Council Member· 2023-01-10 – 2027-01-01 (start per Stocktonia 2023-01-09 [oath at the Tuesday January 10, 2023 meeting]; month-level end: January 2027 per four-year term [elected November 2022])
Michele Padilla
Stockton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 3:36:18
- Avg per meeting
- 12:01
- Segments
- 2022
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Top issues during term (9)(Environment)
Flood preparedness and climate planning in South Stockton
Contamination and remediation at the Turnpike Road site
$500,000 grant coming in, but full cleanups could run $1 million-plus per site and need future funding.
Five Mile Slough cleanup assessment district
Assessments on affected parcels up to the $87,878 maximum budget, with 3 percent annual increases.
Illegal dumping cleanup contracts
$2.23 million over three years, up to about $3.7 million with extensions.
Fireworks noise from the Ports' ballgames
Commercial solid waste franchise competition
Opening commercial collection early could force residential rate increases or litigation costs; current contracts run to 2029.
Heritage tree removal at 7517 Park Woods Drive
General Plan equity map never created
Tribal cultural resources and site access dispute
Additional pre-construction study could add cost and time for developers, but no specific figure was given.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Padilla was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (3)(Environment)
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