Remarks by Rachel Freeman
284 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 10 of 12
- Play at 3:24:49
“So you would pipe it, or you're saying that you would Move the fence line or something on the north side or what?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:26:59
“You're talking about where the existing chain link fence is, right?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:27:10
“So the new fence would be closer to the homes? Yeah.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:28:25
“So to access the head gate, you'd either have to walk on someone's personal property or you'd have to walk up the easement. Well, get the head gate. Yeah, and the head gate's halfway through the property, like through that. So you have to walk up through Lot 7. Is there any way to screen share, Kim? And you can't.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:28:46
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City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:32:10
“So the fans will be where the dotted line is.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:33:33
“I don't know. We measured it out when I was out there, and it was about 20 feet.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:35:21
“You're asking about the north or west? The north. So it's 0.9.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:36:32
“So how close is the fence to the ditch? that you're proposing? Because it looks like it's pretty dang close. How far is the fence to the ditch? On the north side. The fence would be on the property line on the north side. Is it that dark line with the X's? Yes.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:38:11
“okay okay gotcha I'm just concerned that there's a fence close to a ditch that could get burned or moved back from the potential burn site”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:49:21
“Is that? I guess we did that with preliminary, so. Well, I am. I mean, I don't have a problem tabling it for two weeks and just having an updated drawing that comes back. Because I just don't feel like it's reflective of what's being said. And I'm one of those people that needs to be in writing. We have it. It's on a record. It's recorded. Staff understands what we want. And I think everyone here, we're all kind of coming to an understanding. But the little lawyer in me that I'm not says, put it in writing, and then I will Then we're all locked in, like, let's rock and roll two weeks. So…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:50:47
“Well, and I just want to say I would like to move it along. And I think the developer, if we wanted to move it so fast, then we could have received some of this information much sooner than last night. So it just shows how fast all parties want to move. And if not all parties are moving quickly, then it's not moving quickly.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:51:44
“Okay, Mr. Mayor, I move to table item 5.3, consideration of the preliminary subdivision approval for Cortesi subdivision for till July 28th. Well, and with hopeful that the developer will bring back an updated plot that reflects the agreements made tonight, verbal agreements.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:53:13
“I would be amenable to that, but I would be amenable to also just have something written from the developer saying that I will do xyz i will do these steps that we we discussed if if updating this plot is too much for two weeks just as long as we can have in writing what was said tonight about moving the fence about piping the ditch about access to the head gate about no climb fence about no preventing some burning whatever those sort of conditions in writing that's what i'm looking for so however we can meet that second stance”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:56:09
“i don't have i don't have questions i just have a comment um so on the i drove past there that looks like udot's purchased some nearby land for future interchange and tore down some homes that are nearby so um i talked to a resident who lives there they don't they don't have any issues with this development it seems like the neighborhood is favorable and there will be a little bit of increased kind of noise or traffic but i think it's a I'm in favor of that. I'm not in favor of the increased noise and traffic.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:56:47
“I have a lot of kids, so they have a lot of noise and traffic.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 3:57:01
“Mr. Mayor, I move to approve. Item 5.4, consideration of ordinance number 2026-28, approving the press switch to zone change on 1.09 acres located at 2004 North, 900 West, changing the zoning from RA1 to R2.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:00:33
“that's my understanding yeah it's just placement so that it so if somebody put one up and it was in violation we could have something that says you can't have it here yeah they don't have to apply for a permit or anything like that okay thank you so in the description it says it also talks about install or installing a variation of it at least seven times but in this in the in the definition it talk doesn't talk about installation So the only thing is I want to just make sure that we say that the structure is installed so that we're not talking about a lemonade stand. We're not talking about…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:01:28
“So that we know what we're talking about, not like... Yeah. Yeah. I like that. So I just think that would help clarify it if we just say that it's installed and then continue on for the exchange or distribution of items. That's the only change I would make. And otherwise, I think this is great.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:02:05
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City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:07:56
“So this would be in section 35.120 of the code, I believe, is what we're talking about? Yeah.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:09:07
“And Jessica, you like this? You approve of this, Jessica? You approve of this version here?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:10:36
“I'm fine approving it with the finding it will protect migratory birds and leaf.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:11:47
“And can we include the findings that the proposed development code amendment will protect migratory birds in Lehigh and, yeah. And with an add yeah. Yeah, yeah, and is in conformance with the purposes, intent, and provisions of the general plan.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 4:17:50
“What's that? Is there impact fees charged for this?”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026