Remarks by Robyn Desimone
26 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 1:54:40
“I feel like there's just still many questions, some unclear areas, some confusion, and I think maybe if this does go to a second reading that some things just need to be tightened up. I don't feel confident in some of the things I read. I'm hearing questions, concerns from other council members. I think it's just maybe it's a little premature for us to be talking about this since there's so much that's not understood well.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“It's Desimone. Yes. Thank you, Junior. Welcome to the team. I've already handed your information out three times, and I'm excited to be working with you on the business side, the brick-and-mortar businesses. We need better communication, and we need that contact. We need someone to reach out to. Sometimes calling 911 isn't what we need to do, so I'm excited to team up with you on this.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I did have a question earlier. I'm sorry, I forgot your name. Carol. Carol. Earlier in your presentation, you did discuss that the redevelopment would be funding the part of the restaurant, and you did also use the terms married to. So am I under the impression that you are going to be doing both?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I DID ALSO STRUGGLE THROUGH THAT PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT. I DIDN'T HEAR CONFIDENCE. I HEARD A LOT OF WE MIGHT, IT COULD, THERE'S IDEAS, THERE'S CONCEPTS. THE NERVOUSNESS IS REAL. The trust factor is real, but I'd like to remind everyone here we're still in the conceptual phases. The right hand cannot do anything without the left hand right now, and the left hand cannot do anything without the right hand right now. So we are actually having to trust at this point in time. So if we can have a little bit of latitude and understand that this is an ongoing process and that we will get there and…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you, I did wanna sound a little more upbeat than the other council member with the trust. As a business owner, also it behooves a business owner to do right by the community. Trust is something that I understand is earned, but also they're putting their livelihood on the line to become a part of this community, to work with the community. And as a business owner who has changed communities because I did not receive that type of partnership in a previous city, Chief Bowe, I do see the trust and I understand the commitment and to be fair, there is fear on the other side as well. So the…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for your presentation. On the option three, can you pull that slide up of the street? It looks like we've lost all the on-street parking. Could you just confirm for option three?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So again, I know we're still conceptual, but if you go to the next picture, the prettier one, there is no on-street parking in the picture on the right.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I'd like to move that we go with option two, and that we do not accept the grant. and that we simply use our funds, I'm sorry, I forgot what it was, to go ahead with option two.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I will. defend my motion. I see this as a beautification project. I know I missed the finance meeting last week, but I truly believe our priorities are to maintain what we already have before we start with something new. But I do recognize the need to get this street closer to what we need for our stair project. I understand that. I'm a safety girl. I think people walking in the street on Cliff Avenue is unacceptable. I think there's other places where we should be spending this money, but $500,000 can get us to a place where people are safe and we're achieving what we need to do. There have…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Could I get clarification on that statement from Council Member Steinmetz to do option three. Oh sorry. I'm sorry he was just saying. It was about the funding. He was saying that there was funding guaranteed for option three which I am not clear on because I Didn't understand it.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So the clarification was that there is no guaranteed money for the actual project. It is the grant for the design. The rest would come from?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Santa. OK. All right. OK. Sorry. Or potentially capital if it didn't fall, if we didn't get a grant funding. I'm just clarifying the dollars. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I'm with you. OK, so what I asked for is option two and to not accept the grant. And I think what Councilmember Blass is asking is to make the grant a separate decision in a different entity entirely. So would that be me removing from my original motion the grant?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“And that's me amending it because it's my motion.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Oh, it's my privilege. I would like to make a motion that we go with option two and that we decline the ecology grant. All right.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Mike, could you please pull up that option three with the math, with the numbers, the money part. Thank you. I will not vote for a project for a grant's sake. I will not do it. The grant is $500. I'm sorry, I don't actually care. Thank you. for the design for something that is still going to cost us this much money if possibly maybe someday whenever we get other grants that might defer some of these costs. I will not vote for this. This is asking too much of us financially. We have a possibility of something that can put things to a place where we can function now while we can maintain other…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Other discussion? I'm sorry, to clarify, Councilmember, the motion is for option three, which is $4.2 million, not $500,000. You just asked if it was worth $500,000. I just want to make sure. The grant. Okay.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you, I do like this idea. I share the concerns of it affecting the timeline. As long as the timeline isn't affected, I feel like this would be a worthwhile adventure. Also as the only front facing council member, I am ecstatic for someone else to answer some of these questions. Is it something where you're asking citizens for this or is it collaboration with council? Who are these people on this committee?”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“WE'RE DISCUSSING. Can you limit your discussion to the motion?”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“I am going to vote yes on this and I think this is the definition of leaving it all out on the field at this point. We are the underdogs and we are doing everything we can to get as much attention and get recognition as as possible. In the end it isn't actually our decision anyway but if we did our maximum and did all of the work and we are going to put it out there then I'm going to be a yes to vote to put this through.”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“Or do you have something that you want to talk about?”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“Exciting. Thank you. I did have an exceptional time at the 4th of July star stripes and sunshine. I've been practicing that. And I did participate in the dunk tank. I'd like to thank everyone who gave it their best shot. I really would like to congratulate the other council members that took one for the team on that one. And yes, the question everyone asked me, it was cold. And yes, I will sign up again next year. So it was a great event. It was well attended. Kudos to the city. I understand change is difficult for everyone, but I'm willing to get in the dunk tank so we can do some change. So…”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“Council Member Des Moines. Sorry. It's been a long day. I'd like to make a motion to adjourn. Second.”
City Council · Jul 9, 2026
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“Thank you for the presentation, I did ask for some of this information being brought up and I appreciate all the work that's got into that. I actually speak to residents on the daily I speak to people often and I am actually hearing. That people are excited for the potential, the city has I know that when I got here all I heard was the potential, the potential, the potential. This is how we figure that out, and I appreciate the work that you're going to put into this I appreciate the historical information as well that's how we're going to take this educated guess at what we're going to do,…”
City Council · Jun 25, 2026
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“I do have some thoughts. The speed limit is 35. We're not changing the speed limit. All we're doing is reminding you that when it's not 20, it's 35. So we're encouraging better behavior, I believe. We're not changing anything. We're just encouraging better behavior. So if you did want to... do 80 at 2 a.m., we're discouraging that behavior at that time. So the speed limit isn't changing. We're just changing the consequences, which I will be for it.”
City Council · Jun 25, 2026