I'm reading that the problem is it wasn't enough (bc it never will be) and that it "doesn't count" because it's not coming more directly out of the taxpayers pocket-- sorry not taxpayers, it seems they want it withdrawn from the bank accounts directly, and have a dedicated spot in the cities budget for their handout

The city, to its credit, went out of its way to find a painless source to take that money from. Their intentions were good though their stupidty immeasurable