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Valerie Simmons
Council Member2026-02-02 – December 2026
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 2:28
- Avg per meeting
- 0:30
- Segments
- 29
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Top issues during term (6)(Environment)
medium↓Apr 2026[6]
Battery energy storage facility on Oakley Avenue
medium↓Oct 2026[5]
290 Ferris Avenue tree removal and site buffering
medium↓Jul 2026[4]
EV charging station expansion
Project cost rises to $1,487,187, funded partly by a $200,000 general fund contribution.
medium↓Jul 2026[2]
Energy affordability campaign for residents
No cost to residents — no-cost or low-cost assessments and incentives.
medium↓Jul 2026[2]
Smart Composting Initiative grant
The city's $367,983 match comes from in-kind services, not new cash.
low↓Feb 2026[1]
Electric vehicle purchase rebates
Decisions during term (24)
Recorded while Simmons was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved7-0Nov 2, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer
approved7-0Nov 2, 2026
Environmental Officer
approved7-0Nov 2, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution
approved7-0Nov 2, 2026
Environmental Officer
approved7-0Sep 8, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
approvedAug 3, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution (mini-storage zoning amendment)
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approvedJun 29, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approved5-0May 19, 2026
Acceptance of environmental findings for 510 North Broadway
approvedMay 4, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution — Capital Project No. C5691 (Water Street Connector)
approvedMay 4, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution — Capital Project No. C5692 (Miscellaneous Street Reconstruction FY 26)
approved4-0Feb 24, 2026
Resolution 02-2026 — SEQRA environmental review of the garage transaction
approved6-0Feb 2, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approved6-0Feb 2, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
approved6-0Feb 2, 2026
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
approved6-0Feb 2, 2026
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.