Board of Aldermen 10-13-2020 Page 21
R-20-071
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000) FOR TWO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS,
CONSISTING OF A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GROUND LEVEL PARKING GARAGE ($2,500,000)
AND ADDITONAL FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ($5,500,000)
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LOPEZ FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-20-071, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Cleaver
Thank you very much, Madam Chair, Madam President. | move to divide the question, these are two very
different projects, two very different scenarios and two very different backgrounds and they need to be
developed and discussed separately.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEAVER TO DIVIDE R-20-071 INTO TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire
OK the Motion is to divide. | might need a little help Corporation Counsel.
Steven Bolton, Corporation Counsel
If this motion passes it will require additional public hearings on each separate project.
President Wilshire
And in that case we might not be able to close if our closing for the Performing Arts Bond has to be done by
December 15", is that right?
Attorney Bolton
| think you would run into a time crunch; it might be averted by having special meetings or something but
the Public Hearings do have an advertising requirement with the necessary delay that that would entail.
President Wilshire
Ok so the motion Alderman Cleaver is to separate the two issues in this bond Resolution. Any discussion
on that motion? Alderman Lopez?
Alderman Lopez
Yeah we did discuss this in Committee and | am still opposed to it because the concept that is linking these
