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1770 Councilors Worrell, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution to honor those killed in the Cape Verde bus crash and to support victims' families.
Recess.
On motion of Councilors Worrell and FitzGerald, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Worrell, FitzGerald, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Louijeune).
Later in session, Councilor Louijeune moved for reconsideration of the vote. Seconded by Councilor Worrell.
Reconsideration prevailed.
On motion of Councilors Worrell, FitzGerald, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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1727 Councilors Flynn, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of H.R. 1725 Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025.
Councilor Breadon in the chair.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1726 Councilors Breadon, Weber, Mejia, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of H.1405 / S.860: An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Weber and Mejia as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Breadon, Weber, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Flynn).

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1723 Councilors Flynn, Culpepper, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution calling upon the Administration to honor its commitments to The People's Academy Inc. and ensure transparency and equity in the City's treatment of a Roxbury based workforce development organization.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan).

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1722 Councilors Flynn, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution denouncing hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander Community.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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1721 Councilors Santana, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of workers at Encore Boston Harbor.
On motion of Councilor Santana, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Coletta Zapata and Durkan as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Santana, Coletta Zapata, and Durkan, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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1720 Councilors Flynn, Santana, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén and Worrell offered the following: Resolution endorsing a financial literacy graduation requirement for Boston Public Schools.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Santana, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Santana, 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).

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1719 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding voter registration and Election Day voting procedures in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order failed to pass: yeas 4 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Worrell), nays 5 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Louijeune, Pepén, Weber), present 4 (Culpepper, Durkan, Mejia, Santana).

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1714 Councilors Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Melvin Casseus.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan).

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1685 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for a period of up to six (6) years for the purchase of Fire Apparatus (ladder, pumper, and tower trucks). The contract term would begin in September 2026 and end December 31, 2031. The City Council’s permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section twelve of Chapter 30B of the General Laws. A term longer than three years will enable the City to ensure that the contract is in effect while the apparatus are being built for all three (3) fiscal year orders. Year 1 will be ordered in August of 2026, year 2 ordered in July of 2027, and year 3 ordered in July of 2028. The expected lead time for the apparatus is between twenty four (24) to thirty six (36) months, with delivery and payment for the final apparatus expected during 2031.
On motion of Councilor Weber, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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