City Council on Nov. 5 gave final passage to Official File Ordinance 75-20-25, an appropriation of $25,000 from an unanticipated DCNR (Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) community partnerships program grant, and read and adopted several other ordinances on first reading.

The final-passage item: Official File Ordinance 75-20-25 (Council File No. 16,565), an appropriation of $25,000 from a DCNR community partnerships grant, passed by a vote of 7–0.

First readings adopted (each recorded as read and adopted on first reading by a 7–0 tally during the meeting) included:
- Council File No. 16,566: appropriation of $34,268 of program income generated through the HOME program for housing rehabilitation projects (sponsored by Council Member Titus; seconded by Council Member Flores).
- Council File No. 16,567: appropriation of $1,000 in donations from a McDonald's 9/11 fundraiser (sponsored by Council Member Schauff; seconded by Council Member Brzezinski).
- Council File No. 16,568: appropriation of $1,000 from a donation by the Irish Wolfhound Association of Lake Erie (sponsored by Council Member Schauff; seconded by Council Member Brzezinski).
- Council File No. 16,571: resolution to incur lease-rental debt evidenced by a guaranteed revenue note (maximum principal amount listed in the meeting as $12,000,000) for water-distribution improvements including the Sigsby RSW pump station and related projects; sponsor listed as Council Member Schauff; adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,572: a companion guaranteed-revenue authorization described in the transcript with a principal amount that is unclear in the meeting record (noted in the official read that wording and sponsors were Schauff and Brzezinski); this item was read and adopted on first reading 7–0 (transcript contains a numeric transcription error for the principal amount).
- Council File No. 16,573: appropriation of $1,000 for canine training (sponsored by Council Member Schauff; seconded by Council Member Brzezinski), adopted on first reading 7–0.

The council then confirmed Mayor Joe Schumberg's appointment of Carl Anderson to the Erie Planning Commission to complete a term ending Dec. 31, 2028. One council member objected to Anderson serving on both the land bank and the planning commission; the appointment passed by a vote of 5–2.

Sponsors recorded in the meeting include Council Members Flores, Titus, Schauff and Brzezinski as noted above. Where the meeting transcript contained unclear numeric language for a principal amount, this article flags the discrepancy as not specified rather than inventing a corrected figure.

Votes at a glance
- Official File Ordinance 75-20-25 (DCNR appropriation, $25,000): passed 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,566 (HOME program income appropriation, $34,268): adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,567 (McDonald's donation appropriation, $1,000): adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,568 (Irish Wolfhound Association donation, $1,000): adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,571 (guaranteed revenue note for water distribution, up to $12,000,000 as stated): adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Council File No. 16,572 (guaranteed revenue authorization; principal amount unclear in transcript): adopted on first reading 7–0 (amount not specified in transcript).
- Council File No. 16,573 (canine training appropriation, $1,000): adopted on first reading 7–0.
- Resolution confirming appointment of Carl Anderson to Erie Planning Commission: passed 5–2.

Council indicated that first readings will return for final votes in later meetings as required by ordinance and that staff will prepare required documents for financing items and guarantee agreements.