Remarks by Vince C. Lago
518 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 21
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“11 o'clock. We have a time certain. And for once, this is a world record. We're going to start on time. I'm certain 11 a.m. Agenda E7, E8, E9 and E11.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Before you end, just a quick question. What is the slide number on this page? Because I want to refer back to it later.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Mr. Clerk, I have 11.23 starting at 11.04. That's 19 minutes. Am I off?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Well, we'll give them 11.05. So what do we have? I want it to come from you so I can write this down.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“11.23 is a total of 18 minutes. Okay. We will take a five-minute break at the request of the Vice Mayor, and then we'll hear from our dear friends now. See you in five minutes.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Mr. Clerk, what time is it? 11.47, sir. Thank you very much.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“So that's 13 minutes? Yes, sir. Would you like to speak a little further on anything else?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I want to make sure. All right, Mr. Clerk, do we have any public comment?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Good. All right. If I could reiterate what I said in the beginning, let's try to be as concise as possible. very long meeting today we're willing to listen to all your issues and your concerns and we're very grateful that you're here let's keep it professional remember that we're here discussing this project we're not talking about anything else outside of the project scope and let's keep it to that project okay and when I ask you very kindly if you could bring it in for a landing please try to bring it in for a landing not a rough one but let's bring it in for a smooth landing thank you”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“68 seconds. Commissioner, Ralph Cabrera. If we could, first and foremost, let's eliminate the clapping if possible. Thank you. Commissioner, thank you for being here with us. It's always an honor and a privilege to have you here with us.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“It happens infrequently, and I hope it will happen more.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Three minutes and four seconds over.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I ask everyone please, if you could please stay within the three-minute time. Thank you very much.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Scott, before you leave the podium, do you mind if I use your information and reach out to you via the city?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Because I'd like to show you what this city has done in the last 14 years in regards to parks and green spaces. Just this year alone, this year, we're adding 30 acres of green space to the city, including the underlying. That's great news. And a six-acre, almost a six-acre parcel of land that I've been working on for 10 years that we're about to bring into the city, which will be the largest park in the city's history. Right. And when I was elected, when I was elected 14 years ago, we had one park in the downtown, which was Pond Circle Park. In the next two years, through the leadership of…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Again, I just want to make sure you're aware. Thank you very much. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you, sir.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“All right. Just for the record, I want to, again, something that I've been doing lately, especially during, I don't want to say contentious, but we have a lot of speakers. The nos went over by six minutes and 30 seconds, and the yeses went over by six minutes and 51 seconds. Would anybody else like to speak just to add an extra 21 seconds so we can make it equal? Anybody on the no side? Anybody? Go ahead. Go ahead, we're gonna give you another 21 seconds, but we gotta stick to 21, because then I gotta invite them over for another. So 21 seconds.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Cut it off. Okay. Thank you. Now we got to go to the yeses for one second. I'm just kidding. Very simple. I am looking for parks. If anybody would like to sell more parcels, we're always looking for parcels throughout the city. We just bought recently, the last parcel we bought was a $3 million parcel in Salvador Park that I have been chasing for since I got here. And we're fortunate enough to buy it so we can expand on Salvador Park. We haven't decided yet what we're going to do there. But we just spent, I think it was $10 million on Phyllis Park. And you're going to see a massive amount of…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Further south and by the way, there is a there is a green space located on ponds one block away from this property Which is where the fountain is? It's I forgot the name. It's a green space located on ponds. I think it's probably about maybe about 25,000 square feet It's a pretty large piece of property again. Not the most appropriate is located on ponds, but there are green spaces within Less than 150 200 feet away.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026