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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0180, order for a loan of $120,000,000 for the planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions, and major repairs to existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, including the planting of shade trees, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair for the purposes of the School Department, (High School in Mattapan), from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Councilor Ciommo moved that the Council vote not to assign this matter for further action but to wait and have a comprehensive study completed. The motion did not prevail; yeas 9 nays 3 (Councilors Baker, Ciommo, Linehan) The order was read once and passed. Assigned for further action.

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Councilor Flaherty called Docket #1471, ordinance amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances Chapter 2-8.1, Salary of City Councilors, from Committee on Government of Operations. Hearing no objection the matter was before the body. Councilor Linehan offered an amendment (changing the effective date to January 4, 2016). The amendment passed; yeas 13. Councilors O’Malley and Pressley offered an amendment (changing the amount to $94,673.00 and adjust the salary annually using the median household income for the City of Boston. The amendment did not pass, yeas 2, (O’Malley and Pressley), nays 11 Recess Councilor Murphy offered an amendment (reducing the amount to $107,500.00). The amendment passed; yeas 9, nays 4 (O’Malley, Pressley, Yancey, Zakim). The Committee having been polled. The amended ordinance was passed; yeas 9, nays 4 (O’Malley, Pressley, Wu, Zakim).

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On the order, to which was referred on July 30, 2014 Docket #1238, for confirmation of the appointment of Dr. Theodore C. Landsmark as a member of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Industrial Corporation (EDIC) Board of Directors for a term expiring August 15, 2019, the Committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Flaherty called Docket #1175, Ordinance establishing a Boston Trust Act, from the Committee on Government Operations. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Flaherty; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.

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Councilors Pressley, Jackson, Yancey, Murphy, Baker, Ciommo, McCarthy, O’Malley, Wu, Zakim and Linehan offered the following: Resolution in support of naming the new municipal building in Dudley Square, formerly known as the Ferdinand Building, the "Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building." On motion of Councilor Pressley, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas12, nays 0. Absent or not voting (Flaherty).

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Councilors Linehan, Murphy, Flaherty, Baker, Ciommo, Jackson, LaMattina, McCarthy, O'Malley, Pressley, Wu, Yancey and Zakim offered the following: Order to establish a commission to recognize Former Mayor of Boston Raymond L. Flynn. On motion of Councilor Linehan, the order was passed; yeas13.

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Councilors Zakim, Jackson, Murphy, McCarthy, O’Malley, Pressley, Wu, Yancey, Flaherty, Ciommo and Linehan offered the following: Order that pursuant to M.G.L. c. 233, s. 8 the Boston City Council's Committee of the Whole summons Anwar Faisal to appear before the Committee on Housing on August 13, 2014 at 11:00am to discuss Alpha's business practices, its relationship with Northeastern, and the recent findings of the Office of Fair Housing and Equity. On motion of Councilor Zakim, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0636, message and order authorizing the City to enter into one or more lease, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in FY2015 in an amount not to exceed Ten Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,100,000.00) for various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0656, message and order for a loan of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000.00) from the Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital fund for the demolition of and/or site improvements to the following three properties for the purposes of the Department of Neighborhood Development: 65 East Cottage Street in Dorchester, 71-79 Interval Street in Dorchester, and 174 West Second Street in South Boston, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0655, message and order for a loan of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) from the Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital Fund for the demolition of and/or site improvements to the Winthrop Square Garage at 115 Federal Street, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.

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