Remarks by Richard Mays
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OK, we're ready to go here. October 26, 2026. This is our regular city council meeting. Welcome, everyone. And at this point, I'd like to ask the city clerk to please call the roll.
Present. Serious Pledge of Allegiance. Please join me and stand if you can and join me in the pledge. Bear with me here.
Thank you. Item four is approval of the agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda?
It's been moved by Councilor Runyon and seconded by Councilor Randall to approve the agenda. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 5A is a presentation from the Mid-Columbia Community Action Council. And with us tonight is the Executive Director, Leslie Naramore. Welcome, Leslie.
I have two questions. Um, You mentioned you're making the rounds to other counties and cities. How many county commission meetings and city council meetings have you been to or do you plan to attend?
Okay, that's all right. The Bread and Blessings, have the number of meals that they serve gone down when they had to change locations?
Yeah, but the number of meals they serve, it's...
Okay, great. Anybody else? Thank you very much.
Next on the agenda is a presentation by Janet Amata. regarding the Next Door program. And her, your sidekick, Janet's a Chicago White Sox fan, and her sidekick is not a Sox fan, she said. Why don't you introduce yourself?
Questions? The aid clients. Are they? I trust they're in your jurisdiction.
Good to know. Okay. Anybody else? Okay. Thank you. Oh, did you want to? Yeah.
Client number three that you mentioned, you said that they have not heard from Did that happen right at the beginning, back in January?
Yeah, I heard about one, but that one was more recent.
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Thank you. Anybody else? I appreciate the acknowledgement that I happen to be there on Friday. And as well as Amy and Matthew, we also had David Mills there who's here tonight, our assistant director of public works, Josh Chandler, our director of community development, and Jake Anderson, our economic development officer. And I want to also add that When you asked me to say a few words, I did mention your group specifically. I didn't really mention your group. I mentioned the topic and found myself surrounded by seven of your students who were asking me a lot of questions about what I had…
Okay. Anybody else? Last call? Okay. Thank you.
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Thanks. Okay. City Council reports. We'll start with Councillor McLaughlin.
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Does it stand to reason that we could expect us on the... Next agenda.
Yeah, is there any problem with holding it over yet again, to what would that be November?
Well, before you read it, I guess I would like to know, is he asking that it be held over, or is he just stating that he objects to it, or is he just expressing some reservations and allowing the council to go ahead and vote on it?
I'm not sure how we can discuss his concerns without him here.
Oh, okay. I was looking at that other side. Why don't you go ahead and read it? Anybody have a problem with that?