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4664.47 Roll4664.47 call,4664.72 please.4665.03 Councilor4666.64 Raisin?4667.11 Yes.4668.15 Councilor4669.11 Bass?4669.51

4669.91 SPEAKER24669.91 -4669.91 Yes.4669.91 Councilor4670.4 Feltner?4670.8

4671.43 SPEAKER14671.43 -4671.43 Yes.4671.43 Councilor4672.05 Gannon?4672.37

4672.85 SPEAKER24672.85 -4672.85 Yes.4672.85 Councilor4673.25 Gardner?4673.65

4675.33 SPEAKER14675.33 -4675.33 Yes.4675.33

4677.89 SPEAKER24677.89 -4677.89 Councilor4677.89 Rizzo?4678.29

4678.77 SPEAKER14678.77 -4678.77 Yes.4678.77

4679.25 SPEAKER24679.25 -4679.25 Councilor4679.25 Palomba?4679.65 Yes.4680.13 Councilor4680.45 Piccirilli?4680.69 Yes.4681.41 President4681.73 Cediras?4682.22

4682.69 SPEAKER14682.69 -4682.69 Yes.4682.69 Thank4683.09 you.4683.41