City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on January 29, 2020 Docket #0104, for the confirmation of the appointment of Timothy Burke, as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, for a term ending July 1, 2021, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be denied without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was denied without prejudice; yeas 7, nays 5 (Baker, Essaibi-George, Flaherty, Flynn, O’Malley).
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On the message and order, referred on July 29, 2020 Docket #0857, approving an appropriation of Seven Million Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Seven Dollars ($7,050,607.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with the roof and boiler replacement project at the following schools; Mary Lyon School, McKinley School, and Curley K-8, for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of 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 13. Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Campbell called Docket #0831, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Harrison Albany Block Public Benefits Fund, awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase and installation of cameras at O’Day Park, Blackstone Square and Franklin Square in the South End, under Cooperation Agreement between MEPT/LMP GAMBRQ LLC and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, from the Committee of Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Campbell, the order was passed; yeas 12; nays 0 (Not Present Edwards).
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Councilor Campbell called Docket #0752, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Two Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars ($1,297,758.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund equipment, supplies and training to safely carry out community policing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the Committee of Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Campbell, the order was passed; yeas 12; nays 0 (Not Present Edwards).
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Councilor Campbell called Docket #0831, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Harrison Albany Block Public Benefits Fund, awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase and installation of cameras at O’Day Park, Blackstone Square and Franklin Square in the South End, under Cooperation Agreement between MEPT/LMP GAMBRQ LLC and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, from the Committee of Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Campbell, the order was passed; yeas 12; nays 0 (Not Present Edwards).
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Councilor Campbell called Docket #0752, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Two Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars ($1,297,758.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund equipment, supplies and training to safely carry out community policing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the Committee of Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Campbell, the order was passed; yeas 12; nays 0(Not Present Edwards)
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Councilor Bok called Docket #0596, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2021 in an amount not to exceed Thirty-Six Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($36,400,000.00). These funds are to be used by various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions. The list of equipment includes: 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, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Bok called Docket #0595, message and order approving an appropriation of Twelve Million Six Hundred Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars ($12,615,504.00) for the purpose of paying cost of the Boston Arts Academy located at 174 Ipswich Street in the City of Boston, including the payment of all cost incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of Boston Public Schools, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Bok called Docket #0594, message and order approving an appropriation of Seventy Three Million Nine Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($73,990,000.00) 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, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Bok called Docket #0593, message and order approving an appropriation of Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Million Eight Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($328,895,000.00) 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 cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of various city departments included 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, and Public Health Commission, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
