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PUBLIC COMMENT

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was closed at 7:18 PM RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None IV. ORDERS

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▶ 0:41 Devin Romanul: Uh, I will now entertain a motion... Um, and just as a note for our viewing audience, as well as the counselors this evening, since Counselor Jamaluddin, uh, is joining us via Zoom, we'll be doing roll call votes for all of our, uh, motions. So at this time, I will entertain a motion to open the floor for public comment. So moved. Second. Uh, Counselor, uh, uh- Williams ... motion to open the floor for public comment made by Counselor Williams, seconded by Counselor Vandiver. Um, Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 1:09 Speaker 2: I, I'll do it. Um,

▶ 1:12 Speaker 3: Vice Chair Vandiver? Yes. Counselor Chen? Yes. Counselor Finocchiaro? Yes. Counselor Jamaluddin?

▶ 1:18 Speaker 1: Yes.

▶ 1:19 Speaker 3: Counselor Karemchedy? Yes. Counselor Kowal? Yes. Counselor Obremski? Yes. Counselor Park? Present. Counsel- President... Sorry, Counselor Williams? Yeah. Yes. President Freeman? Yes. And Chair Romanul. Yes. Okay. Makes for quorum.

▶ 1:37 Speaker 1: All right, the- That passes.

▶ 1:40 Devin Romanul: We are now open for public comment. Are there any members of the public who care to comment on items on our agenda this evening? Seeing none in the audience, do we have anyone online who cares to- No one online. All right, all right. You all are missing out! Good stuff. Um, I'll now entertain a motion to, uh... I fail to see the humor in this. I will now entertain a motion to close public comment. So moved. Uh, second. Motion made by President Freeman, seconded by Counselor Karemchedy. Um, Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 2:10 Speaker 3: Vice Chair Vandiver? Yes. Counselor Chen? Yes. Counselor Finocchiaro? Yes. Counselor Jamaluddin? Yes. Counselor Karemchedy? Yes. Counselor Kowal? Yes. Counselor Obremski? Yes. Counselor Park? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes.

▶ 2:26 Speaker 2: President Freeman? Yes.