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21.54 SPEAKER221.54 -21.54 Councilor21.54 Alcee21.94 DeWine.22.26

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23.77 SPEAKER223.77 -23.77 Councilor23.77 DePero.24.18 Present.24.73 Councilor25.21 Garcia.25.61

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2269.43 SPEAKER22269.43 -2269.43 Councilor2269.43 Garcia?2269.91

2270.56 SPEAKER12270.56 -2270.56 Yes.2270.56

2271.04 SPEAKER22271.04 -2271.04 Councilor2271.04 Hamlin?2271.43 Yes.2272.2 Council2272.6 Marchesa?2273 Yes.2273.72 Councilor2274.12 Antonio?2274.52 Yes.2275.72 Council2276.2 Rogers?2276.52

2277.16 SPEAKER162277.16 -2277.16 Yes.2277.16

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2280.92 SPEAKER12280.92 -2280.92 Yes.2280.92

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2627.53 SPEAKER12627.53 -2627.53 Yes.2627.53

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3078.89 SPEAKER133078.89 -3078.89 And3078.89 the3079.05

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3081.85 SPEAKER173081.85 -3081.85 Yes.3081.85

3084.73 SPEAKER23084.73 -3084.73 Council3084.73 Garcia?3085.13

3085.85 SPEAKER13085.85 -3085.85 Yes.3085.85

3086.73 SPEAKER23086.73 -3086.73 Council3086.73 Hamlin?3087.13 Yes.3087.61 Council3088.41 Marchese?3088.73

3089.77 SPEAKER113089.77 -3089.77 Yes.3089.77

3090.82 SPEAKER23090.82 -3090.82 Council3090.82 Petrantonio?3091.14 Yes.3092.58 Council3093.06 Rogers?3093.45

3094.02 SPEAKER163094.02 -3094.02 Yes.3094.02

3094.89 SPEAKER23094.89 -3094.89 Council3094.89 VanCampo?3095.22 Yes.3096.34 Council3097.3 president3097.61 Martins?3098.02

3098.49 SPEAKER13098.49 -3098.49 Yes.3098.49

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3112.12 SPEAKER13112.12 -3112.12 Motion3112.12 has3112.44 been3112.68 made.3112.76 Do3113 we3113.16 have3113.24 a3113.4 second3113.48 for3113.8 reconsider3114.2 reconsideration3114.84 of3115.64 item3115.8 number3116.04 1?3116.28 3116.44 ROGERS3116.44 -3116.44 Second.3116.44

3117.24 SPEAKER13117.24 -3117.24 The3117.24 motion's3117.32 been3117.64 made.3117.8 The3117.88 second3118.04 for3118.28 reconsideration.3118.44 Clerk,3119.38 please3119.53 call3119.69 the3119.78 vote3119.93 on3120.26 reconsidering3120.41 item3121.05 number3121.3 13121.69 so3121.86 it's3122.09 back3122.26 before3122.49 this3122.82 council3123.05 again.3123.45

3125.61 SPEAKER23125.61 -3125.61 Councilor3125.61 Elsie3126.01 Geba?3126.41

3127.53 SPEAKER173127.53 -3127.53 Yes.3127.53

3129.3 SPEAKER23129.3 -3129.3 Councilor3129.3 Garcia?3129.69

3130.34 SPEAKER13130.34 -3130.34 Yes.3130.34

3130.66 SPEAKER23130.66 -3130.66 Councilor3130.66 Hamlin?3130.97

3131.45 SPEAKER113131.45 -3131.45 Yes.3131.45

3131.78 SPEAKER23131.78 -3131.78 Councilor3131.78 Marchese?3132.17 Yes.3132.89 Council3133.64 Antonio?3134.52 Yes.3135.16 Council3135.56 Rogers?3135.88

3136.28 SPEAKER163136.28 -3136.28 Yes.3136.28

3136.68 SPEAKER23136.68 -3136.68 Council3136.68 VanCampen?3137 Yes.3137.88 And3138.44 council3138.68 president3139 Martins?3139.32

3139.72 SPEAKER13139.72 -3139.72 Yes.3139.72

3139.96 SPEAKER23139.96 -3139.96 803139.96 nays.3140.76

3141.08 SPEAKER13141.08 -3141.08 83141.08 yays,3141.16 03141.32 nays.3141.56 The3141.8 item's3141.96 back3142.36 before3142.52 you.3142.84 3143.16 VAN3143.16 CAMPEN3143.16 -3143.16 Madam3143.16 chair,3143.4 in3143.64 addition3143.72 to3144.04 the3144.12 motion3144.2 we've3144.44 already3144.68 passed3145 to3146.28 request3147.08 by3147.08 5PM3147.32 tomorrow3149.24 the3149.41 appropriation3149.64 order3150.13 from3150.36 the3150.53 administration,3150.68 I3151.48 also3151.64 would3151.97 move3152.84 at3153.16 this3153.41 time3153.64 to3154.05 authorize3155.24 the3155.97 city3156.28 council3156.61 president3157.09 to3157.72 retain3158.76 counsel3160.05 for3160.86 the3161.1 city3161.26 council.3161.58 I3162.06 believe3162.22 we3162.54 have3162.7 approximately3163.1 $15,0003163.74 on3164.94 hand3165.1 in3165.98 our3166.22 professional3166.46 services3166.94 line.3167.58 So3167.74 I'd3167.74 like3167.9 to3168.06 make3168.14 a3168.3 motion3168.38 that3168.7 the3168.86 city3168.94 council3169.26 president3169.58 be3170.06 authorized3170.22 to3170.62 retain3170.78 counsel3171.18 for3172.06 an3172.22 amount3172.38 not3172.78 to3173.02 exceed3173.26 $15,000.3173.74 3175.41 ROGERS3175.41 -3175.41 Second.3175.41

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3191.18 SPEAKER23191.18 -3191.18 Councilor3191.18 Alcea3191.66 Gioven?3191.9

3193.02 SPEAKER173193.02 -3193.02 Yes.3193.02

3193.66 SPEAKER23193.66 -3193.66 Councilor3193.66 Garcia?3194.06

3194.78 SPEAKER13194.78 -3194.78 Yes.3194.78

3195.18 SPEAKER23195.18 -3195.18 Councilor3195.18 Hamlin?3195.58 No.3196.14 Councilor3198.14 Marchesi?3198.62

3199.34 SPEAKER113199.34 -3199.34 Yes.3199.34

3200.95 SPEAKER23200.95 -3200.95 Councilor3200.95 Pietr3201.26 Antonio?3201.82 Yes.3202.47 Councilor3203.82 Rogers?3204.22

3204.78 SPEAKER13204.78 -3204.78 Yes.3204.78

3206.63 SPEAKER23206.63 -3206.63 Councilor3206.63 VanCampen?3207.03

3207.82 SPEAKER63207.82 -3207.82 Yes.3207.82

3208.7 SPEAKER23208.7 -3208.7 And3208.7 council3209.03 president3209.34 Martins?3209.74

3210.22 SPEAKER73210.22 -3210.22 Yes.3210.22

3211.59 SPEAKER23211.59 -3211.59 73211.59 yeas,3212.07 13212.55 nay.3212.86 73213.32 yeas,3213.48 13213.72 nay.3213.96

3214.44 SPEAKER13214.44 -3214.44 13214.44 a.3214.68 The3214.92 motion3215 has3215.32 passed.3215.56 3215.96 VAN3215.96 CAMPEN3215.96 -3215.96 Madam3215.96 Chair,3216.36 move3216.6 to3216.76 adjourn.3217

3217.48 SPEAKER13217.48 -3217.48 Motion's3217.48 been3217.96 made3218.12 and3218.36 seconded3218.52 to3218.92 adjourn.3219.16 All3219.56 in3219.72 favor3219.88 of3220.12 adjourning,3220.28 please3220.68

3221 SPEAKER113221 -3221 see3221 aye.3221.08

3221.4 SPEAKER13221.4 -3221.4 Opposed?3221.4 The3221.96 ayes3222.12 have3222.44 it.3222.52 We3222.68 have3222.76 adjourned.3222.92 And3223.48 I3223.64 wanna3223.8 thank3224.12 the3224.28 members3224.44 of3224.76 the3224.92 public3225.08 for3225.48 being3225.64 respectful3225.96 of3226.6 both3226.76 sides.3227 You3227.42 have3227.66 a3227.7 great3227.74 night.3228.14 Thank3228.39 you.3230.18

3231.98 SPEAKER23231.98 -3231.98 Okay.3231.98 So3232.39 this3232.39 this3232.39 this3233.18