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March 8, 2023
12 recorded votes, 12 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The minutes have no attendance line. Every councilor on the council that day took part in a roll call at this meeting (yeas 11, nays 2), so all are shown as present.
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 March 1, 2023 meeting
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the March 1, 2023 meeting.
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From the minutes
“President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the March 1, 2023 meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0323
Message and order: proposed Act to Improve and Modernize Planning and Community Development in the City of Boston
The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays: 2, (Baker, Murphy).
Yes: Anderson, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Worrell, ZapataNo: Baker, Murphy
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays: 2, (Baker, Murphy)..”
Docket #0408
Amendment (Councilor Flaherty): Message and order: home rule petition to the General Court RE: A Special Law Authorizing the City of Boston to Implement Rent Stabilization and Tenant Eviction...
On motion of Councilor Flaherty, amendment did not pass; yeas 4, (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn and Murphy), nays 9.
Yes: Baker, Flaherty, Flynn, MurphyNo: Anderson, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes name the councilors voting yes and give only the number voting no (9); the 9 councilors voting no are the other councilors present (Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Julia Mejia and Ruthzee Louijeune).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Flaherty, amendment did not pass; yeas 4, (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn and Murphy), nays 9..” (Motion: Flaherty)
Message and order: home rule petition to the General Court RE: A Special Law Authorizing the City of Boston to Implement Rent Stabilization and Tenant Eviction...
The report was accepted; the petition was passed; yeas 11, nays 2.
The minutes give only the count (yeas 11, nays 2), not who voted no. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the petition was passed; yeas 11, nays 2..”
Docket #0517
Resolution designating March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Breadon; Coletta and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Breadon; Coletta and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #0518
Resolution calling for equal treatment of all missing women cases in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Mejia)
Docket #0522
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Lybille Rocher in City Council, effective March 18, 2023
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0523
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda O'Connor and Julie Ryan in City Council, effective March 4 2023
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0524
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ron Cobb, Juan Lopez, Cora Montrond and Lorraine Schettino in City Council, effective March 4, 2023
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0525
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ron Cobb, Juan Lopez, Cora Montrond and Lorraine Schettino in City Council, effective March 11, 2023
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0570
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kaylan Brown in City Council, effective March 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..”
From the Boston City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (linked from the City Council page on boston.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Boston (boston.gov), from the official headshots on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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