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October 29, 2025
26 recorded votes, 24 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, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the October 22, 2025 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the October 22, 2025 City Council Meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the October 22, 2025 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1924
Message and order: order to reduce the FY26 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $977,749.00 to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1925
Message and order for a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Public School Department for FY26 in the amount of $977,749.00 to cover the cost items...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1928
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars and One Cent ($40,685.01) in the...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed..”
Docket #0145
Petition for a Special Law Re: To establish the Commission of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight
The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Durkan, Flynn).
Yes: Breadon, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataNo: Durkan, Flynn
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Durkan, Flynn)..”
Docket #1353
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Norm Stembridge as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeal, for a term expiring May 1, 2028
The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1354
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Rob Steinberg as a member of the St. Botolph Architectural Conservation District Commission, for a term...
The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1412
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Celina Barrios-Millner as a Member of the Zoning Board of Appeal, for a term expiring May 1, 2028
The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1625
Message and order referred on September 10, Docket #1625, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,045,187.20 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1658
Message and order referred on September 17, Docket #1658, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $222,041.20 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1659
Message and order referred on September 17, Docket #1659, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $173,229.50 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1660
Message and order referred on September 17, Docket #1660, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $89,593.02 in the form of a grant, for the...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1691
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1691, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1692
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1692, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,559,065.50 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1693
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1693, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,040,435.67 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1694
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1694, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $966,006.00 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1695
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1695, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $884,111.00 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1697
Message and order referred on September 24, Docket #1697, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $107,334.00 in the form of a grant, for...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1832
Message and order referred on October 22, Docket #1832, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $895,657.87 in the form of a grant, for the...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1934
Resolution recognizing October as Pedestrian Safety Month in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Pepén, Weber, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Pepén, Weber, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Pepén)
Docket #1935
Resolution recognizing November 2025 as Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month
On motion of Councilors Santana, Louijeune, and FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. /29/25 Legislative Calendar for October 29, 2025.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Santana, Louijeune, and FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. /29/25 Legislative Calendar for October 29, 2025..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1946
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Katarina Helfrich in City Council
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1947
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kiara Montes De Oca, John D. Moore, and Beatrix Marcel Knight in City Council
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1948
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Olivia Huynh in City Council
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1949
A Resolution Condemning the Trump Administration's Failure to Fully Fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Louijeune, and Durkan, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Louijeune, and Durkan, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Zapata)
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The items contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
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From the minutes
“The items contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted..”
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