Remarks by Terrence Fugazzi
277 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 12
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“Yeah, I'm ABSOLUTELY GOING TO SUPPORT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE WE PLANNED AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS PAYING FOR IT AND THIS AMAZON DATA CENTER IS GOING TO EXIST AND WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH THEM AND THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE PLANS FOR US. SO IT SEEMS TO I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER THING BUT TO APPROVE THIS AND MOVE IT FORWARD AND I SHARE COUNCILMEMBER HILTON'S concerns always because of, even with what some have said, if you're a large corporation and you have lots of lawyers, you have lots of people who are looking out for how to save on your bottom line,…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Ready, salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Yes, for Visit Gilroy, they're actively pursuing methods to train the AI services. It comes up when you search, for instance, in Google, now AI comes up first. That Gilroy is a standalone destination that complements locations like Santa Cruz and Monterey. Visit Gilroy wants to thank the sponsors, volunteers, and organizers of the Gilroy Garlic Festival. and the Hecker Pass Event Center for their contribution to the Gilroy economy. Hotels reported high occupancy and an increased average daily rate on festival weekend. Through the first half of 2026, Gilroy's lodging market outpaced comparable…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“So the SS4 grant, $1.8 million, what exactly is that for again?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Okay, so this is what exactly that's already been identified?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“And what in your experience or maybe the director's experience do you think is our likelihood of getting that grant? Is it a 10% chance or is it a 90% chance?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Is it usually all or nothing, or they usually give you a fraction, or how does that work?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I'M NEW TO ALL THIS, SO I'M LEARNING A LITTLE BIT TOO.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“OKAY. AND THE OBAG 4.1, THE POWERPOINT I HAVE THAT I GOT AT LIKE 1 O'CLOCK TODAY SAID 1.49 MILLION, BUT THIS ONE SAYS 7.7 MILLION? YES.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“And again we have a high likelihood of getting these or they're like pie in the sky or I'm just trying to get a sense of, and again, this is also, none of these have to do necessarily, or at least this one doesn't have anything to do with the fatalities that we've had recently, right? So it's not necessarily associated with that.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“THE NEXT THING REALLY THAT CONCERNS ME WITH ALL OF THIS IS IF THIS REPORT COMES BACK AND THE AMOUNT OF UNSAFE AREAS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY ARE $30 MILLION OF THINGS TO CONTEND WITH, ARE WE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS HOW WE'RE GOING TO pay for, mitigate. I mean right now we don't necessarily know all those things, but knowing that now becomes something that hangs out there over our head a little bit.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“So you don't have any concern that we have, let's say, 15 sidewalks in town that are now identified as super hazardous sidewalks. And in four months, somebody gets whacked in a sidewalk and We have that hanging over our head because we never could take care of more than 14 months. I don't know how many, I don't know how much deferred traffic safety issues we might possibly have in Gilroy that this would identify.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Okay. And this, once it's completed and it's unaltered form, will be available on the city website?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“In short summary, are we getting better with weeds in Gilroy or worse, like year over year?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“More resident input, too, right? Yeah. Which is good. All right, thank you.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“So when we did the first moratorium, my and even the more general moratorium across the city, we did the first one in the one section and then the general one. My reasoning behind it was because it appeared at the time it was found out afterward that We had major holes in how we administer the TRPs and how we enforce and all of these kinds of things, which I don't need to rehash. So the question I would ask you right now is, do we feel as a city that we've now fixed those things, we've plugged those holes, we are set up to issue the proper TRPs, to issue the proper business license that say…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“That wasn't my question, though. That's not even close to my question. My question is now, if somebody, if we were to not do this, could we today, with the way staff is set up and new procedures or whatever they are, affect a TRP application in a new, more enhanced way so that we don't have the problems that we had in the past?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Only if we choose to have those. Only if we choose to have those. As you said, even if we do that, there will be a potential gap in between the moratorium and those being enacted, correct?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Even if you did, you said that there may be a gap.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Okay, so just to restate though, you're in agreement that the city could properly now receive TRP applications, process them, enforce them, and all the things required to have the proper set of things in place for tobacco sales in Gilroy.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I understand that there may be enhancements, but let's say there's no enhancements and there's no moratorium. Are we able to handle it as a city?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“We have increased confidence now, is what you're saying, compared to nine months ago, that we can handle this. That's correct. Okay, great.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“For myself, the way I stand on this is that we had ordinances in place. Had they been taken care of the way they were supposed to, then we probably wouldn't have gotten to the situation that we did. We resolved it. City came together, staff came together, and did everything that they need to do. At the same time, we have other concerns, or some council members have other concerns, which still exist around tobacco. And to me, they're two completely different things. So I believe that the city and the city businesses should be allowed to continue to follow the ordinances that were already in…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“I just want to say, we've already kept a number of businesses like C-Stores, convenience stores, and others on hold for quite a number of months to not be able to establish a business YOU KNOW, IN THIS AREA. I HATE CIGARETTES, OKAY? I HAVE NO LOVE FOR CIGARETTES, BUT I DO HAVE A LOVE FOR BUSINESS, AND I DO HAVE A LOVE FOR BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO SET UP IN GILROY, AND I MENTIONED IT BEFORE, AND ACTUALLY THE MAYOR MENTIONED TO ME A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, WHICH IS THERE'S EVERYTHING FROM THE C-STORE WHO HOLDS CIGARETTES TO THE HIGH-END CIGAR STORE THAT WANTS TO GET SET UP AND SERVICE THEIR…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“WHAT IS IT THAT YOU FEAR, MAYOR? IF THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, WHAT DO YOU THINK MIGHT HAPPEN THAT WOULD BE THE ANTITHESIS OF WHAT WE WANT HERE?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026