City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2020 Docket #0998, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Million Seven Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($9,781,393.00) in the form of a grant from the CDBG FY20-Cares Supplemental, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Neighborhood Development. The grant would fund programs to help alleviate housing and economic crisis conditions caused by COVID-19, 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 petition, to which was referred on September 16, 2020 Docket #0981, for a special law re: The Boston Retirement System and the Alternative Superannuation Retirement Benefit Program, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass. The report was accepted; the petition was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilors Flynn, Arroyo, Breadon, Essaibi-George, Mejia, Wu, Bok, Flaherty, O’Malley, Baker, Campbell and Janey offered the following: Resolution commemorating Veterans Day and honoring all those who served our country. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Arroyo the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Wu, Bok, Campbell, Flynn, Essaibi-George, Flaherty, Arroyo, Mejia, O’Malley, Baker and Janey offered the following: Resolution opposing MBTA service cuts and urging essential public health and safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. On motion of Councilor Wu the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Wu, Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Mejia, Breadon, Campbell, Arroyo and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution urging the Baker Administration to expand access to nutrition assistance by closing the Snap gap. On motion of Councilor Wu, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Community Gardens Grant, awarded by TD Bank to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund the combination of artistic engagement with skill and community-building events during the Community Grown Program Season, which will run during the summer months of 2021 and 2022. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Pre-Disaster Mitigation, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, passed through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the first phase of the development of a cost-effective, resilient and environmentally viable protection strategy and mitigation plan for Moon Island and its causeway. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand One Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($200,001.16) in the form of a grant for the FFY19 Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the growing need for the fire department personnel trained in tech rescue in the cities/towns of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Somerville, Quincy and Winthrop. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11.
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Councilors Flynn, Janey, Baker, Flaherty, Mejia, WU, Breadon, Bok, Arroyo, Edwards, Campbell and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of naming the community room in the South End Library "The Marleen Nienhuis Community Room". Councilors Flynn invoked Rule 12 to include President Janey and Councilor Baker as original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Flynn, Janey and Baker, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilors Breadon, Bok, Flynn, O’Malley, Edwards, Mejia, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Baker, Campbell, Wu and Janey offered the following: Resolution regarding the Allston Multimodal Improvement Project. On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
