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An Appropriation in the amount of $150,000 from Free Cash to the Affordable Housing Trust (#8270).

Did not pass · DEFEATED [6 TO 3] Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Kimberly Vandiver, Leila Migliorelli. No: Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Robb Stewart. Absent: Cal Finocchiaro, Ryan Williams.

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(ID # 12737) Appropriation An Appropriation in the amount of $150,000 from Free Cash to the Affordable Housing Trust (#8270). Defeated

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▶ 22:42 Speaker 4: Yes. Motion passes ID number 1 2 7 3 7 and appropriation in the amount of $150,000 from free cash to the Affordable Housing Trust number 8 2 7 0.

▶ 22:55 Mark Garipay: Madam President, this came from appropriation and oversight with a recommendation for passage. Um, at this, um, at this time, I'll make a, uh, make that recommendation for passage.

▶ 23:10 Leila Migliorelli: Second, um, motion for, uh, recommendation for passage made by Councillor Repe, seconded by Councillor on discussion. Councillor Vandiver.

▶ 23:18 Kimberly Vandiver: Uh, thank you President. Merely, um, given the, um, discussion that we all had about this one, um, in committee and, uh, in an effort to find something that might be, um, everybody might be amenable to, I'd like to motion to amend the amount to 75,000.

▶ 23:37 Leila Migliorelli: Um, I'll second that. Okay. Motion to amend the order. Um, order ID number 1 2 7 3 7. Um, from 150,000 to 75, made by Councilor Vandiver, seconded by Councilor Stewart on discussion. Councilor Jamal.

▶ 23:55 Speaker 9: Thank you. Um, I, now

▶ 23:59 Maya Jamaleddine: that we passed the, uh, we voted like, uh, on, uh, all the budget and budget hearing is concluded. Um, and we have very short time for, um, to, to close that fiscal year and send, uh, all the pre-cash to be certified. I don't find any, um, reason, uh, to be able, like convincing reason, uh, to decrease that amount of money. Um, so that's why I would like to keep it as 150. Uh, otherwise I would be supportive of that. But at this time, I think it's for, it's put for better use, uh, especially for the Affordable Housing Trust. Uh, so I would like to keep it as 150. I would be supporting that as is.

▶ 24:54 Speaker 5: Thank you. Anyone else on discussion?

▶ 24:59 Speaker 5: Okay. Um, we will be taking a vote on the motion in front of us, as I believe this is a considered a subsidiary motion.

▶ 25:12 Leila Migliorelli: Um, so motion to amend the order, um, to 75,000. Again, made by Councilor Vandiver. Seconded by Counselor Stewart.

▶ 25:23 Speaker 5: Um, uh, role Madam Clerk, will you please call the role

▶ 25:25 Speaker 1: Councilor Ro. Councilor Garipay? No. Councilor Hamilton? No. Councilor Jamine? No. Counselor. Karen Chetty?

▶ 25:44 Speaker 1: No. Cremsky?

▶ 25:49 Speaker 1: No. Councilor Romanul?

▶ 25:53 Speaker 2: No. Councilor Stewart? Yes.

▶ 25:57 Speaker 1: Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councilor Williams. Present Meley?

▶ 26:03 Speaker 4: No. The nos have it. Motion doesn't pass.

▶ 26:08 Leila Migliorelli: Okay. Go back to the original motion on the table. Um, recommendation from Committee to Pat for passage at 150,000. That motion was made by Councilor Repe, out of committee, and seconded by Councillor Aldine.

▶ 26:23 Speaker 5: Um, seeing no further discussion, Madam Clerk, will you call the role

▶ 26:28 Speaker 1: Councillor Feno. Garre. Councilor gpe? No.

▶ 26:34 Speaker 1: Councilor Hamilton? No. Councilor Jamine. Yes. Counselor. Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Brem. Yes. Councilor Romanul?

▶ 26:52 Speaker 2: Yes. Councilor Stewart?

▶ 26:56 Speaker 1: No. Councilor Vandiver? Yes.

▶ 26:59 Speaker 3: Councilor Williams. Present Meley? Yes. Yes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

▶ 27:06 Speaker 4: Yeses. Have it,

▶ 27:08 Speaker 5: Uh, except it needs eight so it doesn't pass.

▶ 27:11 Speaker 4: So we have, wait, hold on. Yeah. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Oh, yeah.

▶ 27:14 Speaker 3: We need an eight. We need a majority. Okay. Yeah.

▶ 27:16 Speaker 5: So that doesn't pass. That fails. Right. Moving on to the next order