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MINUTES APPROVAL

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

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Status Arrived Kim Vandiver Vice Chair Present Jason Chen At-Large Present Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present 7:12 PM Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present 7:03 PM Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Christopher Park Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present William Bradley Freeman President, Ex Officio Present Member Devin Romanul Chair Present II. MINUTES APPROVAL 1 Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting May 4, 2026 7:00 PM Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent made by Chair Romanul Minutes were approved RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver

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▶ 0:03 Devin Romanul: Recording in progress. All right. We're recording. The time is 7:00 PM on Monday, May 14th, 2026. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Devin Romanel, I am the chair. Tonight, also joining me are Vice Chair Vandiver, Councilors Chen, Finocchiaro, Kowal, Obrowski, Park, Williams, and President Freeman. This serves as a notice of quorum for the record. In accordance with the open meeting law, this meeting is being recorded and broadcast live on MMTV. At this time, I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve the reading of the minutes from our most recent meeting on May