Remarks by Santiago Avila, Jr.
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“Good evening. At this time, we're going to go ahead and get started with the regular commission meeting for Monday, September 21st, 2026. If I can please have the city clerk call the roll.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“This time I'm gonna turn it over to Commissioner Colwell of District 5 for the invocation and the honoring of the veterans.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“It's my understanding Commissioner Caldwell will personally hand those over to both of our veterans. This time we're going to go to additions and deletions. There are no presentations for tonight from staff. And then we do have presentations on behalf of Fire Chief Steven Cousins. So we're going to invite Chief Cousins to come up. And once he's done, the commission will go back down.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right. So can we please have you guys over here facing that way? And please, the commission is more than welcome to approach Aria, who is obviously one of our youngest superheroes here in the city. So on behalf of the whole commission, city staff, and the city manager, Aria, we wanted to give you this medal for being a superhero. Right? So now you get to be amongst people like Wonder Woman, Superman, Spider-Man, all those people with special powers. And it's a Citizen's Life-Saving Award on behalf of the Delta Fire Department, and as I said, the commission and staff and the city manager,…”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Sorry, as a dad, I get a little, I can't even imagine when those two parents had to go through witnessing that, so. All right, we're gonna move to consent agenda. At this time, Commissioner Howington? I'd like to pull E. E as in Edward?”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“E. Seven E. All right, this time I'll entertain a motion for approval of the rest. Commissioner Santiago.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Commissioner Nabic. Second. There's a motion and a second. Is there any public comment on the consent agenda?”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right, since no one else is locked in, can I please go with the vote? Motion passes seven to zero. Commissioner Howington, you are up next for seven E as in Edward.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right. This time I will entertain a motion and a second. Commissioner Santiago.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Commissioner Harriot. Second. There's a motion by Commissioner Santiago, second by Commissioner Harriot. Can we please vote? Motion passes six to one. All right, this time we're gonna go into eight ordinance and public hearings. If the city attorney can please read section A.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“This time I'll entertain a motion. Commissioner Harriot.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right. This time I'll entertain a second. Commissioner Howington.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Commissioner Knabik, and then Commissioner Howington.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“I'm sorry? Catherine, do you mind giving them the microphone?”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right. At this time, I'll entertain a motion for action items 9A. And I see Commissioner Santiago, you're on.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Is there a second? Commissioner Howington? I'll do that. Okay. Commissioner Nobick?”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“All right, we have a motion by Commissioner Santiago and a second by Commissioner Norton.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Yes, I know. He has to read the motion. I get it. Go ahead.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“So moved by Commissioner Santiago. Commissioner Naubeck, you want to just re-verify your second?”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“To the residents coming up to the podium, I am sorry if I don't look directly at you. The sun is literally glaring right there. If you can click on, there you go. Public comment, we usually, for these two, we do them together.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“Is the commission okay with us doing it how we always do it? Please.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“You turned it off. No, click, hold on. There you go.”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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“crap we might be able to have a better city budget here too thank you thank you mayor that closes public comments all right commissioner howington you're up next uh this is right now currently only on the millage we'll get to the budget next”
City Commission · Sep 21, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 21, 2026