City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilors O'Malley, Murphy, Connolly, for all Councilors offered the following: Order approving a petition for a Special Law regarding certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilor O’Malley, the rules were suspended; the order was passed, yeas 13.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0474, message and order approving an appropriation of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Six Dollars ($18,569,296.00) for acquiring land, or interest in land, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interest therein; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings or additions; and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair; and/or for the acquisition of departmental equipment; and/or for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware and other data processing equipment for the purpose of the School Department, from the assignment sheet. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 12, nays 1(Ross).
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0547, for authorizing the issuance of tax-exempt refunding bonds in a principal amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty Million Dollars ($130,000,000.00) in order to pay the principal, redemption premium and interest on the bonds to be refunded, and costs of issuance of the refunding bonds, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0546, for a loan of Seven Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars ($705,000.00), for the purposes of planting shade trees, planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities it is authorized to construct, and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions and repairs to existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of city departments including the Parks and Recreation Department, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0545, for a loan of One Million Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($1,415,000.00), for the construction or reconstruction of surface drains, sewers, sewerage systems and sewage treatment and disposal facilities; and/or for energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public buildings or facilities owned or leased by the City, or on property owned or leased by the City; and/or for installing macadam pavement or other road material, or for the resurfacing with such pavement or other road material of municipally owned and operated off-street parking areas, under specifications approved by MDOT, or for the construction of sidewalks of brick, stone or concrete; and/or for the acquisition of departmental equipment; and/or for any other public work, improvement or asset not specified in Section 7, for the purposes of city departments including the Department of Innovation and Technology and the Public Works Department, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0544, for a loan of Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,525,000.00), for acquiring land, or interests in land, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein; for the construction of buildings; or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings and additions, for the purposes of city departments including the Property and Construction Management and Public Works Departments, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0543, for a loan of Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,525,000.00), in aid of the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0542, for a loan of Three Million Thirty Thousand Dollars ($3,030,000.00), for making energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public buildings or facilities owned or leased by the City, or on property owned or leased by the City, for the purposes of city departments including the Environment Department, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0541, for a loan of Three Million Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($3,330,000.00), for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and for city departments including the Library, Parks and Recreation, Police and Transportation Departments, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 11, 2012 Docket #0540, for a loan of Three Million Four Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,435,000.00), for the construction or reconstruction of bridges of stone or concrete or of iron superstructure; for the purposes of city departments including the Public Works Department, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be read once and passed. The order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
