Remarks by Yoshiko Grace Matsui
218 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 9
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“Okay, thank you. Now, thank you very much. We'll move to the City Manager's report, and I will turn the meeting over to City Manager Catherine Caffrey.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Questions or discussion? Deputy Mayor Oxiger.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Council Member Simons, did you have any questions?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Well, thank you very much. I've been asking for this presentation for quite some while, as Catherine knows, but I'm really glad that you could be here with us today. Thank you. Thank you. Looking forward to coming back next time.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Councilmembers, questions or discussion? Councilmember Harris.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Other questions or discussion? Councilmember Simons, do you have any questions?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So folks, if they wanted to learn more, they could go to Pierre Kent, and I presume they have a website.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Well, thank you very much, Felicia, Eric, and always great to see you. Thank you. OK.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Council, questions or discussion? Councilmember Harris.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Council Member Stimons, do you have any questions?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“EVERYONE HAS SAID IT ALL, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, I APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“COUNCIL, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? DEPUTY MAYOR OXAGER.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. Council Member Simons, do you have a question?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“All right, I do have a couple. One, I had given you some prior warning that I was going to ask you about motor vehicle thefts. Can you give me your theory, and it can be your opinion for sure, about why we've seen that decrease, not just here in Des Moines, but regionally?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you. And we talked a little bit in depth about the staffing improvements. And can you repeat for us how those were financed? Where did we get some of the additional resources to fund those improvements?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you. I appreciate that. All right. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Yeah. So let's move on to the consent agenda. Will the clerk please read the consent agenda?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda as read? Councilmember Nutting.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“And a second. I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER BLAS FIRST. I'LL GO WITH THAT. DOES ANY COUNCILMEMBER WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND UNTIL I CALL YOUR NAME. DEPUTY MAYOR OXAGER, I'LL COME BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER STEINMETZ AT LAST BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE YOUR HAND. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, COUNCILMEMBER DESMONI, COUNCILMEMBER NUTTING, COUNCILMEMBER BLAS AND MYSELF, HOW DO YOU VOTE, COUNCILMEMBER STEINMETZ?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“All right, that passes 7-0. Thank you very much. All right, we are now moving on to our public hearing. Do we have any sign-ups that are going to be passed down to me? The purpose of this agenda item is for the council to hold a public hearing on the Carter Stock LLC development agreements. I will now open the public hearing. We'll begin with a staff presentation by Community Development Director Rebecca Demming.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Before you get started, do you mind introducing yourself? Oh, hi.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Let's do that. And we can have Rebecca come back up as well. Council, do you have any questions at this time? Questions only, please. Council Member Harris.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I'm going to have to sincerely apologize. I made a mistake and jumped the gun here. So we have to go to public comment first before we get to those council questions. So if you wouldn't mind writing that down, we can come back to it first. Okay. I'm very sorry about that. That is entirely my fault. It is the time for public comment portion of the public hearing which we're in, and we ask that folks keep their comments respectful and. When I call your name, please come up to the podium state your name city of residence and you will have two minutes to speak, and so the first person I have is…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. KAREN SHARTMAN.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“IS THERE ANYONE WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP TO SPEAK WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL, IS THERE ANYONE WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP TO SPEAK WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? COME ON UP. I'M LYNN FROMATER, AND I LIVE IN REDONDO ALSO. THE THING THAT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THIS IS A LITTLE OVER A HALF AN ACRE. IT'S A VERY SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND THE DENSITY, YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH THE DENSITY ISSUES. 14 TOWNHOMES. WHAT I READ IS I HEAR THERE MIGHT BE CONDOS. ARE THEY RENTALS? WHAT ARE THEY? IS IT DEFINED IN THAT INFORMATION? I THINK THERE'S EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES REGARDING THE WATERFRONT, THE…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO QUESTIONS. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026