Remarks by Tonia Lediju
149 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 6
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“They were purchased, what, COVID was? 2000, I believe, 2000? 2020. 2020? Yeah, 2000, I'm sorry. Okay. Still, I think... we need to still look and see with that company regardless of how they were purchased the funding mechanism is not what's important the question is talking to the vendor and asking the question do they have updated software if they have updated software that should be a cost that's included in brought back to the council to say, this is what it would cost to have full service kiosks that are already sitting in our lobby. So it would be really nice to know what's the…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So my other question, you segued right nicely into that, is... As we're developing this plan, I'd like for you to be able to report back what do we believe is the staffing level necessary to operate effectively and efficiently, what that capacity will cost us, and which functions require permanent staffing versus temporary support. because the goal of temporary support as you're stating in a different way is really to bring us out of backlog and stabilize us so we can move forward. So I'm quite clear on why we're bringing temporary support on and but we have to get to the long-term…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. So when do you plan on sharing those audit findings with the council?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. So I look forward to seeing those audit reports, even if they're draft. And I would expect that for this particular case that we are trying to move very quickly on so that we can restore public trust. We can ensure that the individuals and families that we're supporting through the housing authority are getting the support that they need. Our doors are open. While that report might be draft, I get it. IT'S NOT NEW TO ME FROM AN AUDIT PERSPECTIVE. HOW IS IT INFORMING WHERE WE'RE GOING IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM STABILIZATION PLAN AS WE ARE WORKING ON A SHORT-TERM…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT Yeah, I got it. The notice of intent to amend the fiscal year 2026-27 budget to appropriate $300,000 of Measure P funds to the Housing Authority of the City of Vallejo Administration Fund for Customer Service and Administrative Support. This is step one that we move this forward.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So one of the questions that I want to know, because it doesn't specifically state it, but do we have a governance model where we understand how to issue, how to elevate issues, how they're going to be resolved, and how leadership coordinates or you know, while we're saying, oh, yeah, this is my duty, this is my duty, but we can do that, and I know for a fact we have conflict, and it stops us from going. So what's the structure or the governance model to ensure when we're approving this that we have ways to really elevate and get things resolved so that we're not stuck in way late? Because…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. So I would just suggest, and I think we have a lot of history between both of these agencies, and that's why I'm bringing it up, and it has really stopped us from doing business way before this council has been seated. So I'd like for the city manager, the city attorney, to really think about and work with Um, the general manager, what does that look like? How do we elevate it further so that we really don't get landlocked in, in our relationship?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“SURE. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE ADDITIONAL $1.4 MILLION IS ACTUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECTS THAT YOU NAMED. THERE WERE FOUR. AND THEN SO I'LL HAVE THE ANSWER.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 5:25:31
“OKAY. SO ALL OF IT. AND SO YOU ALSO MADE A COMMENT IS PROBABLY MORE TO THE CITY MANAGER AND WE'RE SAYING THAT I THINK ONE OF THE ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IS WHAT IS THE COST OVER TIME FOR THIS WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OF having a civil engineer and paying the cost of a private firm consultant as engineers. I don't know what the cost difference is when you look at it over time for all the work that we are doing on streets. Does it make sense to really revisit what our salaries look like for our professional engineers who are PEs and have all these different certifications…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 5:27:48
“So I understand what you're talking about as it relates to salary. And what I'm saying over a long-term perspective, right, our civil engineers, I'm assuming they have their PEs and so forth and on. And what I'm saying is if we did a salary, if we looked at Even if we did a salary study to see what other civil engineers with PEs and so forth and on that we're paying consultants for, what is the cost analysis benefit? And there may not be one, right? But I'm just saying, at least can we look at that and talk about it?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 5:29:38
“Yes, and I don't disagree with that statement. It's still from a long-term planning perspective of work that we will be doing forever. What does it mean? And we might find in the process of doing all the modeling, it's not worth it. That it's much cheaper and more viable to do it the way that we're doing it. But at least the fact of the matter is, how do you have the dialogue? How do you plug in the numbers? Right. Those kinds of things.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“And those are just the points that I'm making. And I'm not saying, it's just, those are things that we need to talk about and they happen as we are maturing in our organization through the long-term financial planning, how we begin to plug in these numbers, how we begin to think about how we build capacity within our organization, which then helps us mature as a full organization in the work that we do. and determining what's the best way to get that work done. Is it a consultant or is it really a hired employee? And every position doesn't mean that it has to be a permanent employee.…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 5:38:37
“So I asked to pull it. I just have a question. You don't have to deliberate. So of the 27 recommendations already provided, which are we prioritizing? Who's accountable for moving them forward? And how will the council know whether the investment is producing the intended economic benefit for Vallejo?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you for that, and as we move forward, it would be interesting to at least be able to have a quick presentation, or it can be a memo, whichever is best, is here's the 27 recommendations, here's where we're at, this is what we are really going to do, it's workable, these are more long-term, or we're still deciding, so to have some of that kind of background information would be really great, so thank you very much.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I'll make the... Motion. So I motion that we approve notice of intent to amend the fiscal year 2026-27 budget to allocate $65,000 in fund balance for continued work from the Roosevelt Group, including periodic reporting to the Economic Development Commission and the Council, including City Manager Black and whomever he chooses to spend time with our economic development group, our commission, speaking about this particular item and determining how their work that they're doing today dovetails in the work that's happening with the Roosevelt Group, as well as are there things that that…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“AND I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THE MAYOR MADE A COMMENT ON THE DIAS SAYING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY TO DO SOMETHING TO PAY FOR THE MARKERS FOR PEARL PENSIN.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So Council Member Gordon is saying that when she made the motion, it was under her understanding, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, that her motion contained that we would pay for it. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Can I make a suggestion while Don is looking for this? We can just keep the meeting going because Council Member Mateus is going to have to leave and we're not going to have a quorum. Do you mind while she's looking at Council Member Gordon?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 6:06:35
“So can I suggest that you come back with how you're going to finance it? Because I think that was the statement that was made, that the mayor made that statement, that through the city manager's office, you guys would determine how that was going to be financed and paid for. So I don't.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PUT ON OUR NEXT AGENDA THE ITEM TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE the funding for the placards that are necessary to fulfill the commitment that we made regarding Pearl Pinson.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 6:08:08
“We don't have any, there's nothing on the screen.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. So something that I would like to propose as an agenda item, I'm requesting that the city council agendize for consideration and vote at the next council meeting whether to direct the city manager and the city attorney to return with the necessary actions to establish a temporary moratorium on new development and applicable discretionary development and permit approvals within the Sonoma Boulevard downtown and waterfront planning areas subject to appropriate legal requirements and exemptions. The reason for this request is the disconnect between what our planning documents envision and…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Right, I'm requesting that we vote to add this to the agenda for discussion and consideration. Okay. for the next council meeting that's coming up.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I want to agendize. We need to agendize.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 6:14:07
“So again, what I'm asking this council is to approve to vote that this will be agendized on our next meeting.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026