A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderman Thomas Lopez led in the Pledge to the Flag.
President Wilshire
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Alderwoman Lu
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, thank you.
President Wilshire
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Alderman Cleaver
Yes, thank you.
President Wilshire
You bet.
Alderman Cleaver
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President Wilshire
Thank you. Alderman Laws?
Alderman Laws
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And | think we need to focus on that rather than wanting to put things back to the way they were, making
decisions for the short term. | just encourage everybody to do that, we have plenty of reasons to be
grateful, we also have plenty of lessons to learn from the past. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Lopez. Alderman Klee?
Alderman Klee
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need to come to some kind of decision as to what we are going to do, if we are going to do anything and if
so, what is that going to be?
President Wilshire
OK.
Mayor Donchess
I’ll talk to Bobbie tomorrow.
President Wilshire
Ok, thank you Mayor. OK, Beth Scaer.
Beth Scaer | just wanted to quickly say thank you to my Alderman, Alderman Caron for her last few votes
against the PAC funding. | really appreciate it for everyone in the Ward and the City. Thank you.
President Wilshire
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any context what the pros and cons of that area. But based on the discussions today, it is clear that people
are not adhering to the mask mandate, it is clear that businesses for many reasons, I’m sure that it is very
difficult to turn away patrons, or to ask front line people to argue with them about what the Law is. But we
are not using these important and prudent means of reducing transmission.
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Tax Credits is any bit as complicated if not more complicated than Credit Default Swaps. So finally | gave
up trying to study this thing. | did study, however, the diagram that was presented in the earlier meeting
before this meeting. So | want to make a couple of brief comments.
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R-20-096
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
AUTHORIZING A REDUCTION OF A $330.00 VARIANCE APPLICATION FEE TO WIDEN
DRIVEWAY AT 16 HIDEAWAY ROAD TO $50.00
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE by President Wilshire
