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Acceptance of a FY26 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant in the amount of $12,375.87

Clerk file 2026-773 — its full path through the council

Passed · Passed · moved by Devin Romanul, seconded by Cal Finocchiaro Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams. Abstain: Manjula Karamcheti.

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i. (ID # 2026-773): Acceptance of a FY26 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant in the amount of $12,375.87 Motion for Passage made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and Motion passed Councilor Karamcheti was absent for this vote RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti

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▶ 1:19:57 Speaker 9: ID number 2026-773, acceptance of a fiscal year '26 firefighter safety equipment grant in the amount of $12,375.87.

▶ 1:20:09 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this comes to us from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage, and at this time I'll make a motion for passage.

▶ 1:20:17 Bradley Freeman: Motion of passage made by Chair Romanul, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. This requires a roll call?

▶ 1:20:24 Speaker 9: Who just made that motion? Wasn't it Devin? It was me. Okay. Is that what you said? Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry.

▶ 1:20:31 Bradley Freeman: Point of clarification, this requires a roll call? Yes.

▶ 1:20:32 Speaker 9: Yes, it does.

▶ 1:20:33 Speaker 11: Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

▶ 1:20:37 Speaker 9: Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Councilor Kowal? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Vander Leest? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. That motion passes. ID number 2026-775, acceptance of a Climate Leaders Technical Assistance Grant in the amount of $139,000.