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Roll Call votes
Description:
Councilors Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Coletta Zapata, Durkan,
Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell
offered the following: Resolution in support of the "Recover Boston"
proposal.
Councilor Louijeune in the Chair.
On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson and FitzGerald, the rules
were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11, nays 1 (Flynn).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Worrell, Coletta Zapata, Durkan,
Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, and Weber offered the following: Resolution to establish a digital marketplace pilot program.
On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Worrell, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 10; not present 2 (FitzGerald, Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald,
Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell
offered the following: Resolution calling for the relocation of Muriel
Snowden International school to a modern, fully equipped facility that
provides students and teachers with the resources needed for a world class
educational experience.
On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the
resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Flynn, Coletta Zapata, Fernandes Anderson, Louijeune,
Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the
following: Resolution calling for the reinstatement of Eddy Chrispin to the
Boston Police Department Command Staff.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was
adopted; yeas 9; nays 2 (Durkan, FitzGerald); present 1 (Santana).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Pepén, FitzGerald, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes
Anderson, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Santana, Weber and
Worrell offered the following: Order to adopt laws concerning the safety
of school children embarking and disembarking school buses.
On motion of Councilors Pepén and FitzGerald, the rules were suspended;
the order was passed.
Yeas 12 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn,
Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, Louijeune).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Murphy, FitzGerald, Mejia, Coletta Zapata, Durkan,
Fernandes Anderson, Flynn, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and
Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the transition
and operations of the new City Planning Department.
On motion of Councilors Murphy and Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was
invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co sponsor.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Councilor Murphy doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending that
the docket be referred to the Committee on Planning, Development &
Transportation.
Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
A roll call vote was conducted to determine if the decision of the Chair
should prevail.
The decision of the Chair prevailed; yeas 7, nays 4 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy), present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
Remains in the Committee on Government Operations.
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Mejia, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy,
Louijeune and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to
examine accountability, transparency, and accessibility in administrative
procedures for complying with Boston Landmarks Commission
recommendations.
Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation.
Councilor Mejia doubted the decision of the chair, recommending that the
docket be placed in the Committee on Post Audit: Government
Accountability, Transparency & Accessibility.
Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
A roll call vote was conducted to determine if the decision of the Chair
should prevail.
Decision of Chair prevailed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Fernandes Anderson, Flynn,
Mejia, Murphy and Worrell).
Remains in the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation
Votes:
Description:
On the council order, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0189, a Text
Amendment to the Boston Zoning Code regarding the Bulfinch Triangle
District use regulations, submits a report recommending that the order
ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 10, nays
2 (Flynn, Murphy).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on December 4, 2024, for your approval
an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of One
Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000.00) for purposes of funding
the Housing Accelerator Program. The expenditures related to the program
are one time in nature and are assumed to be non recurring costs of the
City, therefore, are appropriate to be funded with non recurring revenue.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on December 2, 2024.
Councilor Mejia moved to postpone the vote until the January 29, 2025
meeting. Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
Motion failed; yeas 2 (Flynn, Murphy), nays 7, present 1 (Mejia).
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 10.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0116,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight
Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Sixty Nine Dollars and Seventy
Cents ($860,169.70) in the form of a grant for the One Stop Career Center
grant, awarded by MassHire Department of Career Services to be
administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund
comprehensive career services and resources to unemployed job seekers
such as reviewing job postings, career counseling and job coaching,
education/skills training, and job placement assistance.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 10.
