Remarks by Shirah Dedman
74 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
- Play at 35:15
“Thank you. It's my understanding that the work isn't so much design as additional work that needs to be done because of the delay of the building, the construction. um and as to that it states in the amendment whereas in july 2026 the city identified the need for additional services for continued responses to city permit review comments constructability review comments coordination with outside agencies pse kitsap health district um which are sorry which are pse kitsap health district u.s army corps of engineers and additional meetings required to advance the projects to bid ready documents…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 43:07
“I STATED AYE. THAT WAS AN AYE? YEAH. CAN YOU PLEASE?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 46:31
“The public might be a little bit confused because in the agenda online, there are no attached questions under this item. Correct. And my second comment would be that it would be nice to have included a question to the candidates as to if they are aware that they might be subject to litigation because they would be filling a vacancy that is being disputed.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:22:31
“Thank you. I wanted to state a correction in the investigation. If you read it, it'll say that... I'm sorry, I was trying to look for the exact language. It stated at the beginning... Specifically? Oh, sorry. It states at the beginning... Page councilmember sure Dedmon was contacted for an interview, but the councilmember chose not to participate That is not accurate so I just wanted to make sure that that was clear that that's not accurate and I would say that it's important to understand that I work at a different timeframe than everybody else does for many reasons. But without going into…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:24:22
“Yes, sorry, my hand was up. Sorry, just a quick thing as to that. Unlike every, I know that, I hope that I'm not always compared to what everybody else is capable of and the timing that they're available. We were given two days availability over two days for what was said to be 15 minute meetings that were gonna be held over two days. And I apologize that that did not meet my availability. And no, I should not be held to everybody else to say it worked for everybody else. It didn't work for me. And I can't apologize. Unfortunately, this is a part-time job, and I have a lot I have to work for…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:58:02
“I did too many things. I'm trying to wrap my head around a little bit about... I know that so many emails go around because we don't want to accidentally violate quorum, essentially. Like, you know, like, OPMA laws and stuff. And so I'm trying to have a better... understanding of like a process of getting agenda items on, um, that creates it so it can be like more equitable, less bureaucratic, but not, um, and not kind of, kind of going, having to centralize because it feels like centralizing opens that up. So I don't know. I'm just, I'm trying to understand that a little bit more. Um, so I…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:05:11
“So we had a really good meeting at the Givens Master Plan this past Thursday. So I wanted to thank Director, so Dennis, sorry. Dennis, why am I blanking on your last name right now? I don't know. Just for, I guess, overseeing that meeting and being open to listening to everybody. and so i felt like it was a really productive meeting so i just wanted to mention that and also um i do want to state a concern that the june 16th 2026 meeting uncut version still isn't available on youtube and so i was hoping that I GUESS Y'ALL ARE PUBLISHING EVERYTHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN PUBLISH THE UNCUT VERSION ON…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 9:26
“Sorry, I do have a question. Certainly. Um you said I just sorry you were giving an explanation so you said the approval of the amendment the first item.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:44
“Okay and then the work in the second agreement asks for an increase to the budget of that”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 10:20
“And so I'm just trying to wrap my head a little bit about what you said.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 10:27
“Go ahead. So right now, if we approve the amendment for the inter-local agreement, what is the reason why the amount doesn't cover the amount that we need if it's already budgeted?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 12:09
“So this is just in this agreement just gives the blank authorization to the county specifically for road pavement and but nothing else.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 13:00
“OKAY. SO WHAT YOU JUST EXPLAINED WAS PART A OR PART B?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 17:54
“Well, it just seems weird to vote on something that I already voted no on. So do I just vote no again?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 18:05
“Oh, okay. I guess that just doesn't make any sense. Okay.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 19:41
“POINT OF ORDER. CAN YOU MAKE A RECONSIDERATION IF YOU VOTED IN OPPOSITION TO IT?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 20:08
“Isn't it... Sorry, I just wanna get a double check from, sorry, Mr. Mayor, may I get an answer from City Attorney Archer on this about if you, so the motion was for a public censure. And from my understanding of Robert Rules, the person had to be in favor of the motion SO EVEN THOUGH THE MOTION FAILED AND YOU WERE ON THE WINNING SIDE, YOU HAVE TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO THEN HAVE, BE ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 30:09
“Thank you. I would like to point out that it seems that council members Trenary, Diener, and Rosa Pepe have prepared statements. I would like to ask, this is a formal request, public records request for those prepared statements. Also, I do not have a prepared statement because as you saw the agenda, I was not aware, I just saw the agenda. I was not aware that there was going to be, nor was the public aware that there was going to be a motion for reconsideration made tonight. So give me grace in understanding that I wasn't prepared for this. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT COUNCILMEMBER…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 37:10
“Point of order. Point of order. Oh, we'd have to wait on the motion to public censure. Okay, I'll wait. THANK YOU.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 38:06
“I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD WHAT SPECIFICALLY I'M BEING CENTERED FOR LIKE WHAT VIOLATE WHAT POLICY OR RCW OR LIKE LAW THAT I BROKE SO THAT WAY I CAN BE VERY SPECIFIC WHAT I'M BEING CENTERED ON.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 38:32
“CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THAT CLEAR WHAT RULES I VIOLATED THAT I AM BEING PUBLICLY CENSURED ABOUT? I BELIEVE CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU MAY, ASK CITY ATTORNEY ARCHER WHETHER OR NOT I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT CLEAR WHAT VIOLATIONS I VIOLATED. in terms of what the public censure is about?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 39:40
“Yes, please restate it so that it is clear to me which policies and laws I am being accused of violating.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 42:36
“Point of order. SO IT SOUNDS FROM THE REPETITION OF THAT I LISTENED TO IT VERY CLEARLY THAT I'M BEING ACCUSED OF NOT BEING PRESENT AT A MEETING AND THE MISREPRESENTING STATEMENTS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FENTON THAT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED SO MY QUESTION IS IS WHERE IS THE PROOF”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 43:02
“No, no, this is a point of order, this has to be.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 43:04
“Yes it is, I literally. It's a point of information.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026