Remarks by Steve Nelsen
28 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I attended one of the outreach meetings, and there was five or six different businesses represented at this outreach meeting here, and the consensus was 10 o'clock, because nothing good happens after 10 o'clock. And I think what we could do is ask Visalia PD, if not at this meeting, at a future meeting, give us statistics showing what goes on before 10, what goes on after 10.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Any comments or questions? Well, first of all, I want to thank Colleen. I actually listened to the outreach meeting because you covered everything. And I appreciate the outreach that the staff did at various businesses and get their input. And I think the thing that I heard when I sat at that outreach meeting was ease of application. There was a lot of confusion on do what I have to do and how I need to do it And I appreciate the fact you're making that's more simplistic Yeah, I think at some point I think it'd be good to have a report on statistics So the council's more knowledgeable what…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay. Again, a great report, very thorough, and I appreciate it. So thank you. Thank you. Council Member Pritchett again.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I move to direct staff to begin drafting revisions to chapter 17 zoning based on the information provided in the staff report and direction provided during the work session presentation.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Council Member Nelson. You know, I appreciate the effort in putting this proposal together. I appreciate the amenities that you've decided to put into the park. I think it's an excellent location. I think it's a great amenity for the neighborhood. I think you've addressed every concern they have. I think some of the concerns were overinflated. But, I mean, that's fine. I'm not too concerned about having a play field for youth sports, because I think this park is designed for people that maybe aren't in youth sports, but they need the amenity. Maybe they want to do something. And I think if…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, very thorough report. Glad we got it early. A lot of reading, but very good. I think it comes down to a general plan, growth, because we have to be strategic in where we locate these ponding basins. I mean, just to put a ponding basin in to say you did it and it doesn't really serve a purpose is ridiculous. I appreciate your comments, Chris, that I think this should be a partnership. I think it should be a partnership with developers, letting them do most of the work, because it's going to be cheaper than if the city does it. But I think it's a two-way street. But excellent report.…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I move to receive the presentation update on stormwater master plan and authorize staff to circulate the proposed stormwater master plan update for public comments.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I'll make a motion to accept the balance of the consent calendar as presented. I'll second.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“No, I think it's a good idea to bring this forward and have the discussion. I look at the City of Isaiah, I pride ourselves on the fact that we examine and study potential opportunities that can come to the City of Isaiah. We've looked at other high-end users of water, not a data center, but they're high-end user of water, and we've not allowed them to come to the City of Isaiah. I pride ourselves on listening to our constituents. Yeah, I don't think having a data center is a deal breaker one way or the other, but I think it is a breaker when it comes to usage of our water and our air…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Oh, there we go. Try that one. I move to adopt resolution number 2026-61, providing for the appointment in lieu of election to the office of the city council member for District 3 pursuant to California Election Code Section 10229 and canceling the November 3rd, 2026 municipal election for that office.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I mean, I'm in favor of the necessary work. I think what caught my attention is that the first scope of doing the parking lot and the cost analysis was done in 2022. Since that time, the scope has changed on the work that's going to be done. And then you have an increase in cost of the project. My question would be, why didn't we update, say, in 2024 or update in 2025? Because now we have to pull the money out of the general fund. I'm trying to figure out, was the ball dropped? which is possible, but there is a big gap between, especially in the change of the scope of the project, and as soon…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I appreciate the comments, and like I said, I'm in favor of it, and I understand the need to be concrete versus asphalt. It's amazing to me they even did asphalt at that time. And I appreciate the aspect of we kind of put it on the staff on 2022 to 23, I guess, and 24. It just amazes me. We have quality people in the Department of Engineering. And everybody knows once you change the scope of a project, the cost of the project goes up, even if it's in current time. And I think what bothers me is why this wasn't caught in a four-year period to say, hey, we're changing the scope. We got a new…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I move to authorize the city manager to execute a construction contract with Toasted Asphalt for RFB 25-26-44 for parking lot rehabilitation at Fire Station 54 in the amount of $176,479.84 and authorize the appropriation of $115,000 from the general fund. I'll second. First and second. All those in favor, please vote.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Great report, and probably when you look at it, it's probably way overdue to really look at this ordinance. I mean, the shopping cart situation has grown in numbers. And you guys do a great job in keeping the blight out of the city, but I think we're overdue in making this change, and I'm all in favor of it. So thank you. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“No, very thorough report. And I appreciate the transparency that the department is showing towards the public and the use of the different equipment. So I really appreciate that. So thank you. Council Member Poochigan?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I move to adopt resolution 2026-53, a resolution renewing ordinance number 2022-09, which authorizes the department's military equipment use policy.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“John, why don't you, I got, I was fortunate to sit in two days of transit meetings, and why don't you explain the ridership from microtransit and why that's not the catch-all that people think it is, because the ridership is low on microtransit, I mean, per hour, and you still have the same fixed cost of a driver.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“We were talking earlier, and it kind of grew a bunch of deep dive kind of questions on the different aspects of where transit's going. One quick question is, do we have any other routes that get this type of funding that we're now looking at that ridership, or is just the one we're looking at?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yeah, great report, and the meetings were outstanding, so thank you. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I move to authorize staff to open up a 30-day public comment period to receive feedback on a proposed elimination of Transit Fix Route 17 in the service of the Visalia Industrial Park and schedule a public hearing for the city council meeting of September 7th, 2026 for council determination.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Question, was there any, because I didn't really see any reports, was there any illegal fireworks confiscated before the 4th?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Within the city limits or within close proximity?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I was wondering. I agree with Council Member Pachigian. My neighborhood, first time ever, had zero illegal fireworks going off, except for one guy, and that was a short timeframe. But other than that, it was great. I've heard great comments on the event. The only negative I heard was the impact of parking in the vicinity. Very impactful, especially if you're in a neighborhood. Yeah, if you're having a party and there's no parking in front of your house. I heard that comment from a couple of people. But otherwise, great event.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“First off, I agree with you, Paul, very thorough. staff report, we crossed all the T's, all the I's tremendously, so I appreciate that. I think the only thing that I looked at, and I look at other municipalities that have cannabis sales, not only Tulare County, but other areas, I would ask that we look at that minimum annual payment. I think it could be higher without negating the interest in trying to open up retail stores here in Visalia. But I think we're, you know, I think there's a range. And in my review, I think we're on the low end, and I'd rather see us in the middle. I'm not saying…”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“You're doing that, Brett. If we make a motion, do you want to include the increase in the minimum? Yeah, now's the time to do it. I think that would be the best time to do it.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026