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R-17-095
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR AND EXPEND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2018
Given its first reading;
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homework, make sure the rest of the board knows the answers if you talk to somebody, and formulate any
motions based on the facts that you gather. Thanks.
Alderman Deane
Do you remember a number of years back when legislation was brought in to exempt the capital spending from
wastewater because it fell under the cap?
President McCarthy
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Alderman Lopez
| would like to echo the comments made by Alderman O’Brien. It is difficult for me to be assured, as | have
constantly been every time this comes up, that if it is really important the ten votes will be there. The people
who are most likely not going to vote are constantly referring to this issue as an end-run, a work around.
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has been consistent. You outright say you’re against the spending cap. But for someone to not even answer
the question that it’s a spending cap bypass is just poor forum.
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Getting back to this ordinance, ya, it creates a little room under the cap. And thank goodness that it does
because you know what? The taxpayers would get jipped if it didn’t’ because they would be paying more
money for less services. That’s not right, and | will never support a budget, not in this economy, that says to
people give me a little bit more but I’m not going to give back to you what you’re paying me extra.
Alderman Siegel
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| think there’s a point where we are inflicting self-harm on ourselves. It is a difficult decision to make but we
didn’t take the steps when we could have prevented it earlier. If we don’t take the steps to prevent it now,
we’re going to have a serious problem with our budget. Mayor Donchess did have the department do
simulations, and some of those scenarios were pretty dire. | think our city is struggling in a lot of areas, and
this isn’t the time to cut corners and start taking shortcuts.
Alderman Wilshire
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Alderman Deane
The way the position has been allocated through wastewater and solid waste as enterprise funds is above
board and completely legal.
Attorney Bolton
Yes.
Alderman Deane
The public should know that. People get up and imply things that aren’t correct. Thank you.
Alderman Schoneman
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - ORDINANCES
O-17-031
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
RELATIVE TO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM FUND AS A SEWER FUND
Given its third reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF O-17-031
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Deane
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Alderman Cookson
| just wanted to confirm what | heard from Alderman Deane and that was the asphalt specs are determined by
our Department of Public Works and those are conveyed to the company that is ultimately going to be doing
the paving.
President McCarthy
Yes.
Alderman Cookson
That would be a question either to you or through you to Alderman Deane.
President McCarthy
Yes, that is what you heard from Alderman Deane.
Alderman Cookson
Thank you, Alderman McCarthy.
