A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia Piecuch; Alderwoman-at-Large Lori Wilshire led in the Pledge to the
Flag.
The roll call was taken, with 15 members of the Board of Aldermen present.
His Honor, Mayor Jim Donchess, and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.
REMARKS BY THE MAYOR
First of all, we had our inauguration a couple days ago and | thought the ceremony went really well. | want to
thank the Inauguration Committee, the committee that organized it, as well as the City Clerk. So, welcome
again. We are really happy to have you. It’s really interesting to see all the new seating arrangements and all
the new faces. | think it will be an interesting and productive term.
Tomorrow morning, I’m holding the Coffee with the Mayor at jajaBelles at 8:00 a.m. if anybody would like to get
up early and attend. You're all, of course, welcome. We will be scheduling Town Hall meetings in each of the
wards over the next few months, so we'll be in touch about that as well.
The week or 10 days, we’ve had a couple of storms, neither easy to handle. There was the ice storm, those
are always difficult even though the depth is not as great as it can be; the ice is more difficult than snow really.
And then, we had 12-14” of snow this past weekend. So the Department of Public Works is still cleaning up;
there are some places where there are sight line problems and they'll be addressing those, and continue to
clean up as time goes on. If you have specific questions or things you think should be handled, please don’t
hesitate to call or contact Lisa Fauteux or me about anything in any of the neighborhoods.
Finally, Mr. President, | wanted to mention the passing of Judy Berman who | think some people know. She’s
not been active in city government for quite a while, but she served, | believe, two terms on the school board,
and also two terms as a Ward 2 Alderman. She was Vice President of Berman Real Estate, which she owned
with her husband, Dick Berman. She was active in everything: the Rotaries and many charitable organizations.
Ms. Berman was a very prominent realtor for many years. It is sad to see that she has passed away, and | just
wanted to give my condolences to Dick and her surviving family members, and just wish them the best.
RESPONSE TO REMARKS OF THE MAYOR — None
RECOGNITION PERIOD — None
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE THAT THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MEETING OF DECEMBER 26, 2017, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCTED BY THE
COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE ON DECEMBER 27, 2017, BE ACCEPTED, PLACED ON FILE,
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