City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0537, message and order for a loan of Twenty Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($22,600,000.00), 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; 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/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; for the cost of department equipment; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications for the purpose of city departments including the Public Works Department, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley). Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #536, message and order for a loan of Forty One Million One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($41,105,000.00), 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/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 energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvement to public building or facilities and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purpose of city departments including the Property and Construction Management Department, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley). Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0535, message and order authorizing the City to enter into one or more lease, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in FY2012 in an amount not to exceed Twenty Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($24,700,000.00) and in FY2013 in an amount not to exceed Twenty Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($24,700,000.00) for various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley). Assigned for further action.
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Ciommo called Docket #0534, message and order approving an appropriation of $35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Dollars) to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley).
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0533, message and order for Annual Appropriation Tax Orders for FY2012, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley).
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0532, message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2012, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley).
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On the message and order, referred on May 4, 2011 Docket #0641, for local municipal approval of the application of Fan Pier Development LLC relating to the Fan Pier Economic Development Project (the "Fan Pier EDP") under the Commonwealth's "I-Cubed" Program, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley).
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On the message and order, referred on May 4, 2011 Docket #0595, approving the City of Boston’s application to the Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council for Certified Project Status of the Fan Pier development to be located at 50 Northern Avenue and 11 Fan Pier Boulevard (a portion of the City of Boston Assessing Parcel 06/020675/021, in South Boston Waterfront neighborhood, and for approval of a Tax Increment Financing Plan, including a Tax Increment Financing Agreement regarding real estate taxes between the City and Vertex and the owner of the land, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent or not voting 1 (Pressley).
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Councilors Consalvo and Murphy offered the following: Resolution designating a Memorial Hero Square at the intersection of Ellis Street and River Street in Hyde Park in Honor of PFC Anthony J. Greeley. On motion of Councilor Consalvo, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent of not voting 1 (Councilor Pressley).
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On the message and order, referred on April 27, 2011, Docket #0583, accepting the provisions of MGL c.32B, Section 19 to be effective until June 30, 2015, (Health Insurance Coverage), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted the order was passed; yeas 13. Councilor LaMattina in the Chair. President Murphy in the Chair.
