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MINUTES APPROVAL

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

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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 Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Absent Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Christopher Park Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Absent William Bradley Freeman President, Ex Officio Present Member Devin Romanul Chair Present II. MINUTES APPROVAL 1 Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting May 14, 2026 7:00 PM Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent made by Chair Romanul RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver III. PUBLIC COMMENT

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▶ 0:00 Devin Romanul: Good evening. The time is 7:00 PM on Monday- Meeting in progress ... May 18th, 2026. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Devin Romanul. Also joining us this evening are Vice Chair Vandiver, Councilors Chen, Jamalooddin, Cole, Abramsky, Park, and President Freeman. This is a notice of quorum for the record. I'm loud today. In accordance with open meeting law, this meeting is being broadcast live on MMTV. At this time, I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes from our most recent meeting on May 14th, 2026. Seeing no objection, those minutes are now approved.