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important piece of legislation. | understand the procedural points. | wish | could answer the question as
to whether it really should be done today. | suspect August is good enough, but I’m not actually positive
of that.

Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja

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Alderman Dowd
Since there seems to be some division, roll call.
Alderman Schoneman

The motion to postpone is largely based on the comment from the fire department that said it is not
necessary to do it tonight.

Yea: Alderman Deane, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Schoneman, 6
Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun, Alderman McCarthy

Nay: Alderman Wilshire, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, 8
Alderman Siegel, Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman Moriarty,
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez

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Alderman Schoneman

I’m not saying that it wasn’t proper but there is a custom and the public should know that we follow that
process unless there is an emergency.

Alderman Lopez

It seems like the process was followed and | wouldn’t see why this should be delayed or why we have to
maintain equipment that we are going to trade anyway.

Alderman Cookson

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Alderman Dowd
| can see Alderman Deane’s point if we brought something up that wasn’t on the agenda already but it
was on the agenda for a first reading and it was referred to committee and it’s on the agenda now and

has been since it was posted in the time required. | don’t see an issue with any concern regarding
public knowledge of the two motions.

Alderman Schoneman
| want to voice my support for proper process. | don’t see anything wrong with the purchase but we do

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President McCarthy

| guess the direct question is if we were to accept the grant at the beginning of August does that do any
damage.

Deputy Chief Kerrigan

| guess not. The time already started once they sent it to us, it’s already been two months now.

Alderman Siegel

We've known about the legislation and it’s not that controversial and it was debated prior to this meeting.
| don’t know what purpose is served by delaying the vote on it. It seems straight forward to me.

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R-16-043
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Tom Lopez
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $63,648 FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTO FIRE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY2015
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT”
Given its second reading;

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| think we should have done something while the explosion was happening down there with the Flatley
Company; absolutely. We did it when they built the Pink Palace. They bought that truck. You want to
build that building then we need a truck to service it. You have to maintain all of this high tech equipment
and this was one of the original items on the Capital Improvements list back when it first started a long
time ago.

Alderman Schoneman

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President McCarthy

Chief, when you do have a situation of having a downed truck in the station where does the primary
response come from for that area?

Chief Galipeau

If either the engine or the ladder truck were to break down the back-up vehicle is coming out of the Lake
Street fire house.

Alderman O’Brien