Remarks by Padilla
60 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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“So first of all, I want to thank your department for bringing this item so early on in the year, because traditionally we get it towards the time that renewals are due. So I really appreciate you guys working on that. This has always been a concern of mine, because myself has to pay for health insurance, and I know health insurance premium rates are continually rising. So what I hear from employees is that they've asked several times, and I know I've asked City Manager Ford in regards to a percentage-based model. The employees are asking for equality and consistency, and we should all know…”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, I appreciate that. And so we're just approving the rates today and From now till three to four months, you'll be working on that model. Correct. Correct. And working with the unions. Okay. I just want to make sure that our city is financially feasible and that we are giving our employees choices. Because I've been a setter insured all my life. And at one time, my spouse then said, I can no longer afford it, so you're going to have to go to Kaiser. And, you know, it was like, oh, gosh. So I would just like, in the future, any way, you know, if we can get some more options for the…”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. What about, you know, there's UnitedHealthcare, there's Blue Shield, Blue Cross.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“I know we were talking about 85-15, but if you could also do a comparison with 80-20 just to give us some options. Absolutely.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. In the agreement, it says $48,000 is deducted from the annual assets, and then it says there is no cost to the city. Correct. So can you clarify who bears the cost then?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“So then it's basically coming from the employees' assets?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, so then does this mean that it's no cost to the employees or the city?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“So they've been with us since 2022, and it just says that they've saved the city money. Is there any example of... how they save us in excess of $150,000 a year. Like, are they saving more than we're paying? Does that make sense? So they're consulting services.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Correct. And they're a consulting service.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“And it says that they're saving us money. So how much money are... they saving us and is it more than what we're paying them i'm sorry can you point to the page that you're looking at on the staff report oh i'll have to so it states that uh we're signing a”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“So just out of curiosity, we do this because of lack of staff.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“OK, thank you. That's all I have. So I'll make a motion to approve.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Deputy Pierce. This is more of a comment. And just thank you for facilitating this grant. because we are getting constant reminders how bad our traffic is. And this is going to give us additional resources in which we can focus on DUI monitoring, as well as traffic enforcement. So I just want to say thank you, because anything we can do to help keep our streets safer and not bringing you know, not using funds or general funds is a benefit to everyone. So I just wanted to say thank you.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“There's no other comments. I'll make a motion.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“My concern is long-term sustainability. So as taxpayers, citywide, we're going to continue subsidizing this neighborhood pool. And I know we talked about giving the pool back or releasing our liability from the pool. Do we have a long-term exit plan? Because I don't want to approve another 200,000 in 2027.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I just want to thank Ricardo because the presentation was very uplifting and energetic, which I appreciate, and super excited that we have you here. So thank you to CM Ford and that we have an economic director strictly focusing on economic development. And also, you have been extremely supportive and helpful in my district with the needs that my constituents want. So I want to thank you for that as well. You know, it was kind of funny in the beginning, you mentioned that we really need to promote our city and that's what I've said probably the last two years is that we need…”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you Mayor and thank you Vice Mayor and City Manager Ford for clarifying that tonight's presentation is about providing information and just exploring the possibilities that our city can have. It's not about a commitment to bring data centers to Stockton. So I see this as the first step, as providing information. We hear the concerns, and we want to have the questions from our community. So we're going to have town halls. We're going to have listening sessions. But again, this is not about a vote to bring data centers here. I also heard a comment about that there were no youth activities…”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Absolutely. Could you elaborate? I have no idea what... city website ADA score is?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Does the numbers mean people, or is it a score?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Councilwoman Padilla. Thank you, Mayor. I have seen an uptick in your postings, so I do appreciate that.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Could you explain what role you play in the Brown Act meetings?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. And I also noticed that we still don't have our government channel. Yes. And I've been asked a lot because several people have Xfinity and they like to view it on Channel 97. So what's the status on that?”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“And I am happy to see that you have website on here because it's extremely cumbersome. So I'm looking forward to that.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, and I did, someone did mention to me, we need to elevate that a lot more, Ask Stockton.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026
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“I would like to see more live videos. A lot of people seem to enjoy that.”
City Council and Authorities · Sep 1, 2026