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Committee moves $6.2M in previously reserved World Cup appropriations into operating projects
Summary
The committee recommended an ordinance to appropriate $6.2 million previously reserved for World Cup preparation into specific City departments and projects focused on right-of-way, accessibility and public-safety-related capital needs ahead of international events.
The Select Budget Committee recommended passage of Council Bill 121032, which appropriates approximately $6.2 million that had been reserved for World Cup‑related needs to specific departments and projects. The funds were originally set aside in last year’s budget and are now being assigned to operating departments and capital initiatives that support right-of-way improvements, accessibility upgrades and public‑safety-related preparations.
Central staff described the transfer as revenue-neutral: the money was already in a reserved fund in the 2025 budget and the ordinance moves those funds into the specific operating and capital budgets where project planning and procurement can proceed. Committee members said timely appropriation is necessary to meet procurement and construction schedules ahead of international events and associated public‑safety planning.
The committee voted to recommend the ordinance to full council with no changes.
