Since the time was left open, I'll quickly mention a couple things about Thursday's council conversation in Spiritbrook Park. I imagine that's what the council vice president had in mind. Awesome. Want to let the council know, well, first of all, if you're still listening, we will be in Spiritbrook Park at five o'clock on Thursday night. We can't wait to hear from you. We want to hear your feedback, especially if you've been listening to this meeting tonight. We'd love to hear what comes to mind for you. As in the past, we'll do a round of introductions before…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Understood. Yeah, safe travels. It's an important trip you have. Other items for council conversation or council talk time? Council Vice President.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Any other items for council talk time? All right, seeing none, we are adjourned. Thank you so much, everyone. Have a lovely evening.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. And I'll acknowledge that Council Member Soni has arrived. Thank you. Well, thank you both so much. You are wildly impressive and wildly qualified for the roles that we are seeking to fill here through this process. It's been a true honor to get to meet you both. I previously served on the library board and I know several of us have served on other commissions. One of the roles that we haven't spoken about yet tonight is actually the role of commissioners as ambassadors to help in your own circles, in your own networks to be able to be a trusted resource that folks can go to…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“that's okay thank you and thanks so much team for introducing the item and one of my main questions had been around the kind of the origin of the question and how the conflict came to be so I appreciate hearing that due to some business interest we this is an issue we need to get ahead of I think it would be helpful to clarify and and to really articulate in this room what the conflict is and also to ensure that we are not actually making a policy change in terms of what types of activities are allowed in the city of Redmond. So could you speak to those two things?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. So if I may summarize then, the question in front of the council is to approve the removal of that as a possible taxable activity so that there isn't confusion about what may or may not be allowed in terms of social game rooms in the City of Redmond. We're not actually here to discuss the virtue or benefit of social card rooms in the City of Redmond.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Just clarifying this for the moment. Okay. Well, I support moving that forward to consent then. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. Maybe Director Cochran, if I can start where we kind of left off then. One of my questions coming into the room today was, about the project team that's proposed for the contract in front of us and Knowing that we were going to also be discussing payroll and I should say I think everyone in the room I should only speak for myself I'm sure there is a sentiment in the room that we believe you know in the city of Redmond every employee should be able to trust a role is accurate and on time and so I'm I'm glad that we're taking care of this work now and When I reviewed the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Looking backward? Yes. And that would be a separate contract?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026