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Councilor Coletta Zapata, on behalf of the Committee on Government Operations, submitted the following:

1235 On the petition, referred on June 24, 2026, Docket #1235, for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Pension Benefits for Firefighter Richard Lopez, the committee submitted a report recommending that the matter ought to pass in a new draft.
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).

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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 House, 3 4 Folsom Avenue, Mission Hill (in effect after September 13, 2026 if not acted upon).
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).

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1589 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in the form of a grant, The Simoni Foundation Charitable Donation Grant, awarded by Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund supporting the work of the Homicide Unit.
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).

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1588 Councilors Pepén, Louijeune, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Emergency resolution urging the City of Boston to oppose the leasing of parking spaces to ICE in Boston.
On motion of Councilors Pepén and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1312 Councilor Weber called Docket #1312, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with window, door, and roof projects at the following schools: Boston Adult Academy, Joseph J. Hurley School, Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Joyce Kilmer K-8 School, and Lyon Upper 9 12 School. 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 Committee on Ways and Means.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Weber, the order was read a second time and again passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1311 Councilor Weber called Docket #1311, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located at 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120. 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 Committee on Ways and Means.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Weber, the order was read a second time and again passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1557 Councilors Worrell, Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing August 6 as Jamaica Independence Day in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1556 Councilors Murphy, FitzGerald, Flynn, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing National Health Center Week and honoring Boston's community health centers.
Councilor Breadon in the chair.
On motion of Councilor Murphy, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors FitzGerald and Flynn as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Murphy, FitzGerald, and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1555 Councilors Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing National Farmers Market Week.
Councilor Culpepper in the chair.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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1553 Councilors Mejia, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing the importance of Teen Dating Violence awareness.
On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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