ORDER-2017-179 : Authorization to Accept a Grant in the amount of $19,000 from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and Authorize the Mayor to Execute a Contract with EEA

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▶ 1:03:45 Peter D. Mortimer: by saying aye thank you sir that motion will be tabled and will be considered at the next meeting mr. president mr. president I make a motion to suspend the order of business and take order 2 0 1 7 9 it's an authorization to accept a grant to take that order out of order Alderman Mortimer moves to take that

▶ 1:04:04 Speaker 1: order out of order the motion seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed motion passes Alderman Medeiros

▶ 1:04:19 Speaker 1: is opposed public hearing at 820 yeah I have something to say relative to that thank you thank you we have three minutes to consider this order if this order has not been acted on in three minutes we're going to have to recess because we have a public hearing that we are required to commence at 8 50. cognizant of that i think we can it's a small order it's a state up straight up grant no match the public official is here miss grover is uh here i called you out of order so you can uh and i request immediate consideration but we have three minutes so two minutes alderman mortimer requests immediate consideration of the rule is there an objection to immediate consideration there is not alderman mortimer are you making a motion relative to suspension of the rules so moved alderman water removes to suspend the rules so that we can hear from ms grover second motion is seconded by alderman boyce l all those in favor hi anyone opposed motion passes you have the three minute warning

▶ 1:05:17 Speaker 2: let's go over the floor is yours this is thank you very much and thank you for taking me out of order and um this is an order that requires immediate consideration tonight this is a contract from the office of environmental and energy affairs uh it's a it's a new program from their global warming and climate solutions office and they are providing money funds to municipalities to do what's called vulnerability assessments due to climate change and the idea is that we group of us attended training to and there's a program that we then go through a process and we would do it in concert with the update to the hazard natural hazard mitigation plan in FY 18 so I'm asking for authorization for the mayor to sign the contract so we can get it in in time to

▶ 1:06:10 Speaker 1: get the first disbursement from the state it's a $19,000 grant yeah is there any requirement the city match the funds or make any contribution other than

▶ 1:06:16 Speaker 2: staff time correct no no no match motion for Passed mr. president alderman

▶ 1:06:19 Speaker 1: Mortimer moves for Passed motion is seconded by alderman Boisselle is there discussion on the motion alderman Medeiros thank you I don't know if we

▶ 1:06:29 Monica C. Medeiros: need a motion for this or not but I'd like to ask that we include miss Grover's email from Wednesday June 14th 2017 at 1 16 p.m. entitled municipal vulnerability preparedness grant in which she outlined the dates and the need to have immediate consideration thank you I couldn't hear you want that

▶ 1:06:46 Speaker 1: to be made part of the record the record that will be done thank you for the

▶ 1:06:56 Speaker 1: discussion on this order. Ms. O'Shea, could you call the roll, please?

▶ 1:07:00 Speaker 2: Alderman Boisselle? Yes. Yes. Alderman Forbes? Yes. Yes. Alderman Inferna? Yes. Yes. Alderman Emmerman? Yes. Yes. Alderman McAteer-Margolis? Yes. Yes. Alderman Medeiros? Yes. Yes. Alderman Mortimer? Yes. Yes. Alderman Tramontozzi? Yes. Yes. Alderman Zwirko? Yes. Yes. President Kahn? Yes. Yes.

▶ 1:07:17 Speaker 1: 10 yes. That order passes. Is that a record? Yes.

▶ 1:07:27 Speaker 1: thank you thank you very much okay we have one further public hearing that's scheduled this evening mr. Moser could you read the order please order number