Number
041116
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HINES AND WITKOWIAK
Title
Substitute motion amending the Common Council Procedure and Rules relating to the assignments of the standing committees.
Analysis
This motion amends the Common Council Procedure and Rules by: 1. Transferring the following matters from the Utilities & Licenses Committee:
a. Communications policies, electric, gas and telephone rates and service, motor bus lines, railroads and other transportation, and water works to the Public Improvements Committee.
b. Public passenger vehicles and alarm businesses to the Public Safety Committee.
2. Changing the name of the Utilities and Licenses Committee to the Licenses Committee to which all matters relating to licenses and permits, except those matters which are the specific responsibility of another standing committee, will be assigned.
Body
Part 1 . Article V, Section 1, Subsection 4 to 6 of the Common Council Procedure and Rules is repealed and recreated to read:
Article V. Committees.
Section 1. Standing Committees.
4. Licenses:
a. Alcohol beverage related licenses.
b. Amusement machine related licenses.
c. Bicycle licenses.
d. Cabaret, night club, tavern amusement licenses.
e. Cigarette and tobacco retail licenses.
f Dance hall licenses.
g. Direct seller licenses.
h. Domestic partner registration.
i. Extended-hour establishments.
j. Home improvement businesses.
k. Loading zones.
L. Phonograph related licenses.
m. Rooming houses.
n. All other licenses and permits which are not the specific responsibility of another standing committee.
5. Public improvements:
a. Air lease rights, except those which involve a skywalk in a business improvement district, tax incremental financing district or redevelopment area.
b. Assessments for public improvements.
c. City-owned property and land, except land bank.
d. Communications.
e. Easements.
f. Electric, gas and telephone rates and service.
g. Harbors, rivers, creeks.
h. Highways and streets.
i. Leases and rental of public buildings and land, except for parking.
j. Motor bus lines, railroads and other transportation.
k. Playgrounds, totlots, parks, green spots.
l. Public building operation, construction and maintenance.
m. Sewer, water and flood control projects.
n. Special privileges and permits relating to city property.
o. Street and alley grades and sidewalk widths.
p. Street and alley openings, vacations, construction, maintenance and lighting.
q. Street names and house numbers.
r. Water works.
6. Public safety:
a. Alarm businesses.
b. Emergency government.
c. Emergency medical services.
c. Fire service.
e. Parking, on and off-street, including parking structures.
f. Police service.
g. Pollution abatement.
h. Public health and nuisances.
i. Public passenger vehicle licenses and permits.
j. Resource recovery and recycling.
k. Traffic control.
L. Waste collection and disposal.
Part 2. Article VI, Section 4 of the Common Council Procedure and Rules is amended to read:
Article VI. Special Procedures.
Section 4. Licenses. A majority vote of the common council members present shall authorize the issuance, denial, renewal, nonrenewal, suspension or revocation of an alcohol beverage-related license, but a 3/4 vote of those members present shall be required to adopt any amendment which would reverse any recommendation of the (Utilities and Licenses) licenses committee to whether such a license shall be issued, denied, renewed, nonrenewed, suspended or revoked where at least 4 members of the committee voted in favor of the recommendation.
Drafter LRB04485-3 TWM/cac 9/21/2005