City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0534, message and order for a loan of Thirty Five Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($35,090,000.00), for the original construction of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character, or for the original construction, surfacing or resurfacing of municipally owned and operated off-street parking areas, under specifications approved by the MDOT; 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 traffic signal, or public lighting installations, fire alarm or police communication installations and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations, for the purposes of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and for city departments including the Public Works and Transportation Departments, from the Assignment List. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0532, message and order for a loan of Sixty Five Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($65,650,000.00), for acquiring land, or interests in land, for any purpose which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests 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, and additions and 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, for the purposes of city departments including the Property and Construction Management Department, from the Assignment List. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 18, 2012. The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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Message and Order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY13. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 18, 2012. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 1.
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Message and Order for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY13. Filed in Office of the City Clerk on June 18, 2012. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Connolly called Docket No. 0860, resolution in support of Senate 2197, “An Act Promoting Excellence in Public Schools”, from the Committee on Education. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Connolly, the rules were suspended; the resolution in a new draft was passed, yeas 8, nays 5 (Arroyo, Baker, Jackson, Linehan, Yancey).
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Councilors Jackson, Linehan, Yancey, Pressley, Arroyo offered the following: Resolution urging Karen and David Parker of Rutland Housing Associates to work with HUD and the City towards conversion from Section 8 Enhanced Vouchers to Project Based Assistance. On motion of Councilor Jackson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted, yeas 13.
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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.
