City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0545, 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 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.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0544, authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund, 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.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0531, authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2022 in an amount not to exceed Thirty-One Million Dollars ($31,000,000.00), funds from which to be used by various city departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions, with equipment to include computer equipment (hardware and software), motor vehicles and trailers, ambulances, firefighting equipment, office equipment, telecommunications equipment, photocopying equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of the foregoing, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0530, approving an appropriation of Fifty Million Four Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($50,438,000.00) for the acquisition of interests in land or the acquisition of assets, or the landscaping, alteration, remediation, rehabilitation, or improvement of public land, the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, demolition, removal or extraordinary repairs of public buildings, facilities, assets, works or infrastructure; for the cost of feasibility studies or engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of the Boston Public Schools, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0529, approving an appropriation of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Million Six Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($237,654,000.00) for the acquisition of interests in land or the acquisition of assets, or the landscaping, alteration, remediation, rehabilitation improvement of public land, the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, demolition, removal or extraordinary repairs of public buildings, facilities, assets, works or infrastructure; for the cost of feasibility studies or engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all costs incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of various city departments including Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Department of Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire, Neighborhood Development, Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Police, Property Management, Public Works and Transportation Departments, Boston Public Library, Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Public Health Commission, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0528, approving an appropriation of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the city, to be credited to the Capital Grant Fund from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund 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.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0527, approving an appropriation of Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,600,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements, to be credited to the Capital Grant fund from the Parking Meter Fund, 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.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0525, for an annual appropriation for the school department for FY2022, 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.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0524, for an annual appropriation and tax order for FY2022, 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.
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Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Essaibi-George, Mejia, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution commemorating Memorial Day and honoring those who made the supreme sacrifice for our country. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Flaherty, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
