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The council meeting revealed intense divisions among the members. Council member Tracy Park delivered a passionate critique of the budget, arguing that the council has failed to keep its promise of maintaining essential services for the residents. In her fiery address, she framed the budget as bloated with ineffective homelessness spending, asserting that it was both "embarrassing" and indicative of deeper failures in city management. Park proclaimed that the allocation of funds towards programs that do not yield results, coupled with the scaling back of important emergency services, endangers the very fabric of community safety.