Board of Aldermen 03-09-2021 Page 25
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Ordinance O-21-049 declared duly adopted.
O-21-050
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AND ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ON-STREET
PARKING FOR USE BY RESTAURANTS FOR OUTDOOR DINING IN 2021
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-21-050, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire
Discussion on that motion? Alderman Lopez?
Alderman Lopez
So Mr. Anderson did bring up a good point and this is one that we had struggled with last year even.
Wingate’s being a pharmacy during the day that people are able to stop and pick up goods and that kind of
thing does struggle because the parking barriers have been arranged in a way that was difficult. | know that
Director Cummings did work on that last year to try to make it a little bit more palatable for them. We have
asked him to evaluate that plan additionally through all of the Committee meetings we have discussed. | know
some other businesses have approached me with concerns, such as WineNot, when they have to compete
with the bank for two spaces. | mean it would be really nice if people going to Santander Bank would park in
the giant parking lot that it has, but they choose to park in front of WineNot and then not goin. So itis a
struggle for businesses downtown when they lose their convenience parking.
