Remarks by Tom Thompson
219 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 9
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“we're going to go ahead and call this meeting in order. First thing we're going to do is start with our prayers and pledges. At this point, we'd like to bring up Chaplain Gary and Marcella Jenkins.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We have several or three proclamations to read this morning. If I could get everyone that was involved in the National POWMIA Remembrance Day to come up. Throughout American history, generations of patriots have bravely served in our military and sacrificed their lives to protect our country and preserve democracy around the world. More than 125,000 American women and men have been held captive by hostile powers during their military service, and more than 83,000 Americans remain missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. Thousands of American prisoners of…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Now, if there's anyone here for Hispanic Heritage Month, would you please come forward? Got the crew. Good to see y'all. Just for you, ma'am. Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually from September 15th through October 15th, provides an opportunity to recognize, honor, and celebrate the rich history, culture, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Hispanic families and individuals have been an integral part of the history and development of San Angelo and the Contra Valley for generations. contributing to the growth and vitality of our community through agriculture,…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Anybody here with Fire Prevention Week? Anybody here? Brent, I saw you try to hide. Now, if I mispronounce lithium ion, I only get 37 chances in this proclamation to read it, okay? The City of San Angelo is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting our community. Fire remains a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and the presence of lithium ion batteries in many household devices introduce unique fire risk. Most of the electronics used in homes daily, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, e-scooters, and…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Now we'll move on to agenda item four, public comment. Members of the public may raise issues or concerns not listed on the regular agenda. During this time, to participate, please sign in with the city clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. Speakers will be called in the order they signed in. When speaking, citizens must speak from the podium, address all comments to the dais, begin by stating your name and address or single member district number, and limit your remarks to three minutes or less. All right, for a start, Heather, how many do we have signed up for public comment this…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Eugene Hall. Heather, can we move to number two?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“All in favor of closing the meeting after that? Oh, my gosh.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“C and G. C and G. Karen? No, thank you. Mary?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, I'll look for a motion on this. I have a first from Tommy Hebert, a second from Joe Self. Any public comment on this item? All right, with no public comment, we'll take a vote. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Item passed is 6-1. Now we'll go to item G. Consider approving a resolution approving an advanced funding agreement related to a grant award from the Texas Department of Transportation under its carbon reduction program for the Sunset Drive project in the amount of 1.48 million, authorizing the city's contribution of a 20% match and direct state cost not to exceed $493,076.40…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“There's a lot of press that's gone on over carbon credits the past two weeks. I mean, 60 days, the whole thing. So I'm glad Patrick pulled this one. I got a text yesterday from one of the crowds saying, hey, we may want to look at this. So I think this will all be a legal concern also if you know of any history that might prevent this and if we vetted it out legally. Patrick, you. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“That'll work. I have a first from Patrick.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I have a second from, just a moment. I have a first and a second from, who was that, Karen? Yes, sir. All right. Any public comment on item G?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you for your permission, Ginger. We are good. Is there any more public comment? I love it. Alright, so I have a first and a second public comments complete will take a vote. All those in favor say aye. Any opposed? Item G passes 7-0. All right, now let's move over to the regular agenda. Comments regarding items on the regular agenda may be made by the public when each item is discussed as outlined above. To participate, please sign in with the city clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. Speakers will be called in the order they signed in. Comments are limited to the less than…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So we're going to look at nearly 40, 45 minutes of public comment after this discussion. If you're not here for this one, I know some of y'all are here just for planning. We'll probably not get to the next item until approximately 10 o'clock. So if some of y'all don't want to sit through this one, you now know what time. We will not start item B before 10 o'clock. All right, with that, Patrick, carry on, please, sir.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Patrick, before you go to the next slide, how would you prioritize what streets will be covered and which ones won't as we move forward and leave some of those behind?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I don't know if I understand that, but I'm looking for specifically the main streets in our shares will get covered. The streets I live on, the streets all of us live on, everywhere here, we're not on a main street. And some of those are the ones in most dire need of care and prevention. I'm asking how do you prioritize those that are, say, three blocks, four blocks, six blocks off the main road.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“That are probably in the worst condition of all of them.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Patrick, I'll kick it off, and thanks for your question. First thing I want to do is I want to thank the fellow council members and staff and citizens that spent three or four days over the weekend trying to figure out a way to amend this. But I think this is a critical point in what we look at as far as streets. And when we all campaign, the number one thing or the number two thing we always hear behind public safety is streets. And I want to reiterate None of us want to be here in this position, but we've spent a lot of money over the past, since 2014, in that bond money. Now we don't have…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So will we say this is a restricted fund?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Right. And I want to take a quick sidebar here. Tina, there's been public comment about there's other fund balances, and why don't we use those fund balances and bring it over. I think we need to point out that those are not slush funds. What a restricted fund actually is.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think anything that goes into a legal, and everybody needs to understand, if it goes to a legal conversation, we're governed by law. We have to go into executive on that. It's not that we want to. It's just that's where it goes. But long story short, you have vetted this out. And at that point, we're proceeding with what we feel is perfectly fine.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Patrick, you've heard from us all here. Now I want to hear from you. If you were able to take it forward at the level that you want to do, was that the original ask of $16.5 million to do your maintenance? I mean, did that even?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. And so now we're down at $10.5 million. In fact, we're actually under that now. I want to say, after we've heard a consensus here, to go back and this is where you make a decision about streets. We'll talk about the budget once a year, but we will feel the effect of it, you know, both this, especially this agenda item, you know, in our streets, we feel the effect of every day. With that, I'm going to open it up. Is there any more questions from the council? Harry?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026