City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0677, for a loan Six Million Five Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars($6,510,000.00) for acquiring land, or interests therein, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein, not otherwise specifically provided for; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings or additions; and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment, furnishings and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; and/or for fire alarm or police communication installations, for the purposes of various city departments including the School Department, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0676, for a loan of Twenty Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($20,995,000.00) for the original construction of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character, or for the original construction, surfacing or resurfacing of municipally owned and operated off-street parking areas; and/or for the construction of sidewalks of brick, bituminous concrete, stone or concrete, installing macadam pavement or other road material, for resurfacing municipally owned and operated off-street parking areas with pavement or other road material; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; and/or for traffic signal or public lighting installations, for the purposes of various city departments including the Public Works and Transportation Departments, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0675, for a loan of Ten Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars($10,100,000.00) for police communication installations, and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations; and/or for the cost of departmental equipment; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment, furnishings and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of various city departments including the Police Department, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0674, amending an appropriation order that would raise the amount from One Million Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($1,415,000.00) to ($2,125,000.00) Two Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars for the purpose of planting shade trees, planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities it is authorized to construct, and for remodeling, reconstructing or making major alterations, additions and repairs to existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidentals or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purpose of various city departments including the Parks and Recreations Department, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0673, for a loan of Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000.00) for the construction of municipal outdoor and recreational athletic facilities, including the acquisition and development of land and the construction and reconstruction for facilities; and/or for developing land for burial purposes and for constructing paths and avenues embellishing the grounds in city-owned cemeteries; and/or for cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment, furnishings and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repairs; and/or for acquiring land, or interests therein, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein, not otherwise specifically provided for; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said building or additions, for the purposes of various city departments including the Parks and Recreation Department and School Departments, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0672, for a loan of One Million Two Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($1,210,000.00) for the cost of departmental equipment, for the purpose of various city departments including the Fire Department, 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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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0671, for a loan of Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,800,000.00) for acquiring land, or interests therein, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein; not otherwise specifically provided for; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings or additions; and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment, furnishings and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of various city departments including the Fire and Police Departments and the 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 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0670, for a loan in the amount of Twenty One Million Five Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($21,555,000.00) for the development , design, purchase and installation of computers hardware, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and /or for the development, design and purchase of computer software incident to the purchase, installation or operation of computer hardware, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and/or for the cost of departmental equipment, for the purpose of various city departments including the Department of Innovation and Technology and the School Department, 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; nay 1, (Yancey).
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0669, for a loan of Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($460,000.00) in aid of the Boston Redevelopment Authority for defraying such part of the cost of development, renovation, modernization, acquisition, purchase and certain operations relative to the Urban Renewal Charlestown Navy Yard Project, 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; nay 1, (Yancey).
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0668, for a loan for Five Million Eight Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($5,825,000.00) in aid of the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation and the Boston Redevelopment , 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; nay 1 (Yancey). Assigned for further action.
