Remarks by Mindy Sotelo
108 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
- Play at 47:11
“Okay. That clarification, thank you for that. I am 100% on board with you both in recognizing the importance of letting all of the stakeholders know what the rate is and them making business decisions. I understand how hard that is with something kind of in limbo. You at least know there's a cap of $10,000 per acre, right? So I appreciate that, and I think I am 100% committed to doing whatever I can to, you know, be prepared and make that happen so i appreciate the extension with doing this public meeting i think that will be great one other point and i don't know how this would work but i…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 48:43
“Yeah, I think that would be, I would love to see that. I don't know if my fellow board members agree. Okay, yeah, I would love to see that as well. And then we will have a whole section about zoning kind of the enforcement side of what that kind of looks like? Yes. Okay. And, okay, fantastic. Then I am good with that. Thank you very much.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Yeah, I agree with a lot that has already been said. And I think it's crucial. I agree with Supervisor Kuro about presenting to both cities, ensuring that they're kind of aware and the impacts on residents, et cetera. How would we potentially, I see all of the different rate increases potentially and all of that, but then I believe it said it was $10 to $20 million for the capital costs for us to build this transfer station. Am I reading that correctly? Yes. Who funds that?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:41:21
“Because, I mean, I think that's going to play into a huge part of this decision, right? And giving – you know, if we want to give the public all of the options, that's a huge part of the consideration. Is there a way for us to get that information? I mean, we just – essentially what you need is the $250,000. I mean, I feel like there is some – We do need to spend some money to really research this and get this information. I think this is kind of critical for us to weigh all of the options. You kind of know what you have existing, but you don't know what the opportunities are kind of looking…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
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“the financial analysis until we did the conceptual design at 30 percent and then okay i mean i yeah i mean i appreciate supervisor cosmicky's comments regarding you know looking what potentially is there another operator that would maybe want to come in um I think there's so many variables right now and it all is so much money. And so, yeah, if I had to pick one, I like the smaller footprint on the John Smith side, but I get that that also may not work for our community moving into the future. So I see the benefits on the other side. So I guess if we were gonna look at it, that would be my…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Rachel. Thank you for being here and putting this presentation together. I've sat on some of the opioid task force calls, and I think I've attended some of the different events that they've had in county, out of county, and the work that you all are doing is really tremendous, and I appreciate everything you're doing. I think that the... The issue is very, very real, and we need to do everything we can on the education and prevention side. I'm just curious, with the $400,000 that you guys are taking annually, and then it looks to be about $85,000 annually, has there been any work…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. So what you are looking at, though, is that typically, and I mean, if there is any way that we can keep people local in dealing with crisis moments like that, right? As one supervisor, I would love to see that. I think it would be worth having those negotiations for that specific instance. You know what I mean? For those specific issues of kind of that seven day, 14 day, not a prolonged, but kind of that initial, I would love to see us be able to figure that out. And I don't know if we can or not. I mean, looking at the dollars, it's very, very different. And I think that sometimes,…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026
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“I just I think we need to add, you know, all things. emergency response to I want to make sure that we're totally prepared in that area, as well as I think we need to start the conversation and the relationships and continue working on those with our nonprofits. They were a huge, you know, they gave a huge lift last time. And I don't want to forget about their contributions and the way that we all kind of work together. And I think starting those conversations maybe starting meetings, et cetera, might be really healthy. And so hopefully we can have some of them at this future meeting. But I…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 25, 2026