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Committee places $100,000 health‑expo and $350,000 Habitat motions on passage agenda after amendments
Summary
Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Kearney moved motions to allocate $100,000 for the Center for Closing the Health Gap Expo and $350,000 for nine Habitat for Humanity homes in the West End; the Health Expo amendment passed unanimously, the Habitat amendment passed with one 'no' and both items were put on the passage agenda pending ordinance language naming final funding sources.
Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Kearney asked the committee to place two community funding motions on the passage agenda and offered friendly amendments to allow administration flexibility in selecting the final funding source.
Item 10: Kearney moved to allocate $100,000 from the special events/carryover fund for the Center for Closing the Health Gap Expo in Washington Park, citing the event’s role in delivering free screenings and community programming. Committee members discussed whether FY25 carryover funds encumbered to the center could be rolled forward; budget staff said funds on an existing contract could be canceled and rolled into FY26 but that any appropriation would require council ordinance. The amendment to allow administration flexibility passed on a unanimous roll call and the amended motion was placed on the passage agenda.
Item 11: Kearney moved to allocate $350,000 for construction of nine Habitat for Humanity houses in the West End and again allowed the administration latitude to identify the precise funding source (the motion referenced FY25 carryover housing and economic development reserve funds as one candidate). Council debated the prudence of leaving the funding source open‑ended; Council member Walsh objected to an open source approach. The amendment was seconded and passed by roll call with one recorded 'no' (Council member Walsh). The amended motion was placed on the passage agenda; final appropriation will require ordinance language and a future council vote specifying the source.
Next steps: both items will return as ordinances for final council consideration where the administration must specify the funding source and offsets as required by council procedure.
(Reporting note: roll‑call outcomes and the presence of a 'no' vote on item 11 are recorded in the committee transcript.)
