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58 SPEAKER258 -58 Councilor58 Rofe?58.48 Present.59.44 Councilor60.24 Palomba?60.64 Present.61.28 Councilor61.92 Piccherelli?62.32 Present.63.2 President63.68 Saderes?64 SIDERIS64.59 -64.59 Present.64.59 Thank65 you.65.16 Can65.56 I65.72 get65.88 a66.03 motion66.11 to66.52 go66.67 into66.83 executive67.08 session67.64 to68.52 conduct68.67 strategy69.16 sessions69.56 in69.95 preparation70.11 for70.67 negotiations70.92 with72.11 nonunion72.35 personnel72.99 or74.03 to74.28 conduct74.44 collective74.92 bargaining75.31 sessions75.8 or76.19 contract76.35 negotiations76.83 with77.56 nonunion77.72 personnel?78.35 And79.08 in79.24 this79.4 case,79.56 it's79.8 the79.96 city80.2 manager.80.44 81.16 VINCENT81.16 PICCIRILLI81.16 -81.16 COUNCIL81.16 MEMBER81.16 -81.16 So81.16 moved.81.4 81.8 SIDERIS81.8 -81.8 Is81.8 there82.04 a82.2 second?82.28 82.6 LISA82.6 FELTNER82.6 -82.6 COUNCIL82.6 MEMBER82.6 -82.6 Second.82.6

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94.53 SPEAKER494.53 -94.53 Bays?94.53 Yes.95.02

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456.69 SPEAKER2456.69 -456.69 Councilor456.69 O'Faye.457.18 Present.459.18 Yes.460.53 Councilor461.97 Palumba.462.38 Yes.463.01 Councilor463.5 Piccherelli.463.81 Yes.464.69 Councilor465.25 Bass.465.74

466.94 SPEAKER4466.94 -466.94 Yes.466.94

467.57 SPEAKER2467.57 -467.57 Councilor467.57 Feltner.468.06 Yes.468.69 Councilor469.19 Gannon?469.51 Pardon471.03 me?471.35 Councilor471.67 Gannon472.15 will472.47 not472.63 be472.79 here472.95 today.473.11 Yes.473.19 Councilor473.83 Gardner?474.23

474.79 SPEAKER4474.79 -474.79 Yes.474.79

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3733.99 SPEAKER23733.99 -3733.99 Councilor3733.99 Feltner?3734.47 Yes.3735.03 Councilor3735.99 Gardner?3736.47

3737.03 SPEAKER43737.03 -3737.03 Yes.3737.03

3737.51 SPEAKER23737.51 -3737.51 Councilor3737.51 Izzo?3737.99

3738.55 SPEAKER33738.55 -3738.55 Yes.3738.55

3738.95 SPEAKER23738.95 -3738.95 Councilor3738.95 O'Faye?3739.43 Yes.3739.99 Councilor3740.64 Palumbo?3741.11 Yes.3741.76 Councilor3742.16 Piccherelli?3742.56 Yes.3743.2 Councilor3743.52 Baez?3743.92

3744.96 SPEAKER43744.96 -3744.96 Yes.3744.96

3745.52 SPEAKER23745.52 -3745.52 President3745.52 Saderes?3745.92 3746.4 SIDERIS3746.4 -3746.4 Yes.3746.4 Thank3746.64 you.3746.88