Remarks by Scott Robertson
152 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 7
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“We do, and the council's never had a problem with that as long as those trees were replaced. We just have to follow through on that part.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Great. Good deal. Thank you. City Attorney, your report now.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, City Attorney. And this involves the stoplight installation, the four-way stoplight installation at Dinuba and McCall. Is that correct? McCall. You can't put the stoplight in until you acquire that land at the four-way intersection. Is that correct?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Great to see we're making real progress on the installation of those stoplights. Another project started earlier. This started in 2020, and we're getting to the construction phase now. Thank you for that report. And with that, we're going to take our traditional five-minute break at this point, during which citizens have a chance to talk with the department heads, and then we'll be back for the rest of the city council meeting.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thanks very much for your reports. Council, I have comments at this time.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think, um, you, you guys run a really fine line because you don't want to be overbearing and yet you want to do your job too. And, you know, we, We get responses from citizens all the time. Probably the biggest ones I get are overgrown weeds, you know, in, in yards and in next to buildings, you know, what's going on there. One about a fence. We hear about that a lot. You know, it could be a public safety hazard and also about boarded up houses. So it's, there are not as many things are looking better in Selma. It is looking better. And you guys are responsible for a lot of that. And we…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“It's like that house on Rosen Thompson as well, boarded up. It's like an invitation for people to go in there and squat there.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Appreciate how, you know, you work with Caltrans as well. You know, they just beefed up their road teams as well. They went in and they cut that tree back right there. I mean, that really dangerous condition there on that floral lawn ramp. That was another invitation that would have ended in tragedy and really could have. And I know our code enforcement work closely with with Caltrans, with our police chief to make sure that that got abated and cut back and look at it. Nobody's been there since then. And it's not to be mean and it's not be cruel. It is to promote safety, public safety. You…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Anybody in the chat on this topic?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, it looks like the process is complaint-driven. So if there's a complaint on it, it'd be interesting to see what that history is. It's the ex-PG&E. It's not PG&E anymore.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, someone out of town. And I don't think they've moved in. I don't think they've done a whole lot to it. And that's a good point. You know, the $3 million grant's going to spruce up 2nd Street. we don't need a property that's going to be absolutely other direction we'll uh we'll we'll like said it let me look at the history and where we're at on the process with that property and we'll I'll send that to the city manager for your information thanks very much appreciate that this is an informational item so we're going to move on from here to our next item however it is an informational…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Chair Merrilees, regarding the rbs like to change that agenda i'd like to change that ordinance put it on there to change that ordinance to approve rbs entry and campers in in driveways subject to public safety and aesthetic concerns, so we strike a balance there. Chair Merrilees, And do we have consensus.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Item 5-2. This is another discussion item, and this is on the sign ordinance, feather flags, and banners.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, director. Appreciate your report. Does council have any questions for the director or any topics they would like to raise before we get into this item?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yep, they'll be there at 9. All right. They'll go over there and consult with you, okay? They'll be there at 9.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, Jesse. And then since you are downtown, you're part of the Business Improvement District, you pay a little bit extra for that right now. It's the same as your business license fee. That will be coming back to council to kind of look at that because it's gone this way for a couple years. That might, you know, the council should review that in the future. We'll get there. That's not going to be this meeting. But That being said, as part of the business improvement district, you do have certain rights as well in that. And one of them, one of the benefits that you get from being part…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“you know, one of the units with three urinals, eight toilets, seven sinks. Then you've got the other unit with three urinals, 10 toilets, seven sinks. Are those going to be modified for the ladies restroom?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“from mobile modular as is, as is correct. And then the same figure out how to modify it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“This is such a move forward. I mean, this is what we're going for. It's exciting to staff too. Everybody has to be really excited about this.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Plus you incorporated the city council goal of going through a local business to provide this product as well. So that's, that's really important too, because the first schematics you brought us were potentially, you know, constructors from out of state, out of town, but you found one local.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So thank you. Thank you for that. And, and you know what I'm going to ask next, what's our timeline on this?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“public information officer, our comms director, and I believe Diaz de los Muertos is coming up. When is that scheduled, director?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Okay. Investment. This is bringing our downtown back. Isn't this what we've been talking about the last couple of years? It's why I ran again. I wouldn't have bothered, but we got on, we got the right people on our council and we've been moving our city forward. And this is another step in that direction. Yes. It's not without risk, but it's a step we can't afford not to take. This is what's going to propel our city forward. It's a game changer. If it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. But we tried. What do I hear when I talk to people? Hey, you know, what's going on in Selma? I…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026