Remarks by Trista Ugarte
41 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Anything from those thank you for being a staff report. I'm here to answer any questions you may not.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“I'm sure you guys have no questions. I just want to say thank you for this report and continuing to fill this role. I'm really impressed with your leadership thrown into this position. You've really made those to be a vision. And I'm really looking forward to the library presence at some of the community events as well. So thank you for continuing that. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Good. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Ugartein. I just wanted to say welcome officially to North Plains. I think this is your first official Council meeting, correct me if I'm wrong. So I just wanted to say welcome aboard. And I also had a question regarding the school resource officer and kind of the framework, but I will wait until Chief is back to report on that. So thank you.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Kathy, just a quick follow-up question. How do we solidify a date for the RIP installation? Paul has been working on that one.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Councilor Ugarte, I move we direct the interim city manager to meet with 3-day consulting to develop a prioritized list of products to be completed this budget year and create a list and the cost for additional services that may be needed to report back at the October 5th City Council meeting.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Hi Amanda, Councilor Ugarte. I just wanted to follow up to ask if you had a specific timeline of when you'll be bringing a supplemental budget to Council for some of the overages in the recent expenditures?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay. So March of next year. And at that point, are we, I'm assuming that we're projecting to be well over the 66% of the biennial budget that we are right now?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“If you can say I hear before we discuss the logistic I didn't want to us. something we heard during public comment regarding all of the applicants being listed for the community to review as well. And I was curious, I had looked at this previously, I want to say yesterday, and I did not see any updates. Looking on the website now, I do see all three applicants listed. And I was just curious, Paul, if you could provide maybe a timeline of how that unfolded and have we actually given keep the community time to review this and provide their testimony.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay, so just to make sure I'm understanding correctly, I was aware that the application deadline was Saturday, but for public transparency, all applications were not visible until today, September 21st.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“So thank you for clarifying. And I think given that, you know, that was five hours ago. And after the deadline to submit public testimony online as well. You know, I would just like to visit and have a discussion regarding that. Do we need to make a decision tonight regarding a City Council applicant? Just given that this is all fresh information. And I know we were running against a tight deadline, but also in the sake of public transparency and trust, I think it's important that we vet this decision and don't rush into it.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Councilor Ugarte, I appreciate everyone providing their insight. I would be curious if this council feels that we have truly heard the voice of the people that we represent. on whatever side of the table they are on, right? Because five hours is not enough time for me to feel like we've given the public an opportunity to provide their feedback. And I know we've discussed this in the past where sitting on this dais, it's never an easy decision on how or who to appoint to a position. And we would love to change the charter and make it through a voting process, et cetera. So I'm curious how this…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Councillor Ugarte, I make a motion to postpone this City Council appointment until our next Regularly scheduled meeting. Motion? Do I have a second?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilor Ugarte. I would like to follow a somewhat standardized procedure and follow the same list of questions that we have previously asked in the past with the option for Council to ask follow-up questions if necessary.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“You know, I'm actually looking through my email right now to reference that. I think they are similar, if not the same, but I don't know for sure.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“For the sake of transparency, would you mind reading the email that was provided from BEH regarding the council rules and how we proceed with making a motion voting for this procedure?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“I'm also looking for that. I was hoping you might have it. But again, just making sure that we are all on the same page as we've had new people join council. I want to make sure that we're all clear. So I'll continue to look for this.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“I do want to clarify my memory doesn't recall. Did we discuss if the interim council president is considered a voting member for this decision?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Can you please share why you would like to serve on the City Council?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Just quick. Kind of to piggyback off of Councillor Weber's question, how would you plan on representing all community members, regardless of what position or viewpoint they have?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. How will you represent the people that are not within the majority of North Plains residents?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilor Gartage. I just want to say thank you to both candidates for applying. It's never easy being in the hot seat and raising your hand to volunteer to be in these hot seats, right? So I want to say thank you to both of you. I did want to follow up as in the past there have been public comments directed at the council in that seat you're sitting in right now that have lacked professionalism and courtesy. And so I'm curious, how will you remain professional and composed when sitting in the hot seat on the dais, if appointed?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Sure, I'll go ahead and kick off the discussion. And just to make sure we're discussing pros and cons of each candidate, is that the direction you're looking for?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Warrington for presenting all of this information. I do have a few questions. The first question I have is, have we consulted with the Planning Commission regarding this?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay. The other You know, statement I would like to say is contrary to maybe social media belief. I also don't want a data center. My backyard literally looks over to the East side expansion potential. And I think all the time about how I am going to miss waking up to Cloverfields and seeing the coyotes as crazy as that is. I'm going to miss that. And I know that's, that's inevitable that something will likely be in the future. Um, but I just want to say, I don't want that as centers either, but I also have seen both sides to this scenario. And as I discussed at previous meeting, we have, and…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026