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572.04 SPEAKER2572.04 -572.04 Councilor572.04 DePiro?572.52 Present.573.25 Councilor574.04 Garcia?574.45

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576.21 SPEAKER2576.21 -576.21 Councilor576.21 Marchese?576.92 Present.577.57 Councilor578.28 Martins?578.76

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580.37 SPEAKER2580.37 -580.37 Councilor580.37 Petro580.69 Antonio.581.09

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