Remarks by Robyn Denson
34 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“For the consent agenda? Yes. I move the consent agenda passes.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I move Proposal O2026-526S4.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I move proposal number O2026-526S4. Second.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I appreciate Council Member Krueger's thorough thinking and investigation and research. I really do. But I used to draft legislation for the state and we would never put a definition in if we weren't using it in the statute. It was just not good practice. And I remember many times amending a statute and removing definitions because all of a sudden probably the code reviser looked at it and said you're not using this term anywhere so we are going to learn a lot this year and not only us but other counties and other states are going to be learning a lot and i have no doubt that the…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I am really, really proud and excited to support this ordinance to promote renewable and distributed energy sources in Pierce County. I want to thank again, Planning and Public Works. This has been a huge project for you all and I really, really appreciate all of the work that you've done internally and talking to stakeholders and talking to all of us and going on tours and really digging in to create the best legislation possible. I want to thank the stakeholders, some of which are here or online today to make sure that this legislation, this code actually works in real…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. And this will be my last time pitching, at least in this chamber, the first annual Pierce County Suicide Prevention Summit and Bridge to Hope 5K. I want to thank a lot of county departments, actually, that have come together, especially Human Services and Parks, and especially help Council Assist—or thank Council Assistants Nicole Jones-Vogel and Cynthia Banuelos, who have just done the lion's share of the work. It's going to be amazing. It's this Friday. It's from 12 to 7.30. That's everything. There's something for everybody, whether you're a provider, community member, or…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We acknowledge that we are on the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish tribes. Coast Salish people have lived on and steward of these lands since time immemorial and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step towards true allyship, and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the indigenous people of this land.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for your work. Honestly, when I first joined Council, I did not realize what a big deal falls were for seniors. And we do this proclamation every year, and I've heard the stories, some of which you have shared today, about how devastating falls can be and how... quickly someone's independence can be compromised. And that's the last thing we want. We have an amazing aging and disabilities department here in Pierce County with so many services all centered around keeping seniors healthy and happy and able to age in place if that's what they wish. And I certainly…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. In regards to proposal number R2026-180S, I move to continue this proposal to the September 29th, 2026 regular council meeting for final action.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“complicated, there's too many colors. All right, I move proposal number O2026-556. Second.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I move council amendment number one.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. Yeah, it's definitely been difficult. I think we received these maybe an hour, hour and a half before we did get some briefing on them earlier. So I appreciate the efforts of staff to do that. I am a no on this amendment as well. I do think that the department is going to naturally common sense. consult with a lot of these groups and take a lot of these considerations into account. I think the language here seems with the short amount of time that I've had to look at it today to be really onerous and definitely at the level of micromanaging our Department of Planning and…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“not seeing any oh councilmember deadson i'm sorry i just wanted to to express that i'm also i'm voting no on this one i'm not voting on no on all of them i just want to let you know i have reviewed them there are several that that i think make sense and and work and that i'm not concerned about this one um is again complicated i i believe the department does plan on coming up with different regulations and zoning classifications and mitigation measures for different types of institutions because they do have different impacts on the community. And that is what we are concerned about, the…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. I do appreciate all the thought that has gone into this. I am a no on this one as well for a couple different reasons. Primarily, or I guess the first reason, is that I'm sure our Planning and Public Works Department will use legitimate considerations in all of its deliberations, and I have no doubt that that is true. in regards to a final report i'm not a huge fan of plans and reports i know they're necessary i don't know that we need to obligate another one i know that the department will be able to defend all of its all of its recommendations to us and we will ask questions…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“No questions, just I wanted to express that I will be voting no on this council amendment as well. Ultimately what we're gonna get from the department is their work study results, their recommendations, their sample ordinances that they're recommending to council and I want to make sure that this council or whatever council is here when that comes forward has the authority to make the decisions that they feel is best at the time. I don't want to, in passing an amendment like this, hamstring not only the department, but a future council potentially from making the decision that they feel is…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, I'm going to be voting yes on this amendment. I agree that Pierce County seems to have and continues to be hit with a disproportionate amount of institutions and housing like this. And while we understand that we all need to do our part, we do need to look at the cumulative effect, especially in different areas of the county, and make sure that we're being fair to our residents and that we We have an idea of where things are being placed in a way that is fair to our community and is distributed throughout the state as well. So I will be voting yes on Amendment No. 7.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. I may be repeating some of these questions, but this is complicated. And as we know, we're just kind of thinking through this within the last hour or so. A prohibition of a use is a big deal, right? And I don't want to presuppose any conclusions. There's some of us that may be hoping to see that, some of us that may not be hoping to see that. But if the department were to put forward a recommendation of a prohibition of any of these kinds of institutions, as you said, there would have to be a lot of justification behind it, not just we don't like these, right? And I'm wondering if…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. All right. So this might not even come to pass because that would be extremely difficult and maybe impossible legally to do. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“yes thank you we are getting way too ahead of ourselves in my opinion with this amendment we are nowhere nowhere ready to start talking about permitting and all the different considerations that need to be taken into into consideration and when i read this there is considerations far beyond the scope of the purpose of of the current moratorium that we are considering extending today. I'll remind folks that the primary question here, the primary charge we've given to the department is to think about the impact to the community of these different types of institutions that are included within…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to let everyone know that it is the official 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline Day today. I know we here talk a lot about 988, and I know we're all working hard to make sure our communities know that they can call or text 988, either with suicide concerns or mental health concerns. Anytime you just need to talk to someone, professionals, 24-7. And this does happen to be an example of one of the giveaways that”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I'm always really shocked and surprised at the number of volunteer groups that we have in Pierce County that work on these issues. We have our professionals, the Department of Emergency Management, and you all are wonderful, and you're everywhere in the community. They were just out at Airport Day the other day, and they always seem willing to go wherever and whenever. But the groups like Citizen Corps, Homespun Ministries, I know we've got the Geek Harbor Key Peninsula, PCNet out there in the rural area where I serve. We've got the 4x4 groups and the horseback groups and…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“just a couple of comments and a question appreciated the presentation appreciate your continued focus on people and people helping people because i think a lot of us just love coming into the library seeing librarians that that we know and trust and and there's just something about libraries and librarians i think that makes us feel so safe and comfortable i just just love it and so it's great that that's being retained in this continually evolving world where technology is here and it's important, but it's also nice to have that personal connection. Appreciate all the work you are doing in…”
County Council · Sep 1, 2026