Remarks by Ned Witting
222 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 9
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“Thank you. That concludes the speakers that have signed up in advance. At this time, we give those that are present that might like to speak. I see a hand if you'd like to come forward. Please state your name and your district or residence.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Anybody else like to speak at this time? Okay. Next on our agenda is the consent agenda. These are items that are considered to be non-controversial and likely to receive a unanimous vote. Council members have the ability to pull any item off for further discussion. Is there any such request?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Second. The consent agenda's approval has been moved and seconded. All those in favor, please so indicate.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Motion passes. We now are going to start on our public hearing about the street vacation. a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance to vacate a portion of West Main between 6th Street Southwest and 7th Street Southwest and all of 7th Street Northwest between West Main and 2nd Avenue Northwest. We have our Development and Permitting Services Director, Courtney Brunell, to introduce the public hearing.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And I will now open our public hearing. Each speaker is allowed two minutes. Nobody has signed up at this point. Everybody will get a chance to speak. Val, you want to go first?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Any additional speakers? With that, I will close the public hearing. Do I have a motion to approve the first reading of the ordinance? Council Member Gilliam.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We need a precise. We need a precise number.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Second. We have a motion moved and seconded. Is there any discussion?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Will you accept the proposed amendment? I do accept the proposed amendment. Thank you. OK, so we now have a motion and no amendments, which is the way I like it. Deputy Mayor Johnson, are you complete? Council Member Kastemann? I have another amendment, but I'll wait in queue. OK, Deputy Mayor Johnson.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. I'm going to weigh in at this point. When in time, I'd like to start off by just identifying the magnitude, quantifying the relative magnitude of the problem. We've got 15 portables there. If we say 20 students come from each portable and end up crossing that street, some of them may stay in place. So assuming 20 at a time, that would be 300 students crossing 7th. those students have to be replaced by other students coming from campus. So that would be another 300 students coming from the other direction. So that's 600 students, 300 from one direction and 300 from the other direction.…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And I've been waiting with bated breath for, for, after your first proposal, Councilmember Kasima. I've been excited to hear your second.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“With your discretion. I should have called on you first, Councilmember Smolko. My apologies. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Council Member Gillian, are you willing to accept that amendment?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. Mr. Mayor? So the amendment, the motion as it stands now is to approve first reading with second reading scheduled for the end of December.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Councilmember Kasten, those two proposals have not been embedded into the motion at this point. OK, so before we go on to an amendment, we should vote on my underlying amendment, correct? if you want to include that as part of the thing.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Got it. Okay. Thank you. So we, so the, um, the motion on the table now includes, uh, council member Kastem is, uh,”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yes, okay, so we've got the motion on the floor. Is everybody clear on where we are at this point?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“It's a single motion that, again, I'll restate it again. The motion on the floor is to approve first reading with a second reading scheduled for December and includes the amendment which you accepted Councilmember Kastema's map, which you accepted.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So Councilmember Gilliam accepted his motion.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, we will vote on Councilmember Kastema's will now call it an amendment So we are Everybody clear on we're voting on the map And there was a second, correct? I Believe there was a second.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so no further discussion, I'm hoping.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so there's more discussions at this point in time. So Deputy Mayor Johnson.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK, so you don't want to have further discussion of that amendment?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“OK, so we're voting on the amendment. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Motion passes.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm going to delete everybody's name off here so that I can see if anybody needs to discuss. So seeing no discussion, then I'll take the vote. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. OK, now queue back up again. Deputy Mayor Johnson.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026