Remarks by Yoshiko Grace Matsui
218 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 9
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“We're trying to get Mike to make a commitment when he's asking us for direction. And the question is whether or not we're going to go with the motion that's on the table, which is to accept option two.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“But I feel like your question is basically the same answer that we just gave Councilmember Harris, which is we're not sure BUT PUTTING ANY PROJECT ON STAFF IS TAKING AWAY RESOURCES THAT COULD BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“LET ME CLARIFY, AND I'M SORRY IF I WASN'T CLEAR. OPTION ONE IS WE DO NOTHING, KEEP THE STATUS QUO, IN WHICH CASE THERE WOULD BE NO PRIORITY ASSIGNED TO THIS, AND IT WOULD NOT EXIST AS A PROJECT. OPTION TWO IS CREATING A PROJECT that has been deprioritized back in April back up into active movement of design. That does, in fact, raise its priority list from where it has been. So I hope that's accurate. And I think that those kind of questions are, I just don't want to put Mike so much on the spot that he's having to commit to something that we haven't even told him we want to do yet. So that's…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Would you like to offer an amendment? Oh, you could say we'd like to, in addition to option two, add a $75,000 budget for landscaping.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So I'm going to consider that a motion. Would anyone like to second it? Council Member Dismoni. All right, let's have a quick discussion about an option two beautification or landscape. I don't like beautification as a word, but A little bit beyond the minimalist into adding some nice features, including landscaping, trees or something so much. So I heard $75,000 on top of option two. Any discussion? Council Member Blass. Hold on just a second. Council Member Blass.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Okay, hold on. Yes, hold on just a second. Let's try and talk one at a time. It's difficult. Go back to the rest of your question.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“All right. OK. Thank you. And so to the amendment, we're speaking to that. Councilmember Harris.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Any other comments about just the amendment? All right, so let's go to a vote on just the amendment, which would be adding $75,000 to option two, and then we'll vote on that motion. All right, so all in favor of amending the first one to include a $75,000 budget for enhancements for landscaping or other, please raise your right hand until I call your name. So I have Council Member Desmone, Council Member Netting, Council Member Blass, and myself. That's four. How many do you, what vote do you have? Council Member Steinmetz. All right, so that does pass for three. So let's go…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Do I need to revise the vote we just took?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Okay. Can you go back to the number two so we can look at what it said? about total costs. There we go. Okay. It's an estimate. There. So it's an estimated. So now let's say the estimate is at $575,000. Does that accomplish what we need? It's still an estimate.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Oh, yeah, of course. Yeah. Absolutely. All right.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OK. All in. Let's talk about some discussion about the accepting of the grant so that let's restate what would happen first. Let me make sure that we're all talking about the same thing. So that would be option two sidewalks improvements with a concept that we like around five hundred and seventy five thousand dollars which is an estimate but also accepting the grant for five hundred and eighty thousand dollars which is the commitment for the water quality engineering. Is that correct?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“The grant not be... Yeah, your motion would result in us having option two with an estimated cost of $600,000, which includes the landscaping and accepting the ecology grant.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“We don't have a meeting until... We have the 27th.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So your motion was to separate it out and vote on it later? Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry. Was that what you thought? Right. Okay. All right. So, okay. Let me rephrase. I'm glad we did this then because I wanted to make sure we were tracking. So your amendment, I don't think that's amends the first, does that amend the first motion at all? It's a separate motion. Yeah. I'm going to have to look to city attorney George if that's how you're interpreting that. I just want to be clear, Robin, or sorry.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Right. Let me clarify. Let me try here. Can I have you state what you want your amendment to be? So I move that we, and it has to amend the motion that was the original one, which is that we go forward with option two and decline the grant. So let's make sure we're all talking about the same thing.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Yeah, we could do that. Let's revise. Can we make sure that you have a second for that?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Okay. So that's been moved and seconded. Let's talk more about that. Council Member Blass.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Other discussion? Okay, let's go to a vote. I'm going to restate it. All in favor of amending the original motion to put the grant back in, which will hold over the discussion about the grant to a later time. Let's go for the vote. All in favor.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Okay. I'm sorry. Council Member Blass was nodding along, but yes, go ahead.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I don't think that's what you meant. So let's go back to the originator of the amendment.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“So I believe that's the motion on the table, is to remove that language. And that means that the grant would have to come back for another discussion. All those in favor, please raise your right hand until I call your name. Deputy, or no. Council Member Nutting, Council Member Blass, how do you vote Council Member Steinmetz?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“All those opposed? Deputy Mayor Oxiger, Council Member Harris, Council Member Desmone, Council Member and Mayor, myself, that is going to fail 4-2-3. Let's go back to the original motion. Okay, I think we can do it. You're right, we had the momentum. Let's go ahead and take it to Oh, yeah, I can restate it. Council Member Desmone, would you like to restate your motion?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“All in favor, please raise your right hand until I call on you. I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DESMONI, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAS, AND MYSELF. HOW DO YOU VOTE, COUNCIL MEMBER STEINMETZ?”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? DEPUTY MAYOR OXFORD, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER NUTTING, AND COUNCIL MEMBER STEINMETZ. THAT MOTION FAILS 4-2-3. DOES SOMEONE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, A MOTION”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026