Board of Aldermen 3-31-2020 Page 40
Alderman Clemons
Thank you. | think | am in support of simply accepting written communications to us in lieu of public
comment because the situation is that it is what it is. We should limit it to that, | don’t know about reading it
into the record, but | have no problem putting it on file and having it be part of the record for that evening.
What | would you know recommend is that you know we have, anytime we get any communication that is to
the entire Board that we just automatically put that on the agenda until this crisis is over.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Clemons, anyone else care to weigh in on that. Alderman Klee?
Alderwoman Lu
| have a comment.
President Wilshire
OK I'll get to you in a second.
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much. | guess my question will be, | think we are getting an echo, | think my question is to
Director Codagnone: Also, the bridge that you speak of that we could do, they would just listen or would
they be able to be part of the conversation?
Mr. Codagnone
You could have it so you could mute them and when you want them to speak be able to unmute them.
Alderwoman Lu
Yes thank you.
President Wilshire
You are welcome.
Alderwoman Lu
It is where there are people who can’t, there are, there is probably no one in this category but there is a
category of people who can’t call, might not be able to call in or write in, but will come in. So | wonder if we
could have someone there physically. | am just for liability sake, then the meeting is open. If things get
different and we are voting on something that is very, there are a lot of opinions about it, then | would think
we could ask people who want to offer in person input, to contact their Alderperson and so we can find out
how many people are coming in. If there are five people, we can distribute five people out there safely is
my thought.
My other thought is if we are going to proceed this way then we should be careful to not vote on first
readings because who in the public knows that something needs to be talked about if we are going to be
voting on it the first time it comes up? That's all.
