agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

Verbatim transcription of audio recording of April 26, 2011 City Council Meeting
Gabriel Gonzalez: Good evening, ah, Council and Mayor, talk about following protocol you’ve yet to ask
anybody for their name or where they reside. So if you can give me a proration on the time, go ahead.
Mayor Dodge: Sure you have two minutes forty seconds, continue on.
Gabriel Gonzalez: If Mr. Bersamin wants to kill the mike that’s fine works for me. Ok, ah first and
foremost I would like to thank Chief Bisbee ah for the great job he and his ah department did fighting ah
the fire we just recently had. Ah and let’s get down to business, um I don’t see the Alonzo’s here today,
they were attacking Mr. Martinez and that’s just a straight out attack. If Mr. Martinez ah is guilty of
anything he is guilty of speaking the truth and if speaking the truth and speaking the facts is a crime well
then guess what I’m a criminal too. Plain and simple ah you guys are sending the wrong message. When
you have somebody that is recently elected don’t matter if he served on the planning commission
become Mayor that’s a wrong message. When you have somebody that’s a rookie to Watsonville politics
become Mayor Temp Pro Temp or whatever Vice Mayor you want to call it that is sending the wrong
message to our community. If you wanted to send the right message ah if anybody ah is got the
experience to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor currently it would be Mr. Martinez and Dr. Council woman
Bilicich. Ah and I feel that I am being harassed. Yesterday I was taking care of a legal issue on the third
floor Department B when I saw Mr. Carlos Palacios not just I somebody else saw him peaking through
the window. And ah the honorable Judge Salazar was shocked to hear that. Mr. Palacios ah you are
making way too much money to be doing that, ah it might just be an allegation but somebody else
witnessed it. Ah and about fluoride perhaps we might have an Assembly Member here in the chamber
that can raise their hand ah perhaps he took some money from the California Dental Association I don’t
know if he did he can raise his hand. So I welcome you all to do what Congressman Sam Farr has done
and have a town hall meeting where everybody is not limited just to three minutes because if you Mr.
Dodge have to cut somebody off at three minutes when you give one of your alias seven minutes that is
also sending the wrong message. I would also like to thank the Watsonville Police Department ah right
behind me, ah Lieutenant McCartney and ah Mr. George Zamora whom do a wonderful job. I also went
to school with Mr. Montalvo, they do a great job so does Mr. Solano. But let’s speak the facts, let’s
speak the facts. (Timer goes off). Go ahead kill the mike I’m done.
Mayor Dodge: You’re beyond done brother. (clapping) Well that was quite the exhibition wasn’t it?
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