Board of Aldermen 5-21-2020 Page 60
Alderman Dowd
Yeah, we tend to reserve this kind of a motion for things that we are pretty sure won’t come up again. |
don’t think we need it in this case because it was made with the intention of the things that are going on
with the COVID-19 epidemic. We have no idea where this is going. And | wouldn’t want to prevent it from
coming up again without having to suspend the rules. If somebody wants to make a similar type of
Legislation, maybe with different things within it that limit where the “no parking” is and that type of thing. So
| don’t think it’s necessary. | agree with not passing the Legislation as it was just stated, but | don’t think it
needs Indefinite Postponement.
Alderman Clemons
President Wilshire.
President Wilshire
Alderman Clemons and then Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Clemons
Well | don’t want a cycle debate, but | am going to change my motion.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO CHANGE THE MOTION FOR INDEFINITIE PROPOSAL TO A
MOTION TO TABLE
President Wilshire
Motion to table. Ok well that’s not debatable so would the Clerk call the roll?
Alderman Lopez
Can | have a point of clarification? How do we table something we just voted down?
Alderwoman Kelly
Are we tabling the motion ...?
President Wilshire
One ata time please. Alderman Lopez. Could you state your question again?
Alderman Lopez
We just voted against this so how do we table that Motion?
President Wilshire
Attorney Bolton?
Attorney Bolton
The Board acts by passing motions. You don’t act when you fail to pass a motion. So just like if there was
a motion to amend that failed, you wouldn’t say “well our work is done” you still have the measure before
you. There was a measure to pass it, it didn’t pass. Now it is before you again and motions to table,
