Board of Aldermen 12-23-2019 Page 11
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez, Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly,
Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Clemons
Ald. Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-19-186 declared duly adopted.
R-19-187
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michel B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
A DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE FACILITY
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-19-187 BY ROLL CALL
Alderman Tencza
Thank you Madam Chair. | appreciate the comments that were made at the Public Hearing and comments
that were made here tonight about the bond. One of the things that the City and the Public needs to
remember; it has been brought up a number of times at other hearings is that part of this bond is going to
utilize the money from the Burke Street property which makes it somewhat time sensitive. | appreciate
Commissioner Pappas in the comments she had made about the other employees. But! don’t think that by
passing this bond tonight we are necessarily foreclosing on correcting other issues or going forward with
other projects in the future.
Alderman Jette
| appreciate Commissioner Pappas’ comments and | have been the liaison to the Board of Public Works so
| have heard the discussion. From the time that | was elected two years ago, | was taken on a tour of the
Public Works Facilities and | saw that the buildings are in poor shape as has been described many times. |
agree with Commissioner Pappas that the ideal solution would be to fix everything where we are taking a
step, | was concerned, since | am the Ward 5 Alderman, | was concerned about this plan to consolidate
everything at the landfill because | was concerned about how that would affect the neighborhood and the
neighbors.
