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On the message and order, referred on April 12, 2017 Docket #0540, authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2018 in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,500,000.00). These funds are to be used by various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions. The list of equipment includes: computer equipment (hardware and software), motor vehicles and trailers, ambulances, firefighting equipment, office equipment, telecommunications equipment, photocopying equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of, the foregoing, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.

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On the message and order, referred on April 12, 2017 Docket #0539, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Forty-Five Million Three Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,385,000.00) from the City's Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements. These projects are aligned with the goals of GoBoston 2030, the City's transportation master plan. The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant fund from the Parking Meter Fund, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12 nays 1 (Jackson). Assigned for further action.

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Councilors O'Malley, Flaherty, Jackson, LaMattina, Linehan, McCarthy, Pressley, Zakim, Baker, Campbell, Ciommo, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following: Resolution naming the community room of the West Roxbury Branch Library the "Alice G. Hennessey Community Room".

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Councilors McCarthy, O’Malley, Baker, Campbell, Ciommo, Essaibi-George, Flaherty, Jackson, Linehan, Pressley, Zakim and Wu offered the following: Resolution supporting H.R 1037, a Bill to Establish a National Emergency Medical Services Memorial in Washington D.C. On motion of Councilor McCarthy, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 0. Not present 1(LaMattina)

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On the message and order, referred on April 12, 2017, Docket #0566, order approving a Home Rule Petition for a Special Law re: “An Act Protecting Sunlight and Promoting Economic Development in the City of Boston”, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 10; nays 3 (Jackson, Wu, Zakim).

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Message and order to declare surplus the City-owned former Public Works Department parcel located at Willow Court, in the Dorchester District (Ward 07, Parcel 03510000) and to transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 nay 0; absent (Zakim).

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Message and order to declare surplus City-owned former Public Works Department parcels located at the northeasterly corner of Ritchie Street and Columbus, in the Roxbury District (Ward 11, Parcel 00867010) to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission.

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message and order approving appropriations of Nine Million Two Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Eight-One Dollars ($9,202,181.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with roof and boiler replacement projects at the following schools: Boston Latin School – partial boiler replacement, James F. Condon Elementary School – boiler replacement, John W. McCormack Middle School – roof replacement, Paul A. Dever Elementary School – roof replacement, and the William E. Channing Elementary School – boiler replacement. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred March 8, 2017 Docket #0388, approving appropriations of Nine Million Two Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Eight-One Dollars ($9,202,181.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with roof and boiler replacement projects at the following schools: Boston Latin School – partial boiler replacement, James F. Condon Elementary School – boiler replacement, John W. McCormack Middle School – roof replacement, Paul A. Dever Elementary School – roof replacement, and the William E. Channing Elementary School – boiler replacement. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.

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On the message and ordinance, referred on January 11, 2017 Docket #0104, amending the City of Boston Code, Ordinances Chapter VIII, Section 8-9, and Chapter XII, Section 12-10, the Boston Residents Jobs Policy and Boston Employment Commission, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft.

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