Remarks by Ned Witting
222 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 9
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“We have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussions? Council Member Smolko.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I made the motion. Ask the parliamentarian. We had a motion on the floor. We had a second. And we're now having discussion.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. OK. So Councilmember King.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I try to allow councilmembers to speak, anybody that wants to speak before somebody gets a second chance. That's fair. Councilmember King.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“and it does require a second and it is debatable all right so uh dan could have you looked up the amount of the community grants yes mr mayor last year the city awarded 179 500 in community grants and and those are generally operating funds am i correct uh so and they can be capital and But normally they're operating funds that are repeated annually.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“But characterized, they tend to be repeat. We see people coming back. year after year requesting funds.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, okay. Wanted to make that point. So it's a little different than what we're discussing tonight. Tonight we're discussing a capital item.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I wanted to clarify that before I called for a second, and I think that I had the floor, but we won't pick at that. So Deputy Mayor Johnson.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm not saying it was unjust. I'd like to wind this up. Thank you. Thank you, Stacy. We do have a motion on the floor that's been moved and seconded to postpone this item until a later date.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I lost you there a little bit, Joe. Could you restate that?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Are we there? Are we there? Motion to postpone indefinitely. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Nay. Motion passes. We'll now move on to our other business. We'll have a presentation on the 2027-28 biennial budget by Finance Director Barbara Lopez.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'd just like to make the comment that those road statistics cause me great dismay. And that's a task we need to take on as a council, in my opinion. Council Member Kastema.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Any other questions, comments? Deputy Mayor Johnson.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“OK, any more questions or comments? OK, let us move on to our Puyallup Public Library Strategic Plan, presented by Library Director Nicole.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Fascinating. Thank you. Yep. Any other questions? I should never ask Deputy Mayor Johnson. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Nicole. Appreciate it. We'll now have our city manager's report.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. We'll move on to Councilmember reports.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I will allow you to provide that, city manager.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, a couple of things. I went on a tour this past week of the lower Puyallup. There's a flood control zone district that's been formed to study the area down there. It's susceptible to flooding and could cause some pretty serious damage. Hans Unger is representing the city in a lot of that work and I think he's doing a great job, but it's something that we need to be aware of and and pay attention to, I think. I also appreciate Councilmember Castema's words about John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. And on that note, I'd like to mention that there's an organizational meeting for Braver Angels,…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yep. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Appreciate it. And we will now adjourn into executive session to discuss with city attorneys litigation or potential litigation in which the city, the city council, or a council member acting in an official capacity is or is likely to become a party. The executive session is expected to last 45 minutes, and no further action is expected. Meeting recessed.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026