City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1479, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1478, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY22 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1477, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1476, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on August 30, 2023, Docket #1376, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for Securing the Cities continuation grants, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1375, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the creation of workforce homeownership units and long term availability of those units to eligible moderate income households, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1374, message and order authorizing the City of Boston through its Mayor’s Office of Housing to apply for, accept and expend, the FFY23 Continuum of Care grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). The funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Baker called Docket #1198, message and order authorized the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Seven Dollars ($2,312,297.00) in the form of a grant, for the Community Benefits Agreement, awarded by the Boston Planning & Development Agency to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund transportation improvements, from the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Baker called Docket #1378, message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus this City owned parcel currently under the management of the Boston Public Library and transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land is located at 151 Cambridge Street in the West End District (Ward 03 Parcel 00656000), from the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was passed; yeas 12.
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On the message and communication, received on August 9, 2023, Docket #1293, from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding inclusionary zoning changes to the Boston Zoning Code, the committee submitted a report recommending that the communication ought to be accepted as presented. The report was accepted, the communication was accepted as presented; yeas 11, nays 1. (Baker)
