Remarks by Ralph Rodriguez
216 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 9
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“Thank you for the prayer, Councilmember Dietz. Today we have five proclamations and we're gonna go ahead and start with Human Resource Professionals Day, September 26th, 2026.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Our next proclamation is going to be national manufacturing today, October 2nd, 2026.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Our next proclamation is going to be Fire Prevention Week, October 4th through the 10th, 2026.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Our next proclamation is going to be National Community Planning Month, October 2026.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, the last proclamation we have is Code Enforcement Officers and Sanitarians Appreciation Month, October 2026. Whereas code enforcement officers and sanitarians provided for safety and welfare of the citizens throughout the community through the enforcement of local codes and ordinances on a variety of issues, including building, zoning, housing, environmental health, and life safety, And whereas code enforcement officers and sanitarians often have a challenging and demanding role and often do not receive recognition for the job they do and improving living and working conditions for…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you for that. Next, we'll have announcements and recognition by the city manager, Steve Williams.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you for that. Thank you for that. It's always good to see our people getting promoted like that, especially when they're internal promotions. I have no announcements of recognition, so we'll move on to the hearing of residents. This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the city council. Each person should fill out the speaker's register prior to the meeting. Presentation should be limited to no more than three minutes. All remarks should be addressed to the council as a body and not to any individual member thereof. All handouts and or USB devices must be submitted to…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up, we have Jordan Barnes.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Next, we have Kristen Potick. I hope I...”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, thank you. Next up, we have John Frias.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. That's going to go ahead and hearing of the residents. Moving on to consent agenda items. The consent agenda items one through nine is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the consent agenda upon the request of the mayor or a council member. At this time, do I have any council members wanting to remove any items from the consent agenda? Having none, can I get a motion to approve consent agenda items one through nine? Make a motion, Mayor.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We have Council Member Ben Guerrero. Yeah, a couple questions, Chief.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, a lot of it depends if this is time sensitive. on this grant award, on whether we're gonna be able to table it or not, because you can lose that grant. However, we can always go back and modify things after we have the town hall meetings that will be scheduled.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“If we can go ahead and let our city manager, Steve Williams, comment on this item as well.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, I also have Councilmember Sheridan that would like to comment.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. Now, is us accepting this grant, is it for the DFR program or is it for both?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, and then we have Council Member Westbrook.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, well we did have a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Watson. We got a second by Council Member Westbrook. Can I get everybody to cast their votes? Nope, we want to discuss it. I know we got Council Member McAloosa.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Any other discussions? Council Member Dietz?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I would agree with that. If there are no other discussions, can I get everybody to cast their votes? Can I get the votes published, please? Having seven yeas, no nays, motion passes.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Moving on to item 11. DISCUSSION NATIONAL ITEM ON OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RISK POLL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION. AND WITH US, WE HAVE OUR CITY SECRETARY, SHEILA EDMONSON.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so... At this time, I guess we need a vote to see who we want to represent, is correct? And so for place one, I believe we have J.W. Buzz Fulling, former mayor of Henderson. Place two, we have Emily Crawford, city manager of Abilene, currently on the board. And for place three, there was a recommendation that we support Andy Joslin, city manager for the city of Beeville, region 11. And for place four, we have Austin Bleas, city manager of Jersey Village. Is everybody good with those selections? All right, if everybody's good with those selections, can I get everybody to cast a vote?…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026