You are correct in saying that you have a responsibility in terms of the three-way partnership, but your responsibility is not simply to spend taxpayers' money whenever a request is submitted. However, after undertaking the required analysis, and after a project is approved by all of the relevant stakeholders, your sole responsibility is to release the funding. Your mandate is not to say whether the project suits you personally.
That being said, if I am not mistaken, the new municipal council had approved a light rail transit project. Why did you ask for another vote?
I have one last question for you before I hand over to my colleague. You said that the City lied to you concerning the deadline for the document it had to sign. Do you stand by the allegation that the City lied to you?