Remarks by Shirley Gonzales
62 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“That was helpful. Actually, I think, you know, just listening and trying to understand the priorities of the community for this project, because it seems to me like drainage would be part of infrastructure, like basic infrastructure. not something that would be an amenity. Is that not? So anyway, I guess as we evolve, like it seems to me like you can't, like you have to include drainage in the project as part of your estimate A. So I don't know. And I imagine that's not a small number. So the other thing I had a concern about was the timeline. You talked about four years. Is that, I mean, it…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“No, but the noise, right, the vehicles coming in and out. I mean, I understand that you would do it piece by piece or maybe you leave half the street open or you, you know, create traffic flow. But the reality is, you know, people for the most part are coming down Main Street to enjoy it. And if you're, you know, want to take your family out to dinner and there's, you know, jackhammer going right there, it's equally disruptive, even if it's not exactly in front of your street. So I know that that's something that we'll have to take into, you know, pretty.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay. All right. That's all I have for the moment. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“A few more questions. Oh, sure, of course, yeah. Sorry, I thought it was left over, I apologize. Just for example, right here in your presentation, you have some examples So radioactive material offsite disposal, 10% of full cost. What does that mean? You have like some examples here of scope of the project.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“So I mentioned that one, but just in general, could you explain that whole paragraph?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“That's right. And that's included in the $7 million. You made some assumptions.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay. And that's how we got the $7.3 million.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay, I think that does help. So as we are, you know, just fleshing it out, obviously we would have to, you know, make sure we have the budget for, you know, the things that, however we approve it. But I do think it's really important that some of the things here that you have as like estimates for streetscape improvements that I believe are actually probably more fundamental to the project, like drainage and lighting, electrical are included in the major renovation. I guess I just need to be clear about that. So drainage is not included in estimate A or like the electrical is not included in…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“OK, that helps. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Marty, for the presentation and the other groups. What comes to mind, you mentioned that there was a program to assist residents from the larger companies that were going to pay into a fund. It has a name, but I can't think of what it is.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yes, and that's to help residents, but it doesn't do anything on the commercial side?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I would be curious to hear from some of our commercial vendors. I don't know if they've had an opportunity to weigh in. I feel like we've had lots of communication with constituents and interest groups. Has there been any feedback from the chamber and some of those folks?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay, okay, because I imagine it could be quite impactful for them. And that's all the questions I have. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'm having office hours tomorrow at the library from 11 to 1230. If anybody would like to join me, we're usually out to the right, sort of in the back corner. So looking forward to seeing anyone during that time. I spent this last week in Los Angeles for the National Association of Elected Latino Officials. And it was a really great event. Lots of discussions around many of the things we all do here on the council related to our city government role, but big emphasis on immigration this time, big emphasis on housing, as many cities around the country are also experiencing a housing crisis.…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Tommy and team. I really like these kind of reports that are, you know, community feedback, like people with lived experiences going through this together and that you did comparable cities. I really like it. And I had an opportunity to read through it. It makes sense. It's readable. And I look forward to implementing some of the things that have been suggested. I did happen to come into one of the events as a small business owner. I didn't realize exactly what was going on. I just heard that it was City's Works, which I was familiar with. Did you have a name…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“And I think being part of the Institute for Justice, I was intrigued. And so I happened to go and sit in one of the meetings, and it is as presented, many of the things that were suggested. And so I'm really grateful for all the work and the time that you put in. I guess one of the recommendations that I did not see in the report was like a mentoring program. Did that ever come up at all?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“That peer-to-peer model, Some of what you guys did, I think, organically here, but tends to be really helpful that a small business owner can go to another small business owner that's been through it and ask for guidance. I see what you're saying.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Well, thank you very much. And, you know, just as an aside, I mean, I love that you still printed something, like an actual print, that it's not just online. And I think it makes for just a nice presentation. And I guess, finally, that there was no cost to the city. for this really valuable information is also in a tremendous plus for us. And I just look forward to the implementation because I feel like I've been involved in a number of these activities that actually don't lead to implementation. I think that's on us as a council to adopt some of these suggestions And I hope that we do,…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Like what am I missing that my colleagues are all understanding? I mean who who? Who determines these metrics?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“But it's still done by his or her own feeling about the topic? Or it's not AI-driven based on?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“But isn't that going to make a lot more work for the staff?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Won't that make a lot more work for the staff member that has the data?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. Well, you know, I don't know. It's not coming naturally to me. So hopefully after I see it a few times, it will make a little bit more sense. But, you know, I don't know. Yeah. I'll give it a chance.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for the presentation. For the streets that are in the subdivision, are those maintained by the city or by the private developer?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026