Remarks by Melody Ryan
222 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 9
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“Most of it's been in the Charter, so it has been in the Constitution. But one of the reasons why we took it out of the Charter, because we're like... We didn't take it out of the Charter.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, because it was said the reason to do that is because this is the overall principles, and then the ordinance is the policy.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“They were in Contrary to Updating it was one thing was just a wording of how you do projections versus saying actuals for an unfinished year That was the only thing that was not you know, and I've corrected though and and I I”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, so here is quarterly financials, which we already do for PCDC. So you just add it to that discussion. Capital projects, you could do it at the same time or another time. We've set that as one of our goals.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So, and the capital projects is one of our goals. So, having, you know, that summary that's probably in clear.gov that could be downloaded, you know, and linked. And to have a discussion.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, I know that it's possible in that software. I don't know all the details of what programs we have.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“That's why this is a kickoff of so, so that, and then the other, the other two bond programs and impact fees, those are legally required reporting. You have to legally require, I mean, you have to do it.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“But they're not presented. I mean, we have to have it. The city has to track it, but we haven't been presented with a recurring report. We've gotten it here when we've done updates. We've got a report on the roadway. So this is about having it at a regular cadence, which is just semi-annually, so that's not onerous. And then it's just a summary of what they're already producing, which may already exist in a program. Okay. and then bond program. That coincides with how we're doing on our capital projects and how we're spending our bond money and us knowing how much we haven't spent and what's…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, I should say one page per proposition. It just says what we've done, what we have left to do, interest earned, and what we're planning to, you know, just to give an update on. Plus, I think that's information that our public wants to know. What's the status of our parks? What's the status of our roads? So, I've seen the information. It doesn't appear to be onerous. Happy to have those conversations.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, I would like clarity. Maybe we can spend an hour talking with James and the financial department about whether these reports can be generated from our current systems, because you're making an assumption that it's going to take a lot of time, and therefore we should push it down six months.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“What are the delivery times with the delivery windows?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I did have an additional question on noise impact. Can you tell us about the experience in the Richardson area?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So I actually got a direct email. I didn't see the article, so I may have to go look that up. um one of the concerns was about the noise um they described it as the sound like a chainsaw or a very loud hive of bees and so obviously if you're not the one ordering the amazon you know the drone and it comes and you have you're next to someone who always is getting orders that could and they said they could hear it in their home so can you um address that about the noise level”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, the other thing, too, is how many, for a general neighborhood, how many times would drones be delivering something in that neighborhood a day? Because they're describing something, 100 drones a day, which is 200 flights back and forth.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Is it possible for us to hear how I mean, to hear the drone and the customer experience. Can we get a quick delivery? People have different perspectives.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“You had just said parcel 3, but what about the other parcels?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, first of all, I want to say I really like this. It's very well organized and clear, and I like the additions of involving the community with easy to understand that may be available elsewhere, but this way we're bringing it directly to them. Who decides what is going to be sent out on social media? What kind of level of bill is it going to be in order to start alerting?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“In what way are we going to be informed of these important bills as well?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“There's always room for interpretation, is my point.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, I believe that our neighboring cities will have different lists of what they're trying to accomplish, their own legislative strategy or whatever the- Agenda. Agenda, then CAPCOG and CAMPO, which have specific, more specific- More general.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“What were we going to say? More CDs? Yes. No.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, we do have some common interests with Round Rock and some of these textile projects.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“WELL, I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE SAFELY. SO I JUST DON'T KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF what's the best way to do it, to address the situation, but be mindful of opening the door?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“For what, more than one day on trash day?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“pretty happy with it with the next turn of the crank this is a good evolution yeah I agree I have some concerns about a limit set on for one hour without considering the complexity or length of each agenda.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026