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September 23, 2026
30 recorded votes, 18 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, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the September 16, 2026 meeting
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the September 16, 2026 City Council Meeting.
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From the minutes
“The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the September 16, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Breadon)
Docket #1771
Message and order authorizing an appropriation order to amend the FY27 Community Preservation Fund’s (“the Fund”) appropriation in the amount of $47,265,655.00 from...
On motion of Councilor Pepén, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Pepén, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Pepén)
Docket #1777
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $250,000.00 in the form of a grant, Boston Family Days Program Support, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia)..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1778
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $202,537.80 in the form of a grant, WIOA Adult Activities Admin Grant, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Weber).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell, ZapataAbstained: Weber
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Weber)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1779
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $150,000.00 in the form of a grant, the Boston Family Days Grant, awarded by The...
On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1780
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $150,000.00 in the form of a grant, Mayor's Office of Human Services' Connect...
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, 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 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Murphy)
Docket #1781
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $125,000.00 in the form of a grant, the Liberty Mutual Climate Resiliency Grant...
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1782
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $110,000.00 in the form of a grant, the FY27 DMH Co-Response Grant, awarded by MA...
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1783
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $92,101.40 in the form of a grant, WIOA Dislocated Workers Admin Grant, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Weber).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell, ZapataAbstained: Weber
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Weber)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1784
Reconsider the vote: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $50,000.00 in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund, awarded by...
Later in session, Councilor Murphy moved for reconsideration of Docket #1784. Seconded by Councilor Worrell.
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Later in session, Councilor Murphy moved for reconsideration of Docket #1784. Seconded by Councilor Worrell. Reconsideration prevailed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia)..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Worrell)
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $50,000.00 in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund, awarded by...
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, 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 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Murphy)
Docket #1789
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $15,000.00 in the form of a grant, BTHC Program, awarded by Donor Group to be...
On motion of Councilor Worrell, 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 Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1790
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $10,000.00 in the form of a grant, FY23 National Violent Death Reporting System...
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Santana)
Docket #1085
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $20,930.00 in the form of a grant, the El Centro Fellowship grant, awarded by...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia)..”
Docket #1395
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $225,125.11 in the form of a grant, the MBI Digital Equity Partnership Program...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia)..”
Docket #1397
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a gift of 43 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Units of various types valued at...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataThe minutes list Julia Mejia as not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia)..”
Docket #1801
Uphold the ruling of the Chair: Order for a hearing on the review of the Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Energy Code at the three-year threshold
Councilor Durkan doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending this docket be placed in the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation. Seconded by Councilor Louijeune. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail.
Yes: Breadon, Flynn, MurphyNo: Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Weber, WorrellThe minutes list Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Julia Mejia and Henry Santana as not present for this vote. The minutes record this as passing even though the vote was 3-7.
From the minutes
“Councilor Durkan doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending this docket be placed in the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation. Seconded by Councilor Louijeune. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail. Decision of the chair prevailed: yeas 3 (Breadon, Flynn, Murphy), nays 7 (Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Mejia, Santana)..” (second: Louijeune)
Reconsider the vote: Order for a hearing on the review of the Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Energy Code at the three-year threshold
Later in session, Councilor Durkan moved for reconsideration of the vote on Docket #1801. Recess. Seconded by Councilor Mejia.
Yes: Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, ZapataNo: Breadon, Culpepper, Flynn, Murphy
From the minutes
“Later in session, Councilor Durkan moved for reconsideration of the vote on Docket #1801. Recess. Seconded by Councilor Mejia. Reconsideration prevailed: yeas 9 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 4 (Breadon, Culpepper, Flynn, Murphy)..” (Motion: Durkan, second: Mejia)
Uphold the ruling of the Chair: Order for a hearing on the review of the Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Energy Code at the three-year threshold
Recess. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail.
Yes: Breadon, Flynn, MurphyNo: Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, Zapata
From the minutes
“Recess. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail. Decision of the chair did not prevail: yeas 3 (Breadon, Flynn, Murphy), nays 10 (Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1806
Resolution supporting Boston Medical Center Resident Physicians and their efforts to secure a fair contract
On motion of Councilors Louijeune, Breadon, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Louijeune, Breadon, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Louijeune)
Docket #1807
Resolution in support of reviving the Codman Square Merchants Association
On motion of Councilors Worrell, Murphy, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Worrell, Murphy, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..” (Motion: Worrell)
Docket #1810
Resolution honoring Dolly Parton and naming September 25, 2026 as "9 to 5 Day" in the City of Boston
On motion of Councilors Durkan, Louijeune and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Durkan, Louijeune and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Durkan)
Docket #1811
Resolution recognizing October as Italian American Heritage Month
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
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From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted..” (Motion: Zapata)
Docket #1812
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Andrea Atkinson in City Council, effective September 19, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1813
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Charles Yancey in City Council, effective September 19, 2026
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #1394
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $240,806.50 in the form of a grant, the FY27 DMH CIT-TTAC Grant, awarded by the...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1678
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $288,221.00 in the form of a grant, the FY25 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1680
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Four Thousand Two Hundred One Dollars And Fifty Cents ($64,201.50) in the...
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell)..”
Docket #1828
Resolution in support of Governor Healey's proposal to temporarily suspend the state gas tax
On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Durkan), present 3 (Louijeune, Mejia, Santana).
Yes: Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell, ZapataNo: DurkanAbstained: Louijeune, Mejia, Santana
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Durkan), present 3 (Louijeune, Mejia, Santana)..” (Motion: Culpepper)
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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