Remarks by Vishal Bhargava
33 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 2:12:21
“Okay. A couple other things to reiterate, and I do have a couple of questions. I want to also reiterate sort of my earlier request from the budget workshop a while back about a clearer view of sources and uses over a longer-term horizon, beyond just the six years in a CIP. I would like to see a more granular list of the projects beyond the broad categories, if possible, that would be funded, including the additional revenue sources associated with them. We have a few choices that we have to work through, including the TBD choices. So we, and actually the community at large, also has higher…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:13:42
“Yeah, and it's more not just the $1.5 billion of projects, but how you stack them based to your framework, which was a prior question, which I think is more relevant to that longer list. What you're putting above the cut line is where I think most interest would be. And then lastly, in terms of the revenue sources from the TBD, I would like for us to come back with a more clear view of separated options. I think this is maybe what Council Member Robinson was also saying, of what you get with the baseline, what you get with just the sales tax, and what you get with the potential vehicle tabs.…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:14:37
“Okay, and just a couple, three quick questions. Thinking about the urgency of the need for multimodal infrastructure and the possibility of councilmatic action versus taking it to the vote, what is the cost from your perspective of waiting versus investing quickly?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:14:59
“No, what would be the impact of waiting versus moving faster potentially?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:15:42
“Okay, that's helpful. That's kind of what would be helpful, is to understand those trade-offs, and anything you can do to support The decision in that process would be helpful. Quantification as much as possible. Excellent, thank you. Two, how will safety performance be weighted in your new project portfolio framework?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:17:17
“This is very helpful, Mark, actually. So be great if you don't mind sending this out with those percentages and weights associated with them. I think it's really good background material to have. So at least for me, and it might be for others, to understand the mental model you're approaching this with. Because if you said 25 out of 100 is safety, that's pretty good. But I don't know what the other weights are, but would love to see it. OK. And the last question for me is, how are we ensuring the investments today are preparing ourselves for possible future changes in how we move around,…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:19:38
“Yeah, I think it's just a matter of time that we will need not just things like Waymo and Zoox and others, but privately owned vehicles need to talk to each other and talk to these traffic management systems. So if there are specific investments we need to be thinking about, we should be calling them out at least. Even if they stay below the line, it's important to just get visibility.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:39:57
“Yeah, thank you also for all the responsive work and continued effort in this. I'm generally supportive of all the changes you've made. Really appreciate the, like Council Member Robinson said, listening to stakeholders, evolving it, and bringing it forward. Thank you. Thank you so much.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026