Some changes are even more basic, like the one instructing the chair of the meeting to "repeat the motion on the floor to make sure all members know what is being discussed/voted."
And then there's the meeting room. While upgrading the facility is not top on the committee's agenda, the rules passed last week call for "a specific plan to upgrade and rearrange the space."
One problem is the old chairs. The wheels have fallen into a state of disrepair that handicaps committee members.
"With the combination of the chairs and the floor, you can't wheel around," Turkel says.
Nor is there enough space to accommodate D'Alessandro's senior administrators, who sit in the back of the room and have to walk to a microphone every time they are called on to answer questions.
"We make them sit there all night," Turkel says. "They pop up like jack-in-the boxes."