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42.66 SPEAKER242.66 -42.66 Councilor42.66 Gannon.43.05

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45.22 SPEAKER245.22 -45.22 Councilor45.22 Izzo.45.53

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649.82 SPEAKER2649.82 -649.82 Councilor649.82 Feltner?650.29 Yes.651.01 Councilor651.55 Gannon.651.87 Yes.652.43 Councilor652.75 Gardner.653.15

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654.03 SPEAKER2654.03 -654.03 Councilor654.03 Izzo.654.51

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655.23 SPEAKER2655.23 -655.23 Councilor655.23 Palumba.655.55 Yes.656.11 Councilor656.35 Piccirilli.656.67 Yes.657.31 Councilor657.71 Arasian.658.11

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800.19 SPEAKER2800.19 -800.19 Councilor800.19 Gannon.800.59 Yes.801.15 Councilor801.47 Gardner.801.87

802.35 SPEAKER4802.35 -802.35 Yes.802.35

802.67 SPEAKER2802.67 -802.67 Councilor802.67 Izzo.802.99

803.39 SPEAKER7803.39 -803.39 Yes.803.39

803.71 SPEAKER2803.71 -803.71 Councilor803.71 Palumba.804.03 Yes.804.59 Councilor804.83 Piccherelli.805.15 Yes.805.79 Councilor806.11 Arashian.806.51 Yes.806.99 Councilor807.27 Bays?807.67

808.08 SPEAKER3808.08 -808.08 Yes.808.08

808.39 SPEAKER2808.39 -808.39 Councilor808.39 Feltner?808.72

809.2 SPEAKER3809.2 -809.2 Yes.809.2

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