City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor O’Malley for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anayte Lopez in City Council effective March 27, 2021. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Edwards, Breadon, Mejia, Flaherty, Arroyo, Wu, O’Malley, Campbell, Flynn, Bok and Baker offered the following: Resolution in support of the Common Start legislation, Bill HD.1960 and SD.1307. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted yeas 12.
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On the ordinance, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0216, to establish guidelines for permitting retail residential kitchens, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays 0; Present 1 (Baker).
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On the order, referred on March 10, 2021 Docket #0415, regarding a text amendment for the Boston Zoning Code to add retail residential kitchens as an accessory home occupation, 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 11, nays 0; Present 1 (Baker).
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On the message and order, referred on February 24, 2021 Docket #0346, for an appropriation order in the amount of Twenty-Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($25,500,374.00) from the Fiscal Year 2021 Preservation Fund revenues for community preservation projects at the recommendations of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee ("CPC"), 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 February 3, 2021 Docket #0263, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program/Recycle Dividend, awarded by the MA Department of Environmental Protection to be administered by the Public Works 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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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 National Violent Death Reporting System Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund data collection by the Bureau of Investigative Services and the Drug Control Unit The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Senior Companion Program, awarded by the corporation for National and Community Service to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund reimbursement for travel and meals, plus stipends. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ( $18,282.00) in the form of a grant for the No Kids Hungry, awarded by Share Our Strength to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund translation and interpretation services to increase accessibility to critical food resources for families and community members. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor O’Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
