Remarks by Michalyn Easter-Thomas
41 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Last question, Chair. Any of these five ordinances or resolutions, can the state preempt or override any of these?”
City Council Committee · Oct 8, 2026
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“And which one is it? 5, 9, 8, 6, 8, 7? Yes. The one you did? Yeah. That's the only one they probably could withstand?”
City Council Committee · Oct 8, 2026
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“Is it because it doesn't mention a moratorium or because it just specifically does zoning for special needs?”
City Council Committee · Oct 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Since we're behind schedule, I guess we'll get a quick answer. What did we decide as far as helping the roller derby folks secure actually a location that was affordable at around the same price of what they were using the Pipkin building for? What's the status on it?”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“In the interest of time, Chair, when does this actual vote on the lease of the Pipkin building come to us?”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Would it be too much if I ask that the vote is held until we get an actual plan for the folks that are coming out of the Pipkin building?”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yeah, I think they're mutually exclusive, but I also think they're aligned. And because we deal with so many things, I don't want us to forget about one while getting done with the other.”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Not about the pickle. I'm talking about forget. See, you already forgot. I'm talking about the roller derby.”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Can we put it on the agenda for two weeks to talk about the roller derby?”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, just on their faces back there, I don't know how. But if we can put it on the agenda in two weeks and...”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“And we're voting on the lease tonight. We're voting on the lease tonight. So if we vote on the lease tonight, how long does the roller derby have before they have to stop using the premises?”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Chair. Colleagues, so this, my colleague and I, Councilwoman Cooper-Sudden, on last council meeting three weeks ago, we sat and we, I guess we're engaged in, not just listened to, but we're engaged in different reports from a sector of our community that were horribly treated and still dealing with the ramifications of that said raid one of two, which some of those folks we had with us engaging us in what really happened, bless you, and how they are trying or attempting to deal with it moving forward. With that being brought to our current attention, And it also…”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Um, and my colleague would also like to speak to Councilwoman Cooper.”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“I couldn't tell what order I was in because you was calling out everybody. Thank you, Chair. Good to see you. You too. Can you explain just the ebbs and flows, the increase and decrease we see in these projects? Or you didn't give us this sheet.”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, my question is on it, so it can wait.”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Chief Davis. I know you were going to answer my initial question, but when you did that, you gave me another question, which also may be quicker. So, yes, you said depreciation of whatever they have, which is causing a dip in 27 and 28. This is a budget now question because you have it by general fund, debt service, and CIP. That means we already in this... FY27 budget that we passed this year that you came in on the tail end of, we already included that 73% in our budget. That is correct. Okay. And so that means for the next one, two, three, four fiscal years…”
City Council Committee · Oct 6, 2026