City Council Roll Call Votes

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Councilors Durkan, Breadon, FitzGerald, Coletta Zapata, Fernandes
Anderson, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber
and Worrell offered the following: Resolution condemning federal cuts to
National Institutes of Health funding for Boston and Massachusetts.
On motion of Councilors Durkan and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor FitzGerald as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Durkan, Breadon and FitzGerald, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.

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Councilors Flynn, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes
Anderson, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana,
Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution denouncing cuts to
personnel and service at the Department of Veteran Affairs.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was
adopted; yeas 13.

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Councilors Durkan, Santana, Weber, Breadon, Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in Support of The Location Shield Act. On the motion of Councilors Durkan and Santana, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Weber as an original co sponsor. On the motion of Councilors Durkan, Santana, and Weber, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2020 Docket #0559, authorizing the City of Boston Conservation Commission to receive a property located at 108 Walter Street in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston and identified by the City of Boston Assessing Department parcel identification number 2005195000 ( the “Property”). The Property is currently in the care and custody of Boston Planning and Development Agency (the “BPDA”) and is located in the Roslindale Wetland urban wild and will be a valued addition to this natural neighborhood asset, submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.

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Councilor Arroyo called Docket #0559, Resolution requesting a moratorium on rent, mortgages, evictions and foreclosures in the City of Boston to Provide housing security in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Councilor Flaherty offered an amendment. Councilor Arroyo rejected Councilor Flaherty amendment The amendment was not accepted; yeas 4 nays 9 (Councilors Baker, Essaibi-George, Flaherty and Flynn). Councilor Flaherty offered a second amendment. Councilor Arroyo rejected Councilor Flaherty amendment The amendment was not accepted; yeas 3 nays 10 (Councilors Baker, Essaibi-George and Flaherty). Councilor Flaherty offered a third amendment. Councilor Arroyo rejected Councilor Flaherty amendment Councilor Bok offered an amendment to Councilor Flaherty’s amendment. Councilors Flaherty and Arroyo accepted Councilor Bok’s amendment. The amendment was accepted; yeas 12 nays 1 (Councilor Baker). On motion of Councilor Arroyo; the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 1 (Councilor Baker).

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Message and order authorizing the Boston Police Department Special Operations Division to re-establish in accordance with General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ a revolving fund to accept from the fund up to a maximum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to fund Fiscal Year 2017 to support the Canine Unit’s training programs for officers and police dogs from non-City of Boston law enforcement agencies. The Special Operation Division will charge tuition and other fees to outside law enforcement agencies for training with Canine Unit.

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