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0916 On the message and order, referred on May 6, 2026, Docket #0916, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Four Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($1,489,616.00) in the form of a grant, the Federal FY26 Emergency Solutions Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant would fund street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re housing assistance and shelter services. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

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Message and Ordinances Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XV, Section X and Establishing the Boston Fair Chance Act. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Councilor Arroyo seeks suspension of rule 33 to vote on this matter today. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the ordinance was passed; yeas 10; nays 0. The rules were suspended; the ordinance was passed.

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Councilors Jackson, Linehan, Yancey, Pressley, Arroyo offered the following: Resolution urging Karen and David Parker of Rutland Housing Associates to work with HUD and the City towards conversion from Section 8 Enhanced Vouchers to Project Based Assistance. On motion of Councilor Jackson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted, yeas 13.

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