← City Council · 2026-05-18 · City Council Meeting 5/18/26
Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $170,000 to Capital Outlay (#931) to purchase a sidewalk plow.
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i. (ID # 2026-1147): Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $170,000 to Capital Outlay (#931) to purchase a sidewalk plow. Motion for Passage made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver NAYS: None ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti, Ryan Williams Councilor Chen commented that he had discussions with Elena Proakis-Ellis, DPW Director, about the specific requirements of this equipment and she is reviewing this with her team to explore all options. 6
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▶ 2:07:19 Speaker 10: ID number 2026-1147. Appropriation from free cash account 01-324001 in the amount of $170,000 to the capital outlay, number 931, to purchase a sidewalk plow.
▶ 2:07:34 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this order 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.
▶ 2:07:41 Speaker 10: Second.
▶ 2:07:42 Bradley Freeman: Motion for passage made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. On discussion.
▶ 2:07:48 Speaker 8: Seeing none-- Oh, sorry. Councilor Vandiver?
▶ 2:07:50 Kimberly Vandiver: Given that I believe this is an item that some people had concerns about, I'm just curious to understand if there are any remaining concerns before we vote
▶ 2:08:00 Speaker 8: Council Chen
▶ 2:08:01 Jason Chen: I had some concerns prior to the past meeting and spoke with Elena, our DPW director, and she explained that we were halfway through the process of figuring out exactly what we want. She appreciates that there's different options out there, and she's looking into her team with why we need this truck or this specific truck, and there are some that indeed cost this amount, and there are some that may be cheaper, and this is similar to the sign. If we needed up to $170,000, we could have it, but there are cheaper options, and she's willing to explore it.
▶ 2:08:37 Bradley Freeman: Seeing no further discussion. Madam Clerk?
▶ 2:08:42 Speaker 10: Council Chen Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine Yes. Councilor Kowal Yes. Councilor Obremski Yes. Councilor Park Yes. Councilor Romanul Yes. Councilor Vandiver Yes. President Freeman Yes. That motion passes. ID number 2026-1148, appropriation from free cash account 01-324001 in the amount of $880,000 to capital outlay number 931 to purchase DPW vehicles.