City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Message and order approving an appropriation of Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,400,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, also known as the Public Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund, pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, to the PEG Access and Cable Related Grant for cable related purposes consistent with the franchise agreement between the cable operator and the city including but not limited to: (i) supporting public, educational or governmental access cable television services; (ii) monitoring compliance of cable operator with the franchise agreement; or (iii) preparation of renewal of the franchise license. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order approving an appropriation of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the City’s Boston Equity Fund to create a special revenue project grant in order to support equity applicants and licensees, as defined by the Equity program, and to established and operate a cannabis business in the City of Boston. The fund shall be credited to the special Revenue Grant Fund from the Boston Equity Fund established pursuant City of Boston Ordinances Chapter 8 Section 13: Establishing the Equitable Regulation of the Cannabis Industry in the City of Boston. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order authorizing the appropriations of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 1887. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order authorizing the appropriations of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 1887. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution Recognizing June 16, 2021 as International Domestic Workers Day in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Breadon, Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Campbell, Edwards, Flaherty, Flynn, Mejia, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution Recognizing World Refugee Day on June 20. On motion of Councilors Breadon and Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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On the message and order, referred on May 13, 2020 Docket #0103 for your approval of the receipt of a Preservation Restriction Agreement on the Aldrich House located at 59 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities d/b/a Historic New England, 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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On the message and order, referred on October 29, 2019 Docket #0102, authorizing and approving the City of Boston Conservation Commission (the "ConCom") to receive a property identified by the City of Boston Assessing Department as 0 Rivermoor Street in West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston with a parcel identification no. 20-09228020 (the " Property"). The property is currently under the care and custody of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (the BPDA) and is located on the banks of the Cow Island Pond area of the Charles River in West Roxbury, 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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Message and order, referred on May 26, 2021 Docket #0686, for your approval a Declaration of Trust entitled “East Boston Housing Stabilization Trust Fund”. This trust will work to prevent the displacement of East Boston residents by establishing a fund to support rent burdened residents, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 12.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0546, the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the City’s Boston Equity Fund to create a special revenue project grant in order to support equity applicants and licensees, as defined by the Equity Program, to establish and operate a cannabis business in the City of Boston, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 12.
