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to a Committee Meeting. And as | have told many people on many occasions when something is tabled in
a Committee and it goes to that Committee, it can be brought up. And in this instance it was and it got a
unanimous approval at the Committee. So | think we should not refer it back to the Committee.
President Wilshire
Any further discussion on re-referring? Alderman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Madam President. | am not being critical in any way of any of my colleagues but | can tell you
that | have often contacted Alderman Dowd when he’s been Chair of a Committee and in this particular
case, Alderwoman Caron relative to this. When | see there are tabled items | send an e-mail message, will
these tabled items be brought up? Alderman Dowd knows that I’ve done it to him many times. And in this
particular case | also did it with Alderwoman Caron and asked would these tabled items come up, will they
be voted on, will they be spoken to. In this particular case, that was one of the reasons why | attended that
meeting, is | did know that it was going to be brought up and it was going to be discussed.
President Wilshire
Further discussion on re-referring? Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Lopez
| don’t Know that the “he said, she said” is really serving us at this point. | think some issues were brought
up. | was at the meeting too and debated it at length and then the public comment mentioned my
contributions to it. But after hearing Attorney Bolton’s assessment of it | am a lot less clear on what my
opinions should be, so | would appreciate having it go back to Committee and being able to review it. | think
we are talking about moving something that has to do with free speech, with all due respect to the effort
that Alderman Dowd has put in, he’s a seasoned legislator, | Know he knows what he’s doing. And the fact
that Legal did give him advice that may or may not have been fully communicated internally. There’s still
questions here and | think it is better handled with the time that we actually need to give it. This is a pretty
big important question | think and we should just send it back to Committee and not rush it.
President Wilshire
Further discussion on re-referring? Seeing one, would the Clerk call the roll please?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderwoman Lu,
Alderman Jette, Alderman Laws 6
Nay: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Clemons,
Alderman Tencza, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,
Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 9
MOTION FAILED
President Wilshire
The motion before us for final passage of Resolution 20-009 as amended.
