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An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) to the Planning Department (#175) in the amount of $75,000 to hire a consultant for technical assistance to update the City’s Housing Production Plan (HPP).

Clerk file 2026-1164 — 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, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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ii. (ID # 2026-1164): An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) to the Planning Department (#175) in the amount of $75,000 to hire a consultant for technical assistance to update the City’s Housing Production Plan (HPP). 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, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None

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Transcript (~1 min @ 41:32)

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▶ 41:22 Speaker 1: Councilor Kowal. Yes. Councilor Obremski. Yes. Councilor Park. Yes. Councilor Romanul. Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councilor Williams. Yes. President Freeman. Yes. That motion passes. An ID number 2026-1164, an appropriation from free cash account 01-324001 to the planning department, number 175, in the amount of $75,000 to hire a consultant for technical assistance to update the city's housing production plan, HPP.

▶ 41:53 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this motion also 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.

▶ 42:00 Bradley Freeman: Second. Motion of passage made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. On discussion. Seeing none, Madam Clerk.

▶ 42:07 Speaker 1: Councilor Chen. Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro. Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine. Yes. Councilor Karamcheti. Yes. Councilor Kowal. Yes. Councilor Obremski. Yes. Councilor Park. Yes. Councilor Romanul. Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councilor Williams. Yes. President Freeman. Yes. That motion passes. ID number 2026-1165, an appropriation from free cash account 01-324001 to the planning department, number 175, in the amount of $70,000 to hire a consultant for technical assistance to update the downtown parking study.