Finance Committee — 09/01/2021 Page 11
Alderwoman Lu
Just something that you said made me wonder. Was Mulberry Street moved our first experience with this vendor?
Chairman Klee
| do not believe so. | believe I’ve seen Sterling on multiple contracts. Director Kleiner would you even know something
such as that? Director Fredette would you know? Director Fredette did kind of indicate that this was not the first time that
we had used Sterling so | think we’ve used them in the past.
Alderwoman Lu
You mean Mulberry Street was not the first time.
Chairman Klee
Right. Correct. Do you have any further questions Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
No thank you.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Wilshire 5
Nay: 0
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GENERAL DISCUSSION - None
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
REMARKS BY THE ALDERMEN
Alderwoman Lu
I'll just take a couple of minutes. | appreciate you folks — | Know we all want to get out of here. | just want to mention or
rather respond to some remarks that | heard that perhaps my way of doing the work on the Finance Committee was being
micromanaging. | understand some of us feel you know the Record of Expenditures are gone over with a fine tooth comb
by our Controller and | do go through them. | learn a lot and | feel that well also the contracts. | try to read the contracts
and | know at one point last week it was objected that a schedule of upcoming regularly contracted services be provided
quarterly. Just a list and my colleague Alderman O’Brien pointed out we don’t know what type of tractor is needed for you
know something. | feel that some things were expected.
There’s some level of scrutiny that is expected and | want to explain to you why | feel this way. | asked on July 14' | sent
this to the Board of Aldermen. | sent this to the Mayor, the CFO, and to Mr. Cummings. | mentioned — I'll just talk about
the TIFF. There are RSAs that have to do with the TIFF that says “an annual accounting of incremental increases in
assessments from these districts are to be reported” so | asked for that. On the 27 — so | asked for that on the 14%. |
didn’t hear from anyone at all until the 27" when Director Cummings said I'd be happy to provide an update is there
anything specific you'd like and I'll be including that TIFF report and that was great. The 27'" he said he’d get me the TIFF
report. On August 10!" | spoke at the Board of Aldermen meeting and | asked Mayor Donchess again. Mayor Donchess
told me that the information may be out there but | should check the minutes, and | should check my records. He said it
probably exists. It’s in the budget and it’s probably in our annual report.
So two days later, CFO Griffin did contact me and said TIFF districts aren't included in the annual financial report. Finally
on the 16", four days later, out of the blue | get this e-mail from Director Cummings and he says “As you know we send
out the...” bear with me a moment. | have it right here. Well he said, “As you know, the TIFF reports are done in the
summer. In fact, as you recall | sent you one last year which is true. | asked him for one last year and he sent a
