Special Board of Aldermen 12-21-2021 Page 6
Chairman Tencza
Thank you.
Representative Mangipudi
Thank you. I’m Representative Mangipudi from Ward 8, 20 Salmon Brook Drive. I'm really encouraged with the
approach that's taken the housing needs a critical need and that on a regular basis | get calls from students and
people moving in. You know, the biggest concern they have is the housing not available for all wage, affordable
workforce, low income seniors, and so this is the first step and the word “inclusionary zoning” speaks volumes. | hope
the action follows with that, that we are all included and together we can raise. | hope that the Board of Aldermen will
positively support this and we critical need for housing.
One of my colleagues talk about how home is where the jobs go to sleep. So if you're having workforce shortage, we
have to provide that home so that workers can go home and live and play and celebrate life together. So this is a very
important step. It's not the end all and be all but it's a step in the right direction. Collectively, this will make a big
impact for our community and thank you and big support of this effort and hopefully we'll see this happen in my life.
Chairman Tencza
Thank you. Anyone else online who would like to speak in favor of this? Okay, seeing none we'll turn our attention
now to anyone in the chamber here who would like to offer testimony in opposition to O-21-073.
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None
TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None
Alderman Tencza closed the public hearing on Ordinance O-21-073 at 7:27 p.m. and turned the meeting over to
President Wilshire.
Alderman O’Brien
Madam President if | may just a little clerk - housekeeping. Through the Chair if Mr. Cummings can give the
presentation copy to our Administrative Assistant so we can have it for the record?
Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
Yes, | will.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you.
NEW BUSINESS - ORDINANCES
O-21-083
Endorsers: Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
RELATIVE TO REQUIRING FACE COVERINGS THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2022
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW FOR A SECOND READING OF O-
21-083
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,
Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 13
