City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on June 3, 2020 Docket #0737, for the confirmation of the appointment of Guale Valdez, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2022, the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on June 3, 2020 Docket #0736, for the confirmation of the reappointment of Manny Lopes, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2023, the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on June 3, 2020 Docket #0735, for the confirmation of the reappointment of Rebecca Gutman, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2023, the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on June 3, 2020 Docket #0735, authorizing the City of Boston to participate in the Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE Massachusetts). This order authorizes the City to enter into a Municipal Assessment and Assignment Agreement with MassDevelopment, thereby allowing building owners in Boston to participate in this statewide financing program, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2020 Docket #1000, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Seventy Dollars ($280,070.00) in the form of grant for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program Action Grant, awarded by the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs to be administered the Environment Department. The grant will fund a two-year Heat Resilience Planning Study for the City of Boston, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on January 15, 2020 Docket #0232, an order for a hearing regarding a text amendment for the Boston Zoning Code Relative to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
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On the amendment, referred on July 8, 2020 Docket #0851, to the Boston City Charter pursuant to G.L. c. 43b §10(b), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. Councilor Bok offered an amendment. Councilor Edwards accepted Councilor Bok’s amendment; yeas 13. The report was accepted; the amendment was passed in a new draft; yeas 10 nays 3 (Councilors Baker, Flynn and Flaherty).
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On the message and ordinance, referred on January 15, 2020 Docket #0225, to create the Special Commission on Ending Family Homelessness, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on October 7, 2020 Docket #1035, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend amount of Nine Hundred Sixty One Thousand Eighty-Six Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents ($961,086.29) in the form of a grant for the FY21 YouthWorks, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, passed through the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Boston, to be administered by the Youth Engagement & Employment, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Special Initiative, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund planning and implementation capacity for the Office of Equity. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
