HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 18 2026 - Item 11.1 - Maria Aguilar1
Stefan Mercer
From:Maria Aguilar <md12aguilar@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, May 18, 2026 11:24 AM
To:All Council Members
Cc:Public Comments
Subject:EXTERNAL - On tonight's agenda 11.1 placement of the pride flag
I'm dumbfounded, as I hear many voice their opinion about staff not addressing/completing task that you
feel are sidelined yet, here we are! Tell us how a change of where the pride flag (displayed one month
out of the year) helps advance the needs of our community. About 10% of our residents are LBGTQ some
of you might have children, grandchildren, friends in your close circle- these folks are harassed, targeted
made to feel ashamed for who they are. Why are we adding to the trauma- this is saying yes, you are our
friends, neighbors, family we appreciate you (live here, add to our economy) there is room on the bus for
you- just, don't be visible. Shouldn't we be looking at , well, I don't know perhaps, how do we get funds to
build the housing we need (those permits sitting idle for very low-low income). One of your predecessors
tried to get childcare language- to access funds- some of you were on the dais - the majority of you didn't
want to explore that option. Those are just two issues that would actually be beneficial to our
community.
An elected has an obligation "to leave our city in better shape then when they were elected" (as stated by
one of you on the dais) where the flag flies - doesn't make one iota of a difference.
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