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APPRO-2025-37 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to DPW-Facilities (#402).

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay.

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APPRO-2025-37 Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to DPW-Facilities (#402). Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 1:24:01 Mark Garipay: That motion, that order will be recommended. Next up ID 1 2 7 2 5. And appropriation for free cash account? Zero one dash 3 2 4 0 0 1 in the amount of 60,000 to DPW facilities number 4 0 2.

▶ 1:24:15 Speaker 3: Any questions? Council Williams? So

▶ 1:24:18 Ryan Williams: We had a question a moment ago by my colleagues about the cost of moving things from in-house staff to contractors. And I wonder if this is an example of that.

▶ 1:24:27 Speaker 7: This is somewhat of an example of that. These are con these are consultants who are already working with us. They've already designed these three construction projects at a minimum asbestos removal, um, the skylights and the Franklin roof and the HVAC chillers at the middle school and the Lincoln. Um, they are all already working with us on those projects, but once we get into construction, especially with no facilities manager, we just wanna be able to have them on site as much as we need them. Yeah. Um, so it's a, a little bit of a shift. Some of it we would be doing anyway, and then some of it is certainly a shift to having them help more because we're short staffed. Yeah.

▶ 1:25:02 Speaker 10: Okay. Thank you. Okay.

▶ 1:25:07 Speaker 3: Any other questions? What's the will of the committee?

▶ 1:25:11 Speaker 4: Motion to approve? Second,

▶ 1:25:14 Mark Garipay: Uh, motion to approve. Uh, ID 1 2 7 2 5 by ca Council ver seconded by council fro, uh, on discussion. Madam Clerk, can you please call the role

▶ 1:25:26 Speaker 8: Councillor Jamal Ledine? Yes. Councilor fro? Yes. Councillor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Rum Chetty? Yes. Councilor O Abramsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councillor Vandiver. Yes. Councillor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Chair gpe? Yes. All in favor