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Votes at a glance: Committee approves consent agenda, adopts amendments to item 15
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee approved a multi-item consent package by consensus and adopted amendments to agenda item 15 that change how transportation grant projects are reviewed before acceptance.
The Budget and Finance Committee on June 17 approved a consent package of multiple agenda items and adopted amendments to agenda item 15 affecting transportation grant authority and implementation review.
Under unanimous consent the committee approved items 2 through 7, 9 and 10, 12 through 14, 16 through 21, and 23. The chair called the items for approval and the secretary recorded a 4-0 vote in favor (one committee member absent). The committee noted certain items would be removed from the consent list for separate consideration where requested.
Separately the committee took up agenda item 15, an item related to transportation department grant authority and program implementation. The committee adopted recommended amendments that (a) authorized staff to submit grant applications for specified cycle programs and the department report; (b) removed recommendations 2, 3 and 5 from the department report as requested; and (c) required that, before accepting any grant award that would add projects or require staff time or overtime, the transportation department must identify additional resources (including contracts and engineering and contract department review) and report those requirements back to the committee. The committee approved the amended item 15 by recorded vote (4-0, one absent).
The committee also recorded a separate vote in which one agenda item (recorded in the transcript as a trial item) passed 3-1 with Councilmember Herne1ndez recorded as the dissenting vote; the transcript describes that item as "de prueba" (a test item) but does not specify the agenda number in the excerpt.
Roll-call votes as read by the secretary used the names called at the meeting. Where the transcript provided roll-call results the committee recorded the following tallies: 4 in favor and 1 absent for the consent package; the item 15 amendment recorded 4 in favor and 1 absent; and the single test item recorded 3 in favor, 1 opposed.
The committee closed the open-session business and prepared the room for closed session at the end of the public meeting.
