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February 1, 2023
11 recorded votes, 9 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Michael Flaherty, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the January 25, 2023 meeting
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 25, 2023 meeting.
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From the minutes
“President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 25, 2023 meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0114
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $5,000,000.00 in the form of a grant for the Presidentially Declared Disaster...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #0115
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $2,250,000.00 in the form of a grant for the FY23 State Training Grant, awarded by...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #0100
Motion and ordinance for your approval establishing the Office of Participatory Budgeting, amending the City of Boston Code, Chapter V, with the insertion of a new...
The report was not accepted in a new draft as it did not receive a majority vote.
Yes: Anderson, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Lara, LouijeuneNo: Baker, Flaherty, Flynn, MurphyThe minutes list Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Julia Mejia and Brian Worrell as not present for this vote. The minutes record this as failing even though more councilors voted yes than no (6-4); some motions need more than a simple majority.
From the minutes
“the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft; yeas 6; nays 4 (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn and Murphy); absent 3 (Coletta, Mejia and Worrell). The report was not accepted in a new draft as it did not receive a majority vote..”
Docket #0111
First passage (first reading): Authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate an amount of Twenty One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollar ($21,600,000.00) for the purpose of paying the cost of a...
The report was accepted the order was read once and passed.
From the minutes
“the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed; yeas 13. The report was accepted the order was read once and passed..”
Docket #0333
Petition for a Special Law RE: An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Police Officers for Wendy Pierre-Louis
On motion of Councilor Baker, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Baker, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 13..” (Motion: Baker)
Docket #0344
Resolution to support the Economic Census and to promote response rates in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0345
Resolution designating a Memorial Hero Square at the intersection of Glen Road and Forest Hills Street in Jamaica Plain in memory of Paul Xavier Hogan
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Lara and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Flynn, Lara and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0346
Resolution recognizing February 27th, 2023 as Dominican Independence Day
On motion of Councilors Lara, Mejia and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Lara, Mejia and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Lara)
Docket #0347
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jesus David Linares Marrero in City Council, effective February 4, 2023
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
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From the minutes
“The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted..”
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