City Council Roll Call Votes
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Description:
On the message and order, referred on December 4, 2024, Docket #1770,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal Byrne
Justice Assistance Grant, awarded by the United States Department of
Justice passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety &
Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund
the Annual Boston Address Verification procedures mandated by the
Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, the committee submitted a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1681,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant for the
FY25 DMH Training Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental
Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund to
reimburse overtime cost to backfill Crisis Intervention Team training and
other mental health trainings for officers, the committee submitted a report
recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1680,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One
Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the
FY25 DMH Co Response Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental
Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund
two full time recovery coaches through BEST and provide training to
officers, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order
ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1676,
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 the Securing the
Cities Continuation Grant, awarded by the United States Department of
Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant
will fund continued enhancements for regional capabilities to detect,
identify, report, and interdict nuclear and other radioactive materials out of
regulatory control and provide regional training and exercise opportunities
necessary to enhance regional capabilities, the committee submitted a report
recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, present 2
(Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1675,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two
Million Three Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Seven Dollars
($2,305,847.00) in the form of a grant for the FY24 Regional Catastrophic
Preparedness grant, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland
Security, passed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to
be administered by the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness. The
grant will fund regional planning efforts to manage catastrophic incidents,
including extreme weather events and their impact, the committee submitted
a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, present 2
(Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1673,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eleven
Million Nine Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Six
Dollars ($11,952,986.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2024 Urban Area
Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland
Security, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security, to be administered the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness.
The grant will fund the enhancement of regional preparedness and
capabilities in designated high threat, high density areas, the committee
submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on October 30, 2024, Docket #1622,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Six
Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Hundred Dollars and Four Cents
($56,890.04) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Municipal Road Safety
grant, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation, passed
through the MA Executive Office of Safety and Security, to be administered
by the Police Department. The grant would fund high visibility traffic
enforcement of motor vehicles laws, including but limiting to, speeding and
aggressive driving, distracted driving, impaired driving, and occupant
protection, as well as traffic safety equipment, the committee submitted a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1548,
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of
Twenty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety Six Dollars ($29,496.00) in
the form of a grant, for the FY24 Port Security Grant Program, awarded by
the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by
the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase of a new collar for
the 38' Safeboat duty vessel, the committee submitted a report
recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and ordinance, referred on September 11, 2024, Docket
#1347, establishing the Office of Labor Compliance and Worker
Protections, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance
ought to pass in a new draft.
On motion of Councilor Coletta, the report was accepted; the ordinance was
passed in an amended draft; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilor Durkan called Docket #1705, message and order for your
approval an Order to declare surplus parcel of land currently owned by the
City of Boston located at Codman Square Park on Talbot Avenue in
Dorchester District (Ward 17, Parcel 1704781300), and shown on the plan
recorded at Suffolk County Registry of Deeds under Book 2016 Page 513,
entitled Parcel Consolidation Plan, Codman Square, Codman Commons,
Boston (Dorchester), MA, September 2016; and to transfer the parcel to the
Boston Parks and Recreation Department for the care, custody, management
and control of said parcel, from the Committee on Planning, Development
& Transportation.
On motion of Councilor Durkan, the order was passed; yeas 13.