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MINUTES APPROVAL

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Status Arrived Kim Vandiver Vice Chair Present Jason Chen At-Large Present Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Absent Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present 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 A. Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting July 20, 2026 7:00 PM 1 Motion to unanimously approve the minutes without reading made by Chair Romanul All were in favor and minutes were approved RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver

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▶ 46:21 Devin Romanul: Good evening. The time is 7:44 on Monday, August 10th. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Devin Romanul. I'm the chair. I'm joined this evening by Vice Chair Vandiver, Councilors Chen, Jamaluddin, Karemčadi, Kowal, Obremski, Park, and President Freeman. This serves as a notice of quorum for the record. 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 convening. Seeing no objection, those minutes are now approved. I'll now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objections, we are now open for public comment. This is a moment for members of the audience and the general public to comment on any issues on our agenda. Also, other issues are welcome. Commentary on other issues is welcome as well. Does anyone here wish to testify for public comment?