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October 23, 2024
17 recorded votes, 15 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the October 9, 2024 meeting
President Louijeune moved to adopt the minutes from the October 9, 2024 meeting.
Yes: Anderson, Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataNo: Flynn
From the minutes
“President Louijeune moved to adopt the minutes from the October 9, 2024 meeting. Motion Prevailed; yeas 12, nays 1 (Flynn)..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1543
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,202,560.90 in the form of a grant for the FY2023 Assistance to Firefighters...
On motion of Councilor Santana, the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the order was passed..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1549
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $10,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the LGBTQ Mental Health Plan, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the order was passed..” (Motion: FitzGerald)
Docket #1165
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $75,000,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program...
The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft..”
Docket #1303
Order to increase Veterans property tax exemption
On motion of Councilors Worrell and Louijeune, the order was passed (not present, Flynn).
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Worrell and Louijeune, the order was passed (not present, Flynn)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1571
Resolution standing in solidarity with UNITE HERE Local 26 Boston Hotel Workers
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Flynn, and Weber, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Flynn, and Weber, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13..” (Motion: Zapata)
Docket #1570
Resolution recognizing October 26, 2024 as Intersex Awareness Day
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1565
Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding all newly created job positions
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed..”
Docket #1566
Resolution designating a Hero Square at the intersection of Blue Hill Ave. and Quincy St. in recognition of Rinaldo L Sestito
On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Anderson)
Docket #1567
Resolution standing in solidarity with pregnant patients and medical professionals in Texas
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11, not present 2 (Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).
Yes: Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Tania Fernandes Anderson and Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11, not present 2 (Fernandes Anderson, Mejia)..” (Motion: Zapata)
Docket #1568
Resolution celebrating the Declaration of Republic of Türkiye and the 29th Annual Boston Turkish Arts & Culture Festival
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Zapata)
Docket #0116
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $200,000.00 in the form of a grant for the BHCCI Connect, Learn & Explore Grant...
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Murphy, the order was passed..” (Motion: Murphy)
Docket #1475
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $2,000,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the Clougherty Pool Project, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed..” (Motion: Zapata)
Docket #1386
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,000,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the MBI Digital Equity Partnership...
On motion of Councilor Pepén, the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Pepén, the order was passed..” (Motion: Pepén)
Docket #1430
Final passage (second reading): Message and order: Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of $2,225,000.00 for the purpose of paying the cost of a feasibility study and...
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was read a second time and passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
Yes: Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Tania Fernandes Anderson as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was read a second time and passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1611
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kiara Montes De Oca in City Council, effective October 21, 2024
Passed under suspension of the rules. /23/24 Legislative Calendar for October 23, 2024.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules. /23/24 Legislative Calendar for October 23, 2024..”
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
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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