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November 19, 2025
29 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 November 5, 2025 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the November 5, 2025 City Council Meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the November 5, 2025 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1971
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $1,852,288.00 in the form of a grant, for the State FY26 Council on Aging formula...
On motion of Councilor Murphy, 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
“On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Murphy)
Docket #1973
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $375,000.00 in the form of a grant, from the Climate Service Corps Grant, awarded...
On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Weber)
Docket #1974
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $75,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the Boston Tax Help Coalition Santander...
On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Weber)
Docket #1975
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $43,312.50 in the form of a grant, for the FYOB MLK Scholars Program grant...
On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Weber)
Docket #1977
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an in-kind donation of 1,000 frozen Turkeys, valued at $24,150.00, donated by Stop and Shop. The...
On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1978
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $8,090.00 in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science...
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1979
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an in-kind donation of 100 frozen Turkeys, valued at $4,830.00, donated by Roche Brothers...
On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1980
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an in-kind donation of 100 frozen Turkeys, valued at $2,415.00, donated by TD Garden. The...
On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #0969
Message and ordinance establishing a Transgender, Gender-diverse, Intersex, and LGBTQIA2S+ Oversight Commission
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 #1926
First passage (first reading): Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of $11,100,000.00 for the purpose of paying costs for the window and door replacement...
The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1346
On the message order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $262,809.86 in the form of a grant, for the FY26 DMH CIT TTAC 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 #1661
On the message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $80,000.00 in the form of a grant for the DMH FY26 Co-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 #1662
On the message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $20,000.00 in the form of a grant for the FY26 DMH Training Grant, awarded...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1991
Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Matthew Cummings
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: FitzGerald)
Docket #1992
Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to One Joslin Place
On motion of Councilor Durkan, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Durkan, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Durkan)
Docket #1997
Resolution recognizing Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20, 2025
On motion of Councilors Mejia, Breadon, and Santana, 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 Mejia, Breadon, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Mejia)
Docket #1998
Resolution recognizing November 30th as Barbados Independence Day in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1999
Resolution in support of S. 1247 An Act criminalizing sexual assault of a passenger by a rideshare operator
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 #2000
Resolution recognizing November 27, 2025 as "National Day of Mourning" in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Weber, Louijeune, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Weber, Louijeune, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Weber)
Docket #2001
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Elsa Flores in City Council effective November 29, 2025
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #2002
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Fishbein in City Council effective November 29, 2025
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #2003
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephan Marin Betancurt in City Council effective November 22, 2025
Passed under suspension of the rules. /19/25 Legislative Calendar for November 19, 2025.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules. /19/25 Legislative Calendar for November 19, 2025..”
Docket #0978
Order to adopt Chapter 270 of the Acts of 2024 regarding local law enforcement continuity between the City of Boston and the Town of Dedham
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 #2030
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Emily Polston in City Council effective November 22, 2025
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #2031
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Emily Polston in City Council effective November 29, 2025
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #2032
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Anthony Baez, Lauren Carmi, Samantha Courage, Denise Mame Gately, Holy Margulius and Lily Sweeterman in City Council...
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #2033
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Anthony Baez, Lauren Carmi, Samantha Courage, Denise Mame Gately, Holy Margulius and Lily Sweeterman 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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