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MINUTES APPROVAL

Passed · Approve · moved by Devin Romanul Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, 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 Absent Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present 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 Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting May 21, 2026 7:00 PM 1 Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent without reading made by Chair Romanul All were in favor and minutes were approved RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park,

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▶ 0:00 Devin Romanul: All right. Good evening. The time is 6:10 PM on Monday, June 1st, 2026. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Devin Romanul, the chair. Also joining me tonight are Vice Chair Vandiver, Councilors Chen, Finocchiaro, Karimcheddi, Gow, 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 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 21st. Seeing no objections, those meeting minutes are now approved. I'll now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we are now open for public comment. This is the portion of the meeting where members of the public may speak on any item on our agenda. Comments expressing any other viewpoints are welcome as well.