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0703 Councilors Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution declaring April 2, 2026 "Cardi B Day" in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Pepén and Santana as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Mejia, Pepén, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0702 Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution demanding that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not staff vacant TSA positions at Boston Logan International Airport.
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Flynn).

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0701 Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution in support of the "DHS Use of Force Transparency Act."
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0620 On the message and order, referred on March 25, 2026, Docket #0620, for a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Public Schools Department for FY26 in the amount of One Million, Forty Six Thousand, One Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($1,046,178.00) to cover the FY26 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the School Committee of the City of Boston and the United Steelworkers 2936 (Bus Monitors). The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term, as well as a
$1/hr flat increase in January, 2026 and a $0.70/hr flat increase (for assigned monitors only) in January, 2028, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to be passed.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0619 On the message and order, referred on March 25, 2026, Docket #0619, to reduce the FY26 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million, Forty Six Thousand, One Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($1,046,178.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY26 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the School Committee of the City of Boston and the United Steelworkers 2936 (Bus Monitors), the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to be passed.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0571 On the message and order, referred on March 18, 2026, Docket #0571, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs for the heat pump conversion and roof replacement projects at the following schools: Margarita Muniz Academy, Mildred Avenue K 8 School, and Orchard Gardens 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, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed in a new draft: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Assigned for further action.

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0570 On the message and order, referred on March 18, 2026, Docket #0570, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Twenty Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($20,200,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs for the window and door replacement project at the following school: Adams Elementary 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, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action.
The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Assigned for further action.

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0268 On the petition, referred on February 4, 2026, Docket #0268, for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Pension Benefits for Firefighter Leo J. Bracken, the committee submitted a report recommending that this matter ought to pass in a new draft.
Councilor Coletta Zapata moved to substitute language. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. Motion prevailed.
The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia).

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0378 Councilor Flynn called Docket #0378, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Dollars ($20,930.00) in the form of a grant, the El Centro Fellowship Grant, awarded by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund the fellowship program for El Centro IT training program graduates, from the Committee on City Services.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0137 Councilor Flynn called Docket #0137, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant, Municipal ADA Improvement Grant, awarded by The Massachusetts Office on Disability to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund updating the municipal ADA Self Evaluation and Transition Plan to address barriers to accessibility in web based services and applications, from the Committee on City Services.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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