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San Francisco, April 5, 2017</a><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/governance-cmt-mtgs-spring-2023/council-agenda3-29-2023.pdf"> </a>(PDF, 1.2MB)</li><li><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/councilors/council-agenda-8-16%20(2).pdf">Agenda - Philadelphia, August 24, 2016</a><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/governance-cmt-mtgs-spring-2023/council-agenda3-29-2023.pdf"> </a>(PDF, 1.3MB)</li><li><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/councilors/council-agenda-3.16.pdf">Agenda - San Diego, March 16, 2016</a><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/governance-cmt-mtgs-spring-2023/council-agenda3-29-2023.pdf"> </a>(PDF, 1.1MB)</li></ul> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase"> <div class="container"> <h3>Council Minutes</h3> </div></div> <div class="text parbase"><div data-testid='text-component' class="container " data-ishtl="true"> <div> <ul><li><a href="/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/councilors/final-2023-spring-council-minutes.pdf">Minutes Hybrid - 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