Whatever you may think of the tenor of Friday’s parks and recreation committee hearing, it looks like it won’t end up mattering: the D.C. Council has just voted 7-5 to deny confirmation to acting Department of Parks and Recreation director Ximena Hartsock.

Voting against Hartsock were Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5), Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), Kwame Brown (D-At large), Phil Mendelson (D-At large), Michael A. Brown (I-At large), and Chairman Vincent Gray. Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and David Catania (I-At large) voted to confirm, while Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was not present, as he’s sick in the hospital.

The Council has rarely exercised its right to deny confirmation to department heads appointed by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, so today’s vote is also a pretty good indicator of the level of frustration council members currently feel toward the administration.