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November 9, 2020
12 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Shirley R. Asack, Councilor Cardoso, Timothy Cruise, Dennis R. Eaniri, Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., John F. Lally, Rita Mendes, Thomas Monahan, Susan J. Nicastro, Moises Rodrigues, Jeffrey A. Thompson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Hearings
Give Commonwealth Alternative Care until the December 14, 2020 City Council meeting to submit a complete application to the City Council and failure to do, we shall give the eighth license to the...
To give Commonwealth Alternative Care until the December 14, 2020 City Council meeting to submit a complete application to the City Council and failure to do, we shall give the eighth license to the next completed application
Winthrop Farwell Jr. was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Councilor Rodrigues motioned to give Commonwealth Alternative Care until the December 14, 2020 City Council meeting to submit a complete application to the City Council and failure to do, we shall give the eighth license to the next completed application and was properly seconded ... The motion carried by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present with all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Farwell was absent..” (Motion: Rodrigues)
Postpone this hearing to the December 28th City Council meeting
To postpone this hearing to the December 28th City Council meeting
Winthrop Farwell Jr. was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Councilor Rodrigues motioned to postpone this hearing to the December 28th City Council meeting and was properly seconded ... The motion carried by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present with all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Farwell was absent..” (Motion: Rodrigues)
For reconsideration of the previous vote
For reconsideration of the previous vote
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councilor Cardoso motioned for reconsideration of the previous vote and was properly seconded. Motion failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Cardoso)
Unfinished Business - item 537
Confirm: Appointment of Ryan Burke of 81 Rockford St., Brockton, MA as Trustee of the War Memorial for the City of Brockton for a three-year term.
Confirmed (roll call): Appointment of Ryan Burke of 81 Rockford St., Brockton, MA as Trustee of the War Memorial for the City of Brockton for a three-year term.
Tina Cardoso was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Appointment of Ryan Burke of 81 Rockford St., Brockton, MA as Trustee of the War Memorial for the City of Brockton for a three-year term. (FAVORABLE) ... Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cardoso absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 546
Confirm: Reappointment of Kenneth Galligan, of 25 Messina Dr., Brockton to the Traffic Commission pursuant to City of Brockton Ordinance sec. 466, for a term of three (3) years. Prior term ended...
Confirmed (roll call): Reappointment of Kenneth Galligan, of 25 Messina Dr., Brockton to the Traffic Commission pursuant to City of Brockton Ordinance sec. 466, for a term of three (3) years. Prior term ended September 2020.
From the minutes
“Reappointment of Kenneth Galligan, of 25 Messina Dr., Brockton to the Traffic Commission pursuant to City of Brockton Ordinance sec. 466, for a term of three (3) years. Prior term ended September 2020. (FAVORABLE) ... Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
Unfinished Business - item 544
Adopt: Appropriation of $68,703 From: Plymouth County US Department of Justice-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) To: Police Department-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Fund.
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Appropriation of $68,703 From: Plymouth County US Department of Justice-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) To: Police Department-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Fund.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Appropriation of $68,703 From: Plymouth County US Department of Justice-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) To: Police Department-FY20 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Fund. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
Unfinished Business - item 545
Adopt: Appropriation of $150,000 From Unappropriated Estimated Receipts To: Information Technology - Telephone
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Appropriation of $150,000 From Unappropriated Estimated Receipts To: Information Technology - Telephone
From the minutes
“Ordered: Appropriation of $150,000 From Unappropriated Estimated Receipts To: Information Technology - Telephone (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
Unfinished Business - item 525
Pass to a third reading: Sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated to pay costs of replacing water transmission main piping and valves, including the payment of all costs incidental and related...
Passed to a third reading (hand vote): Ordered: that sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated to pay costs of replacing water transmission main piping and valves, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L, c. 44, ss 8 (5) or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor. All or any portion of this borrowing may be obtained through the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the "Trust"). Any premium received by the City upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this order, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this order in accordance with M.G.L. c. 44, ss 20, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed t
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Ordered: that sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated to pay costs of replacing water transmission main piping and valves, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L, c. 44, ss 8 (5) or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to ... Passed to a third reading by a hand vote.”
Unfinished Business - item 547
Adopt: To invite the Mayor to come before the committee of this council to discuss what has taken place to replace Bob Malley as Executive Director of the Parking Authority.
Adopted (roll call): Resolve: To invite the Mayor to come before the committee of this council to discuss what has taken place to replace Bob Malley as Executive Director of the Parking Authority.
From the minutes
“Resolve: To invite the Mayor to come before the committee of this council to discuss what has taken place to replace Bob Malley as Executive Director of the Parking Authority. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
Unfinished Business - item 524
Postpone this until the next Finance committee meeting
To postpone this until the next Finance committee meeting
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councilor Cruise motioned to postpone this until the next Finance committee meeting and was properly seconded ... Motion to postpone to Finance Committee carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Cruise)
Unfinished Business - item 529
Adopt: From the Mayor, recommending that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the "Grant of Easement" and to take other actions as necessary to carry out the terms, purposes and...
Adopted (roll call): From the Mayor, recommending that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the "Grant of Easement" and to take other actions as necessary to carry out the terms, purposes and conditions of the same. (To Massachusetts Electric Co. for an Underground Electric Distribution System located on the southerly side of Crescent Street at parcel 110-016 and Parcel 110-017 more particularly as described in the "Grant of Easement")
From the minutes
“From the Mayor, recommending that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the "Grant of Easement" and to take other actions as necessary to carry out the terms, purposes and conditions of the same. (To Massachusetts Electric Co. for an Underground Electric Distribution System located on the southerly side of Crescent Street at parcel 110-016 and Parcel 110-017 more particularly as describe ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays": eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
Orders - item 567
File a late file
To file a late file
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councilor Rodrigues motioned to file a late file and was properly seconded. Motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Rodrigues)
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