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 17, 2015, Docket #1068, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 nays 1 (Yancey)
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0664, approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0663, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0662, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0680, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for a Street Rule Book Project and a new Parking Meter and Management System to be managed by the Boston Transportation Department (“BTD”). The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant Fund from the Parking Meter Fund, 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 #0679, for a loan of Twenty-Three Million Four Hundred Thirty Thousand ($23,430,000.00) for constructing or reconstructing bridges of stone or of iron superstructure; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of various city departments including the Public Works 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 #0678, for a loan of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with the renovation of and addition to the Carter Development Center, located at 396 Northampton Street, Boston, MA (the “Project”), including the payment of all costs 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; and if the City is not eligible for a grant from the MSBA for this project, said amount may be expended for such feasibility study, schematic design, including the renovation of and addition to the Carter Development Center and payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, 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 #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.
