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1351 Councilors Flynn, FitzGerald, Murphy, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution of unequivocal denouncement against any violence, assault, or harassment towards Boston Police Officers, our dedicated first responders, and city officials.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors FitzGerald and Murphy as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, FitzGerald, and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), not present 2 (Mejia, Santana), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1348 Councilors Flynn, Murphy, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution to use a supplemental budget to restore funding for Boston Public Schools (BPS) employees.
Councilor Culpepper in the chair.
Councilor Breadon in the chair.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (Durkan, Pepén, Santana), present 2 (Breadon, Louijeune), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1346 Councilor Murphy, Flynn, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution calling for an immediate briefing on Boston's summer safety plan and a collaborative review to strengthen public safety.
Councilor Breadon in the chair.
On motion of Councilors Murphy and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1345 Councilor Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of a fair contract for MAB Community Services' group home direct support staff.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1344 Councilor Breadon, Worrell, Louijeune, Durkan, FitzGerald, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution in support of Senate Bill 3112, "An Act Authorizing Municipalities to Opt in to a Temporary Pilot to Extend the Hours of Liquor Licenses and to Allow for Public Consumption in Designated Districts in Summer 2026."
Councilor Culpepper in the chair.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Louijeune as original co sponsors.On motion of Councilors Breadon, Worrell, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 8 (Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Flynn, Murphy), present 1 (Culpepper), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1343 Councilor Louijeune, Pepén, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution denouncing the United States Supreme Court's decision allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals and affirming Boston's support for TPS holders.
On motion of Councilors Louijeune and Pepén, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1342 Councilor Pepén, FitzGerald, Worrell, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution calling on Boston Public Schools to fully partner with the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School Program.
On motion of Councilor Pepén, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors FitzGerald and Worrell as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Pepén, FitzGerald, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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Councilor Durkan, on behalf of the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, submitted the following:

0968 On the message and order, referred on May 13, 2026, Docket #0968, authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend payments in the amount of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) given to the City of Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy Fund. The City of Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) Fund was established by Executive Order in February 2000 to support the production and preservation of affordable housing in new market rate housing developments. The IDP required all developers of residential development projects with ten or more units to include affordable units in their projects as a condition of receiving relief from the Boston Zoning Code. Further, the Executive Order provided the option for developers to make contributions to the IDP Fund in lieu of providing on site affordable units, subject to the approval of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Louijeune), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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Councilor Santana, on behalf of the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, submitted the following:

0970 On the message and order, referred on May 13, 2026, Docket #0970, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seventy Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars and Thirty Four Cents ($1,073,239.34) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by MA Executive Office Of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund regional and multi disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1313 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a gift of a Percheron Gelding Horse, valued at Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00) from the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit. This gift is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for use by the Mounted Unit of the Boston Park Rangers.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 2 (Louijeune, Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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