In relatively quick order, City Council’s License Committee passed new regulations on party buses, sports plazas and outdoor patios, and lowered fees from the City Clerk’s office on parking passes.

License Committee Attendance: Chairman Emma Mitts (33), Roderick Sawyer (6), Michelle Harris (8), George Cardenas (12), Marty Quinn (13), David Moore (17), Willie Cochran (20), Michael Scott Jr. (24), Jason Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ariel Reboyras (30), Scott Waguespack (32), Brendan Reilly (42), Michele Smith (43), Tom Tunney (44), John Arena (45),  Deb Silverstein (50)

Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee Attendance: Chairman Walter Burnett Jr. (27), Brian Hopkins (2), Sophia King (4), Marty Quinn (13), Jason Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Deb Mell (33), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Anthony Napolitano (41), Deb Silverstein (50)

Clerk’s Office Fee Reduction, Guest Pass App Pass Committees

Aldermen in License and Traffic Safety Committees approved a reduction in “outdated” sticker fees charged by the City Clerk’s office, and the first steps for a sticker-free guest parking app yesterday. John Gay, Chief Counsel and Director of Policy in the Clerk’s Office, outlined a series of fee reductions City Clerk Susana Mendoza proposed. Those fees were left over from what he called a “legacy of outdated policies.”