Finance Committee - 08/19/2020 Page 13
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Ok | guess my other question is — so if we pass this in the Finance Committee, it goes to the Board of
Aldermen, is there | guess a public hearing on this or is it just not necessary. Or is this something just if they
want to have public comments. | am just curious because | already know that | have quite a few constituents
who would not be for this to be honest with you. | already know that so | am just trying to figure out if we go for
it, then is public comment is that correct?
Mayor Donchess
The decision as to whether to make — this is not a commitment to buy anything more than these 200 feet and
the metal things that would also be covered by GOFERR. So there’s no commitment beyond this pilot. So the
idea here would be we get these, we put them out, people can see them, you can see them. We can decide
do we want to go forward or not, you know, if so what kind of thing do we want. Do we want to lease, do we
want to buy? But this would just show what a couple of other alternatives are at no cost to the city. And then,
again, ultimately if the city were to buy these, there would need to be an appropriation, there would need to be
a vote by the Board of Aldermen just like any other expenditure. Director Cummings?
Director Cummings
Thank you Mr. Mayor. And then in addition to that that there would have to be a Legislation authorizing that
the barriers continue to narrow Main Street. The current Legislation reads that it expires on November 15". So
separate and aside from the financial expenditure, there will also need to be a conversation which | think gets
to your question is a piece of policy for the city to adopt which there would be a Committee Hearing on. | don’t
necessarily believe there would be a Public Hearing, but there absolutely would be a Committee Hearing which
would be public, where testimony could be given on that specific issue.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Kelly?
Alderwoman Kelly
So you said that this is for 400 feet and | apologize if you outlined, | thought that was what the Mayor said.
Mayor Donchess
200 feet.
Alderwoman Kelly
Sorry, so | want to know what the full amount of feet that we have out now is?
Mayor Donchess
It’s 2,400 linear feet right now, so this is 200 out of 2,400 feet.
Alderwoman Kelly
If we decide that after this we don’t want to do that is there a place for us to repurpose these barriers?
