Board of Aldermen 03-12-2019 Page 17
Yes thank you just to address Alderman O’Brien’s point about being perplexed and for others who may be
listening because | did support that. As | stated earlier | was here ready to vote for that, but as | also stated
earlier, we had the public hearing, we got feedback and as Alderman Caron said, | think we have an
obligation to respond to that. And so again, | will be supporting it going back to Committee. Thank you.
Alderman Klee
Two things; one is | am not opposed of it really going back to Committee, | was just hoping that we could
move it forward. I’m not sure that there will be changes, but | do agree that the public has spoken and we
should listen and perhaps the comment that Alderman Clemons had made of doing the term can be
acceptable, we may just have to do a little bit more homework on it. But the other thing that | want to state
is that | make a joke every election, that | want Ward 3 to beat Ward 1 as far as voter turnout and it just ain’t
gonna happen. But however | do want to make a comment, percentage of voter turnout, we nailed it at
11.something% which is really sad
Alderman Lopez
| had a question for Attorney Bolton, if we do alter the amendment do we have to have another public
hearing.
Attorney Bolton
It depends how extensive the amendment is. If it is what I’ve heard being espoused by Alderman-at-Large
Clemons, | would recommend that we have another public hearing.
Alderman Lopez
Ok and then for myself | would just say that this isn’t the first time I’ve actually voted to table, postpone or
alter a piece of legislation that | sponsored. Because when | look at it and | have my initial impression of
what it is, that is just my impression and it looks like something | want to move forward to discuss. | think
that we have a process for discussion at the Committee level and for particularly important pieces of
legislation we have public comment and we have public hearing. We have to be receptive to that. The first
time that | changed my opinion on a piece of legislation | sponsored | was called dishonorable. In my
opinion it is my responsibility to hear more than just what my initial impression is and to move forward with
it. | have not actually changed my opinion of the legislation, | just think it is important that information that
has just been proposed that is valid, in my mind and at least should be reviewed by the public before we
move forward with something that affects their ability. So | just want to have a little bit more of a Hearing on
this, | don’t necessarily plan to pivot and completely change my opinion.
President Wilshire
Further discussion on the motion to re-refer.
Alderman O’Brien
Move to motion.
President Wilshire
Ok.
Alderman O’Brien
