Remarks by Yoshiko Grace Matsui
218 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 9
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“At this time, I would like to call the August 27th, 2026 Des Moines City Council meeting to order. I'm going to be leading us in the pledge. Please stand if you are able.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you. Please let the record show that we have all council members' attendance and are present. Is there any correspondence that has not been previously shared with the council?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“All right. Now it is time for public comment. We ask that you keep your comments respectful. When I call your name, you'll come up to the podium. You'll have three minutes to speak. Please state your name and your city of residence. First, I have Susan Aigner. Okay, thank you. Christy.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“We're currently running a committee of the whole meeting. However, council members do serve regionally on other committees. Do any council members have any items of interest to the public or the council they'd like to share? All right, then we'll move on to our city manager's report and I'll turn the meeting over to city manager, Catherine Caffrey.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Questions? I heard at least seven bill topics. So questions or comments from anyone else? Council Member Simons.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“No? Thank you so much for coming. We really do have the privilege of having you be a resident here in Des Moines and be so closely tied to us. And so thank you for all that you do. You just said a couple of things that you said you were going to touch on and then went into some topics that are just very significant to many people in our community. And I just want to say thank you so much. And I appreciate our working relationship. And we really are privileged, so thank you very much, Senator. Thank you. I appreciate it, too. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Council questions. Council Member Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Council Member Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you. Any second? I hear it from Council Member Steinmetz. Does any council wish to pull any item? Council Member wish to pull any item? Council Member Harris.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Item 8? Okay, sorry, I couldn't hear you. Item eight is gonna be our groundwater remediation. All right, let's go ahead and vote on the items one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and nine. Oh, great, thank you. Is there, thank you, sorry. WENT OFF INTO LA LA LAND. LET'S START DOWN AT THE END. YOUR VOTE, THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR OXINGER, COUNCILMEMBER STEINMAN, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, COUNCILMEMBER DISMONI, COUNCILMEMBER NUTTING, COUNCILMEMBER BLOSSOM, MYSELF, THAT PASSES 7-0. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 8. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT ITEM.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Any other questions on that, or is there a motion to approve Item 8? Councilmember Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Is there a second? Second. Member Steinmetz, all right. All those in favor of consent item eight, please raise your right hand until I call your name. Deputy Mayor Oskar, Council Member Stamets, Council Member Harris, Council Member Desmone, Council Member Nutting, Council Member Bloss, and myself. That motion passes 7-0. Thank you very much, Tyler. It's on to some new, oh, I'm sorry.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE. DEPUTY MAYOR OXFORD, COUNCIL MEMBER STEINEMANZ, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER DISMONI, COUNCIL MEMBER NUTTING, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAS, AND MYSELF. THE SECOND MOTION PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, COUNCIL MEMBER NUTTING. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. NOW WE ARE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. AND OUR FIRST BUSINESS ITEM, AND I'M SAYING IT SLOWLY BECAUSE SOMEONE IS APPROACHING THE PODIUM, A PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR FRIEND.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Council, do you have any questions? Please, questions only. And we're going to do one question at a time. Okay. Is there a motion? Council Member Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Second. Motion made by Council Member Nutting and seconded by Council Member Steinmetz. Now we move to discussion. Council Member Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Any other discussion? Well, I heard from a couple folks here that the priorities are very helpful. We talked about adding a time frame or potential time frame along with that high, medium, low priority list. I do think it is another way to organize just a giant list of 78 projects. It's not combining it or changing it. It's just reorganizing it in a way that may be a snapshot that folks can take a look at. I appreciate and I understand how much time that you all will invest in the next year to do that for us, and so I very much appreciate APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Just taking a long pause in case I missed somebody. Okay, let's go to that vote. All in favor, please raise your right hand until I call your name. Deputy Mayor Ochsinger, Council Member Steinmetz, Council Member Harris, Council Member Desmoni, Council Member Nutting, Council Member Blass, and myself. Motion passes 7-0. Thank you. And approaching the podium, we have item number two, Development Agreement Ordinance, the first reading and a presentation by Director Demming.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS ONLY, PLEASE. DEPUTY MAYOR OXAGER.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Can you fill us in about I believe a conversation was already had with the Planning Commission because they did a public hearing on July 7th and already discussed this and so this this specific item was already considered by the Planning Commission.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Can I go on to someone else in case there's other questions? Come back to you.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Right. I'm trying to cap us on questions because we've kind of drifted into many questions. So I want to make sure that other folks have some airtime, and then I'll come right back to you. Does anyone else have any questions?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Questions is good. Yeah. We haven't had the motion yet. Council Member Harris, your second time.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Is there a motion or that was not, I didn't hear a question there?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Questions? Council Member Simon, it's your second time.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Can I ask a clarifying question? Was that something that was already reviewed by the Planning Commission in July, and was there a recommendation?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026