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Gary Gardner

Councilmember, District 12018-12-01 – 2026-12-01 (month-level start: December 2018, continuous service per city page 'since December 2018'; month-level end: December 2026 per city page 'Term: December 2026')

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
14
Total speaking time
1:17:28
Avg per meeting
5:32
Segments
968

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Top issues during term (12)(Roads)

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Housing Avenue Street Improvements project overage

The project finished $478,741 above the council's authorized ceiling, per the speaker.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Pomelo Drive traffic safety petition

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

$7.5 million lease revenue bonds for animal control facility and roads

About $540,000 a year in debt service, partially offset by roughly $300,000 in animal control savings.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Palmelo Drive traffic safety

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Residential street slurry seal and pavement management

About $2.5 million in bond funding now, plus roughly $900,000 to $1 million per year from cannabis tax revenue for road maintenance.

high↓Apr 2026[3]

Road Funding and Five-Year Paving Plan

A half-cent sales tax would have raised an estimated $24-$48 a year per household in groceries alone, per one commenter, but no new tax is moving forward.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

Warehouse truck traffic and city access

A committed tenant is ready to invest, with 500-800 jobs and a construction timeline of 15-18 months, though fiscal impacts to the city weren't detailed.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

School Safety on Avenida Jalisco

$68,570 for Phase 1 from Measure A; $2.7 million estimated for Phase 2, unfunded.

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Palm Drive and 20th Avenue traffic signal

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

SunLine transit redesign and regional bus access

SunRide microtransit costs $3 per ride, and subsidized taxi vouchers can add up to $150 a month in rides for seniors and disabled riders.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Removal of Mahalo Road from the circulation plan

Avoiding construction of a difficult roadway along a gas line corridor could save the city future infrastructure costs.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Active Transportation Plan

The plan itself was grant-funded; the top ten priority projects have cost estimates to chase state and federal grant money.

Decisions during term (0)

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Voting record (0)(Roads)

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