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November 5, 2025
7 recorded votes, 6 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 29, 2025 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the October 29, 2025 City Council Meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the October 29, 2025 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1952
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $25,000.00 in the form of a grant for the Harvard Public Service Fellow Grant...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed..”
Docket #1434
Message and order Ordinance codifying the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1833
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $99,476.00 in the form of a grant from the Pipeline Emergency Response Grant...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1960
Resolution urging the City of Boston to certify with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the National Flood Insurance Program Community Ranking System...
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. /5/25 Legislative Calendar for November 5, 2025.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. /5/25 Legislative Calendar for November 5, 2025..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #1966
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Chrisnel Pena in City Council
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 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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