Remarks by Robert Patrick
103 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“Good morning, everybody. How are y'all doing this morning?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, that was a strong good morning. Thank you very much for doing that. I'm still catching up from our few days off that we've had. We have a couple of important people here today. I want to say that my notes are not ready because the internet's not working. But Sarf, please come on down. And if you don't mind, first of all, yes. Yeah, nice to meet you, too. So my notes are not ready, so I'm just going to wing it. But I am going to say, first and foremost, you're a District 1 DeKalb County resident. And we are grateful for you, first of all, choosing, and your family choosing, DeKalb…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“12 years old. Yes. And you're smarter than a 55-year-old. That's great. That's great. That's great. Well, listen, it is with great honor to have you here today. What you've done is an amazing accomplishment at such a young age, and I hope that this is only the beginning for you. As you can see, you've got the entire Board of Commissioners here. I know that our CEO is watching online as well. I also want to acknowledge, if you don't mind, Principal Amy Hoytel. Amy, come on up. The benefits of a good education also involve a good principal, good teachers, good parents that are there to help and…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Mom and dad, if you'd come on over. We have time for a quick photo. Yes, we do. Can you spell a word? Oh, we did have a word spell.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'm going to test my ability to say words that I've never seen before in my life and then ask you if you can spell it. Silate?”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just in case you didn't know, it's an adjective lacking ornamentation used, especially of pollen grain walls. So thank you, Sarv. Thank you. You've made us better people. Let's get a photo.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Reclamation. Okay, so if any of y'all out there are Gen Xers, you will remember WWF Wrestling Night, Hulk Hogan, Mean Gene Oglin. The next person I want to call down is Larry Schleifung. Come on down, please. While Larry is making his way down, I wanna say that Larry is the person who has represented District 1, I believe, for 21 years. Come on down there. At the AAB Advisory Board. That's the Airport Advisory Board. He is an engineer, a pilot. He owns some really cool cars. He's a generally good guy, and he likes Mexican food at La Botana in Chamblee off of Savoy Road, in case you're…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Elaine Boyer, pardon me. I've never actually met Elaine before. But thank you for your service. Thank you for your knowledge, your expertise. I appreciate your updates when you send them to us. Just in case anyone forgot, there were just over 2,000 noise complaints at PDK last month. and about 1,000 of them came from one person. And then three people accounted for 1,600, I think it was. Five people. Five people, pardon me. But Larry provides a lot of information, a lot of understanding about the airport, even as a city planner coming into this job. For all the things I knew, I knew nothing…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, we're going to get a photo with you raising it up. Oh, okay. All right.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just one thing. Let's do the clap. So Larry is very tenacious, and I had asked Hunter, the airport director, Hunter Hines, to do some research discreetly, get me a bio on you so that we could put something together. And he reached out, and then all of a sudden you're like, hey, why is Hunter calling me? why is hunter asking all these questions about me what's going on i was like i don't know hunter you know he's a he's a good guy but i don't keep up with him you know he's his own man but um but that's what was going on in the background and uh again larry truly you know um i'm grateful for…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'll make a motion to approve agenda item 2026-0885.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Motion to approve agenda item 2026-0886. Second. I have a motion and a second.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Motion to defer to the August 25th BOC with a prior stop at PWI.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, I would enjoy an opportunity to have this at PWI as well. So I'd like to ask the mover if he could accommodate PWI before it goes forward. Yes, so moved.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“And staff can work out the date for PWI so it coordinates with FAB as well. Perfect. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Motion to defer the following items to the August 25 BOC meeting with a prior stop at PWI 2026-0774, 1041, and 1096. And I have a comment.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. And not to put you on the spot, when this gets approved, what's the turnaround time, the notice to proceed? How long do you estimate that being?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“OK. This is such a priority, at least for District 1, that I would be comfortable if we could separate this from the move for action and just approve this. I don't know if Zach could speak to this. Second. Second.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“MR. If you wouldn't mind, Zach, so we're talking about the traffic painting thermoplastic for $80,000, and I would like to send this to committee, but this is such a priority that if this was approved today, is there a way, some assurance we can get that notice to proceed?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“OK. Streets striped. OK. Madam, thank you, Zach. Thank you, sir. If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to restate the motion. So I'm going to make a motion to defer the following items to the August 25 BOC with the prior stop at PWI. Agenda item 2026-0774 and 1041. And that's the motion to defer those items.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“I said what I got to say. I got it done.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026