Boston City Council
August 21, 2019 — council, 4h 42m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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To accept and expend a $55,000 grant for the breakfast after the Bell program
Official motion wording
to accept and expend a $55,000 grant for the breakfast after the Bell program
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 38:46.
Agenda item 1187 · background & details
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Accept and expend $10,000 grant from the Rudy Bruner Award for Excellence
Official motion wording
accept and expend $10,000 grant from the Rudy Bruner Award for Excellence
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 39:49.
Agenda item 1188 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 112
Official motion wording
passage of docket 112
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 48:41.
Agenda item 112 · background & details
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Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1028
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:15:23.
Agenda item 1028 · background & details
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Passage of docket 1210
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1210
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:23:04.
Agenda item 1121 · background & details
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Passage of docket 1211
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1211
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:23:22.
Agenda item 0112 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1212
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1212
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:23:37.
Agenda item 1212 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1213
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1213
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:23:54.
Agenda item 1213 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of the text amendment
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:31:12.
Agenda item 1214 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of the appointment of Nadine Fallon as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for…
Official motion wording
confirmation of the appointment of Nadine Fallon as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending July 1st, 2021
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:41:17.
Agenda item 0338 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of the appointment of Joseph Regerio as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term…
Official motion wording
confirmation of the appointment of Joseph Regerio as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending July 1st, 2021
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:41:43.
Agenda item 0339 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of the appointment of Christine Oroho as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term…
Official motion wording
confirmation of the appointment of Christine Oroho as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending July 1st, 2021
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:41:54.
Agenda item 0342 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Vote on docket 1048
Official motion wording
vote on docket 1048
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:47:30.
Agenda item 1048 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Seomo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Adoption of the consent agenda
Official motion wording
adoption of the consent agenda
How they voted — adoption of the consent agenda
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:49:30.
Agenda item 1050 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — adjourn the meeting
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:53:09.
Agenda item 1050 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Adjourn the hearing on docket 0645
Official motion wording
adjourn the hearing on docket 0645
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 3:00:26.
Agenda item 0645 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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