City Council Roll Call Votes
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Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Arroyo, Breadon, Coletta, Durkan, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy and Worrell offered the following: Resolution to change the name of Faneuil Hall, thereby beginning a process of addressing anti Black racist symbols prevalent in Boston. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 10, nays 3 (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn).
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On the message and ordinance, referred on August 30, 2023, Docket #1373, to support public safety as the City doubles down on our public health led approach to the crises of mental health, substance use, and unsheltered homelessness concentrated in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 9, nays 3(Arroyo, Baker, Lara), present 1(Mejia).
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Councilors Mejia, Durkan, Louijeune, Arroyo, Baker, Breadon, Coletta, ernandes Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Murphy and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of 32BJ SEIU's Cleaning Contract Campaign. On motion of Councilor Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Durkan and Louijeune as original co sponsors. On motion of Councilors Mejia, Durkan and Louijeune; the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1479, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1478, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY22 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1477, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1476, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Louijeune, Lara, Mejia and Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on August 30, 2023, Docket #1376, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for Securing the Cities continuation grants, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1375, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the creation of workforce homeownership units and long term availability of those units to eligible moderate income households, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1374, message and order authorizing the City of Boston through its Mayor’s Office of Housing to apply for, accept and expend, the FFY23 Continuum of Care grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). The funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.