Remarks by Rachel Freeman
284 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 12
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“So is it, just to clarify, since I'm new, I'm going to say I'm new for probably five years. No, three years. Is it a requirement that we only take public comment on things that are not on the agenda? Is that just kind of a tradition? Is that?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“CHRISTIE WOODARD- OK, so some mayors would not have the public comment, or they would allow comment on agenda items? There's just, it's kind of a .”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, I didn't really see. I don't know if I really saw much on there, but oh, yeah, I did. Oh, they're there. Let's include the DRC comments, please.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I think that this is a tough situation. I really appreciate the I don't know, the initiative by Neil at HOA to get this going. I spoke on the phone with Neil a couple months ago. We talked about it, and I did emphasize the public benefit need as we are making these exceptions. I know that both Council Member Lockhart and Newell were on the Planning Commission, and and talk about the importance of being consistent with our zones and the general plan and all of that, and how sometimes I do get concerned about precedents that we are setting if we do these things with an HOA benefit. The Bishop…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I thought there was different family members.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Would it be appropriate for me to comment on what's been asked?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Can I ask? Go ahead. So what I'm hearing is, let me see if I'm getting it right. So you would like to build a hotel, but won't build the hotel unless you have the density for the housing. Is that what I hear? It's a contract, it's a thing, it's... Well, it would just be really...”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So you would, the grocer would come if there was a hotel? Is that what I understand?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“And by tilt-up, you mean kind of the warehouse type?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah. No, I love this concept plan for the northern property. I talked to Lisa Hardman today and I really appreciate her perspective and how she looks at how, where the ERUs are best used. And so I really appreciate that. I would welcome blocking the property in the south. I would love to do that to better understand it. I don't, you know, transferring the ERUs to me is, it's part of a bigger picture and I would like to have a little bit more clarity on that in writing if that's a possibility. I'm going to say that I'm new because I'm new as of January and so I don't know, you know, staff can…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, so it could include, so if we amend this development agreement, it could include more than just the transfer of the ERUs. It could be more specific and... the commercial space or, you know, where the ERUs are?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. And I am with all the council members who have spoken here, especially with Council Member Harrison. He said, like, I would love to see the more commercial retail because that has been something that we've seen. It's continually kind of turned over to residential historically, and we are kind of lacking in Lehigh. And Saratoga is loving it on that side, right?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“It's true, but the west side, right, where do they go to shop?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“It's kind of the history. Yeah, you speak of the hard ones, and I have great respect for them. And just speaking to Lisa today, I could tell there's a lot of altruistic feelings there and just some great, you know, humanitarians going on. So that's not, like, that's not a question at all. It's just about what is, how can we, these amazing and great ideas and opportunities for the South, how can we solidify these and possibly put these in a development agreement so that we're, you know, it's just a little bit more secure, I guess, for”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I think that I'm just questioning what's happening on the south. I mean, who knows? That's decades. I agree.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. Can I ask you, what do you think that you're hearing from the council? What is the consensus that you think that you're hearing from us? For some clarity. So I know you think that you...”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, and just maybe just commercial and not... Well, that's what I'm saying.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I mean, that's what I was kind of thinking I'm hearing. I just didn't know if you were hearing that. And you think of there's going to be a freeway there, and do you want to have more homes along that, or is it better to have a transition area where there's commercial that's kind of protecting that?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, thank you to Judge Cummings and Jody for your patience with us tonight. I don't have any questions.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“which would impact the court. And we need to find a new location for that. And even we talked about months ago about housing, trying to house the court in the city center. It's not city center, but city hall. And look at that. And then look at options. And if we're having to spend millions of dollars on potentially building a new core. It's good to, I guess, just to look at options. But, I mean, I don't count someone in Burger Locker asked a question. Like, what if we didn't? But I ask questions all the time. And I don't sound as polished as her sometimes, so it works out. And I don't... I…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, and I support this resolution. I really don't. I didn't even have any questions or hesitations about it. I didn't even need a discussion. I do think that when we ask questions as council people, even not in an open meeting, it sometimes triggers the domino effects or like, is that direction? No, that's a question. So it might have triggered a little panic.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So can you tell me, for $1 a household per month, how much is that per year we're talking about?”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026
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“But what I understand from looking at the slideshow is they're paying this, but then to utilize it, they have to basically reach out to waste management for them to come pick it up. It's not like a given every week sort of thing. It's like, as needed, you have this waste, let us know, and we'll make arrangements with you to come get it.”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026
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“There might be some that don't use it at all, and then there's people who.”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026