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Attorney Bolton
| would say very likely, it’s hard to speculate without knowing the exact change, but anything very
substantive | think would require another Public Hearing.
Alderman Jette
OK, thank you.
Alderman Clemons
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But again, they can come back with a recommendation to not make it permanent just do it for this year
and readdress it later. So if we do it now, it is a saving step as far as time is concerned and the season is
moving really quickly. In New England we don’t have long summers.
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So | think it’s a really good idea for us to start thinking about those things too in making sure that people
are being shaded as much as possible. So |’m in favor of both Alderman Clemons’ amendment to remove
the sunset period and then expediting this as much as possible.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Lopez. Alderwoman Kelly?
Alderwoman Kelly
| don’t need to speak anymore, thank you.
Alderman Tencza
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Alderman Harriott-Gathright
OK. I'd like to be a sponsor as well.
President Wilshire
Ok, very good. Thank you.
Alderman Clemons
Madam President, | did have a question for Corporation Counsel? Thank you, my question is this has to
go before the Planning Board and have a Public Hearing and the way that it is written it is temporary. It is
going to go until the middle of November. And so my question is, if this is successful and the Board
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A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Ordinance O-20-020 declared duly adopted.
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Alderman Clemons
Thank you.
President Wilshire
The motion before us is to suspend the rules to allow for a second reading. Any further discussion on the
motion to suspend? Alderman Caron?
Alderman Caron
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Alderman Lopez
Yeah, | just want to express my support for this, | wasn’t sure which is why | didn’t endorse it. | know we’ve
had sort of a shaky history with the unaffiliated employees. So | was going to look at it first before
committing but thank you to Alderman O’Brien for explaining.
President Wilshire
The motion is to suspend the rules. Further discussion on that motion? Alderman Clemons?
Alderman Clemons
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R-20-049
Endorser:
Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
