City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0540, message and order for a loan of Fourteen Million Five Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($14,545,000.00), for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and/or for the development, design and purchase of computer software incident to the purchase, installation or operation of computer hardware, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and/or for the acquisition of departmental equipment, for the purposes of city departments including the Department of Innovation and Technology and School 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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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0539, message and order for a loan of Sixteen Million Seven Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($16,740,000.00), 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, and/or for energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public buildings or facilities, and/or for the cost of departmental equipment; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of city departments including the Library 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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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0538, message and order for a loan of Nineteen Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($19,140,000.00), 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 School 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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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 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 #0536, 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 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 #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 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 #0548, message and order for a loan of Five Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars ($505,000.00), for developing land for burial purposes and for constructing paths and avenues and embellishing the grounds in city-owned cemeteries, for the purposes of city departments including the Parks and Recreation 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 #0547, message and order for a loan of Seven Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($710,000.00), for the purposes of planting shade trees, planning, designing and 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 the 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 Parks and Recreation 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 #0546, message and order for a loan of Three Million, Five Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,535,000.00), for the cost of departmental equipment, for the purpose of city departments including Fire and Parks and Recreation Departments, 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 #0545, message and order for a loan of Five Million Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($5,325,000.00), for dredging tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors and channels and tidewaters, for the construction of municipal outdoor recreational and athletic facilities, including the acquisition and development of land and the construction and reconstruction of facilities, and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for laying and relaying of water mains of 6-16 inches in diameter; lining and relining those mains with linings of at least 1/16 of an inch; for development of additional well fields, for wells; and for acquiring pumping station equipment, and/or for constructing and reconstructing and laying and relaying aqueducts and water mains 16 or more inches in diameter, and for lining those mains with linings of at least 1/16 of an inch; and/or for extending water mains, and/or for purchasing, replacing or rehabilitating water department equipment, for the purposes of city departments including the Neighborhood Development and Parks and Recreation 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.
