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August 26, 2026
35 recorded votes, 35 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, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana
Absent: Benjamin Weber, Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the August 5, 2026 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the August 5, 2026 City Council Meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the August 5, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #1589
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $40,000.00 in the form of a grant, The Simoni Foundation Charitable Donation...
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
The minutes list Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1597
Communication was received by the City Clerk from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council action on the designation of the Petition #305.26 - The Folsom...
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana), not present 1 (Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, ZapataThe minutes list Brian Worrell, Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana), not present 1 (Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..” (Motion: FitzGerald)
Docket #1235
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Pension Benefits for Firefighter Richard Lopez
The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana), not present 1 (Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, ZapataThe minutes list Brian Worrell, Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana), not present 1 (Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..”
Docket #1401
Message and order approving the receipt of a Conservation Restriction on land at 0 Dale Street, Boston, MA 02136. The Grantor’s title of the land is located at...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
The minutes list Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..”
Docket #1402
Message and order approving the receipt of a Conservation Restriction on land at 190-198 West Eighth Street, Boston, MA 02127. The Grantor’s title of the land is...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
The minutes list Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..”
Docket #1403
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Samira Ahmadi, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1404
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Jessica Boatright, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1405
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Stephen Ellis, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1406
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Hessann Farooqi, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1407
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Lori Ferriss, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1408
Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Gail Latimore, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board...
The report was accepted; the reappointment was confirmed.
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 reappointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1409
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Camilo Esquivia-Zapata, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review...
The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed.
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From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed..”
Docket #1514
Message and order to declare surplus City-owned property currently under the management of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and transfer the care, custody, control and...
The report was accepted; 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 report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1391
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $12,855,000.00 in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, awarded by...
The report was accepted; 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 report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #1605
Order requesting certain information under Section 17F relative to speed humps installed as part of the "Safety Surge" initiative
On motion of Councilor Breadon, 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
“On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #1607
Resolution recognizing September as National Recovery Month
On motion of Councilors FitzGerald and Murphy, 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 FitzGerald and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: FitzGerald)
Docket #1608
Resolution calling for robust infrastructure solutions to protect the Charles River and other local waterways from combined sewer overflows
On motion of Councilor Breadon, 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 Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #1609
Resolution celebrating National Hotel Employee Day
On motion of Councilor Breadon, 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 Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #1610
Resolution in support of a deadly weapons collection program in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution, as amended, 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 Flynn and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution, as amended, was adopted..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #1612
Resolution in support of Head Start and Early Head Start and the importance of their programs in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Worrell and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Worrell and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1613
Resolution recognizing Quality Homes for Humankind
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 #1614
Resolution in support of a South End Alleyways Working Group
On motion of Councilors Culpepper, FitzGerald, and Flynn, 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 Culpepper, FitzGerald, and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Culpepper)
Docket #1615
Resolution in recognition of the City of Chelsea's All-America City Award
On motion of Councilor Flynn, 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 Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #1616
Resolution in support of an investigation by the Massachusetts Secretary of State into incorrect ballots distributed during Early Voting in Boston and maintaining...
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 2 (Flynn, Murphy), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
Yes: Flynn, MurphyNo: Breadon, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Worrell, ZapataAbstained: CulpepperThe minutes list Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 2 (Flynn, Murphy), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #1617
Substitute new language: Resolution declaring August 22nd as Elizabeth Freeman Day in the City of Boston
Councilor Culpepper moved to substitute language. Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
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From the minutes
“Councilor Culpepper moved to substitute language. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Culpepper, second: Flynn)
Resolution declaring August 22nd as Elizabeth Freeman Day in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, 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 Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Culpepper)
Docket #1618
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Bridgit Brown in City Council, effective August 22, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1619
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Cristal Martinez in City Council, effective August 22, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1620
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Nyla Fernandes, Brittany Perez and Ericson Hilaire in City Council, effective August 22, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1621
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Danielle Rones in City Council, effective August 22, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1622
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Noah Risley in City Council, effective August 22, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1552
Resolution calling for an immediate housing stabilization response system for Boston residents who involuntarily lose work authorization due to federal changes in...
On motion of Councilor Pepén, the resolution was adopted: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).
Yes: Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia and Benjamin Weber as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Pepén, the resolution was adopted: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber)..” (Motion: Pepén)
Docket #1665
Order for the appointment of City Council staff employees in City Council, effective Saturday, September 12, 2026
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..”
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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