Board of Aldermen — 11/28/17 Page 10
President McCarthy
| don’t know that we can answer.
Alderman Schoneman
Perhaps it’s not imminent. My concern, listening to Mr. Broderick, is that it sounds like other members of their
board would like to be able to weigh in on it. And if Mr. Fredette’s term is not about to expire, | don’t know if
there’s any harm in getting those folks involved with the Finance committee folks just to figure out their overall
plan, so that everyone is moving forward in sync. Would that be possible?
President McCarthy
Are you moving to re-refer this to the committee?
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN TO RE-REFER R-17-143 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
ON THE QUESTION:
Alderman Clemons
On the Motion to Re-Refer, | would say that it’s sort of an unnecessary step. The reason that | feel that way is
because as Corporation Counsel has pointed out, the other side is going to have to agree to this lease deal
regardless. My feeling is that we ought to send it to them, and if they don’t agree with it, they won't sign it. And
they'll come back with another suggestion. But let’s get the conversation going rather than putting this back
into the committee, and probably what would end up happening is having this go dead until the next Board of
Aldermen comes in.
Alderman Dowd
| was just going to ask for a little clarification from Finance but | think we just got that.
Alderman Wilshire
| agree with Alderman Clemons. Their board came to us to ask for this change. If they don’t agree with the
change we made when we send it back to them, they don’t sign it and they send it back to us. | think that’s the
appropriate move at this point.
Alderman Cookson
We have another piece of legislation coming before us this evening with regard to Absolute Broadcasting. Is
that correct?
President McCarthy
| think so.
Alderman Cookson
Has that already been passed this evening?
Alderman Dowd
That’s one that we already took care of.
